# April 10 *Lectures from this day: 10 recordings* --- **[[spoken/690410sb.ny|SB 2.1.1 — April 10, 1969, New York]]** --- **[[spoken/710410le.bom|Pandal Lecture — April 10, 1971, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** > om ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā > cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave-namaḥ --- **[[spoken/730410sb.ny|SB 1.8.18 — April 10, 1973, New York]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] **Pradyumna:** [chants synonyms] [break] *kuntī uvāca*—Śrīmatī Kuntī said; *namasye*—let me bow down; *puruṣam*—the Supreme Person; *tvā*—although; *ādyam*—the original; *īśvaram*—the controller; *prakṛteḥ*—of the material cosmos; *param*—beyond; *alakṣyam*—the invisible; *sarva*—all; *bhūtānām*—of living beings; *antaḥ*—within; *bahiḥ*—without; *avasthitam*—existing. --- **[[spoken/740410bg.bom|Bg 4.21 — April 10, 1974, Bombay]]** **Pradyumna:*Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [**Prabhupāda and** devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse] **Translation:** "Such a man of understanding acts with mind and intelligence perfectly controlled, gives up all sense of proprietorship over his possessions and acts only for the bare necessities of life. Thus working, he is not affected by sinful reactions." --- **[[spoken/740410mw.bom|Morning Walk — April 10, 1974, Bombay]]** **Girirāja:** [reading from *Kṛṣṇa* book] " '...executed all religious principles. In this way you were able to cleanse your heart and control the influence of material law. In executing your austerity, you used to eat only the leaves of the trees which fell to the ground.' " [break] ...takes birth in other planets are the same Devakī and Vasudeva, His parents? **Girirāja:** Then how is it that after they gave birth to Kṛṣṇa this time they went back to Godhead? **Girirāja:** Well, according to the usual way of thinking, we think that if somebody is... Well, that doesn't apply in this case. [laughs] --- **[[spoken/750410sb.hyd|SB 5.5.1 — April 10, 1975, Hyderabad]]** **Prabhupāda:** *nāyaṁ deho deha-bhājāṁ nṛloke kaṣṭān kāmān arhate viḍ-bhujāṁ ye tapo divyaṁ putrakā yena sattvaṁ śuddhyed yasmād brahma-saukhyaṁ anantam * This evening I shall recite some verses from *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam*, Fifth Canto, Fifth Chapter, on the instruction of Ṛṣabhadeva. Ṛṣabhadeva was the father of King Bharata, after whose name this tract of land is called Bhārata-varṣa. So Ṛṣabhadeva, before retiring from family life, He had one hundred sons, and He instructed them about spiritual realization of life. This Bhārata-varṣa, land of Bhārata-varṣa, it is meant for spiritual realization. And Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, His mission is to distribute the message of Bhārata-varṣa throughout the whole world. He said—it is recorded in a Bengali stanza, --- **[[spoken/760410mw.vrn|Morning Walk — April 10, 1976, Vṛndāvana]]** **Akṣayānanda:** One boy I recommended for second initiation, but during the fire ceremony he was away on traveling *saṅkīrtana* for Vṛndāvana. Will he be able to take initiation from you and have the ceremony later, before you go? **Yaśodānandana:** Prabhupāda, there has been discussion amongst many of the members of the Press and the Sanskrit editors regarding the actual place of Nṛsiṁha's pastimes. So I told them that on the occasion of our travel to South India we visited this place Ahobilam, and the *paṇḍitas,* they have scriptural reference from the *Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa* and the *Nṛsiṁha Purāṇa* that the place is actually mentioned there, and it has been recognized by Rāmānujācārya and many of the great Ālwār saints. And yourself have already told me twice personally that this was the actual place where it happened. And on top of the mountain there, there is the pillar, iron pillar, which is the symbol of the spot where Lord Nṛsiṁha killed Hiraṇyakaśipu. So for the benefit of all of these devotees, they were just requesting your actual confirmation. **Prabhupāda:** Confirmation or no confirmation, Nṛsiṁhadeva is our worshipable Deity, that's all. Why you are bothering where He killed Hiraṇyakaśipu? You worship Him, that's all. --- **[[spoken/760410sb.vrn|SB 7.9.55 — April 10, 1976, Vṛndāvana]]** Anantarām Śāstrījī: *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. *[**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam*, 7.9.55 [chants verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees respond] [break] > evaṁ pralobhyamāno 'pi > varair loka-pralobhanaiḥ > ekāntitvād bhagavati > naicchat tān asurottamaḥ > [SB 7.9.55] **Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:** **Translation: "Prahlāda Mahārāja was the best person in the family of demons. Demons always aspire for material happiness, yet even though Prahlāda was somewhat allured when the Supreme Personality of Godhead offered him benedictions for material happiness, because of his unalloyed Kṛṣṇa consciousness he did not want to take any material benefit for sense enjoyment." **Prabhupāda:** > evaṁ pralobhyamāno 'pi > varair loka-pralobhanaiḥ > ekāntitvād bhagavati > naicchat tān asurottamaḥ > [SB 7.9.55] --- **[[spoken/770410r1.bom|Room Conversation — April 10, 1977, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...always studying, for the last ten years. It is my conclusion that originally everything Indian, that is very, very high grade—for human society, for personal. That is actual human civilization. Everything—hygienic principles, Vedic knowledge, moral knowledge—everything perfect. **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** [noise of children] I'm going to tell them to... [break] Just going to take rest now. **Prabhupāda:** Hmm. Otherwise it will increase. In your sickness, if you go on working, it will increase. Better take rest. --- **[[spoken/770410r2.bom|Room Conversation about Harijanas — April 10, 1977, Bombay]]** **Bhakti-cāru:** "As the nation observes this week the death anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar, it behooves our news research to face a challenge 'for the plight of this downtrodden community.' " [break] "The story of the vast quantity of *harijanas* in this ancient and illustrious land is a miserable story of shame and sorrow. Harassment and humiliation, oppression and separation, poverty and pity. The *harijana* problems is not merely a social or religious or economic or political one. It is a complex problem involving many factors. It is, however, the most baffling national problem, posing a great challenge to the leaders, rulers and people of India." **Prabhupāda:** On the whole—you read this article—why not say that "We can lead you to the highest perfection of cultural, social, religion"? It will be... --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1967/670410_san_francisco_devotees.md|Letter to San Francisco Devotees, 1967]] - [[../../letters/1969/690410_pradyumna.md|Letter to Pradyumna, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690410_satsvarupa.md|Letter to Satsvarupa, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/700410_manager_of_equitable_savings_bank.md|Letter to Manager Of Equitable Savings Bank, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700410_mukunda.md|Letter to Mukunda, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700410_sridama.md|Letter to Sridama, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700410_yamuna.md|Letter to Yamuna, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1972/720410_mahatma.md|Letter to Mahatma, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1972/720410_satsvarupa.md|Letter to Satsvarupa, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1973/730410_spiritual_sons.md|Letter to Spiritual Sons, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1973/730410_vamanadeva.md|Letter to Vamanadeva, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1974/740410_bhaktijana.md|Letter to Bhaktijana, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740410_ramesvara.md|Letter to Ramesvara, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740410_sudama.md|Letter to Sudama, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1976/760410_kapurji.md|Letter to Kapurji, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760410_sri_viswesha_tirtha_swami.md|Letter to Sri Viswesha Tirtha Swami, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1977/770410_brahmananda_maharaja.md|Letter to Brahmananda Maharaja, 1977]]