# March 16 *Lectures from this day: 11 recordings* --- **[[spoken/670316pu.sf|Purport to Bhajahu Re Mana — March 16, 1967, San Francisco]]** *Bhaja, bhaja* means worship; *hu,* hello; *mana,* mind. The poet Govinda dāsa, a great philosopher and devotee of the Lord, he is praying. He is requesting his mind, because mind is the friend and mind is the enemy of everyone. If one can train his mind in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then he is successful. If he cannot to train his mind, then life is failure. Therefore Govinda dāsa, a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa... His very name suggests, Govinda dāsa... Govinda, Kṛṣṇa, and *dāsa* means servant. This is the attitude of all devotee. They always put, affix this *dāsa,* means servant. So Govinda dāsa is praying, "My dear mind, please you try to worship the son of Nanda, who is *abhaya-caraṇa,* whose lotus feet is secure. There is no fear." *Abhaya. Abhaya* means there is no fear, and *caraṇa, caraṇa* means lotus feet. So he is advising his mind, "My dear mind, please you engage yourself in worshiping the fearless lotus feet of the son of Nanda." *Bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana. Nanda-nandana* means a son of Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa. And His lotus feet is *abhaya,* fearless. So Govinda dāsa is requesting his mind, "Please be engaged in the transcendental loving service of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa." --- **[[../../spoken/1968/680316sb.sf.md|SB 7.6.1 [Partially Recorded] — March 16, 1968, San Francisco]]** *[Lecture file not found]* --- **[[spoken/730316le.may|Lecture [Bengali] — March 16, 1973, Māyāpur]]** --- **[[spoken/740316mw.vrn|Morning Walk, partially recorded — March 16, 1974, Vṛndāvana]]** **Prabhupāda:** And if you take bath in the Yamunā, you will get double energy. These are nature's gifts. And then we chant Hare Kṛṣṇa *mantra*. It is not at all difficult. To live a spiritual life, very easy. **Prabhupāda:** So if somebody can manufacture by seeing the photograph in Jaipur, that's all right. Otherwise we shall test. [break] ...some marble statues, by seeing the morning. [break] ...actual measurement. **Prabhupāda:** ...our *gṛhastha* householders, how they are rising early, taking bath in Yamunā, coming to the temple. --- **[[spoken/740316r1.vrn|Room Conversation — March 16, 1974, Vṛndāvana]]** American guest: Uh, well I came to see Nim Karoli. I didn't know you were in town, and I was down the street and I saw Gurudāsa, so I said..., I went over and said hello to him. American guest: Well, you've heard of Richard Alpert? Er, oh, a man called Baba Ram Das? You know Richard Alpert? **Prabhupāda:** Yes. Now we have got one hundred and two branches. Mexico City, we have got. I have been there. I forget the name of the street. Very nice center, Indian standard. Mexico City building almost Indian standard. --- **[[spoken/740316r2.vrn|Room Conversation — March 16, 1974, Vṛndāvana]]** **Prabhupāda:** They're Australian. [Hindi conversation with another guest about Lakṣmī's position in relation to Kṛṣṇa and the *gopīs*] [break] **Prabhupāda:**He says that Lakṣmī had no entrance in Vṛndāvana. So I said that in *Brahmā-saṁhitā* it says *lakṣmī-sahasra* [Bs. 5.29], so what is..., what are these Lakṣmīs? So *gopīs* are also Lakṣmīs. Kṛṣṇa is accepted as Lakṣmī. Kṛṣṇa is Viṣṇu, Nārāyaṇa; therefore His..., these girlfriends, they are also Lakṣmīs. Without Him, Lakṣmī, how she can associate with Kṛṣṇa? *Ānanda-cinmaya-rasa pratibhāvitabhis* [**Bs* 5.37].* [break] **Harikeśa:** ...communication, the only way of talking to the spiritual master to communicate is verbal talking, the only way in which one can communicate with his spiritual master. --- **[[spoken/740316sb.vrn|SB 2.1.1 — March 16, 1974, Vṛndāvana]]** **Translation:** "Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, your question is glorious because it is very beneficial to all kinds of people. To hear the answer to this question is the prime subject matter of hearing, and it is approved by all transcendentalists." **Prabhupāda:** > varīyān eṣa te praśnaḥ > kṛto loka-hitaṁ nṛpa > ātmavit-sammataḥ puṁsāṁ > śrotavyādiṣu yaḥ paraḥ > [[sb/2/1/1|[SB. 2.1.1] ]] --- **[[spoken/760316in.may|Sannyāsa and Harināma Initiations — March 16, 1976, Māyāpur]]** So this purificatory process... According to Vedic system, there is purificatory process. *Janmanā jāyate śūdraḥ:* "By birth everyone is born a *śūdra.