Prabhupada Podcast

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 energeti

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.