# January 8 *Lectures from this day: 20 recordings* --- **[[spoken/670108cc.ny|Cc. Madhya 22.6 — January 8, 1967, New York]]** **Prabhupāda:** > śrutir mātā pṛṣṭā diśati bhavad-ārādhana-vidhiṁ > yathā mātur vāṇī smṛtir api tathā vakti bhaginī > purāṇādyā ye vā sahaja nivahās te tad anugā > ataḥ satyaṁ jñātaṁ murahara bhavān eva śaraṇam > [[cc/madhya/22/6|[Cc. Madhya 22.6] ]] So this learned sage, by his experience he is saying that after studying all Vedic literature and all *Upaniṣads, Vedānta, Purāṇam,* four *Vedas, Rāmāyaṇa, Mahābhārata,* volumes of literature, so the conclusion is that "O my dear Lord," *bhavān eva śaraṇam,* "You are the only ultimate shelter." This is the last stage of knowledge, as it is confirmed in the *Bhagavad-gītā, bahūnāṁ janmanām ante* [[bg/7/19|[Bg. 7.19] ]]: "After struggling for many, many births to acquire knowledge..." So when one comes to this point—*bhavān eva śaraṇam,* "You are the ultimate shelter"—that is the perfection of knowledge. --- **[[spoken/680108cc.la|Cc. Madhya 6.254 — January 8, 1968, Los Angeles]]** **Prabhupāda:** > ...nija-bhakti-yoga- > śikṣārtham ekaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ > śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-śarīra-dhārī > kṛpāmbudhir yas tam ahaṁ prapadye > [[cc/madhya/6/254|[Cc. Madhya 6.254] ]] This is a prayer offering to Lord Caitanya. The central figure, dancing, a boy about eighteen years old, He introduced this movement, *saṅkīrtana* movement, being compassionate with the fallen souls of this age. He recommended..., He recommended from the authorized scriptures, not that He manufactured. Nowadays it has become a fashion to manufacture a certain type or system of religious or *yoga* principle. Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not do that. What He introduced, that is recommended in the scriptures, that "In this age, for spiritual realization, one may simply chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa." --- **[[spoken/690108bg.la|Bg 4.11-18 — January 8, 1969, Los Angeles]]** **Prabhupāda:** [referring to microphone]* How is that? It is fixed in that way?* [taps again on microphone] It is working? Devotee:** It's just a [indistinct]. **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** "All of them, as they surrender unto Me, I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pṛthā." **Purport:** "Everyone is searching after Kṛṣṇa in the different aspects of His manifestation. Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is partially realized in His impersonal *brahma-jyoti,* or shining effulgence. Kṛṣṇa is also partially realized as the all-pervading Supersoul dwelling within everything, even in the particles of atoms." --- **[[spoken/690108pu.la|Purport to the Maṅgalācaraṇa Prayers — January 8, 1969, Los Angeles]]** *Vande 'ham* means "I am offering my respectful obeisances." *Vande.* V-a-n-d-e. *Vande* means "offering my respectful obeisances." *Aham. Aham* means "I." *Vande 'ham śrī-gurūn:* all the *gurus,* or spiritual masters. The offering of respect direct to the spiritual master means offering respects to all the previous *ācāryas. Gurūn* means plural number. All the *ācāryas. T*hey are not different from one another. Because they are coming in the disciplic succession from the original spiritual master and they have no different views, therefore, although they are many, they are one. *Vande 'ham śrī-gurūn śrī-yuta-pada-kamalam. Śrī-yuta* means "with all glories, with all opulence." *Pada-kamala:* "lotus feet." Offering of respect to the superior begins from the feet, and blessing begins from the head. That is the system. The disciple offers his respect by touching the lotus feet of the spiritual master, and the spiritual master blesses the disciple by touching his head. Therefore it is said, "I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of all the *ācāryas.*'' *Śrī-yuga-pada-kamalaṁ śrī-gurūn vaiṣṇavāṁś ca. Gurūn* means spiritual master, and *vaiṣṇavāṁś ca* means all their followers, devotees of Lord. --- **[[spoken/730108nd.bom|The Nectar of Devotion — January 8, 1973, Bombay]]** **Pradyumna:** [reading] "...and of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, by whose inspiration I have been engaged in the matter of compiling this summary study of *Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.