Deity Installation, Wedding and Initiations – April 6, 1972, Melbourne
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720406IN.MEL
Radha and Krsna Installation,
Wedding and Initiations - April 6, 1972, Melbourne 720406IN-MELBOURNE [91:43 Minutes]
He immediately becomes purified internally and externally
Prabhupada: ...or one is situated in his external existence, if he happens to remember Krsna or Visnu, punḍarikaksam, sa bahyabhyantara-suciḥ [Garuḍa Purana], he immediately becomes purified internally and externally.
So you are getting initiation in this auspicious day when Lord Krsna and Radharani, His eternal consort, is now being situated, er, established, installed, on this auspicious moment, and you will be initiated to chant the Hare Krsna mantra in the beginning:
Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. As it is indicated in this verse, one who remembers the Supreme Personality of Godhead always, he remains always purified, suci. Suci. Suci means... Another meaning of suci is brahmana, purified.
A brahmana... According to nature's division, there are four classes of men: the brahmana, the ksatriyas, the vaisyas and the sūdra. Brahmana means the intellectual class of men who knows hygienic rules, keeps himself always purified and engaged in studying Vedic literatures for understanding this world, God, himself, the interrelation. They are called brahmana. And the ksatriya means those who live their life under the instruction of the brahmana but they are engaged in administration of the state, they are called ksatriyas. Then vaisyas, still less intelligent class.
The brahmana is the first-intelligent class of men, the ksatriyas the next intelligent class of men, and the vaisyas, or the mercantile class of men, interested in money by trade, commerce, agriculture, industry, they are called vaisyas. So next, the last class is called sūdra. Sūdra means workers. They haven't got much intelligence, neither they can work as administrator or traders, but they work and get some salary. They are called sūdras.
So suci means the first-class intellectual class of men. So anyone who is always chanting the holy name of God and keeps himself purified, he is suci. Suci means the first-class purified intelligent class of man. So they are called brahmanas in Sanskrit. So it is not that the brahmanas are to be found in India only. Any intelligent class of men, anyone who takes to Krsna consciousness, he is brahmana.
In this initiation ceremony there will be some persons who will be initiated for chanting the holy name, and some of them will be initiated for the second time. They were initiated before for chanting the holy name; now they will be initiated with a sacred thread. Sacred thread means recognition of complete brahminical culture. So a brahmana is, the qualification of brahmana is,
So a brahmana should be truthful in any circumstances. He will never speak lie. Truthful, satya. Sama. Sama means keeping the mind always in equilibrium. And dama, dama means keeping the senses under control. Sama dama titiksa. Titiksa means toleration. There may be so many tribulations, but a brahmana is supposed to be very, very tolerant. Toleration.
The first-class example of toleration in the Western country: Lord Jesus Christ. He was being crucified; still, he did not take any steps. If he wanted, he could take steps, but he was tolerating. So this is the sign of brahminical symptom. Titiksa arjava. Arjava means simplicity. A brahmana is not supposed to be crooked and duplicity. No. Simple.
It is said even the enemy wants to know something from him, he will clearly say, "It is this." That is called simplicity. Then jnanam. Jnanam means knowledge, full knowledge. And vijnanam means scientific knowledge, practical application in life. That is called vijnanam. Astikyam. Astikyam means to have full faith in Vedic literature. That is called astikyam. These are the signs of brahmana.
So those who are going to be initiated with this sacred thread, they must always remember to follow all these rules and regulations. We should always remember that this Krsna consciousness movement is meant for purifying the human society. Unless the human society is purified, there will be so many problems and disturbances in the human society.
At least a certain percentage of the human society must be brahmana; otherwise the society cannot make any progress in spiritual life. And if we cannot make progress in spiritual life, then our human life is frustrated. After 8,400,000 species of life, evolution, one gets this human form of life. And if he does not properly utilize it, then he is committing suicide.
