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(fire sacrifice)


Prabhupāda: (devotees chant responsively:)
<div class="code">681225WE-LOS ANGELES - December 25, 1968 - 51:55 Minutes</div>


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oṁ apavitraḥ pavitro vā<br />
sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā<br />
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ<br />
sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ<br />
śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu</div>


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Yes, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa. ( japa ) (devotees chant responsively:)


<div class="lec_verse">
(fire sacrifice)
oṁ apavitraḥ pavitro vā<br />
sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā<br />
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ<br />
sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ<br />
śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu</div>


Prabhupāda: (devotees chant responsively)


( japa ) That is that... That mantra? Thank you.
:''namaḥ apavitraḥ pavitro vā''
:''sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā''
:''yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ''
:''sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ''


Govinda dāsī: There's more if you want to give more. I didn't know what you had in mind, so I made two, three of each.
:''śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu''


Prabhupāda: Three? You have got three? (responsively:)  
Yes. Chant. (''japa'')  


<div class="lec_verse">
:''namaḥ apavitraḥ pavitro vā''
oṁ apavitraḥ pavitro vā<br />
:''sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā''
sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā<br />
:''yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ''
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ<br />
:''sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ''
sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ<br />
śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu</div>


:''śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu''


Vande 'ham... (chants prayers standard for fire sacrifice) So today's wedding ceremony between Śrīman Hayagrīva brahmacārī and Śrīmatī Śyāma dāsī is practically negotiated by me. I am the marriage maker and I am the negotiator also. How? Because I have started this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement in this country to make people happy: happy in this life, happy in next life. This is not temporary sense happiness. In the Bhagavad-gītā it is stated that,
(''japa'') Yes get them. Get . . . (indistinct) . . . that is that . . .  


<div class="lec_verse">
That mantra? Thank you.
mām upetya kaunteya<br />
duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam<br />
nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ<br />
saṁsiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ<br />
[[BG 8.15]] </div>


Govinda dāsī: There's more, if you want to give more. I didn't know what you had in mind, so I made two, three of each.


"Anyone who comes back to Me," Kṛṣṇa says, "anyone who goes back to Godhead, then he does not require to come back again to this place, which is full of miseries." Duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam [[BG 8.15]] . Duḥkhālayam means it is a place of misery, this material world. And aśāśvatam. Aśāśvatam means temporary. Even if I agree, "All right, it is a miserable place. Let me live here perpetually," no. That also will not be allowed. As soon as there will be order, "Please get out," you have no power to remain. Suppose... We are Indian. We are poverty-stricken or we are not very happy materially. You American people, you are very happy. But the nature of law is stringent both for the Indians and Americans equally. So our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is particularly to go back to Godhead, giving up this material world, which is full of miserable life. It is actually full of miseries, but those who are thinking that "I am happy," or "We are happy," they are under illusion, māyā. That is called māyā. Actually, there is no happiness, because the Supreme Personality of Godhead says it is a place of misery. How you can make it comfortable place?  
Prabhupāda: Three? You have got three?  


So this is one side. Another side, that some way or other, since I have begun this movement in this country, generally, the youngsters, they come to me. Maybe to some other reasons. But my disciples up to date, they're all from twenty to thirty years old. Those who are thirty, thirty-two years, they're old. They're amongst the elder generation. But I see the boys and girls, they come to me as friends. But according to our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, we do not allow boys and girls living without any marriage bondage. Illicit sex life we don't allow. We prohibit four things: illicit sex life, intoxication, and meat-eating and gambling. Those who become our student, we prohibit first of all these four things. And if we find some of the girls and some of the boys, they are strictly following, and if they are agreeable, then we arrange for their marriage. So there are many instances of marriage like this. They were living very irresponsibly in the former life. Now they are preaching this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Some of my students, they are married couples, young men. Six of them have gone to England. They are preaching very nicely. Very nicely. They have attracted the attention of respectable gentlemen like Lord Mountbatten, Lord Sorenson, and the High Commissioner of India, Mr. Dhavan. So they're doing very nicely. So our principle is to make people God conscious; thereby they will be happy. And the method is very simple. Just like we do not deny anything. We give nice wife, we give nice husband, we give nice foodstuff, we give nice philosophy, and at last, we give the nicest thing, Kṛṣṇa. So our program is very nice. Any gentleman come and discuss with us. We shall prove this is the nicest program at the present moment.
Govinda dāsī: Yes, I have three.


