Spoken August 21
Bg 4.37-40 Lecture
Bhagavad-gītā 4.37–40 Prabhupāda: " yathaidhāṁsi samiddho ‘gnir bhasmasāt kurute ‘rjuna jñānāgniḥ sarva-karmāṇi bhasmasāt kurute tathā [Bg. 4.37]" Yathā, “as,” as an edhāṁsi. Edhāṁsi means “fuel.” Sammidho ‘gniḥ, “blazing fire.Guest:Prabhupāda:Guest:Prabhupāda:Disciple:Prabhupāda:Disciple:Prabhupāda:Disciple:Prabhupāda:
SB 7.9.13
Prabhupāda: " sarve hy amī vidhi-karās tava sattva-dhāmno brahmādayo vayam iveśa na codvijantaḥ ksemāya bhūtaya utātma-sukhāya cāsya vikrīḍitaṁ bhagavato rucirāvatāraiḥ []" Prahlāda Mahārāja is induced to pray Lord Nṛsiṁha-deva to pacify. He was in violent feature. So heYoung man:Prabhupāda:Young woman:Prabhupāda:Young woman:Prabhupāda:Young woman:Prabhupāda:
Room Conversation
Prabhupāda: Class must be. Without hearing, everything will be tainted. [knock on door] Yes? Haṁsadūta: Prabhupāda, what do you think the German translation work? I mean... Prabhupāda: It must go on. Haṁsadūta: I know it must go on. But isn’t there some way to increase it, to make it go more quickly?Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Pra…
SB 1.2.18
[Govindam prayers playing] [Prabhupāda sings along] Prabhupāda: [sings Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava] [indistinct] Mṛdaṅga. [prema-dhvani] Thank you very much. Devotees: All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. All glories to Śrī Guru and Gauranga. [devotees offer obeisances]Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Prabhupāda:Devotees:Prabhupāda:
Bg 2.15 Lecture
Bhagavad-gītā 2.15 Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] [break] " yaṁ hi na vyathayanty ete puruṣaṁ puruṣarṣabha sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so ‘mṛtatvāya kalpate Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Haṁsadūta:Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Śrī Śrī Rādhā Gokulānanda Deity Installation, Brahmā-saṁhitā 5.43
Room Conversation with Lalita Bose
Prabhupāda: [Bengali] Exactly what Kṛṣṇa has said. Our mission... [Bengali] Yāre dekha, tāre kaha ‘kṛṣṇa’-upadeśa [Cc. Madhya 7.128]. Bās. If you speak what Kṛṣṇa has instructed, you become guru. But if you make your own concoction, own invention, then...Lalita Bose:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Brahmānanda:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Harikeśa:Prabhupāda:Lalita Bose:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Lalita Bose:Prabhupāda:Lalita Bose:Prabhupāda:Lalita Bose:Prabhupāda:Lalita Bose…
Room Conversation
Jayapatākā: I was with him when he posted the letter. Prabhupāda: But where is that? Jayapatākā: I’ll ask him when I see him. Prabhupāda: You have got any copy? No. Jayapatākā: I didn’t keep a copy. Prabhupāda: When they submit? Quarterly? Jayapatākā: Yes. Prabhupāda: Part of the money is contribution for construction of my house. Ten thousand. Ten thousand dollars?Jayapatākā:Prabhupāda:Jayapatākā:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda:Gargamuni:Prabhupāda…
Room Conversation About Blitz News Clipping
Prabhupāda: What is [indistinct]? There is appreciation. And send all these newspaper clippings us in Hyderabad... Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes, I’m sending that to... Prabhupāda: ...how they are receiving. Gargamuni: I had those printed up now. Hari-śauri: Even the chief minister. Prabhupāda: Even the chief minister.Gargamuni:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Pradyumna:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Pradyumna:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Pradyumna:Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:Prabhupāda:Pradyumna…
Letters August 21
26 Second Avenue - B1 New York, NY 10003 USA Phone: 212-674-7428 Sripad Narayana Maharaja, Please accept my dandavats and also please take my blessings. I think that now you are forgetting me. I will never forget you, but I see that you are forgetting me. How are you? I hope you are all kusala (well and happy) in every way. Now I am staying at the above address. In the middle of September I think...
