Initiations

New York Initiations - Spiritual Names and Meanings Given at the Fire Ceremony

📅 July 26, 1971 📍 New York ⏱ 10 min
Devotional names anchor the soul in Krishna consciousness and liberation from the fruits of karma.
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Initiations — July 26, 1971, New York 710726IN-NEW YORK [09:58 Minutes] Initiations_710726IN-NEW YORK Prabhupāda: [japa] Aravinda: Yogamāyā dāsī.

Prabhupāda: Yogamāyā. Yogamāyā, the internal energy of Kṛṣṇa. You are the servant of internal energy. Come on.

What are the rules and regulation? Yogamāyā: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no gambling, no intoxication.

Prabhupāda: So you agree? Yogamāyā: [laughs] Yes.

Prabhupāda: All right. Come on. Next. [japa] Aravinda: Chāyadevī dāsī.

Prabhupāda: Huh? Aravinda: Chāyadevī. Chāyadevī.

Prabhupāda: Chāyadevī. Chāyadevī. Chāyadevī means material nature. That is also Kṛṣṇa's energy, as acts according to the direction of Kṛṣṇa.

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