Spoken January 5
Cc. Madhya 21.49-61
Prabhupāda: " goloka-nāmni nija-dhāmni tale ca tasya devī-maheśa-hari-dhāmasu teṣu teṣu te te prabhāva-nicayā vihitāś ca yena govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi [Bs. 5.43]" The Brahma-saṁhitā, this Brahma-saṁhitā was compiled by Brahmā. It is very old book. It was picked up by Lord Caitanya from South India. When He was traveling in South India, in a temple He found this book, handwritten, very old. Formerly there was no press. If anyone wanted some book, he would have to copy it from …
The Nectar of Devotion
Pradyumna: [reading] “...propensity expands just as a vibration of light or air expands, but we do not know where it ends. teaches us the science of loving every one of the living entities perfectly by the easy method of loving Kṛṣṇa. We have failed to create peace and harmony in human society even by such great attempts as the United Nations because we do not know the right method.Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhup…
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: ...service. Devotee (1): Yes, I did. Prabhupāda: You give me... [break] Devotee (2): He’s in the... Parking the car. Prabhupāda: Oh. [break] [indistinct] ...is another plan for wasting time. [devotees laugh] So the material world means they have got different devices for wasting time, not for utilizing time. Is it correct?Prajāpati:Prabhupāda:Devotee (3):Prabhupāda:Prajāpati:Prabhupāda:Prajāpati:Prabhupāda:Prajāpati:Prabhupāda:Prajāpati:Prabhupāda:Prajāpati:Prabhupā…
SB 1.16.8
Pradyumna: [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] " na kaścin mriyate tāvad yāvad āsta ihāntakaḥ etad-arthaṁ hi bhagavān āhūtaḥ paramarṣibhiḥ aho nṛ-loke pīyeta hari-līlāmṛtaṁ vacaḥ []" [leads chanting of synonyms] [break]Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
SB 3.26.28
Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [devotees repeat] " yad vidur hy aniruddhākhyaṁ hṛṣīkāṇām adhīśvaram śāradendīvara-śyāmaṁ saṁrādhyaṁ yogibhiḥ śanaiḥ []" [break] [01:54] “The mind of the living entity is known by the name of Lord Aniruddha, the supreme ruler of the senses. He possesses a bluish-black form like a lotus flower growing in the autumn. He is found solely by the yogīs.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
SB 6.1.6
Prabhupāda: " adhuneha mahā-bhāga yathaiva narakān naraḥ nānogra-yātanān neyāt tan me vyākhyātum arhasi []" This is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Sixth Chapter. This is our latest publication, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Therefore I am taking advantage of this publication to present before you. So in the Fifth Canto of
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: [Hindi] ...article in... [Hindi] I was very much satisfied. New Vrindavan. Who wrote it? Somebody went there in my New Vrindavan. Indian man: I think Mr. Dvari. That I can find out. Prabhupāda: [Hindi] The people are misled. They do not know. Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇumIndian man:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Pr…
Roof Conversation
Prabhupāda: Unless you are convinced, you cannot convince others. Andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānāḥ [SB 7.5.31]. And to save them is paropakāra, real welfare. [break] Trivikrama: ...don’t want to be saved. Prabhupāda: That is another thing. But our duty is to try. [break] Devotee (1): ...according to an official in the Central Railway.Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Mr. Gupta:Prabhupāda:Mr. Gupta:Prabhupāda:Mr. Gupta:Prabhupāda:Mr. Gupta:Prabhupāda:Mr. Gupta:Prabhupāda:Mr. Gupta:Prabhupāda:Mr. Gupta:Prab…
Letter to Russian
Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes, of course if the Russians... Prabhupāda: You can reprint this for distribution here, Russian ships[?]. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: Russian ship... Yes. The only danger to this will be that if the Russian government finds out that we are translating Russian literature... Because hearing Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Jagadīśa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla …
Letters January 5
Vrindaban My dear Gargamuni Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 1-3 January, 1972? Regarding the Agra house, I thought it was nice and I therefore requested you to go and see it. But from your report that house appears useless. So we can stop the idea of purchasing a house in Agra. So immediately get land in Vrindaban and make a nice Temple. I...
