# November 13 *Lectures from this day: 11 recordings* --- **[[spoken/681113le.la|Lecture — November 13, 1968, Los Angeles]]** **Prabhupāda:** ...especially introduced by the disciplic succession of Lord Caitanya, and this Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, who has sung this *hari hari biphale janama goṅāinu,* he's a famous *ācārya.* His compositions are accepted as Vedic truth. So this purport of this song is very nice. He's lamenting, appealing to Hari, the Lord. *Hari hari biphale janama goṅāinu:* "My dear Lord, I have uselessly spoiled my life." *Biphale* means uselessly, and *janama* means birth, and *goṅāinu* means "I have passed." He's representating a common man, as every one of us is simply spoiling our life. They do not know that they are spoiling their life. They are thinking that "I've got very nice apartment, very nice car, very nice wife, very nice income, very nice social position." So many things. These are the material attraction. *Gṛha-kṣetra-sutāpta-vittair.* --- **[[spoken/711113le.del|Pandal Lecture — November 13, 1971, Delhi]]** **Prabhupāda:** Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you very much for your kindly coming here and participating in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. So I may inform our friends that His Excellency Mr. James is a devotee of Lord Rāmacandra. I was talking with him. The human life is meant for composing an association where devotees may take part, *sādhu-saṅga*. In the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* it is said, *mahat-sevāṁ dvāram āhur vimuktes* [[sb/5/5/2|[SB. 5.5.2] ]]. Mahat-seva. Mahat* means whose mind has been broadened, not crippled. Cripple-minded man thinks in terms of personal interest or society's interest or community's interest, nation's interest or international interest. --- **[[spoken/721113nd.vrn|The Nectar of Devotion — November 13, 1972, Vṛndāvana]]** **Pradyumna:** Uh Page... Uh [indistinct]. "Practice means employing our senses in some particular type of work. Therefore devotional service in practice means utilizing our different sensory organs in service to Kṛṣṇa. Some of the senses are meant for acquiring knowledge, and some are meant for executing the conclusions of our thinking, feeling and willing. So practice means employing both the mind and the senses in practical devotional service. "This practice is not for developing something artificial. For example, a child learns or practices to walk. This walking is not unnatural. The walking capacity is there originally in the child, and simply by a little practice, he walks very nicely. Similarly, devotional service to the Supreme Lord is the natural instinct of every living entity. Even the uncivilized men like the aborigines offer their respectful obeisances to something wonderful exhibited by nature's law, and they appreciate that behind some wonderful exhibition or action there is something supreme. "So this consciousness, though lying dormant in those who are materially contaminated, is found in every living entity. And, when purified, this is called Kṛṣṇa consciousness." --- **[[spoken/721113sb.vrn|SB 1.2.34 — November 13, 1972, Vṛndāvana]]** **Prabhupāda: Another verse. Another verse? This is the last? Pradyumna:** This is the last we have in this chapter. *bhāvayati*—maintains; *eṣaḥ*—all these; *sattvena*—in the mode of goodness; *lokān*—all over the universe; *vai*—generally; *loka-bhāvanaḥ*—the master of all the universes; *līlā*—pastimes; *avatāra*—incarnation; *anurataḥ*—assuming the role; *deva*—the demigods; *tiryak*—lower animals; *nara-ādiṣu*—in the midst of human beings. --- **[[spoken/731113sb.del|SB 1.2.7 — November 13, 1973, Delhi]]** **Prabhupāda:** > [vāsudeve] bhagavati > bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ > janayaty āśu vairāgyaṁ > jñānaṁ ca yad ahaitukam > [[sb/1/2/7|[SB. 1.2.7] ]] *Vāsudeve bhagavati.* Vāsudeva is another name of Kṛṣṇa because Kṛṣṇa appears as the son of Vasudeva. Whenever Kṛṣṇa appears, He appears as the son of Vasudeva and Devakī. Kṛṣṇa is the origin of everyone. So how there can be a father and mother of Kṛṣṇa? Kṛṣṇa is described as *sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam* [Bs. 5.1],* the cause of all causes. Kṛṣṇa says in the *Bhagavad-gītā, aham ādir hi devānām* [[bg/10/2|[Bg. 10.2] ]]. Devānām,* the demigods. The first demigod is Lord Brahmā, the first living creature within this universe. Then Viṣṇu, then Lord Śiva, then other demigods, Indra, Candra, Sūrya—many, some millions. --- **[[spoken/741113sb.bom|SB 3.25.13 — November 13, 1974, Bombay]]** "The Personality of Godhead answered: The yoga system which relates to the Lord and the individual soul, which is meant for the ultimate benefit of the living entity, and which causes detachment from all happiness and distress in the material world, is the highest yoga system." **Prabhupāda:** > yoga ādhyātmikaḥ puṁsāṁ > mato niḥśreyasāya me > atyantoparatir yatra > duḥkhasya ca sukhasya ca > [[sb/3/25/13|[SB. 3.25.13] ]] --- **[[spoken/751113mw.bom|Morning Walk — November 13, 1975, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** Otherwise what will be the impression of the *sādhus,* that one treatment to one and one treatment to others? [aside:] Hare Kṛṣṇa. [break] ...require, everything is there by God's arrangement. [break] ...heavy load, there is elephant, truck. Elephant is truck, horse is carriage. Everything is there by nature's... And for small load, the bulls, the asses. [aside:] Hare Kṛṣṇa. [break] Where he is? He has gone back? In the kitchen they are preparing tea? **Prabhupāda:** So Nanda-kumāra, you see me. I shall talk with you at half past eleven. [break] ...from this side. [break] ...flies. So do the modern botanists, er, biologists know all these things? In our *śāstra* it is, *jalajā nava-lakṣāṇi sthāvarā lakṣa-viṁśati, kṛmayo rudra* *[Padma Purāna].