So I am very happy that Professor Howard Wheeler, he is very obedient student. And by God's grace, Kṛṣṇa's grace, we practically met on the street. You see. When I first started my class in New York, 26 Second Avenue, I was just going out after entering the storefront and this boy met me. He asked me, "Swamijī, you are coming from India?" And I told him, "Yes, my dear boy." So that was our first acquaintance, and I think that is eternal.
Prabhupāda: (devotees chant responsively)


Devotees: Jaya!
:''namah apavitraḥ pavitro vā''
:''sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā''
:''yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ''
:''sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ''


Prabhupāda: That is eternal. Similarly, this girl also met me in San Francisco, and she is very faithfully living with this society. She is very mild. So I have selected, "Śyāma dāsī, you should marry Hayagrīva." So they have agreed. And there is no separation. Our relationship is eternal. There is no separation. And this marriage is primarily for advancing Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Bodily relationship is secondary. That is not a very important thing. Our first engagement is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. So in this happy ceremony, I have got my heartfelt blessings upon you. You be happy. Our parents are present here. It is a very nice arrangement. And forget... In any circumstances... This material world we have to pass through many circumstances, but sometimes, even it is intolerable, we have to tolerate. So according to Hindu conception of life, even there is some misunderstanding between husband and wife, it is not taken very seriously. Never taken very seriously. But in your country, in the name of liberty and freedom, there are so many things. I do not wish to discuss all those things. But according to Vedic system, husband and wife, united together, there cannot be any separation. Perhaps you have heard the name of Mahatma Gandhi. He was married when he was student, sixteen years old, and his wife was also of the same age. Later on Mahatma Gandhi became a very famous man. So one day there was husband and wife quarrel. So Mahatma Gandhi, he has written in his own biography, he drove away the wife: "You get out from my house." So the wife got out of the house and was crying in the street, "Where shall I go?" And again Mahatma Gandhi went there, "Come on." So even there was quarrel between Mahatma Gandhi and his wife. So this quarrel of husband and wife is not very serious thing. So I'll request you, even there is some misunderstanding, forget it. Don't take it seriously. Simply you concentrate on Kṛṣṇa consciousness business. You have got nice business now, both of you, conjointly working for editing my Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. You consult in that business and live peacefully. You are educated, she is also educated. If there is any misunderstanding, don't take it seriously. That is my request. Besides that, I am always at your service, I am always (here) to help you. So this marriage ceremony is very happy occasion. I shall request all friends, relatives, parents, to give their blessings to this nice couple and let us perform.
:''śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu''


Now I shall request Mr... What?
:''vande 'haṁ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ śrī-gurūn vaiṣṇavāṁś ca''
:''śrī-rūpaṁ sāgrajātaṁ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ taṁ sa-jīvam''
:''sādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana-sahitaṁ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devaṁ''
:''śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān saha-gaṇa-lalitā-śrī-viśākhānvitāṁś ca''


Mr. Morris: Morris.  
:''nama om viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya ''
:''bhūtale śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine''.


Prabhupāda: Morris. So you say that "Howard, this girl was in my charge so long. Now I give you in your charge." You say and...
:''nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale''
:''śrīmate bhaktisiddhānta-sarasvatīti nāmine''


Mr. Morris: Howard, this child was mine for so long, and now I give her care to you.
:''śrī-vārṣabhānavī-devī-dayitāya kṛpābdhaye''
:''kṛṣṇa-sambandha-vijñāna-dāyine prabhave namaḥ''


Prabhupāda: You say that "I take charge of Śyāma dāsī, of you, throughout your whole life." You say.
:''śrī-gaura-karuṇā-śakti-vigrahāya namo 'stu te''
:''mādhuryojjvala-premāḍhya-śrī-rūpānuga-varāya te ''


Hayagrīva: I take charge of you, Śyāma dāsī, throughout your whole life.
:''namas te gaura-vāṇī-śrī-mūrtaye dīna-tāriṇe''
:''rūpānuga-viruddhāpasiddhānta-dhvānta-hāriṇe''


Prabhupāda: And Śyāma dāsī, you say that "I promise I shall serve you to my best capacity throughout my life."
:''namo gaura-kiśorāya sākṣād-vairāgya-mūrtaye''
:''vipralambha-rasāmbhode pādāmbujāya te namaḥ''


Śyāma dāsī: I promise that I will serve you to my best capacity throughout my life.
:''namo bhaktivinodāya sac-cid-ānanda-nāmine''
:''gaura-śakti-svarūpāya rūpānuga-varāya te''


Prabhupāda: Yes. Now you change your garland. All right. So somebody go and bind this cloth. Yes. Some girl may do that. Yes. (chuckling) Yes. Now chant Hare Kṛṣṇa. So, it is very nice combination.
:''gaurāvirbhāva-bhūmes tvaṁ nirdeṣṭā saj-jana-priyaḥ''
:''vaiṣṇava-sārvabhaumaḥ ṣrī-jagannāthāya te namaḥ''


