Initiation Ceremony in Honolulu

Chanting the sannyasa mantra

0:10Prabhupāda: [chants word-for-word, as written, and devotees repeat in response] etāṁ, indistinct conversation, now only Siddha-svarūpānanda repeats etāṁ, sāsthāya, parātma, niṣṭhām, adhyāsitāṁ [indistinct] adhyāsitāṁ?

0:42Siddha-svarūpānanda: adhyāsitāṁ adhyāsitāṁ, pūrva, tamair, mahadbhiḥ, ahaṁ, tariṣyāmi, duranta, pāraṁ, tamo, mukundāṅghri, niṣevayaiva. etāṁ, samāsthāya, parātma, niṣṭhām, adhyāsitāṁ,

1:03pūrva, tamair, mahadbhiḥ; ahaṁ, tariṣyāmi, duranta, pāraṁ, tamo,

1:14mukundāṅghri, niṣevayaiva. etāṁ, samāsthāya, parātma, niṣṭhām, adhyāsitāṁ, pūrva, tamair, mahadbhiḥ, ahaṁ, tari, ṣyāmi, duranta, pāraṁ, tamo,mukundāṅghri, niṣevayaiva.Now read this [indistinct].

Word for word translation

1:45Siddha-svarūpānanda: etāṁ–this; samāsthāya–taking shelter of; par rā... parātma–means the accepting this sannyāsa order, Siddha-svarūpānanda: parātma–the Supreme Personality of Godhead; niṣṭhām–means firm conviction.

Firm conviction in Godhead

2:05Firm conviction in the Supreme Personality of Godhead as he instructs: sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja [Bg 18.66]. BG 18.66

2:13Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.

2:16So after taking sannyāsa there is no other business than to take shelter of Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet. Go on.

Following the previous acharyas

2:22Siddha-svarūpānanda: adhyāsitāṁ–means worship by; pūrva tamair–means by previous ācāryas. So it is not a new thing most of the ācāryas they accepted.

2:35Just like in the beginning all the four ācāryas namely Rāmānujācārya, Madhvācārya, Nimbārka, Viṣṇu Svāmī, they accepted sannyāsa and in that line Caitanya Mahāprabhu He accepted sannyāsa.

2:56Then further down to my Guru Mahārāja he accepted sannyāsa, I have accepted sannyāsa, so pūrvatamair mahadbhiḥ [SB 11.23.57]. SB 11.23.57

3:08I shall cross over the insurmountable ocean of nescience by being firmly fixed in the service of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. This was approved by the previous ācāryas, who were fixed in firm devotion to the Lord, Paramātmā, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

3:11As previous ācāryas accepted, so I am accepting also. Mahat eh?, parātma-niṣṭhām. Full faith for developing full faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead [indistinct]. Go on. Siddha-svarūpānanda: mahadbhiḥ–means great...

3:26mahadbhiḥ, mahadbhiḥ means great ācāryas, previous guru's ācāryas, yes?

Crossing the ocean of nescience

3:29Siddha-svarūpānanda: ahaṁ–myself; tariṣyāmi–means, shall crossover.

3:37That's all, this material existence is very difficult to crossover but by accepting this sannyāsa order, by preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness I shall also crossover the ocean of nescience. Siddha-svarūpānanda: durat. duranta.

3:55Siddha-svarūpānanda: duranta-pāraṁ–insurmountable; Yes.

Meaning of the name Mukunda

3:59Siddha-svarūpānanda: tamo–the darkness of ignorance; mukundāṅghri–the lotus feet of Mukunda who gives all liberation's.

4:13Mukunda, muk means liberation and one who gives liberation as, transcendental bliss he is called Mukunda–Kṛṣṇa. Go on. Siddha-svarūpānanda: niṣe va yaiva. niṣevayaiva. Siddha-svarūpānanda: niṣevayaiva.

4:40Simply by rendering service unto Him. Go on.

Reviewing the four regulative principles

4:50[indistinct] so do you know the regulative principles?

Initiation and chanting vows

5:16What is that?

5:16Harivallabha: No intoxication, no illicit sex life, no gambling, no meat eating.

5:16Prabhupāda: Yes, your name is Harivallabha dāsa. How many rounds will you chant?

5:16Harivallabha: Only 16.

5:16Devotees: [laugh]

5:16Devotee: This Śrīla Prabhupāda [indistinct]. Jīvan.

5:16Prabhupāda: So do you follow all the rules and regulations? What is that? Jīvan-Kṛṣṇa: No meat fish or eggs, no intoxicants, no illicit sex and no gambling. Your name is Jīvan-Kṛṣṇa dāsa, it means one who has made his life Kṛṣṇa.

5:16How many rounds will you chant? Jīvan-Kṛṣṇa: Only 16.

5:16Devotees: [laugh]

5:16Prabhupāda: So chant Hare Krishna.

5:16Devotees: [Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa] [end]