So our this Krsna consciousness movement is the greatest welfare activity for the human society because this movement is educating everyone how to fulfill the aim of life. The purport of the verse:
apavitraḥ pavitro va
sarvavastham gato 'pi va yaḥ smaret punḍarikaksam sa bahyabhyantaraḥ suciḥ sri visnu sri visnu sri visnu [Garuḍa Purana] Hare Krsna. Now give them beads.
[japa]
[11:07]
These flowers, these flowers you can lay down. Flowers, flowers, yes. Flower! Flower here flower! Yes. This is not for Deity? This is not for the Deity? No, you can lay down, lay down on the floor, on the... Yes.
Devotee (1): They were for the wedding.
Prabhupada: Wedding? There is wedding also? All right. Keep it.
Devotee (2): I have some flowers for the temple room.
[Prabhupada chants japa]
[16:39]
Prabhupada: So you know the rules and regulations? What is that?
Doug: Four rules.
Prabhupada: Eh? Yes.
Doug: No meat-eating...
Prabhupada: Speak loudly.
Doug: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no gambling...
Prabhupada: No intoxication.
Doug: ...and no intoxication.
Prabhupada: Including tea, coffee, cigarettes, everything. No more. Is that all right? Hmm. And how many rounds you will chant? At least sixteen rounds. You'll begin from here, come here. Don't cross. Again begin from here. In this way, sixteen rounds at least. So what is the name? Oh, list.
Syamasundara: Dhaumya dasa.
Prabhupada: What is his original name?
Syamasundara: Doug.
Prabhupada: Dhaumya. Your name is Dhaumya dasa, Dhaumya dasa, one of the commander in the battlefield of Kuruksetra, Dhaumya. [laughter] Don't laugh. Hare Krsna. Now bow down here. [japa]
Chant. You'll get bead, bead bag. Keep it in that. Yes. [japa]
[24:33]
You know what are the rules? What are the four rules?
John: No intoxication, no meat-eating, no gambling and no illicit sex life.
Prabhupada: So how many rounds you will chant?
John: At least sixteen.
Prabhupada: Yes. What is the name?
Syamasundara: Jayadharma dasa.
Prabhupada: Your name is Jayadharma dasa. Yes. He is one of the acaryas in the Madhva-Gauḍiya sampradaya. Bow down and take. Hare Krsna. Go on chanting. Go on like this. [japa]
[31:57]
You know the rules? Yes.
Cheryl: No meat-eating, no intoxication, no gambling and no illicit sex.
Prabhupada: And how many rounds you will chant?
Cheryl: Sixteen.
Prabhupada: Minimum, yes. What is your name?
Cheryl: Cheryl.
Syamasundara: Satyavati.
Prabhupada: Satyavati dasi. Satyavati dasi was one of the queens of Krsna. Bow down. [japa]
[38:56]
What is it? What is it you have got? Do you know rules?
Mignonne: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no gambling, no intoxicants.
Prabhupada: What is your name?
Mignonne: Mignonne.
Syamasundara: Mekhala dasi.
Prabhupada: Mekhala dasi, belt of the universe. Mekhala. [japa] Mix it nicely and distribute. [japa] You wait. Stop. I have sent this. You have not signed? If it is difficult, there is no... Yes. All right.
[46:28]
What is your name? You know the rules?
Della: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, intoxication and no gambling.
Prabhupada: So your name is Devadarsana dasi, "who can see all the demigods." Right hand. [japa] Give them garland. After initiation they'll exchange it. Give them. Give them on the... Yes. On their neck? You can sit down here. Where is that red powder? Get some. You sit there. He sits here. After changing garlands they will change place, and the bride will give the powder and cover her head. No, the bride, bridegroom, yes.
[53:34]
Oh, come on. What is name?
Syamasundara: Sanaka dasa.
Prabhupada: Sanaka dasa. Know rules and regulations? What is that?
Sanaka: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no gambling and no intoxication.
Prabhupada: That's good. And how many rounds?
Sanaka: Minimum of sixteen.