Devotee: Kīrtana?
:''vāñchā-kalpatarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca''
:''patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ''


Prabhupāda: Yes. You can take photograph of this nice picture. Come here in the front. ( kīrtana ) (responsively:)
:''namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te''
:''kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ''


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:''pañca-tattvātmakaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ bhakta-rūpa-svarūpakam''
oṁ apavitraḥ pavitro vā<br />
:''bhaktāvatāraṁ bhaktākhyaṁ namāmi bhakta-śaktikam''
sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā<br />
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ<br />
sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ<br />
śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu śrī viṣṇu</div>


:''he kṛṣṇa karuṇā-sindho dīna-bandho jagat-pate''
:''gopeśa gopikā-kānta rādhā-kānta namo 'stu te''


<div class="lec_verse">
:''jayatāṁ suratau paṅgor mama manda-mater gate''
vande 'ham... lalitā-śrī-viśākhānvitāṁś ca</div>
:''mat-sarvasva-padāmbhojau rādhā-madana-mohanau''


:''dīvyad-vṛndāraṇya-kalpa-drumādhaḥ''
:''śrīmad-ratnāgāra-siṁhāsana-sthau''
:''śrī-śrī-rādhā-śrīla-govinda-devau''
:''preṣṭhālībhiḥ sevyamānau smarāmi''


<div class="lec_verse">
:''śrīmān rāsa-rasārambhī vaṁśī-vaṭa-taṭa-sthitaḥ''
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā</div>
:''karṣan veṇu-svanair gopīr gopīnāthaḥśriye 'stu naḥ''


:''tapta-kāñcana-gaurāṅgi rādhe vṛndāvaneśvari''
:''vṛṣabhānu-sute devī praṇamāmi hari-priye''


(chants fire sacrifice prayers with oblation after each) Now stand up with one banana each.
:''hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare''
:''hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare''


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So today's wedding ceremony between Śrīman Hayagrīva brahmacārī and Śrīmatī Śyāma dāsī is practically negotiated by me. I am the marriage maker and I am the negotiator also. How? Because I have started this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement in this country to make people happy: happy in this life, happy in next life. This is not temporary sense happiness. In the ''Bhagavad-gītā'' it is stated that:
namo brahmaṇya-devāya<br />
go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya ca<br />
jagad-dhitāya kṛṣṇāya<br />
govindāya namo namaḥ</div>


:''mām upetya kaunteya''
:''duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam''
:''nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ''
:''saṁsiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ''
:([[BG 8.15 (1972)|BG 8.15]])


(repeats twice) Just put like this, slowly. Yes. Thank you. (responsively:) Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. (repeats twice more responsively) Bow down. Bow down. (responsively:)
"Anyone who comes back to Me," Kṛṣṇa says: "anyone who goes back to Godhead, then he does not require to come back again to this place, which is full of miseries." ''Duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam. Duḥkhālayam'' means it is a place of misery, this material world. And ''aśāśvatam. Aśāśvatam'' means temporary. Even if I agree, "All right, it is a miserable place. Let me live here perpetually," no. That also will not be allowed. As soon as there will be order, "Please get out," you have no power to remain. Suppose . . . we are Indian. We are poverty-stricken, or we are not very happy materially. You American people, you are very happy. But the nature of law is stringent both for the Indians and Americans equally.  


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So our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is particularly to go back to Godhead, giving up this material world, which is full of miserable life. It is actually full of miseries, but those who are thinking that "I am happy," or "We are happy," they are under illusion, ''māyā''. That is called ''māyā''. Actually, there is no happiness, because the Supreme Personality of Godhead says it is a place of misery. How you can make it comfortable place? So this is one side.
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale<br />
śrīmate bhaktivedānta svāmin iti nāmine</div>


Another side, that some way or other, since I have begun this movement in this country, generally, the youngsters, they come to me. Maybe to some other reasons. But my disciples up to date, they're all from twenty to thirty years old. Those who are thirty, thirty-two years, they're old.


Jaya. Go on. Be happy. Hare Kṛṣṇa. So next. Come on. You have no dress? You have no dress? All right.  
They're amongst the elder generation. But I see the boys and girls, they come to me as friends. But according to our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, we do not allow boys and girls living without any marriage bondage. Illicit sex life we don't allow.  


Devotee: Kīrtana, Prabhupāda?
We prohibit four things: illicit sex life, intoxication, and meat-eating and gambling. Those who become our student, we prohibit first of all these four things. And if we find some of the girls and some of the boys, they are strictly following, and if they are agreeable, then we arrange for their marriage.


