His Divine Grace A.C.

Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

(1896-1977)
Founder-Acharya of ISKCON &
greatest exponent of Krsna
consciousness in the western world.

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 Srila Bhaktsiddhanta Sarasvati
Gosvami Maharaja Prabhupada
(1874-1937) The spiritual master
of His Divine Grace A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada and foremost scholar
and devotee in the recent age
 Srila Gaura Kisora Das
Babaji Maharaja
( ? – 1915) The spiritual
master of Srila
Bhaktsiddhanta Sarasvati
Gosvami & intimate student
of Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode
Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode (1838 –
1914) The pioneer of the program
to benedict the entire world with
Krsna consciousness & intimate
student of
Srila Jagannath Das Babaji
Maharaj
Bhagavad-gita 1.1
Dhrtarastra is on the throne,
and Sanjaya, his secretary,
is describing what is
happening on the Battlefield
of Kuruksetra. Because of
Sanjaya's mystic powers, the
discourse on the battlefield
between Krsna and Arjuna is
revealed in his heart. [1]

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Bhagavad-gita 1.3
Dronacarya is seated in his
tent, and Duryodhana is
pointing to the two armies
outside. [2]

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Bhagavad-gita 1.3 A view of the military phalanx on the
Battlefield of Kuruksetra. The chariot of Krsna and Arjuna
is in the midst of the two armies. [3]
Bhagavad-gita 1.14 Krsna
blows His transcendental
conchshell to herald the battle.
Arjuna is seen in the
background. [4]
Bhagavad-gita 1.26-29 Arjuna
laments upon seeing his
relatives standing opposed to
him in battle. Krsna, smiling, is
ready to console His friend by
His transcendental teachings.
[5]
 Bhagavad-gita
1.33-35 Draupadi,
the wife of the
Pandava brothers
(Arjuna, Maharaja
Yudhisthira, Bhima,
Sahadeva and
Nakula), is being
disrobed by
Duryodhana and
Duhsasana, two
sons of Dhrtarastra,
after being lost to
them in a gambling
match. Dhrtarastra
is sitting on the
throne. Krsna is
becoming
Draupadi's infinite
robe to save her from being seen naked by the assembly.
Because of this incident and other offenses to the
Pandavas, Krsna wanted the battle to take place and the
miscreants to be killed. [6]
Bhagavad-gita 2.11 A devotee of
the Lord comes upon a man lying
dead on the ground and beside
him two other men in conditions
of bodily misery. [7]
Bhagavad-gita 2.13 The
conditioned spirit soul is seen
changing bodies from childhood to
youth to old age to death and then
into the womb of another mother.
Verse 22 is also illustrated by this
same picture. Above, a man is
changing garments, and below the
soul is changing bodies. [8]
 Bhagavad-gita
2.13 The many,
many frames on a
reel of movie film,
when seen
consecutively,
appear as one
picture on the
screen, although
there are actually
many different
pictures. Similiarly,
we see a man as
localized (above),
but actually his
body is changing
at every second.
All this is
happening without
the notice of the
viewer. However
the soul within the
heart (seen as a
sparkling star)
does not change; he remains eternally the same. [9]
Bhagavad-gita 2.22 The bird on
the left (the ordinary living beings,
jiva-atma) is captivated by the
fruits of the tree, while the friendly
bird on the right (Supersoul,
Param-atma, God) acts as
witness and waits for His friend to
turn to Him. [10]
Bhagavad-gita 2.62-63
The path of destruction of
the conditioned soul's
intelligence due to
dictation of the senses
and mind is portrayed:-
contemplating sense
objects Î attachment Î
lust (desire) Î anger Î
complete delusion Î
bewilderment of memory
Î loss of intelligence Î
fall down again into the
material pool. [11]
 Bhagavad-gita 3.10
Lord Caitanya,
wearing yellow
robes, leads
thousands of
followers in the
congregational
chanting of the holy
names of Sri Krsna.
His four associates
are:
1. Nityananda
Prabhu, wearing
purple robes, at
Lord Caitanya's
immediate right.
2. Advaita Prabhu,
wearing white
robes, at
Nityananda's immediate right.
3. Gadadhara Pandit at Lord Caitanya's immediate left.
4. Srivasa Pandit at Gadadhara's immediate left. [12]
Bhagavad-gita 3.12
Devotees are pictured
engaged in sankirtana-
yajna (dancing and singing
the names of God). Above
the clouds are the devas,
and above them the Lord,
who is pleased by the
singing of His holy names.
The devas are, left to right,
Chandra (the moon-god),
Indra (the god of rain),
Vivasvan (the sun-god)
and Vayu (the god of air).
At the right is Laksmi, the
Goddess of fortune. [13]
Bhagavad-gita 3.37-39 The
living entity in the center is
being enveloped by fiery lust.
The analogy in verse 38 is
illustrated here. At the top is
fire covered by smoke,
symbolizing human life. At the
bottom left is a mirror covered
by dust, symbolizing animal
life. At the bottom right is an
embryo covered by the womb,
symbolizing tree and plant life.
[14]
Bhagavad-gita 4.1 At the
top, Krsna teaches the
science of Bhagavad-gita
to Vivasvan, the sun-god.
Below Vivasvan teaches
his son, Manu, and in the
circle at the right, Manu
teaches his son Iksvaku.
[15]
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3 7

