Spoken March 18
Room Conversation [partially recorded]
Prabhupāda: Whenever there is sun, there is sunlight, immediately. Where there is light, immediately there is illumination. Just like a drop of poison. You just take a drop of poison as soon as it touches the tongue immediately it expands all over the whole body and it make the whole blood, water, dead. How it expands, a small grain of potassium cyanide? Simply a grain immediately [indistinct]. If a material thing can have so much effect, immediately, the spiritual atom cannot do that? That is c…
SB 7.7.19-20
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.7.19–20 Prabhupāda: ... vidvān ātmano lakṣaṇaiḥ paraiḥ ahaṁ mamety asad-bhāvaṁ []. [aside:] You can sit down this side. Dehādau mohajaṁ tyajet. So, Prahlāda Mahārāja is instructing his demon class friends. They are not demons, but they are sons of demons. Just like you are. [laughter] You are not demons, but you are sons of demons. [chuckles] Is it right? [laughs] But you have no more connection with your demon father. ThatDevotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:De…
Lecture
Prabhupāda: ...he is speaking knowledge, perfect knowledge. Knowledge received from common man or any person within this material world, infected with four kinds of defects, cannot be perfect. The so-called scientists, philosophers, mental speculators or dramatists or writers, as we experience, their talkings all are nonsense
Morning Walk
[laughter] Gurudāsa: Very nice. Prabhupāda: Sometimes they visit: kill them. [laughs] But don’t kill my mistake. Gurudāsa: None of our own men. Prabhupāda: Hmm. If you live twenty-five, he’ll never come. But we should be careful. Gurudāsa: Yes. Prabhupāda: Hare Kṛṣṇa. [break] Then they will [indistinct]. [break]Gurudāsa:Prabhupāda:Gurudāsa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gurudāsa:Prabhupāda:Saurabha:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Pr…
SB 2.1.3
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.1.3 Pradyumna: Translation: “The lifetime of such envious householders is passed at night either in sleeping or in sex indulgence, and in the daytime either in making money or maintaining family members.” Prabhupāda: Hmm. So somebody of you can lecture on this verse. Who will do that? Anyone? Hmm?Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta[?]:Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Prabhupāda:Gurukṛpā:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa …
Morning Walk
Haṁsadūta: ...yeah. That’s auspicious? Prabhupāda: Eh? Haṁsadūta: That’s auspicious? Prabhupāda: Yes. Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: [aside:] Gaura-Nitāi! Gurudāsa: Gaura-Nitāi. [break] Prabhupāda: ...moon is going around the earth. Gurudāsa: [aside:] Three. Prabhupāda: So why the moon is..., particularly rises from the eastern side? The moon, according to thePuṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Pañcadravida:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Gurudāsa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Bha…
SB 7.9.40
Śāstrījī: [chants mantras] Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, 7.9.40 [chants verse; Prabhupāda and devotees respond] [break] " jihvā ekato acyuta vikarṣati māvitṛptāPuṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Letters March 18
My dear Sir Padampat, Please accept my greetings and blessings of Sri Sri Dvarakadhisa Maharaja. I hope by Lord’s Grace everything is all right with you. Now as referred to my last letter of January 20 1966, I am very glad to inform you that by the Grace of Lord Dvarakadhisa there is now some definite arrangement for dollar exchange in India.
Nripen Babu My dear Nripen Babu, Please accept my humble dandabats and blessings of Sri Sri Radha Damodara Thakura Dev. I am in due receipt of your kind letter of March 11, 1967 and have noted the contents very carefully. I am very sorry to learn that things in the Temple Srila Jiva Goswami has deteriorated so much. Please therefore immediately go to Vrindaban and make things alright. Stay in the...
New York My dear Devananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated March 12, 1968, and I thank you very much for it. Your sincerity and desire for doing some service for Krishna is very much encouraging to me. Please go on chanting nicely, and steadily. Chanting 16 rounds is prescribed, but you can chant more rounds and hear them very attentively.
My dear Michael, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter and I thank you very much for it. Yes, by Krishna’s Grace all obstacles have been removed. We all prayed to Krishna that your inconveniences may be removed, and by Grace of Krishna, they have all been removed, so we feel very much thankful to the Lord. You just remain fixed up in devotional service, and all impediments...
My dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your nice long letter of March 12, 1969, and have noted the contents carefully. I hope by Krishna’s Grace all will work out nicely with your job arrangements. I am glad to learn that your yoga society is going on nicely. Regarding Pradyumna: I shall write to him in this connection, and when I come there in May, I shall see the...