Prabhupada: Yes, minimum. Now get them promised. You sit down here and ask him to... "I, such and such..."
Syamasundara: "Henceforward from this day..."
Prabhupada: Let him promise.
Syamasundara: Hmm.
Prabhupada: You promise, "I..."
Syamasundara: You, Sanaka dasa...
Prabhupada: Say, "I, Sanaka dasa..."
Sanaka: I, Sanaka dasa...
Prabhupada: Ah! "...take charge of you..."
Syamasundara: "...take charge of you..."
[girl laughs]
Prabhupada: Why you are laughing? It is laughing thing? I told you first, don't take anything very lenient. Very serious.
Syamasundara: "I, Sanaka dasa, [Sanaka dasa repeating] do hereby promise from this day henceforward to always protect and take for my wife Devadarsana dasi."
Prabhupada: Yes. And you say that "I shall serve you..."
Syamasundara: Now, "I, Devadarsana dasi, [Devadarsana repeating] do from this day henceforward, I do promise to always serve and obey my husband, Sanaka dasa."
Prabhupada: Now change the garland. Now give her the vermilion, red powder. Cover her head.
Syamasundara: Cover her head with the sari.
Prabhupada: Do like that. Now you come this side.
Syamasundara: Now you change places.
Prabhupada: So you have agreed that there is no question of divorce in your life? In any circumstances you cannot separate. Is that all right? You also agree? You cannot separate. There is no question of divorce. Even if you fight, you can remain in one temple, he can remain, but there is no question of divorce. So take in mind. That's all. Now have this...
Syamasundara: Er, the Hanuman sannyasa...
Prabhupada: After this yajna. After this.
Syamasundara: They have a gift for you. Shall I give it now?
Prabhupada: Yes. All right. Bow down. Now begin the fire. Give help. Ignite the fire. Come on. First of all... First of all... Burn, fire... Very fine. Oh, this is not. Very fine one put in the beginning. Yes, like that. [japa] Have you got little straw?
Devotee Priest: Straw?
Prabhupada: Yes, that will help. Ohhh, you do not know. You never done it.
Devotee Priest: Yes.
Prabhupada: How is that, it is...? Do. Do. Do. Yes. Let him. Let him do one more. Now you can put it. Simply... That's all right. Don't... Yes. Go on. Yes, like that. There is no need of... Do that. Yes. Yes, like that. Go on. You know the mantras? Then you can do. Go on putting fuel in. Yes. Yes. Like that.
Devotee Priest: Should I begin to chant?
Prabhupada: Yes.
[Devotee Priest chants standard prayers for fire sacrifice, with devotees and Srila Prabhupada repeating, and Srila Prabhupada giving instructions on pouring the ghee]
[63:12]
Devotee Priest:
om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namaḥ sri-caitanya-mano-'bhistam sthapitam yena bhū-tale
svayam rūpaḥ kada mahyam dadati sva-padantikam vande 'ham sri-guroḥ sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurūn vaisnavams ca
sri-rūpam sagrajatam saha-gana-raghunathanvitam tam sa-jivam sadvaitam savadhūtam parijana-sahitam krsna-caitanya-devam sri-radha-krsna-padan saha-gana-lalita-sri-visakhanvitams ca svaha svaha svaha
Prabhupada: Hmm. Now other mantra. Go on.
Devotee Priest:
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhū-tale
srimate bhaktisiddhanta-sarasvatiti namine svaha svaha svaha
Prabhupada: Go on.
Devotee Priest:
namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvisesa-sūnyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine svaha svaha svaha
Prabhupada: Next mantra.
Devotee Priest:
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhū-tale
srimate bhaktisiddhanta-sarasvatiti namine Prabhupada: Go on. Go on.
Devotee Priest:
sri-varsabhanavi-devi-dayitaya krpabdhaye
krsna-sambandha-vijnana-dayine prabhave namaḥ madhuryojjvala-premaḍhya-sri-rūpanuga-bhaktida
sri-gaura-karuna-sakti-vigrahaya namo 'stu te svaha svaha svaha
namas te gaura-vani-sri-
Prabhupada: Next.
