# February 9 *Lectures from this day: 5 recordings* --- **[[spoken/690209le.la|Lecture [partially recorded] — February 9, 1969, Los Angeles]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...it is taken, orphans are very much forlorn. But in the presence of parents also, many children are suffering. And [in] the presence of good medicine, good physician, many people are dying. It is not guaranteed. Suppose one is diseased, suffering. If you engage good, qualified physician, good medicine, and therefore there is guarantee of cure? No. There is no guarantee. The medical practitioners say, "We cannot guarantee. We are trying our best. That's all." Similarly, when a person is drowning in the water, if you send a good boat to save him, that is also not guaranteed. In this way if we study, that we are completely dependent on something else. Our process of making ourself independent... We may manufacture so many things for our independence, but *śāstra* says unless there is protection from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, these methods and processes will not save us. *Tāvat tanu-bhṛtāṁ tvad-upekṣitānām.* If Kṛṣṇa does not [sic] like, does not wish that "These children will suffer in spite of good parents," so that suffering nobody can check. "This man must drown in spite of very nice, good boat and ship"—nobody can check. "This man must die in spite of good physician and medicine"—he must die. Therefore our first relief, guaranteed relief, is this shelter of Kṛṣṇa. If we take shelter of Kṛṣṇa, even there is some deficiencies in the matter of protecting us, Kṛṣṇa will save. Therefore we should depend on Kṛṣṇa. That is called *śaraṇāgati,* surrender, to believe that "Kṛṣṇa will give us protection." Without Kṛṣṇa's protection, no other protection is valid. There is no guarantee. So in every way we shall surrender to Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa also guarantees, *ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi* [[bg/18/66|[Bg. 18.66] ]]. Our sufferings are due to our sinful activities. So Kṛṣṇa gives guarantee that *ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi:* "I shall save you from all kinds of sinful reaction." --- **[[../../spoken/1971/710209sb.gor.md|SB 6.3.12-15 — February 9, 1971, Gorakhpur]]** *[Lecture file not found]* --- **[[spoken/740209r1.vrn|Room Conversation — February 9, 1974, Vṛndāvana]]** **Prabhupāda:** Ah, bus service is all right? So transportation for the USA. A Greyhound. [Hindi] company. [break] **Prabhupāda:** [Hindi] [break] ...New York, goes to Los Angeles and then to Honolulu, then Tokyo, then Hong Kong, then New Delhi... No. Hong Kong to Bangkok, Bangkok to New Delhi, New Delhi to Karachi, Karachi to Beirut, then, I think, London, then again New York. One. One round. [Hindi] One round. **Prabhupāda:** He contributed for this book \$19,000. Practically he gave starting. Yes. No. Starting was that *Teachings of Lord Caitanya.* I printed. Then I printed this book. Then by selling this book, this book, that book, like that. He is very good boy. He is chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. --- **[[spoken/750209ar.la|Arrival Address — February 9, 1975, Los Angeles]]** **Prabhupāda:** [*prema-dhvani*] You can play *H**ari hari biphale janama.* I shall... I'll sing before you. **Prabhupāda:** [sings *Hari hari biphale janama* acompanied by harmonium, drum and *karatālas*][break] [09:06] ...movement is enlightening people because they're simply wasting their time without worshiping Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. The purport of this song made by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, that anyone who is not coming to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he is simply wasting his valuable human life... --- **[[spoken/760209mw.may|Morning Walk — February 9, 1976, Māyāpur]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...from the *Bhāgavatam.* So this should be mentioned. It is not only a temple, but a planetarium according to *Bhāgavatam,* where which planet is situated, where is Vaikuṇṭha-loka, where is Goloka Vṛndāvana, where is Mahar... **Jayapatākā:** ...that this is not a temple; this is like a big cultural exposition, museum, planetarium. **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** Boy, Prabhupāda, the people will pay... Everyone will pay a rupee to go in and see that. One rupee for that, one rupee to ride the escalator. --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1969/690209_hansadutta.md|Letter to Hansadutta, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690209_himavati.md|Letter to Himavati, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690209_mukunda_colin_jury.md|Letter to Mukunda Colin Jury, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690209_rayarama.md|Letter to Rayarama, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1971/710209_satsvarupa.md|Letter to Satsvarupa, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1976/760209_brahmananda.md|Letter to Brahmananda, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760209_david_alan_ladner.md|Letter to David Alan Ladner, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760209_members_of_the_family_of_hirjibhai_gelabhai_baba.md|Letter to Members Of The Family Of Hirjibhai Gelabhai Baba, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760209_morris_lapidus.md|Letter to Morris Lapidus, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760209_vakresvara.md|Letter to Vakresvara, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1977/770209_mr._sarkar.md|Letter to Mr. Sarkar, 1977]] - [[../../letters/1977/770209_sajjanasraya.md|Letter to Sajjanasraya, 1977]]