Prabhupada Podcast

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.