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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) is widely regarded as the worlds pre-eminent exponent of the teachings and practices of bhakti-yoga to the Western world. He is the Founder-Acharya (spiritual master) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a world-wide movement dedicated to the philosophy and practice of Krishna Consciousness.
The Prabhupada Podcast offers an easy way for listeners to hear Srila Prabhupada's classes on a daily basis. As a project of the Bhaktivedanta Archives, the recordings offered in the Prabhupada Podcast are the newly available raw audio files of Srila Prabhupada's discourses.
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A partial recording of a lecture given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 23, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.13 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 21, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12-13 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 20, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 19, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 18, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A room conversation with devotees going to London given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 18, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
An address given on Sri Vyasa Puja by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 17, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 17, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A lecture given on Janmastami day by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 16, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A conversation between devotees and His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 15, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class at the initiation of Rukmini Dasi given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 15, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10-11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 14, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A lecture at a school given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 13, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class at the initiation of the devotees going to London, given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 11, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1..2.6 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 3, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 2, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class at the initiation of Bali-mardana Dasa given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 29, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A speech to an Indian audience given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 28, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A partial recording of a conversation with a religious group with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 27, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A partial recording of a class given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 27, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class at the initiation of Jayapataka Dasa given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 24, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A lecture during Paramananda and Satyabhama's wedding given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 22, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A partial recording of a Bhagavad Gita class given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 20, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A partial recording of a class given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 18, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
An explanation and commentary on the bhajana "Sri Krishan Caitanya Prabhu" given on July 17, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A room conversation with HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada given on July 16, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 12, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 10, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 9, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 6, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 4, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 2, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 1, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A partial recording of a class on Sri Brahma Samhita 5.35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 29, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 26, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.6-9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 23, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.4.25 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 20, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 19, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 16, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
An engagement lecture given by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada on June 15, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 14, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 13, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 12, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A lecture given by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada on June 11, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 10, 1968 in Montreal.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 7.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 3, 1968 in Montreal.
An initiation lecture given by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada on May 21, 1968 in Boston, MA.
An engagement lecture given at Boston College by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada on May 10, 1968 in Boston, MA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 8, 1968 in Boston, MA.
A lecture given to MIT technology students given by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 8, 1968 in Boston, MA.
A talk after a lecture with HDG AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada given on May 6, 1968 in Boston MA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 5.5.1-3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 4, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A class given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 2, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.1-3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 28, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A morning walk conversation with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 27, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 7.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 26, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A room conversation with Srila Prabhupada given on March 25, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A morning walk conversation with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 20, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A morning walk conversation with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 23, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 18, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 7.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 17, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A class (partially recorded) given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 16, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 15, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A talk given on the Brahma Samhita prayers given by Srila Prabhupada on March 13, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.3-4 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 9, 1968 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 6, 1968 in Los Angeles, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 6.254 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 2, 1968 in Los Angeles, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.5.4 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 12, 1968 in Los Angeles, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.5.2 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 10, 1968 in Los Angeles, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 6.254 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 8, 1968 in Los Angeles, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.109-114 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 16, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.108-109 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 15, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A discourse between Srila Prabhupada and Hayagriva Dasa given on April 5, 1967 in San Francisco, CA regarding a play about Lord Caitanya.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 10.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 31, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.17 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 29, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.14-16 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 27, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A partial lecture recording of a class given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 29, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.12-14 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 26, 1967 on the occasion of the installation of Jagannatha deities in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.46 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 22, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.40-44 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 20, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.149-171 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 18, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.32-35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 17, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A purport on the bhajan Bhajahure Mana, given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 16, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.29-31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 15, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.25-28 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 13, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.22-26 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 10, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 3, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.118-120 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 24, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.113-117 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 23, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.108 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 18, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.106-107 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 17, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.80-95 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 10, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.77-81 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 9, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.66-76 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 8, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.49-65 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 7, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.38-47 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 5, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 10.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 11, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 10.4-5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 6, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 10.4 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 4, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 10.2-3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 2, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 15, 1974 in Vrindavan, India.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.91-92 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 13, 1974 in Vrindavan, India.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 9, 1974 in Mayapur, India.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 7, 1974 in Mayapur, India.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.4 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 4, 1974 in Mayapur, India.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 3, 1974 in Mayapur, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.27-28 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 20, 1971 in Gorakhpur, India.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.2 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 2, 1974 in Mayapur, India.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 1, 1974 in Mayapur, India.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.113 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 23, 1976 in London.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.112 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 20, 1976 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.111 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 19, 1976 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.110 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 17, 1976 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.108-109 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 15, 1976 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.107 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 13, 1976 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.106 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 12, 1976 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.105 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 11, 1976 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.104 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 10, 1976 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.103 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 8, 1976 in Washington DC.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.102 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 7, 1976 in Baltimore, MD.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.101 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 6, 1976 in Washington DC.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.100 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 5, 1976 in Washington DC.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.98-99 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 4, 1976 in Washington DC.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 16.13-15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 8, 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 16.11-12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 7, 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 16.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 6, 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 16.9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 5, 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 16.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 4, 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 16.7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 3, 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 16.6 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 2, 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 16.5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 31. 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 16.4 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 30, 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 29, 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.25-26 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 18, 1971 in Gorakhpur, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.20-23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 14, 1971 in Gorakhpur, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.18-19 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 12, 1971 in Gorakhpur, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.18-19 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 12, 1971 in Gorakhpur, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.18 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 11, 1971 in Gorakhpur, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.18 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 11, 1971 in Gorakhpur, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.16-17 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 6, 1971 in Gorakhpur, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.12-15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 4, 1971 in Gorakhpur, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 3, 1971 in Gorakhpur, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.11-12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 2, 1971 in Allahabad, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.1-11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 1, 1971 in Allahabad, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.48 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 31, 1971 in Prayaga, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.46 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 30, 1971 in Prayaga, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.45 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 29, 1971 in Prayaga, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.12-14 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 17, 1971 in Allahabad, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 16, 1971 in Allahabad, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.9-10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 15, 1971 in Allahabad, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.5-8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 10, 1971 in Calcutta, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.1-5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 6, 1971 in Calcutta, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.56-62 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 3, 1971 in Surat, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.45-50 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 31, 1970 in Surat, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.44 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 26, 1970 in Surat, India.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.44
sambhavanti hi bhadrāṇi viparītāni cānaghāḥ kāriṇāṁ guṇa-saṅgo ’sti dehavān na hy akarma-kṛt
O inhabitants of Vaikuṇṭha, you are sinless, but those within this material world are all karmīs, whether acting piously or impiously. Both kinds of action are possible for them because they are contaminated by the three modes of nature and must act accordingly. One who has accepted a material body cannot be inactive, and sinful action is inevitable for one acting under the modes of material nature. Therefore all the living entities within this material world are punishable.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.44 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 25, 1970 in Surat, India.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.44
sambhavanti hi bhadrāṇi viparītāni cānaghāḥ kāriṇāṁ guṇa-saṅgo ’sti dehavān na hy akarma-kṛt
O inhabitants of Vaikuṇṭha, you are sinless, but those within this material world are all karmīs, whether acting piously or impiously. Both kinds of action are possible for them because they are contaminated by the three modes of nature and must act accordingly. One who has accepted a material body cannot be inactive, and sinful action is inevitable for one acting under the modes of material nature. Therefore all the living entities within this material world are punishable.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.42-43 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 24, 1970 in Surat, India.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.42
sūryo ’gniḥ khaṁ marud devaḥ somaḥ sandhyāhanī diśaḥ kaṁ kuḥ svayaṁ dharma iti hy ete daihyasya sākṣiṇaḥ
The sun, fire, sky, air, demigods, moon, evening, day, night, directions, water, land and Supersoul Himself all witness the activities of the living entity.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.43
etair adharmo vijñātaḥ sthānaṁ daṇḍasya yujyate sarve karmānurodhena daṇḍam arhanti kāriṇaḥ
The candidates for punishment are those who are confirmed by these many witnesses to have deviated from their prescribed regulative duties. Everyone engaged in fruitive activities is suitable to be subjected to punishment according to his sinful acts.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.41-42 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 23, 1970 in Surat, India.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.41
yena sva-dhāmny amī bhāvā rajaḥ-sattva-tamomayāḥ guṇa-nāma-kriyā-rūpair vibhāvyante yathā-tatham
The supreme cause of all causes, Nārāyaṇa, is situated in His own abode in the spiritual world, but nevertheless He controls the entire cosmic manifestation according to the three modes of material nature — sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa. In this way all living entities are awarded different qualities, different names [such as brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya and vaiśya], different duties according to the varṇāśrama institution, and different forms. Thus Nārāyaṇa is the cause of the entire cosmic manifestation.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.42
sūryo ’gniḥ khaṁ marud devaḥ somaḥ sandhyāhanī diśaḥ kaṁ kuḥ svayaṁ dharma iti hy ete daihyasya sākṣiṇaḥ
The sun, fire, sky, air, demigods, moon, evening, day, night, directions, water, land and Supersoul Himself all witness the activities of the living entity.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.40 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 22, 1970 in Surat, India.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.40
yamadūtā ūcuḥ
veda-praṇihito dharmo hy adharmas tad-viparyayaḥ vedo nārāyaṇaḥ sākṣāt svayambhūr iti śuśruma
The Yamadūtas replied: That which is prescribed in the Vedas constitutes dharma, the religious principles, and the opposite of that is irreligion. The Vedas are directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, and are self-born. This we have heard from Yamarāja.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.39-40 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 21, 1970 in Surat, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.38 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 20, 1970 in Surat, India.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.38
śrī-viṣṇudūtā ūcuḥ
yūyaṁ vai dharma-rājasya yadi nirdeśa-kāriṇaḥ brūta dharmasya nas tattvaṁ yac cādharmasya lakṣaṇam
The blessed messengers of Lord Viṣṇu, the Viṣṇudūtas, said: If you are actually servants of Yamarāja, you must explain to us the meaning of religious principles and the symptoms of irreligion.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.34-39 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 19, 1970 in Surat, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.32-33 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 17, 1970 in Surat, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.27-34 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 16, 1970 in Surat, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 15, 1970 in Indore, India.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.27
sa evaṁ vartamāno ’jño mṛtyu-kāla upasthite matiṁ cakāra tanaye bāle nārāyaṇāhvaye
When the time of death arrived for the foolish Ajāmila, he began thinking exclusively of his son Nārāyaṇa.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.22-25 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 13, 1970 in Indore, India.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.21 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 12, 1970 in Indore, India.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.21
kānyakubje dvijaḥ kaścid dāsī-patir ajāmilaḥ nāmnā naṣṭa-sadācāro dāsyāḥ saṁsarga-dūṣitaḥ
In the city known as Kānyakubja there was a brāhmaṇa named Ajāmila who married a prostitute maidservant and lost all his brahminical qualities because of the association of that low-class woman.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.19 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 15, 1970 in Mumbai, India.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.19
sakṛn manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor niveśitaṁ tad-guṇa-rāgi yair iha na te yamaṁ pāśa-bhṛtaś ca tad-bhaṭān svapne ’pi paśyanti hi cīrṇa-niṣkṛtāḥ
Although not having fully realized Kṛṣṇa, persons who have even once surrendered completely unto His lotus feet and who have become attracted to His name, form, qualities and pastimes are completely freed of all sinful reactions, for they have thus accepted the true method of atonement. Even in dreams, such surrendered souls do not see Yamarāja or his order carriers, who are equipped with ropes to bind the sinful.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.14 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 6, 1970 in Mumbai, India.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.13-14
tapasā brahmacaryeṇa śamena ca damena ca tyāgena satya-śaucābhyāṁ yamena niyamena vā
deha-vāg-buddhijaṁ dhīrā dharmajñāḥ śraddhayānvitāḥ kṣipanty aghaṁ mahad api veṇu-gulmam ivānalaḥ
To concentrate the mind, one must observe a life of celibacy and not fall down. One must undergo the austerity of voluntarily giving up sense enjoyment. One must then control the mind and senses, give charity, be truthful, clean and nonviolent, follow the regulative principles and regularly chant the holy name of the Lord. Thus a sober and faithful person who knows the religious principles is temporarily purified of all sins performed with his body, words and mind. These sins are like the dried leaves of creepers beneath a bamboo tree, which may be burned by fire although their roots remain to grow again at the first opportunity.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.6 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 6, 1970 in Mumbai, India.
Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.6
adhuneha mahā-bhāga yathaiva narakān naraḥ nānogra-yātanān neyāt tan me vyākhyātum arhasi
O greatly fortunate and opulent Śukadeva Gosvāmī, now kindly tell me how human beings may be saved from having to enter hellish conditions in which they suffer terrible pains.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.149-171 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 18, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.118-120 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 24, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.113-117 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 23, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.108 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 18, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.106-107 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 17, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.80-95 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 10, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.77-81 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 9, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.66-76 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 8, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.49-65 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 5, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 7.39-47 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 5, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 25.40-50 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 24, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 25.36-40 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 23, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 25.31-38 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 22, 1967 in San Francisco, Ca.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 25.29 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 21, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 25.19-30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 20, 1967 in San Francisco, CA.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 22.31-33 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 16, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 22.27-31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 15, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 22.21-28 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 11, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 22.14-19 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 10, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 22.11-15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 9, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 22.6-10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 8, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 22.5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 7, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 21.62-67 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 6, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 21.49-60 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 5, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 21.13-48 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 4, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 21.1-10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 3, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.391-405 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 2, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya Lila 20.385-395 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 1, 1967 in New York, NY.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantras 13-15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 18, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 13
anyad evāhuḥ sambhavād anyad āhur asambhavāt iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṁ ye nas tad vicacakṣire
It is said that one result is obtained by worshiping the supreme cause of all causes and that another result is obtained by worshiping what is not supreme. All this is heard from the undisturbed authorities, who clearly explained it.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 14
sambhūtiṁ ca vināśaṁ ca yas tad vedobhayaṁ saha vināśena mṛtyuṁ tīrtvā sambhūtyāmṛtam aśnute
One should know perfectly the Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His transcendental name, form, qualities and pastimes, as well as the temporary material creation with its temporary demigods, men and animals. When one knows these, he surpasses death and the ephemeral cosmic manifestation with it, and in the eternal kingdom of God he enjoys his eternal life of bliss and knowledge.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 15
hiraṇmayena pātreṇa satyasyāpihitaṁ mukham tat tvaṁ pūṣann apāvṛṇu satya-dharmāya dṛṣṭaye
O my Lord, sustainer of all that lives, Your real face is covered by Your dazzling effulgence. Kindly remove that covering and exhibit Yourself to Your pure devotee.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 17, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 11
vidyāṁ cāvidyāṁ ca yas tad vedobhayaṁ saha avidyayā mṛtyuṁ tīrtvā vidyayāmṛtam aśnute
Only one who can learn the process of nescience and that of transcendental knowledge side by side can transcend the influence of repeated birth and death and enjoy the full blessings of immortality.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 16, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 11
vidyāṁ cāvidyāṁ ca yas tad vedobhayaṁ saha avidyayā mṛtyuṁ tīrtvā vidyayāmṛtam aśnute
Only one who can learn the process of nescience and that of transcendental knowledge side by side can transcend the influence of repeated birth and death and enjoy the full blessings of immortality.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 15, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 10
anyad evāhur vidyayā- nyad āhur avidyayā iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṁ ye nas tad vicacakṣire
The wise have explained that one result is derived from the culture of knowledge and that a different result is obtained from the culture of nescience.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantras 9-10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 14, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 9
andhaṁ tamaḥ praviśanti ye 'vidyām upāsate tato bhūya iva te tamo ya u vidyāyām ratāḥ
Those who engage in the culture of nescient activities shall enter into the darkest region of ignorance. Worse still are those engaged in the culture of so-called knowledge.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 10
anyad evāhur vidyayā- nyad āhur avidyayā iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṁ ye nas tad vicacakṣire
The wise have explained that one result is derived from the culture of knowledge and that a different result is obtained from the culture of nescience.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 13, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 9
andhaṁ tamaḥ praviśanti ye 'vidyām upāsate tato bhūya iva te tamo ya u vidyāyām ratāḥ
Those who engage in the culture of nescient activities shall enter into the darkest region of ignorance. Worse still are those engaged in the culture of so-called knowledge.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 12, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 8
sa paryagāc chukram akāyam avraṇam asnāviram śuddham apāpa-viddham kavir manīṣī paribhūḥ svayambhūr yāthātathyato 'rthān vyadadhāc chāśvatībhyaḥ samābhyaḥ
Such a person must factually know the greatest of all, the Personality of Godhead, who is unembodied, omniscient, beyond reproach, without veins, pure and uncontaminated, the self-sufficient philosopher who has been fulfilling everyone's desire since time immemorial.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 11, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 8
sa paryagāc chukram akāyam avraṇam asnāviram śuddham apāpa-viddham kavir manīṣī paribhūḥ svayambhūr yāthātathyato 'rthān vyadadhāc chāśvatībhyaḥ samābhyaḥ
Such a person must factually know the greatest of all, the Personality of Godhead, who is unembodied, omniscient, beyond reproach, without veins, pure and uncontaminated, the self-sufficient philosopher who has been fulfilling everyone's desire since time immemorial.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 10, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 7
yasmin sarvāṇi bhūtāny ātmaivābhūd vijānataḥ tatra ko mohaḥ kaḥ śoka ekatvam anupaśyataḥ
One who always sees all living entities as spiritual sparks, in quality one with the Lord, becomes a true knower of things. What, then, can be illusion or anxiety for him?
