Spoken January 19
Sunday Feast Lecture
Prabhupāda: The real meaning of Sanskrit means “reform.” It is not whimsical, just like in English language, “beauty but, peauty put.” It is not like that. Every word, every syllable has got a symbolic meaning. Bhaga. Bhaga means opulence, and vān means one who possesses. There are many words like that, Devotees:Prabhupāda:
Room Conversation on SB 1.5.11
Prabhupāda: ...these people or this revolution is meant for killing the sinful resultant action of the people. This revolution. Janatā agha. Agha means resultant action of sinful life. So janatā agha viplavaḥ. Viplavaḥ means revolution. This very word is used.Devotee (1):Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Śyāmasundara:Prabhupāda:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Devotee:Prabhupāda:
Morning Walk, partially recorded
Prabhupāda: [japa] ...spoil this tree. Everything, their business is spoiling. Kṛṣṇa-caitanya: The day before yesterday we were driving down the road and we came across all of these coconut trees, and they were trimming them, and all of the coconuts were up on the trees, but they were cutting them down, letting them just fall to the ground. And the coconuts were cracking and just being wasted completely. And then theyPrabhupāda:Kṛṣṇa-caitanya:Prabhupāda:Kṛṣṇa-c…
SB 1.16.23
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.23 Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] " yadvāmba te bhūri-bharāvatāra- kṛtāvatārasya harer dharitriPrabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Sudāmā:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Bali-mardana:Prabhupāda:Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda…
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: Nobody knows. Jayapatāka: The volume is a million times more than the earth. Don’t know the circumference. They say the sun is a million times bigger than the earth, volume. [break] Prabhupāda: Cleansing. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Cleaning, pūjārīs, cooking. Saurabha: Cleaning is very big job to maintain, especially with exhibitions thatTamāla Kṛṣṇa:Saurabha:Jayapatāka:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Bhavānanda:Jayapatāka:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla K…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: The stricture of nature’s law, that is science. Is it not? Scientific effort. They will never be able to do so, but still, they are... To stop death, birth, death, old age, is very major problem, but even in small things you cannot do anything. Everywhere you are dependent. And still, they are very much proud that they are advancing in scientific knowledge so that they can overcome the stringent laws of nature and so on, so on. Harikeśa:Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:P…
Arrival [partially recorded]
Prabhupāda: So, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s two places are very favorite. One is Bengal, another Orissa. Puriyā Gauḍīya. They are very serious Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s teaching. And the last 18 years of His life, He stayed in Orissa, Jagannātha Purī. His mother requested that Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:
Evening Lecture
Prabhupāda: [prema-dhvani prayers] All glories to the assembled devotees. All glories to the assembled devotees. Thank you very much. Hari-śauri: [indistinct] Prabhupāda: Huh? Hari-śauri: Spectacles? Prabhupāda: Yes. I can speak in three languages: English, Bengali and Hindi. But I cannot speak in Oriya. Now our Gaura-Govinda Mahārāja, he has agreed to translate into Oriya from English. So as you desire, I can speak either in English, Hindi or Bengali.Indian man:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhup…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: ...available plots. Gargamuni: Yes, there’s those two plots on that main... Now, there’s many broken buildings there. Many. I drove all around. But the plots are too small. Rāmeśvara: You’d have to buy several of them together. Gargamuni: Yes. And also they’re out of the city. TheyRāmeśvara:Gargamuni:Rāmeśvara:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prab…
Room Conversation
Rāmeśvara: ...but they have never used it against us. But now they have started. One devotee, a girl from Berkeley temple who was a very big book distributor---sometimes she could collect five, six hundred dollars in one day---she was just kidnapped, by order of the court. They have a psychologist who listens to the parentsPrabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Gargamuni:Rāmeśvara:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Rāmeśvara:…
Letters January 19
My dear Brahmananda, Hayagriva, Kirtanananda, Satsvarupa, Gargamuni, Acyutananda, Jadurani, Please accept my greetings and blessings of Guru Gauranga Giridhari Gandharvika. You have already got the news of our safe arrival and good reception by the devotees here. Mr. Allen Ginsberg and fifty or sixty others received us on the air port and when I arrived in my apartment there were some press reporters...
My dear Anuradha, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of January 14, 1969, and I have carefully noted the contents. I am so glad to learn that you and ___ are well and comfortable in San Francisco. I think that your child is very nice, and Krishna has given him a great opportunity to perfect himself in spiritual life because He has placed him under the care of a mother who...
Ksirodakasayi Delhi My dear Ksirodakasayi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 12th January, 1972, and I am very pleased to know that another Hindi BTG will be coming out shortly. Now just continue in this way to produce Hindi magazine regularly, and Krishna will give you all facility to print more and more literatures gradually and increase in every respect....
New Delhi Dear Tejyas, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your telegram reading as follows: “Vrindaban Temple Construction Fund current account open no. 230. Karandhara informed.” I suppose the current account is open in the Punjab National Bank, Moti Bagh branch as I informed you previously, although you have not mentioned the name of the bank. I am advising the Vrindaban branch...
Mahamsa Hyderabad My dear Mahamsa Svami, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 10-1-75 and have noted the contents. Mr. Badruka came and talked with me the land, but I don’t know whether he wants to sell it or give it to us. It is not clear. But he has invited me to see the land when I come to Hyderabad. I have agreed to this.
Radhavallabha Brooklyn My dear Radhavallabha das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 1-8-75 and have noted the contents. I have received one copy of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 4, Volume 4, and Krsna Consciousness: the Matchless Gift. Thank you very much for these books. One thing is that every volume of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Caitanya Caritamrta and any other big volumes,...
Los Angeles My dear Satsvarupa Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Jan. 5th, 1975 and have noted the contents. Thank you very much for doing your work so nicely. I was very pleased to receive the review on the 1st volume of the third canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam written by professor Mehta from the University of Windsor. If you can send more similar reviews...
Dear Brisakapi dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter of Jan. 2nd and have noted the contents. It is good news that you have started a center in Bloomington. Go on chanting Hare Krsna and immediately Krsna will help you. Sex indulgence is not good; it is grossly material and we have to surpass it. But when one has staunch faith in Krsna, he
Ashland, Kentucky Dear Kunja Behari das, Please accept my blessings. I have received your letter dated January 4th and have noted the contents. My instruction is that whatever food they serve, you should not eat meat, only bread, some butter, milk, vegetables and fruit if available. And always chant Hare Krishna. Then, it doesn