Initiations & Wedding [Partial Recording] – April 28, 1968, New York
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Initiations and Wedding
[partial recording] - April 28, 1968, New York 680428IN-New York [27:19 Minutes]
Those initiated were Jayadvaita [Jay Israel], Jayanarayana [Jay Mayo], Vamanadeva [Bob Pekala] and Madhavendra [Michael O'Leary]. Those married were Advaita and Balai, Hamsadūta and Himavati.
[Prayer to Lord Govinda, kirtana]
govinda jaya jaya, gopala jaya jaya
radha-ramana hari, govinda jaya jaya [Prayer to Lord Govinda]
Prabhupada: [Devotees repeat responsively with Jaya after each verse]
jaya om visnu-pada paramahamsa parivrajakacarya astottara-sata sri srimad bhaktisiddhanta sarasvati gosvami prabhupada ki jaya.
ananta-koti vaisnava-vrnda ki jaya.
namacarya srila haridasa thakura ki jaya. premse kaho sri-krsna-caitanya-prabhu-nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda ki jaya. sri sri radha-krsna gopa-gopinatha syama-kunḍa radha-kunḍa giri-govardhana ki jaya. vrndavana-dhama ki jaya. navadvipa-dhama ki jaya. yamunamayi ki jaya. gahgamayi ki jaya. bhaktidevi ki jaya. tulasidevi ki jaya. samaveta-bhakta-vrnda ki jaya [prema-dhvani] [Devotees repeat responsively with Hare Krsna after each chant]
All glories to the assembled devotees. All glories to the assembled devotees. All glories to the assembled devotees.
Thank you very much.
Devotees: All glories to Sri Guru and Gaurahga! Hare Krsna.
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhū-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine [Srila Prabhupada Pranati] Hare Krsna!
[Devotee chants maha-mantra]
Prabhupada: Now we give Sita..
Mataji: Yes.
Prabhupada: Yes.
[Devotee chants maha-mantra]
Prabhupada: To everyone and distribute prasadam. That is wanted... Somebody? Yes.
Mataji: Krsna, Krsna.
Devotee: Are you making tilaka?
Mataji: [indistinct]
Mataji (2): Hare Krsna.
Devotee: Hare Krsna. Hare Krsna..
Prabhupada: Hm..
[Noise of traffic in the background and devotee chanting]
That's all right distribute... [Laughs]... Balai dasi is looking like Goddess of Fortune.
Devotees: [Laughter] Haribol!
Prabhupada: [Sounds of Prabhupada eating] You're fortunate, you have got such nice wife. You must treat very well. Yes. Your girl is very lucky. Because she is krsnanahga [?] and how nice she looks. Just see your daughter. Yes...
Devotee: Swamiji would you like some water?
Prabhupada: No. There is... Distribute prasadam there? Nicely. They can take more. Take prasadam as much as you like.
Devotee: [indistinct]
Prabhupada: Yes. It should be taken nicely. So that we shall forget eating all nonsense.
Devotees: [Laughter]
Yamuna: Hare Krsna!
Prabhupada: Yes.
krsna baro doyamoy kori bare jihva joy,
sva-prasad-anna dilo bhai [Gitavali, Prasada-sevaya 1] He has sent prasadam, to conquer our, this tongue. Demands of the tongue...
[Devotee chanting maha-mantra in background, while feast is being respected].
Devotees: [Sound of object moving] Haribol. [Laughter] Hare Krsna.
Prabhupada: Bhagavad-gita says that if you want to find out fault. Even in the fire there is fault. There is smoke. But that does not mean that we shall give up fire. In this material world we find fault in everything. But we have to make progress in Krsna consciousness. Yes. Because we are in a dangerous position of material existence. So there may be so many discrepancies but if you make progress, steady. Everything will go all right.
Devotee: Swamiji?
Prabhupada: Yes. That's all.... jagannatha-svami nayana-patha-gami bhavatu me.
Devotees: Jagannatha-svami nayana-patha-gami bhavatu me.