2 8

1 9

Bhagavad-gita 4.7 In the center square, Krsna is shown

in His original two-handed form, holding a flute.
Surrounding Him are ten of His eternal incarnations,
pictured in the order in which they appear in the material
world, beginning clockwise from the lower left-hand
corner.
1. Matsya, the fish incarnation, is saving the Vedas.
2. Kurma, the tortoise incarnation, is holding the hill
on His back.
3. Varaha, the boar incarnation, is fighting with the
demon Hiranyaksa.
4. Nrsimhadeva, the lion incarnation, is killing the
demon Hiranyakasipu.
5. Vamanadeva, the dwarf incarnation, is begging
some land from King Bali.
6. Parasurama is killing the demoniac ksatriyas.
7. Lord Ramacandra is going off into exile with His
wife, Sita, and brother, Laksmana.
8. Krsna is lifting Govardhana Hill, and beside Him is
His brother Balarama.
9. Lord Buddha.
10. Lord Kalki is riding on His horse, killing all the
demons and thus liberating them. [16]
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3 7

2 8

1 9

Bhagavad-gita 4.7 In the center square, Krsna is shown

in His original two-handed form, holding a flute.
Surrounding Him are ten of His eternal incarnations,
pictured in the order in which they appear in the material
world, beginning clockwise from the lower left-hand
corner.
1. Matsya, the fish incarnation, is saving the Vedas.
2. Kurma, the tortoise incarnation, is holding the hill
on His back.
3. Varaha, the boar incarnation, is fighting with the
demon Hiranyaksa.
4. Nrsimhadeva, the lion incarnation, is killing the
demon Hiranyakasipu.
5. Vamanadeva, the dwarf incarnation, is begging
some land from King Bali.
6. Parasurama is killing the demoniac ksatriyas.
7. Lord Ramacandra is going off into exile with His
wife, Sita, and brother, Laksmana.
8. Krsna is lifting Govardhana Hill, and beside Him is
His brother Balarama.
9. Lord Buddha.
10. Lord Kalki is riding on His horse, killing all the
demons and thus liberating them. [16]
 Bhagavad-gita 4.8
Lord Krsna is killing His
wicked uncle, Kamsa;
Balarama, Krsna's brother,
is standing on Krsna's
right. Behind Krsna are His
parents, Devaki and
Vasudeva, and
grandfather Ugrasena,
who were all imprisoned
by Kamsa but are here
freed by Krsna. This scene
takes place in Kamsa's
wrestling arena in Mathura
province.
[17]
 Bhagavad-gita 4.11
At the top Krsna is
dancing with His
purest devotees as a
lover. On the lotus
petals the Lord is
reciprocating with His
devotees as a son, as
a friend and as a
master. Below left, a
devotee in the material
world is associating
with Krsna personally
by painting His
transcendental form.
Next, an
impersonalist, by his
meditation, is merging with the brahmajyoti, the spiritual
effulgence emanating from the Lords body. On the right a
mystic yogi is walking on the water. On the far right a
fruitive worker is receiving the fruits of his labor. [18]
 Bhagavad-gita
5.4-6 Above, a
devotee is
engaged in
various
devotional
activities for the
Deities
(authorized
incarnations of
the Lord, who
comes in this
form to accept our service). Below, a sankhya-yogi
engages in the analytical study of matter and spirit. After
some time he realizes the Lord (the forms of Radha and
Krsna include all other forms of the Lord) within his heart,
and then he engages in devotional service. [19]
Bhagavad-gita 5.18 A sage
sees the Supersoul
accompanying the sparklike
individual soul in each body.
[20]