Acyutananda, Jayagovinda Dear Acyutananda and Jaya Govinda, Please accept my blessings. I have received so many letters from both of you and I am replying today summarily, especially your joint letter dated July 27, 1968, and Jaya Govinda’s letter dated August 19, 1968. The first thing, I warn Acyutananda, do not try to initiate. You are not in a proper position now to initiate anyone. Besides...
My dear Krishna devi, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for your letter dated August 1, 1968, which I received just yesterday, after the mail strike. Anyway, I am so much pleased to read the contents of the letter for your intelligent questions and many other things, and all mentioned there. The first thing is your husband
Girish 1975 So. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, Cal. 90034 My Dear Girish, Please accept my blessings. I thank you very much for the beautiful ornaments that you have so kindly sent for my Deities. Immediately upon receipt of them I have placed these ornaments upon Sri Sri Radha Krishna, and they are looking very gorgeous. So your gift has been very successful, and surely Krishna will bless you for...
1975 So. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, Cal. 90034 My Dear Kirtanananda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of 12 August, 1969, sent along with a package of sandesh. I am sorry that I was not able to see how you have nicely made the sandesh because upon arrival it was found to have gone bad. So I do not think it will be practical to continue sending foodstuffs through...
Swami B. S. Bhagavata Maharaja His Holiness Swami B.S. Bhagavata Maharaja Revered Sripada Bhagavata Maharaja, Kindly accept my humble obeisances. I beg to thank you very much for your letter dated 8th July, 1969, postmarked the 8th of August, 1969. I see this letter was addressed to me in New Vrindaban, and from there it was redirected to Los Angeles. I understand that you addressed another letter...
New Vrindaban My dear Bali-mardana, Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your very encouraging letter dated August 15th from L.A. You are now elected as one of the Commissioners of the GBC, so you have got great responsibility. So far we are concerned in the disciplic succession of Lord Caitanya, if we simply abide by the order of the Acarya in disciplic succession, then things...
Sri N.C. Chatterji Member of Parliament New Delhi Dear Sri Nirmal Babu, Please accept my greetings. In reply to your letter dated July 2nd from Calcutta, I had to send a reply to you dated July 9th, 1970, and the copy of the letter is again enclosed herewith. I hope in the meantime you had some meeting with the Prime Minister of India and I am very anxiously awaiting your reply to this.
Tamala Krsna Bombay My dear Tamala Krishna, Please accept my blessings. Please immediately send me the names and addresses of all the foreign devotees in India. Please also their passport numbers and nationality. I am just now speaking with His Excellency The High Commissioner Rasgotra Maharaja Krishin and he has promised to help us with the devotees who are being harassed by the Indian authorities....
Laguna Beach My dear Gurudasa Swami: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated August 6, 1975 and have noted the contents. The purpose of sannyasa is that now one has no hindrances for preaching work. The purpose is to increase preaching. So if one takes sannyasa and does not increase preaching, then there is no value. So you take this opportunity seriously, and preach...
New Orleans My dear Nityananda Das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated August 5, 1975 and have noted the contents. The news clipping was nice. Regarding your festival of Ratha Yatra, you have got my blessings. Either with or without my presence, you will be successful, so do not worry(Bg. 3.14)
Los Angeles My dear Radhavallabha das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated August 15, 1975 and also the copies of the Vyasa Puja book. It is done nicely, but why it is mentioned my 79th birthday. It is my 80th birthday. That is correct. You do not know this? One of the GBC articles says 79th birthday. Big GBC man, so many editors, and it is not detected? You are all...
Ramesvara Los Angeles My dear Ramesvara das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated July 12, 1975 and have noted the contents. Yes, when Krsna was present, the religious principles were going on nicely, but when He retired back to His abode, then deterioration infiltrated. But Srimad-Bhagavatam is the sunshine Purana by Vyasadeva to open the eyes of the conditioned...
Deaplane, Virginia My dear Rupanuga das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated August 3, 1975 and have noted the contents. Regarding the Washington temple why are you selling the present building? Why are you changing it? We are not businessmen that we sell for profit and then move the Deity. Develop the farm in New York nicely. Show by example what it means plain living...
Madras My dear Sravanananda das: Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated August 16, 1975 with the enclosed clipping from the “Hindu.” It is very nice, and it is very good that you got responses all over India. Madras is a good field, so do your work there very carefully, and you will be very successful. Do not waste any time, but work always to please Krishna within...