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Yes, you may name your naughty boy Radha-Damodara

During japa, a devotee hands Kirtanananda a letter that he picked up at the New Orleans temple. After reading the letter, Maharaja excitedly gathers everyone together and reads it aloud.

My dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 2, 1972, and I am very very pleased to hear from you again and to hear that your roving party is having great success and opening many temples. Actually, that is the process, traveling, preaching, taking opportunity wherever Krishna offers it and leaving behind solid centers where propaganda will continue to go on nicely. You are doing very good work and I am very much pleased upon you for such sincere effort. Your program of speaking in colleges and other places and getting paid is very much liked by me; in this way, try to penetrate every school and college and introduce our books profusely. You are taking advantage of every opportunity for spreading Krishna consciousness by speaking on radio, attending engagements, etc. That is the method recommended by my Guru Maharaja, now you are practically demonstrating this fact with good results.

So go on like this, you have all of Krishna's blessings. It is very nice that even the Mayor was convinced by you to buy our KRISHNA book. That is a very good sign. Yes, you may name your naughty boy Radha-Damodara because He is always being tied-up with ropes. Hoping this will meet you in good health and happy mood.
Your ever well-wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Letter to Kirtanananda January 20, 1972

All the devotees are stunned with ecstasy. Radha-Damodara! We're traveling with Radha-Damodara. Taking turns, Kirtanananda Swami and then Vishnujana Swami relate the pastimes of Mother Yasoda with her naughty child Damodara, whom she tied with ropes of love after she caught Him stealing butter. The conch interrupts the talk, and Vishnujana Maharaja again leads a kirtan for the beautiful Radha-Damodara Deities that have already captured his heart. The kirtan goes on and on, as Maharaja is overcome by waves of rapturous feelings. None of the devotees have ever experienced kirtan like this. The Road Show has never been as blissful as today!



Reference: Radha Damodara Vilasa by Vaiyasaki Dasa