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Bhagavad-Gita ................................................................................... 3
Nectar of Devotion .......................................................................... 79
Sri Isopanisad ................................................................................147
Nectar of Instruction .....................................................................173
Abbreviations .................................................................................189
Bibliography ...................................................................................190
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Bhagavad-gita
Contents
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Preface & Introduction ..................................................................... 4
Chapter 1 ............................................................................................ 5
Chapter 2 .......................................................................................... 10
Chapter 3 .......................................................................................... 18
Chapter 4 .......................................................................................... 21
Chapter 5 .......................................................................................... 26
Chapter 6 .......................................................................................... 28
Chapter 7 .......................................................................................... 34
Chapter 8 .......................................................................................... 37
Chapter 9 .......................................................................................... 40
Chapter 10 ........................................................................................ 46
Chapter 11 ........................................................................................ 51
Chapter 12 ........................................................................................ 54
Chapter 13 ........................................................................................ 56
Chapter 14 ........................................................................................ 62
Chapter 15 ........................................................................................ 65
Chapter 16 ........................................................................................ 67
Chapter 17 ........................................................................................ 71
Chapter 18 ........................................................................................ 73
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Bhagavad-gita Srila Prabhupada Qutoes
Bhagavad-gita
Preface & Introduction
Our present movement is based on Bhagavad-gétä…: ..whatever we are doing it is not

whimsical or mental concoction. It is authorized and just to the standard of Bhagavad-gétä.
Our present movement is based on Bhagavad-gétä—Bhagavad-gétä as it is. We don't
interpret. We do not interpret foolishly because... I say purposefully this word "foolishly,"
that why should we interpret Krsna's words? Am I more than Krsna? Or did Krsna leave
some portion to be explained by me by interpretation?
Cornerstone Laying -- Bombay, January 23, 1975
What right he has got….he is not a devotee. …: “So this point is described that just like
this yogi Maharishi, he has also written one Bhagavad-gétä. And what right he has got? He
has no right to say anything about Bhagavad-gétä because he is not a devotee. …
So bring all the books which is, which are published in your country and find out a single
man who is a Krsna's devotee. Nobody of them. Then what authority he has got to write on
Bhagavad-gétä? He has no right. It is simply poking your nose in other's business.
Nonsense. Just challenge these persons, "What right you have got?" He has no right. …
We may not have many followers. We don't care for that. We don't want these nonsense
followers, many thousands. What they will do? But if we can turn one man into Krsna
consciousness perfectly, he can do tremendous work in the world. That is our principle.
We don't want nonsense. So this is the princile of understanding Bhagavad-gétä. Go on.
Introduction to Bhagavad-gétä As It Is — Los Angeles, November 23, 1968
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Chapter 1
1. Kurukñetra is a dharma-kñetra….:Dharma-kñetre means, kuru-kñetre, that place is a

pilgrimage. People still go to observe religious ritualistic performances. And in the Vedas
there is injunction, kuru-kñetre dharmam äcaret: “If you want to perform some ritualistic
ceremonies, religious, then go to Kurukñetra.” So Kurukñetra is a dharma-kñetra. It is a not
fictitious thing, just like rascal commentators, so-called, they say, “Kurukñetra means this
body.” It is not that. As it is. Try to understand Bhagavad-gétä as it is. Kurukñetra, dharma-
kñetra. It is a place of religion. And especially when Krsna was present there, it is already.
Bhagavad-gétä 1.1 London, July 7, 1973
kim akurvata?...So here Dhåtaräñöra says, samavetä yuyutsavaù [Bg. 1.1]. “All these people,
my sons, mämakäù...” Mämakäù. That means “my sons,” and päëòava, “my brother
Päëòu’s sons.” Samavetä, “they assembled.” What is the purpose? The purpose is
yuyutsavaù. This word yuyutsu is still used in Japan. Perhaps you know, yuyutsa, fighting.
So yuyutsu, those who are desirous of fighting. Now, both the parties were desiring to
fight, and they assembled. Why he is asking question, kim akurvata: “What did they do”?
Because he was little doubtful that “These boys, after being assembled in dharma-kñetra
kuru-kñe..., they might have changed their ideas. They might have settled up.” Actually,
the sons of Dhåtaräñöra might have admitted, “Yes, Päëòavas, you are actually the owner.
What is the use of unnecessarily fighting?” So he was very much anxious whether they had
changed their decision. Therefore he is asking. Otherwise there was no question of asking,
kim akurvata.
Bhagavad-gétä 1.1 -- London, July 7, 1973
So Dhåtaräñöra was thinking whether the two parties, they have settled up. He did not like
that. He wanted that "These Päëòavas should be killed, and my sons," I mean to say "the
Kauravas, they should come out victorious so that there will be no enemy." He was very
much anxious to place his sons on the throne. Because he was blind, he could not acquire
the throne. His younger brother was situated on the throne. Now, after the death of his
younger brother, he thought that "I missed the opportunity of sitting on the throne. Why
not my sons? They have got actual right." That is the background of this Kurukñetra battle.
He was always devising some means, how the sons of Päëòu, his nephews, could be
separated and his sons would sit on the throne. That was his idea. Therefore he inquired,
kim akurvata.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.1 -- Ahmedabad, December 6, 1972
3. The brähmaëas were so liberal…:This Drupada, the son of Drupada, he was meant
forkilling Dronäcärya. Drupada Mahäräja was not in good terms with Dronäcärya. So he
performed a yajïa to get a son who could kill Dronäcärya. That son is this Draupada. So
Dronäcärya knew that “Drupada Mahäräja has got his son. In future he would kill me.”
Still, when he was offered to become his disciple, to learn military art, he accepted, “Yes.”
That means the brähmaëas were so liberal: “When he is coming as my disciple, never
mind, he would kill me in future. That doesn’t matter. But I must give him teaching.”
Therefore this word is used, dhématä, very intelligent: “He has learned the military science
from you just to kill you.” Dhématä, tava çiñyeëa. “Your disciple, he has arranged.” This is
the pointing out. So that he may be angry: “This rascal has learned from me and he wants
to kill me?” Bhagavad-gétä 1.2-3 London, July 9, 1973
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5-7. Mentioning these great fighters…:So people may ask that “By mentioning these great
fighter, what spiritual progress we make? Because we are meant for chanting Hare Krsna
mahä-mantra, so by chanting the names of these great fighters, what do we gain?” .. But
the thing is that nirbandhaù Krsna-sambandhe, whenever there is connection with Krsna,
that also becomes Krsna….So these, I mean to say, warriors’ name-mentioning, we should
not neglect. Krsna wanted to gather all the demoniac power in that Battlefield of
Kurukñetra and kill them. That was His plan.
..If Krsna wants we shall be prepared to become violent also..: Somebody was criticizing
me that “Swamiji, you are introducing this Hare Krsna movement. People are becoming
coward. They simply chant Hare Krsna.” So I replied that “You will see the power of Hare
Krsna movement in due course of time.” He required... Because there were two battles in
India: the battle between Rävaëa and Räma, Rämäyaëa; and another battle was Battle of
Kurukñetra. And in these two battles the hero was Vaiñëava and Viñëu…..So Vaiñëavas,
they do not simply chant Hare Krsna. If there is need, they can fight under the guidance of
Viñëu and become victorious. …Krsna consciousness does not mean one-sided. Krsna as
all-pervading, the Krsna consciousness movement also should be all-pervading. It should
touch everything, even politics, sociology, everything, if required….
There is two mission: not only to give protection to the devotees, but also to kill the
demons. …So the devotees of Krsna should be trained up both ways: not only to give
protection to the devotees, to give them encouragement, but if need be, they should be
prepared to kill the demons. That is Vaiñëavism. It is not cowardism. It is not cowardism.
When need be. Generally, a Vaiñëava is non-violent. Just like Arjuna. In the beginning he
was non-violent, Vaiñëava. He said, “Krsna, what is the use of this fighting? Let them
enjoy.” So by nature he was non-violent, but he was induced by Krsna to become violent,
that “Your non-violence will not help. You become violent. You kill them. I want.” So if
Krsna wants we shall be prepared to become violent also…So those who are devotees of
Krsna, they should be trained up both ways, they should be prepared. But generally, there
is no question of becoming violent, unnecessarily
Bhagavad-gétä 1.6-7 -- London, July 11, 1973
9. Who are prepared to lay down their lives for my sake…: But in the previous verse he
said, anye ca bahavaù çürä mad-arthe tyakta-jévitäù. Tyakta-jévitäù means “They have come
to lay down their life for me.” This is a foretelling because actually, whoever joined the
Battlefield of Kurukñetra, none of them returned. Tyakta-jévitäù. So it is already concluded
that although Duryodhana is very much proud of his military strength protected by
Bhéñma, still, tyakta-jévitäù, they would surely die. This is the conclusion.
Bhagavad-gétä 1.10, London, July 12, 1973
10. Duryodhana always considered Bhima as a fool…: So Duryodhana is very proud of his
strength, military strength, because he was empowered, he could gather. And over and
above that, Bhisma is the commander-in-chief. He is giving protection. And on the other
side, the Pandavas, they are not empowered. Somehow or other, they gathered some
soldiers from relatives. Therefore their strength was limited in consideration of the other
party. And that is, being protected by Bhima. Duryodhana always considered Bhima as a
fool. Therefore he is very much confident that "Our side is being protected by Bhisma, and
the other side, although Bhima is very strong, but he has no brain very much." So he was
very hopeful of victory. Bhagavad-gita 1.10 -- London, July 12, 1973
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20. This is Vaiñëavism..:So in the fighting principle, Arjuna is fighting for Krsna. He is
following the previous fighting äcärya, Hanumänji. Therefore he has depicted his flag with
Hanumän, that “Hanumänji, Vajräìgajé, kindly help me.” This is Vaiñëavism. “I have come
here to fight for Lord Krsna. You fought also for the Lord. Kindly help me.” This is the
idea. Kapi-dhvajaù. So any activities of the Vaiñëava, they should always pray to the
previous äcärya, “Kindly help me. Kindly...” This is, Vaiñëava is always thinking himself
helpless, helpless. And begging help from the previous äcärya.
21-22. “My dear Krsna, I cannot order You. Order must come from You. But because You
promised to carry out my order, You wanted to become my chariot driver, therefore I am
ordering. Therefore I am ordering. I am not in position of ordering to You and You
promised to carry out my order, and I think You are fixed up in Your that promise.
Therefore I am asking you, Acyuta. You don’t fall from Your promise.” This is the...
senayor ubhayor madhye rathaà sthäpaya me acyuta.
Bhagavad-gétä 1.21-22 London, July 18, 1973
27. Kåpayä parayä: Kåpayä parayä äviñöaù. He becomes overwhelmed with compassion. ….
Very morosely. “Oh, Krsna, I will have to fight with them. I will have to kill them.” Why
this consciousness came? The other side also, Duryodhana, why he did not think in that
way? Why Arjuna is thinking? Because he is devotee. That is the difference. A devotee
thinks like that. A devotee does not like to kill anyone, even an ant. Why he should be
encouraged to kill his friends? A devotee is like that. …..So many atrocities were done to
him. Still, when the question of killing came, he was not very happy: “No.” This is
Vaiñëava. This is Vaiñëava. He is ready to excuse even the greatest enemy.
A devotee may excuse you. But Krsna will not excuse you…:If you insult His devotee, the
devotee may excuse, but Krsna will not excuse. This is Krsna’s position. Therefore be
careful to insult a devotee. A devotee may excuse you. But Krsna will not excuse you.
Krsna is so strict. He cannot tolerate any insult to His devotee. Therefore this arrangement
of fighting. Arjuna wanted, “No, let them be excused.” Krsna wanted, “No, you must fight.
You must kill them.”
Bhagavad-gétä 1.26-27 -- London, July 21, 1973
29. Material fear…material conception of life.So here the problem is what is çreyas? What is
ultimate good? That is mistaken here. Therefore Bhagavad-gétä is required. He is
thinking, “Krsna is not so important. My family is important. My family.” Although he is
devotee. Therefore kaniñöha-adhikäré, in the lower stage of devotee, in the lower stage of
devotion, one may be interested in Krsna consciousness, but his real interest is how to
improve this mat. life. Bhagavad-gétä 1.31 London, July 24, 1973
How he can be delusioned if Krsna is his constant friend?: Arjuna was put into that
position by the supreme will of the Lord. Unless... Just like in the theatrical stage, both the
father and the son, they are playing some part. The father is playing a king, and the son is
playing another king. Both are inimical. But actually they are playing as such. Similarly,
Arjuna is eternal friend of Krsna. He cannot be in delusion. How he can be delusioned if
Krsna is his constant friend? But he was supposed to be in delusion so that he played the
part of a conditioned soul and Krsna explained the whole thing. He played that ordinary
person; therefore all his questions were just like ordinary man.
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Unless... Because the teachings of Gétä was lost. That is explained. So Krsna wanted to
deliver again the yoga system of Gétä. So somebody must ask. Just like you are asking, I'm
answering. Similarly Arjuna, although he was not to be supposed in illusion, he placed
himself as representative of this conditioned soul and he inquired so many things, the
answers were given by Lord.
Bhagavad-gétä 7.1 -- Los Angeles, December 2, 1968
36. No need of studying even the dharma-çästras: Now argument may be forwarded that if
the simple process, simply by chanting the holy name, one becomes liberated, then why
there are so many çästras…? Manu is supposed to be the leader of giving all çästras. There
are twenty kinds of çästras, dharma-çästra. Vimsati dharma-çästra. So what is the necessity
of these dharma-çästras? Actually, there is no need of dharma-çästra. Krsna also says the
same thing. Sarva-dharmän parityajya [Bg. 18.66]. There are twenty kinds of dharma-
çästras, religious principles, in the Vedic literature, beginning from Manu, Paräçara, and
other great, great sages. So here, Çrédhara Swami is also putting forward the argument that
if simply by chanting the holy name of God, one becomes liberated, then why, what is the
necessity of so many, twenty kinds of dharma-çästras?
So from the conclusion of various Vedic literatures, there is no need of studying even the
dharma-çästras. Otherwise, why Krsna says that sarva-dharmän parityajya [Bg. 18.66]?
Sarva-dharmän means the dharma-çästra also. Simply surrender. But people are so rigid
and so, I mean to say, doggish, that they do not like to surrender to Krsna. For them only,
so many different ways of convincing. Otherwise, the whole purpose is to induce him to
surrender to Krsna. Vedaiç ca sarvair aham eva vidyam. Krsna says. All these Vedic
literatures, they are meant for bending the stubborn atheist to come to this point.
Therefore there are so many ways of... Otherwise, the ultimate goal is to surrender to
Krsna and chant His holy name.
Lecture -- Gorakhpur, February 17, 1971
39. This word is used here. Kula-dharmäù sanätanäù.:The real purpose of life, especially
human life, is meant for reviving our sanätana-dharma, sanätana occupation, eternal
occupation. By observing the rules and regulations of varëäçrama-dharma, four varëas and
four äçramas..., that is called kula-dharma. Brähmaëa, kñatriya, vaiçya, çüdra, brahmacäré,
gåhastha, vänaprastha and sannyäsa. Each one of them must strictly observe the rules and
regulations of that particular äçrama…Varëäçramacarvatä puruñeëa ..viñëur ärädhyate
…Kula-dharma means if you are a brähmaëa, you must observe the regulative principles,
the qualitative principles of a brähmaëa. If you are in, a kñatriya, then you must also
observe the kñatriya principles….. That is the injunction of the çästras. So this has to be
observed. If we want actually deliverance from this material entanglement…. If we do not
observe, then immediately we become irreligious. Dharme nañöe kåtaà kåtsnam adharmam
abhibhavati iti uta. Uta, Arjuna said, “It is said.” He has learned from higher authorities.
Uta, “it is said” means “said by authorities.” So “If adharma, irreligious life, is propagated,
on account of loss of kula-dharma, then everything is lost, my dear Krsna. So why shall I
kill?”
…So at the present moment, there is no such family life, no consideration of religion, no
consideration of irreligious life. Everything, just like animals. Kalau çüdra-sambhavaù. If
not animals, they are all çüdras, nobody brähmaëa, nobody kñatriya, nobody vaiçya.
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So it is a chaotic condition of the human society. Therefore it cannot be revived to the

original position of systematic institutional position. It is not possible. Everything is lost.
Therefore by the Caitanya Mahäprabhu’s grace, one thing: .harer näma harer näma
40. Cäëakya Paëòita says: Viçväsaà naiva kartavyaà stréñu Räja-kula ca, never the trust the
politician and woman. Of course, when woman comes to Krsna consciousness, that
position is different. We are speaking of ordinary woman. Krsna says, in another place,
striyo vaiçyas tathä çüdraù.
Bhagavad-gétä 1.40 London, July 28, 1973
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Chapter 2
2. Anärya ärya means one who is advanced, or one who is civilized, one who knows, one
who has knowledge…So we all belong to the Aryan family. Historical reference is there,
Indo-European family. So Aryan stock was on the central Asia. Some of them migrated to
India. Some of them migrated to Europe. And from Europe you have come. So we belong
to the Aryan family, but we have lost our knowledge. So we have become non-Aryan
practically. Because we do not give importance to the spiritual side of life. The Aryan
means one who gives importance to the spiritual side of life.
Bhagavad-gétä 10.4-5 New York, January 4, 1967
3. Parantapa means one who gives trouble to the enemies. …those who are in the
governmental post, to make justice, there is no question of excuse. Life for life. “You have
killed one man; you must be killed.” This is justice… It is the government’s mercy when a
murderer is hanged.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.1-11 Johannesburg, October 17, 1975
4. Bhéñmasüdana? Arjuna addresses Krsna, “Madhusüdana,” or the killer of the demon

Madhu. “Yes, You are addressing me as chastiser of enemy, but do You think my
grandfather, my teacher, they are my enemies? You killed demon Madhu, therefore Your
name is Madhusüdana, but You are asking me to kill my grandfather and teacher.” That is
the hint. “It is all right that Your name is Madhusüdana. You killed one demon whose
name was Madhu, but You are asking me, Bhéñmasüdana? Bhéñma is my grandfather. And
Droëasüdana?” Südana means killer. “So how can I be that?”
Bhagavad-gétä 2.1-10 and Talk Los Angeles, November 25, 1968
"How can I kill Bhéñma?" Therefore Arjuna is considering, "How can I kill Bhéñma?"
But duty is so strong. Krsna is advising, "Yes, he must be killed because he has gone to
the other side. He has forgotten his duty. He should have joined you. Therefore he is
no more in the position of guru. You must kill him. He has wrongly joined the other
party. Therefore there is no harm, killing him. Similarly Droëäcärya. Similarly
Droëäcärya. I know they are great personalities, they have got great affection. But only
on material consideration they have gone there." What is that material consideration?
Bhéñma thought that "I am maintained by the money of Duryodhana. Duryodhana is
maintaining me. Now he is in danger. If I go to the other side, then I should be ungrateful.
He has maintained me so long. And if I, in the time of danger, when there is fighting, if I
go to the other side, that will be..." He thought like this. He did not think that
"Duryodhana may be maintaining, but he has usurped the property of the Päëòavas." But it
is his greatness. He knew that Arjuna will never be killed because Krsna is there. "So from
material point of view, I must be grateful to Duryodhana." The same position was for
Droëäcärya. They were maintained.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.4-5 -- London, August 5, 1973
6. “I am puzzled..”Krsna, actually I am puzzled. It is my duty to fight, but now I am puzzled

