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<div class="code">710723IN-NEW_YORK - July 23, 1971 - 09:53 Minutes</div>


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'''Prabhupāda:''' You know the rules and regulation? That's all right.

'''Devotee:''' Jamadagni

'''Prabhupāda:''' Jamadagni

'''Devotee:''' Jamadagni

'''Prabhupāda:''' Yes. Jamadagni was a great sage. That's all. Father of Paraśurāma. (''japa'')

You know rules and regulation? Hmm. What are those? Rules? What are the rules?

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

'''Prabhupāda:''' Alright. What is his name?

'''Devotee:''' Brahma-vita.

'''Prabhupāda:''' Brahma-vita. Brahma-vita, "whose profession is to realize Brahma." . . . (indistinct) . . . that's all right. (''japa'') Hmm.

'''Devotee:''' Pāyasvinī.

'''Prabhupāda:''' Pāyasvinī dāsa. Pāyasvinī means the ''surabhī'' cow, who delivers milk as much as you like. (devotees laugh) ''Surabhīr abhipālayantam''. ''Cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa-lakṣāvṛteṣu surabhīr abhipālayantam'' (Bs. 5.29). Come on. (''japa'') Hmm.

'''Devotee:''' Bhārgava.

'''Prabhupāda:''' Hmm, Bhārgava means the descendant of Bṛghu. Bṛghu is one of the great sages, seven sages, in . . . rotating around the polestar, seven sages. And Bṛghu Muni is one of them. Bhārgava. In India there is still a ''Brahmin's'' family they are called Bhārgava. Come on. (''japa'')

'''Devotee:''' Keith Miller? Sumahat.

'''Prabhupāda:''' Sumahat. "Great personality." Come on. You know the rules and regulation?

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

'''Prabhupāda:''' Thank you. (''japa'')

'''Prabhupāda:''' Hmm.

'''Devotee:''' Ricardo. Haihaya.

'''Prabhupāda:''' Haihaya, a great saintly king. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Come on. (''japa'')

'''Woman devotee:''' This is for you to drink . . .

'''Prabhupāda:''' What is this? Goblet? What is this?

'''Woman devotee:''' It's . . . (indistinct)

'''Prabhupāda:''' Oh! Thank you. Come on. What are the rules? The rules, prohibitive rules? Eh?

'''Devotee:''' (prompting) The rules. What are the rules? The four regulative . . .

'''Prabhupāda:''' You do not know? Oh . . . (indistinct) . . . tell her. Tell her.

'''Devotee:''' No meat-eating, no intoxication . . .

'''Prabhupāda:''' Yes. (laughing) Repeat again. Repeat. Yes. What are the rules, you repeat.

'''Woman devotee:''' No illicit sex, no meat-eating, no gambling, and . . . intoxication.

'''Prabhupāda:''' No intoxication.

'''Devotee:''' Narmadā.

'''Prabhupāda:''' All right.

'''Devotee:''' Narmadā.

'''Prabhupāda:''' Narmadā. Narmadā is a sacred river in India, like Ganges. What you have got here? Yes. Come on, next. Narmadā, Godāverī, Kāverī, Gaṅgā, Yamunā. All sacred rivers.

'''Woman devotee (2):''' (offers obeisances and ''praṇāma mantras'')

'''Devotee:''' Vaijayantī.

'''Prabhupāda:''' Hmm?

'''Devotee:''' Vaijayantī.

'''Prabhupāda:''' Vaijayantī. Vaijayantī is one who become victorious everywhere. Come on.

'''Devotee:''' Urvasī.

'''Prabhupāda:''' Urvasī. Urvasī is the beautiful society girl in the heaven. (laughter) Come on. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Hmm.

'''Devotee:''' Gosita.

'''Prabhupāda:''' Gosita. Gosita was a great sage.

Play that record, ''Govindam ādi-puruṣam''. (''japa'') (Hums)

'''Devotees:''' ''Jaya!'' 

(break) (end)