July 25, 1971, New York

Prabhupāda: You know the rules and regulations? That’s all right. Jamadāgni. 

Devotee: Jamadāgni. 

Prabhupāda: Yes. Jamadāgni was a great sage. That’s all. Father of Paraśurāma. (devotees chanting japa in background) (chanting japa) You know rules and regulations? Hm… What are they? Rules. What are the rules? 

Devotee: No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no intoxication… 

Prabhupāda: What is his name? 

Devotee: Brahma-vit. 

Prabhupāda: Brahma-vit. Brahma-vit, “whose profession is to realize Brahman.” That’s all right. (chants japa

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. 

Devotee: Bhārgava. 

Prabhupāda: Bhārgava. 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 brāhmaṇa’s family, they are called Bhārgava. Come on, next. 

Devotee: Sumahat. 

Prabhupāda: Sumahat. “Great personality.” Come on. You know the rules and regulations? 

Devotee: (inaudible) 

Prabhupāda: Thank you. 

Devotee: Ricardo. Haihaya. 

Prabhupāda: Haihaya, a great saintly king. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Come on. What is this? Goblet? What is this? Oh! Thank you. Come on. What are the rules? The rules, regulative rules? Eh? 

Devotee: The rules. What are the rules? The four regulative… 

Prabhupāda: You do not know? No illicit sex… Tell her. Tell her. 

Devotee: (repeats rules in background) 

Prabhupāda: Yes. (laughing) Repeat again. Repeat. Yes, what are the rules, you repeat! 

Devotee: No meat-eating, no gambling, no illicit sex… 

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? Come on, next. Narmadā, Godāverī, Kāverī, Gaṅgā, Yamunā. All sacred river. 

Devotee: (offering obeisances and praṇāma mantras

Devotee: Vaijayantī. 

Prabhupāda: Hm? 

Devotee: Vaijayantī. 

Prabhupāda: Vaijayantī. Vaijayantī is one who becomes victorious everywhere. 

Devotee: Urvasī. 

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

Devotee: Gosita? 

Prabhupāda: Gosita. Gosita was a great sage. Play that record, Govindam ādi-puruṣam… 

Devotees: Jaya! (end) 

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