August 3
Spoken August 3
Bg 4.14-19 Lecture
Prabhupāda: " na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā iti māṁ yo ‘bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate [Bg. 4.14]" Now... You can come please forward. Yes. Yes. Come forward. There is... Sit down. Karmabhir sa na badhyate. Now, the whole world is bound by his own Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Young Woman:Prabhupāda:Young Woman:Prabhupāda:
SB 1.2.6
Prabhupāda: " om ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ" [I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who with the torchlight of knowledge has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance.] " dhyeyaṁ sadā paribhava-ghnam abhīṣṭa-dohaṁ tīrthāspadaṁ śiva-viriñci-nutaṁ śaraṇyam bhṛtyārti-haṁ praṇata-pāla bhavābdhi-potaṁ[O my dear Kṛṣṇa, ocean of mercy, You are the friend of the distressed and the source of c…
SB 6.1.15
Prabhupāda: " kecit kevalayā bhaktyā vāsudeva-parāyaṇaḥ aghaṁ dhunvanti kārtsnyena nīhāram iva bhāskarā []" This is a discussion between Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Mahārāja Parīkṣit. The question was that “Why people are suffering in different types of hellish condition of life, and how they can be delivered?Śyāmasundara:Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Guest (2):Prabhupāda:Guest (2):Prabhupāda:Indian lady:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Guest (3):Prabhupād…
SB 5.5.1, Engagement
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.5.1, Engagement Prabhupāda: " nāyaṁ deho deha-bhājāṁ nṛloke kaṣṭān kāmān arhate viḍ-bhujāṁ ye tapo divyaṁ putrakā yena sattvaṁ śuddhyed yasmād brahma-saukhyaṁ tv anantam [SB 5.5.1]" Many millions of years ago, King ṚṣabhadevaPrabhupāda:English boy:Revatīnandana:English boy:Revatīnandana:
Bg 2.2 Lecture
Garden Conversation with Mahādeva’s Mother, Mrs. Critchley and Jesuit Priest
Prabhupāda: The aeroplane botheration [sound of aeroplane flying over] was not in Switzerland. They do not come there for fear of rising... Mother [Mrs. Critchley]: They fly higher. Prabhupāda: ...peaks. Peaks. Jesuit Priest: Mountains.Prabhupāda:Mother:Prabhupāda:Jesuit Priest:Prabhupāda:Mahādeva:Revatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Revatīnandana:Jesuit Priest:Mother:Jesuit Priest:Prabhupāda:Mother:Prabhupāda:Mother:Prabhupāda…
Bg 4.11 Lecture
Nitāi: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] " ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ [Bg. 4.11]" [break] [01:45] “[All of them---as they surrender unto Me] Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
SB 1.5.22
Pradyumna: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [devotees repeat] " idaṁ hi puṁsas tapasaḥ śrutasya vā sviṣṭasya sūktasya ca buddhi-dattayoḥ avicyuto ‘rthaḥ kavibhir nirūpito yad-uttamaśloka-guṇānuvarṇanam []" [break] [02:22] Translation: Devotee:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Car Conversation
Prabhupāda: Money means... Ambarīṣa: Happiness. Prabhupāda: [laughs] This is the civilization. And after getting money, drink wine and topless, bottomless, and go to hell.“ That’s all. This is their position, mūḍha, rākṣasa, thinking that “I am living this fifty years or hundred years so luxuriantly. That is the fulfillment of life.Ambarīṣa:Prabhupāda:Ambarīṣa:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Jagadīśa:Prabhupāda:Jagadīśa:Prabhupāda:Ambarīṣa:Prabhupāda:Jagadīśa:Prabhupād…
SB 1.2.9 University Lecture
Prabhupāda: Water? [break] " ...sya na arthaḥ arthāya upakalpate na arthasya dharmaikāntasya kāmo lābhāya hi smṛtaḥ [SB 1.2.9]" Dharma, generally it is understood “religion.” Religion means a kind of faith. So that is not the proper meaning of dharmaSB 4.8.4Cc. Ādi 1.9SB 4.8.4Cc. Ādi 1.90Devotees:Prabhupāda:Jagadīśa:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Student:Jagadīśa:Prabhupāda:Student:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Pr…
Bg 9.34 Lecture
Bhagavad-gītā 9.34 [lecture takes place in the garden in the afternoon, under a tree] Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads devotees in chanting] " man-manā bhava mad-bhaktoPrabhupāda:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Jayāntakṛd:Prabhupāda:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Viśvambhara:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:B…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: ...any expert in your country who can fry food grains in hot sand. Bhagavān: Like they make puffed rice, I think, like that. I don’t think so. They do it by machine. Prabhupāda: Puffed rice? How? What is that machine? Bhagavān: When they make a thatcher, they use some kind of machine.Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: The whole world is becoming CIA. [laughter] We can say that “All right, the Americans have sent their CIA, but why the Germans’ business there? They are also CIA?” And where is... Soon the Russians also will join, the Polish also will join, everyone will join.Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Bhagavān:Harikeśa:Bhagavān:Prabhupāda:Bhagavān:Harikeśa:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Harikeś…
