Initiation

Spiritual Names Purify the Devoted Soul, Holy Name Offenses Block KC Progress

📅 August 31, 1976 📍 Delhi ⏱ 14 min
The holy name's potency is supreme, but it demands strict adherence to regulative principles and freedom from the ten offenses.
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Prabhupāda: They have got neckbeads? Pradyumna: Everyone has their neckbeads? Yes. Bhakta Adhīra?

Lokanātha: [Transl. Those whose names will be called kindly come forward.] Devotee (1): Kṛṣṇa dāsa.

Prabhupāda: His family? [indistinct discussion] Kṛṣṇa dāsa [child]: Jaya Śrīla Prabhupāda. Lokanāha: There he is, Adhira. Pradyumna: His name is Abhayāśraya.

Prabhupāda: [Transl. So what are the rules and regulations?] Adhīra: [Transl. There are four rules. The first rule is no fish, meat, egg, onions, and garlic. Second rule is no intoxication—tea, biḍi, coffee. Third is no illicit sex. And fourth is no gambling.]

Prabhupāda: [Transl. Abhayāśraya tomāra nāma. Your name is Abhayāśraya.]

Devotees: Jaya. [applause] Pradyumna: Bhakta Allen? Devotee (1): He's not present. Pradyumna: Ātmānanda? Ātma-tattva dāsa.

Prabhupāda: [Transl. What are the rules and regulations?] Ātmānanda: No meat-eating, no intoxication, no illicit sex, no gambling.

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