Prabhupada Podcast

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

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

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.