* This is the sublime science of devotional service as propounded by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who appeared five hundred years ago in West Bengal, India, to propagate the movement of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. "Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī begins his great book by offering his respectful obeisances unto Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, who is his elder brother and spiritual master, and he prays that *Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu* may be very pleasing to him. He further prays that by residing in that ocean of nectar, he may always feel transcendental pleasure in the service of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa." **Prabhupāda:** So, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī is first offering his respect, obeisances, to Sanātana Gosvāmī, who is his elder brother, at the same time *guru*. So we offer our respect in that way, *vande rūpa-sanātanau raghu-yugau śrī-jīva-gopālakau* [*Ṣaḍ-govāmy-aṣṭaka*]. That is the way. We cannot jump over the highest authority directly. That is not possible. That is not the etiquette, or rules, regulation. We have to go. Caitanya Mahāprabhu says, *gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsānudāsaḥ* [[cc/madhya/13/80|[Cc. Madhya 13.80] ]]. --- **[[spoken/730108sb.bom|SB 1.2.6 [Hindi] — January 8, 1973, Bombay]]** --- **[[spoken/740108mw.la|Morning Walk, partially recorded — January 8, 1974, Los Angeles]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...purport of the *Bhāgavata. Divā vyartha-karmabhiḥ. Karmabhiḥ. Divā ca vyartha-karmabhiḥ* [[sb/1/16/9|[SB. 1.16.9] ]]. [break] That's all. **Karandhara:** Oh, that... There is... Let's see, 1968, nineteen sixty..., 1970 there was a lot of rain. But I've never seen it rain four days in a row like this, just all day. **Karandhara:** Yeah. I don't ever recall it raining so long in succession. Last year it didn't rain very much at all. Very little rain. --- **[[spoken/740108sb.la|SB 1.16.11 — January 8, 1974, Los Angeles]]** [break] *Maṇḍapa,* it is being trampled by children and others, with the dust of their feet, and God will come there. **Prabhupāda:** **But who suggested this? It must be... This carpet is full of dust. Then how did you allow it? **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] --- **[[spoken/750108sb.bom|SB 3.26.31 — January 8, 1975, Bombay]]** **Nitāi:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] "Egoism in the mode of passion produces two kinds of senses—the senses for acquiring knowledge and the senses of action. The senses of action depend upon the vital energy, and the senses for acquiring knowledge depend upon intelligence." **Prabhupāda:** > taijasānīndriyāṇy eva > kriyā-jñāna-vibhāgaśaḥ > prāṇasya hi kriyā-śaktir > buddher vijñāna-śaktitā > [[sb/3/26/31|[SB. 3.26.31] ]] --- **[[spoken/760108mw.nel|Morning Walk — January 8, 1976, Nellore]]** **Mahāṁsa:** They say there are many old temples which need renovation, so they will spend the money for the renovation of old temples but not construct new temples. **Mahāṁsa:** But that also is a farce, because they spent thirteen *lakhs* of rupees for construction of a temple in New York. **Mahāṁsa:** They are very political. They want to take charge of everything that they give money for. --- **[[spoken/760108r1.nel|Room Conversation — January 8, 1976, Nellore]]** **Prabhupāda:** This is idea. *Mano-rathena,* by mental speculation, *āsato dhāvato,* they will come to materialism. *[[sb/5/18/12|[SB. 5.18.12] ]] As soon as they will hover over mental concoction, they will remain in the material platform, because mind is subtle form of matter. **Acyutānanda:** Also, in their evidences by which they base their dialectic discussions, have they regarded the Vedic scriptures? They have avoided them very conveniently. **Prabhupāda:** No, there is no question of dialectic discussion. Suppose I am discussing, you are discussing something, but if I am imperfect, you are imperfect, what is the value of such discussion? That is the point. The party discussing something, whether he is perfect? If he is not perfect, then go on discussing. We first of all say that any conditioned soul is defective, and that is admitted. They say, "We are not perfect." "I think," they say. "In my opinion," they say. Never they say, the so-called scientists, "definite." And they cannot say it. --- **[[spoken/760108sb.nel|SB 