# December 4 *Lectures from this day: 10 recordings* --- **[[../../spoken/1966/661204bg.ny.md|Bg 9.18-19 — December 4, 1966, New York]]** *[Lecture file not found]* --- **[[spoken/681204le.la|Lecture — December 4, 1968, Los Angeles]]** **Prabhupāda:** Thank you very much. So we are worshiper of the original Absolute Personality of Godhead, Govindam. Govindam... *Go* means senses, *go* means cow and *go* means land. And *indam, indam* means who gives pleasure—the pleasure potency of all these three things: senses, cows and the land. The land... *Sarva-loka-maheśvaram* [[bg/5/29|[Bg. 5.29] ]],* in the *Bhagavad-gītā* it is said. The proprietor of all land, the maintainer of all land, to give pleasure to the people of all land, is Govinda, Kṛṣṇa. *Govindam.* And He is the protector, and pleasing to the cows. --- **[[spoken/731204mw.la|Morning Walk — December 4, 1973, Los Angeles]]** **Prabhupāda:** Not to speak like madman, that you are scientists, you are, "We shall solve all the question." This nonsense thing should stop. They should come to God and understand what God says. Then their life is successful. God Himself is speaking in the *Bhagavad-gītā.* Just try to understand. This is not meant for the dogs and cats; this is meant for person like Arjuna—because *Bhagavad-gītā* was taught to Arjuna—or enlightened, I mean the topmost class of men. They'll understand. *Imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ. Evaṁ paramparā prāptam* [[bg/4/2|[Bg. 4.2] ]]. So be yourself amongst the topmost intelligent class of men and try to understand *Bhagavad-gītā.* Then you'll be happy. **Prabhupāda:** Yes. But if you want to remain unhappy by your whims, then what... God cannot help you. But you have got the intelli..., independence. **Hṛdayānanda:** So Prabhupāda, if some people say, "Well, I have no free will," that means they are actually lazy. --- **[[spoken/731204sb.la|SB 1.15.25-26 — December 4, 1973, Los Angeles]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [leads chanting of verse] [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] **Pradyumna:** *jalaukasām*—of the aquatics; *jale*—in the water; *yadvat*—as it is; *mahāntaḥ*—the larger one; *adanti*—swallows; *aṇīyasaḥ*—smaller ones; *durbalān*—the weak; *balinaḥ*—the stronger; *rājan*—O King; *mahāntaḥ*—the strongest; *balinaḥ*—less strong; *mithaḥ*—in a duel; *evam*—thus; *baliṣṭhaiḥ*—by the strongest; *yadubhiḥ*—by the descendants of Yadu; *mahadbhiḥ*—one who has greater strength; *itarān*—the common ones; *vibhuḥ*—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *yadūn*—all the Yadus; *yadubhiḥ*—by the Yadus; *anyonyam*—among one another; *bhū-bhārān*—the burden of the world; *sañjahāra*—has unloaded; *ha*—in the past. [break] --- **[[spoken/731204we.la|Wedding Lecture — December 4, 1973, Los Angeles]]** **Prabhupāda:** So your spiritual name is **Taittireyā*.* [indistinct]* Taittireyā. *Taittireya Upaniṣad.* *One who know the* *Taittireya Upaniṣad*. Chant sixteen rounds at least.**Devotees:** *Haribol!* **Prabhupāda:** *K*ī**rtana.**[break]* > parama karuṇa, pahū dui jana > nitāi gauracandra > saba avatāra-sāra śiromaṇi > kevala ānanda-kanda[fromDhāmālī] --- **[[spoken/741204sb.bom|SB 3.25.35 — December 4, 1974, Bombay]]** **Nitāi:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [break] "O My mother, My devotees always see the smiling face of My form, with eyes like the rising morning sun. They like to see My various transcendental forms, which are all benevolent, and they also talk favorably with Me." --- **[[spoken/751204mw.vrn|Morning Walk — December 4, 1975, Vṛndāvana]]** **Akṣayānanda:** ...say to me what do I think of Pāgal Bābā? And I would say, "Well, our *Guru Mahārāja* does not approve of us smoking cigarettes." And they will say, "But he smokes cigarettes." And I would say, "That is because he is *pāgal* [mad]." And they would agree. [break] **Prabhupāda:** These four principles will make so many bogus *bābās* as useless, simply if you follow these four principles. [break] **Prabhupāda:** Rāmacandra can eat you