Spoken July 10
SB 7.9.10
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.10 Prabhupāda: " viprād dvi-ṣaḍ-guṇa-yutād aravinda-nābha- pādāravinda-vimukhāt śvapacaṁ variṣṭham manye tad-arpita-mano-vacanehitārtha- prāṇaṁ punāti sa-kulaṁ na tu bhūrimānaḥ []" This verse we have been discussing. [aside:] You can open. So Guest (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Guest (2):Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:
Purport to Hare Krishna Maha Mantra
Prabhupāda: So this mahā-mantra, Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare, is being chanted by Brahmā with his four mouths. Brahmā-jape catur-mukhe. Brahmā means Lord Brahmā, and jape means he is chanting, catur-mukhe, with his four heads. Within this universe, only Brahmā has got four heads. And Lord Śiva sometimes exhibits five heads. So it is explained here that Lord Brahmā is also chanting this Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare, Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare, with his …
Conversation with Mr Wadell, Boy School Teacher
Prabhupāda: There is a word in Greek dictionary, Kristo. Mr. Wadell: Kristo... Prabhupāda: Yes. Mr. Wadell: Well, yes. Prabhupāda: Kristo. Mr. Wadell: “The anointed.” Prabhupāda: “Anointed,” yes. Mr. Wadell: I understand. Prabhupāda: So in India, ordinary men, they call Kṛṣṇa “Mr. Wadell:Prabhupāda:Mr. Wadell:Prabhupāda:Mr. Wadell:Prabhupāda:Mr. Wadell:Prabhupāda:Mr. Wadell:Prabhupāda:Mr. Wadell:Prabhupāda:Mr. Wadell:Prabhupāda:Mr. Wadell:…
SB 1.16.20
Prabhupāda: [leads singing of Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava] [prema-dhvani] [break] [05:21] Read that verse. Where is book? One copy? Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] " pādair nyūnaṁ śocasi maika-pādam ātmānaṁ vā vṛṣalair bhokṣyamāṇam āho surādīn hṛta-yajña-bhāgānPrabhupāda:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Nitāi:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Lecture and Initiation
Prabhupāda: " anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau samarpayitum unnataḥ ujjvala-rasāṁ sva-bhakti-śriyam hariḥ puraṭa-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandīpitaḥ sadā hṛdaya-kandare... [break] ...śacī-nandana [Cc. Ādi 1.4]" This verse is given by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Devotees:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Viṣṇujana:Prabhupāda:Viṣṇujana:Devotee:Prabhupāda:Śrī Govinda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:…
Morning Walk
[in car] Jayatīrtha: It says, “Forgive me if this story is not well-written. I am a woman. My brain weighs less than a man’s, and I am not equal in intelligence.” So she admits. “His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, the seventy-seven-year-old founder of the International Society for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness, said so Wednesday. The Society is dedicated to peace in the world through love of God and relinquishment of all things material. The Swami spoke seated cross-legged on an expen…
Room Conversation with City Counselor
Śrī Govinda: ...city council representative from our area. Prabhupāda: Oh. Śrī Govinda: [indistinct] kindness to come today. Prabhupāda: Very good. Very good. [break] City Councillor: Thank you. No, I have the pleasure of having the temple located in the area which I represent on the city council, and IPrabhupāda:Śrī Govinda:Prabhupāda:City Councillor:Prabhupāda:City Councillor:Prabhupāda:City Councillor:Prabhupāda:City Councillor:Prabhupāda:City Counci…
Cc. Madhya 20.104
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 20.104 Pradyumna: [leads chanting, etc.] " prabhu kahe---“kṛṣṇa-kṛpā tomāte pūrṇa haya saba tattva jāna, tomāra nāhi tāpa-traya” []" Prabhupāda: There is no signboard? Why? Hmm. All right, go on. Pradyumna: [Continues to lead verse chanting]Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Hari-śauri:
Morning Walk
[in room before walk] Hari-śauri: Everyone is infected with this “Life comes from chemicals.” That I was talking to the air hostess on the plane coming, and she said, “But life comes from chemicals.” This is the way everybody’s taught in the schools. They donPrabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Hari-śauri:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhu…
