Initiation is a sacred contract with Kṛṣṇa, sealed by vows that demand unwavering devotion and moral discipline.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Initiations — December 10, 1973, Los Angeles 731210IN-LOS ANGELES [12:55 Minutes] Initiations_731210IN-LOS ANGELES [Devotees chanting japa in background]
Prabhupāda: You have got? All right. Come on. He is showing his father.
[japa] [break] Karandhara: [to Prabhupāda] Ameyātmā.
Prabhupāda: Ameyātmā. [japa] You know the rules and regulation? Rules and regulation?
Devotee: Four regulative principles. Ameyātmā: No illicit sex, no intoxication, no gambling and no meat-eating.
Prabhupāda: Mm-hm. And how many rounds you will chant? Ameyātmā: Sixteen.
Prabhupāda: Minimum. Yes. So your spiritual name is... Karandhara: Ameyātmā.