*" A *śūdra* means without any knowledge and simply full of lamentation. *Śocati.* So the Vedic process is that from the low-grade position, to bring the human society to the highest, topmost position. Generally it is... The first, topmost position is to become a *brāhmaṇa* in the society. *Cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ* [[bg/4/13|[Bg. 4.13] ]]. Four divisions of the social system are there, according to quality and work. That is very natural in this world. Everyone is accepted on quality and work. If you have got a qualification of a good lawyer and if you have done very nicely your activities, then you are selected as the high-court judge. The high-court judge is selected amongst the lawyers in the court. It is not appointed from outside. The... A lawyer who has done his legal profession very nicely, the government offers him the post, that "You become a high-court judge." --- **[[spoken/760316mw.may|Morning Walk — March 16, 1976, Māyāpur]]** **Prabhupāda:** See how *aparādhī,* offender. They have used that *loṭā* for watering. Great offender. This is going on, *mlecchas* and *yavanas.* **Prabhupāda:** Then who kept that *loṭā?* I used that *loṭā.* I know. I was acquainted with this *loṭā.* **Prabhupāda:** Personal... Before I used that toilet, the *loṭā* was there. No, one who has used that, he has no sense how to water *tulasī* plant. He should be instructed, who has done it, that "You never use that toilet *loṭā*." [break] ...observing fast day today? --- **[[spoken/760316r1.may|Room Conversation With Rādhā-Dāmodara Saṅkīrtana Party — March 16, 1976, Māyāpur]]** **Dhṛṣṭadyumna:** On behalf of all the *bhaktas* and Rādhā Dāmodara, we'd like to offer you this *dakṣiṇā.* **Prabhupāda:** You know, if Kṛṣṇa is *virāḍ-rūpa—*so big mouth, so big belly—that, whatever you give, that is not sufficient. [chuckles] So here we are spreading Kṛṣṇa's mouth very widespread. Here is the plan for Māyāpur temple. This is the... This is only residential quarter. Real temple is not yet constructed. It will occupy 350 acres of land. So you are the pillars of this construction work. We are doing all your construction work on your contribution. So go on preaching and distributing books. If we get the... We are... Books are... As your pushing on the sale is very nice, then the customers are also nice. These are American Express? No, no. **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** But these are issued differently. In American Express, they charge some money, but these are freely given. --- **[[spoken/760316sb.may|SB 7.9.38, Śrī Gaura-Pūrṇimā — March 16, 1976, Māyāpur]]** My spiritual master is the embodiment of unlimited loving ecstasy for the son of Śacī. I have been blessed by the nectarean mercy of your lotus feet. You are an unlimited ocean of mercy. I beg shelter and service to your lotus feet for ever.* [Prayer to Prabhupāda composed by Anantarām Śāstrījī.] --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1967/670316_rayarama.md|Letter to Rayarama, 1967]] - [[../../letters/1967/670316_satsvarupa.md|Letter to Satsvarupa, 1967]] - [[../../letters/1968/680316_jadurani.md|Letter to Jadurani, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1969/690316_advaita.md|Letter to Advaita, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690316_gopala_krsna.md|Letter to Gopala Krsna, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690316_jadurani.md|Letter to Jadurani, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/700316_gopala_krsna.md|Letter to Gopala Krsna, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700316_satsvarupa.md|Letter to Satsvarupa, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1971/710316_karandhara.md|Letter to Karandhara, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1971/710316_mr._yukio_ogata.md|Letter to Mr. Yukio Ogata, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1974/740316_dhrstaketu.md|Letter to Dhrstaketu, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740316_satyahit.md|Letter to Satyahit, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1976/760316_branch_manager_central_bank_of_india.md|Letter to Branch Manager Central Bank Of India, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760316_tejiyas.md|Letter to Tejiyas, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1977/770316_minakshi.md|Letter to Minakshi, 1977]] - [[../../letters/1977/770316_nityananda.md|Letter to Nityananda, 1977]] - [[../../letters/1977/770316_subhavilasa.md|Letter to Subhavilasa, 1977]]