whether I shall fight or not fight because, after all, the other side, they are my relatives,
family members, dhärtaräñöräù. Dhåtaräñöra is my elder brother of my father, and his sons
they are my cousin-brothers. So I am puzzled whether I shall fight.” He plainly explained
his position that “Not that I have become anärya. I have got sufficient strength. I can fight,
but I am puzzled whether I shall fight in this case or not.”
Bhagavad-gétä 2.1-11 -- Johannesburg, October 17, 1975
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7. kåpaëa, miser – “Although I have got strength, I am denying to fight…”Arjuna says that
kärpaëya-doñopahata-svabhävaù: “Actually my behavior should be exactly like a kñatriya,
to fight for the just cause, but in this case I am denying. Therefore I am kåpaëa.” Kåpaëa
means one who does not properly use his position. One man is very rich, but he does not
use his money, simply sees the money. He is called kåpaëa. Similarly, Arjuna is powerful,
he can fight, he is a kñatriya, but he is denying his ability. Therefore he is thinking that “I
have become kåpaëa, miser. Although I have got strength, I am denying to fight.”
“Although I have got money, I do not spend.” These are called kåpaëa. So kärpaëya-
doñopahata: “Now I am infected with kärpaëya-doña.”
Bhagavad-gétä 2.1-11 -- Johannesburg, October 17, 1975
11. When our spiritual master used to chastise, we took it as blessing…A spiritual master
has the right to chastise. Father, spiritual master, they are advised to chastise. Putraà ca
çiñyaà ca täòayen na tu lälayet. So father and teacher is advised by Cäëakya Paëòita that
“You should always chastise your son and disciple. Täòayet means “Simply chastise.
Always find out mistake.” Don’t be angry, but it is the business of the teacher and the
father simply to find out your mistakes, not to find out your good things.. Never recognize
the disciple’s business or son’s business as very good. Then they will spoil. That is the
injunction of Cäëakya Muni. “If you simply pat, then there will be so many faults.” Lälane
bahavo doñäù. Doñäù means faults. Täòane bahavo guëäù: “And if you chastise, oh, they
will be very much qualified.”
So, so far we are concerned, when our spiritual master used to chastise, we took it as
blessing. That was very nice. And he would chastise like anything. “Damn rascal, foolish,
stupid,” anything, all good words. (laughter)
One day it so happened... That was not my fault. My, another old godbrother,...
Prabhupäda was speaking. So I was very much fond of hearing. That gentleman, he was a
retired doctor. So he wanted to speak something. He should not have done so, but... Just
like... So naturally I also... And Prabhupäda saw it, and became so angry. He chastised him
like anything. He was old man. Actually almost like his age. So he was paying sixty rupees
in those days per month. So he became so angry, that “Do you think that because you pay
sixty rupees, you have purchased us? You can do anything and anything?” He said like
that. Very strong word he used. “Do you think that I am speaking for others? You have
learned everything? You are diverting your attention.” So many ways, he was very, very
angry. You see? So this is nice, to chastise. Therefore, as soon as Krsna was accepted as
guru... Çiñyas te ’haà çädhi mäà prapannam: “I become Your disciple.” Because in the
beginning there was friendly talks... So friendly talks cannot make any good advance.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 2.9.4 Japan, April 22, 1972
15. Krsna is addressing Arjuna, puruñarñabha, the best of the men… Because he is directly
friend of Krsna, who can be better man than him? ..Actually, the best of the men should
not be disturbed by any material condition. He should discharge his duties. And what is
the duty? Duty is to become immortal. ..The formula is given here by Krsna how to
become immortal. That means you should be callous of this so-called happiness and
distress of this material world. That is the first qualification. One who doesn’t care what is
the distress and happiness of this body, he must execute Krsna consciousness. That is the
qualification. “Oh, I cannot execute Krsna consciousness because there are so many
inconveniences,” he’s not fit for becoming immortal.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.15 London, August 21, 1973
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16. It has been concluded by higher authorities. The modern so-called philosophers,
scientists, scholars, they say, “I think. I think.” What is your value? The great personalities,
they will not say like that. Never they will say. Therefore Krsna even says, tattva-darçibhiù:
“It has been concluded by higher authorities.” He is Himself authority; still He’s not
speaking that “I say.” No. Sometimes He says mataà mama: “That is My opinion.” But He’s
also following the principle, authoritative, tattva-darçibhiù. Although Krsna is saying that
this is sat and this is asat, this is permanent and this is nonpermanent, but still, He is
giving evidences that tattva-darçibhiù, those who have seen the truth, they have concluded
like that. This is, means, authority.
17. But here it is explained very clearly…:Now it is very clearly enunciated, the nature of the
soul. Any sensible man can understand. This is practical. Formerly, all the verses, they
were more or less theoretical: dehino ’smin yathä dehe kaumäraà yauvanaà jarä [Bg.
2.13]. This is, it may be taken theoretical. Not theoretically, but actually the fact, but still
less intelligent cannot understand that there is a soul within this body. But here it is
explained very clearly. Avinäçi tu tad viddhi. Tat—that thing which is spread all over the
body. Avinäçi tu tad viddhi, tad—that, avinäçi—imperishable. So what is spread all over
the body? Consciousness. That is spread all over the body. Everyone can understand that if
I pinch any part of my body or your any part of the body, you feel pain. Or similarly, if you
get some other facilities, pleasure, so pains and pleasures are felt so long there is
consciousness….
So many gurus, all rascals: This is their meditation. Impersonalists. Just try to
understand how much foolish they are. Any sane man will say that “I am moving the
sun, I am moving the moon, I am moving the sea”? Any sane man will say like that?
Nobody will say. Will you say? Anyone here? That you are moving the sun, you are
moving the moon? Who is there, anyone? Who can say? Nobody can say. And still
these rascals they are claiming that he has become God. God... “We are all God.”
This rascal philosophy has killed the whole world, atheism. So many incarnation, gods, all
false theories only. This is going on. So many gurus, all rascals. All rascals. Take it for
granted. Anyone who is speaking against the principle of Bhagavad-gétä, he’s a rascal
number one. That’s all. Don’t give any credit. Tell him on the face “Whether you accept
Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead?” If he says, “No,” “Then you are rascal.”
That’s all. Bhagavad-gétä 2.17 -- London, August 23, 1973
21. Bhagavad-gétä is spoken by the Lord so that human society can be perfectly organized
from all angles of vision–politically, socially, economically, philosophically and religiously.
From any point of view, human society can be reformed by the Krsna consciousness
movement… (Mad 19 167)
22. Krsna knows your desire, that if you want still to enjoy this material world, “All right,
enjoy.” So for enjoying different kinds of enjoyment, we require different kinds of
instrument. So Krsna prepares you, so kind, “All right.” Just like the father gives a toy, the
child wants a motorcar. “All right, take a toy motorcar.” He wants a engine, he wants to
become a railway man. Similarly Krsna is supplying these toy bodies Yantra, yantra means
machine. This is a machine. Everyone understands this is a machine. But who has supplied
the machine? The machine is supplied by nature, material ingredients, but it is prepared
under the order of Krsna. Bhagavad-gétä 2.21-22 London, August 26, 1973
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24. On the top of the stone dome a plant has come out…Another significance is nityaù sarva-
gataù. Sarva-gataù means all-pervading, everywhere the soul is there. Even within the
stone, even within the sands, there are. So how these people can say there is no existence
of living entity in the moon planet? Sarva-gataù. We have seen sometimes that from the
stone, I have marked it. There is one juma mastika(?) in Agra. On the top of the stone
dome a plant has come out, on the top. Now who has gone to place that seed that a banyan
tree, banyan plant has come out and it has cracked the stone? So nobody has gone there,
but this means the soul is everywhere. As soon as it gets the opportunity, it accepts a
material body immediately
Bhagavad-gétä 2.23-24 -- London, August 27, 1973
Take bath in four dhämas…:Soul’s position is sarva-gataù. Soul can go anywhere. That is,
it has got the freedom… There are still yogis in India who early in the morning takes bath
in four dhämas: Hardwar, Jagannätha Puré, Rämeçvaram, and Dvärakä.. Within one hour,
they’ll take bath in four places. Sarva-gataù, the speed. They’ll sit down in one place and by
yogic process within few minutes will get up and dip in here, in this water. Suppose in
London you dip, take your dip in the Thames River, and when you get up you see in
Calcutta Ganges. There is yogic process like that. Sarva-gataù. So the spirit soul has got so
much freedom, sarva-gataù, anywhere he likes he can go. But this impediment is this body
which is checking our freedom. So if you get rid of this material body and be situated in
spiritual body...
Närada Muni ….free to move anywhere, spaceman..Just like Närada Muni, he can move
anywhere, he’s moving, his business is moving. Sometimes he’s going to Vaikuëöhaloka or
sometimes coming to this material loka. He has got spiritual body, he’s free to move
anywhere, spaceman.
31. ..So long our bodily concept of life is not completely eradicated…:Those who are in
Krsna consciousness, those who have decided to serve Krsna only, they are no longer in
the categories of sva-dharma, the bodily sva-dharma, brähmaëa, kñatriya, vaiçya, çüdra, or
brahmacäré, vänaprastha. He is transcendental. That is confirmed in every çästra. So so far
we are concerned, Krsna conscious, so long our bodily concept of life is not completely
eradicated, we must follow the sva-dharma of the body. Brähmaëa, kñatriya, vaiçya, çüdra.
But when actually advanced, that is mahä-bhägavata. We should not imitate that, but our
process is the more we advance in Krsna consciousness, we become transcendental to this
bodily concept of life, brähmaëa, kñatriya, vaiçya, çüdra….
Both ways you have to fight…:Krsna is trying to put Arjuna in the dilemma, “This way or
that way, you must have to fight. If you think that you are not in bodily concept of life,
then it is My order, ‘You must fight.’ If you think that you are in bodily concept of life,
then you are a kñatriya, you must fight. Both ways you have to fight.” This is Krsna’s
conclusion.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.31 -- London, September 1, 1973
She must dance freely…So Arjuna’s position is very precarious. There is a Bengali proverb
naste bose bhunkata.(?) A girl, he, she is very famous dancing girl. So it is the system... As
we have introduced, the girls and ladies, they have their veil, guëöhana... So a dancing girl,
when she was on the stage, she saw that so many of her relatives are there as visitors. So
she began to draw the veil. So this is not required. You are a dancing girl. Now you have to
dance. You cannot be shy. You must freely dance. That is your duty. ….Sva-dharmam api
cävekñya. The sva-dharma, the principle is a kñatriya’s duty to fight, is to kill in fight. If
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you are in fight, you become sympathetic, then the same example: the dancing girl, when
on the stage, if she is shy, it is like that. Why she should be shy? She must dance freely.
That will be credit. So in the warfield, you cannot be compassionate.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.36-37 London, September 4, 1973
32. The cause must be right…:So the whole Battlefield of Kurukñetra was arranged by Krsna
so that these irresponsible rogues, dressed as kings, should be all killed. That was the plan
of Krsna. Just like Duryodhana. Duryodhana, in the dress of a king, he was a rogue. He
cheated the Päëòavas by gambling. “You bet your wife, you bet your kingdom.” In this
way, they were devotees, simple, cheated them. So Krsna wanted to see that these cheaters
and rogues must be killed. That was His plan. Therefore He said, yadåcchayä copapannaà
svarga-dväram apävåtam:
Arjuna, you are hesitating to fight, but it is a great opportunity for you. Because as a
kñatriya, if you kill these cheaters and rogues, that will be a great achievement for you. And
even though you cannot kill them, if you die yourself, then the heavenly door is open for
you.” Because a kñatriya who dies in the battlefield for the right cause, he goes to the
heaven. If he conquers over the enemy, he enjoys the kingdom. And if he dies... But the
cause must be right.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973
33. Religious fight: So imaà dharmyam, religious fight. Just like even nowadays also, if the
soldier disobeys the order of the commander, that soldier is shot down by martial law.
Because to disobey the order of the commander is sinful. So Krsna says, atha cet tvam
imaà dharmyaà saìgrämaà na kariñyasi. This fight is not ordinary fight. It is not the
politician’s fight. “For the sake of religion, you must fight.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.33-35 -- London, September 3, 1973
Päçupata-astra. You are a kñatriya. Not only kñatriya, you are a very well known fighter.
You have been recognized by so many demigods.: Arjuna got the päçupata-astra. To test
Arjuna’s fighting capacity, sometimes Lord Çiva, when Arjuna was hunting in the forest, so
Lord Çiva also, as a hunter, he appeared before him, and when a boar was killed by
hunting, Lord Çiva claimed that “I have done this killing.” Arjuna said, “No, I have done
this.” So there was controversy, who will claim that hunt, I mean to say, killed animal. So
Arjuna was claiming, and Lord Çiva as a hunter, he was also claiming. Then there was fight
between Lord Çiva and Arjuna. So Lord Çiva was defeated. So he then disclosed his identity
that “I am very much pleased that you (are) such a nice fighter.” So he presented him one
arrow which is called päçupata-astra. Similarly, he sometimes fought with Indra. He gave
him some astra, weapon. This was the system, that a kñatriya is presented with a kind of
weapon, a brähmaëa is presented with Vedas, and so far vaiçyas and çüdras are concerned,
they are not very important.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.33-35 -- London, September 3, 1973
34-36.Yasomanta Sena: This spirit of kñatriya was prevalent even, say, three hundred years ago
in India. There was a king, Yasomanta Sena. He was the commander-in-chief of Emperor
Aurangzeb. So in one fight, he was defeated and came back to his home. So his wife heard
that “My husband has been defeated. He’s coming back home.” So she asked the caretaker
to close the door of the palace. So when Yasomanta Sena came there, he saw that his palace
door is closed. Then he sent message to the queen that “Why you have closed the door? I
have come home.” So messenger came and informed that “The king has come. So he is
asking to open the door.” The queen replied, “Who is king? Yasomanta Sena. No, no.
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Yasomanta Sena cannot come being defeated. Yasomanta Sena either he conquers the battle
or he lays down his body there dead. So the man who has come, he must be somebody
pretender..” So she refused to open the door. This is the spirit of kñatriya
Bhagavad-gétä 2.33-35 London, September 3, 1973.
38. This is duty. One has to execute duty without any consideration of loss and gain. That is
duty, observing duty. Just see. “You are kñatriya. There is necessity of this fighting. So you
should not consider whether you are gaining or losing. It is your duty to fight.”
Devotee: “And by so doing you shall never incur sin.”
SP: Yes. If you execute your duty nicely, there is no question of sin. To execute duty is
piety.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.27-38 -- Los Angeles, December 11, 1968
Real Bhagavad-gétä begins here…:Real Bhagavad-gétä begins here. Krsna is teaching. In the
last also... This will go on in different languages up to the end of the Bhagavad-gétä. Mäm
ekaà çaraëaà vraja. That’s all. Saàsiddhir hari-toñaëam. Bhägavata also confirms this. You
do not look after whether it is loss or gain, but you have to see whether Krsna is satisfied.
That’s all. That is your only business. That is your only business. That is explained in the
Çrémad-Bhägavatam saàsiddhir hari-toñaëam The real perfection of life is whether by your
actions, Krsna is satisfied. That is perfection. You don’t consider of your personal victory,
defeat, loss or gain, or distress or happiness.
Lecture, London, September 4, 1973 Bhagavad-gétä 2.36-37
44. Persons who are attached:, bhoga, material enjoyment, aiçvarya, material opulence:
bhogaiçvarya-prasaktänäm. Those who are too much attached to material enjoyment and
material sense gratification, material opulence, tayäpahåta-cetasäm, and those who have
become bewildered or mad after it, tayäpahåta-cetasäm, vyavasäyätmikä buddhiù, they
cannot have such determination. They will fail to have such determination.
So however nice arrangement we may make, this will be finished in one moment. That is,
we are missing. We are simply sticking to a false platform that “This will save me, this will
save me.” No. Therefore Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura says that jaòa-bidyä jato mäyära vaibhava.
This material advancement of civilization, very nice, very dazzling. Just like when we pass
on the street or road of your American cities, it looks so nice. So many lights and so many
night-illuminating signboards. But we should always remember that this nice situation is
not permanent settlement. Any moment I’ll have to give up everything. Everything. So
therefore, if one becomes attached to this false platform, illuminating, so-called
illuminating, false platform, then his determination to go back to Godhead will not be very
much intense.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.40-45 Los Angeles, December 13, 1968
47. karmaëy evädhikäras te mä phaleñu kadäcana: The technique of acting on the spiritual
platform is that you have your right to act. You have your right to act according to your
position.” But, karmaëy evädhikäras te mä phaleñu kadäcana: “But you should not desire to
enjoy the fruit of your activity.” That is the technique.
Then, if I want to enjoy the fruit of my activity, then what it will be? Suppose I am a
businessman. I have made a profit of ten million dollars in this year. So do you mean to say
that I shall not enjoy this huge amount of money? I shall throw it away? Oh. Yes. The
Bhagavad-gétä says that mä phaleñu kadäcana: “You cannot take the fruitive result of your
work.”
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You cannot stop your work, neither you can enjoy the activities…:Then if I do it, then
what it will be? Now, he said, mä karma-phala-hetur bhüù: “Don’t be cause of your
activities... Then you shall be bound up by the effects of your activity. You don’t be cause;
then effect will not touch you.” Mä karma-phala-hetur bhür mä te saìgo ’stv akarmaëi.
Then if you say, “Better I shall not do anything,” no, that also will not be permitted… Just
like our business friend was speaking to me that “Why shall we work so hard and make
huge profit that...? The whole thing will be taken by the government (tax).” But here the
Lord says that “You cannot stop your work, neither you can enjoy the activities, the fruit of
your activities.” That is the work on spiritual plane.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.46-47 New York, March 28, 1966
48. The Bhagavad-gétä is broad-minded and tolerant of a variety of religious approaches,

although it also stresses one aspect above all others (i.e., sarva-phala-tyäga Bg. 18.2).
Professor J. F. Staal
Sarva-phala-tyäga [“renunciation of all the fruits of one’s work”] is explained in the

Bhagavad-gétä by the Lord Himself in the words sarva-dharmän parityajya mäm ekaà
çaraëaà vraja [Bg. 18.66]: “Give up everything and simply surrender unto Me [Krsna].”
Çréla Prabhupäda The Science of Self Realization Ch. 3
50. Yogaù karmasu kauçalam…. Kauçalam means expert trick, expert trick. Just like there are
two men working. One man is very expert; another man is not so expert. Even in
machinery. There is something wrong in the machine. The, the man who is not very
expert, he’s trying whole day-night, how to adjust it, but the expert comes and at once sees
what is the defect, and he joins one wire, this way and that way, and machine becomes
start. Hrzum, hrzum, hrzum, hrzum, hrzum, hrzum. You see? Just like sometimes we, we
find difficulty in our, this tape recorder, and Mr. Carl or somebody comes and rectifies
this. So everything requires some expert knowledge…
Kauçalam means expert service, expert, kauçalam. Kuçala. Kuçala means auspicious, and
from kuçala, it comes to kauçala. That means if you learn the trick, how to work on the
platform of yoga, then that is the highest technique of doing work. Buddhi-yukto jahä...
And result of that work, what is that? Now, buddhi-yuktaù. When you work from the
spiritual platform with your intelligence, then jahäti iha ubhe sukåta-duñkåte. Sukåta-
duñkåta. Now, for ordinary work, if you do good work, then you have to take good result.
And if you do bad work, or sinful work, then if you have, you have to take the effect of
such bad and sinful work. Sukåta and duñkåta.
But one who works from spiritual platform, he hasn’t got to take the result of good work or
bad work. Because he is transcendental.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.49-51 New York, April 5, 1966
63. You have to change the engagement…:So the yogis and other methods, they are trying to
control the senses by force. “I shall go to the Himalayas. I shall not see any more beautiful
woman. I shall close down my eyes.” These are forceful. You cannot control your senses.
There are many instances. You don’t require to go to Himalaya. You just remain in Los
Angeles city and engage your eyes to see Krsna, you are more than a person who has gone
to Himalayas. You’ll forget all other thing. This is our process. You don’t require to change
your position. You engage your ears for hearing Bhagavad-gétä As It Is, you’ll forget all
nonsense. You engage your eyes to see the beauty of the Deity, Krsna. You engage your
tongue for tasting Krsna prasädam. You engage your legs to come to this temple. You
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engage your hands to work for Krsna. You engage your nose to smell the flowers offered to
Krsna. Then where your senses will go? He’s captivated all round. The perfection is sure.
You don’t require to control your senses forcibly, don’t see, don’t do it, don’t do it. No. You
have to change the engagement…
71. We haven’t got to kill our desire. How you can kill? Desire is constant companion of a
living entity. That is the living symptom. Because I am living entity, you are living entity,
you have got desire, I have got desire. Not this table. The table has no life; therefore it has
no desire. The table cannot say that “I am standing here for so many months. Please move
me to another place.” No. Because it has no desire. But if I am sitting here for three hours,
oh, I’ll say, “Oh, I got tired. Please remove me from... Please get me another place.” So
desire must be there because we are living. We have to change the engagement of desires.
If we engage our desires for sense gratification, that is material. But if we engage our
desires for acting on behalf of Krsna, that is our, we’re free from all desires. This is the
criterion.
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Chapter 3
5. We saw one signboard in a yoga society in Los Angeles that “You become silent, and you’ll
become God.” (laughs) And here Krsna says that you cannot become silent even for a
moment. You see?
Mauna..This process, mauna, to remain silent, is meant for persons who cannot control
the senses. It is better not to talk than to talk foolish… But those who cannot talk
about Krsna but talks all nonsense, better stop them talking. That is called mauna.
Mauna means “You cannot talk nicely; better you stop talking.”
…..So there are many, you’ll find, they take credit by not talking. Sometimes you go to
them and ask some question, they’ll write in pencil on the paper, “We will not talk.” And
what is the meaning of his silence? If I put some questions and you write in paper, what is
the difference between talking and writing? I am using the senses. For talking I am using
the senses, tongue. Instead of using the sense, tongue, active senses, I am using my hand.
So this is also sense gratification. The real fact is that you cannot stop the tongue working.
Engage the tongue in Krsna consciousness. That is wanted.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 7.9.46 -- Våndävana, April 1, 1976
7. Showbottle demonstration will not make you successful. You have to be really bottle of
medicine. Then it will cure….In India we have got some showbottles in the medicine shop.
Some red water put into the big bottle and with electric light. That means advertisement:
“Here is a bottle of medicine.” But that is a showbottle, red water. So red water will not
cure the disease. You must have really, actually, a mixture, fever mixture.
Bhagavad-gétä 6.32-40 -- New York, September 14, 1966
12. Païca-mahä-yajïa: In another palace he found Krsna performing the païca-yajïa sacrifice,
which is compulsory for a householder. This yajïa is also known as païca-çünä.
Knowingly or unknowingly, everyone, especially the householder, commits five kinds of
sinful activities. When we receive water from a water pitcher, we kill many germs that are
in it. Similarly, when we use a grinding machine or eat food, we kill many germs. When
sweeping a floor or igniting a fire we kill many germs, and when we walk on the street we
kill many ants and other insects. Consciously or unconsciously, in all our different
activities, we are killing. Therefore, it is incumbent upon every householder to perform the
païca-çünä sacrifice to rid himself of the reactions to such sinful activities.
KB 69: The Great Sage Närada Visits Homes of Lord Krsna
16. evaà pravartitaà cakraà:This is a cycle.. We are living on food grains. We cannot live on
meat-eating. It is not possible. However a great meat-eater may be he must have some
grains some vegetables. That is his life. Yes. Therefore grains, vegetables, they are actually
our food. Now, I am living and getting energy by eating grains and vegetables and how my
energy should be utilized? It should be utilized for the purpose from where I am getting
energy. I am getting energy from the Supreme Lord by supply of this foodstuff; therefore
my energy should be utilized for the service of the Supreme Lord.
20. Lord Åñabhadeva Varëäçrama-dharma: Although He was a perfect personality, the

Supreme Lord and controller of all, He nonetheless acted as if He were an ordinary
conditioned soul. Therefore He strictly followed the principles of varëäçrama-dharma and
acted accordingly. In due course of time, the principles of varëäçrama-dharma had become
neglected; therefore through His personal characteristics and behavior, He taught the
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ignorant public how to perform duties within the varëäçrama-dharma. …..He showed how
people could remain householders and at the same time become perfect by following the
principles of varëäçrama-dharma.
SB 5.4.14
24. Sahajiyä: Just like we are singing this song daily, gopé-jana-vallabha giri-vara-dhäré. It is...
Krsna is playing with the gopés. The sahajiyäs, they take it very easily. But giri-vara-dhäré,
oh, that is very difficult thing. He raised the whole Govardhana Hill in His finger; that
nobody is imitating. But gopé-jana-vallabha, very easy. “You are gopé, I am Krsna. Let us
enjoy.” This is sahajiyä. This is sahajiyä. That is going on. Parakéyä-rasa. All rascaldom is
going on. But one should understand that here is Krsna. He can dance with the gopés and
He can lift the Govardhana Hill also, simultaneously. That is also for pleasing the gopés.
When there was incessant rainfall, all the inhabitants of Våndävana became so disturbed,
and they had no other friend than Krsna. So they appealed, “Krsna, do something!” “Yes!”
Immediately, He raised the whole hill as umbrella. “Come on under this.” So that is Krsna.
So don’t imitate Krsna, but hear Krsna, what says, then our life is successful. We cannot
imitate God. We have to simply follow His order. That is dharma. And if you imitate
Krsna, that is adharma. Don’t try to imitate..
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 6.1.45 Los Angeles, June 11, 1976
26. One who has already developed spontaneous attachment for Krsna does not require to
execute…: In the Eleventh Canto, Twentieth Chapter, verse 9, of Çrémad-Bhägavatam, the
Lord Himself says, “One should execute the prescribed duties of varëa and äçrama as long
as he has not developed spontaneous attachment for hearing about My pastimes and
activities.” In other words, the prescribed forms of varëa and äçrama are ritualistic
ceremonies of religion intended for economic development, sense gratification or salvation.
All of these things are recommended for persons who have not developed Krsna
consciousness; in fact, all such activities are recommended in the revealed scriptures only
to bring one to the point of Krsna consciousness. But one who has already developed
spontaneous attachment for Krsna does not require to execute the duties prescribed in the
scriptures. NoD Chapter 13. (Page 112)
Now you cannot again introduce this system of varnasrama. So at the present moment,
there is no possibility of persons following the principles of varnasrama-dharma, either
here or anywhere. Everyone is varna-sankara. Kalau sudra-sambhavah. In this age,
everyone is a sudra. Nobody is brahmana, nobody is ksatriya, nobody is vaisya. Sudra. So
in this age, you won't find anybody following the varnasrama-dharma.
Therefore this is the panacea, to engage everyone in Krsna consciousness, chanting Hare
Krsna. He comes above the highest principle of brahmanism. This is the greatest gift to the
humanity, that even he is in the, I mean to say, fallen condition, the most degraded
position, he can be raised to the highest position simply by chanting. This is the only
remedy.
Now you cannot again introduce this system of varnasrama. It is not possible. But if one
takes to Krsna consciousness, automatically he becomes immediately a brahmana and
above the brahmana. A Vaisnava is above the brahmana.
Bhagavad-gita 3.18-30 -- Los Angeles, December 30, 1968
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29. But that is the greatest service…:Krsna said that devotees, that you should not disturb
them. But devotees are so kind that taking all risk. Just like Nityänanda Prabhu took all
risk, Lord Jesus Christ took all risk. Therefore a devotee is more kind than God. A devotee
is more merciful than God Himself. We should always remember this.
And therefore Krsna says, mad-bhaktaù püjyäbhyädhika. "Anyone who worships My

devotee, he worships more than what he can do for Me." That means He appreciates the
worship of His devotee than to Himself. So actually, devotees are so kind. Krsna says,
"Those who are absorbed too much in material consciousness, don't disturb them." But
devotees take the risks, even at the cost of life. Therefore devotee is so dear to Krsna. That
will be explained in the Eighteenth chapter. "The person who takes all risk for preaching
God consciousness, nobody is dearer than him in the human society." Krsna says like that.
So we have to disturb them. That is our duty. We have to disturb these envious persons,
"Hare Krsna!" (laughter) That is our duty, to disturb them. And that is the greatest service.
Just like a man is sleeping. And somebody is coming to kill him, and other friend, "Mr.
such and such, wake up! Wake up! Wake up!" So he may say, "Why you are disturbing
me?" But that is the greatest service, he'll be saved. Maya is coming to kill him, to send him
to the darkest region of hell, and you are saving him, "Chant Hare Krsna and be saved."
Bhagavad-gita 3.18-30 -- Los Angeles, December 30, 1968
Let them go to hell….So it is very difficult with these rascals. Very, very difficult.
Therefore my Guru Mahäräja’s Guru Mahäräja, Gaura Kiçora däsa Bäbäjé Mahäräja, they
were not preaching. They were disgusted that “I have no power to reform these rascals.
Better don’t bother. Let them go to hell….
.” But still, my Guru Mahäräja preached. He was so kind. And he asked us also to do the
same thing. But it is very, very difficult job. People are so rascal, so condemned, so sinful.
It is very, very difficult to raise them. Very difficult.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.17 -- London, August 23, 1973
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Chapter 4
2. Sa käleneha mahatä yogo nañöaù…. The time is very powerful. It changes. That is the...
Time means it changes, kills the original position. You have got experience. You purchase
one anything. It is very fresh, new. But time will kill it. It will become shabby. It will be
useless at a time, in due course of time. …. This material time, it is called käla. Käla means
death. Or käla means the black snake. So black snake destroys. As soon as touches
anything, it is destroyed. Similarly, käla... This käla is also another form of Krsna. So
kälena mahatä. Therefore it is called mahatä. It is very powerful. It is not ordinary thing.
Mahatä. Its business is to destroy.
Bhagavad-gétä 4.2 Bombay, 22/3/ 74
3. bhakto ’si me sakhä ceti rahasyaà hy etad uttamam: Now, you can think that when Krsna
was present five thousand years before, there were many big scholars, learned. Even
Vyäsadeva was present. And not only Vyäsadeva, there were others also, great scholars,
great sages. … “
the purport of this yoga system is now lost. And because it is lost, therefore I instruct you
to understand this system of yoga.” “Why to me? I am not a scholar.” Arjuna was a military
man, warrior. He was kñatriya, not even brähmaëa, not a Vedäntist, nothing of the sort. He
knew how to fight only. That’s all. That was his qualification. But Krsna wanted to teach
him. Why?
That is also explained in Bhagavad-gétä. Bhakto ’si: “Because you are My devotee.”
Therefore, to understand Bhagavad-gétä, the yoga system, one has to become a person of
Krsna consciousness.
Lecture Engagement and Prasäda Distribution -- Boston, April 26, 1969
5. If you forget, then you are not God..: The Mäyävädé philosopher says that “I am God, but
I have forgotten myself, that I am God.” So how God can forget? Here it is the evidence.
How God can forget? If you forget, then you are not God, immediately. There is no other
argument. God cannot forget. God remembers always…. The Mäyävädé philosopher says
that “I am God. Now I am under illusion of mäyä. I have forgotten myself, that I am God,
and by meditation I shall become God.” This is all nonsense. Nobody... God cannot forget
Himself. Then He is not God…
Bhagavad-gétä 4.1-6 LA, 3/1/ 1969.
8. Actually Krsna appears for the sädhus. Not for the duñkåtas: To kill the duñkåtas, there
are many agents. One little earthquake can kill millions of duñkåtas in a second. So Krsna
does not require to come to kill the duñkåtas. But He comes to favor sädhu
Bhagavad-gétä 4.8 Bombay, March 28, 1974
killing of the demons was His major occupation…Of the two engagements, His killing of
the demons was His major occupation. If we examine how much time He devoted to
killing and how much time He devoted to protecting, we shall find that He devoted more
time to killing. Similarly, those who are Krsna conscious should also kill-not by weapons
but by logic, by reasoning, and by education. If one is a demon, we can use logic and
arguments to kill his demoniac propensities and turn him into a devotee, a saintly person.
Especially in this present age, Kali-yuga, people are already poverty-stricken, and physical
killing is too much for them. They should be killed by argument, reasoning, and scientific
spiritual understanding. TQK 24: Cutting Off Ties of Affection
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Exhibit the highest limit of transcendental mellow…During the period of Lord Krsna’s
appearance, the killing of asuras or nonbelievers such as Kaàsa and Jaräsandha was done
by Viñëu, who was within the person of Çré Krsna. Such apparent killing by Lord Çré Krsna
took place as a matter of course and was an incidental activity for Him. But the real
purpose of Lord Krsna’s appearance was to stage a dramatic performance of His
transcendental pastimes at Vrajabhümi, thus exhibiting the highest limit of
transcendental mellow in the exchanges of reciprocal love between the living entity and
the Supreme Lord. These reciprocal exchanges of mellows are called räga-bhakti, or
devotional service to the Lord in transcendental rapture. Lord Çré Krsna wants to make
known to all the conditioned souls that He is more attracted by räga-bhakti than vidhi-
bhakti, or devotional service under scheduled regulations.
Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Ädi-lélä 4 15-16
Vinäçäya ca duñkåtäm Vinäçäya means for annihilating, for killing. So Krsna’s killing is
also good for the person who is killed by Krsna. And another killing is to dissipate his
ignorance. This is also.... One is in ignorance, he does not know what is the value of life.
Therefore Krsna wants to kill his ignorance and give him real knowledge. That is also
vinäçäya. Vinäça, killing his ignorance.
Bhagavad-gétä 4.8 Bombay, March 28, 1974
Viñëu, the Lord of maintenance, merged with Him..We have information from the
Bhagavad-gétä that the Lord appears at particular intervals to adjust a time-worn spiritual
culture. Lord Çré Krsna appeared at the end of Dväpara-yuga to regenerate the spiritual
culture of human society and also to manifest His transcendental pastimes. Viñëu is the
authorized Lord who maintains the created cosmos, and He is also the principal Deity who
makes adjustments when there is improper administration in the cosmic creation. But Çré
Krsna, being the primeval Lord, appears not in order to make such administrative
adjustments but only to exhibit His transcendental pastimes and thus attract the fallen
souls back home, back to Godhead.
However, the time for administrative rectification and the time for Lord Çré Krsna’s
appearance coincided at the end of the last Dväpara-yuga. Therefore when Çré Krsna
appeared, Viñëu, the Lord of maintenance, merged with Him because all the plenary
portions and parts of the absolute Personality of Godhead merge with Him during His
appearance Purport Ädi 4.9
9. Mäm eti. “Immediately he comes to Me.” Tyaktvä dehaà punar janma naiti mäm eti
kaunteya [Bg. 4.9]. Mäm eti. “Immediately he comes to Me.” Krsna is there. Within this
material world He’s also there. In some of the universes. There are innumerable universes,
I have already explained. Somewhere He is there. So a devotee just after giving this body,
giving up this body, immediately he is transferred to that universe where Krsna is there.
And when he’s trained up, then he is, again, he’s transferred to the Goloka Våndävana, the
spiritual sky. These are the description of Sanätana Gosvämé in Båhad-bhägavatämåta
Bhagavad-gétä 4.4 -- Bombay, March 24, 1974
Tattvataù, “in truth”…Now, here the word tattvataù is very important. This tattvataù is
the science of Krsna. Tattvataù, “in truth.” Simply by knowing by historical facts that
Krsna is born in such and such date in such and such place in such and such family... He
did such and such activities. No. One has to learn them in tattvataù, in truth. Then he
becomes free from this bodily entanglement. ..
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Now, how that tattvataù, in truth, the Krsna science, how one can understand? Krsna
science, that is explained in the Eighteenth Chapter…You’ll find this verse, that bhaktyä
mäm abhijänäti yävän yaç cäsmi tattvataù
Bhagavad-gétä 4.7-9, New York, July 22, 1966
10. After being cured there is also passing of stool….:So these nirviçeñavädé, impersonalists,
they think like that. Just like a diseased man lying on the bed, and if he is informed,
“When you will be cured, you will be able to eat nicely, you will be able to walk,” he
thinks that “Again walking? Again eating?” Because he is accustomed to eat bitter medicine
and sägudänä, not very palatable, and so many things, passing stool and urine, activities on
the bed. So as soon as they inform that “After being cured there is also passing of stool and
urine and eating, but that is very palatable,” he cannot understand.
Bhagavad-gétä 1.30, London, July 23, 1973
13. Guëa-karma-vibhägaçaù…Lord Krsna says, cätur-varëyaà mayä såñöaà guëa-karma-