Prabhupada:
he krsna karuna-sindho dina-bandho jagat-pate
gopesa gopika-kanta radha- kanta namo 'stu te [Sri Krsna Pranama] Devotees:
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhū-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine [Srila Prabhupada Pranati] nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhū-tale..
Prabhupada: Now one parting is required here. It should be closed. After morning prayer it should be closed, after evening prayers it should be closed. That's all right we will all [laughs] sanctify. There is no need of [indistinct].
Mataji: Nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhū-tale, srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine..
Devotees: Hare Krsna.. Haribol! Haribol! All glories to Sri Guru and Gaurahga. Hare Krsna!.. Clear a way.. Jaya Krsna.
[Various simultaneous, excited, background conversations. Sampling as follows:]
Devotee (1): Hare Krsna!
Devotee (2): I don't care for [indistinct]....Jayadvaita and Vamanadeva.
[Scraping of pots]
Devotee: Would anyone like to close the pictures? [indistinct].
Devotee: [indistinct]... steps. Yes you can if...
Devotee: Jayanarayana.
Devotee (2): Yeah, Jayanarayana. [Some continue talking about Jayanarayana]
Rayarama: M-A-D-H-A-V-E-N-D-R-A.
Devotee (1): Yeah we should bring this out.
Devotee (2): Hm? I think you can put that out now.
Devotee (1): Maybe we should bring it out in the courtyard.
Hamsadūta: Yeah it's okay take it out but I think the neighbours will call the police.
Devotee (3): It's quiet out now so...
[Various simultaneous, excited, background conversations]
Hamsadūta: Excuse me...
Mataji: Oh, Hare Krsna.
Devotee: Hare Krsna, [indistinct] sari..
Mataji: [Laughs]
Devotee: Hare Krsna..
Devotee: Adhikari. Advaita Dasa Adhikari.
Mataji (2): What's that?
[Sizzling Sound of water pouring on fire]
Mataji (3): Why don't you just pick up the bowl?
Devotee: He likes to do it like Svami, eh? [Laughter]
Devotee (3): You should take this whole thing out in the courtyard...
Devotee (2): Put in some warm water.
Hamsadūta: All glories to Sri Guru and Gaurahga.
Devotee: Hare Krsna.
Hamsadūta: Take it out... Brahmananda! Brahmananda! Open the door. Take this out.
Matajis: [Chattering] ..
Devotee: Maybe we should.. Rinse.. Why don't you take, pick up this one someone? Four of us get each corner. You take that.. Harinama? Four people get this. And bring it up in the courtyard.
Devotee (3): Six people.
Devotee: Yeah we need six. It is very heavy.
[Various sounds of preparation]..
Devotee: If we of three people at end..
Devotee (2): In the courtyard...
Devotee: Would you take an end of this?
Devotee (2): Lift it very slowly.. Yeah, that's right..
Devotee (3): Okay.
Devotee: Someone open up the door.
Devotee (3): Watch this.. There's some prasadam all over the floor....
Devotee (2): Okay go ahead..
Devotee: Okay let's go. [Drama as they proceed]
Devotee (2): Watch the prasada.
Devotee: Put it down, put it down!
Devotee (2): The ply. [?]
Devotee: Take the ply. [?]
Devotee (3): Get a shovel for [indistinct].
Devotee (2): Everything has to be.. Everything has to be [indistinct].
Devotee: Everything has to be safe.
Hamsadūta: Safe?
Devotee: Everything has to be safe. Yeah.
Hamsadūta: Where shall we put it? Where will we put this, ah?
Devotee: It must be safe.
[Various simultaneous, background conversations]
Devotee (2): [indistinct] remembered and let me know before they disappear.
Devotee (3): The Svami's presence.
Devotee: Yes.
Devotees: [The devotees begin singing and clapping the maha-mantra]
[17:41]
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare [Mrdahga and other instruments gradually join the kirtana.. conch blows.... then conch blows to end kirtana]
Devotees: Haribol!
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhū-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine [Srila Prabhupada Pranati] Brahmananda: All glories to Sri Guru and Gaurahga!
Devotees: Haribol! Hare Krsna! Hare Krsna. Krsna, Krsna, Krsna, Krsna... [End]
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