Assume (Conversations)

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1968 Conversations and Morning Walks

Interview -- February 1, 1968, Los Angeles:

Interviewer: I was talking to one the other day, and he said his name was Tamul.

Prabhupāda: Tamāla, yes. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa.

Interviewer: Tamāla? And he was from Manhattan. Now, I assume when you join, do you assume a name? Do you change your name?

Prabhupāda: Yes, when one is initiated, I give him a name which means remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.

Interviewer: Is it necessary to know of the Indian language when you join? Because I noticed that when your...

Prabhupāda: This is not Indian name. This is Sanskrit name.