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 9, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 7
yasmin sarvāṇi bhūtāny ātmaivābhūd vijānataḥ tatra ko mohaḥ kaḥ śoka ekatvam anupaśyataḥ
One who always sees all living entities as spiritual sparks, in quality one with the Lord, becomes a true knower of things. What, then, can be illusion or anxiety for him?
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 6 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 8, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 6
yas tu sarvāṇi bhūtāny ātmany evānupaśyati sarva-bhūteṣu cātmānaṁ tato na vijugupsate
He who sees systematically everything in relation to the Supreme Lord, who sees all living entities as His parts and parcels, and who sees the Supreme Lord within everything never hates anything or any being.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 7, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 5
tad ejati tan naijati tad dūre tad v antike tad antar asya sarvasya tad u sarvasyāsya bāhyataḥ
The Supreme Lord walks and does not walk. He is far away, but He is very near as well. He is within everything, and yet He is outside of everything.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 5, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 3
asuryā nāma te lokā andhena tamasāvṛtāḥ tāṁs te pretyābhigacchanti ye ke cātma-hano janāḥ
The killer of the soul, whoever he may be, must enter into the planets known as the worlds of the faithless, full of darkness and ignorance.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 4, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 1
īśāvāsyam idam sarvaṁ yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam
Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 3, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 1
īśāvāsyam idam sarvaṁ yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam
Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 2, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 1
īśāvāsyam idam sarvaṁ yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam
Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantra 1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 30, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 1
īśāvāsyam idam sarvaṁ yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam
Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.
A class on Sri Isopanisad given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 29, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
A class on given on Govardhana Puja day by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 4, 1966 in New York, NY.
A class on the Invocation to Sri Isopanisad given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 27, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Invocation
oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate
The Personality of Godhead is perfect and complete, and because He is completely perfect, all emanations from Him, such as this phenomenal world, are perfectly equipped as complete wholes. Whatever is produced of the Complete Whole is also complete in itself. Because He is the Complete Whole, even though so many complete units emanate from Him, He remains the complete balance.
A class on Sri Isopanisad Mantras 1-4 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on May 6, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 1
īśāvāsyam idam sarvaṁ yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam
Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 2
kurvann eveha karmāṇi jijīviṣec chataṁ samāḥ evaṁ tvayi nānyatheto 'sti na karma lipyate nare
One may aspire to live for hundreds of years if he continuously goes on working in that way, for that sort of work will not bind him to the law of karma. There is no alternative to this way for man.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 3
asuryā nāma te lokā andhena tamasāvṛtāḥ tāṁs te pretyābhigacchanti ye ke cātma-hano janāḥ
The killer of the soul, whoever he may be, must enter into the planets known as the worlds of the faithless, full of darkness and ignorance.
Sri Isopanisad Mantra 4
anejad ekaṁ manaso javīyo nainad devā āpnuvan pūrvam arṣat tad dhāvato 'nyān atyeti tiṣṭhat tasminn apo mātariśvā dadhāti
Although fixed in His abode, the Personality of Godhead is swifter than the mind and can overcome all others running. The powerful demigods cannot approach Him. Although in one place, He controls those who supply the air and rain. He surpasses all in excellence.
A class on the Invocation to Sri Isopanisad given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 26, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Sri Isopanisad Invocation
oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate
The Personality of Godhead is perfect and complete, and because He is completely perfect, all emanations from Him, such as this phenomenal world, are perfectly equipped as complete wholes. Whatever is produced of the Complete Whole is also complete in itself. Because He is the Complete Whole, even though so many complete units emanate from Him, He remains the complete balance.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.28 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 17, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.28
dravya-yajñās tapo-yajñā yoga-yajñās tathāpare svādhyāya-jñāna-yajñāś ca yatayaḥ saṁśita-vratāḥ
Having accepted strict vows, some become enlightened by sacrificing their possessions, and others by performing severe austerities, by practicing the yoga of eightfold mysticism, or by studying the Vedas to advance in transcendental knowledge.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 16, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.27
sarvāṇīndriya-karmāṇi prāṇa-karmāṇi cāpare ātma-saṁyama-yogāgnau juhvati jñāna-dīpite
Others, who are interested in achieving self-realization through control of the mind and senses, offer the functions of all the senses, and of the life breath, as oblations into the fire of the controlled mind.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.26 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 15, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.26
śrotrādīnīndriyāṇy anye saṁyamāgniṣu juhvati śabdādīn viṣayān anya indriyāgniṣu juhvati
Some [the unadulterated brahmacārīs] sacrifice the hearing process and the senses in the fire of mental control, and others [the regulated householders] sacrifice the objects of the senses in the fire of the senses.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.25 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 14, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.25
daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate brahmāgnāv apare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati
Some yogīs perfectly worship the demigods by offering different sacrifices to them, and some offer sacrifices in the fire of the Supreme Brahman.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.24 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 13, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.24
brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā
A person who is fully absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is sure to attain the spiritual kingdom because of his full contribution to spiritual activities, in which the consummation is absolute and that which is offered is of the same spiritual nature.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 12, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.23
gata-saṅgasya muktasya jñānāvasthita-cetasaḥ yajñāyācarataḥ karma samagraṁ pravilīyate
The work of a man who is unattached to the modes of material nature and who is fully situated in transcendental knowledge merges entirely into transcendence.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.22 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 11, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.22
yadṛcchā-lābha-santuṣṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ samaḥ siddhāv asiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate
He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is steady in both success and failure, is never entangled, although performing actions.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.21 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 10, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.21
nirāśīr yata-cittātmā tyakta-sarva-parigrahaḥ śārīraṁ kevalaṁ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣam
Such a man of understanding acts with mind and intelligence perfectly controlled, gives up all sense of proprietorship over his possessions and acts only for the bare necessities of life. Thus working, he is not affected by sinful reactions.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.20 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 9, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.20
tyaktvā karma-phalāsaṅgaṁ nitya-tṛpto nirāśrayaḥ karmaṇy abhipravṛtto ’pi naiva kiñcit karoti saḥ
Abandoning all attachment to the results of his activities, ever satisfied and independent, he performs no fruitive action, although engaged in all kinds of undertakings.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.19 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 8, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.19
yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥ jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṁ budhāḥ
One is understood to be in full knowledge whose every endeavor is devoid of desire for sense gratification. He is said by sages to be a worker for whom the reactions of work have been burned up by the fire of perfect knowledge.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.18 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 7, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.18
karmaṇy akarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsna-karma-kṛt
One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction is intelligent among men, and he is in the transcendental position, although engaged in all sorts of activities.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.17 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 6, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.17
karmaṇo hy api boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ ca vikarmaṇaḥ akarmaṇaś ca boddhavyaṁ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ
The intricacies of action are very hard to understand. Therefore one should know properly what action is, what forbidden action is and what inaction is.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.16 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 5, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.16
kiṁ karma kim akarmeti kavayo ’py atra mohitāḥ tat te karma pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt
Even the intelligent are bewildered in determining what is action and what is inaction. Now I shall explain to you what action is, knowing which you shall be liberated from all misfortune.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 4, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.15
evaṁ jñātvā kṛtaṁ karma pūrvair api mumukṣubhiḥ kuru karmaiva tasmāt tvaṁ pūrvaiḥ pūrva-taraṁ kṛtam
All the liberated souls in ancient times acted with this understanding of My transcendental nature. Therefore you should perform your duty, following in their footsteps.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.14 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 3, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.14
na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā iti māṁ yo ’bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate
There is no work that affects Me; nor do I aspire for the fruits of action. One who understands this truth about Me also does not become entangled in the fruitive reactions of work.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.13 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 2, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.13
cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhy akartāram avyayam
According to the three modes of material nature and the work associated with them, the four divisions of human society are created by Me. And although I am the creator of this system, you should know that I am yet the nondoer, being unchangeable.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 1, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.12
kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ kṣipraṁ hi mānuṣe loke siddhir bhavati karma-jā
Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and therefore they worship the demigods. Quickly, of course, men get results from fruitive work in this world.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 31, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.11
ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ
As all surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pṛthā.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 30, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.10
vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśritāḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatāḥ
Being freed from attachment, fear and anger, being fully absorbed in Me and taking refuge in Me, many, many persons in the past became purified by knowledge of Me – and thus they all attained transcendental love for Me.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 29, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.9
janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna
One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 28, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.8
paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge
To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 27, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.7
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham
Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion – at that time I descend Myself.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.6 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 26, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.6
ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ’pi san prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā
Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all living entities, I still appear in every millennium in My original transcendental form.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 25, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.5
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna tāny ahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha paran-tapa
The Personality of Godhead said: Many, many births both you and I have passed. I can remember all of them, but you cannot, O subduer of the enemy!
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.4 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 24, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.4
arjuna uvāca
aparaṁ bhavato janma paraṁ janma vivasvataḥ katham etad vijānīyāṁ tvam ādau proktavān iti
Arjuna said: The sun-god Vivasvān is senior by birth to You. How am I to understand that in the beginning You instructed this science to him?
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 23, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.3
sa evāyaṁ mayā te ’dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ bhakto ’si me sakhā ceti rahasyaṁ hy etad uttamam
That very ancient science of the relationship with the Supreme is today told by Me to you because you are My devotee as well as My friend and can therefore understand the transcendental mystery of this science.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.2 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 22, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.2
evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ paran-tapa
This supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplic succession, and the saintly kings understood it in that way. But in course of time the succession was broken, and therefore the science as it is appears to be lost.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 21, 1974 in Mumbai, India.
Bhagavad Gita 4.1
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣvākave ’bravīt
The Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, said: I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvān, and Vivasvān instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Ikṣvāku.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.40 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 13, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.40
nehābhikrama-nāśo ’sti pratyavāyo na vidyate sv-alpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt
In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.39 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 12, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.39
eṣā te ’bhihitā sāṅkhye buddhir yoge tv imāṁ śṛṇu buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karma-bandhaṁ prahāsyasi
Thus far I have described this knowledge to you through analytical study. Now listen as I explain it in terms of working without fruitive results. O son of Pṛthā, when you act in such knowledge you can free yourself from the bondage of works.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.36-37 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 4, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.36
avācya-vādāṁś ca bahūn vadiṣyanti tavāhitāḥ nindantas tava sāmarthyaṁ tato duḥkha-taraṁ nu kim
Your enemies will describe you in many unkind words and scorn your ability. What could be more painful for you?
Bhagavad Gita 2.37
hato vā prāpsyasi svargaṁ jitvā vā bhokṣyase mahīm tasmād uttiṣṭha kaunteya yuddhāya kṛta-niścayaḥ
O son of Kuntī, either you will be killed on the battlefield and attain the heavenly planets, or you will conquer and enjoy the earthly kingdom. Therefore, get up with determination and fight.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.33-35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 3, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.33
atha cet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣyasi tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ ca hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi
If, however, you do not perform your religious duty of fighting, then you will certainly incur sins for neglecting your duties and thus lose your reputation as a fighter.
Bhagavad Gita 2.34
akīrtiṁ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te ’vyayām sambhāvitasya cākīrtir maraṇād atiricyate
People will always speak of your infamy, and for a respectable person, dishonor is worse than death.
Bhagavad Gita 2.35
bhayād raṇād uparataṁ maṁsyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥ yeṣāṁ ca tvaṁ bahu-mato bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam
The great generals who have highly esteemed your name and fame will think that you have left the battlefield out of fear only, and thus they will consider you insignificant.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.32 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 2, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.32
yadṛcchayā copapannaṁ svarga-dvāram apāvṛtam sukhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ pārtha labhante yuddham īdṛśam
O Pārtha, happy are the kṣatriyas to whom such fighting opportunities come unsought, opening for them the doors of the heavenly planets.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 1, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.31
sva-dharmam api cāvekṣya na vikampitum arhasi dharmyād dhi yuddhāc chreyo ’nyat kṣatriyasya na vidyate
Considering your specific duty as a kṣatriya, you should know that there is no better engagement for you than fighting on religious principles; and so there is no need for hesitation.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 31, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.30
dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārata tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi
O descendant of Bharata, he who dwells in the body can never be slain. Therefore you need not grieve for any living being.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.28-29 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 30, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.28
avyaktādīni bhūtāni vyakta-madhyāni bhārata avyakta-nidhanāny eva tatra kā paridevanā
All created beings are unmanifest in their beginning, manifest in their interim state, and unmanifest again when annihilated. So what need is there for lamentation?
Bhagavad Gita 2.29
āścarya-vat paśyati kaścid enam āścarya-vad vadati tathaiva cānyaḥ āścarya-vac cainam anyaḥ śṛṇoti śrutvāpy enaṁ veda na caiva kaścit
Some look on the soul as amazing, some describe him as amazing, and some hear of him as amazing, while others, even after hearing about him, cannot understand him at all.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.26-27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 29, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.26
atha cainaṁ nitya-jātaṁ nityaṁ vā manyase mṛtam tathāpi tvaṁ mahā-bāho nainaṁ śocitum arhasi
If, however, you think that the soul [or the symptoms of life] will always be born and die forever, you still have no reason to lament, O mighty-armed.
Bhagavad Gita 2.27
jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyur dhruvaṁ janma mṛtasya ca tasmād aparihārye ’rthe na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi
One who has taken his birth is sure to die, and after death one is sure to take birth again. Therefore, in the unavoidable discharge of your duty, you should not lament.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.25 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 28, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.25
avyakto ’yam acintyo ’yam avikāryo ’yam ucyate tasmād evaṁ viditvainaṁ nānuśocitum arhasi
It is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable and immutable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.23-24 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 27, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.23
nainaṁ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ na cainaṁ kledayanty āpo na śoṣayati mārutaḥ
The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind.
Bhagavad gita 2.24
acchedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam akledyo ’śoṣya eva ca nityaḥ sarva-gataḥ sthāṇur acalo ’yaṁ sanātanaḥ
This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be neither burned nor dried. He is everlasting, present everywhere, unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.21-22 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 26, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.21
vedāvināśinaṁ nityaṁ ya enam ajam avyayam kathaṁ sa puruṣaḥ pārtha kaṁ ghātayati hanti kam
O Pārtha, how can a person who knows that the soul is indestructible, eternal, unborn and immutable kill anyone or cause anyone to kill?
Bhagavad Gita 2.22
vāsāṁsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya navāni gṛhṇāti naro ’parāṇi tathā śarīrāṇi vihāya jīrṇāny anyāni saṁyāti navāni dehī
As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.19-20 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 25, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.19
ya enaṁ vetti hantāraṁ yaś cainaṁ manyate hatam ubhau tau na vijānīto nāyaṁ hanti na hanyate
Neither he who thinks the living entity the slayer nor he who thinks it slain is in knowledge, for the self slays not nor is slain.
Bhagavad Gita 2.20
na jāyate mriyate vā kadācin nāyaṁ bhūtvā bhavitā vā na bhūyaḥ ajo nityaḥ śāśvato ’yaṁ purāṇo na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre
For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.18 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 24, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.18
antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śarīriṇaḥ anāśino ’prameyasya tasmād yudhyasva bhārata
The material body of the indestructible, immeasurable and eternal living entity is sure to come to an end; therefore, fight, O descendant of Bharata.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.16 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 22, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.16
nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ ubhayor api dṛṣṭo ’ntas tv anayos tattva-darśibhiḥ
Those who are seers of the truth have concluded that of the nonexistent [the material body] there is no endurance and of the eternal [the soul] there is no change. This they have concluded by studying the nature of both.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 21, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.15
yaṁ hi na vyathayanty ete puruṣaṁ puruṣarṣabha sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so ’mṛtatvāya kalpate
O best among men [Arjuna], the person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.14 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 20, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.14
mātrā-sparśās tu kaunteya śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ āgamāpāyino ’nityās tāṁs titikṣasva bhārata
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.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.17 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 23, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.17
avināśi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idaṁ tatam vināśam avyayasyāsya na kaścit kartum arhati
That which pervades the entire body you should know to be indestructible. No one is able to destroy that imperishable soul.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.13 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 18, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.13
dehino ’smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā tathā dehāntara-prāptir dhīras tatra na muhyati
As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 18, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.12
na tv evāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ na caiva na bhaviṣyāmaḥ sarve vayam ataḥ param
Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.
