Spoken April 16
Lecture
Prabhupāda: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Second Canto. Second Canto is not yet published. First Canto is published, our English translation. So, the Mahārāja King Parīkṣit, he was cursed by a brāhmaṇa to die within a week. That was the problem. So because he was emperor andDevotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Jayadvaita:Prabhupāda:Birbhadra:Jayadvaita:Prabhupāda:
Lecture at Art Gallery
Prabhupāda: Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you very much for your coming here and giving us a chance to speak the Absolute Artist. Kṛṣṇa’s name is Naṭavara. Naṭavara. Naṭavara means the greatest dramatic dancer. And another His name is naṭo nāṭyadharo yathāWoman guest:Devotee:Woman guest:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Woman guest:Prabhupāda:Woman guest:Prabhupāda:Guest (1):Devotee:Prabhupāda:Guest (2):Prabhupāda:Guest (3):Prabhupāda:Guest (3):Devotee:Prabhupāda:…
Initiations
[devotees chanting japa throughout] Prabhupāda: So, name? Come on, one after another. Karandhara: The beads. Sudhāmā Mahārāja? Brahmānanda: Arlene? Prabhupāda: Yes. Arlene. So you know the rules and regulation? Arlene: Yes. Prabhupāda: What are these? Arlene: No meat-eating, fish or eggs, no intoxication, no illicit sex.Prabhupāda:Arlene:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Brahmānanda:Karandhara:Prabhupāda:Karandhara:Prabhupāda:Theresa:Prabhupāda:Theresa:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prab…
SB 1.8.24
Prabhupāda: [leads singing of Jaya rādhā-mādhava] [04:25] [prema-dhvāṇī prayers] Thank you very much. Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat]Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: ...forsake that the cows are also being... [indistinct] ...individuality, of the original calves and boys. And He expanded. That is... Read that portion. Dr. Patel: Not only that, but His clothings and everything. Prabhupāda: Everything. Dr. Patel: Sticks, clothings, lunch bags and everything.Prabhupāda:Girirāja:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Yaśomatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Yaśomatīnandana:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:P…
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: Prahlāda Mahārāja has criticized mauna-vrata, like that. They have got so... [break] ...scientists were not perfect in the past, they are not perfect now, and they will continue to remain imperfect. He has written clearly. Dr. Patel: So this, our science, is a science of Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa:Dr. Patel:Prabhupāda:Dr. Patel:Gurudāsa:Prab…
Room Conversation with Ram Jethmalani (Parliament Member)
Prabhupāda: I was cooking in my hand. So for one man sitting I was cooking not less than for ten to fifteen men. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: What was the idea? Prabhupāda: The idea is everyone wanted some food prepared by me. They wanted my preparation. All right, do it. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: All the devotees in the early days.Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:…
Letters April 16
61 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003 My Dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 12 April, 1969, and I have carefully noted the contents. I have also seen the letter from Angelo, and I am sending it back to you because the handwriting is not clear for me to understand, and I think you can answer the questions anyway. Yes, I hope you will soon...
Syamasundara My dear Syamasundara, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your encouraging letter dated April 14, 1969, and I am very glad to learn that Mr. George Harrison has given a letter of guarantorship to the Camden Council. One other thing is that Mr. Harrison is purchasing 172 acres of land near London, and it is expected that he will construct a temple of Radha-Krishna...
Boston My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 14th April, 1970, along with the transcription of tape #30 KRSNA. Thank you very much. Regarding permission to marry Manmohini and Sridama, I have sent you one letter dated 11th April which I hope you have received by now. So in that letter I have already informed you that I have written to Sridama sanctioning...
Manager of Punjab National Bank Manager Punjab National Bank Moti Bagh Branch Dear Sir; Enclosed herewith find one copy of the letter dated 8 April, 1974 addressed to your Vrindaban branch. They have sent one telegram reading as follows: “Refer Letter Dated 8/4. Ask Motibagh Office To Send Fixed Deposit Receipt No 270090 To Us
Tripurari Los Angeles My dear Tripurari, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter of April 7, 1974 with the astounding figures of book distribution in one day at the Chicago Airport. You are one of the successful pillars of our Krsna Consciousness movement. The more we distribute books and literature the more we become understood by the people our mission, and the more...
Punjabi Premanand Bombay My dear Punjabi Premanand, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 13 April, 1976, and I have noted the contents with care. Concerning your questions: Yes, it will help to read Bhagavad-gita but to have to hear from the realized person. Without the help of guru, if you read independently, you may be misguided. Therefore, so many politicians,...
V.V. Mirashi Shri V.V. Mirashi Retired Professor of Sanskrit Vidarbha Samshodhan Mandal, Pashim High Court Mag, Nagpur 440 001 Hare Krishna Land, Juhu Road, Juhu, Bombay 400 054 Dear Shri Mirashi: I beg to thank you for your letter dated 11-4-1977. I have especially designed my books in such a way that they will be appreciated by scholarly persons like yourself and therefore it gives me great...
Vasudeva Lautoka, Fiji My dear Vasudeva: Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated 5th and 6th April, 1977, and I have noted the contents respectively. Enclosed please find a “message” which you can use when you print your souvenir issue commemorating the opening of the temple. Also enclosed is an article entitled