Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 > > We see some disciples being giving the names of those who are either > > envious of Krishna or His devotees, the Pandava. I don't see a spiritual > > value when a disciple is being giving "Ekalavya, or Sakuni" at the time > > of initiation. Couldn't this be a disservice to the disciple? It will be > > nice to hear what devotees have to say. Could it be that the gurus often > > run out of names to name the disciples, that they have to resort to > > giving the disciples such names as "Ekalavya, Sakuni, Rukmi, etc." > > > > ys, > > Isvara dasa. > > I can't believe it is true. Somebody has been given these names? > Ys TS Yes, Maharaja, it is indeed true. There are few devotees around with such names. One devotee, after being repeatedly pested by the devotees, had to run back to his guru and asked him to please change his name, which the guru did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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