A class on given on Radhastami day by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 18, 1969 in London.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 17, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.11
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
aśocyān anvaśocas tvaṁ prajñā-vādāṁś ca bhāṣase gatāsūn agatāsūṁś ca nānuśocanti paṇḍitāḥ
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: While speaking learned words, you are mourning for what is not worthy of grief. Those who are wise lament neither for the living nor for the dead.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 16, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.10
tam uvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ prahasann iva bhārata senayor ubhayor madhye viṣīdantam idaṁ vacaḥ
O descendant of Bharata, at that time Kṛṣṇa, smiling, in the midst of both the armies, spoke the following words to the grief-stricken Arjuna.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 15, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.9
sañjaya uvāca
evam uktvā hṛṣīkeśaṁ guḍākeśaḥ paran-tapaḥ na yotsya iti govindam uktvā tūṣṇīṁ babhūva ha
Sañjaya said: Having spoken thus, Arjuna, chastiser of enemies, told Kṛṣṇa, “Govinda, I shall not fight,” and fell silent.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 8, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.8
na hi prapaśyāmi mamāpanudyād yac chokam ucchoṣaṇam indriyāṇām avāpya bhūmāv asapatnam ṛddhaṁ rājyaṁ surāṇām api cādhipatyam
I can find no means to drive away this grief which is drying up my senses. I will not be able to dispel it even if I win a prosperous, unrivaled kingdom on earth with sovereignty like the demigods in heaven.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August76, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.7
kārpaṇya-doṣopahata-svabhāvaḥ pṛcchāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-cetāḥ yac chreyaḥ syān niścitaṁ brūhi tan me śiṣyas te ’haṁ śādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam
Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of miserly weakness. In this condition I am asking You to tell me for certain what is best for me. Now I am Your disciple, and a soul surrendered unto You. Please instruct me.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.6 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 6, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.6
na caitad vidmaḥ kataran no garīyo yad vā jayema yadi vā no jayeyuḥ yān eva hatvā na jijīviṣāmas te ’vasthitāḥ pramukhe dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ
Nor do we know which is better – conquering them or being conquered by them. If we killed the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, we should not care to live. Yet they are now standing before us on the battlefield.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.4-5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 5, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.4
arjuna uvāca
kathaṁ bhīṣmam ahaṁ saṅkhye droṇaṁ ca madhusūdana iṣubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāv ari-sūdana
Arjuna said: O killer of enemies, O killer of Madhu, how can I counterattack with arrows in battle men like Bhīṣma and Droṇa, who are worthy of my worship?
Bhagavad Gita 2.5
gurūn ahatvā hi mahānubhāvān śreyo bhoktuṁ bhaikṣyam apīha loke hatvārtha-kāmāṁs tu gurūn ihaiva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhira-pradigdhān
It would be better to live in this world by begging than to live at the cost of the lives of great souls who are my teachers. Even though desiring worldly gain, they are superiors. If they are killed, everything we enjoy will be tainted with blood.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 4, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.3
klaibyaṁ mā sma gamaḥ pārtha naitat tvayy upapadyate kṣudraṁ hṛdaya-daurbalyaṁ tyaktvottiṣṭha paran-tapa
O son of Pṛthā, do not yield to this degrading impotence. It does not become you. Give up such petty weakness of heart and arise, O chastiser of the enemy.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.2 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 3, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 2.2
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
kutas tvā kaśmalam idaṁ viṣame samupasthitam anārya-juṣṭam asvargyam akīrti-karam arjuna
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, how have these impurities come upon you? They are not at all befitting a man who knows the value of life. They lead not to higher planets but to infamy.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.45-46 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 1, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.45
yadi mām apratīkāram aśastraṁ śastra-pāṇayaḥ dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇe hanyus tan me kṣema-taraṁ bhavet
Better for me if the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, weapons in hand, were to kill me unarmed and unresisting on the battlefield.
Bhagavad Gita 1.46
sañjaya uvāca
evam uktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśat visṛjya sa-śaraṁ cāpaṁ śoka-saṁvigna-mānasaḥ
Sañjaya said: Arjuna, having thus spoken on the battlefield, cast aside his bow and arrows and sat down on the chariot, his mind overwhelmed with grief.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.44 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 31, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.44
aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayam yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ
Alas, how strange it is that we are preparing to commit greatly sinful acts. Driven by the desire to enjoy royal happiness, we are intent on killing our own kinsmen.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.43 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 30, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.43
utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ janārdana narake niyataṁ vāso bhavatīty anuśuśruma
O Kṛṣṇa, maintainer of the people, I have heard by disciplic succession that those whose family traditions are destroyed dwell always in hell.
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja Address given on August 22, 1973 in London.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.41-42 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 29, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.41
saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya ca patanti pitaro hy eṣāṁ lupta-piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ
An increase of unwanted population certainly causes hellish life both for the family and for those who destroy the family tradition. The ancestors of such corrupt families fall down, because the performances for offering them food and water are entirely stopped.
Bhagavad Gita 1.42
doṣair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥ utsādyante jāti-dharmāḥ kula-dharmāś ca śāśvatāḥ
By the evil deeds of those who destroy the family tradition and thus give rise to unwanted children, all kinds of community projects and family welfare activities are devastated.
A class on given on Janmastami day by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 21, 1973 in London.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.40 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 28, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.40
adharmābhibhavāt kṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kula-striyaḥ strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ
When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Kṛṣṇa, the women of the family become polluted, and from the degradation of womanhood, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, comes unwanted progeny.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.37-39 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 27, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.37-38
yady apy ete na paśyanti lobhopahata-cetasaḥ kula-kṣaya-kṛtaṁ doṣaṁ mitra-drohe ca pātakam
kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum kula-kṣaya-kṛtaṁ doṣaṁ prapaśyadbhir janārdana
O Janārdana, although these men, their hearts overtaken by greed, see no fault in killing one’s family or quarreling with friends, why should we, who can see the crime in destroying a family, engage in these acts of sin?
Bhagavad Gita 1.39
kula-kṣaye praṇaśyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ dharme naṣṭe kulaṁ kṛtsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta
With the destruction of the dynasty, the eternal family tradition is vanquished, and thus the rest of the family becomes involved in irreligion.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.36 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 25, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.36
pāpam evāśrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣṭrān sa-bāndhavān sva-janaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava
Sin will overcome us if we slay such aggressors. Therefore it is not proper for us to kill the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and our friends. What should we gain, O Kṛṣṇa, husband of the goddess of fortune, and how could we be happy by killing our own kinsmen?
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.32-35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 25, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.32-35
kiṁ no rājyena govinda kiṁ bhogair jīvitena vā yeṣām arthe kāṅkṣitaṁ no rājyaṁ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca
ta ime ’vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṁs tyaktvā dhanāni ca ācāryāḥ pitaraḥ putrās tathaiva ca pitāmahāḥ
mātulāḥ śvaśurāḥ pautrāḥ śyālāḥ sambandhinas tathā etān na hantum icchāmi ghnato ’pi madhusūdana
api trailokya-rājyasya hetoḥ kiṁ nu mahī-kṛte nihatya dhārtarāṣṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdana
O Govinda, of what avail to us are a kingdom, happiness or even life itself when all those for whom we may desire them are now arrayed on this battlefield? O Madhusūdana, when teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law and other relatives are ready to give up their lives and properties and are standing before me, why should I wish to kill them, even though they might otherwise kill me? O maintainer of all living entities, I am not prepared to fight with them even in exchange for the three worlds, let alone this earth. What pleasure will we derive from killing the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra?
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 23, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.31
na ca śreyo ’nupaśyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave na kāṅkṣe vijayaṁ kṛṣṇa na ca rājyaṁ sukhāni ca
I do not see how any good can come from killing my own kinsmen in this battle, nor can I, my dear Kṛṣṇa, desire any subsequent victory, kingdom or happiness.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 23, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.30
na ca śaknomy avasthātuṁ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava
I am now unable to stand here any longer. I am forgetting myself, and my mind is reeling. I see only causes of misfortune, O Kṛṣṇa, killer of the Keśī demon.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.28-29 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 22, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.28
arjuna uvāca
dṛṣṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛṣṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ ca pariśuṣyati
Bhagavad Gita 1.29
vepathuś ca śarīre me roma-harṣaś ca jāyate gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt tvak caiva paridahyate
My whole body is trembling, my hair is standing on end, my bow Gāṇḍīva is slipping from my hand, and my skin is burning.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.26-27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 21, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.26
tatrāpaśyat sthitān pārthaḥ pitṝn atha pitāmahān ācāryān mātulān bhrātṝn putrān pautrān sakhīṁs tathā śvaśurān suhṛdaś caiva senayor ubhayor api
There Arjuna could see, within the midst of the armies of both parties, his fathers, grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, friends, and also his fathers-in-law and well-wishers.
Bhagavad Gita 1.27
tān samīkṣya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhūn avasthitān kṛpayā parayāviṣṭo viṣīdann idam abravīt
When the son of Kuntī, Arjuna, saw all these different grades of friends and relatives, he became overwhelmed with compassion and spoke thus.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.24-25 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 20, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.24
sañjaya uvāca
evam ukto hṛṣīkeśo guḍākeśena bhārata senayor ubhayor madhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam
Sañjaya said: O descendant of Bharata, having thus been addressed by Arjuna, Lord Kṛṣṇa drew up the fine chariot in the midst of the armies of both parties.
Bhagavad Gita 1.25
bhīṣma-droṇa-pramukhataḥ sarveṣāṁ ca mahī-kṣitām uvāca pārtha paśyaitān samavetān kurūn iti
In the presence of Bhīṣma, Droṇa and all the other chieftains of the world, the Lord said, “Just behold, Pārtha, all the Kurus assembled here.”
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 19, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.23
yotsyamānān avekṣe ’haṁ ya ete ’tra samāgatāḥ dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddher yuddhe priya-cikīrṣavaḥ
Let me see those who have come here to fight, wishing to please the evil-minded son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.21-22 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 18, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.21-22
arjuna uvāca
senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me ’cyuta yāvad etān nirīkṣe ’haṁ yoddhu-kāmān avasthitān
kair mayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇa-samudyame
Arjuna said: O infallible one, please draw my chariot between the two armies so that I may see those present here, who desire to fight, and with whom I must contend in this great trial of arms.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.20 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 11, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.20
atha vyavasthitān dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān kapi-dhvajaḥ pravṛtte śastra-sampāte dhanur udyamya pāṇḍavaḥ hṛṣīkeśaṁ tadā vākyam idam āha mahī-pate
At that time Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu, seated in the chariot bearing the flag marked with Hanumān, took up his bow and prepared to shoot his arrows. O King, after looking at the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra drawn in military array, Arjuna then spoke to Lord Kṛṣṇa these words.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.16-19 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 16, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.16-18
anantavijayaṁ rājā kuntī-putro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sughoṣa-maṇipuṣpakau
kāśyaś ca parameṣv-āsaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca mahā-rathaḥ dhṛṣṭadyumno virāṭaś ca sātyakiś cāparājitaḥ
drupado draupadeyāś ca sarvaśaḥ pṛthivī-pate saubhadraś ca mahā-bāhuḥ śaṅkhān dadhmuḥ pṛthak pṛthak
King Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Kuntī, blew his conchshell, the Ananta-vijaya, and Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughoṣa and Maṇipuṣpaka. That great archer the King of Kāśī, the great fighter Śikhaṇḍī, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Virāṭa, the unconquerable Sātyaki, Drupada, the sons of Draupadī, and others, O King, such as the mighty-armed son of Subhadrā, all blew their respective conchshells.
Bhagavad Gita 1.19
sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ hṛdayāni vyadārayat nabhaś ca pṛthivīṁ caiva tumulo ’bhyanunādayan
The blowing of these different conchshells became uproarious. Vibrating both in the sky and on the earth, it shattered the hearts of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 15, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.15
pāñcajanyaṁ hṛṣīkeśo devadattaṁ dhanañ-jayaḥ pauṇḍraṁ dadhmau mahā-śaṅkhaṁ bhīma-karmā vṛkodaraḥ
Lord Kṛṣṇa blew His conchshell, called Pāñcajanya; Arjuna blew his, the Devadatta; and Bhīma, the voracious eater and performer of herculean tasks, blew his terrific conchshell, called Pauṇḍra.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.13-14 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 14, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.13
tataḥ śaṅkhāś ca bheryaś ca paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śabdas tumulo ’bhavat
After that, the conchshells, drums, bugles, trumpets and horns were all suddenly sounded, and the combined sound was tumultuous.
Bhagavad Gita 1.14
tataḥ śvetair hayair yukte mahati syandane sthitau mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaś caiva divyau śaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ
On the other side, both Lord Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, stationed on a great chariot drawn by white horses, sounded their transcendental conchshells.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.11-12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 13, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.11
ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathā-bhāgam avasthitāḥ bhīṣmam evābhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi
All of you must now give full support to Grandfather Bhīṣma, as you stand at your respective strategic points of entrance into the phalanx of the army.
Bhagavad Gita 1.12
tasya sañjanayan harṣaṁ kuru-vṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ siṁha-nādaṁ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān
Then Bhīṣma, the great valiant grandsire of the Kuru dynasty, the grandfather of the fighters, blew his conchshell very loudly, making a sound like the roar of a lion, giving Duryodhana joy.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.8-10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 12, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.8
bhavān bhīṣmaś ca karṇaś ca kṛpaś ca samitiṁ-jayaḥ aśvatthāmā vikarṇaś ca saumadattis tathaiva ca
There are personalities like you, Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Kṛpa, Aśvatthāmā, Vikarṇa and the son of Somadatta called Bhūriśravā, who are always victorious in battle.
Bhagavad Gita 1.9
anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā mad-arthe tyakta-jīvitāḥ nānā-śastra-praharaṇāḥ sarve yuddha-viśāradāḥ
There are many other heroes who are prepared to lay down their lives for my sake. All of them are well equipped with different kinds of weapons, and all are experienced in military science.
Bhagavad Gita 1.10
aparyāptaṁ tad asmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam paryāptaṁ tv idam eteṣāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣitam
Our strength is immeasurable, and we are perfectly protected by Grandfather Bhīṣma, whereas the strength of the Pāṇḍavas, carefully protected by Bhīma, is limited.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.6-7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 11, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.6
yudhāmanyuś ca vikrānta uttamaujāś ca vīryavān saubhadro draupadeyāś ca sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ
There are the mighty Yudhāmanyu, the very powerful Uttamaujā, the son of Subhadrā and the sons of Draupadī. All these warriors are great chariot fighters.
Bhagavad Gita 1.7
asmākaṁ tu viśiṣṭā ye tān nibodha dvijottama nāyakā mama sainyasya saṁjñārthaṁ tān bravīmi te
But for your information, O best of the brāhmaṇas, let me tell you about the captains who are especially qualified to lead my military force.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.4-5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 10, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.4
atra śūrā maheṣv-āsā bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi yuyudhāno virāṭaś ca drupadaś ca mahā-rathaḥ
Here in this army are many heroic bowmen equal in fighting to Bhīma and Arjuna: great fighters like Yuyudhāna, Virāṭa and Drupada.
Bhagavad Gita 1.5
dhṛṣṭaketuś cekitānaḥ kāśirājaś ca vīryavān purujit kuntibhojaś ca śaibyaś ca nara-puṅgavaḥ
There are also great heroic, powerful fighters like Dhṛṣṭaketu, Cekitāna, Kāśirāja, Purujit, Kuntibhoja and Śaibya.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.2-3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 9, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.2
sañjaya uvāca
dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṁ vyūḍhaṁ duryodhanas tadā ācāryam upasaṅgamya rājā vacanam abravīt
Bhagavad Gita 1.3
paśyaitāṁ pāṇḍu-putrānām ācārya mahatīṁ camūm vyūḍhāṁ drupada-putreṇa tava śiṣyeṇa dhīmatā
O my teacher, behold the great army of the sons of Pāṇḍu, so expertly arranged by your intelligent disciple the son of Drupada.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 7, 1973 in London.
Bhagavad Gita 1.1
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva kim akurvata sañjaya
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: O Sañjaya, after my sons and the sons of Pāṇḍu assembled in the place of pilgrimage at Kurukṣetra, desiring to fight, what did they do?