6.1.15 — January 8, 1976, Nellore]]** **Prabhupāda:** > kecit kevalayā bhaktyā > vāsudeva-parāyaṇāḥ > aghaṁ dhunvanti kārtsnyena > nīhāram iva bhāskaraḥ > [[sb/6/1/15|[SB. 6.1.15] ]] We are discussing this verse, that "Somebody," *kecit,* "not all." *Kecit,* "Somebody, simply by acting devotional service, devotional service to Vāsudeva, he immediately finishes all reaction of sinful life." Simply by devotional service unto the Vāsudeva, one can become free from all sinful reaction of life. *Bhaktyā* means "by devotional service." So *bhaktyā,* there are nine different processes. ...and the same, but according to our capacity they are divided into nine processes. So it begins with *śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyaṁ sakhyam ātma...* *[[sb/7/5/23|[SB. 7.5.23] ]]. Beginning with *śravaṇam,* hearing. --- **[[spoken/770108mw.bom|Morning Walk — January 8, 1977, Bombay]]** **Dr. Patel:** That means *sat-saṅga.* Instead of doing *sat-saṅga,* people go to Kumbha-melā*...* [laughs] **Prabhupāda:** No. Kumbha-melā is *sat-saṅga.* If you go to Kumbha-melā to find out a man of knowledge, then your Kumbha-melā is right. Otherwise, *yad-buddhiḥ śalile sa eva go-kharaḥ* [[sb/10/84/13|[SB. 10.84.13] ]]. If one thinks that this *śalila,* the water, to take bath in the water, is Kumbha-melā, he is a *go-kharaḥ.* But the real *yaj.*.., that "Now there are assembly of so many saintly persons. Let me take advantage of their knowledge," then he is intelligent. **Prabhupāda:** Still, you can go to different groups of saintly person. Different groups means *brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti* [[sb/1/2/11|[SB. 1.2.11] ]]. There are some *yogīs*, some *jñānīs,* some *bhaktas.* They are of the same category, little difference. Otherwise... --- **[[spoken/770108r1.bom|Morning Discussion about Kumbha Melā — January 8, 1977, Bombay]]** **Gurudāsa:** Because he sent them first in one man's name who didn't cash them, or was instructed that he shouldn't do that, and he did by mistake. Then he sent them in my name, and he sent them "account payee," and they wouldn't open an account without permission from the Reserve Bank of India. So that would have taken too long. So I've come... First I went to Calcutta, and I thought... I have the drafts. I thought maybe Gargamuni Swami could give me the *lakṣmī,* the money. But he didn't want to do it. So now I'm here. I'm going to get it this morning and go back. I wrote a complete report for you, but I'll tell it to you. As far as the location goes, the location is a little bit off. I'm not that satisfied with it, but... **Gurudāsa:** It's on a place called Gangadwip. But that's new place. It's an island that just appeared this year, splitting the Ganges in two. You know, Jhusi is here, and Gangadwip is here. And then the place where we were last year is here. We were here last year, Gangadwip is here, and Jhusi is here. And... But I've been sending out and going out on *saṅkīrtana,* so that will make up for our location. It's not so bad, but I want to paint a true picture. It's not so good, nor is it so bad. And there's thirteen tents. We have three *bighās* of land, sand. And we've made a tin enclosure all the way around. And we had a Swiss cottage tent for yourself. Swiss cottage means a room about this large, from the end of the *almirah* to the wall and about this wide. And then a middle room about from here to the wall, and then another small room. But I was not satisfied with that, so I took that tent down, and when I left two days..., a day and a half ago, I told Bhāgavata dāsa and Jagat-guru Mahārāja, who are there, to erect a straw house for you—bigger. So they are, I hope, doing that. The difficulty was that we had no money, and therefore I've come and am going back. I had a few hundred dollars in traveler's checks which I cashed and gave it to them to keep going. **Gurudāsa:** I see. We made a separate latrine for you and separate shower, etc. That is all enclosed. So what would you like? A big tent? --- **[[spoken/770108r2.bom|Room Conversation — January 8, 1977, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** There is chance of being accepted all over the world. They are... There is now opposition, and some of the politicians, they're of opinion that "This culture, Hare Kṛṣṇa movement, is spreading like epidemic, and if we do not check, in ten years' time they'll