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Bhagavad-gita 6.11-14 The
goal of yoga is seen as Visnu
in the yogi's heart. [21]
Bhagavad-gita 6.24 The little
sparrow is shown here trying to
drink up the ocean to retrieve her
eggs. Because of her
determination, Lord Visnu has
sent Garuda, who is standing
behind her, to threaten the ocean
into returning the eggs to the
sparrow. [22]
Bhagavad-gita 6.34 The chariot of the body. The five
horses represent the 5 senses (tongue, eyes, ears, nose
& skin). The reins (driving instrument) symbolize the mind.
The driver is the intellect. The passenger is the spirit soul
within the body. [23]
Bhagavad-gita 6.47 Lord
Syamasundara, Krsna, Who is
blackish in complexion and
exquisitely beautifu, plays His
flute. He is the object of the ideal
yogi's meditation. [24]
Bhagavad-gita 7.4-5 Spirit soul
sustains the material universe of
earth, water, fire, etc.
(represented as the body). The
subtle body-mind, intelligence
and fales ego-is represented by
the red dot on the forehead. The
soul is seated in the heart of the
gross body. [25]
Bhagavad-gita 7.15-16 At the top
Laksmi-Narayana are shown in
the Lord's transcendental abode.
Below are four kinds of
miscreants who do not surrender
to God and four kinds of pious
men who turn to Him in devotional
service. [26]
Bhagavad-gita 8.21 Krsna brings
His thousands of surabhi cows
back home from the fields at the
end of the day. [27]
Bhagavad-gita 9.11 The fools
mock the humanlike form of Lord
Krsna, but the devotee offers his
obeisances. Behind Krsna are
Maha-Visnu, Garbhodakasayi
Visnu and the entire cosmic
manifestation-all working under
Krsna's direction. [28]
Bhagavad-gita 10.12-13

Arjuna offers prayers to Krsna.

[29]
 [30]