Prabhupāda: Yes. Go on, kīrtana. (Prabhupāda gives first line of Gāyatrī, devotee repeats word for word) Now, you Godbrothers will teach you how to... Who is next? Who is next? Who is next? ( kīrtana ) (some conversation with Prabhupāda in background) ...otherwise they will go away. Little, little. Very little, little. There are so many varieties. ( kīrtana ) (end)
So there are many instances of marriage like this. They were living very irresponsibly in the former life. Now they are preaching this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Some of my students, they are married couples, young men; six of them have gone to England. They are preaching very nicely. Very nicely. They have attracted the attention of respectable gentlemen like Lord Mountbatten, Lord Sorensen, and the High Commissioner of India, Mr. Dhawan. So they're doing very nicely.


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So our principle is to make people God conscious; thereby they will be happy. And the method is very simple. Just like we do not deny anything. We give nice wife, we give nice husband, we give nice foodstuff, we give nice philosophy and, at last, we give the nicest thing: Kṛṣṇa. So our program is very nice. Any gentleman come and discuss with us, we shall prove this is the nicest program at the present moment.
 
So I am very happy that Professor Howard Wheeler, he is very obedient student. And by God's grace, Kṛṣṇa's grace, we practically met on the street. You see? When I first started my class in New York, 26 Second Avenue, I was just going out after entering the storefront, and this boy met me. He asked me, "Swāmījī, you are coming from India?" And I told him, "Yes, my dear boy." So that was our first acquaintance, and I think that is eternal.
 
Devotees: ''Jaya''!
 
Prabhupāda: That is eternal. Similarly, this girl also met me in San Francisco, and she is very faithfully living with this Society. She is very mild. So I have selected, "Śyāma dāsī, you should marry Hayagrīva." So they have agreed. And there is no separation. Our relationship is eternal. There is no separation. And this marriage is primarily for advancing Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Bodily relationship is secondary. That is not a very important thing. Our first engagement is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
 
So in this happy ceremony, I have got my heartfelt blessings upon you. You be happy. Your parents are present here. It is very nice arrangement. And forget . . . in any circumstances . . . this material world, we have to pass through many circumstances, but sometimes, even it is intolerable, we have to tolerate.
 
So according to Hindu conception of life, even there is some misunderstanding between husband and wife, it is not taken very seriously. Never taken very seriously. But in your country, in the name of liberty and freedom, there are so many things. I do not wish to discuss all those things. But according to Vedic system, husband and wife, united together, there cannot be any separation.
 
Perhaps you have heard the name of Mahatma Gandhi. He was married when he was student, sixteen years old, and his wife was also of the same age. Later on Mahatma Gandhi became a very famous man. So one day there was husband and wife quarrel.
 
So Mahatma Gandhi, he has written in his own biography—he drove away the wife, "You get out from my house." So the wife got out of the house and was crying in the street, "Where shall I go?" And again Mahatma Gandhi went there, "Come on." So even there was quarrel between Mahatma Gandhi and his wife.
 
So this quarrel of husband and wife is not very serious thing. So I'll request you, even there is some misunderstanding, forget it. Don't take it seriously. Simply you concentrate on Kṛṣṇa consciousness business. You have got nice business now, both of you, conjointly working for editing my ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam''.
 
You consult in that business and live peacefully. You are educated, she is also educated. If there is any misunderstanding, don't take it seriously. That is my request. Besides that, I am always at your service, I am always . . . to help you. So this marriage ceremony is very happy occasion. I shall request all friends, relatives, parents to give their blessings to this nice couple, and let us perform.
 
Now I shall request Mr. . . . what?
 
Mr. Morris: Morris.
 
Prabhupāda: Morris. So you say that, "Howard, this girl was in my charge so long. Now I give you in your charge." You say and . . .
 
Mr. Morris: Howard, this child was mine for so long, and now I give her care to you.
 
Prabhupāda: You say that, "I take charge Śyāma dāsī, of you, throughout your whole life." You say.
 
Hayagrīva: I take charge of you, Śyāma dāsī, throughout your whole life.
 
Prabhupāda: And Śyāma dāsī, you say that, "I promise I shall serve you to my best capacity throughout my life."
 
Śyāma dāsī: I promise that I will serve you to my best capacity throughout my life.
 
Prabhupāda: Yes. Now you change your garland. All right. So somebody go and bind this cloth. Yes. Some girl may do that. Yes. (chuckling) Yes. Now chant Hare Kṛṣṇa. (''japa'') So it is very nice combination.
 
Devotee: ''Kīrtana''?
 
Prabhupāda: Yes. You can take photograph of this nice picture. Come here in the front.
 