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.36 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 30, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.36
tayor evaṁ kathayatoḥ pṛthivī-dharmayos tadā parīkṣin nāma rājarṣiḥ prāptaḥ prācīṁ sarasvatīm
While the earth and the personality of religion were thus engaged in conversation, the saintly King Parīkṣit reached the shore of the Sarasvatī River, which flowed towards the east.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 28, 1974 in Honolulu, HI.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.35
kā vā saheta virahaṁ puruṣottamasya premāvaloka-rucira-smita-valgu-jalpaiḥ sthairyaṁ samānam aharan madhu-māninīnāṁ romotsavo mama yad-aṅghri-viṭaṅkitāyāḥ
Who, therefore, can tolerate the pangs of separation from that Supreme Personality of Godhead? He could conquer the gravity and passionate wrath of His sweethearts like Satyabhāmā by His sweet smile of love, pleasing glance and hearty appeals. When He traversed my [earth’s] surface, I would be immersed in the dust of His lotus feet and thus would be sumptuously covered with grass which appeared like hairs standing on me out of pleasure.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.26-30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 23, 1974 in Honolulu, HI.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.26-30
satyaṁ śaucaṁ dayā kṣāntis tyāgaḥ santoṣa ārjavam śamo damas tapaḥ sāmyaṁ titikṣoparatiḥ śrutam
jñānaṁ viraktir aiśvaryaṁ śauryaṁ tejo balaṁ smṛtiḥ svātantryaṁ kauśalaṁ kāntir dhairyaṁ mārdavam eva ca
prāgalbhyaṁ praśrayaḥ śīlaṁ saha ojo balaṁ bhagaḥ gāmbhīryaṁ sthairyam āstikyaṁ kīrtir māno ’nahaṅkṛtiḥ
ete cānye ca bhagavan nityā yatra mahā-guṇāḥ prārthyā mahattvam icchadbhir na viyanti sma karhicit
tenāhaṁ guṇa-pātreṇa śrī-nivāsena sāmpratam śocāmi rahitaṁ lokaṁ pāpmanā kalinekṣitam
In Him reside (1) truthfulness, (2) cleanliness, (3) intolerance of another’s unhappiness, (4) the power to control anger, (5) self-satisfaction, (6) straightforwardness, (7) steadiness of mind, (8) control of the sense organs, (9) responsibility, (10) equality, (11) tolerance, (12) equanimity, (13) faithfulness, (14) knowledge, (15) absence of sense enjoyment, (16) leadership, (17) chivalry, (18) influence, (19) the power to make everything possible, (20) the discharge of proper duty, (21) complete independence, (22) dexterity, (23) fullness of all beauty, (24) serenity, (25) kindheartedness, (26) ingenuity, (27) gentility, (28) magnanimity, (29) determination, (30) perfection in all knowledge, (31) proper execution, (32) possession of all objects of enjoyment, (33) joyfulness, (34) immovability, (35) fidelity, (36) fame, (37) worship, (38) pridelessness, (39) being (as the Personality of Godhead), (40) eternity, and many other transcendental qualities which are eternally present and never to be separated from Him. That Personality of Godhead, the reservoir of all goodness and beauty, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, has now closed His transcendental pastimes on the face of the earth. In His absence the Age of Kali has spread its influence everywhere, so I am sorry to see this condition of existence.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.25-30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 21, 1974 in Honolulu, HI.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.25
dharaṇy uvāca
bhavān hi veda tat sarvaṁ yan māṁ dharmānupṛcchasi caturbhir vartase yena pādair loka-sukhāvahaiḥ
The earthly deity [in the form of a cow] thus replied to the personality of religious principles [in the form of a bull]: O Dharma, whatever you have inquired from me shall be known to you. I shall try to reply to all those questions. Once you too were maintained by your four legs, and you increased happiness all over the universe by the mercy of the Lord.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.25-30
satyaṁ śaucaṁ dayā kṣāntis tyāgaḥ santoṣa ārjavam śamo damas tapaḥ sāmyaṁ titikṣoparatiḥ śrutam
jñānaṁ viraktir aiśvaryaṁ śauryaṁ tejo balaṁ smṛtiḥ svātantryaṁ kauśalaṁ kāntir dhairyaṁ mārdavam eva ca
prāgalbhyaṁ praśrayaḥ śīlaṁ saha ojo balaṁ bhagaḥ gāmbhīryaṁ sthairyam āstikyaṁ kīrtir māno ’nahaṅkṛtiḥ
ete cānye ca bhagavan nityā yatra mahā-guṇāḥ prārthyā mahattvam icchadbhir na viyanti sma karhicit
tenāhaṁ guṇa-pātreṇa śrī-nivāsena sāmpratam śocāmi rahitaṁ lokaṁ pāpmanā kalinekṣitam
In Him reside (1) truthfulness, (2) cleanliness, (3) intolerance of another’s unhappiness, (4) the power to control anger, (5) self-satisfaction, (6) straightforwardness, (7) steadiness of mind, (8) control of the sense organs, (9) responsibility, (10) equality, (11) tolerance, (12) equanimity, (13) faithfulness, (14) knowledge, (15) absence of sense enjoyment, (16) leadership, (17) chivalry, (18) influence, (19) the power to make everything possible, (20) the discharge of proper duty, (21) complete independence, (22) dexterity, (23) fullness of all beauty, (24) serenity, (25) kindheartedness, (26) ingenuity, (27) gentility, (28) magnanimity, (29) determination, (30) perfection in all knowledge, (31) proper execution, (32) possession of all objects of enjoyment, (33) joyfulness, (34) immovability, (35) fidelity, (36) fame, (37) worship, (38) pridelessness, (39) being (as the Personality of Godhead), (40) eternity, and many other transcendental qualities which are eternally present and never to be separated from Him. That Personality of Godhead, the reservoir of all goodness and beauty, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, has now closed His transcendental pastimes on the face of the earth. In His absence the Age of Kali has spread its influence everywhere, so I am sorry to see this condition of existence.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.24 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 20, 1974 in Honolulu, HI.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.24
idaṁ mamācakṣva tavādhi-mūlaṁ vasundhare yena vikarśitāsi kālena vā te balināṁ balīyasā surārcitaṁ kiṁ hṛtam amba saubhagam
Mother, you are the reservoir of all riches. Please inform me of the root cause of your tribulations by which you have been reduced to such a weak state. I think that the powerful influence of time, which conquers the most powerful, might have forcibly taken away all your fortune, which was adored even by the demigods.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 19, 1974 in Honolulu, HI.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.23
yadvāmba te bhūri-bharāvatāra- kṛtāvatārasya harer dharitri antarhitasya smaratī visṛṣṭā karmāṇi nirvāṇa-vilambitāni
O mother earth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, incarnated Himself as Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa just to unload your heavy burden. All His activities here are transcendental, and they cement the path of liberation. You are now bereft of His presence. You are probably now thinking of those activities and feeling sorry in their absence.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.22 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 18, 1974 in Honolulu, HI.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.22
kiṁ kṣatra-bandhūn kalinopasṛṣṭān rāṣṭrāṇi vā tair avaropitāni itas tato vāśana-pāna-vāsaḥ- snāna-vyavāyonmukha-jīva-lokam
The so-called administrators are now bewildered by the influence of this Age of Kali, and thus they have put all state affairs into disorder. Are you now lamenting this disorder? Now the general populace does not follow the rules and regulations for eating, sleeping, drinking, mating, etc., and they are inclined to perform such anywhere and everywhere. Are you unhappy because of this?
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.21 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 17, 1974 in Honolulu, HI.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.21
arakṣyamāṇāḥ striya urvi bālān śocasy atho puruṣādair ivārtān vācaṁ devīṁ brahma-kule kukarmaṇy abrahmaṇye rāja-kule kulāgryān
Are you feeling compunction for the unhappy women and children who are left forlorn by unscrupulous persons? Or are you unhappy because the goddess of learning is being handled by brāhmaṇas addicted to acts against the principles of religion? Or are you sorry to see that the brāhmaṇas have taken shelter of administrative families that do not respect brahminical culture?
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.20 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 16, 1974 in Honolulu, HI.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.20
pādair nyūnaṁ śocasi maika-pādam ātmānaṁ vā vṛṣalair bhokṣyamāṇam āho surādīn hṛta-yajña-bhāgān prajā uta svin maghavaty avarṣati
I have lost my three legs and am now standing on one only. Are you lamenting for my state of existence? Or are you in great anxiety because henceforward the unlawful meat-eaters will exploit you? Or are you in a sorry plight because the demigods are now bereft of their share of sacrificial offerings because no sacrifices are being performed at present? Or are you grieving for living beings because of their sufferings due to famine and drought?
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.19 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 15, 1974 in Honolulu, HI.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.19
dharma uvāca
kaccid bhadre ’nāmayam ātmanas te vicchāyāsi mlāyateṣan mukhena ālakṣaye bhavatīm antarādhiṁ dūre bandhuṁ śocasi kañcanāmba
Dharma [in the form of a bull] asked: Madam, are you not hale and hearty? Why are you covered with the shadow of grief? It appears by your face that you have become black. Are you suffering from some internal disease, or are you thinking of some relative who is away in a distant place?
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.18 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 13, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.18
dharmaḥ padaikena caran vicchāyām upalabhya gām pṛcchati smāśru-vadanāṁ vivatsām iva mātaram
The personality of religious principles, Dharma, was wandering about in the form of a bull. And he met the personality of earth in the form of a cow who appeared to grieve like a mother who had lost her child. She had tears in her eyes, and the beauty of her body was lost. Thus Dharma questioned the earth as follows.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.17 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 12, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.17
tasyaivaṁ vartamānasya pūrveṣāṁ vṛttim anvaham nātidūre kilāścaryaṁ yad āsīt tan nibodha me
Now you may hear from me of what happened while Mahārāja Parīkṣit was passing his days hearing of the good occupations of his forefathers and being absorbed in thought of them.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.16 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 11, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.16
sārathya-pāraṣada-sevana-sakhya-dautya- vīrāsanānugamana-stavana-praṇāmān snigdheṣu pāṇḍuṣu jagat-praṇatiṁ ca viṣṇor bhaktiṁ karoti nṛ-patiś caraṇāravinde
Mahārāja Parīkṣit heard that out of His causeless mercy Lord Kṛṣṇa [Viṣṇu], who is universally obeyed, rendered all kinds of service to the malleable sons of Pāṇḍu by accepting posts ranging from chariot driver to president to messenger, friend, night watchman, etc., according to the will of the Pāṇḍavas, obeying them like a servant and offering obeisances like one younger in years. When he heard this, Mahārāja Parīkṣit became overwhelmed with devotion to the lotus feet of the Lord.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.13-15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 10, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.13-15
tatra tatropaśṛṇvānaḥ sva-pūrveṣāṁ mahātmanām pragīyamāṇaṁ ca yaśaḥ kṛṣṇa-māhātmya-sūcakam
ātmānaṁ ca paritrātam aśvatthāmno ’stra-tejasaḥ snehaṁ ca vṛṣṇi-pārthānāṁ teṣāṁ bhaktiṁ ca keśave
tebhyaḥ parama-santuṣṭaḥ prīty-ujjṛmbhita-locanaḥ mahā-dhanāni vāsāṁsi dadau hārān mahā-manāḥ
Wherever the King visited, he continuously heard the glories of his great forefathers, who were all devotees of the Lord, and also of the glorious acts of Lord Kṛṣṇa. He also heard how he himself had been protected by the Lord from the powerful heat of the weapon of Aśvatthāmā. People also mentioned the great affection between the descendants of Vṛṣṇi and Pṛthā due to the latter’s great devotion to Lord Keśava. The King, being very pleased with the singers of such glories, opened his eyes in great satisfaction. Out of magnanimity he was pleased to award them very valuable necklaces and clothing.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 9, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.12
bhadrāśvaṁ ketumālaṁ ca bhārataṁ cottarān kurūn kimpuruṣādīni varṣāṇi vijitya jagṛhe balim
Mahārāja Parīkṣit then conquered all parts of the earthly planet — Bhadrāśva, Ketumāla, Bhārata, the northern Kuru, Kimpuruṣa, etc. — and exacted tributes from their respective rulers.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 8, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.11
svalaṅkṛtaṁ śyāma-turaṅga-yojitaṁ rathaṁ mṛgendra-dhvajam āśritaḥ purāt vṛto rathāśva-dvipapatti-yuktayā sva-senayā digvijayāya nirgataḥ
Mahārāja Parīkṣit sat on a chariot drawn by black horses. His flag was marked with the sign of a lion. Being so decorated and surrounded by charioteers, cavalry, elephants and infantry soldiers, he left the capital to conquer in all directions.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 7, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.10
sūta uvāca
yadā parīkṣit kuru-jāṅgale ’vasat kaliṁ praviṣṭaṁ nija-cakravartite niśamya vārtām anatipriyāṁ tataḥ śarāsanaṁ saṁyuga-śauṇḍir ādade
Sūta Gosvāmī said: While Mahārāja Parīkṣit was residing in the capital of the Kuru empire, the symptoms of the Age of Kali began to infiltrate within the jurisdiction of his state. When he learned about this, he did not think the matter very palatable. This did, however, give him a chance to fight. He took up his bow and arrows and prepared himself for military activities.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 5, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.8
na kaścin mriyate tāvad yāvad āsta ihāntakaḥ etad-arthaṁ hi bhagavān āhūtaḥ paramarṣibhiḥ aho nṛ-loke pīyeta hari-līlāmṛtaṁ vacaḥ
As long as Yamarāja, who causes everyone’s death, is present here, no one shall meet with death. The great sages have invited the controller of death, Yamarāja, who is the representative of the Lord. Living beings who are under his grip should take advantage by hearing the deathless nectar in the form of this narration of the transcendental pastimes of the Lord.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 4, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.7
kṣudrāyuṣāṁ nṛṇām aṅga martyānām ṛtam icchatām ihopahūto bhagavān mṛtyuḥ śāmitra-karmaṇi
O Sūta Gosvāmī, there are those amongst men who desire freedom from death and get eternal life. They escape the slaughtering process by calling the controller of death, Yamarāja.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.6 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 3, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.6
athavāsya padāmbhoja- makaranda-lihāṁ satām kim anyair asad-ālāpair āyuṣo yad asad-vyayaḥ
The devotees of the Lord are accustomed to licking up the honey available from the lotus feet of the Lord. What is the use of topics which simply waste one’s valuable life?