vibhägaçaù [Bg. 4.13]. A brähmaëa or a kñatriya or a vaiçya or a çüdra or a brahmacäré or a
gåhastha, vänaprastha, sannyäsé, they are divided according to the quality. According to the
quality. Never says janma.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 7th Canto -- Calcutta, March 7, 1972
Due to the influence of Kali-yuga..:Unfortunately, this system, although India was

observing very rigidly, now it is slackened, or practically nil. We have lost our brahminical
culture, the cätur-varëyaà mayä såñöam [Bg. 4.13]. This is the, due to the influence of Kali-
yuga. Kalau çüdra-sambhavaù In the Kali-yuga practically everyone is a çüdra
When people are not on the standard of bhagavad-bhakti…:So ordinarily, when people
are not on the standard of bhagavad-bhakti, devotees of the Lord, there is division of the
society. There must be. Otherwise things cannot go on. In the çästras we find that there is
division even in my body: the brain division, the hand division or the arms division, the
belly division and the leg division.
You must accept this program…:Why there is chaotic condition?" And the simple reason
is there is no this cätur-varëya system is lost…If you want peaceful life in the society, then
you must accept this program. Cätur-varëyaà mayä såñöam [Bg. 4.13]. There must be
brahminical class of men, kñatriya class of men, vaiçya class of men.
..Purpose of Krsna conscious movement : wholesale, thorough, overhauling of human

society..So if you want to remodel your life, the society, the human society, nationally or
internationally—everything is spoken here, international—then you have to take to the
advice of Krsna. This is the purpose of Krsna consciousness movement: wholesale,
thorough, overhauling of the human society. We have not manufactured anything,
concocted things. It is very scientific. If you actually want to fulfill the mission of your life,
then you have to take to this advice of Bhagavad-gétä, very scientific and spoken by the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, without any defects.
Train a class of men…:Therefore it is very essential to understand this verse. Cätur-

varëyam, train a class of men. …. There must be university where brain is properly
utilized. Here is a child or here is a boy. He has good intelligence. Train him as brähmaëa.
Less than that, train him as kñatriya, train him as vaiçya.
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Everything is there in the Bhagavad-gétä. There is no difficulty. So if you actually want

happiness, prosperity of the society, not only of this society, that, whole human society,
they must accept this Krsna consciousness movement and then they will be happy.
Bhagavad-gétä 4.13 -- Bombay, April 2, 1974
14. Social, political or religious laws do not apply to Krsna.. : Parékñit Mahäräja raised this
question when Çukadeva Gosvämé described the räsa-lélä. “Krsna appeared on this material
world, dharma-saàsthäpanärthäya... So why He violated these rules of dharma?” Violation
because, according to Vedic civilization, nobody can mix with other’s wife or other
woman…Sometimes He’s seen to be acting against the social laws. Therefore Krsna warns,
Na mäà karmäëi limpanti: “These social, political or religious laws do not apply to Me.”
Bhagavad-gétä 4.14 Våndävana, August 6, 1974
34. You have to select another person where you will find that “Here is a mind, here is man
where I can surrender. Yes, he is greater than me in so many respects. Therefore I can
surrender.” This is called praëipät. So selection of spiritual master means first of all you
must agree that “Here is a personality where I can bow down my head, yes.” Everyone is
proud. Why shall he bow down before a person unless he understands that “Here is a
personality who is greater than me”? So this is the first condition, praëipät.
Praëipät means prakåñöa-rüpeëa nipät. You have to become blank slate: “Now, sir,
whatever I have learned, oh, I forget. It is now blank slate. Now you write whatever you
like.” This is the first condition.
ÇB 7.7.29-31 San Francisco, March 15, 1967
Paripraçnena: Jijïäsuù çreya uttamam - One must be Jijïäsuù, very much inquisitive to
learn from the bona fide spiritual master. The inquiries one makes should strictly pertain
to transcendental science NOI Text 5
Blind following means: “Oh, there is a swami. So many thousands of people are following.
Let me become his disciple.” This is called blind following. You do not know what is that
swami, whether he is a swami or a rascal. You do not know. But because everyone is going,
“Oh, let me become his disciple.
Absurd inquiries... Just like somebody goes to a so-called spiritual master. ..and he asked
his spiritual master, “Can you show me God?” And the spiritual master immediately
showed him God. You see? This rascaldom is going on. Suppose if you go to a professor
and if you say, “Oh, if you are a professor, can you make me immediately M.A.?” and if he
says, “Yes, why not?” then are you not a fool
You have to check it. You go to a market place. You buy something. Suppose you buy,
purchase one knife. You know what is knife. It must be a sharpened instrument. You see
how it is cutting. You test it. So suppose if you go on to somebody to see God, how you’ll
test it if you do not know what is God? Then he will give you, supply you, deliver you one
dog, and you understand, “This is God.” So what is your testing power? At least, you must
have some theoretical knowledge what is God.
Bhagavad-gétä 4.34-39 Los Angeles, 12/1/ 1969
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Sevayä: Just like if you purchase something, you must pay for it.
Therefore it is called Sevayä. You cannot pay by returning the value, which is taught by the
spiritual master. That is not possible. Therefore it is called Sevayä. Dedicate your life for
his service. You cannot pay. What you have got to pay to a spiritual master?
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 2.3.25 Los Angeles, June 23, 1972
38. So we require hundreds and thousands of spiritual masters :who have understood this
Krsna science and preach all over the world... Therefore we have formed this society and
we, we invite all sincere souls to take part in the society and become a spiritual master, and
preach this science all over the world. This is the... There is a great necessity of this
knowledge.
Bhagavad-gétä 4.34-38 NY, August 17, 1966
39. Çraddhävän labhate jïänaà tat-paraù saàyatendriyaù saàyata indriya - You have to
follow the instruction with faith… Just like if you are taking treatment of a physician, you
have faith, “All right.” But the physician says, “Don’t do this,” and if you do this, then what
kind of faith you have got? ..Now, if I say, “My dear physician, I have got all faith in you.
Very good. But I cannot follow your instruction. You say, ‘Do not.’ I do it,” oh, how you
can? How you are faithful?
BG, 4.37-40, NY, August 21, 1966
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Chapter 5
2. Practical man..So Arjuna, you are asking what is the difference between the karma-yoga
and sannyäsa. Oh. So there is no such difference. Better if you become a karma-yogi.”
Karma-yoga, meaning, “You simply work for Krsna.” “Then you are better than a
sannyäsa.” Because a sannyäsa is living at the expense of the society, but a man who is fully
alert that “Whatever I am earning and whatever I am doing, oh, it is all meant for Krsna,”
oh, he is the practical man. He’s a practical man.
Bg, 5.3, NY, August 24, 1966.
6. Ayogataù - no link with the Krsna consciousness - detachment = cause of misery. If

artificially I detach myself, renounce this world, then Krsna says duùkham äptum
ayogataù. If there is no good engagement, better engagement, then it is a cause of misery. It
is very difficult. Suppose a family man, he renounces the family connection, but if he has
no better connection and better attachment, then he will feel, “Oh, I was better in my
family life. I have done mistake.” Krsna says, sannyäsa tu mahä-bäho duùkham äptum
ayogataù. Ayogataù means if we have no link with the Krsna consciousness, then simply
detachment will be cause of misery.
Bg 5.7-14 NY, August 27, 1966
8-9. When Krsna will ask me or allow me to go….Krsna says, naiva kiïcit karométi yukto
manyeta tattva-vit. “I am not doing anything.” That is the stage. A Krsna conscious person,
never thinks that “I am doing something.” Even if you ask him that “Are you going to such
and such place?” He’ll say that “I do not know when I shall go, but when Krsna will ask me
or allow me to go, I shall go.” I am saying this from my practical experience from my Guru
Mahäräja, from my spiritual master. He would never say, “I am going,” “I am doing,” no.
“If Krsna desires, then I shall do it.” “If Krsna desires, then I shall go.
Bhagavad-gétä 5.7-14,NY, 27/8 1966
13-15.That is not Krsna’s responsibility. Your responsibility. Just like a thief, he’s praying to God
“My dear Lord, give me some opportunity. I can steal that thing.” Krsna first of all says,
“No, no. Don’t do it.” But he insists. Then Krsna says, “All right. Do it.” But as soon as you
do it, you become entangled. Why you are doing against the will of Krsna? That is your
entanglement. Krsna says: “Don’t do this.” Why you are doing that? So Krsna is giving you
facility to steal others’ property, but you become entangled. That is not Krsna’s
responsibility. Your responsibility.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.24 Hyderabad, November 28, 1972
21-22.He is not attached to that external happiness. Vindaty ätmani yat sukham: “He enjoys
within himself.” Enjoys within him... That is real happiness. This word Räma ... We chant
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Räma Hare Räma Räma Räma Hare
Hare. This Räma... he Räma means that unlimited enjoyment in real happiness.
Bhagavad-gétä 5.14-22 New York, August 28, 1966
Ye hi saàsparçajä bhogäù. Any enjoyment, which is derived out of the touch of the
senses, we should know that is meant for our miserable life. Duùkha-yonaya eva te, means
that in future I’ll have to suffer for that. …“They are the mother of all miseries. Mother of
all miseries.”
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25. You have got good car, but the driver is a madman…:“You have got good car, but the
driver is a madman, and he is creating disaster, and you psychiatrists are going to cure it.
You never say that ‘The driver is bad. Change him or just educate him. Then there will be
no disaster.’ But you are taking your fees and giving some repairing in the car. But you do
not know what is the original cause of disaster. It is not chance. Due to the bad driver.” So
our propaganda is to give the bad driver nice knowledge so that he can drive the car to
Vaikuëöha. That is our position. And these rascals, the materialists, they are simply
painting the body of the car. And the driver? “Let him starve.”…That’s all. All these
medical men, psychiatrists, they are simply painting the body of the car. That’s all…
Room Conversation with Svarüpa Dämodara -- February 28, 1975, Atlanta
29. Suhåt, He wants how you shall be happy….In Sanskrit, for different kinds of friend, there
are different names. Just like one friend is called bandhu. One is called mitra, one friend is
called suhåt. There are differences. Therefore they are different words. Just like in English
language there is only one word “friend.” But in Sanskrit, because it is perfect language,
friend—what kind of friend. So Krsna says, “I am suhådaà sarva-bhütänäm.” Suhåt, He
wants how you shall be happy. Mitra, social friendship. Bandhu, official friendship. But
suhåt, suhåt means one who actually desires good of his friend. “Sincere friend” which you
describe in English. So Krsna is suhåt. He’s always expecting my good. How I shall be
good. Therefore He is canvassing me: “Please, you surrender unto Me.”
Bhagavad-gétä 2.20-25 Seattle, October 14, 1968
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Chapter 6
1. In Bhagavad-gétä (6.1) it is also stated, anäçritaù karma-phalaà käryaà karma karoti yaù/
sa sannyäsé ca yogé ca: one who works devotedly for the satisfaction of Krsna is a sannyäsé.
The dress is not sannyäsa, but the attitude of service to Krsna is….Those who are
completely dedicated to the lotus feet of Krsna in service are actually sannyäsés. As a matter
of formality, the devotee accepts the sannyäsa dress as previous äcäryas did.
Madhya 3.6
6. Mind is the driver. The body is the chariot or car. So just like if you call your, ask your
driver, “Please get me into Krsna consciousness temple.” The driver will bring you here.
And if you ask your driver, “Please get me in that liquor house.” The driver will drive you
there. The driver’s business is to drive you wherever you like. Similarly your mind is the
driver. If you… loose control…(adjusted) then wherever he likes he will take you. Then
you’re gone. Then your driver is your enemy. But if your driver acts on your order, then
he’s your friend.
Bhagavad-gétä 6.2-5 Los Angeles, February 14, 1969
8. One should have knowledge perfectly, and it must be demonstrated. Demonstrated in

practical field. Yes. But that means one who has actually felt himself that “I am not this
body,” then naturally his bodily necessities will be reduced to the minimum.
Bg 6.4-12, NY, September 4, 1966
That is very important thing, practice, practical life. Simply quoting verses, like parrot,
will not be very much beneficial. One must apply, jïänam vijïäna-sahitam. Jïäna means to
know the thing, and vijïäna means to apply the things in practical life. Jïänaà vijïäna-
sahitam. So we must know the vijïäna, how practically.
(See SHB SP quotes on PeA )
Sanatäna Goswämé There is a verse, sama-loñöräçma-käïcanaù. So that is very advanced

stage, when one knows that everything is made of matter, so what is the value?… But that
is when one has attained a very perfectional stage, not for the ordinary man. Ordinary man,
you cannot say that “I treat a piece of stone and piece of gold the same way.’’ Then why
don’t you take a piece of stone? Can you say? Suppose if you have gone to a, purchasing to
a goldsmith shop. So I say, “Sir, you take this ornament made of stone and you pay me the
price of gold.’’ Would you agree?... It must be practical. In the practical life that is very
higher stage. Those who do not care either for...
Just like Sanatäna Gosvämé. Sanatäna Goswämé was Våndävana. He was chanting Hare
Krsna, Hare Krsna, always. Then, one brähmaëa, he was very poor—perhaps you know
this story—he worshiped Lord Siva, and when Lord Siva was pleased, then he wanted to
take him, give him some benediction. So, “What do you want?’’ So he said, “Give me the
best thing, so I shall be the greatest of all.’’ That he said, “Oh, I haven’t got such thing, but
if you want, you go to Sanatäna Goswämé.’’ “Where is Sanatäna Gosvämé?’’ “Våndävana.’’
So when he went there, so he had a touchstone. The touchstone was kept with the garbage,
and he asked him, “All right, you take that. You are poor man. You take the stone, and if
you touch this stone with iron, it will turn into gold. You take this. Find out in that
garbage.’’ So he took it and went away. So on the street he began to think that “Lord Siva
advised me that ‘He has the best thing. You go there.’ But he has given me this stone—it is
very nice—but why did he keep it with the garbage? He has not delivered me the best
thing.’’ So he returned back. So when he returned back, then Sanatäna Goswämé...,
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he said, “Sir, I, I, this is very nice, but I don’t think this is the best thing, because Lord Siva
said me that you have the best thing. If it is the best thing, why did you keep it with the
garbage?’’ So Sanatäna Goswämé smiled and said, “Yes, it is not the best thing, but for you
it was the best thing. You want more than this, more valuable?’’ “Yes, sir. For that purpose
I came.’’ “Then take this stone and throw in the Yamunä.’’ So he threw it, and, “Sit down,
chant Hare Krsna….. So, so long we are not able to come to the platform of thinking the
gold and the stone on the equal value, we have to follow these rules and regulation. But
that is the highest consideration. Just like Sanatäna Goswämé, he didn’t care for this
touchstone. Not for the ordinary man. The ordinary man cannot make that all of a sudden;
therefore it is not for him.
Bhagavad-gétä 16.5 -- Calcutta, February 23, 1972
9. Just like in a drama…:According to my calculation, somebody my friend, somebody my

enemy, somebody neutral, somebody, I mean to say, a saintly person, somebody my, a
sinful person. Now, all these, when you are on the yoga-yukta, when you are in the
platform of transcendence, then these distinctions, this friend, enemy, sädhu, saintly, and
sinful, that will all be closed…We are just playing on the platform under the dress of
father, mother, wife children friend, enemy. Just like in a drama… Similarly, we are
playing on the stage of material world that enemy and friend and father, mother, son… So
this is only stage play.
Bhagavad-gétä 6.4-12New York, September 4, 1966
11-12.So here, çucau deçe, perfectly sanctified place:. Çucau deçe pratiñöhäpya. He must be
situated in a very sanctified place. Sthiram äsanam ätmanaù. And the äsanam, and the
sitting place should not be changed. The same äsana. He should perform yoga, meditation,
on the same place and the same sitting place. Ätmanaù. And how that place, the sitting
place, should be selected? Na ati ucchritam. Not too much raised, nor too much low. Näty-
ucchritam. And cailäjina-kuçottaram. Caila. Caila means cotton something, cotton sitting
place. Then skin. Deerskin means... You know yogis, they sit on the skin of tiger and skin
of deer? Why? Because they are in a secluded place. This has got some chemical effect. If
you sit on tiger skin and deer skin, then the reptiles, the snakes, they won’t disturb you. It
has got some, I mean to say, physical effect. There are so many medical effect in so many
things. We do not know. But God has created everything for our use. We do not know.
Every plant, every herb is a medicine. It is meant for some particular disease, for some
particular protection. We do not know that. So cailäjina. It is not a fashion. It is... Because
they sit down in a secluded place in a jungle, so you are meditating, so some snake may
come. There are so many snakes, so many reptiles. So therefore, cailäjina-kuçottaram. And
straw. The three things: straw, and the skin, and some cotton äsana. These things are
required.
Bhagavad-gétä 6.4-12 New York, September 4, 1966
13-14.If you close your eyes, meditation, you’ll sleep. I have seen. So many so-called
meditators, they’re sleeping. (Makes snoring sound) I’ve seen it. Because as soon as you
close your eyes it is natural that you’ll feel sleepy. Therefore, half-closed. You have to see.
That is the process. You have to see the tip of your nose, two eyes.
Devoid of fear.…. And completely free from sex life..”Generally the yogis they used to
practice in jungle and if he’s thinking of, “Some tiger is coming or not, what is that?”
(Laughter) Or some snake is coming. Because you have to sit down alone in a jungle. You
see. There are so many animals. Tigers and deers and snake. So therefore it is specially
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stated, “devoid of fear.”…. And completely free from sex life. You see. If you indulge in
sex life, you cannot fix up your mind in anything. That is the effect of Brahmacäré life. If
you remain brahmacäré without sex life, then you can be determined.
16. With this body ..execute Krsna consciousness.. therefore .. keep it fit also”So we should
not be too much attached to this body. But because with this body we have to execute
Krsna consciousness, therefore we should keep it fit also. That is called yukta-vairägya. We
should not neglect. We shall take regular bath, we shall, regular nice food, Krsna prasäda,
keep our mind and body healthy. That is required…
So don't try to eat less artificially..You should simply take so much as will keep your body
fit, that's all. You should sleep so much as will keep your body fit, that's all. Nothing more.
Yuktähära vihärasya yogo bhavati siddha. This is called yukta. We should eat simply for
keeping healthy condition. We shall sleep simply for keeping healthy condition. But if you
can reduce, that's nice. But not at the risk of becoming sick…
Because in the beginning, because we are accustomed to eat voraciously, so don't try to eat
less artificially. You eat. But try to minimize. Therefore there are prescription of fasting. At
least two compulsory fastings in a month. And there are other fasting days. The more you
can reduce your sleep and eating, you keep good health, especially for spiritual purposes.
But not artificially. Not artificially. But when you advance, naturally you'll not feel, just
like Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé….
You eat. But don't eat more… That's all.Therefore here it is said, "There is no possibility
of one's becoming a yogi," if you try to become immediately Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé by
imitating, you'll fail. Whatever progress you have made that will be finished. No. Not that.
You eat. But don't eat more. That's all. Eating more is no good. . So here it is said, "There is
no possibility of one's becoming a yogi, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little."
Very nice program. Don't eat too little. You eat whatever you require. But don't eat more.
Similarly don't sleep more. If you can keep your health perfect, but try to reduce it.
Bhagavad-gétä 6.16-24 -- Los Angeles, February 17, 1969
16-17.There are two kinds of mistakes in eating. Over-eating and under-eating. So under-eating
mistake for old man is very good. And over-eating mistake for boys that is good. So you
can overeat. I cannot.
Bhagavad-gétä 6.46-47Los Angeles, February 21, 1969
Regular maintain health…In Kali-yuga, the duration of life is shortened not so much
because of insufficient food but because of irregular habits. By keeping regular habits and
eating simple food, any man can maintain his health. S.B. 1.1.10
29-30.A true yogi observes Me in all beings. A true yogi, devotee. Just like these devotees are
going to preach Krsna consciousness outside. Why? They see Krsna in all beings. How?
Because they see that all beings are part and parcel of Krsna. They are under forgetfulness
of Krsna. So let us awake them to Krsna consciousness. A devotee sees others who are not
in Krsna consciousness.
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When you see your child’s shoe, you immediately see your child….Because his eyes are
always smeared with the ointment of devotion, the devotee always sees Krsna and nothing
else. He sees Krsna and Krsna’s energy everywhere. For instance, if you love your child,
when you see your child’s shoe, you immediately see your child. Or if you see your child’s
toy, you immediately see your child and hear his voice. Similarly, if we have actually
developed love of Krsna, nothing exists but Krsna. When our love for Krsna is actually
developed, whatever we see, we will see Krsna.
Teachings of Lord Kapila, Chapter 12
32. Such a nice philosophy of life, why it should not be distributed….So a Krsna conscious
person cannot sit idly. He thinks that such a nice philosophy of life, why it should not be
distributed. That is his mission. A yogi may be satisfied with his own elevation. He is
sitting in a secluded place, practicing yoga, elevating himself to transcendental life. That is
his personal concern. But a devotee is not satisfied simply elevating himself, his personal.
We offer our respect to the Vaiñëava: väïchä-kalpatarubhyaç ca…Therefore the preacher
devotee is the most dearest devotee of Lord. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gétä. They are
going outside, they are preaching, they are meeting opposing elements. Sometimes they are
defeated, sometimes disappointed, sometimes able to convince, there are different kinds of
people…But that endeavor, that “I shall go and preach Krsna consciousness,” is the best
service to the Lord.
33. Do you belong to the Arjuna category?: Now, you can just imagine Arjuna, five thousand
years before, and he understood Bhagavad-gétä from Krsna his friend. Just imagine what is
his qualification. He is direct friend of Krsna, and he is a great warrior. He has got
administrative capacity, and at the same time his knowledge... Comparing his knowledge,
this Bhagavad-gétä he understood within one hour. This Bhagavad-gétä, which is not
understood in one life at the present moment, he understood this Bhagavad-gétä in one
hour. So how much intelligent he was. And he belonged to the royal family. All facilities
were there. And he... He is accepting that “It is not possible for me.”
Do you think what was impossible for Arjuna five thousand years before in such favorable
circumstances; is it possible for you to discharge? Do you belong to the Arjuna category?
No. We are thousand times lower than Arjuna’s category. And what was impossible for
Arjuna, do you think it is possible for you?. If what was impossible for Arjuna, such a
stalwart, such an advanced and, I mean to say, in every respect, and directly a friend of
Krsna, he is admitting that “Krsna, this process is not possible for me. Oh, I am a military
man. I have to look after the administrative affairs. So how can I concentrate my mind in
that way which you have prescribed? So it is not possible for me.” He flatly denied. He
flatly denied.
And he never attempted it also because from the history of Mahäbhärata we don’t find
that Arjuna ever went for meditation of the yoga system. . But still, Krsna certified him that
“You are the only man to understand Bhagavad-gétä. You are the only man.” Why? Bhakto
’si: “Because you are My devotee.” Priyo ’si: “You are My very dear friend.” So with such a
nice certificate and such favorable condition, still, he refused.
Bhagavad-gétä 6.32-40 New York, September 14, 1966
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34-5 …Both of them were not very serious…Arjuna said that “It is impossible for me,” and
Krsna also said, “Yes, it is difficult process. But if you try, you can do it.” No further
discussion because both of them were not very serious about... It is a process, recognized
process, but it is very difficult for the human being at the present moment. The process is
not rejected. Bhagavad-gétä accepts the yoga process. That means the process is recognized.
It is a science. But at the present moment, even five thousand years before, it was
impossible to be practiced. Now how we can imagine that five thousand years after, it has
improved, the condition, so that you can practice this system? No. Therefore they did not,
either Arjuna or Krsna, both of them, indulge in discussing further on this point
40-44.They must have had such culture in their previous life.Now, Lord says, tatra taà buddhi-
saàyogaà labhate paurva-dehikam: [Bg. 6.43] "In his previous birth, in his previous body,
whatever he cultured, now he begins to remember." He begins to remember. I may tell you
that those who have taken this society, Krsna consciousness, very seriously, they are not
ordinary persons. They must have had such culture in their previous life. Now they are
again trying to revive that thing.
Krsna is giving me chance to make further progress…Because that asset is there. …...
Suppose if you have got ten thousand or... Even ten percent you have done, that goes with
you. So there is no loss. Then again you begin from 11%. From the eleven point, you
begin. So we should consider that when you get such chance of spiritual cultivation—may
be 10%, 5%, 50%—we should know that "Now we should finish the balance percentage of
cultivation. We must finish this life. I shall not take chance of another birth." That should
be our determination. Paurva-dehikam. "When I have come to this point, it must be
understood that I had some asset in my previous life. So Krsna is giving me chance to make
further progress. Now, in my past life I could not finish the job some way or other, but that
doesn't matter. Now this life I shall not allow to miss this opportunity." That should be our
determination as soon as we begin some spiritual culture. ..Paurva-dehikam means
according to the past life, he begins, he tries.
This urge is due to your past, previous, spiritual culture….You gentlemen, boys, who come
here—that is an urge from within, that you want. This urge is due to your past, previous,
spiritual culture. This should be understood if we believe Bhagavad-gétä. So we should not
make any more fall down. We should finish this business in this life
He has got a taste from the previous life. So it appeals to him …"Because he had his
practice in his previous life, therefore it appeals to him." Nothing appeals anything more.
He has got a taste from the previous life. So it appeals to him. Pürväbhyäsena tenaiva
hriyate hy avaço 'pi saù. Just like somebody is forcing, "Oh, you take this. You take this."
Just like one who is sinful, he is also forced to go to the Bowery Street. You see? Similarly,
one who is pious in his life and has begun this spiritual..., he is forced to cultivate and
make progress because if God is within you... God is within you. And sarvasya cähaà hådi
sanniviñöaù [Bg. 15.15]. He is seated in everyone's heart. Mattaù småtir jïänam.
He is... He gives reminders: "Yes. You missed this point from here. Now come on. Begin
again. Be perfect. Don't lose this chance." He is so kind. Småtir jïänam.
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47. When we speak of service, there is no motive…Worship and rendering service, they are
different. Worship means there is some motive. I worship some friend or some big man. I
have some motive…. So the worship of demigods is like that. They worship different
demigods for some particular purpose… But when we speak of service, there is no motive.
Service is love. Just like mother renders service to the child. There is no motive. It is love
only… Similarly bhaj-dhätu, with its root bhaj means, “to render service”. Where there is
question of service, there is no question of motive.
Bhagavad-gétä 6.46-47, LA, 21/2/ 1969
Karma-yoga to Bhakti-yoga Yes, the gradual progress of yoga system. Karma-yoga to jïäna-
yoga. Karma-yoga means..fruitive activities. ..pious activities or prescribed activities. Then,
by performing karma-yoga one comes to the platform of jïäna-yoga, knowledge. And from
knowledge to this Añöäìga-yoga… Then from Añöäìga-yoga concentrating the mind on
Viñëu come to the point of Bhakti-yoga. And when one comes to the Bhakti-yoga platform
that is the perfectional stage of yoga. And this Krsna consciousness means from the very
beginning, directly, that Bhakti-yoga.
Just like we have given many times the example, there is a staircase. You have to go to the
highest floor, which is, say hundredth floor. So somebody is on the fiftieth floor, somebody
is on the thirtieth floor; somebody is on the eightieth floor. So if by coming to the
particular.. floor, one thinks, “This is finished.” Then he is not progressing. One has to go
to the end.. The whole staircase can be called a yoga system, connecting, link. But don’t be
satisfied by keeping yourself on the fiftieth floor or eightieth floor. Go to the highest
platform, the hundredth or hundred-fiftieth floor. That is Bhakti-yoga.. ..So if somebody
says, “Why shall I take advantage of this elevator? I shall go step by step.” He can go. But
there is chance. If you take this Bhakti-yoga, immediately you take the help of the elevator
and within a second you are on the hundredth floor= direct process.
Bhagavad-gétä 6.46-47, LA, 21/2/ 1969
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Chapter 7
The Bhagavad-gétä is divided into three portions. The first six chapters, the second six
chapters and the third six chapters. Actually just like this book, there are two hard covers,
and in the middle there is the substance, writing. So the first six chapters, they are just like
two coverings. Karma-yoga and jïäna-yoga. And the middle six chapters, well-protected,
that is bhakti-yoga..
Bhagavad-gétä 6.47 -- Ahmedabad, December 12, 1972
1. ..Unless we are free from our sinful life, we cannot understand about God……If we hear
patiently, with a little attention, and hear Krsna’s words, what Krsna is saying in the
Bhagavad-gétä or what is spoken about Krsna in the Çrémad-Bhägavatam, simply if we hear.
We don’t require any qualification, any education, any Ph.D., M.S.T, this, that. No. Simply
Krsna has given you the ears. So you can hear. What is the difficulty? Krsna is so kind, If
you simply become a little inclined to hear about Him... If you hear and do not understand
what Krsna is speaking and what is spoken about Krsna, you do not understand... Suppose
you have no education, you do not understand Sanskrit or even English translation. Still,
simply by hearing, çåëvatäà sva-kathäù Krsnaù [SB 1.2.17], by simply hearing, puëya-
çravaëa-kértanaù. Puëya means pious….
Çåëvatäà sva-kathäù Krsnaù puëya-çravaëa-kértanaù [SB 1.2.17]. The whole world is full
of sinful life. So we are creating the atmosphere, puëya-çravaëa. Chanting and hearing.
Simply by these two processes. Puëya-çravaëa-kértanaù. Puëya, pious. So anyone who is
coming here, even he does not understand a single word which we are speaking, if he
simply hears, he becomes pious. Simply by hearing. Even a our child, he becomes pious.
And unless we are free from our sinful life, we cannot understand about God….
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.2.17 -- Los Angeles, August 20, 1972
..These ISKCON centers are open, to give everyone chance of hearing about Krsna..So
we have to purify ourselves and the process is to hear about Krsna. That's all. çåëvatäà
sva-kathäù Krsna… This temple, these ISKCON centers are open, just to give everyone the
chance of hearing about Krsna so that his dirty heart may be cleansed. This is the purpose.
We have no other purpose. We are not opening these centers for some material benefit.
No, we want to give to the whole world the spiritual enlightenment without which they are
suffering.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.1.1 -- New York, July 6, 1972
They are accumulating something spiritual….Therefore to hear of Krsna-kértana is also

