# Sannyāsa Initiation of Siddha-svarūpānanda — May 7, 1972, Honolulu
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**720507IN-HONOLULU* [05:24 Minutes]
**Prabhupāda:**
[chants word-for-word, as written, and devotees repeat in response]
*etāṁ*,
[indistinct conversation, now only Siddha-svarūpānanda repeats]
*etāṁ*, *sāsthāya, parātma, niṣṭhām, adhyāsitāṁ* [indistinct] *adhyāsitāṁ*?
**Siddha-svarūpānanda:**
*adhyāsitāṁ*
**Prabhupāda:**
> adhyāsitāṁ, pūrva, tamair, mahadbhiḥ, ahaṁ, tariṣyāmi, duranta, pāraṁ, tamo, mukundāṅghri, niṣevayaiva. etāṁ, samāsthāya, parātma, niṣṭhām, adhyāsitāṁ, pūrva, tamair, mahadbhiḥ; ahaṁ, tariṣyāmi, duranta, pāraṁ, tamo, mukundāṅghri, niṣevayaiva. etāṁ, samāsthāya, parātma, niṣṭhām, adhyāsitāṁ, pūrva, tamair, mahadbhiḥ, ahaṁ, tari, ṣyāmi, duranta, pāraṁ, tamo, mukundāṅghri, niṣevayaiva.
Now read this [indistinct].
**Siddha-svarūpānanda:**
*etāṁ*–this; *samāsthāya*–taking shelter of; *par rā*...
**Prabhupāda:**
*parātma–*means the accepting this *sannyāsa* order,
[break]... master accepting this order.
**Siddha-svarūpānanda:**
*parātma*–the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *niṣṭhām*–means firm conviction.
**Prabhupāda:**
Firm conviction in the Supreme Personality of Godhead as he instructs: *sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja* [B*g* 18.66]. So after taking sannyāsa there is no other business than to take shelter of Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet. Go on.
**Siddha-svarūpānanda:**
*adhyāsitāṁ*–means worship by; *pūrva tamair*–means by previous *ācāryas*.
**Prabhupāda:**
So it is not a new thing most of the *ācāryas* they accepted. Just like in the beginning all the four *ācāryas* namely Rāmānujācārya, Madhvācārya, Nimbārka, Viṣṇu Svāmī, they accepted *sannyāsa* and in that line Caitanya Mahāprabhu He accepted *sannyāsa*. Then further down to my Guru Mahārāja he accepted *sannyāsa*, I have accepted *sannyāsa*, so *pūrvatamair* *mahadbhiḥ* [[sb/11/23/57|[SB. 11.23.57] ]]. As previous ācāryas accepted, so I am accepting also. Mahat eh?, *parātma-niṣṭhām*. Full faith for developing full faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead [indistinct]. Go on.
**Siddha-svarūpānanda:**
*mahadbhiḥ*–means great...
**Prabhupāda:**
*mahadbhiḥ, mahadbhiḥ* means great *ācāryas*, previous guru's *ācāryas*, yes?
**Siddha-svarūpānanda:**
*ahaṁ*–myself; *tariṣyāmi*–means, shall crossover.
**Prabhupāda:**
That's all, this material existence is very difficult to crossover but by accepting this *sannyāsa* order, by preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness I shall also crossover the ocean of nescience.
**Siddha-svarūpānanda:**
*durat*.
**Prabhupāda:**
*duranta*.
**Siddha-svarūpānanda:**
*duranta-pāraṁ*–insurmountable;
**Prabhupāda:**
Yes.
**Siddha-svarūpānanda:**
*tamo*–the darkness of ignorance; *mukundāṅghri*–the lotus feet of Mukunda who gives all liberation's.
**Prabhupāda:**
Mukunda, *muk* means liberation and one who gives liberation as, transcendental bliss he is called Mukunda–Kṛṣṇa. Go on.
**Siddha-svarūpānanda:**
*niṣe va yaiva*.
**Prabhupāda:**
*niṣevayaiva*.
**Siddha-svarūpānanda:**
*niṣevayaiva*.
**Prabhupāda:**
Simply by rendering service unto Him. Go on.
[break]
**Prabhupāda:**
[indistinct] so do you know the regulative principles? What is that?
**Harivallabha:**
No intoxication, no illicit sex life, no gambling, no meat eating.
**Prabhupāda:**
Yes, your name is Harivallabha dāsa. How many rounds will you chant?
**Harivallabha:**
Only 16.
**Devotees:**
[laugh]
**Devotee:**
This Śrīla Prabhupāda [indistinct]. Jīvan.
**Prabhupāda:**
So do you follow all the rules and regulations? What is that?
**Jīvan-Kṛṣṇa:**
No meat fish or eggs, no intoxicants, no illicit sex and no gambling.
**Prabhupāda:**
Your name is Jīvan-Kṛṣṇa dāsa, it means one who has made his life Kṛṣṇa. How many rounds will you chant?
**Jīvan-Kṛṣṇa:**
Only 16.
**Devotees:**
[laugh]
**Prabhupāda:**
So chant Hare Krishna.
**Devotees:**
[Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa] [end]