# March 26 *Lectures from this day: 14 recordings* --- **[[spoken/680326bg.sf|Bg 7.1 — March 26, 1968, San Francisco]]** **Prabhupāda:** > mayy āsakta-manāḥ pārtha > yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśrayaḥ > asaṁśayaṁ samagraṁ māṁ > yathā jñāsyasi tac chṛṇu > [[bg/7/1|[Bg. 7.1] ]] So Kṛṣṇa is describing personally. Kṛṣṇa's name is Yogeśvara, and Lord Śiva's name is Yogīśvara. Yogeśvara means... *Yoga,* the connecting link between the soul and the Supersoul, or the Supreme and the minute living creatures—that is called *yoga.* Connecting. So the... Who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Yogeśvara. The ultimate object of *yoga* is Kṛṣṇa. Therefore Kṛṣṇa's name is Yogeśvara. *Yatra yogeśvaraḥ hariḥ.* At the conclusion of the *Bhagavad-gītā* it is said by Sañjaya, *yatra yogeśvaraḥ hariḥ* [[bg/18/78|[Bg. 18.78] ]].* The place where Yogeśvara, the supreme master of all *yoga* systems, Kṛṣṇa, is there... And *yatra pārtho dhanañjaya,* and where there is Arjuna, the greatest fighter, there is undoubtedly victory there. Because *Bhagavad-gītā* was spoken... The narration which we are reading, it is the description of Sañjaya as secretary of Mahārāja Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Just like running from a radio. The play is going on in the auditorium, but you can hear from the room. Just like we have got now mechanical arrangement, similarly, at that time, maybe the same arrangement, but there was no machine. --- **[[spoken/710326le.bom|Pandal Lecture at Cross Maidan — March 26, 1971, Bombay]]** **Devotee:** The following lecture was recorded on the evening of March 26th, 1971, at the Cross Maidan engagement. [break] So Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you very much for your taking so much trouble in participating with us in this great movement of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. As I am repeatedly placing before you with all humbleness, that this movement is very, very much essential, not only at the present moment, but also all the time, especially in this age, Kali-yuga, the age of disagreement and quarrel. Kali-yuga means nobody agrees with anyone. Everyone has got his own opinion, however condemned it may be. And on that point everyone is prepared to fight with one. Therefore it is called Kali-yuga. --- **[[spoken/720326bg.bom|Bg 7.9 — March 26, 1972, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** > ...jīvanaṁ sarva-bhūtānām > jīvanaṁ sarva-bhūteṣu > tapaś cāsmi tapasviṣu > [[bg/7/9|[Bg. 7.9] ]] So if we want to realize God, it is very simple; there is no difficulty. But unfortunately we do not want. That is our disease. Somebody has objection to go to the temple: "Why shall I go to the temple?" That's all right, you do not go to the temple, but what is the harm to think of Kṛṣṇa, or God, when you drink water? What is the loss? Suppose while you are drinking water, and as it is said in the *Bhagavad-gītā*, *raso 'ham apsu kaunteya* [[bg/7/8|[Bg. 7.8] ]], that taste, that nice taste of water, is God. So if we remember, *smaraṇaṁ... Smaraṇaṁ* is one of the process of devotional service. --- **[[spoken/720326sb.bom|SB 1.2.6 — March 26, 1972, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** > ...paro dharmo > yato bhaktir adhokṣaje > ahaituky apratihatā > yayātmā suprasīdati... > samprasīdati > [[sb/1/2/6|[SB. 1.2.6] ]] So this morning one gentleman was asking me, "Why there are so many religions in the world?" Very intelligent question. But actually there cannot be so many religions. Religion is one, but we have manufactured so many religions. Religion means *dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam* [[sb/6/3/19|[SB. 6.3.19] ]]: what is made, or given, by God, *bhagavat sākṣād,* directly given by God. *Sākṣād* means directly. There is a simple definition of religion, just like we can understand what is law. The law is the order given by the state. There is no misunderstanding. Anyone will understand what is the meaning..., what is the meaning of law. The state says, "You should do like this," you have to abide by that order. That is good citizenship, as it is practical, with reference to the laws of the state. Similarly, religion means the law given by the Lord. Everyone, in every scripture—either Hindu scripture, Muslim scripture or Christian scripture—the God is there, center, and according to the time, circumstances, country, people, that law is obeyed. So there is no difficulty to understand what is meant by religion. --- **[[spoken/740326bg.bom|Bg 4.6 — March 26, 1974, Bombay]]** **Pradyumna:*Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse] **Translation:** "Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all sentient beings, I still appear in every millennium in My original, transcendental form." --- **[[spoken/740326mw.bom|Morning Walk — March 26, 1974, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...not this, not that. That will not help. You must act in such a way that these people accept you as superior. [break] ...bring Bhagavān at your control. You can bring Him at your control by love. Just like Yaśodāmayī. She's showing the stick: "Kṛṣṇa, if You do like this, then I will chastise You." And He's crying. That is *premā.* [break] *Premā pum-artho mahān* [*Caitanya-mañjusā*]. That is the highest achievement, to achieve the love of Godhead. And if you love God, then you achieve love of everyone.* [Hindi] [break] **Prabhupāda:** [Hindi] [break] ...Mahāprabhu has taught us that to remain a fool and rascal before spiritual master is the first qualification of the disciple. Always remain a fool and rascal. --- **[[spoken/750326cc.may|Cc. Ādi 1.2 — March 26, 1975, Māyāpur]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. **O**ṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] "I offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda, who are like the sun and moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauḍa to dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestow benediction upon all." **Prabhupāda:** > vande śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya- > nityāndandau sahoditau > gauḍodaye puṣpavantau > citrau śandau tamo-nudau > [Cc Ādi 1.2] --- **[[spoken/750326mw.may|Morning Walk — March 26, 1975, Māyāpur]]** --- **[[spoken/760326mw.del|Morning Walk — March 26, 1976, Delhi]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...*mana, buddhi, ahaṅkāra.