Initiation

Sacred Initiation and Marriage Ceremonies, Prasadam Distributed with Devotional Joy

📅 April 28, 1968 📍 New York ⏱ 27 min
Steady progress in Krishna consciousness transcends material imperfections and guarantees spiritual success.
Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca

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[Prayer to Lord Govinda, kīrtana] govinda jaya jaya, gopāla jaya jaya rādhā-ramaṇa hari, govinda jaya jaya [Prayer to Lord Govinda]

Prabhupāda: [Devotees repeat responsively with Jaya after each verse] jaya oṁ viṣṇu-pāda paramahaṁsa parivrājakācārya aṣṭottara-śata śrī śrīmad bhaktisiddhānta sarasvatī gosvāmī prabhupāda ki jaya. ananta-koṭi vaiṣṇava-vṛnda ki jaya. nāmācārya śrīla haridāsa ṭhākura kī jaya. premse kaho śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-prabhu-nityānanda śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda kī jaya. śrī śrī rādhā-kṛṣṇa gopa-gopīnātha śyāma-kuṇḍa rādhā-kuṇḍa giri-govardhana kī jaya. vṛndāvana-dhāma kī jaya. navadvīpa-dhāma kī jaya. yamunāmayī ki jaya. gaṅgāmayī ki jaya. bhaktidevī ki jaya. tulasīdevī ki jaya. samavetā-bhakta-vṛndā kī jaya [prema-dhvani] [Devotees repeat responsively with Hare Kṛṣṇa 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 Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga! Hare Kṛṣṇa. nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine [Śrīla Prabhupāda Praṇati] Hare Kṛṣṇa! [Devotee chants mahā-mantra] Prabhupāda: Now we give Sītā.. Mātājī: Yes. Prabhupāda: Yes.

Prabhupāda: To everyone and distribute prasādam. That is wanted... Somebody? Yes.

Mātājī: [indistinct] Mātājī (2): Hare Kṛṣṇa.

Prabhupāda: Hm.. [Noise of traffic in the background and devotee chanting] That's all right distribute... [Laughs]... Balāi dāsī is looking like Goddess of Fortune.

Prabhupāda: [Sounds of Prabhupāda eating] You're fortunate, you have got such nice wife. You must treat very well. Yes. Your girl is very lucky.

Because she is kṛṣṇānaṅga [?] and how nice she looks. Just see your daughter. Yes...

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