Initiation Ceremony in Los Angeles May 15

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Initiation Ceremony — May 15, 1973, Los Angeles 730515IN-LOS ANGELES [11:14 Minutes] Initiations_730515IN-LOS ANGELES Prabhupāda: So first of all I shall distribute, then kīrtana? Karandhara: Yes. Will all the new initiates step forward [indistinct]?

Prabhupāda: Neck beads fixed up? [leads word-by-word chanting of mantra] nama apavitraḥ pavitra vā sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ [Garuḍa Purāṇa] śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu Now take water. Go on, stick with... Who is purahit[?] today?

Pradyumna: Jagadīśa was going to do the [indistinct] after.

Prabhupāda: All right. [devotees chant japa] All water finished? Then again. [leads chanting of mantra again] nama apavitraḥ pavitra vā sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu Take water again.

Jagadīśa: Everybody has neck beads? Bali-mardana?

Prabhupāda: [leads chanting of mantra again] nama apavitraḥ pavitra vā sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu So? Call. Come on.

Prabhupāda: You know the principles? Andy: Yes. No gambling, no illicit sex, no meat-eating, no intoxication.

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