* [break] **Prabhupāda:** And *śāstra* has described so many things. It has no value. And whatever nonsense they'll talk, that is right. --- **[[spoken/761113r1.vrn|Room Conversation — November 13, 1976, Vṛndāvana]]** **Prabhupāda:** ... character, education, devotion, activities. Who can take more care than the father and the mother? So you combine together, make a batch of good character, ideal character in the whole world. There is no ideal character. Everyone is drunkard and meat-eater or woman-hunter. What is the civilization? Hog civilization. [break] ...civilization. Work hard, get some money, and spend it for intoxication, illicit sex. This is civilization. Is it not? They have no idea how to make civilized. Mahāvīra*:* I was hearing that before I left England there was some trouble in Scotland over the rules about the bars and drinking. And now they want to make a rule, a law, that the children can be allowed into the bars under their parents'... They make it a big social... --- **[[spoken/761113sb.vrn|SB 5.5.26 — November 13, 1976, Vṛndāvana]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. *[devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] **Translation:** "My dear sons, you should not envy any living entity, be he moving or nonmoving. Knowing that I am situated in them, you should offer resects to all of them at every moment. In this way you offer respect to Me." --- **[[spoken/771113r1.vrn|Room Conversation — November 13, 1977, Vṛndāvana]]** **Prabhupāda:** *Bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāṁ tayāpahṛta-cetasām, vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ...* [[bg/2/44|[Bg. 2.44] ]]. **Kavirāja:* [Transl. Here? Is it here? Give me, I have to see Mahārāja's medicine. From yesterday noon time he felt little, little pain.] **Bhakti-cāru:** [Transl. Yesterday He was saying in whichever direction he moves it hurts him in the bones.] --- **[[spoken/771113r2.vrn|Room Conversation — November 13, 1977, Vṛndāvana]]** **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** It's sort of encouraging to see you taking milk. That's encouraging. That's something which you always said if you could take, you would get stronger, so I'm encouraged by that. I think that a great deal of patience is ultimately required, you know. We have to expect that actual strength and muscles will take a little time to come. **Kavirāja:** [Transl. Yes, little, little you can rub it in. The oil will quickly subside the gas in 10/15 minutes. It is gas remover.] **Kavirāja:** [Transl. From here to here. Apply in the body. ... What massage? There are only bones. There is no need of massage. Apply from here like this slowly slowly with soft hand.] --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/pre-1966/651113_sally.md|Letter to Sally, 1965]] - [[../../letters/1966/661113_sumati_morarjee.md|Letter to Sumati Morarjee, 1966]] - [[../../letters/1967/671113_gargamuni.md|Letter to Gargamuni, 1967]] - [[../../letters/1968/681113_harer_nama.md|Letter to Harer Nama, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/681113_kris.md|Letter to Kris, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/681113_patita_uddharana_was_patita_pavana.md|Letter to Patita Uddharana Was Patita Pavana, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/681113_tosana_krsna.md|Letter to Tosana Krsna, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/681113_upendra.md|Letter to Upendra, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1969/691113_bali_mardan.md|Letter to Bali Mardan, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691113_dayananda.md|Letter to Dayananda, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691113_gaurasundara.md|Letter to Gaurasundara, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691113_jayasri.md|Letter to Jayasri, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691113_kirtanananda.md|Letter to Kirtanananda, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691113_linda_ryon.md|Letter to Linda Ryon, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691113_turya.md|Letter to Turya, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/701113_karandharaa.md|Letter to Karandharaa, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/701113_karandharab.md|Letter to Karandharab, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/701113_rupanuga.md|Letter to Rupanuga, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/701113_tirthapada.md|Letter to Tirthapada, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1974/741113_deoji_punja.md|Letter to Deoji Punja, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741113_subala.md|Letter to Subala, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741113_sudama.md|Letter to Sudama, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1975/751113_alanatha.md|Letter to Alanatha, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751113_devotees_of_iskcon_rome.md|Letter to Devotees Of Iskcon Rome, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751113_gargamuni.md|Letter to Gargamuni, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751113_hrdayananda.md|Letter to Hrdayananda, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751113_jayapataka.md|Letter to Jayapataka, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751113_palika.md|Letter to Palika, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751113_prabhavisnu.md|Letter to Prabhavisnu, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751113_sukadeva.md|Letter to Sukadeva, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751113_tamala_krsna.md|Letter to Tamala Krsna, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1976/761113_gargamuni.md|Letter to Gargamuni, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/761113_trivikrama.md|Letter to Trivikrama, 1976]]