take the government." **Prabhupāda:** Yes. [laughter] That there is possibility, because these young men, they are taking. So everywhere revolution takes place by young men. So if it is actually spreading like epidemic, and young men, they are taking part, so within ten years it is not impossible. **Prabhupāda:** And they are democratic. It can pull down even a president like Nixon. So if they like, if the majority becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious, they can make Kṛṣṇa conscious government. There is no, I mean to say, wonder in it. So anyway, because these youngsters in the Western countries, both in Europe and America, are taking... And the recent telegram we have received... Just see how many books we have sold. --- **[[spoken/770108r3.bom|Room Conversation — January 8, 1977, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** Today or tomorrow. Best thing is so long we have got this opportunity of human form of life, let us cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is... **Indian man (1):** So Gopāla Kṛṣṇa told me... That was the first day with the doctor. You had... Your Worship had accepted that doctor's decision. So it was first day when I came. So Gopāla Kṛṣṇa told me this is the problem as it is, and I'm not disappointed at all. I am one with Prabhupāda, so there is no difficulty. So I took a chance today. **Indian man (1):** No, but sometimes, Prabhupāda, just to keep... You may not require your body for yourself, but we require your body also for ourselves. So we always..., all the devotees always pray to our Lord to give you a long physical body and healthy, so that the cause which you have taken up in your hand should be completely fulfilled. And this is the way I feel. --- **[[spoken/770108r4.bom|Room Conversation — January 8, 1977, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** [indistinct] [break] India is still for monarchy, not for democracy. They would like. If they get ideal king, they'll accept it. So if you can, and if she's serious, let her become ideal. The people will worship him like God. But she must be sincere. It is a fact. *Yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā* [[sb/5/18/12|[SB. 5.18.12] ]]. She must be a pure devotee, then everything will... Let her son become pure devotee..., become a devotee, and everything is all right. That's a fact. She has respect for our movement. And Home Member also. Otherwise so much propaganda against us, they would have taken some steps. They can take any steps they like. They are in power. **Prabhupāda:** If I am in power, give the dog a bad name and hang it. Who is going to check me? The same story, the lion and the lamb. No? A lion was drinking water this side, and one lamb was drinking water that side. So the lion saw it is very nice food. So he wanted to kill with some plea, "Oh, you are making my water muddy." "Sir, I am here so far. How I can make your water muddy?" [laughs] In this way he picked up some quarrel and jumped over. So he's lion and he's a lamb, so it is no difficult for the lion to kill a lamb under some plea. "Might is right." There has been so much propaganda and CIA, this Communist propaganda, this *Blitz* propaganda. In Bengal there was heavy propaganda against our... **Prabhupāda:** And Lalitā says that "I know Swāmījī is very exalted. I am simply afraid... He has so many American disciples. If some of them do something wrong, then that will be very bad thing for him." Lalitā was telling me like that. But what can I do? I will, "Come anyone." Who is bad, who is good I do not know. But I know even bad man comes, he becomes a good man. That I know. So who will come? How can I discriminate who is bad or who is good? --- **[[spoken/770108r5.bom|Room Conversation — January 8, 1977, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...Headquarters in Vṛndāvana. And try to organize this Gurukula as their world attraction. That will be your success. Simply teach them nicely English and Sanskrit. And our books are there. And regular habits: going to the Yamunā in procession, timely get up early in the morning, attending class, clean dress, clean bedding, clean room. *Śikhā-sūtra.