A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 19, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/rxJzWw.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12

tasmād ahaṁ vigata-viklava īśvarasya

 sarvātmanā mahi gṛṇāmi yathā manīṣam

nīco ’jayā guṇa-visargam anupraviṣṭaḥ

 pūyeta yena hi pumān anuvarṇitena

Therefore, although I was born in a demoniac family, I may without a doubt offer prayers to the Lord with full endeavor, as far as my intelligence allows. Anyone who has been forced by ignorance to enter the material world may be purified of material life if he offers prayers to the Lord and hears the Lord’s glories.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 19, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/rxJzWw.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12

tasmād ahaṁ vigata-viklava īśvarasya

 sarvātmanā mahi gṛṇāmi yathā manīṣam

nīco ’jayā guṇa-visargam anupraviṣṭaḥ

 pūyeta yena hi pumān anuvarṇitena

Therefore, although I was born in a demoniac family, I may without a doubt offer prayers to the Lord with full endeavor, as far as my intelligence allows. Anyone who has been forced by ignorance to enter the material world may be purified of material life if he offers prayers to the Lord and hears the Lord’s glories.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 18, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/BBZw7w.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12

tasmād ahaṁ vigata-viklava īśvarasya

 sarvātmanā mahi gṛṇāmi yathā manīṣam

nīco ’jayā guṇa-visargam anupraviṣṭaḥ

 pūyeta yena hi pumān anuvarṇitena

Therefore, although I was born in a demoniac family, I may without a doubt offer prayers to the Lord with full endeavor, as far as my intelligence allows. Anyone who has been forced by ignorance to enter the material world may be purified of material life if he offers prayers to the Lord and hears the Lord’s glories.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 18, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/BBZw7w.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12

tasmād ahaṁ vigata-viklava īśvarasya

 sarvātmanā mahi gṛṇāmi yathā manīṣam

nīco ’jayā guṇa-visargam anupraviṣṭaḥ

 pūyeta yena hi pumān anuvarṇitena

Therefore, although I was born in a demoniac family, I may without a doubt offer prayers to the Lord with full endeavor, as far as my intelligence allows. Anyone who has been forced by ignorance to enter the material world may be purified of material life if he offers prayers to the Lord and hears the Lord’s glories.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 18, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/BBZw7w.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.12

tasmād ahaṁ vigata-viklava īśvarasya

 sarvātmanā mahi gṛṇāmi yathā manīṣam

nīco ’jayā guṇa-visargam anupraviṣṭaḥ

 pūyeta yena hi pumān anuvarṇitena

Therefore, although I was born in a demoniac family, I may without a doubt offer prayers to the Lord with full endeavor, as far as my intelligence allows. Anyone who has been forced by ignorance to enter the material world may be purified of material life if he offers prayers to the Lord and hears the Lord’s glories.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 17, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/VzsVFu.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11

naivātmanaḥ prabhur ayaṁ nija-lābha-pūrṇo

 mānaṁ janād aviduṣaḥ karuṇo vṛṇīte

yad yaj jano bhagavate vidadhīta mānaṁ

 tac cātmane prati-mukhasya yathā mukha-śrīḥ

The Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always fully satisfied in Himself. Therefore when something is offered to Him, the offering, by the Lord’s mercy, is for the benefit of the devotee, for the Lord does not need service from anyone. To give an example, if one’s face is decorated, the reflection of one’s face in a mirror is also seen to be decorated.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 17, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/VzsVFu.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11

naivātmanaḥ prabhur ayaṁ nija-lābha-pūrṇo

 mānaṁ janād aviduṣaḥ karuṇo vṛṇīte

yad yaj jano bhagavate vidadhīta mānaṁ

 tac cātmane prati-mukhasya yathā mukha-śrīḥ

The Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always fully satisfied in Himself. Therefore when something is offered to Him, the offering, by the Lord’s mercy, is for the benefit of the devotee, for the Lord does not need service from anyone. To give an example, if one’s face is decorated, the reflection of one’s face in a mirror is also seen to be decorated.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 17, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/VzsVFu.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11

naivātmanaḥ prabhur ayaṁ nija-lābha-pūrṇo

 mānaṁ janād aviduṣaḥ karuṇo vṛṇīte

yad yaj jano bhagavate vidadhīta mānaṁ

 tac cātmane prati-mukhasya yathā mukha-śrīḥ

The Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always fully satisfied in Himself. Therefore when something is offered to Him, the offering, by the Lord’s mercy, is for the benefit of the devotee, for the Lord does not need service from anyone. To give an example, if one’s face is decorated, the reflection of one’s face in a mirror is also seen to be decorated.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10-11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 14, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/hSRhW6.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10

viprād dvi-ṣaḍ-guṇa-yutād aravinda-nābha-

 pādāravinda-vimukhāt śvapacaṁ variṣṭham

manye tad-arpita-mano-vacanehitārtha-

 prāṇaṁ punāti sa kulaṁ na tu bhūrimānaḥ

If a brāhmaṇa has all twelve of the brahminical qualifications [as they are stated in the book called Sanat-sujāta] but is not a devotee and is averse to the lotus feet of the Lord, he is certainly lower than a devotee who is a dog-eater but who has dedicated everything — mind, words, activities, wealth and life — to the Supreme Lord. Such a devotee is better than such a brāhmaṇa because the devotee can purify his whole family, whereas the so-called brāhmaṇa in a position of false prestige cannot purify even himself.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11

naivātmanaḥ prabhur ayaṁ nija-lābha-pūrṇo

 mānaṁ janād aviduṣaḥ karuṇo vṛṇīte

yad yaj jano bhagavate vidadhīta mānaṁ

 tac cātmane prati-mukhasya yathā mukha-śrīḥ

The Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always fully satisfied in Himself. Therefore when something is offered to Him, the offering, by the Lord’s mercy, is for the benefit of the devotee, for the Lord does not need service from anyone. To give an example, if one’s face is decorated, the reflection of one’s face in a mirror is also seen to be decorated.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10-11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 14, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/hSRhW6.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.10

viprād dvi-ṣaḍ-guṇa-yutād aravinda-nābha-

 pādāravinda-vimukhāt śvapacaṁ variṣṭham

manye tad-arpita-mano-vacanehitārtha-

 prāṇaṁ punāti sa kulaṁ na tu bhūrimānaḥ

If a brāhmaṇa has all twelve of the brahminical qualifications [as they are stated in the book called Sanat-sujāta] but is not a devotee and is averse to the lotus feet of the Lord, he is certainly lower than a devotee who is a dog-eater but who has dedicated everything — mind, words, activities, wealth and life — to the Supreme Lord. Such a devotee is better than such a brāhmaṇa because the devotee can purify his whole family, whereas the so-called brāhmaṇa in a position of false prestige cannot purify even himself.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.11

naivātmanaḥ prabhur ayaṁ nija-lābha-pūrṇo

 mānaṁ janād aviduṣaḥ karuṇo vṛṇīte

yad yaj jano bhagavate vidadhīta mānaṁ

 tac cātmane prati-mukhasya yathā mukha-śrīḥ

The Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always fully satisfied in Himself. Therefore when something is offered to Him, the offering, by the Lord’s mercy, is for the benefit of the devotee, for the Lord does not need service from anyone. To give an example, if one’s face is decorated, the reflection of one’s face in a mirror is also seen to be decorated.