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Kamsa was the sister of King Kamsa. Kamsa was not bad, but Kamsa was bad

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Kaṁsā was the sister of King Kaṁsa. Kaṁsā was not bad, but Kaṁsa was bad. Yes. Come on.
Initiations -- New York, July 21-22, 1971:

Prabhupāda: What is your name? Eh?

Susie: Susie.

Devotee: Kaṅkā dāsī.

Prabhupāda: Kaṅkā. Your name is Kaṅkā dāsī, the daughter of a great king. All our, I mean, girl disciples are named great devotees' daughter or wife, like that. So you know what are the rules and regulations?

Kaṅkā: Yes.

Prabhupāda: Tell me.

Kaṅkā: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no gambling, no intoxication.

Prabhupāda: And what is your name, spiritual? You forget immediately? (laughter) Hare Kṛṣṇa. All right. How many rounds you will chant?

Kaṅkā: Sixteen rounds a day.

Prabhupāda: Only?

Kaṅkā: More if I can.

Prabhupāda: Thank you. (Kaṅkā offers obeisances) All right. Next. (japa)

Devotee: Rāṣṭrapālikā.

Prabhupāda: Rāṣṭrapālikā, governess, governeress. Is that?

Devotee: Governess.

Prabhupāda: Governess? Governess. You have to govern. So what are the rules and regulations?

Rāṣṭrapālikā: No meat-eating, no intoxication, (indistinct).

Prabhupāda: Who is your husband?

Rāṣṭrapālikā: Nitāi dāsa.

Prabhupāda: Nitāi dāsa. Hare Kṛṣṇa.

Devotee: Vidarbha-sūtā.

Prabhupāda: Garbha-sūtā.

Devotee: Vidarbha-sūtā.

Prabhupāda: Eh? Vidarbha-sūtā. Vidarbha-sūtā means the wife of Lord Rāmacandra. Come on. You are married? No, not yet. All right. Come on, next.

Devotee: Vilāsinī.

Prabhupāda: Vilāsinī. Vilāsinī means who enjoys with Kṛṣṇa. Come on. (japa)

Devotee: Uṣika.

Prabhupāda: Uṣika.

Devotee: Uṣika.

Prabhupāda: Uṣika is Brahmā's another name, Uṣiksaya. So you know the rules and regulations? What are they?

Devotee: No illicit sex, no meat-eating, no gambling, no intoxication.

Prabhupāda: Thank you. (japa) Ceto-darpaṇa-marjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam (CC Antya 20.12).

Devotee: Romapāda.

Prabhupāda: Brahmapāda?

Devotee: Romapāda.

Prabhupāda: Roma?

Devotee: R-o-m-a-p-a-d-a.

Prabhupāda: Rāmapāda? R-o?

Devotee: R-o.

Prabhupāda: All right. So there was a great ṛṣi, Romaharṣaṇa, Romaharṣaṇa. So his disciple or servant. Yes. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Come on.

Devotee: Cedirāja.

Prabhupāda: Cedirāja. Cedirāja was Kṛṣṇa's aunt's(?) husband. In connection with Kṛṣṇa. He was a great king. His son, Cedirāja's son was Kṛṣṇa's cousin-brother but greatest enemy. Yes. Kṛṣṇa killed him. Yes. (laughter) Come on. (japa)

Devotee: Kuśakratha dāsa.

Prabhupāda: Kuśakratha. Kuśakratha. You know the rules and regulations? What are they?

Kuśakratha: No meat-eating, no gambling, no illicit sex, uh, no intoxication.

Prabhupāda: Which you like best? (laughter) Which of them?

Kuśakratha: You are reading my mind, Śrīla Prabhupāda.

Prabhupāda: (laughs) All right. Don't do that again.

Devotee: Kirtīrāja.

Prabhupāda: Kirtīrāja. The king who is famous. Who is that king who is famous, very? Do you know? No? Kṛṣṇa. (laughter) What are the rules?

Kirtīrāja: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no gambling, and no intoxication.

Prabhupāda: Thank you. (break) Kaṁsā was the sister of King Kaṁsa. Kaṁsā was not bad, but Kaṁsa was bad. Yes. Come on. So is there any thread?

Devotee: Yes. There's seven gāyatrīs in all.

Prabhupāda: Hm?

Devotee: Four threads, seven gāyatrīs in all.

Prabhupāda: So they may come after. (end)

Page Title:Kamsa was the sister of King Kamsa. Kamsa was not bad, but Kamsa was bad
Compiler:Visnu Murti
Created:27 of Nov, 2012
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1