Spoken March 22
SB 7.7.46
Prabhupāda: " nirūpyatām iha svārthaḥ kiyān deha-bhṛto ‘surāḥ niṣekādiṣv avasthāsu kliśyamānasya karmabhiḥ []" Prahlāda Mahārāja is instructing his friends, all small children, Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He is instructing so many things. We have been discussing this subject matter for the last few days. Now he
SB 1.1.1-2
Prabhupāda: " ...dhāmnā svena sadā nirasta-kuhakaṁ satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi [SB 1.1.1]" So Śrīla Vyāsadeva, our first predecessor in the disciplic chain of guru-paramparā. There is guru-paramparā. There are four Vaiṣṇava sampradāyas: one is called Brahma-sampradāya, the other is called Rudra-sampradāya, the other is called Śrī-sampradāya, and Nimbārka-sampradāya, or Kumāra-sampradāya. So we belong to the Brahma-sampradāya. Brahmā
Bg 4.2 Lecture
Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse] " evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ parantapaPrabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
SB 1.2.7 [Hindi]
Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] " vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ janayaty āśu vairāgyaṁ jñānaṁ ca yad ahaitukamPrabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupada:Question:Prabhupāda:Question:Prabhupāda:Question:Prabhupāda:Question:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: Echo mano jano mandanam arpane.[?] Manuṣya-janama pāiyā, rādhā-kṛṣṇa nā bhajiyā. You can very easily do it. And neglect it simply by dog race, four-legged, four-wheel race. They have no knowledge. Anthill. I have given the name. Anthill?Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Indian man (1):Prabhupāda:Bhavānanda:Prabhupāda:Bhavānanda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Bhavānanda:Prabhupāda:Indian man (2):Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Indian man (1):Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:India…
Letters March 22
New York My dear Balai dasi, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated March 19th, along with Istagosthi notes, I am always so pleased to see how nicely the Istagosthi meetings are being carried on, so I am always anticipating your letters, along with Istagosthi reports. Thank you very much.
My dear Terry, and associates, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated March 16th, and I thank you very much for it. I am so much pleased to hear the wonderful news of your Sankirtana meetings in N.J. It is very good. This sort of enterprise is the most valuable spiritual attempt. And I thank you from the core of my heart for doing such a nice thing. Krishna will be pleased...
Miami My dear Arundhati dasi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 1, 1972, wherein you state that you have returned to your rightful position of serving Krishna in the Miami center, and that you are very much repentiful and wish to return to your husband. That is very good news to me, as I am always glad to see when my disciples exhibit good sense....
My dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 1, 1972, along with pictures of cows. I am so much engladdened by the news that you are producing many books, faster than they can print, so this is especially pleasing to me and I have wanted all along that you should especially do this work of writing and editing. This means that you will advance...
Los Angeles My dear Karandhara, Please accept my blessings. I am so much thankful to you for your letter dated nil, and for the telegram wherein you have requested that I shall return to Los Angeles immediately if possible, and all blessings to you for Lord Krishna that you are endeavoring to propagate the message of Krishna Consciousness so widely and diligently. This television program is very...
Brooklyn My dear Meenakatan, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 12/2/72, and I am very much glad that you want to come to Vrindaban to assist there, because just last week we have acquired with Krishna’s grace a very large plot of land for raising up a very excellent center to revive the spiritual life of Vrindaban on behalf of Rupa and Jiva Goswamis,...
Mayapur My dear Jayapataka Bhavananda, and Brahmananda Maharajas, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your express letter which arrived in Vrindaban March 19th, and I have noted the contents. Of course I do not know what is the actual expenditure, but I request you to finish the business as far as possible and the money will be supplied. But this time when I go I want to...
New Delhi Dear Tejyas, Please accept my blessings. In response to your telephonic message, I beg to enclose herewith one check, #PHF 431993 for Rs 24,000.00 (Rupees twenty four thousand only) account paid in favor of Rajastani Moorti Kala Kendra, Jaipur, duly signed by me. Please acknowledge receipt and as far as I see the balance is now Rs 5,293.00 (Rupees five thousand, two hundred and ninety three...