Bhagavata Maharaja The in-Charge, Sri Bhagavata Maharaja, The Gaudiya Mission, Kali Prasad Cakravarti Lane, Bagh Bazar, Calcutta-3 My dear Bhagavata Maharajaji, Please accept my humble obeisances. Enclosed please find the original of one card received by me from our God-brother in Chandigarh, wherein he has requested to take another order shipment of our books for selling from the Math at Chandigarh....
San Francisco My dear Bhutatma, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 18, 1972, forwarded to me here at Bombay. I am very happy to hear from you that everything is going nicely in the San Francisco temple. Upon your recommendation I am very glad to accept the six new students as my duly initiated disciples. Their letter is enclosed herewith. As for...
Calcutta My dear Dvija Hari, Please accept my blessings. Your letter dated January 3, 1973, is in hand, and I am enclosing by way of reply also the letter from Tejiyas and my reply to him. So far your being “ordered” to leave India, that may be an idea which you got from Tejiyas. I do not know what is the situation there, I can only act upon the information which Tejiyas has sent me, namely,...
New Vrndaban My dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. Now I am getting so many requests to take first initiation from temples in your country, and once before I had empowered you to chant the beads on my behalf, so henceforth, as long as I am away from America and Canada, I am requesting all of the temple presidents in that zone of North America and South America to send the beads of the...
Vancouver My dear Sons and Daughters, Please accept my blessings. Upon the recommendation of Bahudak I have gladly accepted all of you as my duly initiated disciples. You may send your beads to Kirtanananda in New Vrindaban for chanting on them on my behalf. There is no difference if I chant them or he chants them, I have authorized him in that way. I have given you the spiritual names as follows:...
New Delhi My dear Tejiyas, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 1, 1973, and I am very happy to learn from you all of the progress in Vrndaban and Delhi. You are coming to Bombay very soon, so we will speak at more length when you see me. When you come we shall discuss with Mahamsa and Yasodanandana the funds for Vrndaban building work. I am very...
Dhananjaya Dear Dhananjaya, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter undated. So it is very good news. Now recruit more Italian devotees. It is a very good chance to have a center there in that important city. Organize everything and when it is all going nicely I will come.
Los Angeles My dear Jadurani, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your undated letter along with enclosed sketches. The sketches are all alright as they are. Please go ahead and make the paintings. Yes, if Lord Visnu appeared as a Saivite then He must have Saivite tilaka. The brahmanas in Krishna lila should have shaved heads and sikhas.
Satsvarupa Los Angeles My dear Satsvarupa, Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your monthly GBC report dated December 14th, 1975. I have noted the contents carefully. Now you and all of your men are experienced in distributing books to the libraries. If you can get our books placed in the public libraries it will be a great victory. Do whatever you think bet to make this...
Vrindaban My dear Aksayananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 1/1/77 and have noted the contents. Now the corner land of the parikrama road may be applied for acquisition. We shall use it for agricultural purposes. Sometime back they approached us for acquiring that land. Now you can seriously do this. First of all check whether it would be possible to build...
Embar Sampath Kumarachar Karantaka My dear Embar Sampath Kumarchar, I am in due receipt of your letter dated 2/1/77 and have noted the contents. Whether you will be able to teach our boys Sanskrit in the standard way? That is the first question. Have you ever worked as a Sanskrit teacher anywhere? To teach these young boys requires special technique. Whether you know it? We have reports from the...
Mombassa My dear Parvati, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 25 December 1976 and have noted the contents. So, Brahmananda should be changed. Yes, I have received other reports. The GBC will change the situation. Someone of the GBC will come there and Brahmananda will be transferred to somewhere else. Perhaps he can go to Europe.