# November 7 *Lectures from this day: 14 recordings* --- **[[../../spoken/1970/701107le.bom.md|Lecture [partially recorded] — November 7, 1970, Bombay]]** *[Lecture file not found]* --- **[[../../spoken/1970/701107rc.bom.md|Room Conversation — November 7, 1970, Bombay]]** *[Lecture file not found]* --- **[[spoken/721107nd.vrn|The Nectar of Devotion — November 7, 1972, Vṛndāvana]]** **Pradyumna:** [reading:] "By performing Vedic ritualistic activities, by giving money in charity and by undergoing austerity, one can temporarily become free from the reactions of sinful activities, but at the next moment he must again become engaged in sinful activities. For example, a person suffering from venereal disease on account of excessive indulgence in sex life has to undergo some severe pain in medical treatment, and he is then cured for the time being. But because he has not been able to remove the sex desire from his heart, he must again indulge in the same thing and become a victim of the same disease. So medical treatment may give temporary relief from the distress of such venereal disease, but unless one is trained to understand that sex life is abominable, it is impossible to be saved from such repeated distress. "Similarly, the ritualistic performances, charity and austerity which are recommended in the *Vedas* may temporarily stop one from acting in sinful ways, but as long as the heart is not clear, one will have to repeat sinful activities again and again." --- **[[spoken/721107r1.vrn|Room Conversation — November 7, 1972, Vṛndāvana]]** **Prabhupāda:** ..that is the whole [indistinct] of *Bhāgavata*. *Bhāgavata* never becomes old, *nityaṁ bhāgavata-sevayā* [[sb/1/2/18|[SB. 1.2.18] ]] **Prabhupāda:** Here, sitting here sit down. Come here... [break] what is the position of that palace? Any word from them? **Acyutānanda:** So but it's a Trust, his all the properties now are now in the name of a Trust. The other members of the trust would like some. Someone has told us that to give them they mentioned something sometimes 15,000 and sometimes 25,000. --- **[[spoken/721107sb.vrn|SB 1.2.27 — November 7, 1972, Vṛndāvana]]** *rajaḥ*—the mode of passion; *tamaḥ*—the mode of ignorance; *prakṛtayaḥ*—of that mentality; *sama-śīlāḥ*—of the same categories; *bhajanti*—do worship; *vai*—actually; *pitṛ*—the forefathers; *bhūta*—other living beings; *prajeśa-ādīn*—controllers of cosmic administration; *śriyā*—enrichment; *aiśvarya*—wealth and power; *prajā*—progeny; *īpsavaḥ*—so desiring. **Translation:** "Those who are in the modes of passion and ignorance worship the forefathers, other living beings and the demigods who are in charge of cosmic activities, for they are urged by a desire to be materially benefited with women, wealth, power and aristocratic birth." --- **[[spoken/731107sb.del|SB 2.1.4 — November 7, 1973, Delhi]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] **Pradyumna:** *deha*—body; *apatya*—children; *kalatra*—wife; *ādiṣu*—and in everything in relation to them; *ātma*—own; *sainyeṣu*—fighting soldiers; *asatsu*—fallible; *api*—in spite of; *teṣām*—of all of them; *pramattaḥ*—too attached; *nidhanam*—destruction; *paśyan*—having been experienced; *api*—although; *na*—does not; *paśyati*—see it. --- **[[spoken/741107sb.bom|SB 3.25.7 — November 7, 1974, Bombay]]** **Nitāi:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [devotees repeat] [break] [**Prabhupāda and **devotees chant verse] [break] "Devahūti said: I am very sick of the disturbance of my material senses, for because of this sense disturbance, my Lord, I have fallen into the abyss of ignorance." --- **[[spoken/751107mw.bom|Morning Walk — November 7, 1975, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** No. No, no. I am explaining to everyone that "Whose business he struck?" That is the way.* [Bengali proverb. *Sabhāra madhye hala kathā yāra kathā tāra prāṇe vyāthā*.] ...that "In the assembly there is some talks, but the talks which is concerned to somebody, he becomes sorry." **Prabhupāda:** Now this doll should be displayed: that laboratory, they are testing urine, stool, and somebody is asking, "Here is a dead man. Why don't you test the urine and stool of this dead man and give him some injection?" This kind of doll should be displayed. The people will be interested. So I will give you suggestion. Not that stereotyped: "If one is doing something, I have to follow that." You should do something... **Prabhupāda:** Yes. There are so many things in the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavata.* Just like a dog is swimming, and somebody captures the tail of the dog and he thinks that "The dog will help me to cross the ocean." This kind of... So everyone is trying for liberation, but they are catching the tail of a dog for liberation. --- **[[spoken/761107sb.vrn|SB 5.5.19 — November 7, 1976, Vṛndāvana]]** **Translation:** "My transcendental body, *sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha,* looks exactly like a human form, but it is not a material human body. It is inconceivable. I am not forced by nature to accept a particular type of body; I take on a body by My own sweet will. My heart is also spiritual, and I always think of the welfare of My devotees. Therefore within My heart can be found the process of devotional service, which is meant for the devotees. Far from My heart have I abandoned irreligion, or *adharma,* and nondevotional activities. They do not appeal to Me. Due to all these transcendental qualities, people generally pray to Me as Ṛṣabhādeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the best of all living entities." [break] **Prabhupāda:** > idaṁ śarīraṁ mama durvibhāvyaṁ > sattvaṁ hi me hṛdayaṁ yatra dharmaḥ > pṛṣṭhe kṛto me yad adharma ārād > ato hi māṁ ṛṣabhaṁ prāhur āryāḥ > [[sb/5/5/19|[SB. 5.5.19] ]] --- **[[spoken/771107r1.vrn|Room Conversation — November 7, 1977, Vṛndāvana]]** **Prabhupāda:** [Transl. *[Hmm.] [Coughs]**Kavirāja:** [Transl. *Have no appetite for food? Svāmījī, don't feel like taking?]