Initiations Prabhupada: You go on with your mantra. You can perform bathing ceremony. (chants Brahma-samhita and Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-lila slokas responsively for installation of Gaura-Nitai Deities) That’s all. Now what is next? [break] What are the regulative principles? Initiate: No illicit sex, no intoxication, no gambling, (pauses) no eating meat. Prabhupada: Yes. (laughter) Pusta Krsna: Mitratmaja dasa. Prabhupada: Your name is Mitratmaja. Hare Krsna. Pusta Krsna: Randy prabhu? Prabhupada: Oh, he is not shaven-headed? You have not shaven your head? Why you have not shaven your head? Randy: Umm, because I have a full-time job. I work in a company. Prabhupada: Hmm? What is that full-time job? Madhavananda: He’s working at a very responsible job. Prabhupada: Somewhere. Where? Madhavananda: At Burrows Corporation. Prabhupada: All right. So what are the rules and regulations? Randy: The four principles are no meat-eating, no gambling, no intoxication, no illicit sex life. Prabhupada: So, what? Pusta Krsna: Ramiya. Prabhupada: Ramiya dasa. Hare Krsna. Pusta Krsna: Jim prabhu, Jim from Detroit. Prabhupada: Tad-viddhi pranipatena [Bg. 4.34]. Pranipatena. This is pranipat. So what are the rules and regulations? Jim: No eating of meat, fish or eggs, no illicit sex, no intoxication, and no speculation. Pusta Krsna: Jiyatulya. Prabhupada: Jiyatulya dasa. Pusta Krsna: John from Detroit. Not John D., just John. Prabhupada: Hmm. You are also responsible officer? Madhavananda: Yes. Prabhupada: So what are the rules and regulations? John: No illicit sex life, no meat-eating, no gambling and no intoxication. Pusta Krsna: Jusya. Prabhupada: Jusya dasa. Hare Krsna. Pusta Krsna: Margaret. Prabhupada: Hare Krsna. You know what are the rules and regulations? Margaret: No meat-eating, no illicit sex life, no intoxication, and no gambling. Prabhupada: She’s married. Madhavananda: To that boy Pusta Krsna: Mihira-kanya. Prabhupada: Mihira-kanya. Pusta Krsna: John D.? From Detroit. John D. Prabhupada: (japa) What are the rules and regulations? John D.: No gambling, no intoxication, no illicit sex, no intoxication, no eating meat. Pusta Krsna: Parampara dasa. Prabhupada: Parampara das. Pusta Krsna: From Chicago, Glenn. Prabhupada: What are the rules and regulations? Glenn: One must not engage in meat-eating, illicit sex, gambling or mental speculation, or intoxication. Prabhupada: Thank you. Pusta Krsna: Gaura dasa. Prabhupada: Gaura dasa. (japa) Pusta Krsna: Jim from Chicago. Ann Arbor, Miles from Ann Arbor. Dhrstadyumna: He’s working, Srila Prabhupada. Prabhupada: So, what are the rules and regulations. Initiate: No meat-eating, no illicit sex life, no intoxication and no gambling. Pusta Krsna: Mitravan dasa. Prabhupada: Mitravan dasa. Come on. Mitravan: Jaya Srila Prabhupada. Prabhupada: Hare Krsna. Pusta Krsna: Linda from Ann Arbor. Prabhupada: (japa) What are the rules and regulations? Pusta Krsna: Amara prabhu. Prabhupada: Amara is male name. Amara. Make it Amara. Amara. Amara dasi. Hare Krsna. Come on. Pusta Krsna: Matthew from St. Louis. Prabhupada: (japa) What are the rules and regulations? Matthew: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no gambling, no intoxication. Prabhupada: Hmm. What is name? Pusta Krsna: Mathura-pati. Prabhupada: Mathura-pati das. Pusta Krsna: Jim from (indistinct). Prabhupada: What are the rules and regulations? Jim: No illicit sex, no meat-eating, no intoxication, no gambling. Pusta Krsna: Citta-vrata. Prabhupada: Citta-vrata dasa. Pusta Krsna: From the Radha-Damodara traveling party, Lenny. Prabhupada: (japa) What are the rules and regulations? Lenny: No meat, fish or eggs, no intoxication, no gambling, no illicit sex. Pusta Krsna: Cakri. Prabhupada: Cakri dasa. Pusta Krsna: John? Prabhupada: You did not… What are the rules and regulations? (japa) What are the rules and regulations? John: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no intoxication, and no gambling. Pusta Krsna: Sasvata. Prabhupada: Sasvata dasa. Hare Krsna. Pusta Krsna: John prabhu, from Radha-Damodara party, is he here? John Rhode? Is he here? Lazlow? Prabhupada: (japa) What are the rules and regulations? Lazlow: No illicit sex, no meat-eating, no intoxication and no gambling. Pusta Krsna: Visva. Prabhupada: Visva das. Pusta Krsna: Jim from Chicago. Prabhupada: What are the rules and regulations? Jim: No meat-eating, no intoxication, no illicit sex, no gambling. Pusta Krsna: Jitendriya. Prabhupada: Jitendriya das. Pusta Krsna: John from Radha-Damodara? Prabhupada: (japa) What are the rules and regulations? [break] Pusta Krsna: Sergio! (devotee comes up) Prabhupada: What are the rules and regulations? Huh? What are the rules and regulations? Sergio: No meat, fish or egg eating, no gambling, no intoxication, no illicit sex. Pusta Krsna: Sankhi. Prabhupada: Sankha dasa. Pusta Krsna: Henry? Prabhupada: What are the rules and regulations? Henry: No meat-eating, no gambling, no illicit sex, no intoxication. Pusta Krsna: Ajnaya. Prabhupada: Ajnaya das. Pusta Krsna: Are there any prabhus I may have overlooked? First initiations? Prabhupada: Now, where is the yajna? Will perform yajna? Begin, begin. (japa) Begin, begin. (gives some instructions) (fire sacrifice continues, Pradyumna recites prayers) (end)
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Detroit, June 15, 1976