another pious activity. So these boys, when they are going in the street chanting Hare
Krsna, automatically they are giving chance to the people to become pious. Hearing is so
important. They are becoming pious. They are purchasing one copy, Back to Godhead.
They are nodding: "Yes, these boys are very nice." They are accumulating something
spiritual. It is so nice. Çåëvatäà sva-kathäù Krsnaù puëya-çravaëa-kértanaù [SB 1.2.17].
Simply by hearing, chanting, it is pious activities.
Bhagavad-gétä 7.1 -- Los Angeles, March 12, 1970
3. In one place Krsna has said, manuñyäëäà sahasreñu kaçcid yatati siddhaye [Bg. 7.3].
Out of many millions of persons, one is very much anxious to make his life perfect.
Everyone is not. They are simply working like cats and dogs. That's all. Nobody is
interested how to make life perfect. Manuñyäëäà sahasreñu, out of millions of person, one
becomes interested how to make this life perfect.
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Manuñyäëäà sahasreñu kaçcid yatati siddhaye, yatatäm api siddhänäm [Bg. 7.3], and out of
many such perfect persons, who has made his life perfect, out of many such person, kaçcid
jana, kaçcit vetti mäà tattvataù, knows God. So God-knowing is not very easy job, but it
can be made easy by a process, which is called bhakti-yoga.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.2.7 -- New Vrindaban, September 5, 1972
It is very difficult to give up these four bad habits. Manuñyäëäà sahasreñu kaçcid yatati
siddhaye. But this is the path of perfection. But they are not interested in perfection. They
want to rot as hogs and dogs in this world. That is their purpose. And therefore Krsna says,
manuñyäëäà sahasreñu kaçcid yatati siddhaye. Nobody is interested to become brähmaëa.
They are interested to become dogs and hogs. That is their interest.
Manuñyäëäà sahasreñu kaçcid yatati siddhaye. And yatatäm api siddhänäm [Bg. 7.3]. It is
not that coming to the platform of a qualified brähmaëa, one can understand Krsna. That
is also not. Still, you have to go farther.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.2.20 -- Våndävana, October 31, 1972
8. Who has not seen the sunshine?..Similarly, this prescription given by Krsna... This is
meditation actually. When we meditate upon the taste of the water that means we are
meditating on Krsna. Similarly, Krsna says prabhäsmi çaçi-süryayoù: “I am the sunshine,
moonshine.” So who has not seen the sunshine? If you have seen sunshine and if you
follow this prescription given by Krsna, then early in the morning you’ll see Krsna. Why do
you say, “I have not seen Krsna. Krsna is not present before Me”? But you follow Krsna’s
instruction, and He will be present.
Bhagavad-gétä 7.7 Bombay, April 1, 1971
Even you are a drunkard…So Krsna says, raso ’ham apsu kaunteya: “Any liquid thing, the
taste, which attracts you, that is I am.” Even you are a drunkard, you are fond of tasting
wine, I should recommend that you simply think, “This taste of wine is Krsna.” That will
make a yogi of you. That will make you the greatest yogi. If you simply think this, that “I
am tasting wine. Oh, very nice taste. This is Krsna.
Bhagavad-gétä 7.1 Upsala University Stockholm, September 8, 1973
“So where is the difficulty of understanding Krsna?…”So even if you are not inclined to
chant Hare Krsna mahä-mantra, then try to understand Krsna in this way. This is the
process given by Çré Krsna Himself. Raso ’ham apsu kaunteya. You have to drink water;
you cannot avoid it. So when you taste, while drinking water, anything drinking... Apsu.
Apsu means any liquid thing. Either you drink milk or even up to, even you drink wine, so
you have got some taste in any liquid thing while drinking. So Krsna says, raso ’ham apsu
kaunteya. “My dear Kaunteya, Arjuna, that taste in the liquid thing which you drink or
use, that is I am.” Just see how it is easily can be done. Nobody is without drinking
something liquid. Either Coca-cola or water or this or that, something must be drinking.
So Krsna says that “I am the taste.” So where is the difficulty of understanding Krsna?
Bhagavad-gétä 7.8 -- Bombay, February 23, 1974
19. Now, väsudevaù sarvam iti. Väsudevaù, another name of Krsna, the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, is Väsudevaù. Väsudeva means “one who lives everywhere.” He’s called
Väsudeva. So väsudevaù sarvam iti. One... When he understands that “He is the Supreme
Lord. God is the root of everything,” then what does he do? Now, mäà prapadyate. He
surrenders. He surrenders. That surrendering process is the ultimate goal. Either you do it
immediately or you do it by research work of many, many births, but the process and the
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ultimate goal is that you have to surrender, that “You are great. I am Your subordinate.”
That is the process. So any intelligent man can do it immediately. If one understands that
“Ultimately I will have to surrender to the Supreme Lord, and the Supreme Lord is here,
personally speaking Bhagavad-gétä, so why not surrender immediately? If ultimately, after
many, many births, I have to come to this point, to surrender, so why should I take so
much trouble for many, many births? Why not immediately?” So if we take up this
principle, this intelligence, then God is realized in one second. But if you don’t, then go on
with research work for many, many, many, many births.
Bhagavad-gétä 7.18 New York, October 12, 1966
Who is in knowledge of the science of Krsna, he can make an rapid advancement…So

this Krsna consciousness is a science. You have to take it scientifically, as they are
described in the authoritative books, and test it by your reason and argument and
knowledge, and follow it. It is science. It is not sentiment. Whatever we are doing here, the
dancing, singing and everything, that is all scientific. Simply you have to understand it.
Therefore jïäné, only a person who is in knowledge, who is in knowledge of the science of
Krsna, he can make an rapid advancement, and he is very dear to Krsna. Because slow but
sure, he is making sure progress. It is no sentiment. So jïäné. Priyo hi jïäninaù atyartham.
Atyartham means very... Aham. Krsna is very dear to the person in knowledge, and that
man is also very dear to Krsna. Reciprocal. If you love Krsna, then Krsna will love more
than you. You can... What capacity you have got to love Krsna? But Krsna will love. He has
got immense capacity. So that is a science.
Bhagavad-gétä 7.15-18 -- New York, October 9, 1966
Understood his real position and his relationship with Krsna, he is jïäné....such a
learned and who has understood his real position and his relationship with Krsna, he is
jïäné. He knows. Therefore he is very much dear to Krsna. And Krsna always guides him.
This man, who is in distress, goes and prays to God. That praying of God is an asset to
him, but it may be, when he is put into opulence, he forgets God. There is defect in that.
But a jïäné, one who knows, he'll never forget God. His business will go on, continue.
Then, therefore, Krsna says, teñäà jïäné nitya-yuktaù. Jïäné is nitya-yukta. Jïäné is not a...
He is not a jïäné, or man in knowledge, who is not eternally engaged in the service of
Krsna. There are... There is a class of jïäné, impersonalists. They say that "Because to
worship impersonal is very difficult for us, so imagine some form of God." They are not
jïänés; they are fools.
Bhagavad-gétä 7.15-18 -- New York, October 9, 1966
26. The impersonalist thus cannot conceive of the Lord's eternal spiritual form of eternal
knowledge, bliss and existence. The reason is that the Lord reserves the right of not
exposing Himself to the nondevotee who, even after a thorough study of literature like the
Bhagavad-gita, remains an impersonalist simply by obstinacy. This obstinacy is due to the
action of yogamaya, a personal energy of the Lord that acts like an aide-de-camp by
covering the vision of the obstinate impersonalist.
SB 2.5.24 (Purport)
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Chapter 8
7. Mäm anusmara yudhya ca Therefore we have given time, sixteen rounds. But you are not
Haridäsa Öhäkura that you’ll be able to chant whole day and night. If without working, if
you chant, that is, the highest state. That you cannot do. Then you sleep. That’s all. The
minimum quantity, sixteen rounds chant, and that will take not more than two hours. And
other twenty-two hours, you be always busy in Krsna’s activities. That is required…This is
upäsate.
So work is there. Just like Arjuna. Arjuna is fighting. That is also Krsna consciousness.
mäm anusmara Yudhya ca. Krsna said “You chant... You remember Me. At the same time,
fight.” He never said that “Simply fight” or “Simply chant,” because in the material world
that is not possible. Therefore chanting must be there, but at the same time, you have to
work how to continue this movement. The movement requires energy.
Bhagavad-gétä 16.9 -- Hawaii, February 5, 1975
8. Read all these books or chant If you think of Krsna twenty-four hours, then you’ll
become fully Krsna conscious, and your life is successful. Don’t allow anything. This
requires little practice, abhyäsa-yoga-yuktena cetasä nänya-gäminä. I should not allow my
mind to go, to think of any other subject than Krsna. Now we have got so many books. So
whenever you find time... You must find time. There is so much time. So read all these
books or chant.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 2.3.14-15 Los Angeles, May 31, 1972
12. Pratyähära: So for the yogis, dhyäna-yogis, this prescription is recited here, sarva-dväräëi...
Sarva-dväräëi means... This system is called pratyähära, “just the opposite.” Now, the
senses, my eye, my eyes are engaged in seeing the worldly beauty. Now I have to retract
from enjoying that beauty, and I have to see inside the beauty. That is called pratyähära.
Similarly, I have to hear the oàkära sound from within. So all the senses are to be stopped
in their external activities—that is the perfection of yoga—and concentrate the mind on
Viñëu-mürti. Mano hådi. The mind is very agitating, so it has to be fixed up on the heart.
Mano hådi-nirudhya. Nirudhya means just arresting the mind within the heart. And in this
way, when we transfer the air-life on the top of our head, that is the perfection of yoga.
And a perfect yogi, then he fixes up where he shall go. There are innumerable planets, and
beyond the planets, there are spiritual world.
Bhagavad-gétä 8.12-13 New York, November 15, 1966
14. Satataà means anywhere and any time. Just like my residence is at Våndävana. That is the
place of Krsna… So now I am in America, in your country, but that does not mean that out
of Våndävana. Because if I think of Krsna always, so it is as good I am in India, in
Våndävana.
My heart is always hankering after that Våndävana….Prabhupäda: Just like at Våndävana,

at Våndävana... That is practical. Now here I am sitting, New York, a very great, the world's
greatest city, so magnificent city, but my heart is always hankering after that Våndävana.
Woman: Yes.
Prabhupäda: Yes. I am not happy here.
Woman: Yes, I know.
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Prabhupäda: I shall be very happy to return to my Våndävana, that sacred place. "But then
why you are...?" Now, because it is my duty. I have brought some message for you people.
Because I am ordered by superior, my spiritual master, that "Whatever you have learned,
you should go to the Western countries, and you must distribute this knowledge." So in
spite of all my difficulties, all my inconveniences, I am here because I am in duty. I, I...
That is my personal convenience, if I go and sit down at Våndävana, I shall be very
comfortable there. And I'll be, I'll have no anxiety, nothing of the sort. You see? But I have
taken all the risk in the old age because I am in duty-bound. I am in duty-bound. So I have
to execute my duty in spite of all my inconveniences. That is the idea.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.11 -- New York, March 4, 1966
15. When living entity, when he is actually eligible by Krsna consciousness, by development
of Krsna consciousness, then immediately after giving up this body, he’s transferred to that
universe where Krsna is there. Bhauma-lélä
ÇB1.2.22 Våndävana, November 2, 1972
16. Perfection in three different ways… The residents of Brahmaloka do not have gross
material bodies to change at death, but they transform their subtle bodies into spiritual
bodies and thus enter the spiritual sky. They can attain perfection in three different ways.
Virtuous persons who reach Brahmaloka by dint of their pious work become masters of
various planets after the resurrection of Brahmä, those who have worshiped
Garbhodakaçäyé Viñëu are liberated with Brahmä, and those who are pure devotees of the
Personality of Godhead at once push through the covering of the universe and enter the
spiritual sky
Adi 5.22
18-19.Brahma creates each day There are three different types of creation, called mahä-kalpa,
vikalpa and kalpa. These creations by the Lord in His feature of Käraëodakaçäyé Viñëu are
called mahä-kalpa. The creation of Brahmä and dispersion of the material ingredients are
called vikalpa, and the creation by Brahmä in each day of his life is called kalpa. Therefore
each day of Brahmä is called a kalpa.. SB. 2.10.46
Two types of dissolution

There are two types of dissolution of the manifested cosmos. At the end of every
4,320,000,000 solar years, when Brahmä, the lord of one particular universe, goes to sleep,
there is one annihilation. And at the end of Lord Brahmä’s life, which takes place at the end
of Brahmä’s one hundred years of age, in our calculation at the end of 8,640,000,000 x 30 x
12 x 100 solar years, there is complete annihilation of the entire universe, and in both the
periods both the material energy called the mahat-tattva and the marginal energy called
jéva-tattva merge in the person of the Supreme Lord. The living beings remain asleep
within the body of the Lord until there is another creation of the material world, and that
is the way of the creation, maintenance and annihilation of the material manifestation…
SB 1.10.21.
Arise to take up their unfinished work…

The merging of the living beings into the body of Mahä-Viñëu takes place automatically at
the end of Brahmä’s one hundred years. But that does not mean that the individual living
being loses his identity. The identity is there, and as soon as there is another creation by
the supreme will of the Lord, all the sleeping, inactive living beings are again let loose to
begin their activities in the continuation of past different spheres of life.
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It is called suptotthita naya, or awakening from sleep and again engaging in one’s
respective continuous duty. When a man is asleep at night, he forgets himself, what he is,
what his duty is and everything of his waking state. But as soon as he awakens from
slumber, he remembers all that he has to do and thus engages himself again in his
prescribed activities. The living beings also remain merged in the body of Mahä-Viñëu
during the period of annihilation, but as soon as there is another creation they arise to take
up their unfinished work. SB 1.10.21
22. Don’t think that the calf or the cows in Våndävana is less than Krsna. No. They’re as
good as Krsna. They are expansion of Krsna’s änanda-cinmaya-rasa. Krsna wants to play
with the cows and calves. So He’s änanda-cinmaya. His spiritual potency appears as cows
and calves. Therefore we see Krsna is embracing the calves and cows. He’s not embracing a
material cow. He has nothing to do with material.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.7.11 Våndävana, September 10, 1976
Some devotee wants to serve Krsna becoming a cow. Some devotee wants to serve Krsna
becoming a bird, becoming a monkey. And somebody is serving as gopé or as cowherd boy,
as father, as mother. But they are all spiritual. Änanda-cinmaya-rasa. They are all
expansion.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 2.9.2 Melbourne, April 5, 1972
Everything in the Goloka Våndävana planet is a spiritual expansion of sac-cid-änanda.

Everyone there is of the same potency–änanda-cinmaya-rasa. The relationship between the
Supreme Personality of Godhead and His servitor is cin maya-rasa. Krsna and His
entourage and paraphernalia are of the same cin mäyä potency. Mad 19.154
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Chapter 9
1. Jïäna, this knowledge, most confidential knowledge, it is not sentiment. Vijïäna-
sahitaà. It is science. Just like in scientific knowledge you must know theoretically and
practically. Not only that, you simply know that so much oxygen, so much hydrogen
produces water by mixing... That is theoretical. You have to make water by mixing these
two chemicals—that is practical. Jïäna means theoretical knowledge and vijïäna means
practical knowledge. So we have to do it practically, not that “I have read Bhagavad-gétä ...
So I have become a devotee.” No. You should practically demonstrate in your life that you
are actually devotee. That is called vijïäna-sahitaà.
Bhagavad-gétä 9.1 Våndävana, April 17, 1975
2. Pratyakñä avagamaà  Pratyakñä means directly. Avagamaà dharmyaà. If you are

hungry and if you are given very nice, nutritious, palatable food, you haven’t got to take
any certificate from others. You’ll understand yourself, “Yes, I am now feeling strength. I
am now feeling energy.” This is called pratyakñävagamaà dharmyaà. Similarly, if you take
to Krsna consciousness—that is the process—then you’ll feel automatically how you are
satisfied.
Bhagavad-gétä 9.2 Melbourne, April 20, 1976
4. Bhinna prakrtir astadha, bhinna means separated. Separated means... Krsna explains in
the Bhagavad-gita that maya tatam idam sarvam jagad avyakta-murtina.
Bhagavad-gita 7.4 -- Vrndavana, August 10, 1974
Similarly, one cannot get salvation by worshiping Lord Çiva. If one wants salvation, one
must worship Lord Viñëu. This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gétä (9.4): mat-sthäni sarva-
bhütäni na cähaà teñv avasthitaù. Everything is resting on the Lord, for everything is His
energy, yet He is not everywhere. Ädi 17.100
6. Not willing sanction..We cannot do anything without being sanctioned by the Supreme
Lord. There is an English word that not even a grass moves without the sanction of the
Lord. So that is a fact. So how one is doing nice thing and how one is doing evil things if
He is the order giver? That is our independence. We can take sanction from the Lord. If we
want to do something evil, I cannot do it without the sanction of the Supreme. Or even if I
do something very nice, that also I cannot do without the sanction. So how the Lord gives
such sanction?..
Just like a child is crying to get something from the parent, and the parent, being
disgusted, gives him something, “All right. Take it.” Such kind of sanction. When we do
something evil, the sanction is from the Lord, but it is not willing sanction. Against the will
of the Lord…. Lecture Seattle, October 9, 1968
…Maintains everything ..by His expansion of energy, He always remains separate…”