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: So one thing is that when they are so much careful, that means the book is reacting. Otherwise why they are so careful that they may not come? What do you think? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes, sometimes they specifically say, “The others may come, but that one man, we donPrabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Hari-śauri:Prabhupāda:Devotee (1):Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Devotee (1):Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Hari-śauri:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Hari-śauri:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Pr…
Room Conversation with Mr. Myer
Prabhupāda: So Kṛṣṇa has sent you to look after this Institution. And they are giving very good report that “Bhaktivedanta is..., is very big organization,” and we have got land. Kindly try to improve it. So your wife is here? Mr. Myer: Yes. She is also with me.Prabhupāda:Mr. Myer:Prabhupāda:Mr. Myer:Prabhupāda:Mr. Myer:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Mr. Myer:Prabhupāda:Mr. Myer:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Mr. Myer:Prabhupāda:Mr. Myer:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Mr. Myer:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:Mr. Myer:Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:M…
Letters July 10
New York My dear Brahmananda, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated July 5, 1968, and regarding the Kirtana collection, I have talked with Hansadutta who has arrived here last evening, and as proposed by you, that the contribution should be divided 50% for the temple, and 50% for the Sankirtana fund, is quite all right.
New Vrindaban My dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. Just on receipt of your last letter I sent you one detailed letter the scheme of New Vrindaban. But since then I have not received any letter from you. In the meantime I also received one letter from Sriman Kirtanananda Swami which also I have replied duly, but I have not received any reply from him also. So I am very much anxious to know...
My dear Arundhati, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated July 7, 1969, and I have noted the contents. I know you are a very sincere devotee girl, and Krishna will bless you more and more because your qualifications are quite on the standard line. It is ordained in the Vedas that a person who has got implicit faith in Krishna and the Spiritual Master, to such person the...
My dear Giriraja, Please accept my blessings. I beg to enclose herewith one letter I have received from your father which will speak for itself. From this letter it appears that you are a good scholar and there is very good background in your educational career. So if you wish to make progress further in your educational career, that will be a nice asset for our Krishna Consciousness Movement. You...
Dear James Doody, Please accept my greetings. I thank you very much for your letter dated June 23, 1969, and I am pleased to note that you are anxious to see me as soon as possible. So far as human frailties are concerned, they can all be adjusted by dovetailing everything in Krishna Consciousness. Our Krishna is a great family Personality. Krishna is never a mendicant, and our ambition is to enter...
My dear Laksmimoni, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter dated July 5, 1969, sent along with your chanting beads and one letter from Sriman Jagadisa das Brahmacari. I have duly chanted upon your beads, and your initiated name is Laksmimoni Dasi. Laksmimoni is the Goddess of Fortune, and she is always to be found serving at Krishna
Jayapataka Calcutta My dear Jayapataka, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your two letters dated 29th June and 2nd July, 1970, and noted the contents with great pleasure. In the meantime I have written two letters addressed to both you and Acyutananda in which I wanted to know if you have changed your place. In you letter dated 29th June you wrote to say,
Urukrama (Jefferey) Chicago My dear Urukrama (Jefferey), Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you very much for your kind letter dated 7th July, 1971 and at the recommendation of both Bhagavan das and Bahulasva Prabhus I have gladly consented to accept you as my duly initiated disciple. I can tell from your letter that you are certainly most qualified. You are very sincere boy and have been...
The Manager, Central Bank of India, 10 Camac Street, Calcutta 700-017, India 340 W. 55th. Street, New York, N.Y. 10019 U.S.A. Re: F.D.R. in name of Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, effected 4-3-76. Dear Sir: With reference to my letter to you dated June 12, 1976, I have received your replies dated May 3, 1976, and June 22, 1976, and I have noted the contents with care. Rather than pay interest from...