* That Vāmanadeva gave this description. Where is that book? [pause] Woman... Girls should be taught how to become faithful wife, how to learn nice cooking, cleansing, dressing. Simple method. There is no objection of their becoming scholar, but that is not necessary. They have got natural inclination to give service by cooking, cleansing, dressing. Cleanliness is the first necessity. That is hygienic, spiritual and calm, quiet. India has got special facility to remain clean. Only in this country you can take thrice bathing. In other countries... It is easy there. In your country there is hot water. There is no difficulty if one practices. I think our men have such practice. But this cleanness is this taking bathing at least twice. That keeps a man very clean. **Jagadīśa:** Yes. Since I've been taking two baths a day, unless I have two baths I don't feel clean. Sometimes I am very busy and don't get to bathe twice, and then I feel very dirty. --- **[[spoken/770108r6.bom|Room Conversation — January 8, 1977, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** Let them chant and take *prasādam.* They'll... Everyone will get. Then gradually, as a snake charming, by chanting, chanting, chanting, then they will be subdued. And that is guaranteed process. There is no doubt. Anyone, even a man is like a snake. In material world everyone is a snake—envious. Snake is very envious. You are passing by the side, "Oh! You are passing by my side?" This is snake. No offense. Because he is passing—he has got the poison—he'll utilize it. This is snake. Without offense. If somebody hurts him or tramples him—no. "Oh, you are so daring? You are passing? You do not know I am snake?" *Sarpaḥ kruraḥ khalaḥ kruraḥ sarpāt krurataraḥ khalaḥ* [Nīti Śāstra, Cāṇakya Paṇḍita*]. There are similarly men also, unnecessarily they are envious, offensive. Unnecessary. They cannot tolerate others' opulence. Just like our Godbrothers. They are envious. What I have done to them? I am doing my business, trying to serve my Guru Mahārāja. But they are envious because I am so opulent. I have got so much status, so many temples, so much influence all over the world. Everyone is praising me about... This is ignorance. And this is regrettable, because they are posing themselves as Vaiṣṇava. Ordinary man can do that, but they are dressing like Vaiṣṇava, and they are so envious. Unnecessary. That Tīrtha Mahārāja, unnecessarily he was envious, whole life fighting, fighting, fighting in the court and died. Simply planning. **Prabhupāda:** Oh. [pause] I think Mathurā train also goes early in the morning. You have taken before? --- **[[spoken/770108r7.bom|Arrival of BBT manager — January 8, 1977, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** I was just talking about you, that "When Rāmeśvara is coming? What is time?" Very good, early in the morning. [break] I am going to spend this money in huge advertisement propaganda. I have given him the idea. Because here in India we haven't got devotees pushing as in USA and America we have got our devotees, they are attacking and pushing. Here there is no such devotee. And therefore I have proposed huge, big advertisement in the paper. **Prabhupāda:** Especially newspapers. I have given the instruction. You are here, and you can arrange, three. I am reading the matter also like this. Read it. It is very simple. --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1968/680108_hayagriva.md|Letter to Hayagriva, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1970/700108_bali_mardan.md|Letter to Bali Mardan, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700108_govinda.md|Letter to Govinda, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700108_sudama.md|Letter to Sudama, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1971/710108_sai.md|Letter to Sai, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1971/710108_visnujana.md|Letter to Visnujana, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1971/710108_vrindaban_candra.md|Letter to Vrindaban Candra, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1974/740108_jagadisa.md|Letter to Jagadisa, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740108_mukunda.md|Letter to Mukunda, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1975/750108_madhudvisa.md|Letter to Madhudvisa, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/750108_malati.md|Letter to Malati, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/750108_tribhuvanatha.md|Letter to Tribhuvanatha, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1977/770108_bhagavatji_gunarnava.md|Letter to Bhagavatji Gunarnava, 1977]]