Spoken August 20
SB 7.9.12-13
Prabhupāda: " tasmād ahaṁ vigata-viklava īśvarasya sarvātmanā mahi gṛṇāmi yathā manīṣam [SB 7.9.12]" Prahlāda Mahārāja is submitting that “I do not require to be highly elevated to offer my prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” Nobody requires any material acquisition to approach God. We have been discussing this point for the last few days. Simply Rukmiṇī:Prabhupāda:Janārdana:Prabhupāda:Janārdana:Prabhupāda:Janārdana:Prabhupāda:
SB 1.1.3
Prabhupāda: Purport first. [] Pradyumna: Purport. “In the two previous ślokas it has been definitely proved that the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the sublime literature which surpasses all other Vedic scriptures due to its transcendental qualities. It is transcendental to all mundane activities and mundane knowledge. In this Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prab…
SB 1.2.17
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.17 [Govindam prayers playing] [Prabhupāda sings along] Devotees: All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. Prabhupāda: [sings Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava] [prema-dhvani] Thank you very much. Devotees: All glories to Śrī Guru and Gauranga. [devotees offer obeisances]Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Bg 2.14 Lecture
Bhagavad-gītā 2.14 Pradyumna: Translation: “O son of Kuntī, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.Prabhupāda:
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: ...disorder. [break] Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: ...everything to Bombay. Prabhupāda: Yes. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: It is very convenient. Prabhupāda: Yes. That, that is better. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: I moved everything to Bombay. Prabhupāda: The main distribution should be from Bombay. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes. Now because this Usha Printers is much bigger also, and wePrabhupāda:Saurabha:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Saurabha:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Saurabha:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣ…
Letters August 20
Hayagriva 6-16, 2-chome, Ohhashi Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan My Dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 5th August, 1970. Regarding Janmastami arrangement, it is going on nicely-that is very encouraging. We have started New Vrndavana in America and it must be finished in the American way. In Vrndavana there are so many temples, they say 5,000,...
Calcutta My dear Jayapataka and Acyutananda, Please accept my blessings. On receipt of your telegram dated 18th August, 1970, I have decided to start from here for Calcutta on the 29th August, reaching there in the evening of the same day. I hope you have received my telegram reading as follows by this time.
Atreya Rsi New York My dear Atreya Rsi, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 17th August, 1971 and have noted the contents carefully. Krishna Consciousness factually makes progress on the willingness of the individual living entity. It is said by Rupa Goswami that one who is with strong inclination to serve the Lord by his life, work, mind and words, such...
My dear Bhagavan das, Please accept my blessings. You happen to be a member of the GBC. So whatever you want to do or whatever ideas you want to introduce in the management of our society, please write in a letter and distribute the copies to all the GBC members along with one copy to me also. Then collect the opinions of each and every GBC member and if the majority supports the idea then it should...
Hansadutta My dear Hansadutta, Please accept my blessings. You happen to be a member of the GBC. So whatever you want to do or whatever ideas you want to introduce in the management of our society, please write in a letter and distribute the copies to all the GBC members along with one copy to me also. Then collect the opinions of each and every GBC member and if the majority supports the idea then...
My dear Karandhara, Please accept my blessings. You happen to be a member of the GBC. So whatever you want to do or whatever ideas you want to introduce in the management of our society, please write in a letter and distribute the copies to all the GBC members along with one copy to me also. Then collect the opinions of each and every GBC member and if the majority supports the idea then it should...
My dear Tamala Krishna, Please accept my blessings. You happen to be a member of the GBC. So whatever you want to do or whatever ideas you want to introduce in the management of our society, please write in a letter and distribute the copies to all the GBC members along with one copy to me also. Then collect the opinions of each and every GBC member and if the majority supports the idea then it should...
My dear Tamala Krishna, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated Janmastami day and have noted the contents carefully. Renovation means for old buildings donated to the society. Such buildings can be renovated from the building fund but not to maintain already purchased or rented buildings. That is to be done as individual expenditure of the temple concerned. ...
My dear Sukadeva, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter and the enclosed pictures of your Altar. Everything appears very very nice and I am very much pleased, thank you so much. On your recommendation I accept the boys named by you for first initiation. Their names are as follows.
Caruhasa Los Angeles My dear Caruhasa das, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated July 26th 1974 with the enclosed slides. I appreciate your interest in making the Krishna book film but it is not important for now. I therefore think that you could use your talent better if you work with Yadubara. In Hawaii I understand that he is making TV programs. So you...
Srimati Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India Parliament House New Delhi 19 Todermal Lane, Bengali Market New Delhi, tel: 44722 Your Excellency Srimati Indiradevi Gandhi: When I was in Toronto, Canada, Srimati Lalitadevi, who is just like my daughter, sent me one intimation that she had approached you for a meeting with me and you, and I have come here postponing all my engagements.