Room Conversation With French Commander
French Saṅkīrtana Devotee: Śrīla Prabhupāda? This is a family from Corsica. We met them on saṅkīrtana. They are really nice devotees of Krsna. They chant Hare Krsna and... Yogeśvara: The saṅkīrtana boys met them on..., when they were distributing in Corsica.French Saṅkīrtana Devotee:Prabhupāda:Mr. and Mrs. Marchand and children:Mrs. Marchand:Prabhupāda:French Saṅkīrtana Devotee:Prabhupāda:Mr. Marchand:Prabhupāda:Yogeśvara:French Saṅkīrtana Devotee:Prabhu…
Letters August 3
Agent The Bank of Baroda, Limited Branch Chandni Chawk Delhi 6, India Dear Sir, Re My savings Bank account 1452 With reference to the above I beg to inform you that since a year I am out of India, and I may be required to live here a few days more. I am therefore anxious to know my above account position and shall be glad to have a statement of account since June 1st 1965 on which date I see...
Manager First National City Bank Grand Street Branch Grand St. and Bowery New York 13 N.Y. Dear Sir, I beg to inform you that I have to transfer 1500/- Indian rupees to my Account (Savings) No. 1452 with the Bank of Baroda Limited Chandni Chawk Branch Delhi-6, India from my savings bank a/c with you.
My dear Murari Das, I am so glad to see your letter dated 7-19-67. Both Kirtanananda and myself reached safely on 14 July at Midnight, after undergoing customs etc., we took shelter at our temple in Delhi at 3:00 a.m. Still we could not sleep all night. Due to that, I became indisposed and was obliged to stay there for three or four extra days. I have now come to Vrindaban on the 31st., and am staying...
My dear Gargamuni, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter via New York, dated July 23, 1968. The bicycle accident may be ignored, because even if there is a case against you, you can plead that the man was going, and all of a sudden he turned imbalance, and dashed with my car. So it was his fault, he could not keep balance with the cycle. And as soon as I saw him dashed, I...
My dear Upendra, Please accept my blessings. I am very glad to receive your letter suggesting a branch in Vancouver, and it is very encouraging. Please negotiate with your friends as soon as this postal strike is over, and if there is a suitable place to open a center, I am agreed to this proposal. In the meantime, Hansadutta is coming and I shall consult with him also, and if possible we will go...
Vrindaban My dear Gurudasa and Yamuna, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letters dated July 30, 1972, along with letters from Satchidananda and Acyutananda, and I have noted the contents carefully. Do not be disturbed, now I understand everything. You and your husband live in Vrindaban permanently. I never took the accusations seriously because I did not believe it,...
My dear Bhakta Dasa, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 29 July, 1973 and I have noted the contents very carefully. From your report I can understand that you are very enthusiastic. I like also your idea of celebrating Govardhana puja. This should be our programme to attract the general mass of people. If we go on preaching vigorously as we have been for...
Ramesvara Los Angeles My dear Ramesvara, Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter dated July 29, 1973 and I have noted the contents with great pleasure. There is no doubt it, to distribute books is our most important activity. The temple is a place not for eating and sleeping, but as a base from which we send out our soldiers to fight with maya. Fight with maya means to drop...
Hyderabad My dear Mahamsa Swami: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated July 22, 1975 and also the enclosed literatures, and I thank you very much for it. Now you have the land, but the temple construction is not being done. Is it that you are doing too much? You should not become overburdened with too much management responsibilities because then you will not be able...