For human intelligence it is very difficult to conceive how the whole creation rests on His
expansion of energy, but the Lord has given a very good example in the Bhagavad-gétä. It is
said that although the air and the atoms rest within the huge expansion of the sky, which
is like the resting reservoir of everything materially created, still the sky remains separate
and unaffected. Similarly although the Supreme Lord maintains everything created by His
expansion of energy, He always remains separate. SB 2.5.21(Purport)
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11. He’s rascal.That’s all.…Müòhä rascals. To accept God as man and to accept man as God,
this is rascaldom. ..We can understand who is an intelligent man and who is a rascal by
this criterion.” Krsna is canvassing.. Surrender unto Me... But the müòhäs, they will not
accept it. Avajänanti mäà müòhäù. “Oh. Why shall I accept Krsna? I have got my own
God. I manufacture my God.” So we have got very short-cut criterion to understand a
rascal and intelligent man. What is that? If he is a devotee of Krsna, then he is intelligent
man. If he is not, then he’s rascal. That’s all.
Bhagavad-gétä 9.11 Calcutta, June 30, 1973
12. Mogha-karmäëaù means fruitless, baffled. Whatever they are doing, doing something, but
at the end they will find it is frustration. They are not happy. Take for example we have
practical experience in India. Mahatma Gandhi, he was a great worker for national
emancipation…. But at the end he was so much disgusted—that I have seen personally—
wherever he used to go, he used to plug his ears like this. Why? Now, wherever he would
go, thousands of people would gather and will cry, “Mahatma Gandhi ki jaya!” So the poor
fellow could not sleep even.. The very morning when he was, I mean to say, assassinated
he said to his secretary, “I am so disgusted, I wish to die.” You see. This very word was
published in the paper. Now see. Such a big worker, such a..., simply a worker, but still, he
felt baffled. And what to speak of others. So Mogha-karmäëaù. Unless we become Krsna
conscious, then all our activities will be baffled at the end.
13. His heart is also has become great..Mahätmä means one who has enlarged his heart: “Oh,
everything belongs to God, and I also belong to God.” He’s Mahätmä.. One who can think
that “Everything belongs to God, and I also belong to God. Therefore the supreme
proprietor is God. Everything should be engaged in His service...” This is the qualification
of Mahätmä, broader. “God is great,” and his heart is also has become great for serving the
great. He’s Mahätmä.
15. anye: “others”….Now, those who are directly worshiping the Supreme Lord, Personality
of Godhead, Çré Krsna, they have been described as Mahätmä. And there are others,
worshipers; they cannot conceive of the Supreme Personality of Godhead directly on
account of being less advanced. Therefore they have been described here, anye: “others.”
So others, they worship the Absolute Truth in three different ways. The first-class others...
Amongst the others, there is first-class, second-class, third-class.
Bhagavad-gétä 9.15-18 NY, 2/12/ 1966
22. Now this Arjunäcärya...that’s a very nice story. When he was writing commentaries, oh,
he thought, “How is that Lord will come Himself and deliver the goods? Oh, it is not
possible. He might be sending through some agent.” So he wanted to cut vahämy aham, “I
bear the burden and deliver.” He wrote in a way that “I send some agent who delivers.” So
that Arjunäcärya went to take bath, and in the meantime two boys, very beautiful boys,
they brought some very nice foodstuff in large quantity. And in India there is a process to
taking two sides burden on the bamboo. Just like a scale it is balanced. So these two boys
brought some very highly valuable foodstuff and grains and ghee, and his wife was there.
And the boys said, “My dear mother, Arjunäcärya has sent these goods to you. Please take
delivery.” “Oh, you are so nice boy, you are so beautiful boys, and he has given. And
Äcärya is not so cruel. How is that? He has given so much burden to you, and he is not
kind...?”
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“Oh, I was not taking, and just see, he has beaten me. Here is cane mark. Oh, see.”
His wife became very much astonished, that “Äcärya is not so cruel. How he has become
so cruel?” So she was thinking in that way. Then “All right, my dear boys. You come on.”
And gave him shelter. And, “No. I shall go because Arjunäcärya again comes. He will
chastise us.” “No, no. You sit down, take foodstuff.” She prepared foodstuff, and then they
went away. And when Arjunäcärya came back, then he saw that his wife is eating. Because
it is the system of Indian families that after the husband has taken the food, the wife will
take. So they don’t take together. After the family members—the boys and the husband is
sumptuously fed—then the housewife takes.
So Arjunäcärya, “Oh, you are taking food? What is that?” …So the wife said, “Äcärya, you
have become so much cruel nowadays?” “Oh, what is that?” “Two boys, very nice boys,
they have brought so many foodstuff. You loaded on their head, and they denied to take it,
and you have beaten them, chastised?” He said, “No. I have never done this. Why shall I
do it?” Then she described, “Oh, such a nice beautiful boy.” Then Arjunäcärya understood
that “Because I wanted that God does not deliver, so He has delivered these goods, and
because I cut these alphabets that He does not give personally, so He has shown that
beating mark.”
Bhagavad-gétä 9.22-23 -- New York, December 8, 1966
23. Worship demigods may be accepted if people know that these demigods are authorized
agents of the Supreme Lord. There is acceptance of Supreme Lord. But those fools who do
not accept the Supreme God and misunderstand that “This particular type of demigod is all
in all,” oh, they are doing nonsense. They are placing, so many competitors of the Supreme
Lord. That is avidhi-pürvakam. That is illegal. Nobody can be competitor of the Supreme
Lord. The Supreme Lord is known as Asama-ürdhva. Nobody is greater than the Supreme
Lord, and nobody is equal.
Bg 9.23-24 New York, December 10, 1966
25. She is a prostitute. That’s allKrsna says, yänti deva-vratä devän [Bg. 9.25]. How, you
nonsense, say that everyone goes to God? This is nonsense. You can go to Çiva, you can go
to Indra, you can go... There are so many planets and you’ll go there. And that is
reasonable. And how do you say that “Whatever ticket I purchase, I go to this, Delhi?”…
Therefore they are nonsense, müòha, rascals. They do not know what is God, what is
demigod, what is Lord Çiva, what is Lord Viñëu or Brahmä. They do not know. If a woman
says, “Oh, everyone is my husband,” then she is a prostitute. That’s all.
Evening Darçana -- December 3, 1976, Hyderabad
26. Krsna is not hungry. Krsna is not hungry. He is self-satisfied, pürëa. But if His devotee
offers Him something with love and affection, then He accepts. So do not think that “We
have made such nice, sumptuous plate for Krsna. Krsna must eat.” No. There is no such
thing, “must.” You cannot make Krsna must. That is not possible. So Krsna will see how
much you have love for Him. Then He will accept. Otherwise He’ll reject
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.8.44 Los Angeles, May 6, 1973
Vidura was feeding Krsna bananas…If made sincerely with devotion, then Krsna will like
it. Just like Vidura. Vidura was feeding Krsna bananas, but he was so absorbed in thought
that he was throwing away the real bananas and he was giving Krsna the skin, and Krsna
was eating. Krsna knew that he was giving in devotion, and Krsna can eat anything,
provided there is devotion. PQPA Ch 6
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…Their offering to Krsna will not be accepted.. Therefore, it is forbidden, those who are
nondevotee, those who are not initiated, those who are not chanting regularly, their
offering to Krsna will not be accepted. We must be very careful. We must know our
position, whether I am sincerely following the principles of devotional service. Then Krsna
will accept. Yo me bhaktyä prayacchati. The real thing is bhakti. Then Krsna will accept
.Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.8.44 Los Angeles, May 6, 1973
So whom shall I believe, a loafer like you, or Krsna? So one of the member of the Arya-
samajis, he... They do not favor the temple worship. So he asked me, “Swamiji, do you
think God eats?” I said, “Yes.” “Then how do you think?” “Because God says, ‘I eat.’ ” Here
is, Krsna says, açnämi. So God says, “I eat.” Who are you that He does not eat? I replied
him like that. Who are you? You say that God does not eat, but here God says, “I eat.” So
whom shall I believe, a loafer like you, or Krsna?
Bhagavad-gétä 9.26-27 New York, December 16, 1966
27. In the beginning one cannot take to pure bhakti-yoga…Karma-yoga means,yat karoñi yad
açnäsi yaj juhoñi dadäsi yat…That is karma-yoga. Whatever you doing... In the beginning
one cannot take to pure bhakti-yoga. Therefore karma-yoga is recommended: “Never mind
whatever you doing. In that position you can become a devotee.” Karma-yoga, that is.
People are interested with different types of work. So therefore Krsna says, yat karoñi.
“Never mind whatever you are doing.” So how it becomes karma-yoga? Now, kuruñva tad
mad-arpaëam: “You give it to Me”
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.8.21 Mäyäpura, October 1, 1974
Do whatever you like or whatever may be easier for you to do…The Lord says in the
Bhagavad-gétä (9.27):yat karoñi yad açnäsi…Do whatever you like or whatever may be
easier for you to do, eat whatever you may eat, sacrifice whatever you can sacrifice, give
whatever you may give in charity, and do whatever you may undertake in penance, but
everything must be done for Him only.
SB 2.9.36
30. Due to habits, we may sometimes fall down… Api cet su-duräcäro bhajate mäm ananya-
bhäk, sädhur eva sa mantavyaù. “Any person who is engaged in Krsna consciousness...
Never mind, he might have something externally immoral habits due to his past
association. It doesn’t matter..as he goes on executing this process of Krsna consciousness,
then, with his advancement, he becomes a perfect saint.. ….Due to habits, we may
sometimes fall down…
There was a thief, and he went to pilgrimage with some other friends. So at night, when
other friends were sleeping... Because his habit was to steal at night, he, so he got up at
night and he was taking baggage and tried to pickpocket or take something. But he was
thinking, “Oh, I have come to this holy place of pilgrimage. Still, shall I do that,
committing theft, my habit? No, no. I shall not do it.” So he was taking the bag of one
person and was keeping in another place. So in the whole night the poor fellow did like
that. ..So in the morning, when all other friends got up, everyone said, “Oh, where is my
bag? I don’t see!” Then somebody says, “Oh, here is your bag!” So there was some row. So
they, they thought, “What is the matter? How it so happened?” Then the thief rose up and
told all friends, “My dear gentlemen, I am a thief by occupation, but because I have that
habit to steal at night, so I wanted to steal something from your bag, but I thought that ‘I
have come to this holy place. I shall not do it.’
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So I might have placed one man’s bag in another man’s place. So excuse me.” So this is the
habit. He does not want. He does not want to commit theft. But he has got the habit of
doing that. So similarly, here he has decided not to commit theft anymore, but because he’s
habituated, sometimes he does.
Bg 4.7-9 New York, July 22, 1966
31. Why Krsna asks Arjuna to declare it? Why Krsna is not declaring? Krsna is declaring
through His devotee because Krsna has a promise that “I shall protect My devotee.” If a
promise is there by the devotee, that cannot be violated. Krsna can... Because He is God,
He can violate His own promise because He is supreme. But He wants to protect His
devotee; therefore He is trying to give the declaration through His devotee..
I will give you one example how Krsna sometimes break His promise. Krsna’s promise
was that He will not fight. But at a time when Arjuna was perplexed by fighting with
Bhéñma... Bhéñma was the greatest fighter, although he was very old man. Duryodhana
incited him that “Because the other side are your very pet grandsons, you are not fighting
fully.” That was the complaint of Duryodhana. So in order to encourage him, Bhéñma said
to Duryodhana, “All right, tomorrow I shall finish all these five brothers. Tomorrow I shall
finish. And I have got now special arrows for killing these five chivalrous brothers.”
So Duryodhana was very intelligent. He told, “All right, please keep these five arrows with
me for the night. I shall deliver you tomorrow in the morning.” And Krsna understood that
“Bhéñma has now promised. He will kill.” So He asked Arjuna—this is also politics—that
“You go to Duryodhana Do you remember that Duryodhana”—Duryodhana is elderly than
Arjuna—“that he would keep some promise which was offered to you?” Duryodhana told
him, “Arjuna, whenever you want something, I shall give you.” “Now this is the time. You
can go.” “And what is that?” “Now, he has got five arrows for killing you. You should take
and come to Me.” So after fight, they were friends. So Arjuna went to the camp of
Duryodhana, and he was well received. “Well Arjuna, come on. What do you want? Come
on. Sit down. Do you want anything from me? If you want, I can stop this fight. I can
return you this...” Arjuna said, “No. I have not come to you for begging my kingdom.
Fighting will go on. But I want... You promised something.” “Yes. I know. I offer you.
What do you want?” “Now, I want those five arrows.” At once he delivered.
And this information was carried to, I mean to say, Bhéñma. Bhéñma knew that “Krsna is
very cunning also. He will save His devotee. So He has done this. All right, in spite of
Krsna... He has broken my promise, and tomorrow I shall see..So still, he promised that
“Even without those five weapons, today I shall kill Arjuna. Unless Krsna gives His special
protection to Arjuna, there is no escape. Either Krsna has to break His promise, otherwise
His friend will be killed.”
So he was fighting in such a way that Arjuna became almost dead. Then at that time,
Krsna... The chariot was torn into pieces, and Arjuna fell down. And then Krsna took up
one of the wheel of the chariot and came before: “Now, Bhéñma, you stop this fighting;
otherwise I will kill you.” Bhéñma at once gave up his arrow, and he offered, “All right. Kill
me.” So thing is that because Bhéñma promised that “I shall kill Arjuna tomorrow,” and
Krsna also promised not to fight, just to save these two devotees, Arjuna and Bhéñma—
Bhéñma also was a great devotee—just to show him that “I am breaking My promise. Please
stop...” He wanted that “Either I shall break My promise or you shall kill Arjuna. So better
see that I have broken My promise.” So in this way, sometimes, for devotee, He sometimes
breaks His own promise. So here Krsna says, kaunteya pratijänéhi. “You promise so I shall
protect your promise.” Bhagavad-gétä 9.29-32 New York, December 20, 1966
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32. He is giving facility to everyone…Woman class, they are taken as çüdra. Just like the
thread ceremony is given to the brähmaëa, kñatriya, vaiçya, but there is no thread
ceremony for the woman class. Although the woman is born in the brähmaëa family, she
has no that reformation. Because striyaù, woman class, are taken less intelligent, they
should be given protection, but they cannot be elevated. But here in the Bhagavad-gétä,
Lord Krsna surpasses all these formalities. He is giving facility to everyone
Bhagavad-gétä 9.29-32 New York, December 20, 1966
34. Become a preacher…This confidential service, preaching of Bhagavad-gétä... What is

that? Bhagavad-gétä preaching essence: sarva-dharmän parityajya mäm ekaà çaraëaà vraja
[Bg. 18.66]. Simply go and preach. This very thing. Krsna says, man-manä bhava mad-
bhakto mad-yäjé mäà namaskuru [Bg. 18.65]. This is Krsna’s desire. Preach to the world,
“Just be Krsna conscious.” Man-manäù. “Just become Krsna’s devotee.” Man-manä bhava
mad-bhakto mad-yäjé. “Just worship Krsna.” Mad-yäjé mäm... “Just offer your obeisances to
Krsna.” Four words. Then you become a preacher. It is not very difficult to become a
preacher and to become a spiritual master.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.15.51 -- Los Angeles, December 28, 1973
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Chapter 10
2. He can be known to you at your home, Although He’s not known even to the demigods,
even to the great sages, he can be known to you at your home, ajita jito ’py asi, although
He is unconquerable, if you adopt this process. So you have to adopt the process only.
Otherwise, if you don’t adopt the process, there is no alternative. You cannot know.
Because greater personalities than us in the human society, the devas, the sura-gaëäù...
Sura-gaëäù means the demigods. They cannot know.
Bhagavad-gétä 10.2-3 New York, January 1, 1967
4-5. Buddhi Buddhi means intelligence. And what is that intelligence? Real intelligence is to
know, to understand that “Krsna is the Supreme, and I am part and parcel.” Suppose one is
very intelligent to drive a car. That is not... That is material intelligence for earning our
bread. Real intelligence is the finer sentiments to understand the finer activities of this
nature. That is called buddhi…Grossly seeing, that is not intelligence. He is scientist. But
what that finer things that at once it is vanished; the scientist becomes fool. No more
scientist. Can scientist discover something and place it before his student that “When my
body will be stopped, you inject this thing, and I’ll come out again.” Has scientist
discovered this thing? No. If scientist could discover such thing then there would have
been no scarcity of scientist. Sir Isaac Newton, Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, Sir P.C. Raya
and so many scientists all over the world, they have discovered very, very... In your
country, Edison... They have discovered so many wonderful things. Oh. Then why don’t
you... O Mr. Scientist, why don’t you discover something so that we can keep it as soon as
your body will be stopped, and we shall inject this scientific, and you will come out again
and work? So this is called intelligence.
Kñamä Kñamä means tolerant. Tolerant. You should not be disturbed. Suppose you are in
this Krsna conscious society. Now, you cannot expect that all the members of the society
will be first-class men. How can we expect? We are collecting members of the society from
all classes of men. So there may be a man in goodness, a man in passion and a man in
ignorance. But if you think, “Oh, this man is not good. That man is not good,” oh... No.
You should be tolerant. You haven’t got any connection with this man or that man. You are
connected with the philosophy, with the process of life…Just like the same example:
suppose you are on the ship. You do not find just all men to your choice. There may be
different kinds of men. But what is that to you? You have to cross the Atlantic Ocean,
patiently cross. Just sit down tightly on the ship and take advantage of the opportunity.
That is your business. This is called kñamä. Kñamä means excuse and tolerant.
Satyam Satyam means you should speak the actual truth. You should not flatter. You
should not flatter for sense gratification.
Damaù So you should not allow the senses to enjoy something which is against the
advancement of your spiritual life. That is called damaù. And you have to learn
this…Generally we are all servants because our constitutional position is servant,
subservient. So we are servant of this material nature means we are servants of the
senses…And as soon as you become master of the senses, that the senses should not act
according to their whims. The senses should act according to your order. The same
example. Suppose there is very nice performance of sense gratification and one wants to go
there. But if you can control your senses—”No, not to go there. Come here in this
storefront. Hear Bhagavad-gétä.” Bhagavad-gétä 10.4-5 New York, January 4, 1967
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8. Essence of Bhagavad-gétä. This is the actual essence of Bhagavad-gétä. Ahaà sarvasya

prabhavo mattaù sarvaà pravartate: “I am the origin of everything.” Ahaà sarvasya
prabhavo and mattaù sarvam. Sarvam means including Brahmä, Viñëu, Maheçvara. Sarvam.
Mattaù sarvaà pravartate iti matvä. One who understands this. Bhajante. So just... The
bhajana is for whom? Iti matvä. When one understands that Krsna is the origin of
everything, even the original demigods, Brahmä, Viñëu, Maheçvara, when one understands
perfectly this thing, then his bhajana is perfect.
Morning Walk April 3, 1974, Bombay
And bhäva-samanvitäù. Budha, one must be very well versed, at the same time,
completely in spiritual emotion, bhäva. This bhäva is the very high platform for coming to
the perfection of life, bhäva… Bhäva means transcendental emotion.
Bhagavad-gétä 10.8 New York, January 7, 1967
9. Methods, rules and regulations… Everything has an original cause, or seed. For any idea,
program, plan or device, there is first of all the contemplation of the plan, and that is called
béja, or the seed. The methods, rules and regulations by which one is perfectly trained in
devotional service constitute the bhakti-latä-béja, or seed of devotional service…
Devotional service cannot be utilized for any material purpose…A creeper generally
takes shelter of a big tree, but the bhakti-latä, being the creeper of spiritual energy, cannot
take shelter of any material planet, for there is no tree on any material planet that the
bhakti-latä creeper can utilize for shelter. In other words, devotional service cannot be
utilized for any material purpose. ..Devotional service is especially meant for the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, and it is beyond this material range.
Has no shelter in the material world..Bhakti-latä, however, has no shelter in the material
world, nor has it shelter in brahma-loka, although brahma-loka is beyond the material
world. The bhakti-latä increases until it reaches the spiritual sky, where Goloka Våndävana
is situated.It is the duty of the devotee who nourishes the creeper to be very carefuly..
If one stops, one certainly falls down..It is not that at a certain stage one can stop
chanting and hearing and become a mature devotee. If one stops, one certainly falls down
from devotional service. ..If one gives up that process, it is due to an offense. This is
described in the following verse.
(Mad 19.151-5)
10. The formula is teñäà satata-yuktänäà bhajatäà préti-pürvakam. “One who is twenty-
four-hours engaged in My service with love and faith, God talks with him.” So first of all
see whether he’s twenty-four-hours engaged in God’s service with love and faith. Then you
can understand, “Yes, God is talking with him.” But he has no preliminary qualification, if
he says “I can talk with God,” he’s a nonsense .
Is it so easy that one can talk with God? If somebody comes, “Now I’m just coming from
talking with Mr. Ford, the President.” Shall I have to believe? He’s a common man. How he
can talk with President Ford? If I believe, then I am also nonsense… You must personally
understand. That is knowledge. If you are reading Bhagavad-gétä, how you can accept
nonsense, he says that “I can talk with Krsna without spiritual master.” It is absurd
proposition. So why you should accept such absurd proposition unless you are also
another absurd? ..
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Why there are so many books? You do not read it, you do not know how to answer it
even. That means you do not read. If you knew that God does not speak with rascals or
anyone ordinary, then you would have immediately replied, “God does not speak to you. It
is not possible. It requires qualification.
Garden Conversation June 27, 1976, New Vrindaban
Teñäà satata-yuktänäà bhajatäà préti-pürvakam [Bg. 10.10]. Préti, with love. When you
work, when you work for Krsna with love and enthusiasm, that is your Krsna conscious
life. If you think that “It is hackneyed, it is troublesome, but what can I do? These people
ask me to do it. I have to do it,” that is not Krsna consciousness. You have to do it
voluntarily and with great pleasure.
11. How he can be less intelligent? It is a special favor for them. Teñäm evänukampärtham. So
if Krsna dissipates ignorance from the heart of a person, how he can be less intelligent? If
somebody is guided by the most perfect intellect, intellectual, then how he can be less
intelligent? So these Mäyävädés’ accusation that bhakti is meant for the less intelligent class
and jïäna is meant for the higher class of men, so this accusation is refuted that “No, don’t
think that the devotees are less intelligent, because I am guiding them.
MW 3/4 74, Bombay
If he surrenders only to Krsna, he acquires all the knowledge. So similarly, if any person
without any knowledge, if he surrenders only to Krsna, he acquires all the knowledge.
He has surpassed all stages. And that is also confirmed. If you say, 'How he has gone,
surpassed all stages?' That answer in Bhagavad-gita you find, tesam evanukampartham
aham ajnana-jam tamah/ nasayamy atma-bhavastho/ jnana-dipena bhasvata. Tesam:
'Because he is a devotee, just to give, just to show him a special favor,' tesam
evanukampartham, 'simply for showing a special favor, I Myself, from within, I light up
the knowledge…
Gaura Kisora dasa Bhabaji Maharaja And you will be surprised that my guru
maharaja's spiritual master was Gaura Kisora dasa Bhabaji Maharaja. He was completely
illiterate. He did not know how to sign, and my spiritual master was the most learned man
of his age. He accepted that guru who was completely illiterate. But when he would
speak, that Gaura Kisora dasa Bhabaji Maharaja, he would speak with all Vedic
references. And you will find in the Vedas that yasya deve para bhaktir yatha deve tatha
gurau, tasyaite kathita hy arthah prakasante mahatmanah. So the spiritual know-ledge
becomes revealed. … It is not subjected to any material acquisition of knowledge. It
becomes revealed. How? Yasya deve para bhaktir yatha deve tatha gurau. One who has a
staunch faith in the Supreme Lord and staunch faith in the personality of his spiritual
master, bona fide, then he gets all the things revealed in himself.
12-13. Puñöa Krsna: Why did Nityänanda Prabhu break His daëòa?
Prabhupäda: Caitanya Mahäprabhu does not require any.
Acyutänanda: After taking sannyäsa, though, He had çikha and Tulasé mälä? No.
Prabhupäda: He was Mäyävädé. (chuckles) (laughter)
Acyutänanda: Someone wrote that only Caitanya Mahäprabhu can say ahaà brahmäsmi.
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He is the only Mäyävädé who can actually say aham brahmäsmi, because He is Krsna.
Prabhupäda: He is brahmäsmi, no. He is parabrahmäsmi. Krsna-caitanya-nämine.
Morning Walk -- April 28, 1975, Våndävana
That is brahminical stage. Don't think that Arjuna was a kñatriya. He, after studying
Bhagavad-gétä, he became brähmaëa, because he understood Krsna. He says, paraà
brahma paraà dhäma pavitraà paramaà bhavän [Bg. 10.12]. He understood Krsna
rightly.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.2.19 -- Våndävana, October 30, 1972
Asita: a great powerful sage of the time. He explained to his father 1,500,000 verses from
the Mahäbhärata. He was one of the members in the snake sacrifice of Mahäräja
Janamejaya. He was also present during the coronation ceremony of Mahäräja Yudhiñöhira
along with other great åñis. He also gave Mahäräja Yudhiñöhira instructions while he was on
the Aïjana Hill.
S.B. 1. 9. 6-7.The Passing Away of Bhéñmadeva
Devala: A great authority like Närada Muni and Vyäsadeva. His good name is on the list of
authorities mentioned in the Bhagavad-gétä when Arjuna acknowledged Lord Krsna as the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. He met Mahäräja Yudhiñöhira after the Battle of
Kurukñetra, and he was the elder brother of Dhaumya, the priest of the Päëòava family
1.19. 9-10.The Appearance of Çukadeva Gosvämé
14. What is that, Arjuna’s position? You’ll find in this chapter which we are now just
beginning. He’ll say sarvam etad åtaà manye yad vadasi keçava. “My dear Krsna, whatever
You are speaking, I accept..’ So that should be the process of understanding Krsna,
Bhagavad-gétä. Not that I don’t like this. So I’ll reject this portion. I like this portion,
therefore I accept it. This sort of studying Bhagavad-gétä is useless, nonsense. “Whatever
You have said, I accept it.”
Bg 10.1 New York, December 30, 1966
But they are not kings. They are mlecchas. They are not kings. Asaàskåtäù kriyä-hénä
mlecchä räjendra-rüpinaù (12.1.40):. They have assumed the post of king, but otherwise
they are mlecchas, asaàskåtäù. There is no saàskära, and kriyä-hénä, they do not perform
the Vedic rituals. So they are all rascals.
29. Pitåloka is also located in this region between the Garbhodaka Ocean and the lower
planetary systems. All the residents of Pitåloka, headed by Agniñvättä, meditate in great
samädhi on the Supreme Personality of Godhead and always wish their families well.
Beneath Pätälaloka are other planets, known as Narakaloka, or the hellish planets
SB 5.25.6
34. Everyone is sure to die, for no one is excused from the hands of death, which is but a
feature of the SPG (måtyuù sarva-haraç cäham). When one becomes a devotee, however,
he is not destined to die according to a limited duration of life. A devotee’s lifetime can be
extended by the mercy of the Supreme Lord, who is able to nullify the results of one’s
karma. S.B. 7.10.29
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35. Prabhupäda: The Säma-vedas mean the realization of God by singing, by music.
Dr. Patel: By music. I am the soul of the music.
Prabhupäda: Yes. Therefore hari-kértana. Hari-kértana is Säma-vedas, glorifying the
supreme. Morning Walk April 3, 1974, Bombay
When the sound vibration of Krsna’s flute is expressed through the mouth of Brahmä, it
becomes gäyatré. Thus by being influenced by the sound vibration of Krsna’s flute, Brahmä,
the supreme creature and first living entity of this material world, was initiated as a
brähmaëa. … enlightened by the gäyatré mantra through Krsna’s flute, he attained all Vedic
knowledge. TLC Ch.31
36. If you want to cheat Krsna, then Krsna will also cheat you. Dyütaà chalayatäm asmi.
Krsna has said in His vibhüti-yogam that “Amongst all cheating process, I am gambling. I
am gambling.” There is cheating process. Wherefrom this cheating process comes? There is
cheating process in Krsna also because He is the origin of everything. Whatever there is,
even cheating process, thieving process, what is condemned in this world, that is also there
in Krsna, but that is without any contamination. That is difference. When He cheats, it
becomes worshipable
CC Mad 22.5 New York, January 7, 1967
Krsna says that “Amongst all kinds of cheating business, I am gambling.” Gambling...
There is in gambling... It requires some expert brain, how to play gamble. So that
expertness, that part of expert endeavor, is Krsna. So we should not think, “Oh, because
Krsna is gambling also, so let us engage and devote in gambling.” No. Krsna is everything.
Krsna is everything, but we have to select favorably, not unfavorably.
Çré Caitanya-caritämåta, Madhya-lélä 21.49-61 New York, January 5, 1967
37. Prabhupäda: Ah. (laughs) Päëòavänäà dhanaïjayaù.

Dr. Patel: “I am you.” That means “I am you.”
Prabhupäda: Not “I am you.” That is Mäyäväda. Dhanaïjaya especially, not the rascals.
Dr. Patel: “You” means he is talking with whom? Dhanaïjaya.
Prabhupäda: That’s all right, Dhanaïjaya. You can take, Dhanaïjaya. Not that general
people.
Dr. Patel: But that is what He says, that “I am you.” Krsna says...
Prabhupäda: Not you, Dhanaïjaya. “You” means... Why you are changing the word ?it is
said, Dhanaïjaya…You cannot make it an impersonal. As soon as you say Dhanaïjaya, He
is person. Morning Walk April 3, 1974, Bombay
42. Empowered incarnations / vibhütis. Apart from the direct incarnations, there are
innumerable empowered incarnations. They are also mentioned in the revealed scriptures.
Such incarnations are directly as well as indirectly empowered. When they are directly
empowered they are called incarnations, but when they are indirectly empowered they are
called vibhütis. Directly empowered incarnations are the Kumäras, Närada, Påthu, Çeña,
Ananta, etc. As far as vibhütis are concerned, they are very explicitly described in the
Bhagavad-gétä in the Vibhüti-yoga chapter.
SB 1.3.5
This is only one part manifestation..Prabhupäda: This is only ekäàça vibhüti. All this
described, this is only one part. The three parts—in the spiritual world. This is all
description of the material world. Now, this is only one part manifestation, and the three
part manifestation—in the spiritual sky. Morning Walk April 3, 1974, Bombay
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Chapter 11
10-11.If you want to dress somebody, he must be a person. So even in the universal form, there
is personality. Divya-mälya, divya-gandha, kiréöina, dressed, well-dressed. Well-dressed is
possible not in the imperson. If you want to dress somebody, he must be a person. You
cannot dress in the sky. “Here is helmet, here is garland.” Where you put? (laughs) So in
the universal form also there is personality. Morning Walk April 4, 1974, Bombay
14. (1) raudra (anger), (2) adbhuta (wonder), (3) çåìgära (conjugal love), (4) häsya (comedy),
(5) véra (chivalry), (6) dayä (mercy), (7) däsya (servitorship), (8) sakhya (fraternity), (9)
bhayänaka (horror), (10) bébhatsa (shock), (11) çänta (neutrality), (12) vätsalya
(parenthood). SB 1.1.3
When Arjuna witnessed the universal form of Krsna, whose dazzling teeth were practically
devouring the very existence of the universe, Arjuna’s mouth became dried up. At that
time Arjuna forgot himself and could not understand that he was Arjuna, Krsna’s friend,
although he was always dependent upon Krsna’s mercy. This incident is an example of
inferior dependence. NOD Ch. 31 Additional symptoms of Ecstatic Love
19. `Saçi-sürya-netram… The çaçi, the moon, and the sun are the two eyes of God. Now in
Brahma-saàhitä it is also confirmed yac-cakñur eña savitä sakala-grahäëäm. So in the
Upaniñads it is said, “When God sees, then you can see.” So this... When the sunrise is
there, that means when God sees, you can see. In the darkness you cannot see. And still,
you are proud of your eyes…And another significance is that you cannot hide yourself
from the seeing of the Supreme.
29. As moths dash to destruction in a blazing fire:..leaders, they are entering into the mouth
of the käla just like insects. “Phat! Phat! Phat! Phat! Phat! Phat!” Although within their
lifetime they were very, very big leaders, but they are entering into the mouth of the käla
just like insects and flies… There is no plan how to stop...
Dr. Patel: Death.
Prabhupäda: Yes. No, how to stop this forceful entering into the mouth of the käla.
Just like a very good example: When there is fire and all the insects and flies, “Phat! Phat!
Phat! Phat! Phat!” That’s it. Attracted by the beauty. Similarly, all these big, big leaders,
being attracted, bahir-artha-mäninaù... They have been described in Bhägavata, bahir-
artha-mäninaù. They are thinking this beautiful nature as everything, “There is no other
thing.”
“The doctors also will enter…”
Prabhupäda: The doctors also will enter. (laughter) Not only the patient, but the doctors also.
Don’t think that doctors will be excused. (laughter)
33. Krsna said, “My dear Arjuna, you are thinking that you’ll save your relatives, but you are
wrong. It is already planned. Those who have come here, they must be killed. That is
already my plan…
You simply become an instrument.” Nimitta-mätraà bhava savyasäcin. So when Arjuna

