Perfect knowledge of God and soul comes through authorized process and guru, not through doubt and speculation.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Conversation with Mr. Wadell [Boy School Teacher] — July 10, 1973, London 730710R1-LONDON [54:26 Minutes] Conv_730710R1-LONDON Prabhupāda: There is a word in Greek dictionary, Kristo. Mr. Wadell: Kristo...
Prabhupāda: Kristo. Mr. Wadell: "The anointed." Prabhupāda: "Anointed," yes. Mr.
Prabhupāda: So in India, ordinary men, they call Kṛṣṇa "Kristo." My younger brother, his name was Kṛṣṇa. But we are calling him "Kristo." That is ordinary use. So this Kristo word came from India. What is your opinion?
Mr. Wadell: I'm sorry. Can you...? Are you asking me?
Prabhupāda: Yes, Kristo. Mr. Wadell: Kristo.
Prabhupāda: This is called apabhraṁśa. Apa means perverted, perverted spelling of Kṛṣṇa. Mr. Wadell: I do not know the true answer to that question, I'm afraid.
Prabhupāda: And the meaning, "anointed." What is the explanation of "anointed"? Mr. Wadell: I am not sure whether this was a title applied to him by his disciples or whether it was a title which he himself explained to them. And it makes a difference, whether he regarded himself as being anointed... If so, he would have said this was by the..., his father. Prabhupāda: But Kristo is person. Mr.