and the whole universe. [laughter] Can you do that? By... Even Rāmacandra used to eat meat, so you can simply imitate for meat-eating. But why don't you imitate how to construct a bridge over the ocean? Why don't you say that "Rāmacandra constructed a bridge on the ocean; can you do that?" --- **[[spoken/751204sb.vrn|SB 7.6.3 — December 4, 1975, Vṛndāvana]]** **Harikeśa:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [devotees repeat] *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* Seventh Canto, Sixth Chapter, third verse. [leads chanting of verse, etc.] **Prabhupāda:** > sukham aindriyakaṁ daityā > deha-yogena dehinām > sarvatra labhyate daivād > yathā duḥkham ayatnataḥ > [[sb/7/6/3|[SB. 7.6.3] ]] --- **[[spoken/761204ed.hyd|Evening Darśana [Hindi] — December 4, 1976, Hyderabad]]** **Prabhupāda:** [Transl. Nowhere it is like that. They spread Christian religion by spending so much money. Eh? Still they are spending. So much business fund is there. Thousands and millions of rupees they give away to Bible society. Just to preach.] Indian man: [Transl. One reason for their flourishing is that they have no discrimination in their consideration. Just like from our inner conscience....] **Prabhupāda:** [Transl. Difference...There must be difference between a fool and a learned's consideration. *Mūrkhāya upadeśo hi prakopāya na śāntaye* ... [Cāṇakya Paṇḍita] or If a foolish person is advised nice instruction, he becomes angry. But which consideration we should accept, that which is coming down through disciplic succession, that we have to decide. Then we will be benefited. And if we put forward our consideration, what we understand as right, that will not do. It will not be successful. This is the position. The Supreme Lord said evaṁ paramparā, *sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ paran-tapa* [[bg/4/2|[Bg. 4.2] ]] --- **[[spoken/761204mw.hyd|Morning Walk [partially recorded] — December 4, 1976, Hyderabad]]** Though desiring to sell milk, dahi, butter, etc., the mind of a young *gopī* was so absorbed in the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa that instead of calling out "Milk for sale" she bewilderedly said "Govinda! Dāmodara!", and "Mādhava!" --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/pre-1966/591204_debendra_nath_sau.md|Letter to Debendra Nath Sau, 1959]] - [[../../letters/1968/681204_sivananda.md|Letter to Sivananda, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1969/691204_bhadra_bardhan.md|Letter to Bhadra Bardhan, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1969/691204_sridama.md|Letter to Sridama, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1973/731204_jose_serratos.md|Letter to Jose Serratos, 1973]] - [[../../letters/1974/741204_alfred.md|Letter to Alfred, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741204_atreya_rsi.md|Letter to Atreya Rsi, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741204_gurukrpa.md|Letter to Gurukrpa, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741204_madhudvisaa.md|Letter to Madhudvisaa, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741204_madhudvisab.md|Letter to Madhudvisab, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741204_pranava.md|Letter to Pranava, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741204_ramesvara.md|Letter to Ramesvara, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1975/751204_acyutananda_yasodanandana.md|Letter to Acyutananda Yasodanandana, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751204_aja.md|Letter to Aja, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751204_cyavana.md|Letter to Cyavana, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751204_dr._yogi_raj_dev_svarupa.md|Letter to Dr. Yogi Raj Dev Svarupa, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751204_gargamuni.md|Letter to Gargamuni, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751204_mark_phillips.md|Letter to Mark Phillips, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1976/761204_jayapataka.md|Letter to Jayapataka, 1976]]