understood that “It is the Krsna’s plan. Then I am servant of Krsna; I must satisfy Krsna.”
Bg, 13.6-7 Bombay, 29/9/ 1973
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Arjuna … the hero of the Battle of Kurukñetra: The relationship of the Lord with His
devotees is a very happy one. Actually, the Lord descended at the request of Brahmä in
order to kill all the undesirables of the world, but to divide the share of glory He
sometimes engaged His devotees to take the credit. The Battle of Kurukñetra was
designed by the Lord Himself, but just to give credit to His devotee Arjuna (nimitta-
mätraà bhava savyasäcin), He played the part of the charioteer, while Arjuna was
given the chance to play the fighter and thus become the hero of the Battle of
Kurukñetra. What He wants to do Himself by His transcendental plans, He executes
through His confidential devotees. That is the way of the Lord’s mercy towards His
pure unalloyed devotees. SB. 3.3 10
That is the beauty of the Lord’s dealings with His devotees; sometimes the Lord gives
more credit to His devotees than He takes for Himself. For instance, on the Battlefield of
Kurukñetra, Lord Krsna fought simply by giving directions. Yet it was Arjuna who took the
credit for fighting. Nimitta-mätraà bhava savyasäcin: “You, O Savyasäcé [Arjuna], can be
but an instrument in the fight.” (Bg. 11.33) Everything was arranged by the Lord, but the
credit of victory was given to Arjuna. Similarly, in the Krsna consciousness movement,
everything is happening according to the predictions of Lord Caitanya, but the credit
goes to Lord Caitanya’s sincere servants. SB. 4.24.45-6
36. Recognizing Krsna to be the Supreme Brahman, Arjuna addresses Him, sthäne håñékeça...:
“The world becomes joyful hearing Your name, and thus do all become attached to You.”
(Bg. 11.36) The process of chanting is herein authorized as the direct means of contacting
the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead. Simply by chanting the holy
name Krsna, the soul is attracted by the Supreme Person, Krsna, to go home, back to
Godhead.
Letter to Professor J. F. Staal February 15, 1970
41-2. Arjuna developed friendship with Krsna. When he saw Krsna in His supreme universal
form, he said, "My dear Krsna, I have talked with You as friend. I have insulted You in so
many ways." Friends and friends, sometimes they talk in insulting tone, but that is not
insult, that is pleasure. Similarly, Arjuna also talks to Krsna in so many insulting tones. But
when he saw that "Oh, here is the Supreme Personality of Godhead," he was afraid.
Bhagavad-gétä 7.1 -- San Francisco, September 10, 1968
The Gaura-gaëoddeça-dépikä (120–24) states that Rämänanda Räya was formerly Arjuna.
He is also considered to have been an incarnation of the gopé Lalitä, although in the
opinion of others he was an incarnation of Viçäkhädevé.
Ädi 10.134
45. Don’t try to love Viçvarüpa. Love Çyämasundara, that’s all..Can you love Viçvarüpa? If
Krsna comes before you with Viçvarüpa, (laughs) you’ll forget your love. Don’t try to love
Viçvarüpa. Love Çyämasundara, that’s all. We have seen Krsna in Viçvarüpa during
wartime. I remember I think in 1942, December... I was just eating and there was siren of
bombing in Calcutta. So the arrangement was as soon as there will be siren of bombing the
government selected a place, shelter room, this room in your house will be shelter room.
So we had to go into that shelter room and the bombing began—chiiiii-gown. So we were
seeing that Viçvarüpa, you see, at that time. So I was thinking of course, that this is also
Krsna’s another form. But that form is not very lovable form…
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Police officer firing a revolver..Suppose a boy’s father is a police officer. So if the father
comes as a police officer firing a revolver, even the child will forget loving father. You see?
So naturally the child loves father when he’s at home just like father. Similarly we love
Krsna as He is—Çyämasundara. The Viçvarüpa was shown to Arjuna to warn the rascal
humanity. Because Krsna said, “I am God.” Imitating Krsna, so many rascals declaring that
“I am God.” Therefore Arjuna said, “Please show me your Viçvarüpa.” So that these rascals
may also ask him to show his Viçvarüpa. So if you are God, please show me your
Viçvarüpa.
46. Lord Çré Krsna had two arms, and why He is designated as four-armed is explained by
Çrédhara Svämé. Both Bhéma and Draupadé held opposite views about killing Açvatthämä.
Bhéma wanted him to be immediately killed, whereas Draupadé wanted to save him. .. in
order to prevent both of them, the Lord discovered another two arms. ….
If Çré Krsna is called caturbhujaù, there is no contradiction. If need be He can display

hundreds of arms, as He exhibited in His viçva-rüpa shown to Arjuna. Therefore, one who
can display hundreds and thousands of arms can also manifest four whenever needed.
SB 1.7.52
Çré Krsna is naturally very affectionate toward His devotees, and when He saw Rukmiëé’s
condition, His heart immediately softened. At once He became merciful to her. The
relationship between Rukmiëé and Krsna was like that between Lakñmé and Näräyaëa;
therefore, Krsna appeared before Rukmiëé in His four-handed manifestation of
Näräyaëa. He got down from the bedstead, brought her up by her hands and, placing His
cooling hands on her face, smoothed the scattered hair on her head.
KB 60: Talks Between Krsna and Rukmiëé
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Chapter 12
Adveñöä sarva-bhütänäà:Not only for the human society, but the animal society, bird
society, beast society, vegetable society, insect society, aquatic society. They are also
Krsna’s sons, God's sons. Therefore Krsna says, "One who is actually a devotee and wants
to be very dear to Me, his qualification must be adveñöä sarva-bhütänäà: we must be non-
envious towards all living entities."
Maitraù Treat them just like your friend, maitraù. A devotee is friend to everyone. He does
not want to kill even an ant or a mosquito. (see lilamtra SP says goodbuy to trees)
Karuëa means kind. A devotee is kind to everyone. It is not that Krsna consciousness
should merely be spread in India or amongst the brahmanas or the Hindus. No. A Krsna
conscious person will preach Krsna consciousness all over the world, as far as possible.
Nirahaìkäraù means "I am Krsna’s servant."
Kñamé means excuse. A devotee is especially attacked by the demons.. Because Prahlada
Maharaja was a devotee, even his father was an enemy, what to speak of others. So a
devotee will have to meet so many enemies. We have the example of the life of Lord Jesus
Christ. When he was being killed by others, he said, to excuse them, "God, they do not
know what they are doing." That is the devotee's position. Kñamé, always excusing. We
have to learn this.
Santuñöaù So if Krsna desires that I should suffer like this, why should I bother? Let me
suffer." There are many verses to support this. Tat te 'nukampam susamiksamano
bhunjana evatma-krtam. When a devotee is put into distress, he thinks "It is God's
kindness that He is giving me little pain, some hurt, although I should have suffered
more."
Dåòha-niçcayaù means he believes in the word of Krsna. A devotee believes that "I have
nothing to do, except to surrender to Krsna. Then all my business is done."
Arpita-mano-buddhir Mind and intelligence are always focused on the lotus feet of
Krsna…You come to the temple, observe Radha and Krsna and always think of Him. That
is the highest, topmost yoga system. Therefore Deity worship is very important. If you are
engaged in Deity worship, you always see the forms of Krsna and Radharani. And if you
always think of Krsna and Radharani within your heart, then you become the topmost
yogi.
Lec BG 12.13–14 Bombay 74
Anapekñaù, neutral, just see. When I went to America, I went with forty rupees. The
Sumati Morarji gave me a ticket, and I had only forty rupees. That forty rupees could not
be spent there. Then, when I was disembarking, I told the captain, "Captain Pandia, I have
not a single dollar with me. Will you purchase one set of my books?" "So Swami, what is
your price?" "Sixteen dollars." He paid me twenty dollars.
Çubhäçubha When I was in Boston, I was thinking "I have come here. How will they
receive me? As soon as I say ‘No meat-eating, no illicit sex, no gambling, no intoxication,'
immediately they will reply, ‘Please go home, don't preach here.'” All right. So for one year
there was no success, and I was always going to the shipping company to ask: ‘
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When does your ship next return?’" So the manager said, "Swamiji, you are always
inquiring, but you never go." I said, "Yes, when I am too frustrated, I come here to ask
you. Then I go back again; let me see two months more."' It was going like that. Nobody
was there with me.
Aniketaù automatically aniketaù. There was no place to live. No money. Sannyasa means
aniketaù. Now we have one hundred temples. But Krsna does not allow me to stay more
than eight days. I am dependent on Krsna. If He allows. Hare Krsna.
MW Bombay 74
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Chapter 13
2. We are working with this body and reaping the result…First of all Krsna said that this
body is the kñetra. Kñetra means field of activities. We are acting according to the body we
have received. And this owner of the body is working; just like a cultivator has got a
certain amount of land and he is cultivating and producing foodstuff according to his own
capacity. This is called karma-käëòa. We are working with this body and reaping the result
and enjoying it. In this way we are repeating again and again, again and again,
transmigration of the soul from one body to another.
Bhagavad-gétä 13.4 Hyderabad, April 20, 1974
3. Just like a landlord. He has got many houses…The kñetra-jïa means the possessor of this
kñetra, body, the owner or occupier. So you, me, and every one of us, we are occupying
each, one body. But I have no business with your body, but Krsna has got business with
your body, my body, his body, everyone’s body. Therefore Krsna says, kñetra-jïaà cäpi
mäà viddhi. Just like a landlord. He has got many houses. The occupier is there, or
apartment. He is concerned with that apartment or the house he is occupying, but the
landlord has concern with so many houses. Similarly, this body, I am the occupier. God
has given me this body, this machine, but proprietor is Lord, the Supreme Lord. Therefore
both of us has got the concern with this body. Ätmä, Paramätmä. Soul, Supersoul.
Bhagavad-gétä 7.3 London, March 11, 1975
Paramätmä and ätmä So myself, I am called ätmä. And Krsna is called Paramätmä.
Therefore there are two words: Paramätmä and ätmä. Ätmä is also individual.
Paramätmä is also individual. But because both of us, we are knower, kñetrajïam ..the
living entity is kñetrajnam, he has got knowledge. And Krsna says kñetrajïaà cäpi mäà
viddhi. “I am also knower.” Both of them, we are knower. We have got knowledge. My
knowledge may be limited. Krsna’s knowledge unlimited, complete. But both of us, we
are knower. We can understand. We can know. Therefore, we are called kñetrajïa. But
the difference is Krsna knows everything all over the creation, I even do not know
what is going on in my body. That is the difference.
I am the kicking God…So how one can become God? Rascal. How one can become God.
That is not possible. God knows everything. If one knows everything, then you can accept
him as God. Otherwise, don’t accept. As soon as somebody says, “I am God,” kick him on
his face….
“Yes, you are God, I am God. I am the kicking God.” (laughter) That should be the
answer. “I am the shoe-beater God. Now you protect yourself if you are God.” Don’t
accept this false God.
Bhagavad-gétä 13.3 Paris, August 11, 1973
5. anna-maya  änanda-maya (brahma pucchaà pratiñöhä) “Within the body there are five
different departments of existence, known as anna-maya, präëa-maya, mano-maya,
vijïäna-maya, and at last änanda-maya. [These are enumerated in the Brahmänanda-vallé of
the Taittiréya Upaniñad.]
anna-maya In the beginning of life, every living entity is food conscious. A child or an
animal is satisfied only by getting nice food. This stage of consciousness, in which the goal
is to eat sumptuously, is called anna-maya. Anna means ’food.’
präëa-maya After this one lives in the consciousness of being alive. If one can continue his
life without being attacked or destroyed, one thinks himself happy. This stage is called
präëa-maya, or consciousness of one’s existence.
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mano-maya (jïäna-maya) After this stage, when one is situated on the mental platform,
that consciousness is called mano-maya. The material civilization is primarily situated in
these three stages—annamaya, präëa-maya and mano-maya. The first concern of
civilized persons is economic development, the next concern is defense against being
annihilated, and the next consciousness is mental speculation, the philosophical
approach to the values of life.
vijïäna-maya“If by the evolutionary process of philosophical life one happens to reach to

the platform of intellectual life and understands that he is not this material body, but is a
spirit soul, one is situated in the vijïäna-maya stage.
änanda-maya stage Then by evolution of spiritual life he comes to understand the Supreme
Lord, or the Supreme Soul. When one develops his relationship with Him and executes
devotional service, that stage of life is called Krsna consciousness, the änanda-maya stage.
Krsna Book: The Prayers of the Personified Vedas
11. Constant and unalloyed devotion to Me…We have seen practically. Just like Rävaëa.
Rävaëa was a great personality, a great devotee of Lord Çiva also, and materially his
kingdom was very much advanced. It is said that Lanka was made of gold. Actually there
were many palaces. And he was a very big Vedic scholar also. But one thing, that he was
against Räma... And for this disqualification he is still described as asura, räkñasa. So haräv
abhaktasya kuto mahad-guëäù mano-rathenäsato dhävato bahiù. If one is not devotee of
the Lord, he will simply concoct on the mental platform. So that will not make.
Bhagavad-gétä 13.8-12 -- Bombay, October 2, 1973
14. Hands and legs everywhere. How it is possible?...It is possible because we are part and
parcels of Krsna, we have got our hands and legs, therefore Krsna has got his hands and
legs everywhere. But our hands and legs are now engaged otherwise. It is not for Krsna.
That is called illusion. Actually, the hands and legs belong to Krsna. My hands, it is not my
hand, it is Krsna’s hand. My leg, it is Krsna’s leg, but in mäyä, in illusion, it is covered,
upädhi. My hand means it is Indian hand.” “My leg means Indian leg.” “My hand means
American hand.” “My leg means American leg.” No…. That is jïeyam. You have to
understand that you are not the proprietor of these hands and legs. Krsna is the
proprietor…
Your hand, Your leg, so you want to use these hands and legs for fighting……Arjuna was
in the beginning thinking that “My hand, my leg, it is meant for my family.” Therefore he
was hesitating to kill, that “This hand, it belongs to my family, to my kinsmen, to my
country, to my nation, to my society. How I can use these hands and legs against them.
Krsna, I’ll not fight.” This is ignorance. He did not know that his hands and legs belong to
Krsna. And when he understood... After reading, after hearing Bhagavad-gétä from Krsna,
he understood, “Well I was thinking the hands and legs belong to my family, to me. No. It
belongs to Krsna. It must be used for Krsna.” Then he decided, “Krsna,” kariñye vacanaà
tava, “now You want me... Because this is Your hand, Your leg, so you want to use these
hands and legs for fighting. I must use it...”
Bhagavad-gétä 13.14 Bombay, October 7, 1973
He can accept whatever you offer..He has got His form, He has got His hands. Just like
Krsna says..açnämi (prayatätmänaù)Now if you say, Krsna is in the Goloka Våndävana, far,
far away from here. How He accepts?” That is the answer is here, that sarvataù päëi-
pädam. He has got hands. That is the Vedic injunction. Apäëi-pädo javana-gåhétaù.
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The Absolute Brahman has no hands and legs, but He can accept anything, He can walk
everywhere. Just contradictory. Paçyaty acakñuù. He has no eyes. but He can see
everything. This is the difference. He has got His form. That is spiritual form, that is not
this material, limited form, but He has got His form. One who does not understand His
unlimited form, Brahman form, sarvataù... Everywhere He can go, everywhere He can see,
everywhere He can accept whatever you offer. Everywhere He can walk. That is His form,
but He is not formless. Bhagavad-gétä 13.14 Bombay, October 7, 1973
15. He’s the origin…Somebody is taking that God is without any form because here it is said,
sarvendriya-varjitam, vivarjitam. Vivarjitam, specifically He has no indriyas. So if God has
no indriya, then He’s niräkära. But in the previous verse Krsna has said that, “Yes, I have
got my indriyas. I can see everything, I can hear everything.” So unless He has got ears and
eyes to see, we cannot conceive anything that a man without any eyes can see. Is there any
such idea?
..He has eyes, He has ears, He has legs, He has hands—everything He has got. Because
sarvendriya-guëäbhäsam. He’s the origin. In the Vedänta-sütra it is said that the Absolute
Truth is the origin of everything. Janmädy asya yataù. So without a thing being existing in
the Absolute Truth, how that can be manifested in this relative truth?... So there is
everything, but only one has to understand what is that everything. That everything is
spiritual and this is material. When it is said that He’s Sarvendriya-vivarjitam, that means
He has no material senses. He has got senses. He has got eyes, He has got hands, legs,
everything, but they are not material. Bhagavad-gétä 13.15 Bombay, October 9, 1973
16. Dürastham. Now, you cannot calculate where this abode of God is there. Dürastham.
Panthäs tu koöi-çata-vatsara. If you go with your plane with the speed of mind, panthäs tu
koöi-çata-vatsara-sampragamyo väyor athäpi, by airplane, väyu-ratha... This väyu airplane is
mentioned in the Brahma-saàhitä. Väyor athäpi manasaù, and with the speed of mind.
Muni-puìgavänäm, discovered by great scientists, still, avicintya-tattve, it is so far away...
Therefore it is called dürastham.
So near that you can touch His lotus feet..And at the same time, antike, very near, very
near, just like Krsna is standing here. One has to understand. Very near. He has kindly
come to you, near, so near that you can touch His lotus feet, you can offer Him some
foodstuff, you can decorate. He’s agreeing, “Yes, I will accept your...” Patraà puñpaà
phalaà toyaà yo me bhaktyä prayacchati. And before this, Krsna has said, sarvataù päëi-
pädaà tat. He has got hands and leg everywhere. In the Vedas also it is confirmed, apäëi-
pädo javana-gåhétaù. Apäëi-päda, He has no hands and legs, but whatever you offer in
sacrifice, He immediately accepts. How He accepts? That is called dürastham. Very, very
far away; at the same time, antike. Immediately... Provided you know the means.
18. You will find the reflection, bluish reflection, in the sky… So jyotiñäm api jyotis tamasaù
param. So this jyoti, this illumination, is beyond this material world. And because there is
illumination, that illumination is reflected in the material world. You will find the
reflection, bluish reflection, in the sky. It means that brahmajyoti is bluish because it is
coming out from the blue body of Krsna. Therefore it is bluish We see the sky bluish, and
in darkness we see, although it is darkness, there is some brightness in the sky. Always the
sky is...
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The sky ..is covered seven times covered by different types of material elements, and that
brahmajyoti is penetrating through the covers, and little reflection we can see in the sky.
20. So there were six questions by Arjuna: kñetra, kñetra-jïa, jïänam, jïeyam, prakåti,
puruña. Six questions. So Krsna has already replied what is kñetra, kñetra-jïa, and what is
the process of knowledge and what is the object of knowledge. Now He is beginning to
explain what is this material nature and what is these living entities…
Cloud is a fact, but sometimes manifest; sometimes not..Similarly, this material world..
This is also prakåti of Krsna. The fact is that it is sometimes manifest, sometimes not
manifest. Just like the cloud. Cloud is a fact, but sometimes it is manifest; sometimes it is
not manifested. When it is not manifest, you cannot say, “Cloud is false.” No. It is a fact,
but the nature is sometimes manifest, sometimes not manifest. So here Krsna says,
prakåtià puruñaà caiva viddhy anädé. They are eternal. Krsna is eternal, and the living
entities are eternal, and the prakåtis are also eternal. They are not false. But they are
manifested, sometimes not manifested…
22. Mäyä must make him forget that he is eating the most rotten thing…Not only hog, even
in human society, somebody eats the most abominable, most rotten fish; still, he’s thinking
he’s enjoying. We have seen it. Unless he thinks like that, how... If he thinks that, “This is
most rotten thing,” then he cannot live. The mäyä must make him forget that he is eating
the most rotten thing. He’ll think, “It is very nice.”
Bhagavad-gétä 13.21 -- Bombay, October 15, 1973
That is puruña spirit…Actually none of us are puruña. This conception of puruña,

enjoyer, is there in so-called woman and ..man... Not only man, every living entity, cats,
dogs, trees, etc. everyone, because this material world means all the living entities,
beginning from Lord Brahmä, down to the smallest ant, they are seeking after enjoyment...
That is puruña spirit. One who is seeking for enjoyment is called puruña. But actual puruña
is Krsna.
So actually, we all living entities, we are prakåti, we are not puruña. That is stated in the
seventh chapter: apareyam itas tv anyäà prakåtià viddhi me paräm..
Bhagavad-gétä 13.22-24 Melbourne, June 25, 1974
servant of servant of Krsna. This is our position….Krsna says that bhoktä aham, “I am
the enjoyer.” Just like in this temple, who is the enjoyer? Krsna is the enjoyer. We are
helping to Krsna’s enjoyment. Krsna will eat something very nice. Our business is to
prepare it nicely and offer to Krsna. He is enjoyer. He is enjoying His flute in the company
of Çrématé Rädhäräëé. So His very position is enjoyer. And we are servants. …
Here Krsna is the enjoyer, and we’re enjoyed. So our business is to see “How I am being
enjoyed by Krsna, by serving Him.” This is devotion, this is Krsna consciousness. So long
you want to enjoy this material world, you are in the material world. And as soon as you
offer yourself to be enjoyed by Krsna as servant, according to His order you serve, then
immediately you are in the spiritual world.
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This temple is not Melbourne. It is Vaikuëöha. It is Våndävana..So you can become in the
material world or spiritual world, as you desire. As you desire. If you want to remain in the
spiritual world, this temple is the spiritual world. We are not living in Melbourne. This
temple is not Melbourne. It is Vaikuëöha. It is Våndävana. So if you stick to this temple
service, Krsna’s service, then you are not in this material world.
Bhagavad-gétä 13.22-24 Melbourne, June 25, 1974
23. …Even for going to the privy I wanted permission of my mother..Anumantä means
without His permission you cannot do anything. You cannot do anything. Because
everything belongs to Krsna, how you can use something without permission? So
anumantä. And upadrañöä. Just like father and son, little child. He wants to do something
and wants permission from the father or the mother. And he gives. In our childhood I
remember that even for going to the privy I wanted permission of my mother, “Can I
go?”... Mother is not restricting me; still, I am asking the permission of mother. “Can I go?
Can I go?” I remember it. This is natural. Similarly, we cannot do anything without the
permission of the Supersoul within the heart. Sarvasya cähaà hådi sanniviñöo
So when we do something wrong, how Krsna, as Paramätmä, gives permission? This

question may be raised. But He gives permission, when I do something wrong. Because I
cannot do anything without His permission. But He gives me permission as a... Käraëaà
guëa-saìgo ’sya. That is already explained.
He can give you permission, but the enjoyment and suffering will have to be taken by
you. You insist permission, “I want to do this.” And without permission, you cannot do it.
Therefore Krsna gives you per..., “All right, you do it, but at your risk.” Krsna does not
want that you should do it, but you want to do it. Therefore He gives permission.
26. Bhagavad-gétä says, anye, “all common men.” Or one who does not know. Anye tu evam
ajänantaù. They do not know what is this body, what is the occupier of the body, what is
the puruña, what is the uttama-puruña, or the puruñottama, or what is the field of activities,
what is this prakåti, nature, how it is working. They do not know anything. Sa eva go-
kharaù…
..We are opening centers all over the world—why?

So even they do not know, they can hear. Just we are opening centers all over the world—why?
Just to give them the chance to hear. To hear. If people only come to these centers, these
centers of spiritual knowledge, Krsna consciousness movement, hear the Bhagavad-gétä as
it is.. then they also can derive the benefit, so much so that they can also stop their
repetition of birth, death, and old age. It is so nice thing…
Krsna is discussing in this chapter, what is kñetra, what is kñetra-jïa, what is knowledge,
what is knowable, what is prakåti, what is puruña. Who is studying all these things? There
is not institution, no school, college, university, to study these things…
So for the go-kharas..this Krsna consciousness movement is being pushed on. So that the
go-kharas may kindly come and hear Bhagavad-gétä and see how the Deity is being
worshiped, how Krsna is recognized as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By seeing
only, by sitting only, by hearing only, they’ll come.
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This is the chance. It is not idol worship, nonsensical. It is worshiping the Supreme
Personality of Godhead personally. But one has to learn the art and the science about it.
Therefore we are opening all over the world different centers so that these go-kharas can
take advantage of this movement.
Otherwise why in this old age...?What is the use of fighting with Mr. Nair and take this land?
Because we are anxious to open centers; people, the go-khara people may come and take
advantage of it. That is our mission. We don’t want that they remain go-kharas and lose the
chance of this human body. Our mission is very big. The best welfare work.
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Chapter 14
1. Mental speculation / philosophical speculation. As for the difference between mental

speculation and philosophical speculation, we take it that everything is known by the
psychological action of the mind, so that philosophical speculation is the same as mental
speculation if it is merely the random or haphazard activity of the brain to understand
everything and making theories, "if's" and "maybe's." But if philosophical speculation is
directed by Sastra and Guru, and if the goal of such philosophical attempts is to achieve
Visnu, then that philosophical speculation is not mental speculation. It is just like this:
Krishna syas in Bhagavad-gita that "I am the taste of water." Philosophical speculation in
the accepted sense then means to try to understand, under the direction of Sastra and
Guru, just how Krishna is the taste of water.
Letter to: Chaturbhus, Bombay, 21 January, 1972
3. But that does not mean the matter is producing life….Taëòula-våçcika-nyäya. A våçcika, a
scorpion, is coming out from rice. Actually, a scorpion lays down eggs within the heaps of
rice, and by fermentation of the rice, heating, the egg, I mean to say, produces a small
scorpion, and it comes out from the rice. So foolish people, they think that the heaps of
rice is the cause of producing a scorpion. So many things come like that, but that does not
mean the matter is producing life. If matter is producing life, the modern science, so much
advanced, so let them prove in the laboratory, mixing some matter, life is coming.
Discussions with Syämasundara däsa
4. You are the son of the Supreme…So the father is always affectionate to the sons. The sons
may forget the father, but the father cannot forget. So Krsna comes here out of His love for
us to deliver us, to give us the right path. Sarva-dharmän parityajya: “My dear sons, why
you are rotting in this miserable world? You come to Me. I’ll give you all protection. You
are the son of the Supreme. So you can enjoy life very supremely, very magnificently,
without any death. Why you are rotting?”
Bhagavad-gétä 4.3-6 N Y, July 18, 1966
….Don’t think that Krsna is for the Hindus, for the Indians…So these are simple truths,
all explained in the Bhagavad-gétä. It is open to everyone. Krsna is everyone’s father. You
may take Krsna Indian God, or Krsna Indian, or Hindu, but Krsna says that sarva-yoniñu
kaunteya: “In all forms of life, in all species of life, whoever he may be, I am the seed-
giving father.” So don’t think that Krsna is for the Hindus, for the Indians, or for the
human being. No. Krsna is for everyone. Otherwise how He is God? If He is for a particular
section, then how He can be God? God cannot be for a particular type of man or
particular section, particular society. God is for human being or the birds, beasts,
aquatics, insect, trees, plants, everyone. That is God. He says, sarva-yoniñu: “In every
species of life, whatever form may be, that doesn’t matter,” ahaà béja-pradaù pitä, He says,
“I am the seed-give father.” This is Krsna consciousness.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 6.1.15 London, July 30, 1971
9. Sa guëän samatityaitän brahma-bhuyäya kalpate: The devotee is therefore above the three
modes of material nature and is even transcendental to the brähmaëa platform. A
brähmaëa may be infected by the two baser modes—namely rajo-guëa and tamo-guëa. A
pure devotee, who is free from all material desires experienced on the mental platform and
who is also free from empiric philosophical speculation or fruitive activity, is always above
material conditioning and is always liberated.
S.B. 4.9.65
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17. We are trying to create a section of men…So there must be one class of men, first-class
men, ideal, that people will learn that “Here is an ideal class of men. Let me try to imitate
or follow them…So our, this Krsna consciousness movement is that .. we are trying to
create a section of men, not from India, not from Hindus. Never, Krsna never said that
“These things can be done only in India…. No. It is open for everyone. Anyone who wants
to become a brähmaëa, he can become brähmaëa.
Bhagavad-gétä 18.45 Durban, October 11 1975
So our Krsna consciousness movement is to create a class of men ideal, first-class men with
satyaà çaucaà tapo çamaù damaù titikñaù. This is godly civilization.
18. Human form of life is a chance to make our choice where we shall go next..This is
middle planetary system. This earthly planet, it is called Bhürloka. Then, above this, there
is Bhuvarloka. Then, above that, Svargaloka. That is heavenly planets. The heavenly
planets begins from the moon planet. Jaghanya-guëa-våtti-sthä adho gacchanti tämasäù.
And those who are in the modes of darkness, they go down, down, down. The animal life
is also amongst the down, I mean to say, modes of life. So this human form of life is a
chance to make our choice where we shall go next, in the higher or in the lower, or we
shall remain here.
Bhagavad-gétä 2.13 Germany, June 20, 1974
..Keep yourself in the modes of goodness - more and more spiritual power."These
demigods, these great saintly persons, these siddhas, how they have become so powerful?"
Sattvaikatäna: being situated in the material modes of goodness. If you put yourself, keep
yourself in the modes of goodness, then you get more and more your spiritual power. And
if you keep yourself in the modes of ignorance and passion, then you cannot make
progress. You'll have to remain here or go down. If you keep yourself in the modes of
ignorance, then you go down even to the animal kingdom.
If you keep yourself in goodness, then you can go up If you keep yourself in the modes of
passion, then at most, you can remain in Europe and America, that's all. But if you keep
yourself in goodness, then you can go up. These are explained in the Bhagavad-gétä.
Ürdhvaà gacchanti sattva-sthäù, those who are in the modes of goodness, even they are
not spiritually very much advanced so that they can enter into the spiritual kingdom,
they'll go in the upper status of planetary system, just like Siddhaloka, Janarloka,
Maharloka. Ürdhvaà gacchanti sattva-sthä madhye tiñöhanti räjasäù
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 7.9.8 -- Seattle, October 21, 1968
26. These prohibitions are there. Why? Just to keep you in goodness…
Tamäla Krsna: How do we enter into the modes of goodness?
Prabhupäda: Just try to follow the four principles as we have prescribed: no intoxication,
no gambling, no illicit sex, and no meat-eating. That's all. This is goodness. This is
goodness. These prohibitions are there. Why? Just to keep you in goodness.
Steppingstone to become pure …Nobody can be religious unless he is situated in the

