The holy name of Krishna is not a weapon for sinners, but a shield for the sincere.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Initiations — September 1, 1972, New Vrindavan 720901IN-NEW VRINDAVAN [22:34 Minutes] Initiations_720901IN-NEW VRINDAVAN Prabhupāda: [japa]
Kīrtanānanda: Has everyone finished? [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] oṁ apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ sa bahyābhyantara-śuciḥ [Garuḍa Purāṇa] śrī-viṣṇu śrī-viṣṇu śrī-viṣṇu Begin.
Prabhupāda: Sa abahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ. Kīrtanānanda Mahārāja: sa abahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ. Or sabahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ. Like that.
Prabhupāda: Not not sabah! sa bahyā bhyantara-śuciḥ. Like that. [japa] Where is that Indian boy who wanted to be initiated?
Kīrtanānanda: When he came up, I told him to go shave his head.
Kīrtanānanda: I told him last night to tell him. He didn't believe that he had to shave his head. So when he came up, I saw him; I told him again to go do it. [indistinct] He was hesitant.
He didn't want to do it. Prabhupāda: Then he cannot be initiated. Kīrtanānanda: I told him that. Prabhupāda: And that Indian who came from New York? Kīrtanānanda: Yes, he's gone back. Bali-mardana didn't recommend him for brāhmaṇa initiation. Prabhupāda: [japa] Kīrtanānanda: Everyone finished? oṁ apavitraḥ [break] Devotee: [indistinct] Prabhupāda: [indistinct] He has left. Kīrtanānanda: Everyone finished? "Purified or unpurified. This mantra means unpurified..." [break] Prabhupāda: We cannot manufacture any... Kīrtanānanda: They have to be bona fide. Prabhupāda: Yes, bona fide.