(''kīrtana'')
 
:''namaḥ apavitraḥ pavitro vā''
:''sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā''
:''yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ''
:''sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ''
 
:''śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu''
 
You can keep that. You can keep that.
 
:''vande 'haṁ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ śrī-gurūn vaiṣṇavāṁś ca''
:''śrī-rūpaṁ sāgrajātaṁ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ taṁ sa-jīvam''
:''sādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana-sahitaṁ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devaṁ''
:''śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān saha-gaṇa-lalitā-śrī-viśākhānvitāṁś ca''
 
:''svāhā, svāhā, svāhā ''
 
:''nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale''
:''śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine''
 
:''nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale''
:''śrīmate bhaktisiddhānta-sarasvatīti nāmine''
 
:''śrī-vārṣabhānavī-devī-dayitāya kṛpābdhaye''
:''kṛṣṇa-sambandha-vijñāna-dāyine prabhave namaḥ''
 
:''mādhuryojjvala-premāḍhya-śrī-rūpānuga-bhaktida''-
:''śrī-gaura-karuṇā-śakti-vigrahāya namo 'stu te''
 
:''namas te gaura-vāṇī-śrī-mūrtaye dīna-tāriṇe''
:''rūpānuga-viruddhāpasiddhānta-dhvānta-hāriṇe''
 
:''svāhā, svāhā, svāhā''
 
:''namo gaura-kiśorāya sākṣād-vairāgya-mūrtaye''
:''vipralambha-rasāmbhodhe pādāmbujāya te namaḥ''
 
:''svāhā, svāhā, svāhā''
 
:''namo bhaktivinodāya sac-cid-ānanda-nāmine''
:''gaura-śakti-svarūpāya rūpānuga-varāya te''
 
:''svāhā, svāhā, svāhā''
 
:''gaurāvirbhāva-bhūmes tvaṁ nirdeṣṭā saj-jana-priyaḥ''
:''vaiṣṇava-sārvabhaumaḥ śrī-jagannāthāya te namaḥ''
 
:''svāhā, svāhā, svāhā''
 
:''vāñchā-kalpatarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca''
:''patitānāṁ pāvenebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ''
 
:''svāhā, svāhā, svāhā''
 
:''namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te''
:''kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ''
 
:''svāhā, svāhā, svāhā''
 
:''pañca-tattvātmakaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ bhakta-rūpa-svarūpakam''
:''bhaktāvatāraṁ bhaktākhyaṁ namāmi bhakta-śaktikam''
 
:''svāhā, svāhā, svāhā''
 
:''he kṛṣṇa karuṇā-sindho dīna-bandho jagat-pate''
:''gopeśa gopikā-kānta rādhā-kānta namo 'stu te''
 
:''svāhā, svāhā, svāhā''
 
:''jayatāṁ, suratau, paṅgor, mama, manda, mater, gate''
:''mat, sarvasva, padām, bhojau, rādhā, madana, mohanau''
:(''Sambandhādhideva Praṇāma'')
 
:''svāhā, svāhā, svāhā''
 
:''dīvyad, vṛnda, araṇya, kalpa, drumādhaḥ''
:''śrīmad, ratna, agāra, siṁha, asana-sthau''
:''śrī śrī, rādhā, śrīla, govinda, devau''
:''preṣṭhā, devī, sevya, mānau, smarāmi''
:(''Abhidheyādhideva Praṇāma'')
 
:''svāhā, svāhā, svāhā''
 
:''śrīmad, rāsa, rasa, arambhī, vaṁśī, vaṭa, taṭa, sthitaḥ''
:''karṣan, veṇu, svanair, gopīr, gopī, nāthaḥ, śriye, astu, naḥ''
:(''Prayojanādhideva Praṇāma'')
 
:''svāhā, svāhā, svāhā''
 
Now stand up with one banana each.
 
:''nama oṁ, brahmaṇya, devāya go''
:''brāhmaṇa, hitāya ca''
:''jagad, dhitāya, kṛṣṇāya''
:''govindāya, namo, namaḥ''
:(''Viṣṇu Purāṇa'' 1.19.65)
 
Just put like this, slowly. Yes. Thank you.
 
:''hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare''
:''hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare''
 
Bow down. Bow down.
 
:''nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale''
:''śrīmate bhaktivedānta svāmin iti nāmine''
 
''Jaya''. Go on. Be happy. Hare Kṛṣṇa.
 
So? Next. Come on. You have no dress? You have no dress? All right.
 
Devotee: ''Kīrtana'', Prabhupāda?
 
Prabhupāda: Yes. Go on, ''kīrtana''.
 