**Prabhupāda:** [Transl. *See the urine?]**Kavirāja:** [Transl. **I haven't seen the urine yet. There is no swelling in the hands. But one thing is must that is he must get strength little by little** every day**. That is very important Mahārāja, please open your eyes little. One minute, just a little. Any problem? Be straight.]Prabhupāda:** [Transl. *You see these bones, I cannot keep them in one side for a long time.]**Kavirāja:** [Transl. *Yes, You feel inconvenience. There is no flesh in the body no? Did you ever get any injury here? You don't remember, right?]**Prabhupāda:** [Transl. *I don't remember now.]**Kavirāja:** [Transl. *The swelling of eyes is also less by half. But we have to especially concentrate on the weakness factor that he is feeling. There is no weakness as such, just a little fatigue. His health is better than yesterday.]**Kavirāja:** [Hindi, asking Prabhupāda questions as he examines.] **Bhakti-cāru:** He says that the swelling is much less than before, and there is no weakness in the heart also. He says that... **Kavirāja:** [Transl. The weakness that he is feeling, that has to be stopped. The appetite for food should come. Mahārāja, will you take butter milk? Or give him some Horlicks. Can't you take Horlicks?] --- **[[spoken/771107r2.vrn|Room Conversation — November 7, 1977, Vṛndāvana]]** **Kavirāja:** [Transl. Little, little Mahārāja. Keep little patience. The medicine that I gave today will bring appetite. If you take little by little, you will not feel weakness. This is very important.] **Kavirāja:** [Transl. How long? That has to go on for many years. [pause] There is no fall in the pulse rate. With little bit of taste if you start taking little rice...] **Kavirāja:** [Transl. If you feel like taking rice, you take rice, or if you like Dāliyā made of cracked wheat. With warm water cleanse the eyes.] --- **[[spoken/771107r3.vrn|Room Conversation — November 7, 1977, Vṛndāvana]]** **Prabhupāda:** *Kavirāja* said that he has so many nice patients he will not leave. So how he's treating now? **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** I have not inquired about that, Śrīla Prabhupāda. His point was that they depend upon his presence for treatment. That means that even if they were to die because he was not personally available to treat them, he did not think that it was very much important in comparison to treating Your Divine Grace. Because they are materialists, so whether they live or die does not affect anything so much. But because you are a great transcendentalist, your presence means that so many thousands of people can be saved. **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** We'll bring that to his notice. Now that he's here, all of these things can be adjusted. Actually, Śrīla Prabhupāda, he explains that because of the fact that you have not eaten for so many months, all of your inside has become dried up and shriveled, and therefore you cannot expect that you'll be healed very quickly. He says it will take time, but it can be done. As far as your passing stool, you are passing so little stool that it's not very significant. --- **[[spoken/771107r4.vrn|Room Conversation — November 7, 1977, Vṛndāvana]]** **Pañcadraviḍa:** ...everything was together. But when you add up our sales, whole zones put together, then they're as big as New York and the other areas now. They are doing nicely. They've also brought you some gifts—one sweater and some warm socks and a scarf for the winter here in Vṛndāvana. **Pañcadraviḍa:** I can bring it. They also said Hṛdayānanda Mahārāja, he is in Brazil, but he is returning in a little while. [pause] **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** We can sit you up, Śrīla Prabhupāda. That will make it easier to drink. Bhavānanda Mahārāja and myself are here. We can hold you up for a minute? --- **[[spoken/771107r5.vrn|Room Conversation — November 7, 1977, Vṛndāvana]]** **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** Hmm. I had a nice talk with Shastrijī, very detailed talk. He explained that the main... He said we have brought you to him at the very last possible moment. He said had we come six months earlier, so much easier it would have been. He said this time that we have called him just now was just timely that he came back again. He said that the main problem is the kidney. He said the kidney is working; otherwise you could not pass urine. And the medicine which he has given over the past week has had an effect, because the urine is increased. He explains that the whole body, there's very little blood due to not having eaten for so many months, and there's great weakness because of this. He says the muscles are all more or less gone; therefore you have no strength, because the blood is not there. And because you're so weak, he can't give strong medicine, because it will be too strong for you. He has to give it very, very carefully and slowly, in small doses. He says the kidney, urine goes downwards, and blood goes upwards. So the urine is passing. Now he's going to give... He started today already