Prabhupada Podcast

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 an

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 positi

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 vṛṇ

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 mate

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.