(Prabhupāda gives first verse of Gāyatrī, devotee repeats word for word)
 
:''oṁ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ ''
:''tat savitur vareṇyam ''
:''bhargo devasya dhīmahi ''
:''dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt''
 
Now, your Godbrothers will teach you how to . . . who is next? Who is next? Who is next?
 
(''kīrtana'') . . . (indistinct)
 
. . . otherwise they will go away. Little, little. Very little, little. There are so many varieties . . . (indistinct) . . . (''kīrtana'') (break) (end)

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


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681225WE-LOS ANGELES - December 25, 1968 - 51:55 Minutes



(fire sacrifice)

Prabhupāda: (devotees chant responsively)

namaḥ apavitraḥ pavitro vā
sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ
sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ
śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu

Yes. Chant. (japa)

namaḥ apavitraḥ pavitro vā
sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ
sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ
śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu

(japa) Yes get them. Get . . . (indistinct) . . . that is that . . .

That mantra? Thank you.

Govinda dāsī: There's more, if you want to give more. I didn't know what you had in mind, so I made two, three of each.

Prabhupāda: Three? You have got three?

Govinda dāsī: Yes, I have three.

Prabhupāda: (devotees chant responsively)

namah apavitraḥ pavitro vā
sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ
sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ
śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu
vande 'haṁ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ śrī-gurūn vaiṣṇavāṁś ca
śrī-rūpaṁ sāgrajātaṁ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ taṁ sa-jīvam
sādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana-sahitaṁ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devaṁ
śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān saha-gaṇa-lalitā-śrī-viśākhānvitāṁś ca
nama om viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya
bhūtale śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine.
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktisiddhānta-sarasvatīti nāmine
śrī-vārṣabhānavī-devī-dayitāya kṛpābdhaye
kṛṣṇa-sambandha-vijñāna-dāyine prabhave namaḥ
śrī-gaura-karuṇā-śakti-vigrahāya namo 'stu te
mādhuryojjvala-premāḍhya-śrī-rūpānuga-varāya te
namas te gaura-vāṇī-śrī-mūrtaye dīna-tāriṇe
rūpānuga-viruddhāpasiddhānta-dhvānta-hāriṇe
namo gaura-kiśorāya sākṣād-vairāgya-mūrtaye
vipralambha-rasāmbhode pādāmbujāya te namaḥ
namo bhaktivinodāya sac-cid-ānanda-nāmine
gaura-śakti-svarūpāya rūpānuga-varāya te
gaurāvirbhāva-bhūmes tvaṁ nirdeṣṭā saj-jana-priyaḥ
vaiṣṇava-sārvabhaumaḥ ṣrī-jagannāthāya te namaḥ
vāñchā-kalpatarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca
patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ
namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te
kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ
pañca-tattvātmakaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ bhakta-rūpa-svarūpakam
bhaktāvatāraṁ bhaktākhyaṁ namāmi bhakta-śaktikam
he kṛṣṇa karuṇā-sindho dīna-bandho jagat-pate
gopeśa gopikā-kānta rādhā-kānta namo 'stu te
jayatāṁ suratau paṅgor mama manda-mater gate
mat-sarvasva-padāmbhojau rādhā-madana-mohanau
dīvyad-vṛndāraṇya-kalpa-drumādhaḥ
śrīmad-ratnāgāra-siṁhāsana-sthau
śrī-śrī-rādhā-śrīla-govinda-devau
preṣṭhālībhiḥ sevyamānau smarāmi
śrīmān rāsa-rasārambhī vaṁśī-vaṭa-taṭa-sthitaḥ
karṣan veṇu-svanair gopīr gopīnāthaḥśriye 'stu naḥ
tapta-kāñcana-gaurāṅgi rādhe vṛndāvaneśvari
vṛṣabhānu-sute devī praṇamāmi hari-priye
hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare
hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare

So today's wedding ceremony between Śrīman Hayagrīva brahmacārī and Śrīmatī Śyāma dāsī is practically negotiated by me. I am the marriage maker and I am the negotiator also. How? Because I have started this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement in this country to make people happy: happy in this life, happy in next life. This is not temporary sense happiness. In the Bhagavad-gītā it is stated that:

mām upetya kaunteya
duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam
nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ
saṁsiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ
(BG 8.15)

"Anyone who comes back to Me," Kṛṣṇa says: "anyone who goes back to Godhead, then he does not require to come back again to this place, which is full of miseries." Duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam. Duḥkhālayam means it is a place of misery, this material world. And aśāśvatam. Aśāśvatam means temporary. Even if I agree, "All right, it is a miserable place. Let me live here perpetually," no. That also will not be allowed. As soon as there will be order, "Please get out," you have no power to remain. Suppose . . . we are Indian. We are poverty-stricken, or we are not very happy materially. You American people, you are very happy. But the nature of law is stringent both for the Indians and Americans equally.

