Initiation means reestablishing eternal relationship with Viṣṇu through mantra, delivering the mind from material transmigration forever.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Initiations & Wedding — October 1, 1969, Tittenhurst, London 691001IN-LONDON [78:20 Minutes] Initiations_691001IN-LONDON Devotee: [background] Śrī Guru, Kṛṣṇa.
Prabhupāda: First of all who are to be initiated? Yes, sit down. Devotee (2): He wants to be initiated.
Prabhupāda: Eh? Devotee (2): He wants to be initiated.
Prabhupāda: He wants, sit down. Who are to be initiated. Take. Mālatī: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Devotee: Trivikrama [indistinct]. Devotee (2): Did he get one?
Prabhupāda: So they can sit down also. [Tinkling sound] [mātājī whispering]
Prabhupāda: Just see how I am doing. One, two, three. Four. Begin.