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 2, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.5
śaunaka uvāca
kasya hetor nijagrāha kaliṁ digvijaye nṛpaḥ nṛdeva-cihna-dhṛk śūdra- ko ’sau gāṁ yaḥ padāhanat tat kathyatāṁ mahā-bhāga yadi kṛṣṇa-kathāśrayam
Śaunaka Ṛṣi inquired: Why did Mahārāja Parīkṣit simply punish him, since he was the lowest of the śūdras, having dressed as a king and having struck a cow on the leg? Please describe all these incidents if they relate to the topics of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.4 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 1, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.4
nijagrāhaujasā vīraḥ kaliṁ digvijaye kvacit nṛpa-liṅga-dharaṁ śūdraṁ ghnantaṁ go-mithunaṁ padā
Once, when Mahārāja Parīkṣit was on his way to conquer the world, he saw the master of Kali-yuga, who was lower than a śūdra, disguised as a king and hurting the legs of a cow and bull. The King at once caught hold of him to deal sufficient punishment.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 31, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.3
ājahārāśva-medhāṁs trīn gaṅgāyāṁ bhūri-dakṣiṇān śāradvataṁ guruṁ kṛtvā devā yatrākṣi-gocarāḥ
Mahārāja Parīkṣit, after having selected Kṛpācārya for guidance as his spiritual master, performed three horse sacrifices on the banks of the Ganges. These were executed with sufficient rewards for the attendants. And at these sacrifices, even the common man could see demigods.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.2 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 30, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.2
sa uttarasya tanayām upayema irāvatīm janamejayādīṁś caturas tasyām utpādayat sutān
King Parīkṣit married the daughter of King Uttara and begot four sons, headed by Mahārāja Janamejaya.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 29, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.1
sūta uvāca
tataḥ parīkṣid dvija-varya-śikṣayā mahīṁ mahā-bhāgavataḥ śaśāsa ha yathā hi sūtyām abhijāta-kovidāḥ samādiśan vipra mahad-guṇas tathā
Sūta Gosvāmī said: O learned brāhmaṇas, Mahārāja Parīkṣit then began to rule over the world as a great devotee of the Lord under the instructions of the best of the twice-born brāhmaṇas. He ruled by those great qualities which were foretold by expert astrologers at the time of his birth.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.51 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 28, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.51
yaḥ śraddhayaitad bhagavat-priyāṇāṁ pāṇḍoḥ sutānām iti samprayāṇam śṛṇoty alaṁ svastyayanaṁ pavitraṁ labdhvā harau bhaktim upaiti siddhim
The subject of the departure of the sons of Pāṇḍu for the ultimate goal of life, back to Godhead, is fully auspicious and is perfectly pure. Therefore anyone who hears this narration with devotional faith certainly gains the devotional service of the Lord, the highest perfection of life.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.50 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 27, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.50
draupadī ca tadājñāya patīnām anapekṣatām vāsudeve bhagavati hy ekānta-matir āpa tam
Draupadī also saw that her husbands, without caring for her, were leaving home. She knew well about Lord Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead. Both she and Subhadrā became absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa and attained the same results as their husbands.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.49 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 26, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.49
viduro ’pi parityajya prabhāse deham ātmanaḥ kṛṣṇāveśena tac-cittaḥ pitṛbhiḥ sva-kṣayaṁ yayau
Vidura, while on pilgrimage, left his body at Prabhāsa. Because he was absorbed in thought of Kṛṣṇa, he was received by the denizens of the Pitṛloka planet, where he returned to his original post.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.47-48 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 25, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.47-48
tad-dhyānodriktayā bhaktyā viśuddha-dhiṣaṇāḥ pare tasmin nārāyaṇa-pade ekānta-matayo gatim
avāpur duravāpāṁ te asadbhir viṣayātmabhiḥ vidhūta-kalmaṣā sthānaṁ virajenātmanaiva hi
Thus by pure consciousness due to constant devotional remembrance, they attained the spiritual sky, which is ruled over by the Supreme Nārāyaṇa, Lord Kṛṣṇa. This is attained only by those who meditate upon the one Supreme Lord without deviation. This abode of the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, known as Goloka Vṛndāvana, cannot be attained by persons who are absorbed in the material conception of life. But the Pāṇḍavas, being completely washed of all material contamination, attained that abode in their very same bodies.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.46 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 24, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.46
te sādhu-kṛta-sarvārthā jñātvātyantikam ātmanaḥ manasā dhārayām āsur vaikuṇṭha-caraṇāmbujam
They all had performed all the principles of religion and as a result rightly decided that the lotus feet of the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa are the supreme goal of all. Therefore they meditated upon His feet without interruption.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.45 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 23, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.45
sarve tam anunirjagmur bhrātaraḥ kṛta-niścayāḥ kalinādharma-mitreṇa dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭāḥ prajā bhuvi
The younger brothers of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira observed that the Age of Kali had already arrived throughout the world and that the citizens of the kingdom were already affected by irreligious practice. Therefore they decided to follow in the footsteps of their elder brother.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.44 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 22, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.44
udīcīṁ praviveśāśāṁ gata-pūrvāṁ mahātmabhiḥ hṛdi brahma paraṁ dhyāyan nāvarteta yato gataḥ
He then started towards the north, treading the path accepted by his forefathers and great men, to devote himself completely to the thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. And he lived in that way wherever he went.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.42 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 20, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.42
so ’haṁ nṛpendra rahitaḥ puruṣottamena sakhyā priyeṇa suhṛdā hṛdayena śūnyaḥ adhvany urukrama-parigraham aṅga rakṣan gopair asadbhir abaleva vinirjito ’smi
O Emperor, now I am separated from my friend and dearmost well-wisher, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore my heart appears to be void of everything. In His absence I have been defeated by a number of infidel cowherd men while I was guarding the bodies of all the wives of Kṛṣṇa.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.41 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 19, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.41
vācaṁ juhāva manasi tat prāṇa itare ca tam mṛtyāv apānaṁ sotsargaṁ taṁ pañcatve hy ajohavīt
Then he amalgamated all the sense organs into the mind, then the mind into life, life into breathing, his total existence into the embodiment of the five elements, and his body into death. Then, as pure self, he became free from the material conception of life.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.40 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 18, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.40
visṛjya tatra tat sarvaṁ dukūla-valayādikam nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sañchinnāśeṣa-bandhanaḥ
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira at once relinquished all his garments, belt and ornaments of the royal order and became completely disinterested and unattached to everything.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.39 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 17, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.39
mathurāyāṁ tathā vajraṁ śūrasena-patiṁ tataḥ prājāpatyāṁ nirūpyeṣṭim agnīn apibad īśvaraḥ
Then he posted Vajra, the son of Aniruddha [grandson of Lord Kṛṣṇa], at Mathurā as the King of Śūrasena. Afterwards Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira performed a Prājāpatya sacrifice and placed in himself the fire for quitting household life.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.38 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 16, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.38
sva-rāṭ pautraṁ vinayinam ātmanaḥ susamaṁ guṇaiḥ toya-nīvyāḥ patiṁ bhūmer abhyaṣiñcad gajāhvaye
Thereafter, in the capital of Hastināpura, he enthroned his grandson, who was trained and equally qualified, as the emperor and master of all land bordered by the seas.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.37 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 15, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.37
yudhiṣṭhiras tat parisarpaṇaṁ budhaḥ pure ca rāṣṭre ca gṛhe tathātmani vibhāvya lobhānṛta-jihma-hiṁsanādy- adharma-cakraṁ gamanāya paryadhāt
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was intelligent enough to understand the influence of the Age of Kali, characterized by increasing avarice, falsehood, cheating and violence throughout the capital, state, home and among individuals. So he wisely prepared himself to leave home, and he dressed accordingly.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.36 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 14, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.36
yadā mukundo bhagavān imāṁ mahīṁ jahau sva-tanvā śravaṇīya-sat-kathaḥ tadāhar evāpratibuddha-cetasām abhadra-hetuḥ kalir anvavartata
When the Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, left this earthly planet in His selfsame form, from that very day Kali, who had already partially appeared, became fully manifest to create inauspicious conditions for those who are endowed with a poor fund of knowledge.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 13, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.35
yathā matsyādi-rūpāṇi dhatte jahyād yathā naṭaḥ bhū-bhāraḥ kṣapito yena jahau tac ca kalevaram
The Supreme Lord relinquished the body which He manifested to diminish the burden of the earth. Just like a magician, He relinquishes one body to accept different ones, like the fish incarnation and others.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.34 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 12, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.34
yayāharad bhuvo bhāraṁ tāṁ tanuṁ vijahāv ajaḥ kaṇṭakaṁ kaṇṭakeneva dvayaṁ cāpīśituḥ samam
The supreme unborn, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, caused the members of the Yadu dynasty to relinquish their bodies, and thus He relieved the burden of the world. This action was like picking out a thorn with a thorn, though both are the same to the controller.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.33 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 11, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.33
pṛthāpy anuśrutya dhanañjayoditaṁ nāśaṁ yadūnāṁ bhagavad-gatiṁ ca tām ekānta-bhaktyā bhagavaty adhokṣaje niveśitātmopararāma saṁsṛteḥ
Kuntī, after overhearing Arjuna’s telling of the end of the Yadu dynasty and disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa, engaged in the devotional service of the transcendental Personality of Godhead with full attention and thus gained release from the course of material existence.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.32 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 10, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.32
niśamya bhagavan-mārgaṁ saṁsthāṁ yadu-kulasya ca svaḥ-pathāya matiṁ cakre nibhṛtātmā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
Upon hearing of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s returning to His abode, and upon understanding the end of the Yadu dynasty’s earthly manifestation, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira decided to go back home, back to Godhead.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 9, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.31
viśoko brahma-sampattyā sañchinna-dvaita-saṁśayaḥ līna-prakṛti-nairguṇyād aliṅgatvād asambhavaḥ
Because of his possessing spiritual assets, the doubts of duality were completely cut off. Thus he was freed from the three modes of material nature and placed in transcendence. There was no longer any chance of his becoming entangled in birth and death, for he was freed from material form.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 8, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.30
gītaṁ bhagavatā jñānaṁ yat tat saṅgrāma-mūrdhani kāla-karma-tamo-ruddhaṁ punar adhyagamat prabhuḥ
Because of the Lord’s pastimes and activities and because of His absence, it appeared that Arjuna forgot the instructions left by the Personality of Godhead. But factually this was not the case, and again he became lord of his senses.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.29 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 7, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.29
vāsudevāṅghry-anudhyāna- paribṛṁhita-raṁhasā bhaktyā nirmathitāśeṣa- kaṣāya-dhiṣaṇo ’rjunaḥ
Arjuna’s constant remembrance of the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa rapidly increased his devotion, and as a result all the trash in his thoughts subsided.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.28 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 6, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.28
sūta uvāca
evaṁ cintayato jiṣṇoḥ kṛṣṇa-pāda-saroruham sauhārdenātigāḍhena śāntāsīd vimalā matiḥ
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus being deeply absorbed in thinking of the instructions of the Lord, which were imparted in the great intimacy of friendship, and in thinking of His lotus feet, Arjuna’s mind became pacified and free from all material contamination.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 5, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.27
deśa-kālārtha-yuktāni hṛt-tāpopaśamāni ca haranti smarataś cittaṁ govindābhihitāni me
Now I am attracted to those instructions imparted to me by the Personality of Godhead [Govinda] because they are impregnated with instructions for relieving the burning heart in all circumstances of time and space.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.25-26 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 4, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.25-26
jalaukasāṁ jale yadvan mahānto ’danty aṇīyasaḥ durbalān balino rājan mahānto balino mithaḥ evaṁ baliṣṭhair yadubhir mahadbhir itarān vibhuḥ yadūn yadubhir anyonyaṁ bhū-bhārān sañjahāra ha
O King, as in the ocean the bigger and stronger aquatics swallow up the smaller and weaker ones, so also the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to lighten the burden of the earth, has engaged the stronger Yadu to kill the weaker, and the bigger Yadu to kill the smaller.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.24 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 3, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.24
prāyeṇaitad bhagavata īśvarasya viceṣṭitam mitho nighnanti bhūtāni bhāvayanti ca yan mithaḥ
Factually this is all due to the supreme will of the Lord, the Personality of Godhead. Sometimes people kill one another, and at other times they protect one another.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.22-23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 2, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.22-23
rājaṁs tvayānupṛṣṭānāṁ suhṛdāṁ naḥ suhṛt-pure vipra-śāpa-vimūḍhānāṁ nighnatāṁ muṣṭibhir mithaḥ vāruṇīṁ madirāṁ pītvā madonmathita-cetasām ajānatām ivānyonyaṁ catuḥ-pañcāvaśeṣitāḥ
O King, since you have asked me about our friends and relatives in the city of Dvārakā, I will inform you that all of them were cursed by the brāhmaṇas, and as a result they all became intoxicated with wine made of putrefied rice and fought among themselves with sticks, not even recognizing one another. Now all but four or five of them are dead and gone.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.21 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 1, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.21
tad vai dhanus ta iṣavaḥ sa ratho hayās te so ’haṁ rathī nṛpatayo yata ānamanti sarvaṁ kṣaṇena tad abhūd asad īśa-riktaṁ bhasman hutaṁ kuhaka-rāddham ivoptam ūṣyām
I have the very same Gāṇḍīva bow, the same arrows, the same chariot drawn by the same horses, and I use them as the same Arjuna to whom all the kings offered their due respects. But in the absence of Lord Kṛṣṇa, all of them, at a moment’s notice, have become null and void. It is exactly like offering clarified butter on ashes, accumulating money with a magic wand or sowing seeds on barren land.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.20 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 30, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.20
so ’haṁ nṛpendra rahitaḥ puruṣottamena sakhyā priyeṇa suhṛdā hṛdayena śūnyaḥ adhvany urukrama-parigraham aṅga rakṣan gopair asadbhir abaleva vinirjito ’smi
O Emperor, now I am separated from my friend and dearmost well-wisher, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore my heart appears to be void of everything. In His absence I have been defeated by a number of infidel cowherd men while I was guarding the bodies of all the wives of Kṛṣṇa.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.34 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 26, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.34
man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru mām evaiṣyasi yuktvaivam ātmānaṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ
Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances to Me and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.29 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 20, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.29
samo ’haṁ sarva-bhūteṣu na me dveṣyo ’sti na priyaḥ ye bhajanti tu māṁ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cāpy aham
I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 19, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.27
yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva mad-arpaṇam
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform – do that, O son of Kuntī, as an offering to Me.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.26 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 16, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.26
patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ
If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.24 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 12, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.24
ahaṁ hi sarva-yajñānāṁ bhoktā ca prabhur eva ca na tu mām abhijānanti tattvenātaś cyavanti te
I am the only enjoyer and master of all sacrifices. Therefore, those who do not recognize My true transcendental nature fall down.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 10, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.23
ye ’py anya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ te ’pi mām eva kaunteya yajanty avidhi-pūrvakam
Those who are devotees of other gods and who worship them with faith actually worship only Me, O son of Kuntī, but they do so in a wrong way.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.22 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 8, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.22
ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham
But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form – to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.20 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 6, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.20
trai-vidyā māṁ soma-pāḥ pūta-pāpā yajñair iṣṭvā svar-gatiṁ prārthayante te puṇyam āsādya surendra-lokam aśnanti divyān divi deva-bhogān
Those who study the Vedas and drink the soma juice, seeking the heavenly planets, worship Me indirectly. Purified of sinful reactions, they take birth on the pious, heavenly planet of Indra, where they enjoy godly delights.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.18 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 4, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.18
gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam
I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the basis of everything, the resting place and the eternal seed.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 2, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.15
jñāna-yajñena cāpy anye yajanto mām upāsate ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvato-mukham
Others, who engage in sacrifice by the cultivation of knowledge, worship the Supreme Lord as the one without a second, as diverse in many, and in the universal form.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 1, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.15
jñāna-yajñena cāpy anye yajanto mām upāsate ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvato-mukham
Others, who engage in sacrifice by the cultivation of knowledge, worship the Supreme Lord as the one without a second, as diverse in many, and in the universal form.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 27, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.11
avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśvaram
Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.4 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 24, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.4
mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ
By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.2 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 23, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.2
rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam
This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.
A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.2 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 22, 1966 in New York, NY.
Bhagavad Gita 9.2
rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam
This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.44 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 26, 1976 in Kolkata, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/mZ5KZE.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.44
prāyeṇa deva munayaḥ sva-vimukti-kāmā maunaṁ caranti vijane na parārtha-niṣṭhāḥ naitān vihāya kṛpaṇān vimumukṣa eko nānyaṁ tvad asya śaraṇaṁ bhramato ’nupaśye
My dear Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, I see that there are many saintly persons indeed, but they are interested only in their own deliverance. Not caring for the big cities and towns, they go to the Himālayas or the forest to meditate with vows of silence [mauna-vrata]. They are not interested in delivering others. As for me, however, I do not wish to be liberated alone, leaving aside all these poor fools and rascals. I know that without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, without taking shelter of Your lotus feet, one cannot be happy. Therefore I wish to bring them back to shelter at Your lotus feet.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.43 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 23, 1976 in Kolkata, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/dUAedN.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.43
naivodvije para duratyaya-vaitaraṇyās tvad-vīrya-gāyana-mahāmṛta-magna-cittaḥ śoce tato vimukha-cetasa indriyārtha- māyā-sukhāya bharam udvahato vimūḍhān
O best of the great personalities, I am not at all afraid of material existence, for wherever I stay I am fully absorbed in thoughts of Your glories and activities. My concern is only for the fools and rascals who are making elaborate plans for material happiness and maintaining their families, societies and countries. I am simply concerned with love for them.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.42 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 22, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/6XP64u.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.42
ko nv atra te ’khila-guro bhagavan prayāsa uttāraṇe ’sya bhava-sambhava-lopa-hetoḥ mūḍheṣu vai mahad-anugraha ārta-bandho kiṁ tena te priya-janān anusevatāṁ naḥ
O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, original spiritual master of the entire world, what is the difficulty for You, who manage the affairs of the universe, in delivering the fallen souls engaged in Your devotional service? You are the friend of all suffering humanity, and for great personalities it is necessary to show mercy to the foolish. Therefore I think that You will show Your causeless mercy to persons like us, who engage in Your service.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.41 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 19, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/YhoYxQ.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.41
evaṁ sva-karma-patitaṁ bhava-vaitaraṇyām anyonya-janma-maraṇāśana-bhīta-bhītam paśyañ janaṁ sva-para-vigraha-vaira-maitraṁ hanteti pāracara pīpṛhi mūḍham adya
My dear Lord, You are always transcendentally situated on the other side of the river of death, but because of the reactions of our own activities, we are suffering on this side. Indeed, we have fallen into this river and are repeatedly suffering the pains of birth and death and eating horrible things. Now kindly look upon us — not only upon me but also upon all others who are suffering — and by Your causeless mercy and compassion, deliver us and maintain us.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.40 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 18, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/17GGXG.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.40
jihvaikato ’cyuta vikarṣati māvitṛptā śiśno ’nyatas tvag-udaraṁ śravaṇaṁ kutaścit ghrāṇo ’nyataś capala-dṛk kva ca karma-śaktir bahvyaḥ sapatnya iva geha-patiṁ lunanti
My dear Lord, O infallible one, my position is like that of a person who has many wives, all trying to attract him in their own way. For example, the tongue is attracted to palatable dishes, the genitals to sex with an attractive woman, and the sense of touch to contact with soft things. The belly, although filled, still wants to eat more, and the ear, not attempting to hear about You, is generally attracted to cinema songs. The sense of smell is attracted to yet another side, the restless eyes are attracted to scenes of sense gratification, and the active senses are attracted elsewhere. In this way I am certainly embarrassed.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.39 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 17, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/vYUVnS.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.39
naitan manas tava kathāsu vikuṇṭha-nātha samprīyate durita-duṣṭam asādhu tīvram kāmāturaṁ harṣa-śoka-bhayaiṣaṇārtaṁ tasmin kathaṁ tava gatiṁ vimṛśāmi dīnaḥ
My dear Lord of the Vaikuṇṭha planets, where there is no anxiety, my mind is extremely sinful and lusty, being sometimes so-called happy and sometimes so-called distressed. My mind is full of lamentation and fear, and it always seeks more and more money. Thus it has become most polluted and is never satisfied in topics concerning You. I am therefore most fallen and poor. In such a status of life, how shall I be able to discuss Your activities?