So our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is particularly to go back to Godhead, giving up this material world, which is full of miserable life. It is actually full of miseries, but those who are thinking that "I am happy," or "We are happy," they are under illusion, māyā. That is called māyā. Actually, there is no happiness, because the Supreme Personality of Godhead says it is a place of misery. How you can make it comfortable place? So this is one side.

Another side, that some way or other, since I have begun this movement in this country, generally, the youngsters, they come to me. Maybe to some other reasons. But my disciples up to date, they're all from twenty to thirty years old. Those who are thirty, thirty-two years, they're old.

They're amongst the elder generation. But I see the boys and girls, they come to me as friends. But according to our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, we do not allow boys and girls living without any marriage bondage. Illicit sex life we don't allow.

We prohibit four things: illicit sex life, intoxication, and meat-eating and gambling. Those who become our student, we prohibit first of all these four things. And if we find some of the girls and some of the boys, they are strictly following, and if they are agreeable, then we arrange for their marriage.

So there are many instances of marriage like this. They were living very irresponsibly in the former life. Now they are preaching this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Some of my students, they are married couples, young men; six of them have gone to England. They are preaching very nicely. Very nicely. They have attracted the attention of respectable gentlemen like Lord Mountbatten, Lord Sorensen, and the High Commissioner of India, Mr. Dhawan. So they're doing very nicely.

So our principle is to make people God conscious; thereby they will be happy. And the method is very simple. Just like we do not deny anything. We give nice wife, we give nice husband, we give nice foodstuff, we give nice philosophy and, at last, we give the nicest thing: Kṛṣṇa. So our program is very nice. Any gentleman come and discuss with us, we shall prove this is the nicest program at the present moment.

So I am very happy that Professor Howard Wheeler, he is very obedient student. And by God's grace, Kṛṣṇa's grace, we practically met on the street. You see? When I first started my class in New York, 26 Second Avenue, I was just going out after entering the storefront, and this boy met me. He asked me, "Swāmījī, you are coming from India?" And I told him, "Yes, my dear boy." So that was our first acquaintance, and I think that is eternal.

Devotees: Jaya!

Prabhupāda: That is eternal. Similarly, this girl also met me in San Francisco, and she is very faithfully living with this Society. She is very mild. So I have selected, "Śyāma dāsī, you should marry Hayagrīva." So they have agreed. And there is no separation. Our relationship is eternal. There is no separation. And this marriage is primarily for advancing Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Bodily relationship is secondary. That is not a very important thing. Our first engagement is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

So in this happy ceremony, I have got my heartfelt blessings upon you. You be happy. Your parents are present here. It is very nice arrangement. And forget . . . in any circumstances . . . this material world, we have to pass through many circumstances, but sometimes, even it is intolerable, we have to tolerate.

So according to Hindu conception of life, even there is some misunderstanding between husband and wife, it is not taken very seriously. Never taken very seriously. But in your country, in the name of liberty and freedom, there are so many things. I do not wish to discuss all those things. But according to Vedic system, husband and wife, united together, there cannot be any separation.

Perhaps you have heard the name of Mahatma Gandhi. He was married when he was student, sixteen years old, and his wife was also of the same age. Later on Mahatma Gandhi became a very famous man. So one day there was husband and wife quarrel.

So Mahatma Gandhi, he has written in his own biography—he drove away the wife, "You get out from my house." So the wife got out of the house and was crying in the street, "Where shall I go?" And again Mahatma Gandhi went there, "Come on." So even there was quarrel between Mahatma Gandhi and his wife.

So this quarrel of husband and wife is not very serious thing. So I'll request you, even there is some misunderstanding, forget it. Don't take it seriously. Simply you concentrate on Kṛṣṇa consciousness business. You have got nice business now, both of you, conjointly working for editing my Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

You consult in that business and live peacefully. You are educated, she is also educated. If there is any misunderstanding, don't take it seriously. That is my request. Besides that, I am always at your service, I am always . . . to help you. So this marriage ceremony is very happy occasion. I shall request all friends, relatives, parents to give their blessings to this nice couple, and let us perform.

Now I shall request Mr. . . . what?

Mr. Morris: Morris.

Prabhupāda: Morris. So you say that, "Howard, this girl was in my charge so long. Now I give you in your charge." You say and . . .

Mr. Morris: Howard, this child was mine for so long, and now I give her care to you.