Devotee Priest:
rūpanuga
Prabhupada:
mūrtaye dina-tarine
rūpanuga-viruddhapasiddhanta-dhvanta-harine svaha svaha svaha
Devotee Priest:
namo gaura-kisoraya saksad-vairagya-mūrtaye
vipralambha-rasambhode padambujaya te namaḥ svaha svaha svaha
Prabhupada: Put the ghee on the fire. Why are you putting here? Put on the fire. Put the ghee on the fire. Go on.
Devotee Priest:
namo bhaktivinodaya sac-cid-ananda-namine
gaura-sakti-svarūpaya rūpanuga-varaya te svaha svaha svaha
gauravirbhava-bhūmes tvam nirdesta saj-jana-priyaḥ
vaisnava-sarvabhaumaḥ sri-jagannathaya te namaḥ svaha svaha svaha
vancha-kalpa-tarubhyas ca krpa-sindhubhya eva ca
patitanam pavanebhyo vaisnavebhyo namo namaḥ svaha svaha svaha
namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te
krsnaya krsna-caitanya-namne gaura-tvise namaḥ svaha svaha svaha
panca-tattvatmakam krsnam bhakta-rūpa-svarūpakam
bhaktavataram bhaktakhyam namami bhakta-saktikam svaha svaha svaha
he krsna karuna-sindho dina-bandho jagat-pate
gopesa gopika-kanta radha-kanta namo 'stu te svaha svaha svaha
jayatam suratau pahgor mama manda-mater gate
mat-sarvasva-padambhojau radha-madana-mohanau svaha svaha svaha
divyad-vrndaranya-kalpa-drumadhaḥ
srimad-ratnagara-simhasana-sthau sri-sri-radha-srila-govinda-devau presthalibhiḥ sevyamanau smarami svaha svaha svaha
sriman rasa-rasarambhi vamsi-vata-tata-sthitaḥ
karsan venu-svanair gopir gopinathaḥsriye 'stu naḥ svaha svaha svaha
tapta-kancana-gaurahgi radhe vrndavanesvari
vrsabhanu-sute devi pranamami hari-priye svaha svaha svaha
Prabhupada: Now stand with banana, all. Take the banana and stand up. You also take.
namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca
jagad-dhitaya krsnaya govindaya namo namaḥ namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca
jagad-dhitaya krsnaya govindaya namo namaḥ namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca
jagad-dhitaya krsnaya govindaya namo namaḥ [Visnu Purana 1.19.65] Svaha. Now put. Put those bananas one after another. Put. Put that stick also.
Now, you changed your cloth? You chant,
hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare
hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare hare krsna hare krsna Devotee: Shall I put a shirt on?
Prabhupada: Heh?
Devotee: Shall I put a shirt on? Shall I put a shirt on?
Prabhupada: Yes yes. Put the wood also, wood, remaining wood. [japa] All chant,
hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare
hare rama hare... [japa]
Devotee: [indistinct]
Prabhupada: No no. [indistinct] What is this?
Devotee: These are the Gayatri [indistinct] for [indistinct].
Prabhupada: Heh?
Devotee: Some Gayatri mantras for some brahmanas.
Prabhupada: All the initiated they should take and correct them. [japa]
So, nothing prepared? Heh?
Devotee: It's not quite finished yet.
Prabhupada: [indistinct] ...after bhoga arotika, has to be performed. So bring bhoga. [japa]
Bow down. So [indistinct] Now take this. [indistinct]
etam, sa asthaya, paratma-nistham, upasitam, pūrva, tamaiḥ, mahadbhiḥ, aham, tarisyami, duranta, param, tamo, mukundahghri, niseyevayaiva.
etam, sa asthaya, paratma-nistham, upasitam, pūrva, tamaiḥ, mahadbhiḥ, aham, tarisyami, duranta, param, tamo, mukundahghri, niseyevayaiva.
etam, sa asthaya, paratma-nistham, upasitam, pūrva, tamaiḥ, mahadbhiḥ, aham, tarisyami, duranta, param, tamo, mukundahghri, niseyevayaiva.
