- 'sādhu-saṅga', 'sādhu-saṅga'—sarva-śāstre kaya
- lava-mātra sādhu-saṅge sarva-siddhi haya
Change of names at the time of initiation is essential
Expressions researched:
"change of names at the time of initiation is essential"
|"After being initiated, the devotees in the Krsna consciousness movement change their names"
|"change his name after initiation"
|"During the time of initiation we change the name"
|"change the name"
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 6
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Madhya-lila
Actually this is Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s initiation of Dabira Khāsa and Sākara Mallika. They approached the Lord with all humility, and the Lord accepted them as old servants, as eternal servants, and He changed their names. It is to be understood from this that it is essential for a disciple to change his name after initiation.
- śaṅkha-cakrādy-ūrdhva-puṇḍra-
- dhāraṇādy-ātma-lakṣaṇam
- tan nāma-karaṇaṁ caiva
- vaiṣṇavatvam ihocyate
Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Initiation Lectures
Pradyumna: I'll just do it fast. First nāma-aparādha is (Sanskrit verse) Paramam aparādham The saintly persons who are spreading the glories of the holy name, if we abuse them, if we make offense at the people who are spreading the glories of the holy name, then the holy name will never tolerate that. How can the holy name tolerate the abuse of those who are spreading the glories of the holy name? So we must understand that a saintly person, a sādhu, satām, spreading the glories of Kṛṣṇa, talking about Kṛṣṇa, must never be offended. Must always be very careful. Sādhu-saṅga [Cc. Madhya 22.83]. You must know how to associate with the sādhus, to always honor them and worship them and not to make offense. The second offense is that we should not put the..., understand that the names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu-tattva personalities, which are completely spiritual, are the same as the material designations of jīvas like ourselves. There's Viṣṇu-tattva, there is jīva. Viṣṇu-tattva is God; jīva is this ordinary living entity. The name of the Supreme is the same as the Supreme. The name of the jīva is different from the jīva. So we should not confuse these. We should understand the name of Viṣṇu is the same as Viṣṇu. The name of jīva is not the same. So the names of demigods—the demigods are also jīvas—their names are not spiritual. If we call names of some demigods, it will not do us the same spiritual..., it will not give us this spiritual result as calling the name of Kṛṣṇa.
Prabhupāda: Therefore during the time of initiation we change the name. A spiritual name is given. Go on.
Pradyumna: Because that spiritual name has..., because the name of Kṛṣṇa, a name of Hari, has the spiritual potency; therefore we use the name of Hari as much as possible. Haridāsa...
Prabhupāda: Dāsa. Not that name, but the name's servant. Dāsa. When one is named Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa dāsa, he is servant of Kṛṣṇa. Not that Kṛṣṇa. If he thinks, "I have become Kṛṣṇa," that is Māyāvāda. Kṛṣṇa dāsa.Page Title: | Change of names at the time of initiation is essential |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti |
Created: | 07 of Apr, 2009 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=2, OB=0, Lec=2, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 5 |