Prabhupāda: You say that, "I take charge Śyāma dāsī, of you, throughout your whole life." You say.

Hayagrīva: I take charge of you, Śyāma dāsī, throughout your whole life.

Prabhupāda: And Śyāma dāsī, you say that, "I promise I shall serve you to my best capacity throughout my life."

Śyāma dāsī: I promise that I will serve you to my best capacity throughout my life.

Prabhupāda: Yes. Now you change your garland. All right. So somebody go and bind this cloth. Yes. Some girl may do that. Yes. (chuckling) Yes. Now chant Hare Kṛṣṇa. (japa) So it is very nice combination.

Devotee: Kīrtana?

Prabhupāda: Yes. You can take photograph of this nice picture. Come here in the front.

(kīrtana)

namaḥ apavitraḥ pavitro vā
sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ
sa bahyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ
śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu, śrī viṣṇu

You can keep that. You can keep that.

vande 'haṁ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ śrī-gurūn vaiṣṇavāṁś ca
śrī-rūpaṁ sāgrajātaṁ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ taṁ sa-jīvam
sādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana-sahitaṁ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devaṁ
śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān saha-gaṇa-lalitā-śrī-viśākhānvitāṁś ca
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktisiddhānta-sarasvatīti nāmine
śrī-vārṣabhānavī-devī-dayitāya kṛpābdhaye
kṛṣṇa-sambandha-vijñāna-dāyine prabhave namaḥ
mādhuryojjvala-premāḍhya-śrī-rūpānuga-bhaktida-
śrī-gaura-karuṇā-śakti-vigrahāya namo 'stu te
namas te gaura-vāṇī-śrī-mūrtaye dīna-tāriṇe
rūpānuga-viruddhāpasiddhānta-dhvānta-hāriṇe
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā
namo gaura-kiśorāya sākṣād-vairāgya-mūrtaye
vipralambha-rasāmbhodhe pādāmbujāya te namaḥ
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā
namo bhaktivinodāya sac-cid-ānanda-nāmine
gaura-śakti-svarūpāya rūpānuga-varāya te
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā
gaurāvirbhāva-bhūmes tvaṁ nirdeṣṭā saj-jana-priyaḥ
vaiṣṇava-sārvabhaumaḥ śrī-jagannāthāya te namaḥ
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā
vāñchā-kalpatarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca
patitānāṁ pāvenebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā
namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te
kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā
pañca-tattvātmakaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ bhakta-rūpa-svarūpakam
bhaktāvatāraṁ bhaktākhyaṁ namāmi bhakta-śaktikam
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā
he kṛṣṇa karuṇā-sindho dīna-bandho jagat-pate
gopeśa gopikā-kānta rādhā-kānta namo 'stu te
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā
jayatāṁ, suratau, paṅgor, mama, manda, mater, gate
mat, sarvasva, padām, bhojau, rādhā, madana, mohanau
(Sambandhādhideva Praṇāma)
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā
dīvyad, vṛnda, araṇya, kalpa, drumādhaḥ
śrīmad, ratna, agāra, siṁha, asana-sthau
śrī śrī, rādhā, śrīla, govinda, devau
preṣṭhā, devī, sevya, mānau, smarāmi
(Abhidheyādhideva Praṇāma)
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā
śrīmad, rāsa, rasa, arambhī, vaṁśī, vaṭa, taṭa, sthitaḥ
karṣan, veṇu, svanair, gopīr, gopī, nāthaḥ, śriye, astu, naḥ
(Prayojanādhideva Praṇāma)
svāhā, svāhā, svāhā

Now stand up with one banana each.

nama oṁ, brahmaṇya, devāya go
brāhmaṇa, hitāya ca
jagad, dhitāya, kṛṣṇāya
govindāya, namo, namaḥ
(Viṣṇu Purāṇa 1.19.65)

Just put like this, slowly. Yes. Thank you.

hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare
hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare

Bow down. Bow down.

nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta svāmin iti nāmine

Jaya. Go on. Be happy. Hare Kṛṣṇa.

So? Next. Come on. You have no dress? You have no dress? All right.

Devotee: Kīrtana, Prabhupāda?

Prabhupāda: Yes. Go on, kīrtana.

(Prabhupāda gives first verse of Gāyatrī, devotee repeats word for word)

oṁ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
tat savitur vareṇyam
bhargo devasya dhīmahi
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt

Now, your Godbrothers will teach you how to . . . who is next? Who is next? Who is next?

(kīrtana) . . . (indistinct)

. . . otherwise they will go away. Little, little. Very little, little. There are so many varieties . . . (indistinct) . . . (kīrtana) (break) (end)

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