(clockwise beginning from the upper left-hand

corner): Indra carrying the thundrebolt, the Himalayas,
Lord Siva with the Ganges River in his hair, the moon, the
horse Ucchaihsrava, the transcendental om, Kapila,
Rama, flower-bearing Spring, Kamadhuk, Arjuna,
Vyasadeva, Prahlada, the shark, Vasuki, Skanda, Varuna,
Yamaraja, the lion, Kuvera, Agni and Airavata. Inner circle,
clockwise (beginning from four-headed Lord Brahma
sitting on the lotus flower): Brahma, Narada, Garuda, the
sun, the ocean, Lord Visnu, Ananta, and the chanting of
the holy names-Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna,
Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare
Hare. [30]
 [30]
Bhagavad-gita 10.41 A sampling of Krsna's infinite
manifestations, both in the spiritual and material worlds.
Outer circle (clockwise beginning from the upper left-hand
corner): Indra carrying the thundrebolt, the Himalayas,
Lord Siva with the Ganges River in his hair, the moon, the
horse Ucchaihsrava, the transcendental om, Kapila,
Rama, flower-bearing Spring, Kamadhuk, Arjuna,
Vyasadeva, Prahlada, the shark, Vasuki, Skanda, Varuna,
Yamaraja, the lion, Kuvera, Agni and Airavata. Inner circle,
clockwise (beginning from four-headed Lord Brahma
sitting on the lotus flower): Brahma, Narada, Garuda, the
sun, the ocean, Lord Visnu, Ananta, and the chanting of
the holy names-Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna,
Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare
Hare. [30]
Bhagavad-gita 11.13 Krsna's
universal form is displayed to
Arjuna. Still the Lord does not
loose His original eternal
identy,. He remains seated on
the chariot with Arjuna. [31]
Bhagavad-gita 11.50 After
showing Arjuna His
universal form, Krsna shows
him His four-handed
Narayana form in which He
presides over all the spiritual
planets. Then He changes
to His two-handed form to
show everyone that He is
the source of the universe
and the source of Narayana.
[32]
Bhagavad-gita 12.6-7 Krsna is
riding towards the devotee on
Garuda, His feathered carrier,.
In order to lift him out of the
ocean of birth and death. [33]
Bhagavad-Gita 14.14-18
Life in the higher planetary
system, life in the society of
human beings and life in the
animal kingdom are
portrayed.
[34]
 [35]
Krsna and His eternal consort,
Radharani, are shown in Their eternal abode, Goloka
Vrndavana. The upside-down tree below Them is the banyan
tree, representing the material world, which is a perverted
reflection of the spiritual world. The devas are on the top
branches, the human beings are on the middle branches,
and the animals are on the lower branches. On the right a
man is disentangling himself from the tree by cutting it with
the weapon of detachment. [35]
 Bhagavad-gita 15.1-3 Krsna and His eternal consort,
Radharani, are shown in Their eternal abode, Goloka
Vrndavana. The upside-down tree below Them is the banyan
tree, representing the material world, which is a perverted
reflection of the spiritual world. The devas are on the top
branches, the human beings are on the middle branches,
and the animals are on the lower branches. On the right a
man is disentangling himself from the tree by cutting it with
the weapon of detachment. [35]
Bhagavad-gita 15.6 The huge lotus is the original spiritual
planet Goloka Vrndavana the abode of Radha and Krsna.
The spiritual effulgence around this planet is the brahmajoyti
which is the ultimate goal of the impersonalists. Within the
universal brahmajoyti are innumerable spiritual planets which
are dominated by plenary expansions of Lord Krsna and
inhabited by ever-liberated living beings. Sometimes a
spiritual cloud overtakes a corner of the spiritual skyand the
covered portion is called mahat-tattva or the material sky.
The Lord as Maha Visnu lies down in the water within the
mahat-tattva which is called the Causal Ocean. Maha Visnu
enters each universe as Garbhodakasayi Visnu and lies in
the Garbha Ocean on the serpentine Sesa incarnation. From
His navel a lotus stem sprouts and from the lotus Brahma the
Lord of the universe is born. Brahma creates all the living
beings in different shapes in terms of their desires within the
universe. He also creates the sun moon and other devas.
[36]
 Bhagavad-gita 15.8 Top
section: On the left, a boy is
dancing before the Deities of
Radha-Krsna. The result of
such devotional
consciousness is shown on
the right, where he is dancing
with Krsna as a playmate in
the Lord's spiritual abode.
Second section: On the left a
man is offering charity to a
brahmana; on the right he has
taken the body of a deva and
is enjoying heavenly delights.
Third section: A man is eating meat and other abominable
foods; in his next life he is seen in the body of a hog who
eats anything and everything. Bottom section: A man is
approaching a women with lust. This bestial
consciousness carries him to a dog's body. [37]
 Bhagavad-gita
16.5, 21 Two
men (standing
where the
stairway makes
its turn) are
being offered
both liberation
and bondage.
One man looks
upward,
following the
spiritual master
who points
toward Sri
Radha-Krsna.
The other man
embraces the
demoniac
qualities by
accepting the
garland offered
by Maya, Krsna's illusory energy. Drawn by ropes which
are held by the personifications of lust, greed, and anger,
he follows her down the steps. At the bottom he is
reaching for Maya, and gliding towards hell. [38]
Bhagavad-gita 16.10-18 A
sample of the demonic qualities is
illustrated here. [39]
Bhagavad-gita 17.4 On the top,
three devas, Vivasvan, Brahma
and Lord Siva, are being
worshipped by their respective
devotees. Just below a man is
worshipping a famous mundane
personality. At the bottom, women
are worshipping a tree which is
inhabited by a ghost, and a man
is worshipping the tomb of a dead
man. [40]
Bhagavad-gita 18.14 Endeavor means energy which is
employed. For anything
one does there must be
some activity; that is the
endeavor. The place must
be favorable, the activities
must be authorized, the
doer (the man who is
acting) must be expert,
the instruments must be
fit, and the help from the
Supersoul must be
adiquate. These are the
five causes for success,
and the opposite are the
five causes for failure.

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customers. Similarly, one looking for spiritu o
where there are devotees and associates w
must go to a particular type of place for a p
activity, and the person acting must be wel
expert, just like an expert salesman whose
business is bona fide. The senses must be

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Here a man is conducting business. If he goes to the
marketplace it will be very nice, since there are so many
customers. Similarly, one looking for spiritual life goes to
where there are devotees and associates with them. One
must go to a particular type of place for a particular type of
activity, and the person acting must be well-versed, or
expert, just like an expert salesman whose method of
business is bona fide. The senses must be in order, to
guard against cheating, hear offers, etc. Above all is the
help from Supersoul, who dictates in such a way that
everything is successful, spiritually or materially. Among
the five factors portrayed here, the endeavor is the
business which is being conducted.
Bhagavad-gita 18.41-46
While engaged in their
prescribed duties, these four
representatives of the four
social orders (varnas) are
thinking of Lord Krsna and
offering Him the results of
their work. [42]
Bhagavad-gita 18.65
Gopala Krsna, the beautiful
original form of the Lord. [43]
 Bhagavad-gita 18.73 Arjuna's
illusion is now gone, and he is
acting according to Krs'sna
instructions. Arjuna’s last words in
the Gita: “Karishye vacanam tava”
– “I am now prepared to carry out
your instructions.”
Krsna, the driver of countless
universes, is now driving the
chariot of Arjuna, who has got
back into action. [44]
-the end-