Initiations

New York Initiations - Spiritual Names Given at the Fire Ceremony

📅 July 25, 1971 📍 New York ⏱ 8 min
Spiritual names initiate devotees into Krishna Consciousness through discipline, Sanskrit wisdom, and devotional commitment.
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Initiations — July 25, 1971, New York 710725IN-NEW YORK [07:39 Minutes] Initiations_710725IN-NEW YORK Prabhupāda: You know the rules and regulation? What are they?

Devotee: No illicit sex, no meat-eating, no intoxication, no gambling.

Prabhupāda: Thank you. Viṣṇujana: Jīmūta.

Prabhupāda: Jīmūta-bhāva. Jīmūta. A great king, devotee. Come on.

Next? Harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam [Cc. Ādi 17.21]. You know the rules and regulation? Rules and regulation?

Devotee: [indistinct] Viṣṇujana: Pañcaratna.

Prabhupāda: Pañcaratna dāsa. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Pañca means five; ratna means jewels. Hare Kṛṣṇa.

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