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.38 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 16, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/Zz4bH1.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.38
itthaṁ nṛ-tiryag-ṛṣi-deva-jhaṣāvatārair lokān vibhāvayasi haṁsi jagat pratīpān dharmaṁ mahā-puruṣa pāsi yugānuvṛttaṁ channaḥ kalau yad abhavas tri-yugo ’tha sa tvam
In this way, my Lord, You appear in various incarnations as a human being, an animal, a great saint, a demigod, a fish or a tortoise, thus maintaining the entire creation in different planetary systems and killing the demoniac principles. According to the age, O my Lord, You protect the principles of religion. In the Age of Kali, however, You do not assert Yourself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore You are known as Triyuga, or the Lord who appears in three yugas.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.37 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 15, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/yaYbyg.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.37
tasmai bhavān haya-śiras tanuvaṁ hi bibhrad veda-druhāv atibalau madhu-kaiṭabhākhyau hatvānayac chruti-gaṇāṁś ca rajas tamaś ca sattvaṁ tava priyatamāṁ tanum āmananti
My dear Lord, when You appeared as Hayagrīva, with the head of a horse, You killed two demons known as Madhu and Kaiṭabha, who were full of the modes of passion and ignorance. Then You delivered the Vedic knowledge to Lord Brahmā. For this reason, all the great saints accept Your forms as transcendental, untinged by material qualities.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.36 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 14, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/SykMN9.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.36
evaṁ sahasra-vadanāṅghri-śiraḥ-karoru- nāsādya-karṇa-nayanābharaṇāyudhāḍhyam māyāmayaṁ sad-upalakṣita-sanniveśaṁ dṛṣṭvā mahā-puruṣam āpa mudaṁ viriñcaḥ
Lord Brahmā could then see You possessing thousands and thousands of faces, feet, heads, hands, thighs, noses, ears and eyes. You were very nicely dressed, being decorated and bedecked with varieties of ornaments and weapons. Seeing You in the form of Lord Viṣṇu, Your symptoms and form being transcendental, Your legs extending from the lower planets, Lord Brahmā achieved transcendental bliss.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 13, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/iqTQ4j.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.35
sa tv ātma-yonir ativismita āśrito ’bjaṁ kālena tīvra-tapasā pariśuddha-bhāvaḥ tvām ātmanīśa bhuvi gandham ivātisūkṣmaṁ bhūtendriyāśayamaye vitataṁ dadarśa
Lord Brahmā, who is celebrated as ātma-yoni, having been born without a mother, was struck with wonder. Thus he took shelter of the lotus flower, and when he had been purified after undergoing severe austerities for many hundreds of years, he could see that the cause of all causes, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was spread throughout his own body and senses, just as aroma, although very subtle, is perceived in the earth.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.34 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 12, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/xseYcU.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.34
tat-sambhavaḥ kavir ato ’nyad apaśyamānas tvāṁ bījam ātmani tataṁ sa bahir vicintya nāvindad abda-śatam apsu nimajjamāno jāte ’ṅkure katham uhopalabheta bījam
From that great lotus flower, Brahmā was generated, but Brahmā certainly could see nothing but the lotus. Therefore, thinking You to be outside, Lord Brahmā dove into the water and attempted to find the source of the lotus for one hundred years. He could find no trace of You, however, for when a seed fructifies, the original seed cannot be seen.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.33 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 11, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/NhVimo.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.33
tasyaiva te vapur idaṁ nija-kāla-śaktyā sañcodita-prakṛti-dharmaṇa ātma-gūḍham ambhasy ananta-śayanād viramat-samādher nābher abhūt sva-kaṇikā-vaṭavan-mahābjam
This cosmic manifestation, the material world, is also Your body. This total lump of matter is agitated by Your potent energy known as kāla-śakti, and thus the three modes of material nature are manifested. You awaken from the bed of Śeṣa, Ananta, and from Your navel a small transcendental seed is generated. It is from this seed that the lotus flower of the gigantic universe is manifested, exactly as a banyan tree grows from a small seed.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.32 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 10, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/jWmtpb.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.32
nyasyedam ātmani jagad vilayāmbu-madhye śeṣetmanā nija-sukhānubhavo nirīhaḥ yogena mīlita-dṛg-ātma-nipīta-nidras turye sthito na tu tamo na guṇāṁś ca yuṅkṣe
O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, after the annihilation the creative energy is kept in You, who appear to sleep with half-closed eyes. Actually, however, You do not sleep like an ordinary human being, for You are always in a transcendental stage, beyond the creation of the material world, and You always feel transcendental bliss. As Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, You thus remain in Your transcendental status, not touching material objects. Although You appear to sleep, this sleeping is distinct from sleeping in ignorance.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 9, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/pxEH7s.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.31
tvaṁ vā idaṁ sadasad īśa bhavāṁs tato ’nyo māyā yad ātma-para-buddhir iyaṁ hy apārthā yad yasya janma nidhanaṁ sthitir īkṣaṇaṁ ca tad vaitad eva vasukālavad aṣṭi-tarvoḥ
My dear Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, the entire cosmic creation is caused by You, and the cosmic manifestation is an effect of Your energy. Although the entire cosmos is but You alone, You keep Yourself aloof from it. The conception of “mine and yours,” is certainly a type of illusion [māyā] because everything is an emanation from You and is therefore not different from You. Indeed, the cosmic manifestation is nondifferent from You, and the annihilation is also caused by You. This relationship between Your Lordship and the cosmos is illustrated by the example of the seed and the tree, or the subtle cause and the gross manifestation.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 8, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/i8VkVg.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.30
ekas tvam eva jagad etam amuṣya yat tvam ādy-antayoḥ pṛthag avasyasi madhyataś ca sṛṣṭvā guṇa-vyatikaraṁ nija-māyayedaṁ nāneva tair avasitas tad anupraviṣṭaḥ
My dear Lord, You alone manifest Yourself as the entire cosmic manifestation, for You existed before the creation, You exist after the annihilation, and You are the maintainer between the beginning and the end. All this is done by Your external energy through actions and reactions of the three modes of material nature. Therefore whatever exists — externally and internally — is You alone.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.29 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 7, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/1VXVGK.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.29
mat-prāṇa-rakṣaṇam ananta pitur vadhaś ca manye sva-bhṛtya-ṛṣi-vākyam ṛtaṁ vidhātum khaḍgaṁ pragṛhya yad avocad asad-vidhitsus tvām īśvaro mad-aparo ’vatu kaṁ harāmi
My Lord, O unlimited reservoir of transcendental qualities, You have killed my father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, and saved me from his sword. He had said very angrily, “If there is any supreme controller other than me, let Him save you. I shall now sever your head from your body.” Therefore I think that both in saving me and in killing him, You have acted just to prove true the words of Your devotee. There is no other cause.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.28 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 6, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/5ib9J9.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.28
evaṁ janaṁ nipatitaṁ prabhavāhi-kūpe kāmābhikāmam anu yaḥ prapatan prasaṅgāt kṛtvātmasāt surarṣiṇā bhagavan gṛhītaḥ so ’haṁ kathaṁ nu visṛje tava bhṛtya-sevām
My dear Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, because of my association with material desires, one after another, I was gradually falling into a blind well full of snakes, following the general populace. But Your servant Nārada Muni kindly accepted me as his disciple and instructed me how to achieve this transcendental position. Therefore, my first duty is to serve him. How could I leave his service?
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 5, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/yeVXaC.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.27
naiṣā parāvara-matir bhavato nanu syāj jantor yathātma-suhṛdo jagatas tathāpi saṁsevayā surataror iva te prasādaḥ sevānurūpam udayo na parāvaratvam
Unlike an ordinary living entity, my Lord, You do not discriminate between friends and enemies, the favorable and the unfavorable, because for You there is no conception of higher and lower. Nonetheless, You offer Your benedictions according to the level of one’s service, exactly as a desire tree delivers fruits according to one’s desires and makes no distinction between the lower and the higher.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.26 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 4, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/gzXi64.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.26
kvāhaṁ rajaḥ-prabhava īśa tamo ’dhike ’smin jātaḥ suretara-kule kva tavānukampā na brahmaṇo na tu bhavasya na vai ramāyā yan me ’rpitaḥ śirasi padma-karaḥ prasādaḥ
O my Lord, O Supreme, because I was born in a family full of the hellish material qualities of passion and ignorance, what is my position? And what is to be said of Your causeless mercy, which was never offered even to Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva or the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī? You never put Your lotus hand upon their heads, but You have put it upon mine.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.24 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 2, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/GHFdq4.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.24
tasmād amūs tanu-bhṛtām aham āśiṣo ’jña āyuḥ śriyaṁ vibhavam aindriyam āviriñcyāt necchāmi te vilulitān uruvikrameṇa kālātmanopanaya māṁ nija-bhṛtya-pārśvam
My dear Lord, now I have complete experience concerning the worldly opulence, mystic power, longevity and other material pleasures enjoyed by all living entities, from Lord Brahmā down to the ant. As powerful time, You destroy them all. Therefore, because of my experience, I do not wish to possess them. My dear Lord, I request You to place me in touch with Your pure devotee and let me serve him as a sincere servant.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 1, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/5GLpQq.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.23
dṛṣṭā mayā divi vibho ’khila-dhiṣṇya-pānām āyuḥ śriyo vibhava icchati yāñ jano ’yam ye ’smat pituḥ kupita-hāsa-vijṛmbhita-bhrū- visphūrjitena lulitāḥ sa tu te nirastaḥ
My dear Lord, people in general want to be elevated to the higher planetary systems for a long duration of life, opulence and enjoyment, but I have seen all of these through the activities of my father. When my father was angry and he laughed sarcastically at the demigods, they were immediately vanquished simply by seeing the movements of his eyebrows. Yet my father, who was so powerful, has now been vanquished by You within a moment.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.22 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 29, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/6nzaEo.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.22
sa tvaṁ hi nitya-vijitātma-guṇaḥ sva-dhāmnā kālo vaśī-kṛta-visṛjya-visarga-śaktiḥ cakre visṛṣṭam ajayeśvara ṣoḍaśāre niṣpīḍyamānam upakarṣa vibho prapannam
My dear Lord, O supreme great, You have created this material world of sixteen constituents, but You are transcendental to their material qualities. In other words, these material qualities are under Your full control, and You are never conquered by them. Therefore the time element is Your representation. My Lord, O Supreme, no one can conquer You. As for me, however, I am being crushed by the wheel of time, and therefore I surrender fully unto You. Now kindly take me under the protection of Your lotus feet.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.21 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 28, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/VupNP4.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.21
māyā manaḥ sṛjati karmamayaṁ balīyaḥ kālena codita-guṇānumatena puṁsaḥ chandomayaṁ yad ajayārpita-ṣoḍaśāraṁ saṁsāra-cakram aja ko ’titaret tvad-anyaḥ
O Lord, O supreme eternal, by expanding Your plenary portion You have created the subtle bodies of the living entities through the agency of Your external energy, which is agitated by time. Thus the mind entraps the living entity in unlimited varieties of desires to be fulfilled by the Vedic directions of karma-kāṇḍa [fruitive activity] and the sixteen elements. Who can get free from this entanglement unless he takes shelter at Your lotus feet?
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.20 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 27, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/wtLSkQ.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.20
yasmin yato yarhi yena ca yasya yasmād yasmai yathā yad uta yas tv aparaḥ paro vā bhāvaḥ karoti vikaroti pṛthak svabhāvaḥ sañcoditas tad akhilaṁ bhavataḥ svarūpam
My dear Lord, everyone in this material world is under the modes of material nature, being influenced by goodness, passion and ignorance. Everyone — from the greatest personality, Lord Brahmā, down to the small ant — works under the influence of these modes. Therefore everyone in this material world is influenced by Your energy. The cause for which they work, the place where they work, the time when they work, the matter due to which they work, the goal of life they have considered final, and the process for obtaining this goal — all are nothing but manifestations of Your energy. Indeed, since the energy and energetic are identical, all of them are but manifestations of You.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.19 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 26, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/mxczXT.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.19
bālasya neha śaraṇaṁ pitarau nṛsiṁha nārtasya cāgadam udanvati majjato nauḥ taptasya tat-pratividhir ya ihāñjaseṣṭas tāvad vibho tanu-bhṛtāṁ tvad-upekṣitānām
My Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, O Supreme, because of a bodily conception of life, embodied souls neglected and not cared for by You cannot do anything for their betterment. Whatever remedies they accept, although perhaps temporarily beneficial, are certainly impermanent. For example, a father and mother cannot protect their child, a physician and medicine cannot relieve a suffering patient, and a boat on the ocean cannot protect a drowning man.
A class on Lord Nrsimhadeva's Appearance Day given on May 5, 1974 in Bombay.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/v5cDzD.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.18 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 25, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/AZUFSe.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.18
so ’haṁ priyasya suhṛdaḥ paradevatāyā līlā-kathās tava nṛsiṁha viriñca-gītāḥ añjas titarmy anugṛṇan guṇa-vipramukto durgāṇi te pada-yugālaya-haṁsa-saṅgaḥ
O my Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, by engaging in Your transcendental loving service in the association of devotees who are liberated souls [haṁsas], I shall become completely uncontaminated by the association of the three modes of material nature and be able to chant the glories of Your Lordship, who are so dear to me. I shall chant Your glories, following exactly in the footsteps of Lord Brahmā and his disciplic succession. In this way I shall undoubtedly be able to cross the ocean of nescience.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.17 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 24, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/i2vLqi.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.17
yasmāt priyāpriya-viyoga-saṁyoga-janma- śokāgninā sakala-yoniṣu dahyamānaḥ duḥkhauṣadhaṁ tad api duḥkham atad-dhiyāhaṁ bhūman bhramāmi vada me tava dāsya-yogam
O great one, O Supreme Lord, because of combination with pleasing and displeasing circumstances and because of separation from them, one is placed in a most regrettable position, within heavenly or hellish planets, as if burning in a fire of lamentation. Although there are many remedies by which to get out of miserable life, any such remedies in the material world are more miserable than the miseries themselves. Therefore I think that the only remedy is to engage in Your service. Kindly instruct me in such service.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.16 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 23, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/Fh1qRP.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.16
trasto ’smy ahaṁ kṛpaṇa-vatsala duḥsahogra- saṁsāra-cakra-kadanād grasatāṁ praṇītaḥ baddhaḥ sva-karmabhir uśattama te ’ṅghri-mūlaṁ prīto ’pavarga-śaraṇaṁ hvayase kadā nu
O most powerful, insurmountable Lord, who are kind to the fallen souls, I have been put into the association of demons as a result of my activities, and therefore I am very much afraid of my condition of life within this material world. When will that moment come when You will call me to the shelter of Your lotus feet, which are the ultimate goal for liberation from conditional life?
