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When Mahendra left after making his obeisance, the second man who was initiated with him came up and bowed before the monk, Satyananda blessed him and ordered him to sit on the black deerskin seat that lay there. He spoke pleasantly to him for some time and then said : " How now, is your love and devotion for Sri Krishna strong enough ? " " How can I say ? May be what I call love and devotion is either hypocrisy or self-deception." " You have spoken well," said Satyananda, " engage yourself in such acts as will tend to increase your devotion and I bless thee that thou mayest succeed in thy endeavours. For you are yet of a tender age. Child, I have not yet asked you by what name I may call you." The new Child said, " As your holiness pleases, I am the servus servorum of the Vaishnavas." " Looking at your youth I am disposed to christen you with the name of Nabinananda ; by this name you shall be known in our society. But I wish to ask you one thing ; what was your old name ? You may tell it to me even if there is any bar. It won't reach another's ear if you confide it to me. It is a tenet of the creed of The Children that you have to speak to the master what you may not speak to anybody else. There is no harm in telling it." " My name is Santiram Devasarma." " Your name is Mrs. Santimani what 1"