modes of goodness. A passionate person or a person in ignorance, they cannot be elevated
to the religious platform. Religious platform means in goodness. Then you can understand.
On the platform of goodness, you can understand the All-good. If you are in ignorance
platform, if you are in the passionate platform, how you can understand the All-good?
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That is not possible. So one has to keep himself in goodness, and that goodness means one
should follow the prohibitions…. How you can approach the supermost pure without
becoming yourself pure? So this is the steppingstone to become pure, because we are
contaminated. So to become pure...
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 7.9.8 -- Seattle, October 21, 1968
Goodness … it is helping: So goodness is not qualification for spiritual advancement, but

it is helping. If a man is very good man, then it is helping to spiritual life. But that is not
the cause. Here the Krsna consciousness movement, this chanting, is directly offering
spiritual life. Even one is not in goodness, even one is in the darkest part of the quality of
ignorance, still, he can be immediately elevated to the spiritual platform, which is
recommended by Krsna, that you have come to the platform above the modes of goodness.
Traiguëya-viñayä vedä nistraiguëyo bhavärjuna.
So this Krsna consciousness movement is directly offering the spiritual platform which
is above the mode of goodness. The quality of goodness will (be) automatically there.
Any person who is in Krsna consciousness, his quality of goodness, namely, he does not
indulge in illicit sex life, he does not smoke even or take tea or coffee even, he does not eat
any forbidden foodstuff, neither he takes part in unnecessary gambling. So good character
is immediately there.
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Chapter 15
1 It is uncomfortable: ürdhva-mülam.Just like if you have to keep yourself, the legs are up
and the head down, somebody keeps you like this, how long you will feel comfortable? If
somebody takes your legs and catches you, your head down, then it is not very
comfortable. So this whole material world is like that, ürdhva-mülam. The mülam should
have been down, but it is up. Therefore it is uncomfortable.
Perverted reflection: And another explanation is the, it is perverted reflection.We have

got experience of the ürdhva-mülam. On the bank of a river or the bank of a pond, tree is
standing, but the reflection, we find that the same tree has become ürdhva-mülam and
adhah-çäkham. So by this statement, Krsna says that this is not real. That reflection in the
water, of the tree, is not real. Real tree is up. Similarly, real enjoyment, real varieties—
everything is in the spiritual world. It is simply reflection. It is not fact. Therefore our
enjoyment here is called mäyä, or illusion. So in later çlokas Krsna has described how to
get out of this mayic reflection and go to the real tree.
Bhagavad-gétä 15.1 Bombay, February 26, 1974
..Seed of the creation is in the spiritual world. So this material world is now described,
compared with a banyan tree which has its root upwards, above. That means this material
world is created from the spiritual world…. This material world is created. Just like the
banyan tree. It takes its root and it is created. So the seed of the creation is in the spiritual
world. Bhagavad-gétä 15.1 Bombay, October 28, 1973
5. Propensity for lording it over…The Lord says, vinivrtta-kamah. These designations or

attachments are due to our lust, desire. We want to lord it over material nature. As long
as we do not give up this propensity for lording it over material nature, up to that time
there is no possibility of going back to the kingdom of the Supreme, the sanatana-dhama.
Bhagavad-gétä Introduction (new98) -- New York, February 19, 1966
(Also see Introduction pages 22-23)
6 ...Least one life..So at least one life try to going back to that place.Then your whole
problem will be solved. Here we are paying so much electricity bill, and if there is no sun,
we are rotten place. So why do you suffer in this way? Come here. There is no need of sun;
there is no need of electricity. And the prime gain is that if you can go there, there is no
need of coming back again…
If somebody gives you information.. Just like if somebody gives you information of
America, that “America is very rich city. There are so many big, big bridges and road and
motor cars.” So naturally you become inclined: “Why not see once America, how it is?” So
similarly, here is the information about the spiritual world, and why don’t you try to go
back to home, back to Godhead?
Why should you pay the electric bill? What is this foolishness?Why should you pay the
electric bill? Go there and live there. There is no need of... Na tad bhäsayate. It is... The
spiritual world is not lighted by the sun, moon… Because everyone is effulgent, every
planet is effulgent, so therefore there is no need of these things. There is no ignorance.
There is no scarcity. There is no miserable condition. That is called Vaikuëöha. Vaikuëöha
means vigata kuëöha yasmäd iti vaikuëöha.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 3.28.21 Nairobi, November 1, 1975
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15. Memory comes to remind you that you were in this condition… Devotee: Çréla
Prabhupäda, sometimes we try to meditate on Krsna, when we chant Hare Krsna, sinful
memory from our past life is coming. How is this to be understood that Krsna says, “From
Me the memory comes.”
Prabhupäda: Yes. Memory comes to remind you that you were in this condition, in this
condition. Whether you are to continue this condition or to make improvement, that is up
to you. So if you take instruction from the Vedas then you’ll understand that these
conditions of life are not very pleasing. So we have to make progress in a different way
Bhagavad-gétä 15.15 Paris, August 5, 1976
unless we forget completely … actually I can not enjoy...….We are now in forgotten
state. This conditioned material life means we have forgotten our real constitutional
position. I am thinking, “I am this body,” but I am not this body. I am spirit soul; ahaà
brahmäsmi. But we have forgotten it. We have forgotten our relationship with the
Supreme Lord. This forgetfulness is also due to the influence of the Supersoul.
Because we wanted to act..
Just like a very first-class dramatic director, he instructs the player in such a way that
sometimes he forgets. The more he forgets he plays very nicely. Similarly, we wanted to
enjoy this material world, so unless we forget completely that “I am spirit soul, I am not
this body, actually I can not enjoy...? So that forgetfulness is also due to the Supersoul.
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Chapter 16
2. There is a simple method,if you take to devotional service.. So those godly characteristics
are there. Either you practice yourself to come to the godly characteristics or there is a
simple method, if you take to devotional service, all the godly qualities automatically come.
This is the process. So in this age, to develop these godly qualities is very difficult. But if
you take to Krsna consciousness by the simple method, by chanting Hare Krsna Hare
Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, then automatically you develop all the godly qualities.
Bhagavad-gétä 16.2-7 Bombay, April 8, 1971
4. Unnecessarily proud, that means it is due to ignorance..Simply we have to develop either

this demonic characteristic or the divine characteristic. So human life is meant for
developing divine characteristic, not this demonic char... Demonic characteristic is already
there. Just like dambhaù. A dog has also pride: “I am this dog, grr.” (laughter) “I am fox
terrier. I am this. I am that.” So dambhaù is there even in the dog, even in the lower
animal, even in the cat. But the divine characteristic, “Oh, I am so low,” Tåëäd api
sunécena, “I am lower than the grass. I am lower than the grass”... This is Caitanya
Mahäprabhu’s teaching. What is this dambhaù? Why I should be pride? What is this pride?
So that is ignorance, due to ignorance. When one man is unnecessarily proud, that means
it is due to ignorance.
Bhagavad-gétä 16.4 Hawaii, January 30, 1975
6. There are two kinds of people all over the universe. There is asuraloka and devaloka,
planet. So deväsura fight. That is going on perpetually, daiva and äsura, demonic nature
and divine nature.
Çréla Prabhupäda, is it possible for one person to be part demon and part devotee in the
same person?
Prabhupäda: If he's a devotee, he's not demon at all, if he's devotee.
Devotee (2): But he may have some demoniac qualities?
Prabhupäda: Yes. That, if he is seriously devotee, that demonic qualities will disappear very
soon. Kñipraà bhavati dharmätmä. Api cet su-duräcäro bhajate mäm ananya-bhäk sädhur
eva sa mantavyaù [Bg. 9.30], kñipraà bhavati dharmätmä. Just like electric fan is moving,
and you make the switch off. Still you will find, it is moving. But that movement will stop
very soon because switch is off. Similarly, a devotee, if it is sometimes found that he is
demonic, that demonic, if he is sincerely a devotee, that demonic qualities will go very
soon. Bhagavad-gétä 16.6 -- South Africa, October 18, 1975
Tolerate so many different types of noise, but they’ll not tolerate kértana…There are
many people; they do not like us because we are preaching God consciousness. This is our
fault. Even in our country, in India, the government do not like us because nowadays,
everywhere practically, the demonic people being very much increased, the government is
also demonic. So they do not like people in divine nature. They will tolerate all kinds of
noise, barking of the dogs, the motor car passing, the aeroplane on overhead. But as soon
as there is kértana, they’re disturbed. They’ll tolerate so many different types of noise, but
they’ll not tolerate kértana. That is from the very beginning.
In New York, when we started this movement, so in the morning, at seven o’clock, we used
to hold our class, and there was little sound. Immediately the tenants from upwards, they’ll
come down and complain. Sometimes they will call for police.
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And on the street, Second Avenue, there is always big, big trucks and motor cars going on,
heavy sound. Then in your country the garbage carrier sound, the digging sound. So many
sound they’ll tolerate. And as soon, “Hare Krsna,” “Oh, it is intolerable.” (laughter) This is
demonic, the demonic. They’ll not hear. Because that will do good to them by hearing,
they’ll not accept it.
Bhagavad-gétä 16.7 Hawaii, February 3, 1975
7. The Krsna consciousness movement is for this purpose, to change the pravåtti
nivåtti.Why a person is not accepting tea or smoking or something else, and why other
person accepting the same thing? Amongst the animal also, you give something to animal.
He will reject and another thing he will accept. These two things are there in every living
being: accepting something and rejecting something. This is called pravåtti and nivåtti. So
far the human form of life is concerned, there must be some pravåtti and nivåtti. There is
that inclination, pravåtti and nivåtti, but they should be synchronized, systematized, what
things we should accept and what things we should reject. That we must learn. Therefore
we have got so many books, literature, education, what things we should accept and which
things we should reject…
Just like these European, American, boys. before coming to my shelter, they were doing
everything. We prohibit illicit sex. We prohibit intoxication. We prohibit meat-eating. We
prohibit gambling. So these boys and girls were accustomed to all these habits, pravåtti. But
they have now changed their pravåtti because they want to become sura. They want to
achieve the ultimate goal of life. One may not know what mode of life we should accept.
One may not know what mode of life we should reject, but in the çästra, in the teachings of
great men, learned scholars, things are there. We have to accept. We may not know, but we
should accept. The Krsna consciousness movement is for this purpose, to change the
pravåtti nivåtti.
Bhagavad-gétä 16.7 Tokyo, January 27, 1975
8. There is no pilot…It is controlled by the Supreme. In the material stage we think that it is
being controlled by the laws of material nature. That is also fact, but behind the laws of
material nature there is Krsna. The material laws of material nature is not working blindly.
That is a fact. Combination of material thing, a big, nice airship, is moving. …. There are
iron, aluminum, wood, and petrol, so many other things, …. But this combination of
material things, if it is kept in one place, in many thousands of years it will not fly. It will
not fly—the petrol is here; everything is there—unless the pilot is there. When the pilot
comes he pushes the button. Then it becomes.
So these foolish, these atheistic persons, müòhas, they cannot see. There must be a
spiritual touch. In spite of all electronic arrangement, unless there is a spiritual... The pilot
is spiritual being. Unless he touches his finger, it is not moving. So how this gigantic
material manifestation can work independently? They have no sense.
Therefore they say, jagad ähur anéçvaram. Anéçvaram: “There is no pilot.
It is moving automatically.” This is asuric conclusion. How it can move? Where is your
experience that simply combination of material thing can move the machine? Where is
your experience? How do you say like that? It is very common sense. Therefore Krsna said
these rascals, these demons, they say, jagad ähur anéçvaram: “There is no controller.”
Bhagavad-gétä 16.8 Hawaii, February 4, 1975
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9. Ugra-karma has come from the Western countries..this godly civilization can be given to
the whole world by India. That is India's special privilege. Because in other countries
beyond India they are almost äsuri-janä and ugra-karma. The industries and other ugra-
karma has come from the Western countries. But by this way people will never be happy.
That is very elaborately explained in the Sixteenth Chapter of the Bhagavad-gétä. Duñpüra
akaìkña.
10. Make it limited. Make it limited..On account of this body there is lusty desire. We cannot
deny it. But don’t make it duñpüram, never to be satiated… Unless you live a very
regulated life, then it will be duñpüram, it will be never be fulfilled - always desire, always
desire, always desire… Kämasya na indriya-prétiù: “Don’t use it for sense gratification…
Make it limited. Make it limited. Therefore, according to the Vedic civilization, the lusty
desire is there, but you cannot use it except for the purpose of begetting a nice child. …
Bhagavad-gétä 16.10 Hawaii, Feb 6, 1975
Yow! Yow! Yow!” He does not know that “I am chained.Unnecessarily dambha. Just like
the same example, dog. The dog is very proud, barking, “Yow! Yow! Yow!” He does not
know that “I am chained.” (laughs) He’s such a foolish that as soon as the master, “Come
on.” (laughter) So mäyä is the master: “You rascal come here.” “Yes.” And he be see...,
proud: “I am something.” This doggish civilization, nañöa-buddhaya, lost all intelligence...
Bhagavad-gétä 16.10 Hawaii, Feb 6, 1975
11-12.So cintäm aparimeyäà ca.. the demons, they are anxiety. Everyone has anxiety, but their
anxiety, aparimeyäm. Just like ordinary man he has got some anxiety: “How to maintain
my family? How to get some money to maintain family?” like that. But the demons, they
are unmeasurable, unlimited. You’ll find big, big businessmen. They have got very, very
long project, “How to do this? How to do this? How to increase this factory? How to make
it world-renowned?” and so on, so on, so on….
Even in Våndävana there is anxiety. . .Even in Våndävana there is anxiety. Rädhäräëé is in

anxiety that “Krsna is not here. How Krsna will come?” The gopés are also in anxiety.
Gopés are so in anxiety that about them it is said that when Krsna used to go to the forest
for tending the cows, so gopés were thinking at home that “Krsna’s feet is so soft that we
hesitate to take his feet on our breast, but He is now walking in the forest, and there were
so many stones and pricks, and they are giving pain to the Krsna’s lotus feet.” And
thinking like this, they fainted. This is gopé. Krsna is out of the village, and they are at
home, and they are thinking of Krsna, and they fainted. This is also anxiety, so much
anxiety they fainted, but that is for Krsna.
Bhagavad-gétä 16.11-12 Hawaii, February 7, 1975
17. He’s important man—because he has got money. …Dhana means money. So if you have
got money, then everyone will respect you. Personally you may be less than a dog, but
because you have got money, people will respect you. Is it not? (laughs) In England I was
guest in John Lennon’s house. He has taken a photograph, naked. And he’s a big man. He
gives opinion to the newspaper reporter. People go there to take his opinion about some
serious subject, and he speaks, and the man is so shameless that he is standing naked, and
he’s important man—because he has got money.
Bhagavad-gétä 16. 17-18 Garden Conversation June 28, 1976, New Vrindaban
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19. Life in demoniac species awaits the Mäyävädé philosophers…(16.19 quoted)…Life in

demoniac species awaits the Mäyävädé philosophers after death because they are envious of
Krsna. When Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gétä (9.34), man-manä bhava mad-bhakto mad-
yäjé mäà namaskuru, one demoniac scholar says that it is not Krsna to whom one must
surrender. This scholar is already suffering in this life, and he will have to suffer again in
the next if in this life he does not complete his prescribed suffering. One should be very
careful not to be envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Adi. 7. 130 purport
24 .…One has to come to the platform of sattva-guëa.without coming to the platform of

sattva-guëa, nobody can advance in spiritual life. That is a fact. Just like nobody is
allowed to enter the law college unless he is graduate. This restriction is there. What he
will understand, law? He must be a graduate. So similarly, first of all, one has to come to
the platform of sattva-guëa. Then spiritual knowledge begins. Because spiritual knowledge
is above sattva-guëa. Above sattva-guëa. So sattva-guëa is the best quality, when one brain
is clear and he can see things as they are, no hazy understanding but clear understanding.
Bhagavad-gétä 17.1-3 Honolulu, July 4, 1974
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Chapter 17
1 .Faith is there but misguided….So similarly, Arjuna’s inquiry is very nice that “One who
is not following the çästra-vidhi, the direction of the çästra, but has got some faith, some
vague idea, then what will be considered? ..Faith is there but misguided. Teñäà niñöhä tu
kä Krsna: “Krsna, that faith, that blind faith, how it is to be defined? What will be the
result?” Teñäà niñöhä tu kä Krsna. Now, “Whether it is faith in sattva-guëa or faith in rajo-
guëa or faith in tamo-guëa?” Because without coming to the platform of sattva-guëa,
nobody can advance in spiritual life. That is a fact. (from 16.24 quote)
2. That faith will not help him for spiritual realization….Therefore Krsna says here, tri-
vidhä bhavati çraddhä dehinäà sä svabhäva-jä. If one is cultivating his life like hogs and
cats and dogs—the behavior is also like that and remaining in that position—so his faith
and one who is advanced, who is worshiping Deity, and having three times bath, and
chanting mantras, Hare Krsna, they are not equal. That is not possible because one is
situated in the sattva-guëa and the other is situated in tamo-guëa, although the tamo-
guëas, the persons who are in the darkness of knowledge, they have got their faith. It is not
that they have no faith. They have got faith. But that faith is in the lowest status of life.
That faith will not help him for spiritual realization. Therefore Krsna said, tri-vidhä bhavati
çraddhä dehinäà sä svabhäva-jä. Svabhäva-jä means natural. Because his body is not yet
purified, therefore he remains in the status of tamo-guëa or ignorance.
So people are being controlled by the three kinds of material nature, and if they do not
follow the shastric injunction, then he will concoct, he will create something according to
his position, either in the tamo-guëa or rajo-guëa or sattva-guëa. But those, means
superficially doing something in the tamo-guëa, he will not be successful. He will not be
successful. Yaù çästra-vidhim utsåjya vartate käma... He is going on, conducting himself
under the influence of the same modes of nature, material nature, which he has naturally
adopted from his birth.
15. But we are not meant for that purpose, social convention….It may be very unpalatable,
but the fact is like that. Satyaà brüyät priyaà brüyät ma brüyät satyam abrüyät. It is social
convention that if you want to speak truth, you speak truth very palatable, flattering. Don’t
speak unpalatable truth. But we are not meant for that purpose, social convention. We are
preacher, we are servant of God. We must speak the real truth. You may like it or may not
like it, that a godless civilization cannot be happy in any stage. That is a fact.
Lecture to College Students -- Seattle, October 20, 196
Devotees always humbly offer respect to everyone, but when there is a discussion on a
point of sastra, they do not observe the usual etiquette, satyam bruyat priyam bruyat. They
speak only the satyam, although it may not necessarily be priyam.
Sumati Morarjee -- Valencay, France 7 August, 1976
20. Give everything to him…Dätavyam iti yad dänam tad sattvikam. Here is the person. Here,
one has dedicated his whole life for Bhagavän, give everything to him. That is dänam.
Morning Walk December 18, 1975, Bombay
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22. In charity also there must be consideration. It must be sattvic….You have read
Bhagavad-gétä. There are three kinds of charity: sattvic, rajasic, tamasic. Sattvic, charity in
goodness, is with due consideration that “Here should be given the charity.” Just like the
Vedic injunction is to give charity to the brähmaëas. Why? That is the worthy place, to
give charity in the hands of brähmaëas and Vaiñëava. Real brähmaëas. I don’t say caste
brähmaëa. Because they will employ whatever you give them in the service of the Lord.
Therefore charity, that is sattvic charity. There is no question of profit or name. But,
“Charity should be given here. Here is something, God’s service.” That is sattvic.
And rajasic means for the sake of name. “Oh, people will say I am so charitable.” That is
rajasic.
And tamasic, one who does not know where the money is going... Just like in the Bowery
Street some, that drunkard comes and polishes the motorcar, and somebody gives five
dollars, and he immediately goes to drink. That means this charity means give him impetus
for drinking. So if charity creates such drunkard, oh, that is very dangerous. He has to
suffer, the man who is giving in charity. Therefore in charity also there must be
consideration. It must be sattvic.
Lecture Los Angeles, February 2, 1968
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Chapter 18
5. Even if you think that you have become very great saintly person, still, you cannot give
up this…Yajïa-däna-tapaù-kriyä na tyäjyaà käryam eva tat. In the human society this is
very essential, that one must perform yajïa. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gétä,.. Just like a
brahmacäré, he must perform yajïa. Then gåhastha, he must give in charity. And who will
give charity? Now they cannot maintain even family. And where is the question of charity?
The gåhastha must give in charity. Yajïa, däna and tapaù. And those who are vänaprastha
and sannyäsé, they should practice tapasya, austerities. Yajïa-däna-tapaù-kriyä na tyäjyaà
käryam eva tat.
Because you have taken sannyäsa, you cannot give up these things, yajïa-däna-tapaù. It
must continue. You cannot say, “We have given up everything. We have given up these
things also.” No. Krsna therefore said, yajïa-däna-tapaù-kriyä pavanäni manéñiëäm. Even if
you think that you have become very great saintly person, still, you cannot give up this
yajïa-däna-tapaù-kriyä.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 7.9.9 Mäyäpur, February 16, 1976
40. Therefore… classification scientifically according to 3 modes.. So Krsna says that these
three modes of material nature are current all over the universe. Even in the topmost
planet down to the lowest planet…. Nowhere, anyone is freed from the influence of these
modes of material nature…
Just like some trees, they’re useless. Neither produce any nice fruit nor flower. That is
third-class, in ignorance. In animals also. Just like cows, they are first-class animal, in the
modes of goodness, supplying so valuable nutritious food, milk. But the cats and dogs,
they are third-class animals. This is the calculation of the three modes of material nature.
Either human being or animals or trees, birds, everywhere Krsna says, or in the higher
planetary system, everywhere, these three modes of material nature is working. Therefore,
in the human society, because there are three modes of material nature, the classification
should be made scientifically according to these three modes of material nature.
Bhagavad-gétä 18.41 Stockholm, September 7, 1973
41. Tapasya So therefore this çamo damaù can be practiced provided you agree to execute
tapasya, tapasya.Therefore in this Krsna consciousness movement we are training these
boys, anyone—it doesn’t matter what he is—no illicit sex, no intoxication, no meat-eating,
no gambling. This is tapasya. Those who are practiced to these bad habits, for them it will
be very difficult, very difficult.
One of our godbrother went to preach in London and Lord Zetland, he was talking with
him, and he said, “Goswamiji, can you make me a brähmaëa?” So he said, “Yes, why not?
You give up these four bad habits,” and he said, “It is impossible for us.” He said clearly,
“It is impossible. This is our life.” But at the present moment these boys, hundreds and
thousands of boys, they are giving up this practice. This is called tapasya.
Bhagavad-gétä 18.45 Durban, October 11, 1975
Ästikyam
Ästikyam means to accept the authority of the çästra. That is called ästik. That is theism.
Theism means just like Veda, one who accepts the authority of Vedas, he is called ästik.
And one who does not accept the authority of the Vedas, he is called nästik. Ästik and
nästik. According to Vedic civilization, one who does not follow the Vedic principle, he is
called nästik.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 7.6.10 Våndävana, December 12, 1975
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They must believe in the Vedic injunctions. Ästikya. That is called ästikya. The atheist
and, and theist. The theist believes in the Vedic injunction. .. That is theist. Not that “I
believe in God.” They must believe in the injunction of the Vedas; what is said in the
Vedas, one must believe. That is called theist. …. And one who does not believe in the
words of the Vedas, they want to change, they want to misinterpret, interpolate, they are
atheists. Bhagavad-gétä, anyone misinterpreting, giving wrong interpretation, or according
to his concocted inter..., they are atheists….
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.2.24 -- Våndävana, November 4, 1972
Ajagara-våtti Sometimes they put this argument, that “If everyone becomes Krsna
conscious, who will look after this business, that business?” That will be looked after.
Don’t bother. The çüdra class, they will take care. The brähmaëa class, they will take
advantage, and the çüdra class, they will work hard. Just like we are taking advantage of
this microphone for Krsna, but we are not going to manufacture this. That is not our
business. Let the çüdras do it. Çüdras will be there. They will do it. This is called ajagara-
våtti.
Ajagara-våtti means that the mouse, they make a hole in the field for his living comfortably.
You know? You have seen the holes in the field? And the ajagara, the big snake, they take
advantage of this holes. They enter into it and eat the mouse, and live comfortably. So the
mouse makes the comfortable place for the snake. The snake business is to enter and live
comfortably. So our business is like that. You çüdras, you make all the advantages, and we
take simply, go there. (laughter) That’s all. That is our business. You construct house, nice
house, and we enter. That’s all. That George Harrison paid for that house. We enter, that’s
all. We do not care for this fifty-five lakhs, how to earn. No. That is Krsna’s policy. Let the
less intelligent class of men work hard and the higher intelligent class of men take
advantage of it. That’s all.
Or those who are interested, let them manufacture car; we take advantage. We don’t bother
ourself how to manufacture car. Ajägara-våtti. ..Ajägara means the snake..The snake eats
the mouse and lives peacefully. So let this rascal manufacture motorcar. When we require,
we take from them and ride away. We are not going to manufacture. There will be some
rascals. Let them do that, mouse. We enter as snake. (laughter) That’s all…
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.7.6 Geneva, May 31, 1974
Brähmaëa.. not construct big, big house. He simply constructs his character…
So those who are after money, material things, we have to induce them that “Spend for
me,” that’s all, and let him earn. So far we are concerned, we shall live very simple life,
simply in Krsna consciousness. That is brähmaëa. Brähmaëa does not go to construct big,
big house. He simply constructs his character, and the other kñatriyas and vaiçyas, they
offer him, “Please come here and sit down.” Therefore the division is... One who is unable
to become a brähmaëa, let him become kñatriya. If he cannot become kñatriya, let him
become a vaiçya. Otherwise let him remain a çüdra. But there should be ideal class. So we
are trying to create an ideal society of brähmaëas. Then people will be benefited
Room Conversation October 5, 1975, Mauritius.
43. Courage Not that I sit down in my armchair and I give direction. The poor soldiers are
fighting. No. He should go. Courage. He should personally give direction, “Do like this.”
Who is doing that? The minister of defense is very comfortably sitting on his chair, and the
poor soldiers are fighting.
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That is not required. He must go first of all: “Do like this.” Just like in Battle of Kurukñetra,
Arjuna is in front; the other side, Duryodhana. The real fighters, they are face to face.
Soldiers are assistant. Where is that? So they should be trained up. So unless he is by his
nature very powerful, çauryam... Therefore kñatriyas are allowed to hunt to become hero.
Facing the tiger, “Come on.” And still, say, about twenty-five years ago, there was a native
prince in Jaipur. Every year he would go to the forest and face the tiger, without any
weapon. So that is required.
Room Conversation May 22, 1975, Melbourne
Dänam éçvara-bhävaù. On one hand, kñatriyas have the propensity to rule, but on the
other they are very liberal with charity. When Mahäräja Yudhiñöhira gave charity, he
engaged Karëa to take charge of distributing it. Karëa was very famous as Dätä Karëa. The
word dätä refers to one who gives charity very liberally. The kings always kept a large
quantity of food grains in stock, and whenever there was any scarcity of grains, they would
distribute grains in charity. A kñatriya’s duty is to give charity, and a brähmaëa’s duty is to
accept charity, but not more than needed to maintain body and soul together.
S.B. 9.11.5 Purport
Although he is hero, he must be generous. Just like Alexander the Great. Perhaps you
know the story. He arrested one thief. So when he was arrested and he was being judged by
Alexander, the thief pleaded that “What is the difference between you and me? You are a
great thief. I am a small thief.” (laughter) So Alexander understood it and got him released,
“Yes.” (laughter) This is generosity…
Madhudviña: ... Karëa was objecting that he cannot shoot a man if he gets off his chariot.
And Krsna said, “There was no mercy with Abhimanyu, so therefore there will be no mercy
now.”
Guest 1: Was that generosity, or...? Where was the generosity?
Prabhupäda: No. That is war tactics. That is war tactics. Sometimes we have to use war
tactics because we have to own victory. But they were generous because in the Battlefield
of Kurukñetra they would fight like anything, like enemies, but at night they were friends.
The one man is going. Just like sportsman. They fight during the play, but after that, they
are friends, talking together, drinking together, like that.
Room Conversation May 22, 1975, Melbourne44.
kåñi-rakñya and go-rakñya…