giving medicine which will help to form blood. And automatically... He says that... I asked him, "How will we know if it is working? Will Prabhupāda feel stronger?" He said, "Not immediately." He said, "I can't give it very much dose." He said, "I'll be able to tell it from the pulse." I guess that's the *kavirāja's* ability, that he can tell from the pulse. He said, "I'll be able to tell from the pulse that the medicine for creating more blood is being taken up by the body." Then we asked him... He said that it is better you don't sit up, 'cause it puts strain on the heart. He said it's better you don't sit up for the next four days or so. Better that you lay down all the time. And that for feeding you, that we can feed you while you're laying down. He said it's not necessary that you should take anything solid unless you want it. Liquids are good, he said, for now. Because the whole point is that he has to treat you very, very slowly. There's no question of rushing anything, because you're too weak. He said, if you want solids, that things should not be cooked in *ghee.* There should be no *dahī.* He gave some restrictions—not so many, but some. He said just like *mālpura* would not be good because it's cooked with *ghee.* I asked him frankly what he thought was your chances. He said that he felt your chances were quite good. He said the whole point is that... He said of course it depends on Kṛṣṇa. He said, "But the chances are very good." He said, "But it will be slow." I said, "But even if Prabhupāda recovers, what does that mean, 'recover'?" He said, "Recover means to be fit." I said, "Well what about like walking?" He said, "Fit means walking, talking, eating, everything." He said, "If this medicine works, then he should live for at least ten more years." He said that the treatment will take at least three or four months. It's a very slow treatment. And he felt fairly confident. He feels there's a very good... He says that he treated one patient who had twenty ulcers, and every single physician said that the man had to die within a week to two weeks. And he made this man take 34 kilos of buttermilk per day, and the man survived. He got rid of all the ulcers and survived. He said so he's seen... He said he takes your case as very, very serious, though. It's most..., at the final point. I said, "Well, Prabhupāda says that he's dead. Now he says he even feels practically dead." The *kavirāja* said, "He's not dead. I have seen worse cases even than this, and they could survive." He said, "But I have to work very, very carefully. And Prabhupāda should keep good spirits," he said. **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** I felt very... I thought that was good, that recovery doesn't mean simply laying in bed for the next few years, but recovery means actually being fit. He says it's gradual. He said once if the med... He said, "Now, the medicine I've given for the kidneys," he says, "over the past week, the kidney has not gotten worse. It's improved a little." He said, "So that..." [break] [end] --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1968/681107_rayarama.md|Letter to Rayarama, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1969/691107_brahmananda.md|Letter to Brahmananda, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691107_hayagriva.md|Letter to Hayagriva, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691107_krsna_dasa.md|Letter to Krsna Dasa, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/701107_gurudasa.md|Letter to Gurudasa, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1972/721107_krsnadasa.md|Letter to Krsnadasa, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1972/721107_mr._loy.md|Letter to Mr. Loy, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1972/721107_sri_krishna_pandit.md|Letter to Sri Krishna Pandit, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1972/721107_tamala_krsna.md|Letter to Tamala Krsna, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1972/721107_tamala_krsna_giriraja_manusvi.md|Letter to Tamala Krsna Giriraja Manusvi, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1973/731107_karandhara.md|Letter to Karandhara, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1973/731107_tamala_krsna.md|Letter to Tamala Krsna, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1973/731107_tusta_krsna.md|Letter to Tusta Krsna, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1974/741107_harikesa.md|Letter to Harikesa, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741107_rupanuga.md|Letter to Rupanuga, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741107_sriji.md|Letter to Sriji, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1975/751107_guru_datta_sharma.md|Letter to Guru Datta Sharma, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751107_jayapataka.md|Letter to Jayapataka, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751107_karunasindhu_kirtiraja.md|Letter to Karunasindhu Kirtiraja, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751107_madhudvisa.md|Letter to Madhudvisa, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751107_nitai.md|Letter to Nitai, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751107_ramesvara.md|Letter to Ramesvara, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751107_revatinandana.md|Letter to Revatinandana, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1976/761107_bhagavan.md|Letter to Bhagavan, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/761107_ramesvara.md|Letter to Ramesvara, 1976]]