Prabhupada Podcast

Prabhupada Podcast

By A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaReligion & Spirituality
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Prabhupada Podcast episodes

  • Bhagavad Gita 2.36-37 - September 4, 1973 - London
    A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.36-37 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 4, 1973 in London.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.36
    avācya-vādāṁś ca bahūn
    vadiṣyanti tavāhitāḥ
    nindantas tava sāmarthyaṁ
    tato duḥkha-taraṁ nu kim
    Your enemies will describe you in many unkind words and scorn your ability. What could be more painful for you?
    Bhagavad Gita 2.37
    hato vā prāpsyasi svargaṁ
    jitvā vā bhokṣyase mahīm
    tasmād uttiṣṭha kaunteya
    yuddhāya kṛta-niścayaḥ
    O son of Kuntī, either you will be killed on the battlefield and attain the heavenly planets, or you will conquer and enjoy the earthly kingdom. Therefore, get up with determination and fight.
    27 min
  • Bhagavad Gita 2.36-37 - September 4, 1973 - London
    A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.36-37 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 4, 1973 in London.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.36
    avācya-vādāṁś ca bahūn
    vadiṣyanti tavāhitāḥ
    nindantas tava sāmarthyaṁ
    tato duḥkha-taraṁ nu kim
    Your enemies will describe you in many unkind words and scorn your ability. What could be more painful for you?
    Bhagavad Gita 2.37
    hato vā prāpsyasi svargaṁ
    jitvā vā bhokṣyase mahīm
    tasmād uttiṣṭha kaunteya
    yuddhāya kṛta-niścayaḥ
    O son of Kuntī, either you will be killed on the battlefield and attain the heavenly planets, or you will conquer and enjoy the earthly kingdom. Therefore, get up with determination and fight.
    27 min
  • Bhagavad Gita 2.33-35 - September 3, 1973 - London
    A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.33-35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 3, 1973 in London.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.33
    atha cet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ
    saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣyasi
    tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ ca
    hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi
    If, however, you do not perform your religious duty of fighting, then you will certainly incur sins for neglecting your duties and thus lose your reputation as a fighter.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.34
    akīrtiṁ cāpi bhūtāni
    kathayiṣyanti te ’vyayām
    sambhāvitasya cākīrtir
    maraṇād atiricyate
    People will always speak of your infamy, and for a respectable person, dishonor is worse than death.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.35
    bhayād raṇād uparataṁ
    maṁsyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥ
    yeṣāṁ ca tvaṁ bahu-mato
    bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam
    The great generals who have highly esteemed your name and fame will think that you have left the battlefield out of fear only, and thus they will consider you insignificant.
    23 min
  • Bhagavad Gita 2.33-35 - September 3, 1973 - London
    A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.33-35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 3, 1973 in London.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.33
    atha cet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ
    saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣyasi
    tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ ca
    hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi
    If, however, you do not perform your religious duty of fighting, then you will certainly incur sins for neglecting your duties and thus lose your reputation as a fighter.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.34
    akīrtiṁ cāpi bhūtāni
    kathayiṣyanti te ’vyayām
    sambhāvitasya cākīrtir
    maraṇād atiricyate
    People will always speak of your infamy, and for a respectable person, dishonor is worse than death.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.35
    bhayād raṇād uparataṁ
    maṁsyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥ
    yeṣāṁ ca tvaṁ bahu-mato
    bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam
    The great generals who have highly esteemed your name and fame will think that you have left the battlefield out of fear only, and thus they will consider you insignificant.
    23 min
  • Bhagavad Gita 2.32 - September 2, 1973 - London
    A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.32 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 2, 1973 in London.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.32
    yadṛcchayā copapannaṁ
    svarga-dvāram apāvṛtam
    sukhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ pārtha
    labhante yuddham īdṛśam
    O Pārtha, happy are the kṣatriyas to whom such fighting opportunities come unsought, opening for them the doors of the heavenly planets.
    37 min
  • Bhagavad Gita 2.32 - September 2, 1973 - London
    A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.32 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 2, 1973 in London.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.32
    yadṛcchayā copapannaṁ
    svarga-dvāram apāvṛtam
    sukhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ pārtha
    labhante yuddham īdṛśam
    O Pārtha, happy are the kṣatriyas to whom such fighting opportunities come unsought, opening for them the doors of the heavenly planets.
    37 min
  • Bhagavad Gita 2.31 - September 1, 1973 - London
    A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 1, 1973 in London.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.31
    sva-dharmam api cāvekṣya
    na vikampitum arhasi
    dharmyād dhi yuddhāc chreyo ’nyat
    kṣatriyasya na vidyate
    Considering your specific duty as a kṣatriya, you should know that there is no better engagement for you than fighting on religious principles; and so there is no need for hesitation.
    26 min
  • Bhagavad Gita 2.31 - September 1, 1973 - London
    A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 1, 1973 in London.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.31
    sva-dharmam api cāvekṣya
    na vikampitum arhasi
    dharmyād dhi yuddhāc chreyo ’nyat
    kṣatriyasya na vidyate
    Considering your specific duty as a kṣatriya, you should know that there is no better engagement for you than fighting on religious principles; and so there is no need for hesitation.
    26 min
  • Bhagavad Gita 2.30 - August 31, 1973 - London
    A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 31, 1973 in London.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.30
    dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ
    dehe sarvasya bhārata
    tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni
    na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi
    O descendant of Bharata, he who dwells in the body can never be slain. Therefore you need not grieve for any living being.
    32 min
  • Bhagavad Gita 2.30 - August 31, 1973 - London
    A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 31, 1973 in London.
    Bhagavad Gita 2.30
    dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ
    dehe sarvasya bhārata
    tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni
    na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi
    O descendant of Bharata, he who dwells in the body can never be slain. Therefore you need not grieve for any living being.
    32 min

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His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) is widely regarded as the worlds pre-eminent exponent of the teachings and practices of bhakti-yoga to the Western world. He is the Founder-Acharya (spiritual master) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a world-wide movement dedicated to the philosophy and practice of Krishna Consciousness.