Balaräma represents plowing the land for agriculture and therefore always carries in His
hand a plow, whereas Krsna tends cows and therefore carries a flute in His hand. Thus the
two brothers represent kåñi-rakñya and go-rakñya.
SB 10.5.21
47. Make your society, … everything, according to the instruction of ..gétä So as to maintain
this body nicely you must everything in order—the head, brain must be in order, the hand,
arms must be in order, the belly must be digesting food and getting energy and the leg also
must walk—similarly—sve sve karmaëy abhirataù, never mind you are a brähmaëa,
kñatriya, vaiçya, çüdra—if your aim is to keep the body in order, then either you become
brähmaëa, either you become kñatriya or çüdra, everything is in order. That is required.
Unless these instructions are followed as given by Krsna... He comes. Yadä yadä hi
dharmasya glänir bhavati. He comes there. He leaves this instruction. If you take advantage
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of this instruction and make your society, family, or government, everything, according to
the instruction of Bhagavad-gétä, then everything is perfect.
Bhagavad-gétä 18.45 Durban, October 11, 1975
54. There is no anxiety…You can see practically. We have no anxiety that “what shall I eat in
the evening, what shall I eat tomorrow, there is no bank balance, there is no money.” No.
There is no anxiety. We know certain that as soon as we go, chant Hare Krsna, Krsna will
send us everything. That is actually a fact. If you study our activities, you’ll see practically
it is so. Na çocati na käìkñati. We have no hankering, no lamentation. Suppose we have
got thousand dollars, and somebody takes away. It happens so. Somebody comes and
mixes with us and takes away some money. So we are not very much sorry for that. We
think: Krsna gave us, and Krsna has taken away. It doesn’t matter. Na çocati na käìkñati.
Prasannätmä
Prasannätmä means jubilant. You’ll find all our boys and girls, they’re always jubilant.
Unless they are jubilant, they cannot dance in this way… They are not dancing dogs.
They’re feeling jubilant, and therefore they are dancing. This is the position of brahma-
bhütaù prasannätmä. Prasannätmä, unless one is very satisfied he cannot be jubilant. He
should be morose, he cannot dance, he cannot chant.
60. We want Arjuna or we want no one.....somebody protested that “Your Krsna

consciousness movement makes the people dull.” And now, you have not seen the
Vaiñëava. There was two fight in the Indian history. One is Räma and Rävaëa, and one is
Kurukñetra. And the hero is Vaiñëava. We are going to produce such Vaiñëavas, not these
dull rascals, sitting down. We don’t want these Vaiñëavas, sitting down rascals. We want
Arjuna or we want no one. That is Vaiñëava. That is wanted.
Morning Walk at Marine del Rey July 13, 1974, Los Angeles
61. There are two kinds of direction…

Devotee “If He is directing the wanderings of all ..then I don’t have to worry about
surrendering. He will direct me to it."
Prabhupäda: Yes. But ye yathä mäà prapadyante. Why don’t you see other verse? He is
directing according to your desire…... There are two kinds of direction. One kind of
direction is when you do not surrender, and one kind of direction, when you have
surrendered, because these things are there. My position is either surrender or not
surrender. So the not surrender will get one kind of direction and the surrender will get
another kind of direction. Both ways, there is direction.
Bhagavad-gétä 16.6 South Africa, October 18, 1975
65. You can think of Krsna always, provided you have developed love for Krsna.This Krsna
consciousness is the first-class, topmost religious system. Why? It is educating people to
think of Krsna, the Supreme Lord, always. Loving. Not only thinking. We cannot think of
anyone unless we love him. If you love somebody, then you can think of him always. Just
like both lover and beloved. Say one boy, another girl. So they are in love. So both of them
think of both of them always. “When we shall meet again, when we shall meet again?” So
similarly, man-manä bhava mad-bhaktaù. You can become a devotee of Krsna, you can
think of Krsna always, provided you have developed love for Krsna. Premäïjana-cchurita-
bhakti-vilocanena. By bhakti, you can develop your love for Krsna. That is required.
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66. Änukülyasya saìkalpaù prätikülyasya varjanam This devotional service means to accept
favorable and reject unfavorable. This is called çaraëägati. Surrender means to accept
favorable things, how I can make progress towards Krsna, and prätikülya, pratiküla means
rejecting unfavorable things which are not very congenial for my progress to Krsna
consciousness.
Rakñiñyatéti viçväso -Firmly convinced that Krsna will give protection Rakñayiñyaty iti
viçväsa-pälanam. And to have firm faith that “Krsna will give me protection. Krsna will
give me protection.” Krsna says, ahaà tväà sarva-päpebhyo mokñayiñyämi mä çucau. So to
have firm faith in the statement of Krsna. Krsna says, “I’ll give you protection from the
resultant action of all sinful activities.”
Bhagavad-gétä 18.67Ahmedabad, December 10, 1972
Goptåtve varanaà tathä - Firm conviction no maintainer other than Krsna.The devotee
should accept Krsna as his supreme maintainer and master. He should not think that he is
being protected by a demigod. He should depend only on Krsna, considering Him the only
protector. The devotee must be firmly convinced that within the three worlds he has no
protector or maintainer other than Krsna.
ätma-nikñepa Self-surrender means remembering that one’s activities and desires are not
independent. The devotee is completely dependent on Krsna, and he acts and thinks as
Krsna desires.
Madhya-lélä 22. 100
67. So here Krsna says that idaà te na atapaskäya na abhaktäya. Abhakta, rascal, will not
understand what is Bhagavad-gétä. Näbhaktäya. In the beginning also, Krsna, before
speaking Bhagavad-gétä, He selected Arjuna because... He said, bhakto ’si priyo ’si me
rahasyam etad uttamam: “The mystery of Bhagavad-gétä, it is very transcendental subject
matter. Therefore I shall speak to you.” “Why? Why You are selecting me? I am not a
Vedantist. I am not a sannyäsé. I am ordinary gåhastha. That also, I am a soldier, fighting
man. Why You are selecting me?” Bhakto ’si: “Because you are My devotee.” Nobody can
understand Bhagavad-gétä unless he’s a devotee of Krsna. It is not a rascaldom, that you
speculate some interpretation, speculation. No, these things are not allowed, strictly.
Therefore we are presenting Bhagavad-gétä as it is…
Bhagavad-gétä 18.67-69 Ahmedabad, Dec 9, 1972
To warn the devotees from these demons

So Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He knows very well that there will be so
many rascals who are envious of Him. Actually, everyone is trying... Because Bhagavad-gétä
is very popular book of profound knowledge, everyone is trying to prove his own theory
through the medium of Bhagavad-gétä, excluding Krsna. This is going on. They want to kill
Krsna, demonic. Anyone who is trying to kill Krsna, he’s a demon. So to warn the devotees
from these demons, this çloka was spoken by Krsna Himself.
Bhagavad-gétä 18.67-69 Ahmedabad, Dec 9, 1972
71. Therefore a devotee is more merciful than Krsna…Krsna is very strict. But the devotees
are very lenient. Krsna doesn’t want to speak even with demons. But the devotees are so
kind, they go to the demons and pray, “Kindly hear. Kindly hear about Krsna.Therefore a
devotee is more merciful than Krsna. Krsna doesn’t speak to the demons. Unless you are
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one who is bhakta... just like Bhagavad-gétä was spoken to Arjuna, bhakto ’si sakhä ceti.
Krsna never speaks. Krsna was very strict. But the devotees, Krsna has said, ya imaà
paramaà guhyaà mad-bhakteñu abhidhäsyati. About Bhagavad-gétä He says, “One who
speaks this confidential knowledge amongst the bhaktas...” He recommends the bhaktas.
But the devotees, they are so merciful, they go to the abhakta, transgressing the order of
Krsna because they are so merciful: “All right, Krsna has rejected them. Let me try. Let me
try.” This is the position of a bhakta.
Bhagavad-gétä 9.1 Våndävana, 17/4/ 1975
Double task….
Bhagavad-gétä should be discussed amongst the devotees. Sometimes we discuss Bhagavad-
gétä amongst the non-devotees. That is due to higher order, higher order-Guru Mahäräja
asked that "You go and speak." So we are doing that. Actually, Bhagavad-gétä is to be
discussed amongst the devotees. So our hard task is that first of all we have to make one
devotee and then let him understand Bhagavad-gétä, our double task.
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.15.27 -- New York, March 6, 1975
73. This is the difference bhakti and karma..We should only accept Krsna’s desire. That is the
instruction of the Bhagavad-gétä. Arjuna’s desire was not to fight, but Krsna’s desire was to
fight, just the opposite. Arjuna ultimately agreed to Krsna’s desire: “Yes,” kariñye vacanaà
tava: “Yes, I will act according to Your desire.” That is bhakti.
This is the difference bhakti and karma. Karma means to fulfill my desires, and bhakti
means to fulfill Krsna’s desires. That is the difference. Now you make your choice, whether
you want to make your desires fulfilled or if you want to make Krsna’s desire fulfilled. If
you make your decision to make Krsna’s desire fulfilled, then your life is successful. That is
our Krsna conscious life. “Krsna wants it; I must do it. I will not do anything for me.”…...
This is the difference between material and spiritual.
Bhagavad-gétä 16.4 Hawaii, January 30, 1975
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Contents
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Preface .............................................................................................. 80
Introduction ....................................................................................... 86
Chapter 1 .......................................................................................... 93
Chapter 2 .......................................................................................... 97
Chapter 3 .......................................................................................... 99
Chapter 4 ........................................................................................102
Chapter 5 ........................................................................................104
Chapter 6 ........................................................................................106
Chapter 7 ........................................................................................108
Chapter 8 ........................................................................................112
Chapter 9 ........................................................................................117
Chapter 10 ......................................................................................120
Chapter 11 ......................................................................................123
Chapter 12 ......................................................................................125
Chapter 13 ......................................................................................127
Chapter 14 ......................................................................................131
Chapter 15 ......................................................................................137
Chapter 16 ......................................................................................138
Chapter 17 ......................................................................................141
Chapter 18 ......................................................................................143
Chapter 19 ......................................................................................144
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Introduction 86
Introduction 87
Introduction 88
Introduction 89
Introduction 90
Introduction 91
Introduction 92
Chapter 1 93
Chapter 1 94
Chapter 1 95
Chapter 1 96
Chapter 2 97
Chapter 2 98
Chapter 3 99
Chapter 3 100
Chapter 3 101
Chapter 4 102
Chapter 4 103
Chapter 5 104
Chapter 5 105
Chapter 6 106
Chapter 6 107
Chapter 7 108
Chapter 7 109
Chapter 7 110
Chapter 7 111
Chapter 8 112
Chapter 8 113
Chapter 8 114
Chapter 8 115
Chapter 8 116
Chapter 9 117
Chapter 9 118
Chapter 9 119
Chapter 9 120
Chapter 10 121
Chapter 10 122
Chapter 10 123
Chapter 11 124
Chapter 11 125
Chapter 12 126
Chapter 12 127
Chapter 13 128
Chapter 13 129
Chapter 13 130
Chapter 13 131
Chapter 14 132
Chapter 14 133
Chapter 14 134
Chapter 14 135
Chapter 14 136
Chapter 14 137
Chapter 15 138
Chapter 16 139
Chapter 16 140
Chapter 16 141
Chapter 17 142
Chapter 17 143
Chapter 18 144
Chapter 19 145
Chapter 19 146
Chapter 19 147
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Contents
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Introduction .....................................................................................148
Invocation .......................................................................................148
Mantra 1 ..........................................................................................154
Mantra 2 .................................................................No quote for this mantra
Mantra 3 ..........................................................................................159
Mantra 4 ..........................................................................................160
Mantra 5 ..........................................................................................161
Mantra 6 ..........................................................................................162
Mantra 7 ..........................................................................................163
Mantra 8 ..........................................................................................165
Mantra 9 ..........................................................................................167
Mantra 10 ........................................................................................168
Mantra 11 ........................................................................................169
Mantra 12 ........................................................................................170
Mantras 13 & 14 ....................................... No quotes for these mantras
Mantra 15 ............................................................................ 171
Mantras 16, 17, 18 ................................... No quotes for these mantras
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Introduction & Invocation 149

Invocation 150
Invocation 151
Invocation 152
Invocation 153
Invocation 154
Mantra One
Mantra 1 155
Lec BG 2.48–49 New York 66
Mantra 1 156
Mantra 1 157
Mantra 1 158
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Mantra 1 159
Mantra 3 160
Mantra 4 161
Mantra 5 162
Mantra 6 163
Mantra 7 164
Mantra 7 165
Mantra 8 166
Mantra 8 167
Mantra 9 168
Mantra 10 169
Mantra 11 170
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Mantra 12 171
Mantra 15 172
No quotes for these three mantras.
Mantra 15 173
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Text 5 ...............................................................................................180
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Text 7 ...............................................................................................185
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Text 1
Text 1 175
Text 2 176
Text 3 177
Text 3 178
Text 3 179
Text 4 180
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Text 5
1(a). Faith is defined in Mad-lila 22.62: "By rendering transcendental loving service to Kåñëa,
one automatically performs all subsidiary activities. This confident, firm faith, favourable
to the discharge of devotional service, is called sraddha." ("Subsidiary activities" include
performing funeral rites, family obligations, saving a drowning man, etc.). Faith in Kåñëa
means to accept the words He spoke in Bhagavad-gétä in totality and without
interpretation. Strong faith is the basis for advancing in spiritual life.
According to Caitanya-caritamrta, "One whose faith is soft and pliable is called a
neophyte (kanistha), but by gradually following the process, he will rise to the platform
of a first-class devotee." In other words, the kanistha can easily be swayed in his
determination to engage in devotional service. CC Mad. 22.69
According to Çrimad-Bhagavatam, “a person who is very faithfully engaged in the worship

of the Deity in the temple, but who does not know how to behave toward devotees or
people in general is called a präkåta-bhakta, or kaniñöha-adhikäri.”
1(b). Three different kinds of neophytes. On page 48, Srila Prabhupada explains that a
kanistha is a neophyte who has received hari-nama initiation from the spiritual master
and is trying to chant the holy name of Kåñëa.
On page 49, Çrila Prabhupada quotes the definition of kanistha according to Çrimad-
Bhagavatam: "A person who is very faithfully engaged in the worship of the Deity in the
temple, but who does not know how to behave toward devotees or people in general is
called a prakrta-bhakta, or kanistha-adhikari."
Prakrta-sahajiyas, sentimental materialists who "generally chant the Hare Kåñëa maha-
mantra, yet are attached to women, money and intoxication. Although such persons may
chant the holy name of the Lord, they are not yet properly purified. Such people should
be respected within one's mind, but their association should be avoided. Why should we
mentally honour them? Because they have some taste for chanting Hare Kåñëa. But
because they are engaging in sinful activities their association is contaminating and
should be avoided.
Meaning of mentally honour: give them credit for chanting Hare Kåñëa and accepting the
Deity form of the Lord as identical with the Lord. As Çri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "If
one hears a person say even once the word 'Kåñëa,' that person should be accepted as the
best man out of the common group."
1(b). Who is a pure devotee?: When one is situated on the neophyte platform, one cannot
understand the devotional ingredients of a pure, unalloyed devotee. However, when the
novice engages in devotional service—especially in Deity worship—and follows the
order of a bona fide spiritual master, he is a pure devotee. Anyone can take advantage of
hearing about Kåñëa consciousness from such a devotee and thus gradually become
purified. In other words, any devotee who believes that the holy name of the Lord is
identical with the Lord is a pure devotee, even though he may be in the neophyte stage.
By his association, others may also become Vaiñëavas. CCMad. 15.106 purp.
181
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In this verse Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé advises the devotee to be intelligent enough to
distinguish between the kaniñöha-adhikäré, madhyama-adhikäré and uttama-adhikäré.
The devotee should also know his own position and should not try to imitate a devotee
situated on a higher platform. Çréla Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura has given some practical hints
to the effect that an uttama-adhikäré Vaiñëava can be recognized by his ability to convert
many fallen souls to Vaiñëavism. One should not become a spiritual master unless he has
attained the platform of uttama-adhikäré. A neophyte Vaiñëava or a Vaiñëava situated on
the intermediate platform can also accept disciples, but such disciples must be on the
same platform, and it should be understood that they cannot advance very well toward
the ultimate goal of life under his insufficient guidance. Therefore a disciple should be
careful to accept an uttama-adhikäré as a spiritual master. – NOI, Verse 5, Purport Last
Paragrapḥ
1(c). Definition of a madhyama bhakta according to Çrimad-Bhagavatam - the madhyama-

adhikari is characterised by four activities: he worships the Supreme Personality of
Godhead as the highest object of love, makes friends with the Lord's devotees, is merciful
to the ignorant and avoids those who are envious by nature.
According to the Caitanya-caritamrta, a madhyama-adhikari is someone who is not very

expert in argument and logic based on revealed scriptures but who has firm faith. In
other words, if an opponent puts forward stronger arguments against devotional service,
the madhyama-adhikari will not be able to refute them. But that will not shake his faith
that pure devotional service is the supreme goal of life.
1(d). An uttama-adhikari, however, is expert in logic, argument and understanding of the

revealed scriptures, and he has deep, unshakeable faith in Kåñëa. Besides that, "he sees
within everything the soul of souls, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Çri Kåñëa.
Consequently he always sees the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the
cause of all causes and understands that all things are situated in Him." (Çrimad-
Bhagavatam definition).
"One cannot understand the value of touchstone until it turns iron into gold.” One
should judge by action, not by promises. A mahä-bhägavata can turn a living entity from
abominable material life to the Lord’s service. This is the test of a mahä-bhägavata.
Although preaching is not meant for a mahä-bhägavata, a mahä-bhägavata can descend
to the platform of madhyama-bhägavata just to convert others to Vaiñëavism. Actually a
mahä-bhägavata is fit to spread Kåñëa consciousness, but he does not distinguish where
Kåñëa consciousness should be spread from where it should not. He thinks that everyone
is competent to accept Kåñëa consciousness if the chance is provided."CC Mad. 6. 279
purp.
182
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Text 6 184
Text 6 185
Text 7 186
Text 7 187
Text 8 188
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Text 10 189
Abbreviations Srila Prabhupada Qutoes
Abbreviations
The following are the abbreviations used in the Books of Quotes:
BG Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BRS Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu
CB Caitanya Bhagavat
CC Caitanya-caritamrta
Conv Srila Prabhupada Conversations
ISO Sri Isopanisad
KBK Krsna Book
LCFL Life Comes From Life
Lec Srila Prabhupada Lectures
Letter Srila Prabhupada’s Letters
MW Morning Walk
NBD Nectar of Book Distribution
NOD Nectar of Devotion
NOI Nectar of Instruction
POP Path of Perfection
RV Raja Vidya
SAR Saranagati
SB Srimad Bhagavatam
SPL Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta
SSR Science of Self-Realisation
SUM Surrender Unto Me
TLC Teachings of Lord Caitanya
TLK Teachings of Lord Kapila
TQK Teachings of Queen Kunti
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The following bibliography applies to all reference material used in the VTE Bhakti
Sastri materials, as found mainly in the ‘Books of Quotes’ (one to Three) and/or in the
‘Additional References’ sections of the Lesson Outlines. Every attempt has been made
to acknowledge the source of quoted materials and any corresponding copyright. If any
credits have been omitted or rights overlooked it is completely unintentional, and the
publishers would welcome suggestions for rectifying any ommissins or mistakes.
Bhagavad-gita As it Is His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles ‘73)
Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu Srila Rupa Goswami
Bhaktidedant Vedase 4.11 (The Bhaktidedanta Archives, Sandy Ridge, NC, USA, 1998)
Bhakyaloka Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Translated by Bhumipati das (Vrajaraja Press,
Vrindavana)
Caitanya Bhagavat Srila Vrindavana das Thakura, Translated by Sarvabhavana das
Caitanya-caritamrta HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles)
Embankment Of Separation His Holiness Gaura Govinda Swami
Hari Sauri’s Diary His Grace Hari Sauri das Adhikari (HS Books, Dan Diego, 1992)
Hitopadesh His Grace Kurma Rupa das Brahmacari (VIHE, Vrindavana)
Introduction to Pancatantra Source unknown at time of going to print
Krsna Book HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles)
Life Comes From Life HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles, 1979)
Mahabharata, The Source unknown at time of going to print
Nectar of Book Distribution Compilation (BBT Sankirtan Books, 1993)
Nectar of Devotion HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles, 1985)
Nectar of Instruction HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles, 1975)
Path of Perfection HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles)
Raja Vidya HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles)
Sarangati Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Science of Self-Realisation HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles)
Shakespeare, The Sonnets
and a Lover’s Complaint (Penguin Books Ltd., UK, 1986)
Sri Isopanisad HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles)
Srila Prabhupada’s
Conversations HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles)
Srila Prabhupada Lectures HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles)
Srila Prabhupada’s Letters HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles)
Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta His Holiness Satsvarupa das Goswami (BBT, Los Angeles, 1993)
Srimad Bhagavatam HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles, 1972)
Surrender Unto Me His Grace Bhurijana das Adhikari (VIHE, Vrindavana)
Teachings of Lord Caitanya HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles)
Teachings of Lord Kapila HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles)
Teachings of Queen Kunti HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (BBT, Los Angeles)
Upadesa Upakhyane HDG Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Maharaja
(Bhaktivedanta Academy, Mayapur 1995)
Vedanta Sutra Commentary by Baladeva Vidyabushana. Translation by His Grace
Kusakratha das Brahmacari (Krishna Institute, USA)
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Contents Page -3-

Our present movement is based on Bhagavad-gétä…: ..whatever we are doing it is not

Preface & Introduction -4-

1. Kurukñetra is a dharma-kñetra….:Dharma-kñetre means, kuru-kñetre, that place is a

So it is a chaotic condition of the human society. Therefore it cannot be revived to the

4. Bhéñmasüdana? Arjuna addresses Krsna, “Madhusüdana,” or the killer of the demon

6. “I am puzzled..”Krsna, actually I am puzzled. It is my duty to fight, but now I am puzzled

48. The Bhagavad-gétä is broad-minded and tolerant of a variety of religious approaches,

Sarva-phala-tyäga [“renunciation of all the fruits of one’s work”] is explained in the

20. Lord Åñabhadeva Varëäçrama-dharma: Although He was a perfect personality, the

And therefore Krsna says, mad-bhaktaù püjyäbhyädhika. "Anyone who worships My

13. Guëa-karma-vibhägaçaù…Lord Krsna says, cätur-varëyaà mayä såñöaà guëa-karma-

Due to the influence of Kali-yuga..:Unfortunately, this system, although India was

..Purpose of Krsna conscious movement : wholesale, thorough, overhauling of human

Train a class of men…:Therefore it is very essential to understand this verse. Cätur-

Everything is there in the Bhagavad-gétä. There is no difficulty. So if you actually want

6. Ayogataù - no link with the Krsna consciousness - detachment = cause of misery. If

8. One should have knowledge perfectly, and it must be demonstrated. Demonstrated in

Sanatäna Goswämé There is a verse, sama-loñöräçma-käïcanaù. So that is very advanced

9. Just like in a drama…:According to my calculation, somebody my friend, somebody my

They are accumulating something spiritual….Therefore to hear of Krsna-kértana is also

Who is in knowledge of the science of Krsna, he can make an rapid advancement…So

My heart is always hankering after that Våndävana….Prabhupäda: Just like at Våndävana,

Two types of dissolution

Arise to take up their unfinished work…

Everything in the Goloka Våndävana planet is a spiritual expansion of sac-cid-änanda.

2. Pratyakñä avagamaà  Pratyakñä means directly. Avagamaà dharmyaà. If you are

…Maintains everything ..by His expansion of energy, He always remains separate…”

34. Become a preacher…This confidential service, preaching of Bhagavad-gétä... What is

8. Essence of Bhagavad-gétä. This is the actual essence of Bhagavad-gétä. Ahaà sarvasya

37. Prabhupäda: Ah. (laughs) Päëòavänäà dhanaïjayaù.

You simply become an instrument.” Nimitta-mätraà bhava savyasäcin. So when Arjuna

If Çré Krsna is called caturbhujaù, there is no contradiction. If need be He can display

Nirahaìkäraù means "I am Krsna’s servant."

vijïäna-maya“If by the evolutionary process of philosophical life one happens to reach to

That is puruña spirit…Actually none of us are puruña. This conception of puruña,

So when we do something wrong, how Krsna, as Paramätmä, gives permission? This

..We are opening centers all over the world—why?

1. Mental speculation / philosophical speculation. As for the difference between mental

Steppingstone to become pure …Nobody can be religious unless he is situated in the

Goodness … it is helping: So goodness is not qualification for spiritual advancement, but

Perverted reflection: And another explanation is the, it is perverted reflection.We have

5. Propensity for lording it over…The Lord says, vinivrtta-kamah. These designations or

4. Unnecessarily proud, that means it is due to ignorance..Simply we have to develop either

Even in Våndävana there is anxiety. . .Even in Våndävana there is anxiety. Rädhäräëé is in

19. Life in demoniac species awaits the Mäyävädé philosophers…(16.19 quoted)…Life in

24 .…One has to come to the platform of sattva-guëa.without coming to the platform of

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kåñi-rakñya and go-rakñya…

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60. We want Arjuna or we want no one.....somebody protested that “Your Krsna

61. There are two kinds of direction…

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To warn the devotees from these demons

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