Spoken June 20
SB 1.4.25
Prabhupāda: " oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur-unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śri-gurave namaḥ" [I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who with the torchlight of knowledge has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance.] " śrī-caitanya-mano ‘bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale svayaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ dadāti sva-padāntikam[When will Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the de…
SB 2.3.23
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.23 Prabhupāda: Hmm. Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Page 161, text 23. [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] " jīvañ chavo bhāgavatāṅghri-reṇuṁPrabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
SB 1.10.5
Pradyumna: [leads chanting of verse] [] nadyaḥ---rivers; samudrāḥ---oceans; girayaḥ---hills and mountains; savanaspati---vegetables; vīrudhaḥ---creepers; phalanti---active; oṣadhayaḥ---drugs; sarvāḥ---all; kāmam---necessities; anvṛtu---seasonal; Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:Indian man:Prabhupāda:
Morning Walk
Prabhupāda: ...scientists can change it? Nature. Nature. Nature should be one kind. Why there are two kinds, varieties? [break] ...migration of the soul is clearly understood or not? Mādhavānanda: Yes. Prabhupāda: Explain how the transmigration takes place. Mādhavānanda: Explain?Prabhupāda:Mādhavānanda:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhu…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: Cannot find? Devotee: Yes. In German, just... " balaṁ balavatāṁ cāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu kāmo ‘smi bharatarṣabha [Bg. 7.11]" Prabhupāda: Hmm. Devotee: [reads translation in German] [German discussion with guest] Prabhupāda: Sex life, married couple, that is all right; not otherwise. That is sinful. [translated into German throughout]Devotee:Prabhupāda:Guest:Prabhupāda:Guest:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Guest:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Guest:Devotee:Prabhup…
Arrival Address
Kṛṣṇa-kānti: [introducing recording] This is Śrīla Prabhupāda’s arrival address, recorded June 20th, 1975, in Los Angeles. Prabhupāda: [leads Prema-dhvanī] ...Gaṅgā-mayī ki jaya. New Dvārakā dhāma ki jaya. New Dvārakā dhāma ki jaya. Samavetā bhakta-vṛnda ki jaya.Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Arrival Conversation in Car & Room
[in car] Jayatīrtha: Now everything is very nice. Prabhupāda: When you have come? Brahmānanda: I came Wednesday evening. Prabhupāda: So you look bright. Brahmānanda: Oh, thank you, Śrīla Prabhupāda. Prabhupāda: So, Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Mahārāja, how is your preaching going on? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Very well, Śrīla Prabhupāda, thank you. [break]Prabhupāda:Jayatīrtha:Prabhupāda:Jayatīrtha:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Jayatīrtha:Prabhupāda:Jayatīrtha:Prabh…
Car Conversation
Prabhupāda: So why not serve the supreme strong? Siddha-svarūpa: Yes. Prabhupāda: That is natural. Nūnaṁ mahatāṁ tatra. Mahat means bigger and more powerful, and nunam means there are less powerful. So everyone is less powerful than God. Then why don’t you serve God? That is the perfection. You have to serve somebody strong. You cannot avoid it. Just study all status of societySiddha-svarūpa:Prabhupāda:Siddha-svarūpa:Prabhupāda:Siddha-svarūpa:Prabhupāda:Siddha-svarūpa:Prabhupāda:Siddha-svarūpa…
Departure
Prabhupāda: ...these few days we passed together were very pleasing, and our only aim is how to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The Vaiṣṇava’s business is para-duḥkha-duḥkhī. Para means others, and duhkha means unhappy. So Vaiṣṇava personally has no unhappiness, because Vaiṣṇava is under the protection of Kṛṣṇa. So there is no question of unhappiness for a Vaiṣṇava. But Vaiṣṇava is unhappy by seeing others suffering. [I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaiṣṇava devotees of the Lord. They …
Bg 9.3 Lecture
Bhagavad-gītā 9.3 Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting] Prabhupāda: Hmm. Chant. Go on. " aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya parantapa aprāpya māṁ nivartantePrabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Guest:Prabhupāda:Indian Guest:Prabhupāda:Indian Guest:Prabhupāda:Indian Guest:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Guest (2):Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotees:…
Morning Walk
Satsvarūpa: Of course, evolutionary theory is that in the beginning, all the different species weren’t there. Only simple forms, and then they..., more complex ones came . Prabhupāda: Wherefrom they came? Dropped from the sky? Satsvarūpa: Some theories. Prabhupāda: [japa] [break] ...Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Viśvakarmā:Prabhupāda:Viśvakarmā:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Jagadīśa:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Satsvarūpa:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:P…
Talk with Svarūpa Dāmodara
Svarūpa Dāmodara: ...Calcutta yesterday all day. I was stranded for several hours. Prabhupāda: So this can be given to the Deities, these flowers. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: They’re very nice. Are they scented? Svarūpa Dāmodara: Some scent. We have another one. It has 108 petals exactly. It’s white when full bloomed. Just started, this monsoon. The full season will come sometime in August, August and September. Lotus are everywhere, these flowers, on either side of the road, and all lakes full of lotuses.…
Talk with Svarūpa Dāmodara
Prabhupāda: ...I want. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Neither would simply just begging some rice and dāl to feed ourselves. Prabhupāda: Now Kṛṣṇa is [indistinct]. [break] Do you think that the..., if the scientists attend meeting, they are interested? Or they are feeling dry?Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Svarūpa Dāmodara:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabh…
Letters June 20
Isana My dear Isana das, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated June 14, 1969, and I have noted the contents carefully. Regarding the land which you now own, if you are conveniently able to keep it, that is all right. It can be used for developing in the future. But if you need the money for going to London, you can sell it and utilize the money for this purpose. You...
My dear Pradyumna, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of June 17, 1969, and I have noted the contents. It is all right to have the changes made on the two type fonts because it will be suitable for our purposes. I have already written you a letter that you have to maintain the machine. That means the monthly installments shall be arranged by you, and the cash down shall...
My dear Satsvarupa, Please accept by blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated June 18, 1969, and I have noted the contents. The pictures you have sent are very nice, and they shall be published in BTG. Regarding Madan Mohan, I understand that he would like to remain in Boston, but previously he was indexing
Dallas My dear Stoka Krsna, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter from Dallas dated June 14, 1972, and I have noted the contents carefully. Upon your recommendation I am very glad to accept the boys and girls you have recommended to be my duly initiated disciples. I am sending their beads under separate post, and their letter is enclosed herewith. Now you may hold a fire...
Bombay My dear Yadubara, I am in due receipt of your letter from Bombay dated June 14, 1972 and I have understood its contents. Today I have received one telephone call from Giriraja and he has informed me that there is some disagreement among you leaders there in our Bombay Center. This is not at all a pleasant situation for anyone. I am entrusting this huge task to all of you for working together...
Gunagrahi Buffalo My dear Gunagrahi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 5 June 1973 and I have noted the contents. Everything appears to be going very nicely there under your management. You are facilitating sankirtana and book distribution by travelling and going to colleges in a trailer, and you are preparing for a large Ratha-yatra festival. This is...