December 16
Spoken December 16
Cc. Madhya 20.245-255
Prabhupāda: " avatāra haya kṛṣṇera ṣaḍ-vidha prakāra puruṣāvatāra eka, līlāvatāra āra" " guṇāvatāra, āra manvantarāvatāra yugāvatāra, āra śaktyāveśāvatāra" Now, we have been discussing incarnations. These incarnations are concerned so far the maintenance of the material world is required. In the spiritual world there is no incarnation. There is a permanent situation of the spiritual planets, and in different planets, He, Kṛṣṇa, has different expansions under different symbolic repre…
Bg 2.46-62 Lecture
Prabhupāda: Read. Those who have books, open. Where is your son? Young woman: Sleeping. Prabhupāda: That’s all right. You can come forward, that girl. Come on. Come forward, yes. Sit down. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Read. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: “All purposes that are served by the small pond can at once be served by the great reservoirs of water. Similarly, all the purposes of the Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Viṣṇujana:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛ…
SB 6.1.32
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.32 Prabhupāda: " ke yūyaṁ pratiṣeddhāro dharma-rājasya śāsanam ūcur niṣedhitās tāṁs te vaisvasvata-puraḥ saraḥ []" So the constables of Yamarāja inquired from the Vaikuṇṭhadūta, the messengers of Vaikuṇṭha, that Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Revatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Revatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Revatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Revatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Revatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Revatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:…
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: ...need of God or not? Whether there is need of God? Prajāpati: The scientists say no, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Prabhupāda: That is rascaldom. Prajāpati: They say there’s neither need nor usefulness. Prabhupāda: That is their rascaldom. What is your opinion, scientist? There is need of God.Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Prajāpati:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Karandhara:Prabhupāda:Karandhara:Prabhupāda:Karandhara:Prabhupāda:Karandhara:Prabhupāda:Yaśomat…
Engagement at Birla House, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.6.1
Prabhupāda: Hmm. Lady: kaumāram... [indistinct] Prabhupāda: Hmm? " kaumāram ācaret prājño?" Harikesa: Sixth Chapter, First verse. Prabhupāda: Hmm? I shall speak in English? Hmm. " śrī-prahrāda uvāca kaumāram ācaret prājño dharmān bhāgavatān iha..." [aside:] You can give some stand. How long he will stand?Devotees:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: ...their civilization from monkey, and our civilization begins from... Dr. Patel: From Vedas. Prabhupāda: ...Brahmā. Brahmā. Dr. Patel: And Brahmā, actually, when he learned the Vedas. Prabhupāda: Yes. Dr. Patel: Those four or five ślokas, five or four ślokas, original of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Pra…
Press Conference
Prabhupāda: ...the right side is darkness. [Hindi] Indian reporter (1): Obviously we have selected darkness. That is what we want to do. We want to go into light later on. Prabhupāda: You are requesting something... Veda says, “Come to the light.” Tamaso mā jyotir gamaya:Indian reporter (2):Prabhupāda:Indian reporter (2):Prabhupāda:Indian reporter (1):Prabhupāda:Indian reporter (3):Prabhupāda:Indian reporter (3):Prabhupāda:Dr. Ramachandra:Prabhupāda:Dr. Ramachandra:Prabhupāda…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: Don’t take that I am simply paying agent. Is that all right, that I shall simply go on paying? Mahāṁśa: No. Prabhupāda: You have got so many trustees, and you all trustees and managing trustee and this trustee, and for payment I am responsible. Even for purchasing [indistinct]. What is this? I did not say at that time, but I talked this morning to them that what is this? I shall pay everything, and you are all big, big trustees? So you give me in writing that including the four Jag…
Letters December 16
My dear Jadurani, Please accept my blessings. I was so much happy to receive your letter Nov. 21, 1967, on my arrival. I hope in the meantime you have received my letter from Calcutta. I also hope you might have received some pictures which were sent from Calcutta. If you can, send one offset copy of the horses and chariot of Arjuna. Govinda dasi may draw a small picture of the same chariot for printing...
My dear Daughter Krishna devi, Please accept my blessings. I am so glad to know that Krishna did not allow you to do something that was not His plan. Krishna wanted that both you and your husband must be engaged in organizing nice center. Jayananda is unique devotee. He paid you sincerely and therefore as soon as you reached Santa Fe you found out a good place better than the former place. Please...
Satsvarupa My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings & convey the same to Pradyumna & others. I missed your telephone call but I understand that your center is doing well. When I go to New York I shall go to Boston. I understand that Damodara has gone to N.Y. with manuscript of Teachings of Lord Caitanya. I thank you for your sincere service. I pray Krishna for your more & more improvement in...
My dear Subal das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of 12/14/67 and have noted the contents carefully. I hope in the meantime you have received my letter posted yesterday. I have already advised you that once a center opens it cannot be closed. Therefore my advise is that Srimati Krishna devi may look after the center for a few days during your absence for N.Y. when the...
Coconut Grove My dear Bhakta Lance, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter date Nov. 1, 1974 and have noted the contents with care. My simple request is that you remain in association of devotees and continue to chant your 16 rounds daily and follow strictly the four regulative principles and read our books daily with great care. In this way your Krsna Conscious advancement...
San Francisco My dear Bhakta Steve, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Oct. 28, 1974 and have noted the contents. It is very nice that you have joined the Radha-Damodara travelling Sankirtana party and that you are engaged in spreading the message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu along with Visnujana Swami and Tamala Krsna Goswami. I think it would be very nice if you...
Christy Hendryx Seattle My dear Christy Hendryx, Please accept my greetings. I am in due receipt of your letter date Dec. 3, 1974. Thank you for the information your land in Oregon. I think the best procedure is for you to contact either our temple president in Seattle, Washington whose name is Sukadeva dasa or you can write a letter to our headquarters in Los Angeles to Jayatirtha dasa and they...
Los Angeles My dear Jayatirtha, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Dec. 5, 1974. Regarding the GBC meeting to be held in Mayapur 1975, the meeting should be held five days before the actual festival is to begin and it will be held in my presence. As far as your proposals are concerned the real thing is that we must make broader constitution of the management by GBC....
Govt of India Overseas Communication Service Poddar Court Ravindra Sarani Calcutta My S. K. Roy, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Dec. 7, 1974. Thank you for your kind sentiments and I am very glad that you have appreciated our International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Our actual credit is that we are simply repeating