Stand up [indistinct]?
Syamasundara: Translation of this [indistinct] mantra, this mantra is especially meant for those who are taking sannyas, the renounced order of life [indistinct] human society.
Translation: "I shall cross over the insurmountable ocean of darkness of ignorance simply by taking shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Mukunda, who gives all kinds of liberations and was worshiped by many great previous acaryas."
Purport. "There are sixty-four kinds of rendering service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, out of which, to accept the uniform dress of a tridanḍi-sannyasa is also an important item. One who accepts this order of life, surely by rendering service unto the Supreme Lord, becomes eligible to cross over the insurmountable ocean of ignorance. All previous sages used to accept such order of life, and later acarya, Visnu Svami, adopted this order of life and firm conviction in the matter of devotional service.
Those who are unalloyed devotees, they add one more staff along with the original three. This extra one is representation of the living entity. There is another sect who are known as ekadanḍi sect. They misunderstand the purpose of tridanḍa,
[Syamasundara's purport]
...and by such deviation, Srivasa Swami sannyasa, who proclaimed to belong to the Visnu Svami sect, turned to be impersonalists and follow the footsteps of Sahkaracarya, accepting only the ekadanḍa.
Instead of naming themselves out of the 108 names of Vaisnava sannyasis, this Srivasa Swami sect accepts ten names of the sannyasi, following Sahkaracarya. Lord Caitanya, although in terms of the practice at that time, accepted ekadanḍi sannyasa order, but He acceptance the tridanḍi sannyasa is understood.
This mantra was first chanted by a learned brahmana of Avantipur after being very much disgusted in this materialistic way of life. This happened long, long years ago because it is mentioned in the Bhagavatam, which was composed by Vyasadeva at least five thousand years ago. So it is to be concluded, therefore, that this tridanḍi sannyasin order is coming down since a time long, long years ago. And within five hundred years of time Lord Caitanya adopted this order of life.
And in the latest years His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada adopted it personally and he made many of his disciples tridanḍi sannyasis. We are also following his footsteps, and the purport of this mantra is that the ekadanḍi sannyasi is devoid of paramam nistha, which is explained above. In other words, impersonalists cannot have any faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they prefer to merge into the impersonal Brahman effulgence.
In the Srimad-Bhagavatam we do not find any mention of ekadanḍa sannyasa. This tridanḍa sannyasa is accepted, therefore, as standard. Lord Caitanya accepts Srimad-Bhagavatam as the supreme authority. Under the circumstances, persons who accept Lord Caitanya as ekadanḍi sannyasi are mistaken. So following the footsteps of Lord Caitanya, still the tridanḍi sannyasis are in existence, keeping the sacred thread and sikha intact, distinct from the Mayavadi ekadanḍi sannyasis, who give up the sacred thread and sikha.
They have no inclination to render service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Being very much disgusted by the materialistic way of life, they do not understand the purpose of the sannyasa order. Those who are strictly followers of the Vaisnava principles, they do not accept the Mayavadi way of sannyasa. In the sect of Lord Caitanya, the most venerable learned scholar known as Gadadhara Pandit Gosvami accepted this tridanḍi sannyasa order, and he offered this facility to his disciple known as Sri Madhava Upadhyaya.
This Madhava Acarya is the origin of the Vallabhacarya sect. One of the Six Gosvamis, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, who is the authority of Vaisnava regulations, was initiated by another tridanḍi sannyasi known as Prabodhananda Sarasvati. Therefore this sannyasi order is completely in pursuance of Vaisnava authority.
Prabhupada: Now chant Hare Krsna mantra [indistinct] ceremony given [indistinct].
Now chant and bhoga arotika [indistinct].
[90:43]
[kirtana] [Sudama leads] [end]
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