# April 16 *Lectures from this day: 10 recordings* --- **[[../../spoken/1969/690416le.ny.md|Lecture — April 16, 1969, New York]]** *[Lecture file not found]* --- **[[../../spoken/1970/700416le.la.md|Lecture [Day after Lord Rāma’s Appearance Day] — April 16, 1970, Los Angeles]]** *[Lecture file not found]* --- **[[spoken/720416le.auc|Lecture at Art Gallery — April 16, 1972, Auckland]]** **Prabhupāda:** Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you very much for your coming here and giving us a chance to speak about the Absolute Artist. Kṛṣṇa's name is Naṭavara. Naṭavara. Naṭavara means the greatest dramatic dancer. And another His name is *naṭo nāṭyadharo yathā* [[sb/1/8/19|[SB. 1.8.19] ]].* He is dancing in such a nice way that He [is] attracting everyone. So in the *Vedas* it is said about Kṛṣṇa how great artist He is. *Na tasya kāryaṁ kāraṇaṁ ca vidyate* [Cc Madhya* 13.65*, purport]. The Absolute Personality of Godhead, He has nothing to do personally. *Na tasya kāryaṁ kāraṇaṁ ca vidyate. Kāryam* means work. He hasn't got to perform any work, although He is the greatest worker. *Na tasya kāryaṁ kāraṇaṁ ca vidyate na tasya samaḥ adhikaś ca dṛśyate.* And nobody is found greater than Him or equal to Him. In this world every one of us, we know that "Somebody is lower than me, somebody is greater than me and somebody is equal to me." That is our experience. We cannot say that I am or you are absolute. Nobody is absolute. However you may be great in the estimation of others, you will find somebody is greater than you, and somebody is lower than you, and somebody is equal to you. But so far the greatest Absolute Personality of Godhead is concerned, *na tasya samaḥ adhikaś ca dṛśyate.* --- **[[spoken/730416in.la|Initiations — April 16, 1973, Los Angeles]]** **Prabhupāda:** Big, big name. [laughter] So your name is Bhagavat-citta dāsī. Bhagavat-citta. *Citta* means consciousness. Come on. Hare Kṛṣṇa. **Prabhupāda:** Illicit sex. So, Śrī Lakṣmaṇa dāsa. You know Lakṣmaṇa dāsa? He is the younger brother of Rāmacandra. Lakṣmaṇa dāsa. **Prabhupāda:** Śaraṇāgata? Śaraṇāgatā, it should be. Śaraṇāgatā, long 'a.' Śaraṇāgatā dāsī. "One who has surrendered to Kṛṣṇa." --- **[[spoken/730416sb.la|SB 1.8.24 — April 16, 1973, Los Angeles]]** [*prema-dhvāṇī* prayers] **Thank you very much.Pradyumna: *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [leads chanting of verse] [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] **Prabhupāda: All right. Girls. [ladies lead chanting] That's all right. Now word meanings.Pradyumna:** *viṣāt*—from poison; *mahā-agneḥ*—from the great fire; *puruṣa-ada*—the man-eaters; *darśanāt*—by combating; *asat*—vicious; *sabhāyāḥ*—assembly; *vana-vāsa*—exiled to the forest; *kṛcchrataḥ*—sufferings; *mṛdhe mṛdhe*—again and again in battle; *aneka*—many; *mahā-ratha*—great generals; *astrataḥ*—weapons; *drauṇi*—the son of Droṇācārya; *astrataḥ*—from the weapon of; *ca*—and; *āsma*—indicating past tense; *hare*—by the Personality of Godhead; *abhirakṣitāḥ*—protected completely --- **[[spoken/740416bg.bom|Bg 4.27 — April 16, 1974, Bombay]]** **Pradyumna:*Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [**Prabhupāda and** devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse] [**Prabhupāda** makes a comment in Hindi] **Translation:** "Those who are interested in self-realization in terms of mind and sense control offer the functions of all the senses, as well as the vital force, breath, as oblations into the fire of the controlled mind." --- **[[spoken/740416mw.bom|Morning Walk — April 16, 1974, Bombay]]** [indistinct] ...individuality, of the original calves and boys. And He expanded. That is... Read that portion. **Girirāja:** [reading from *Kṛṣṇa* book] "He expanded Himself to become exactly like the boys, who were of all different features, facial and bodily construction, and who were different in their clothing and ornaments and in their behavior and personal activities. In other words, everyone had different tastes." **Dr. Patel:** Here I read about Him. [indistinct] From First Chapter of *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.* [break] --- **[[spoken/760416mw.bom|Morning Walk — April 16, 1976, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** Prahlāda Mahārāja has criticized *mauna-vrata* [the vow of silence], like that. [SB **7.9.46**] They have got so... [break] ...scientists were not perfect in the past, they are not perfect now, and they will continue to remain imperfect. He has written clearly. **Prabhupāda:** Even an earthly thing, that does not mean you shall commit mistake. "Two plus two equal to four," that is earthly thing. But if you make "Two plus two equal to five..." --- **[[spoken/760416sb.bom|SB 7.12.5 — April 16, 1976, Bombay]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [devotees repeat] [chants verse; devotees respond] [break] **Translation:** "The *brahmacārī* should go out morning and evening for collecting alms. All the collections should be offered to the spiritual master. The *brahmacārī* is supposed to eat only if he is ordered to take foodstuffs by the spiritual master; otherwise, without being so ordered by the spiritual master, he may sometimes have to observe fasting." --- **[[spoken/770416r1.bom|Room Conversation with Ram Jethmalani (Parliament Member) — April 16, 1977, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** I was cooking in my hand. So for one man sitting I was cooking not less than for ten to fifteen men. **Prabhupāda:** The idea is everyone wanted some food prepared by me. They wanted my preparation. All right, do it. **Prabhupāda:** He got a good cook without paying. [laughs] And I had no other alternative. I liked it. --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1969/690416_kirtanananda.md|Letter to Kirtanananda, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690416_prabhavati.md|Letter to Prabhavati, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690416_syamasundara.md|Letter to Syamasundara, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/690416_yamuna.md|Letter to Yamuna, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/700416_gurudasa.md|Letter to Gurudasa, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700416_satsvarupa.md|Letter to Satsvarupa, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/700416_yamuna_gurudasa.md|Letter to Yamuna Gurudasa, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1971/710416_bali-mardana.md|Letter to Bali-Mardana, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1971/710416_manager_of_central_bank_of_india.md|Letter to Manager Of Central Bank Of India, 1971]] - [[../../letters/1973/730416_jayapataka.md|Letter to Jayapataka, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1974/740416_gopijanavallabha.md|Letter to Gopijanavallabha, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740416_manager_of_punjab_national_bank.md|Letter to Manager Of Punjab National Bank, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/740416_tripurari.md|Letter to Tripurari, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1976/760416_aksayananda.md|Letter to Aksayananda, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/760416_punjabi_premanand.md|Letter to Punjabi Premanand, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1977/770416_kim_korstad.md|Letter to Kim Korstad, 1977]] - [[../../letters/1977/770416_v.v._mirashi.md|Letter to V.V. Mirashi, 1977]] - [[../../letters/1977/770416_vasudeva.md|Letter to Vasudeva, 1977]]