# March 21 *Lectures from this day: 6 recordings* --- **[[../../spoken/1969/690321sb.haw.md|SB 7.9.8 — March 21, 1969, Hawaii]]** *[Lecture file not found]* --- **[[spoken/720321sb.bom|SB 1.1.1 — March 21, 1972, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** The first verse of *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam*, First Canto, First Chapter, *janmādy asya yato*: the original source of everything, that is the Absolute Truth, *yataḥ,* from which or from whom everything is emanating. That is the Absolute Truth. And what is the nature of that Absolute Truth? He is senscient. He is not a dead stone. He is completely conscious, *yena sarvam idaṁ tatam*. *Idaṁ sarvam tatam*: everywhere there is consciousness. You can see the cosmic manifestation: the sun is rotating on the orbit; the moon is rotating on the orbit; thousands and millions of planets and universes are exactly rotating. Unless there is consciousness, how it is possible? There must be consciousness. Just like in my body, whenever I feel pains and pleasure, there is consciousness. Similarly, the cosmic body, the *virāṭ-rūpa*, there is consciousness. Therefore in the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* it is said that the Absolute Truth must be conscious. *Janmādy asya yato 'nvayād itarataś cārtheṣv abhijñaḥ*. *Abhijñaḥ* means conscious. Now this knowledge, *abhijñaḥ*—*jñaḥ* means "completely conversant," *abhi*. Now wherefrom this knowledge came? Just like we have got our experience: we get knowledge from a superior person. We go to school, we go to college and get knowledge, but wherefrom the Absolute Truth got knowledge? This question may be raised. Generally, because we have experience that without going to the superior person how we can get knowledge, so the same question may be inquired about God, or the Absolute Truth. --- **[[spoken/740321bg.bom|Bg 4.1 — March 21, 1974, Bombay]]** **Pradyumna:*Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [**Prabhupāda and** devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse] **Translation:** "The Blessed Lord said, I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvān, and Vivasvān instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Ikṣvāku." --- **[[spoken/750321r1.cal|Room Conversation with Press Representative — March 21, 1975, Calcutta]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...different desires, they are getting different conditions of life. Therefore we find so many species and forms of life. **Guest* [Indian Press Representative]:* Is it possible, some of our..., is it possible on the spiritual platform? **Prabhupāda:** *Paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ* [[bg/5/18|[Bg. 5.18] ]]. Brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kāṅkṣati, samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu* [[bg/18/54|[Bg. 18.54] ]]. That is after being *brahma-bhūtaḥ.* --- **[[spoken/750321sb.cal|SB 1.2.6 [Hindi] — March 21, 1975, Calcutta]]** **Nitāi:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya*. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] **Prabhupāda:** > sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo > yato bhaktir adhokṣaje > ahaituky apratihatā > yayātmā suprasīdati > [[sb/1/2/6|[SB. 1.2.6] ]] --- **[[spoken/760321mw.may|Morning Walk — March 21, 1976, Māyāpur]]** **Bhavānanda:** In Birnagara, no. Jayapatākā has been there, but I haven't been there in years. [break] **Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:** The earth is bet... The earth is between the sun and the moon. Therefore there's some... **Haṁsadūta:** No, no. They say that the sun's rays are striking it, only half. The other half is in shadow. --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1967/670321_satsvarupa.md|Letter to Satsvarupa, 1967]] - [[../../letters/1968/680321_brahmananda.md|Letter to Brahmananda, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1969/690321_brahmananda_hayagriva_tamala_krsna_umapati_dayananda.md|Letter to Brahmananda Hayagriva Tamala Krsna Umapati Dayananda, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690321_mr._windisch.md|Letter to Mr. Windisch, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690321_tamala_krsna.md|Letter to Tamala Krsna, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/700321_gaurasundara.md|Letter to Gaurasundara, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700321_nara-narayana.md|Letter to Nara-Narayana, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700321_nityananda.md|Letter to Nityananda, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1971/710321_upendra.md|Letter to Upendra, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1973/730321_rsabhadeva.md|Letter to Rsabhadeva, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1974/740321_amarendra.md|Letter to Amarendra, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740321_bahudak.md|Letter to Bahudak, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740321_balavanta.md|Letter to Balavanta, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740321_hasyakari.md|Letter to Hasyakari, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740321_jagadisa.md|Letter to Jagadisa, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1976/760321_dr._chittaranjan_mohapatra.md|Letter to Dr. Chittaranjan Mohapatra, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760321_dr._wolf.md|Letter to Dr. Wolf, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760321_foreigners'_registration_office.md|Letter to Foreigners' Registration Office, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760321_foreigners_registration_office.md|Letter to Foreigners Registration Office, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760321_karandhara.md|Letter to Karandhara, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760321_mahavirya.md|Letter to Mahavirya, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760321_nirmala.md|Letter to Nirmala, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760321_patita_uddharana.md|Letter to Patita Uddharana, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760321_ranadhira.md|Letter to Ranadhira, 1976]]