* And then false identification, *ahaṅkāra,* then soul. And the soul is so fine. I have given the definition. How they can see where is soul? **Dr. Kapoor:** But in the *ātmā,* you see... You have given a very beautiful description. The smaller the part—as they call it, potency—more powerful it becomes. So you see, we think that the bigger thing is more powerful, but here science has also proved that greater the potency, the smaller the dose, smaller the size. So similarly, as you describe that what is soul. It's fractional, fractional, fractional, fractional. **Dr. Kapoor:** Sir, even that has been measured by measuring instrument. I think it is... You can describe it, whether is smaller part, or infinite smallest part of an atom. --- **[[spoken/760326sb.del|SB 7.9.44 — March 26, 1976, Delhi]]** **Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [devotees repeat] *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* Seventh Canto, Ninth Chapter, text number 44. [chants verse; devotees respond] **Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:** Text 44. Ninth Chapter. [continues chanting verse; devotees respond] [break] [chants synonyms, devotees responding] [break] "...to go back to home, back to Godhead; *eka*—alone; *na*—neither; *anyam*—any other person; *tvad asya*—except the..." This word is missing? "Except the..." *Tvad asya*? --- **[[spoken/770326le.bom|Lecture — March 26, 1977, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** Ladies and Gentlemen, the very learned erudite scholarly speaking by our Dr. Svarūpa Dāmodara Singh must have created some impression in your mind, I am sure. So our this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, it is full of scientific knowledge. *Jñānaṁ te 'haṁ sa-vijñānaṁ pravakṣyāmy anasuyave* [[bg/7/2|[Bg. 7.2] ]]. Kṛṣṇa said to Arjuna that "I am speaking to you knowledge, *jñānam, sa-vijñānam,* with scientific understanding." So "Why You are speaking to me?" *Jñānaṁ te 'haṁ sa-vijñānaṁ pravakṣyamy anasuyave:* "Because you are not envious. That is your qualification. You are very submissive student. Therefore I'll give you." So the dictation is coming from Kṛṣṇa, as Dr. Svarūpa Dāmodara says. That's a fact. Kṛṣṇa says, *sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca* [[bg/15/15|[Bg. 15.15] ]]: "I am situated in everyone's heart." --- **[[spoken/770326r1.bom|Room Conversation — March 26, 1977, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** [Transl. From many months. So long you have the body, you will have problem. This is going on.] Indian man: [Transl. It should not be like that. I actually came to tell you this. You see, this Jai Prakash Narayana's kidney condition became very bad. His X-ray would have been different in India. After proper investigation and treatment... bladder... pressure...] **Girirāja:** And similarly the today's government leaders should also take advice from the saintly person. --- **[[spoken/770326r2.bom|Room Conversation — March 26, 1977, Bombay]]** **Hari-śauri:** ...for myself? That boy that was here with me from Australia, I've sent him back this morning. **Hari-śauri:** He's gone back this morning. There is actually two or three major things going on there, so I have to try to get back as soon as possible. There is a purchase of the farm, eight-hundred-acre farm, which comes up in about seven or eight days, and then we have to consider whether to buy that building in Sydney. You've seen that picture already. And also there's a big court case coming up in Melbourne. The deprogramming thing is going on there also. But this time the court case is being pressed by... It's a civil case. The police wouldn't take it up. So the girl that was kidnapped, we are pressing charges, but through her against the parents. So this is going to be a big case also. So that's coming up at the end of April. So I have to see what the presentation is like and get more information from Ādi-keśava and make sure that we will press it very strongly, the whole issue. Someone just sent a newspaper clipping about the whole thing. I expect to be going back to Delhi in about two days, to try to speed up the process of getting a re-entry permit. Then once I do that, I can go on [indistinct]. **Girirāja:** Yeah. He is supposed to be one of the leading doctors in India. Especially of heart, cardiology. So I also thought this would be a good night for Svarūpa Dāmodara Prabhu to make his presentation, so that this leading doctor can also attend that. --- **[[spoken/770326r3.bom|Room Conversation — March 26, 1977, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...condition was so, still I thought... Still I am eighty-percent not good. But twenty percent. **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** It's very strange even now, because it doesn't seem to be anything apparently wrong, yet it's not good health. You know, like in Māyāpur you were very visibly ill, from fever and so many other things. So those visible symptoms have gone, but still, full health is not... **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** I think it just requires some gradual recuperation. And also I think, Śrīla Prabhupāda, if there is still a chance of going to Kodaikanal for a month, you should take that opportunity. --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1968/680326_mukunda.md|Letter to Mukunda, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/680326_satsvarupa.md|Letter to Satsvarupa, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/680326_yadunandana.md|Letter to Yadunandana, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1969/690326_dayananda.md|Letter to Dayananda, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690326_manager_of_equitable_savings_and_loan_association.md|Letter to Manager Of Equitable Savings And Loan Association, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/700326_bali-mardana.md|Letter to Bali-Mardana, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700326_hit_sharanji.md|Letter to Hit Sharanji, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700326_madhudvisa.md|Letter to Madhudvisa, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1971/710326_bank_of_baroda.md|Letter to Bank Of Baroda, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1972/720326_lilavati.md|Letter to Lilavati, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1974/740326_kanu_gandhi.md|Letter to Kanu Gandhi, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740326_sriman_a._d._bhende.md|Letter to Sriman A. D. Bhende, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1975/750326_sri_b._kanungo.md|Letter to Sri B. Kanungo, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1977/770326_laksmi_narayana.md|Letter to Laksmi Narayana, 1977]]