Madhudviṣa: We know it, but does someone else know it?
Prabhupāda: Is it necessary to mention?
Rūpānuga: It's a legal document also.
Bhagavān: Yeah, it should be mentioned.
Prabhupāda: Mentioned? Mention.
Rūpānuga: If it was in parentheses, it would be better for a legal document.
Jayatīrtha: That's not a legal document.
Rūpānuga: It's a legal document. This is a legal document.
Atreya Ṛṣi: "And chanting sixteen rounds very seriously."
Madhudviṣa: Daily.
Atreya Ṛṣi: "Daily."
Madhudviṣa: At least.
Brahmānanda: And free from the offenses.
Haṁsadūta: We have to take some...
Jayatīrtha: Who's chanting free from the offenses?
Prabhupāda: No, no, don't...
Atreya Ṛṣi: "Very seriously" is all I can say.
Prabhupāda: Yes, yes, do that.
Atreya Ṛṣi: I cannot say "free of offenses." Because...
Prabhupāda: "Seriously" means without offense.
Atreya Ṛṣi: ...I am degraded. "Very seriously, or may be given to me from time to time directly, these directions, by my aforesaid Guru Mahārāja, or through his books, or..." In other words, direction given, instruction given, directly by him or through his...
Prabhupāda: Better directly.
Atreya Ṛṣi: No "His books"?
Prabhupāda: No.
Atreya Ṛṣi: Not necessary.
Prabhupāda: Because I may give direction according to the time.
Atreya Ṛṣi: "Or" means both.
Prabhupāda: Hm?
Atreya Ṛṣi: "Or" can mean... All right. "Or through his commissioners..."(?)
Prabhupāda: Direct, direct instruction is important. Just like Kṛṣṇa. In the books He has given many instructions, but then He says, sarva-dharmān parityaja. If one says that "You gave me instruction before like this. How can I give up this?" so that is not important. The direct instruction is important.
Atreya Ṛṣi: "To me from time to time directly by my aforesaid Guru Mahārāja, or through his commissioner..."
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Atreya Ṛṣi: "Or through his authorized person or persons, and I shall obey faithfully all such instructions and directions which shall be, which shall be binding on me, and that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of my Guru Mahārāja, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, and the managing body commission and, or, any other body appointed by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda working under the said International Society for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness. And I shall faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter or I have already appointed to that effect." Now this is an addition. "I further pledge that His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami is the only source of authority, represented by his instructions and books, and I shall follow his instructions, I shall follow the instructions of the books..."
Madhudviṣa: Only these books.
Atreya Ṛṣi: "Only these books" Rather than "I will not follow any other book."
Prabhupāda: No, why you'll put? (laughs) This is...?
Atreya Ṛṣi: It's not...?
Prabhupāda: This is required?