Spoken January 20
SB 5.5.1
Prabhupāda: [aside:] Where is that table light? Table light? [chants maṅgalācaraṇa prayers] In the last meeting we are discussing the life of a fallen brāhmaṇa, Ajāmila. He was addicted to prostitute. Therefore his high standard of life became degraded. This morning also we were reading in the Devotee:Prabhupāda:
Talk Before Lecture
Prabhupāda: ...ornament Kṛṣṇa, the more you become rich. The reflection, Kṛṣṇa being richly dressed, richly fed, it will be reflected on you. Kṛṣṇa is not in necessity, but we should dress Kṛṣṇa with the first quality ornaments. In India the Deities, They are given very, very valuable jewelry. The Mohammedans were attracted for these jewelries, and they came to India to plunder the temples to get the jewelries. Still, temples have millions of dollars of jewelries. Any such t…
Morning Walk, partially recorded
Prabhupāda: The pilots do not like to go? Nitāi: There’s nothing for them to do there. Satsvarūpa: There’s no life there. They want to go where there may be life. Now they know there’s no life there, so there’s no point in going. There may be life on Mars. Prabhupāda: Then let them goNitāi:Prabhupāda:Sudāmā:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Nitāi:
SB 1.16.24
Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse] " idaṁ mamācakṣva tavādhimūlaṁ vasundhare yena vikarśitāsi kālena vā te balināṁ balīyasā surārcitaṁ kiṁ hṛtam amba saubhagamPrabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Prabhupāda:Devotee (2):Devotee (…
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: Śrīmad bhāgavate kiṁ vā paraiḥ [SB 1.1.2]. There is no other literature required. Everything is perfect, word to word. What is that verse? Kalau naṣṭa-dṛśām? Śāstrījī: Eṣa purāṇārko ‘dhunoditaḥ [SB 1.3.43]. Prabhupāda: Simply that is the only light in this age. Śāstrījī:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Bhavānanda:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Sudāmā:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:…
Morning Walk [partially recorded]
Prabhupāda: They’re devotees of Lord Śiva. Gaura-Govinda: Ananta Vasudeva temple. Prabhupāda: Which one? This one? Gaura-Govinda: Yes. Prabhupāda: Durbhikṣa. Anāvṛstya durbhikṣā kara-pīḍitaḥ [SB 12.2.9]. There will be no rainfall, scarcity of food, and government will tax. Government will contribute twenty-five Rāmeśvara:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:
Room Conversation
[someone preaching in temple in Oriya over loudspeaker in background] Prabhupāda: ...neither they do not know how life becomes possible. They may go on “Bhag, bhag,” but these two things are absent. You are all scientists? No. You do not know how life becomes possible. They simply theorize in so many ways, but they cannot give us any positive information.Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian boy:Prabhupāda:Indian boy:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Pra…
Room Conversation
[people talking in background] Prabhupāda: So I shall speak from some book or...? Hari-śauri: You’re already speaking at night. Prabhupāda: So I shall speak in the evening? Bhavānanda: Yes. There are more gentlemen assembled then. Prabhupāda: Hmm? Hari-śauri: Whatever you want. Bhavānanda: We are always eager to hear yourPrabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Indian lady:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Indian lady:Indian man (1):P…
Letters January 20
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, President---All-India National Congress Working Committee. New Delhi. Dear Panditji, Your article heading as “Let us be True to one another” published in the A.B. Patrika (Allahabad Edition) D/30.12.51 attracted my attention and I read it over and over again. This article contains the nucleus of future activities of the human society in the spiritual realm and I have...
Bon Maharaja My dear Sripada Bon Maharaja, Please accept my humble dandabats. I beg to thank you for your kind letter of the 14th instant. I am very glad to learn that your first part of Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu is now out and shall be glad if you send me one copy so that I can show to persons who are interested in my Srimad-Bhagavatam. I am also glad to learn that you are now thinking of New York...
My dear Sir Padampat, Please accept my greetings and blessings of Sri Sri Dvarakadhisa Maharaja. With thanks I beg to acknowledge receipt of your kind letter dated 14th January 1966 and I have noted the contents very carefully. The two points of difficulties as shown by you are quite right because without sanction of the Government we cannot proceed a step even in this connection. And as pointed out...
Hari Bhaktanudas Sri Krishna Pandit 4092 Kuncha Dilwali Singh Ajmary Gate, Delhi 6 INDIA My dear Sri Krishna Panditji, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated January 13, 1968. I have noted the contents carefully, and I thank you very much for you receiving my three disciples, Acyutananda, Ramanuja, and Harivilasa when they were in Delhi.
Calcutta My dear Bhavananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated January 16, 1973, with list of programs. They are very nice. But one thing is, all of these arrangements, whether they are going to receive us at each place or if we are just taking the place to put on our own program? From
My dear Hansadutta, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 7, 1972, and with great pleasure I have noted your unbounded enthusiasm to carry out this great mission of spreading the light of love of Godhead in this hellish material world. That is the only requirement for successfully completing the perfection of the living condition, that you should always...
Mandali Bhadra My dear Mandali Bhadra, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated December 28, 1971, and with pleasure I have noted that your translation work is going on. This I want, that you shall from now on be the Head of the translating department in German language for all ISKCON literatures. You translate yourself as it is comfortable, but all other translations...
Puri Maharajji B-11 Sea Face Park, 50 B. Desai Road, Bombay-26. My dear Puri Maharajji, Please accept my blessings. Your letter dated January 5, 1973 is in hand, and I thank you very much for your kind sentiments. I am going to Calcutta on 23rd instant and we shall remain there until February 2nd, giving programs each night at different places in Calcutta. Then we are gong to Australia and New...
New Delhi My dear Tejyas das, Please accept my blessings. Herewith please find the corrected copy of Gita Gana. Do the needful immediately. The bearer of this letter, Krishnagraja das, is going to Delhi on a mission to see the Home Member. So, give him all help in this connection. If you have got the Hare Krishna film, please make it available for his use.
Vrindaban Dear Aksayananda Swami, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letters dated December 27th and January 12th respectively, and have noted the contents. Since we are bound to go ahead with the sewer-line, what can be done, so do it. There is no need to send me the plans for the dharmasala, simply go ahead and begin. I am staying here at least until Feb. 2nd for laying the...
Nairobi My dear Yasasvini dasi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated Jan. 10th and noted the contents. Thank you very much. Now my request to you is that you go on faithfully chanting daily 16 rounds at least and follow all our principles, and Krsna will help you advance in Krsna consciousness.