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 22, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/78pgjr.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.15
nāhaṁ bibhemy ajita te ’tibhayānakāsya- jihvārka-netra-bhrukuṭī-rabhasogra-daṁṣṭrāt āntra-srajaḥ-kṣataja-keśara-śaṅku-karṇān nirhrāda-bhīta-digibhād ari-bhin-nakhāgrāt
My Lord, who are never conquered by anyone, I am certainly not afraid of Your ferocious mouth and tongue, Your eyes bright like the sun or Your frowning eyebrows. I do not fear Your sharp, pinching teeth, Your garland of intestines, Your mane soaked with blood, or Your high, wedgelike ears. Nor do I fear Your tumultuous roaring, which makes elephants flee to distant places, or Your nails, which are meant to kill Your enemies.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.14 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 21, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/p48t8X.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.14
tad yaccha manyum asuraś ca hatas tvayādya modeta sādhur api vṛścika-sarpa-hatyā lokāś ca nirvṛtim itāḥ pratiyanti sarve rūpaṁ nṛsiṁha vibhayāya janāḥ smaranti
My Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, please, therefore, cease Your anger now that my father, the great demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, has been killed. Since even saintly persons take pleasure in the killing of a scorpion or a snake, all the worlds have achieved great satisfaction because of the death of this demon. Now they are confident of their happiness, and they will always remember Your auspicious incarnation in order to be free from fear.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.13 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 20, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/6WNKbd.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.13
sarve hy amī vidhi-karās tava sattva-dhāmno brahmādayo vayam iveśa na codvijantaḥ kṣemāya bhūtaya utātma-sukhāya cāsya vikrīḍitaṁ bhagavato rucirāvatāraiḥ
O my Lord, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, are sincere servants of Your Lordship, who are situated in a transcendental position. Therefore they are not like us [Prahlāda and his father, the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu]. Your appearance in this fearsome form is Your pastime for Your own pleasure. Such an incarnation is always meant for the protection and improvement of the universe.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 19, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/JLdXxH.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12
tasmād ahaṁ vigata-viklava īśvarasya sarvātmanā mahi gṛṇāmi yathā manīṣam nīco ’jayā guṇa-visargam anupraviṣṭaḥ pūyeta yena hi pumān anuvarṇitena
Therefore, although I was born in a demoniac family, I may without a doubt offer prayers to the Lord with full endeavor, as far as my intelligence allows. Anyone who has been forced by ignorance to enter the material world may be purified of material life if he offers prayers to the Lord and hears the Lord’s glories.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 18, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: goo.gl/jmfCBs.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11
naivātmanaḥ prabhur ayaṁ nija-lābha-pūrṇo mānaṁ janād aviduṣaḥ karuṇo vṛṇīte yad yaj jano bhagavate vidadhīta mānaṁ tac cātmane prati-mukhasya yathā mukha-śrīḥ
The Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always fully satisfied in Himself. Therefore when something is offered to Him, the offering, by the Lord’s mercy, is for the benefit of the devotee, for the Lord does not need service from anyone. To give an example, if one’s face is decorated, the reflection of one’s face in a mirror is also seen to be decorated.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 17, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/tQpbLq.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10
viprād dvi-ṣaḍ-guṇa-yutād aravinda-nābha- pādāravinda-vimukhāt śvapacaṁ variṣṭham manye tad-arpita-mano-vacanehitārtha- prāṇaṁ punāti sa kulaṁ na tu bhūrimānaḥ
If a brāhmaṇa has all twelve of the brahminical qualifications [as they are stated in the book called Sanat-sujāta] but is not a devotee and is averse to the lotus feet of the Lord, he is certainly lower than a devotee who is a dog-eater but who has dedicated everything — mind, words, activities, wealth and life — to the Supreme Lord. Such a devotee is better than such a brāhmaṇa because the devotee can purify his whole family, whereas the so-called brāhmaṇa in a position of false prestige cannot purify even himself.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 16, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/Necqhp.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.9
manye dhanābhijana-rūpa-tapaḥ-śrutaujas- tejaḥ-prabhāva-bala-pauruṣa-buddhi-yogāḥ nārādhanāya hi bhavanti parasya puṁso bhaktyā tutoṣa bhagavān gaja-yūtha-pāya
Prahlāda Mahārāja continued: One may possess wealth, an aristocratic family, beauty, austerity, education, sensory expertise, luster, influence, physical strength, diligence, intelligence and mystic yogic power, but I think that even by all these qualifications one cannot satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, one can satisfy the Lord simply by devotional service. Gajendra did this, and thus the Lord was satisfied with him.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 15, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/HSWqT5.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.8
śrī-prahrāda uvāca
brahmādayaḥ sura-gaṇā munayo ’tha siddhāḥ sattvaikatāna-gatayo vacasāṁ pravāhaiḥ nārādhituṁ puru-guṇair adhunāpi pipruḥ kiṁ toṣṭum arhati sa me harir ugra-jāteḥ
Prahlāda Mahārāja prayed: How is it possible for me, who have been born in a family of asuras, to offer suitable prayers to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Even until now, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, and all the saintly persons, could not satisfy the Lord by streams of excellent words, although such persons are very qualified, being in the mode of goodness. Then what is to be said of me? I am not at all qualified.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 14, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/9W7uMJ.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.7
astauṣīd dharim ekāgra- manasā susamāhitaḥ prema-gadgadayā vācā tan-nyasta-hṛdayekṣaṇaḥ
Prahlāda Mahārāja fixed his mind and sight upon Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva with full attention in complete trance. With a fixed mind, he began to offer prayers in love with a faltering voice.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 12, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/XotEJ6.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.5
sva-pāda-mūle patitaṁ tam arbhakaṁ vilokya devaḥ kṛpayā pariplutaḥ utthāpya tac-chīrṣṇy adadhāt karāmbujaṁ kālāhi-vitrasta-dhiyāṁ kṛtābhayam
When Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva saw the small boy Prahlāda Mahārāja prostrated at the soles of His lotus feet, He became most ecstatic in affection toward His devotee. Raising Prahlāda, the Lord placed His lotus hand upon the boy’s head because His hand is always ready to create fearlessness in all of His devotees.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.4 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 11, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/NL9mgc.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.4
tatheti śanakai rājan mahā-bhāgavato ’rbhakaḥ upetya bhuvi kāyena nanāma vidhṛtāñjaliḥ
Nārada Muni continued: O King, although the exalted devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja was only a little boy, he accepted Lord Brahmā’s words. He gradually proceeded toward Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva and fell down to offer his respectful obeisances with folded hands.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 10, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/9PHkdo.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.3
prahrādaṁ preṣayām āsa brahmāvasthitam antike tāta praśamayopehi sva-pitre kupitaṁ prabhum
Thereafter Lord Brahmā requested Prahlāda Mahārāja, who was standing very near him: My dear son, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is extremely angry at your demoniac father. Please go forward and appease the Lord.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 8, 1976 in Mayapur, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/N88Wcv.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.1
śrī-nārada uvāca
evaṁ surādayaḥ sarve brahma-rudra-puraḥ sarāḥ nopaitum aśakan manyu- saṁrambhaṁ sudurāsadam
The great saint Nārada Muni continued: The demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and other great demigods, dared not come forward before the Lord, who at that time was extremely angry.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.13-14 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 29, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/c7dqPv.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.13
sarve hy amī vidhi-karās tava sattva-dhāmno brahmādayo vayam iveśa na codvijantaḥ kṣemāya bhūtaya utātma-sukhāya cāsya vikrīḍitaṁ bhagavato rucirāvatāraiḥ
O my Lord, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, are sincere servants of Your Lordship, who are situated in a transcendental position. Therefore they are not like us [Prahlāda and his father, the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu]. Your appearance in this fearsome form is Your pastime for Your own pleasure. Such an incarnation is always meant for the protection and improvement of the universe.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.14
tad yaccha manyum asuraś ca hatas tvayādya modeta sādhur api vṛścika-sarpa-hatyā lokāś ca nirvṛtim itāḥ pratiyanti sarve rūpaṁ nṛsiṁha vibhayāya janāḥ smaranti
My Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, please, therefore, cease Your anger now that my father, the great demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, has been killed. Since even saintly persons take pleasure in the killing of a scorpion or a snake, all the worlds have achieved great satisfaction because of the death of this demon. Now they are confident of their happiness, and they will always remember Your auspicious incarnation in order to be free from fear.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.13 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 21, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/MWWCdX.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.13
sarve hy amī vidhi-karās tava sattva-dhāmno brahmādayo vayam iveśa na codvijantaḥ kṣemāya bhūtaya utātma-sukhāya cāsya vikrīḍitaṁ bhagavato rucirāvatāraiḥ
O my Lord, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, are sincere servants of Your Lordship, who are situated in a transcendental position. Therefore they are not like us [Prahlāda and his father, the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu]. Your appearance in this fearsome form is Your pastime for Your own pleasure. Such an incarnation is always meant for the protection and improvement of the universe.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12-13 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 20, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/H9zwer.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12
tasmād ahaṁ vigata-viklava īśvarasya sarvātmanā mahi gṛṇāmi yathā manīṣam nīco ’jayā guṇa-visargam anupraviṣṭaḥ pūyeta yena hi pumān anuvarṇitena
Therefore, although I was born in a demoniac family, I may without a doubt offer prayers to the Lord with full endeavor, as far as my intelligence allows. Anyone who has been forced by ignorance to enter the material world may be purified of material life if he offers prayers to the Lord and hears the Lord’s glories.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.13
sarve hy amī vidhi-karās tava sattva-dhāmno brahmādayo vayam iveśa na codvijantaḥ kṣemāya bhūtaya utātma-sukhāya cāsya vikrīḍitaṁ bhagavato rucirāvatāraiḥ
O my Lord, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, are sincere servants of Your Lordship, who are situated in a transcendental position. Therefore they are not like us [Prahlāda and his father, the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu]. Your appearance in this fearsome form is Your pastime for Your own pleasure. Such an incarnation is always meant for the protection and improvement of the universe.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 19, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/rxJzWw.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12
tasmād ahaṁ vigata-viklava īśvarasya sarvātmanā mahi gṛṇāmi yathā manīṣam nīco ’jayā guṇa-visargam anupraviṣṭaḥ pūyeta yena hi pumān anuvarṇitena
Therefore, although I was born in a demoniac family, I may without a doubt offer prayers to the Lord with full endeavor, as far as my intelligence allows. Anyone who has been forced by ignorance to enter the material world may be purified of material life if he offers prayers to the Lord and hears the Lord’s glories.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 18, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/BBZw7w.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12
tasmād ahaṁ vigata-viklava īśvarasya sarvātmanā mahi gṛṇāmi yathā manīṣam nīco ’jayā guṇa-visargam anupraviṣṭaḥ pūyeta yena hi pumān anuvarṇitena
Therefore, although I was born in a demoniac family, I may without a doubt offer prayers to the Lord with full endeavor, as far as my intelligence allows. Anyone who has been forced by ignorance to enter the material world may be purified of material life if he offers prayers to the Lord and hears the Lord’s glories.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 17, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/VzsVFu.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11
naivātmanaḥ prabhur ayaṁ nija-lābha-pūrṇo mānaṁ janād aviduṣaḥ karuṇo vṛṇīte yad yaj jano bhagavate vidadhīta mānaṁ tac cātmane prati-mukhasya yathā mukha-śrīḥ
The Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always fully satisfied in Himself. Therefore when something is offered to Him, the offering, by the Lord’s mercy, is for the benefit of the devotee, for the Lord does not need service from anyone. To give an example, if one’s face is decorated, the reflection of one’s face in a mirror is also seen to be decorated.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10-11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 14, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/hSRhW6.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10
viprād dvi-ṣaḍ-guṇa-yutād aravinda-nābha- pādāravinda-vimukhāt śvapacaṁ variṣṭham manye tad-arpita-mano-vacanehitārtha- prāṇaṁ punāti sa kulaṁ na tu bhūrimānaḥ
If a brāhmaṇa has all twelve of the brahminical qualifications [as they are stated in the book called Sanat-sujāta] but is not a devotee and is averse to the lotus feet of the Lord, he is certainly lower than a devotee who is a dog-eater but who has dedicated everything — mind, words, activities, wealth and life — to the Supreme Lord. Such a devotee is better than such a brāhmaṇa because the devotee can purify his whole family, whereas the so-called brāhmaṇa in a position of false prestige cannot purify even himself.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11
naivātmanaḥ prabhur ayaṁ nija-lābha-pūrṇo mānaṁ janād aviduṣaḥ karuṇo vṛṇīte yad yaj jano bhagavate vidadhīta mānaṁ tac cātmane prati-mukhasya yathā mukha-śrīḥ
The Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always fully satisfied in Himself. Therefore when something is offered to Him, the offering, by the Lord’s mercy, is for the benefit of the devotee, for the Lord does not need service from anyone. To give an example, if one’s face is decorated, the reflection of one’s face in a mirror is also seen to be decorated.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 12, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/vhGAQw.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10
viprād dvi-ṣaḍ-guṇa-yutād aravinda-nābha- pādāravinda-vimukhāt śvapacaṁ variṣṭham manye tad-arpita-mano-vacanehitārtha- prāṇaṁ punāti sa kulaṁ na tu bhūrimānaḥ
If a brāhmaṇa has all twelve of the brahminical qualifications [as they are stated in the book called Sanat-sujāta] but is not a devotee and is averse to the lotus feet of the Lord, he is certainly lower than a devotee who is a dog-eater but who has dedicated everything — mind, words, activities, wealth and life — to the Supreme Lord. Such a devotee is better than such a brāhmaṇa because the devotee can purify his whole family, whereas the so-called brāhmaṇa in a position of false prestige cannot purify even himself.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 10, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/h6Qpq4.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10
viprād dvi-ṣaḍ-guṇa-yutād aravinda-nābha- pādāravinda-vimukhāt śvapacaṁ variṣṭham manye tad-arpita-mano-vacanehitārtha- prāṇaṁ punāti sa kulaṁ na tu bhūrimānaḥ
If a brāhmaṇa has all twelve of the brahminical qualifications [as they are stated in the book called Sanat-sujāta] but is not a devotee and is averse to the lotus feet of the Lord, he is certainly lower than a devotee who is a dog-eater but who has dedicated everything — mind, words, activities, wealth and life — to the Supreme Lord. Such a devotee is better than such a brāhmaṇa because the devotee can purify his whole family, whereas the so-called brāhmaṇa in a position of false prestige cannot purify even himself.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 9, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/W7zfpq.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10
viprād dvi-ṣaḍ-guṇa-yutād aravinda-nābha- pādāravinda-vimukhāt śvapacaṁ variṣṭham manye tad-arpita-mano-vacanehitārtha- prāṇaṁ punāti sa kulaṁ na tu bhūrimānaḥ
If a brāhmaṇa has all twelve of the brahminical qualifications [as they are stated in the book called Sanat-sujāta] but is not a devotee and is averse to the lotus feet of the Lord, he is certainly lower than a devotee who is a dog-eater but who has dedicated everything — mind, words, activities, wealth and life — to the Supreme Lord. Such a devotee is better than such a brāhmaṇa because the devotee can purify his whole family, whereas the so-called brāhmaṇa in a position of false prestige cannot purify even himself.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 6, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/chLcE2.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.9
manye dhanābhijana-rūpa-tapaḥ-śrutaujas- tejaḥ-prabhāva-bala-pauruṣa-buddhi-yogāḥ nārādhanāya hi bhavanti parasya puṁso bhaktyā tutoṣa bhagavān gaja-yūtha-pāya
Prahlāda Mahārāja continued: One may possess wealth, an aristocratic family, beauty, austerity, education, sensory expertise, luster, influence, physical strength, diligence, intelligence and mystic yogic power, but I think that even by all these qualifications one cannot satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, one can satisfy the Lord simply by devotional service. Gajendra did this, and thus the Lord was satisfied with him.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 4, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/8F7wdT.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.9
manye dhanābhijana-rūpa-tapaḥ-śrutaujas- tejaḥ-prabhāva-bala-pauruṣa-buddhi-yogāḥ nārādhanāya hi bhavanti parasya puṁso bhaktyā tutoṣa bhagavān gaja-yūtha-pāya
Prahlāda Mahārāja continued: One may possess wealth, an aristocratic family, beauty, austerity, education, sensory expertise, luster, influence, physical strength, diligence, intelligence and mystic yogic power, but I think that even by all these qualifications one cannot satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, one can satisfy the Lord simply by devotional service. Gajendra did this, and thus the Lord was satisfied with him.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 2, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/8HfEJs.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.8
śrī-prahrāda uvāca
brahmādayaḥ sura-gaṇā munayo ’tha siddhāḥ sattvaikatāna-gatayo vacasāṁ pravāhaiḥ nārādhituṁ puru-guṇair adhunāpi pipruḥ kiṁ toṣṭum arhati sa me harir ugra-jāteḥ
Prahlāda Mahārāja prayed: How is it possible for me, who have been born in a family of asuras, to offer suitable prayers to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Even until now, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, and all the saintly persons, could not satisfy the Lord by streams of excellent words, although such persons are very qualified, being in the mode of goodness. Then what is to be said of me? I am not at all qualified.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 1, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/KTkYPj.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.8
śrī-prahrāda uvāca
brahmādayaḥ sura-gaṇā munayo ’tha siddhāḥ sattvaikatāna-gatayo vacasāṁ pravāhaiḥ nārādhituṁ puru-guṇair adhunāpi pipruḥ kiṁ toṣṭum arhati sa me harir ugra-jāteḥ
Prahlāda Mahārāja prayed: How is it possible for me, who have been born in a family of asuras, to offer suitable prayers to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Even until now, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, and all the saintly persons, could not satisfy the Lord by streams of excellent words, although such persons are very qualified, being in the mode of goodness. Then what is to be said of me? I am not at all qualified.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.6-9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 23, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/NzjBYq.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.6
puṁso varṣa-śataṁ hy āyus tad-ardhaṁ cājitātmanaḥ niṣphalaṁ yad asau rātryāṁ śete ’ndhaṁ prāpitas tamaḥ
Every human being has a maximum duration of life of one hundred years, but for one who cannot control his senses, half of those years are completely lost because at night he sleeps twelve hours, being covered by ignorance. Therefore such a person has a lifetime of only fifty years.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.7
mugdhasya bālye kaiśore krīḍato yāti viṁśatiḥ jarayā grasta-dehasya yāty akalpasya viṁśatiḥ
In the tender age of childhood, when everyone is bewildered, one passes ten years. Similarly, in boyhood, engaged in sporting and playing, one passes another ten years. In this way, twenty years are wasted. Similarly, in old age, when one is an invalid, unable to perform even material activities, one passes another twenty years wastefully.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.8
durāpūreṇa kāmena mohena ca balīyasā śeṣaṁ gṛheṣu saktasya pramattasyāpayāti hi
One whose mind and senses are uncontrolled becomes increasingly attached to family life because of insatiable lusty desires and very strong illusion. In such a madman’s life, the remaining years are also wasted because even during those years he cannot engage himself in devotional service.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.9
ko gṛheṣu pumān saktam ātmānam ajitendriyaḥ sneha-pāśair dṛḍhair baddham utsaheta vimocitum
What person too attached to household life due to being unable to control his senses can liberate himself? An attached householder is bound very strongly by ropes of affection for his family [wife, children and other relatives].