My dear Nanda Kisora, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your very nice poetry; I am reading it again and again and I shall most probably arrange to publish it in BTG. The devotees here also have very much appreciated it, and I may encourage to do more writing of poetry and even articles for our BTG magazine. I hope you are all well and happy there, and please convey my blessings...
Tamala Krsna My dear Tamala Krishna, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 14, 1969 and I am so glad to learn that everyone in L.A. is working very hard. And Krishna Consciousness is so nice that you are aspiring for still more work. That is the sign of spiritual life. In the material world we want to minimize our activities and take rest more but in...
Manager Bank of Baroda (Calcutta Branch) P.O. Box No. 313 India Exchange Calcutta-1, India Dear Sir: Re: My S/B Account No. 29/12802 with you Through M. M. De Kindly refer to my letter dated 3 March, 1970. It is understood that the transfer of Rs. 5000 to the savings account No. 8/16578 with the United Bank of India Ltd., 157/B Dharmatalla Street, Calcutta-13, in favor of M. M. De, is under...
Los Angeles My dear Karandhara, Please accept my blessings, I am in due receipt of your letter dated February 2nd, 1971, and noted the contents. I am very glad that you are carrying on your programs for spreading Krsna consciousness to the people with great enthusiasm and good response. The good reports are coming and it is a fact that we are being highly appreciated for our efforts to introduce...
Dear Madhudvisa Maharaja, Please accept my blessings. I have accepted the two Melbourne devotees for initiation as recommended by you and their names are given as follows: Charles of the Sea---Praceta dasa Christian---Camari dasi Please instruct them in the ten offenses to chanting and hold a fire yajna there. You may chant on their beads.
Dear Uttama Sloka, Please accept my blessings. I have accepted for first initiation the devotees recommended by you, and their spiritual names are as follows: Rick Richert---Revati-prana-natha dasa Kevin Douglas---Kesisatru dasa Be sure to instruct them on the ten offenses and their obligation to chant at least 16 rounds daily, without fail. You may send their beads to Rupanuga Maharaja for chanting,...
San Jose, Costa Rica My dear Hanuman, Please accept my blessings. I have received one letter from Narayana dasa, saying that he has been informed by some of your men that you are GBC there and that he must subjugate to your authority. I never said that you were the GBC there. You cannot say that. If you are unable to work under the direction of Hrdayananda Gosvami, then you must work under my direction,...
Miami My dear Lalana devi dasi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 3-7-75 and have noted the contents. It is very nice that you are learning to weave. That is a great asset to have. I have no objection to your coming to India as long as your temple president and GBC do not object. So, consult with them and do the needful.
San Jose, Costa Rica My dear Narayana Dasa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated March 4, 1975 and have noted the contents. Hanuman is not GBC. If he cannot work under Hrdayananda Gosvami, then he must work under me. He cannot be independent. I never said he was GBC. You should continue your programs there under the direction of Hrdayananda Gosvami. If Hanuman wants...
Naveen and Margaret Khurana 2FY Lake Village Dr. Walled Lake, Michigan 48088 My dear Naveen and Margaret, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated March 9th, 1975 and have noted the contents. Thank you for your kind sentiments and the 100 dollar daksina. Upon the recommendation of Sriman Govardhana Prabhu, I have accepted you both as my duly initiated disciples and your...
Detroit My dear Supriya, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated March 9, 1975 and have noted the contents. Thank you very much for your kind sentiments and the daksina. Upon the recommendation of your temple president Govardhana dasa, I am accepting you as my initiated disciple. Your name can be Sukrta dasa. I am hoping that you will fulfill your promise to chant at...
Sri S. R. Acarya Sri S.R. Acarya, Sripally, Palta, P.O. Bengal Enamel, District 24-Parganas (N), W. Bengal Dear Sriman Acarya, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your postcard dated 10-3-76 and I am very much pleased that a learned scholar like you is prepared to cooperate with our preaching activities. If you kindly come in Calcutta on the 22nd or 23rd March, 1976, at any time...
Sri Triloki Natha Acarya, Jnana, Gudadi (Gudri) Vrindaban, (Mathura District) U.P. Dear Sri Acaryaji, I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 24th February, 1976. It was addressed to Calcutta temple but on account of not mentioning the zonal number, it was delivered very late in Calcutta, then it was redirected here in our above temple.