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 16, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/amTF5Y.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.3
sukham aindriyakaṁ daityā deha-yogena dehinām sarvatra labhyate daivād yathā duḥkham ayatnataḥ
Prahlāda Mahārāja continued: My dear friends born of demoniac families, the happiness perceived with reference to the sense objects by contact with the body can be obtained in any form of life, according to one’s past fruitive activities. Such happiness is automatically obtained without endeavor, just as we obtain distress.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 12, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/rMhMNN.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1
śrī-prahrāda uvāca
kaumāra ācaret prājño dharmān bhāgavatān iha durlabhaṁ mānuṣaṁ janma tad apy adhruvam arthadam
Prahlāda Mahārāja said: One who is sufficiently intelligent should use the human form of body from the very beginning of life — in other words, from the tender age of childhood — to practice the activities of devotional service, giving up all other engagements. The human body is most rarely achieved, and although temporary like other bodies, it is meaningful because in human life one can perform devotional service. Even a slight amount of sincere devotional service can give one complete perfection.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 10, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/KCakNs.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1
śrī-prahrāda uvāca
kaumāra ācaret prājño dharmān bhāgavatān iha durlabhaṁ mānuṣaṁ janma tad apy adhruvam arthadam
Prahlāda Mahārāja said: One who is sufficiently intelligent should use the human form of body from the very beginning of life — in other words, from the tender age of childhood — to practice the activities of devotional service, giving up all other engagements. The human body is most rarely achieved, and although temporary like other bodies, it is meaningful because in human life one can perform devotional service. Even a slight amount of sincere devotional service can give one complete perfection.
A class given by Srila Prabhupada in Hawaii on the occasion of Lord Ramacandra's appearance day.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/BsDN2Z.
Part 21 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/W4s6PX.
Part 20 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/vE4Ttp.
Part 19 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/vG1FVJ.
Part 18 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/RKYDoP.
Part 17 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/Y3AfCf.
Part 16 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/uW5uTP.
Part 15 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/sN8YeD.
Part 14 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/DdARsx.
Part 13 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/uqbH63.
Part 12 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/A2wG9b.
Part 11 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/18t5gs.
Part 10 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/JjffZZ.
Part 9 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/MDttms.
Part 8 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/K5pXg4.
Part 7 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/HhYBHv.
Part 6 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/TDfnnG.
Part 5 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/knT6nT.
Part 4 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/jBe84Z.
Part 3 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/rD2LT9.
Part 2 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/xu1ufL.
Part 1 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/dBqCUC.
A class given by Srila Prabhupada on the day after Gaura Purnima, Lord Caitanya's Appearance Day, in Hawaii.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/yfBpvB.
Srila Prabhupada's class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.38 given on the occasion of Gaura Purnima, Lord Caitanya's Appearance Day.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/3xv7ks.
Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.38
itthaṁ nṛ-tiryag-ṛṣi-deva-jhaṣāvatārair lokān vibhāvayasi haṁsi jagat pratīpān dharmaṁ mahā-puruṣa pāsi yugānuvṛttaṁ channaḥ kalau yad abhavas tri-yugo ’tha sa tvam
In this way, my Lord, You appear in various incarnations as a human being, an animal, a great saint, a demigod, a fish or a tortoise, thus maintaining the entire creation in different planetary systems and killing the demoniac principles. According to the age, O my Lord, You protect the principles of religion. In the Age of Kali, however, You do not assert Yourself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore You are known as Triyuga, or the Lord who appears in three yugas.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 14, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/5xGZgw.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.1
sūta uvāca
jagṛhe pauruṣaṁ rūpaṁ bhagavān mahad-ādibhiḥ sambhūtaṁ ṣoḍaśa-kalam ādau loka-sisṛkṣayā
Sūta said: In the beginning of the creation, the Lord first expanded Himself in the universal form of the puruṣa incarnation and manifested all the ingredients for the material creation. And thus at first there was the creation of the sixteen principles of material action. This was for the purpose of creating the material universes.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.34 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 13, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/tkymt9.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.34
bhāvayaty eṣa sattvena lokān vai loka-bhāvanaḥ līlāvatārānurato deva-tiryaṅ-narādiṣu
Thus the Lord of the universes maintains all planets inhabited by demigods, men and lower animals. Assuming the roles of incarnations, He performs pastimes to reclaim those in the mode of pure goodness.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.33 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 12, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/4vXEvL.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.33
asau guṇamayair bhāvair bhūta-sūkṣmendriyātmabhiḥ sva-nirmiteṣu nirviṣṭo bhuṅkte bhūteṣu tad-guṇān
The Supersoul enters into the bodies of the created beings who are influenced by the modes of material nature and causes them to enjoy the effects of these modes by the subtle mind.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.32 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 11, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/iFxV76.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.32
yathā hy avahito vahnir dāruṣv ekaḥ sva-yoniṣu nāneva bhāti viśvātmā bhūteṣu ca tathā pumān
The Lord, as Supersoul, pervades all things, just as fire permeates wood, and so He appears to be of many varieties, though He is the absolute one without a second.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 10, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/VuWVLz.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.31
tayā vilasiteṣv eṣu guṇeṣu guṇavān iva antaḥ-praviṣṭa ābhāti vijñānena vijṛmbhitaḥ
After creating the material substance, the Lord [Vāsudeva] expands Himself and enters into it. And although He is within the material modes of nature and appears to be one of the created beings, He is always fully enlightened in His transcendental position.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 9, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/K61vyF.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.30
sa evedaṁ sasarjāgre bhagavān ātma-māyayā sad-asad-rūpayā cāsau guṇamayāguṇo vibhuḥ
In the beginning of the material creation, that Absolute Personality of Godhead [Vāsudeva], in His transcendental position, created the energies of cause and effect by His own internal energy.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.28-29 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 8, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/weqcrn.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.28-29
vāsudeva-parā vedā vāsudeva-parā makhāḥ vāsudeva-parā yogā vāsudeva-parāḥ kriyāḥ
vāsudeva-paraṁ jñānaṁ vāsudeva-paraṁ tapaḥ vāsudeva-paro dharmo vāsudeva-parā gatiḥ
In the revealed scriptures, the ultimate object of knowledge is Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead. The purpose of performing sacrifice is to please Him. Yoga is for realizing Him. All fruitive activities are ultimately rewarded by Him only. He is supreme knowledge, and all severe austerities are performed to know Him. Religion [dharma] is rendering loving service unto Him. He is the supreme goal of life.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 7, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/o78sD1.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.27
rajas-tamaḥ-prakṛtayaḥ sama-śīlā bhajanti vai pitṛ-bhūta-prajeśādīn śriyaiśvarya-prajepsavaḥ
Those who are in the modes of passion and ignorance worship those in the same category — namely the forefathers, other living beings and the demigods who are in charge of cosmic activities — for they are urged by a desire to be materially benefited with women, wealth, power and progeny.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.26 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 6, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/2iwKvP.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.26
mumukṣavo ghora-rūpān hitvā bhūta-patīn atha nārāyaṇa-kalāḥ śāntā bhajanti hy anasūyavaḥ
Those who are serious about liberation are certainly nonenvious, and they respect all. Yet they reject the horrible and ghastly forms of the demigods and worship only the all-blissful forms of Lord Viṣṇu and His plenary portions.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.25 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 5, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/nLG1Dg.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.25
bhejire munayo ’thāgre bhagavantam adhokṣajam sattvaṁ viśuddhaṁ kṣemāya kalpante ye ’nu tān iha
Previously all the great sages rendered service unto the Personality of Godhead due to His existence above the three modes of material nature. They worshiped Him to become free from material conditions and thus derive the ultimate benefit. Whoever follows such great authorities is also eligible for liberation from the material world.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.24 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 4, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/eGDM9a.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.24
pārthivād dāruṇo dhūmas tasmād agnis trayīmayaḥ tamasas tu rajas tasmāt sattvaṁ yad brahma-darśanam
Firewood is a transformation of earth, but smoke is better than the raw wood. And fire is still better, for by fire we can derive the benefits of superior knowledge [through Vedic sacrifices]. Similarly, passion [rajas] is better than ignorance [tamas], but goodness [sattva] is best because by goodness one can come to realize the Absolute Truth.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 3, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/MvDfx5.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.23
sattvaṁ rajas tama iti prakṛter guṇās tair yuktaḥ paraḥ puruṣa eka ihāsya dhatte sthity-ādaye hari-viriñci-hareti saṁjñāḥ śreyāṁsi tatra khalu sattva-tanor nṛṇāṁ syuḥ
The transcendental Personality of Godhead is indirectly associated with the three modes of material nature, namely passion, goodness and ignorance, and just for the material world’s creation, maintenance and destruction He accepts the three qualitative forms of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva. Of these three, all human beings can derive ultimate benefit from Viṣṇu, the form of the quality of goodness.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.22 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 2, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/nL1Rov.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.22
ato vai kavayo nityaṁ bhaktiṁ paramayā mudā vāsudeve bhagavati kurvanty ātma-prasādanīm
Certainly, therefore, since time immemorial, all transcendentalists have been rendering devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, with great delight, because such devotional service is enlivening to the self.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.21 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 1, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/gR6K2E.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.21
bhidyate hṛdaya-granthiś chidyante sarva-saṁśayāḥ kṣīyante cāsya karmāṇi dṛṣṭa evātmanīśvare
Thus the knot in the heart is pierced, and all misgivings are cut to pieces. The chain of fruitive actions is terminated when one sees the self as master.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.20 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 31, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/aenhDF.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.20
evaṁ prasanna-manaso bhagavad-bhakti-yogataḥ bhagavat-tattva-vijñānaṁ mukta-saṅgasya jāyate
Thus established in the mode of unalloyed goodness, the man whose mind has been enlivened by contact with devotional service to the Lord gains positive scientific knowledge of the Personality of Godhead in the stage of liberation from all material association.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.19 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 30, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/AY7XbL.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.19
tadā rajas-tamo-bhāvāḥ kāma-lobhādayaś ca ye ceta etair anāviddhaṁ sthitaṁ sattve prasīdati
As soon as irrevocable loving service is established in the heart, the effects of nature’s modes of passion and ignorance, such as lust, desire and hankering, disappear from the heart. Then the devotee is established in goodness, and he becomes completely happy.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.18 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 29, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/15uNC2.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.18
naṣṭa-prāyeṣv abhadreṣu nityaṁ bhāgavata-sevayā bhagavaty uttama-śloke bhaktir bhavati naiṣṭhikī
By regular attendance in classes on the Bhāgavatam and by rendering of service to the pure devotee, all that is troublesome to the heart is almost completely destroyed, and loving service unto the Personality of Godhead, who is praised with transcendental songs, is established as an irrevocable fact.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.17 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 28, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/dnyrMC.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.17
śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ hṛdy antaḥ stho hy abhadrāṇi vidhunoti suhṛt satām
Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, who is the Paramātmā [Supersoul] in everyone’s heart and the benefactor of the truthful devotee, cleanses desire for material enjoyment from the heart of the devotee who has developed the urge to hear His messages, which are in themselves virtuous when properly heard and chanted.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.16 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 27, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/SZDCkY.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.16
śuśrūṣoḥ śraddadhānasya vāsudeva-kathā-ruciḥ syān mahat-sevayā viprāḥ puṇya-tīrtha-niṣevaṇāt
O twice-born sages, by serving those devotees who are completely freed from all vice, great service is done. By such service, one gains affinity for hearing the messages of Vāsudeva.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 26, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/iVuWep.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.15
yad-anudhyāsinā yuktāḥ karma-granthi-nibandhanam chindanti kovidās tasya ko na kuryāt kathā-ratim
With sword in hand, intelligent men cut through the binding knots of reactionary work [karma] by remembering the Personality of Godhead. Therefore, who will not pay attention to His message?
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.13 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 24, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/XdKJPQ.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.13
ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ svanuṣṭhitasya dharmasya saṁsiddhir hari-toṣaṇam
O best among the twice-born, it is therefore concluded that the highest perfection one can achieve by discharging the duties prescribed for one’s own occupation according to caste divisions and orders of life is to please the Personality of Godhead.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 23, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/9FuYSS.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.12
tac chraddadhānā munayo jñāna-vairāgya-yuktayā paśyanty ātmani cātmānaṁ bhaktyā śruta-gṛhītayā
The seriously inquisitive student or sage, well equipped with knowledge and detachment, realizes that Absolute Truth by rendering devotional service in terms of what he has heard from the Vedānta-śruti.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 22, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/pwCnbf.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.11
vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti śabdyate
Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 21, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/vGLtVp.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.10
kāmasya nendriya-prītir lābho jīveta yāvatā jīvasya tattva-jijñāsā nārtho yaś ceha karmabhiḥ
Life’s desires should never be directed toward sense gratification. One should desire only a healthy life, or self-preservation, since a human being is meant for inquiry about the Absolute Truth. Nothing else should be the goal of one’s works.
A class on the Appearance Day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura given by Srila Prabhupada on February 7, 1969 in Los Angeles, CA.
A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/m61xdk.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 20, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/owhtNK.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.9
dharmasya hy āpavargyasya nārtho ’rthāyopakalpate nārthasya dharmaikāntasya kāmo lābhāya hi smṛtaḥ
All occupational engagements are certainly meant for ultimate liberation. They should never be performed for material gain. Furthermore, according to sages, one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service should never use material gain to cultivate sense gratification.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 19, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/1TDbYw.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.8
dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ puṁsāṁ viṣvaksena-kathāsu yaḥ notpādayed yadi ratiṁ śrama eva hi kevalam
The occupational activities a man performs according to his own position are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction for the message of the Personality of Godhead.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 18, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/kq6NY7.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.7
vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ janayaty āśu vairāgyaṁ jñānaṁ ca yad ahaitukam
By rendering devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment from the world.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.6 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 17, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/ZKC4dr.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.6
sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje ahaituky apratihatā yayātmā suprasīdati
The supreme occupation [dharma] for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self.
A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.5 given by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 16, 1972 in Vrindavan, India.
A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/hKAuev.
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.5
munayaḥ sādhu pṛṣṭo ’haṁ bhavadbhir loka-maṅgalam yat kṛtaḥ kṛṣṇa-sampraśno yenātmā suprasīdati
O sages, I have been justly questioned by you. Your questions are worthy because they relate to Lord Kṛṣṇa and so are of relevance to the world’s welfare. Only questions of this sort are capable of completely satisfying the self.
A lecture given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada on February 2, 1977 in Bhuvanesvara on the occasion of Lord Nityananda's Appearance Day.
Click here for a transcript of the class: https://goo.gl/Ycxtjh.