A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 1, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

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

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.8

śrī-prahrāda uvāca

brahmādayaḥ sura-gaṇā munayo ’tha siddhāḥ

 sattvaikatāna-gatayo vacasāṁ pravāhaiḥ

nārādhituṁ puru-guṇair adhunāpi pipruḥ

 kiṁ toṣṭum arhati sa me harir ugra-jāteḥ

Prahlāda Mahārāja prayed: How is it possible for me, who have been born in a family of asuras, to offer suitable prayers to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Even until now, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, and all the saintly persons, could not satisfy the Lord by streams of excellent words, although such persons are very qualified, being in the mode of goodness. Then what is to be said of me? I am not at all qualified.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 1, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

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

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.8

śrī-prahrāda uvāca

brahmādayaḥ sura-gaṇā munayo ’tha siddhāḥ

 sattvaikatāna-gatayo vacasāṁ pravāhaiḥ

nārādhituṁ puru-guṇair adhunāpi pipruḥ

 kiṁ toṣṭum arhati sa me harir ugra-jāteḥ

Prahlāda Mahārāja prayed: How is it possible for me, who have been born in a family of asuras, to offer suitable prayers to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Even until now, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, and all the saintly persons, could not satisfy the Lord by streams of excellent words, although such persons are very qualified, being in the mode of goodness. Then what is to be said of me? I am not at all qualified.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.6-9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 23, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

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

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.6

puṁso varṣa-śataṁ hy āyus

 tad-ardhaṁ cājitātmanaḥ

niṣphalaṁ yad asau rātryāṁ

 śete ’ndhaṁ prāpitas tamaḥ

Every human being has a maximum duration of life of one hundred years, but for one who cannot control his senses, half of those years are completely lost because at night he sleeps twelve hours, being covered by ignorance. Therefore such a person has a lifetime of only fifty years.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.7

mugdhasya bālye kaiśore

 krīḍato yāti viṁśatiḥ

jarayā grasta-dehasya

 yāty akalpasya viṁśatiḥ

In the tender age of childhood, when everyone is bewildered, one passes ten years. Similarly, in boyhood, engaged in sporting and playing, one passes another ten years. In this way, twenty years are wasted. Similarly, in old age, when one is an invalid, unable to perform even material activities, one passes another twenty years wastefully.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.8

durāpūreṇa kāmena

 mohena ca balīyasā

śeṣaṁ gṛheṣu saktasya

 pramattasyāpayāti hi

One whose mind and senses are uncontrolled becomes increasingly attached to family life because of insatiable lusty desires and very strong illusion. In such a madman’s life, the remaining years are also wasted because even during those years he cannot engage himself in devotional service.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.9

ko gṛheṣu pumān saktam

 ātmānam ajitendriyaḥ

sneha-pāśair dṛḍhair baddham

 utsaheta vimocitum

What person too attached to household life due to being unable to control his senses can liberate himself? An attached householder is bound very strongly by ropes of affection for his family [wife, children and other relatives].

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.6-9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 23, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

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

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.6

puṁso varṣa-śataṁ hy āyus

 tad-ardhaṁ cājitātmanaḥ

niṣphalaṁ yad asau rātryāṁ

 śete ’ndhaṁ prāpitas tamaḥ

Every human being has a maximum duration of life of one hundred years, but for one who cannot control his senses, half of those years are completely lost because at night he sleeps twelve hours, being covered by ignorance. Therefore such a person has a lifetime of only fifty years.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.7

mugdhasya bālye kaiśore

 krīḍato yāti viṁśatiḥ

jarayā grasta-dehasya

 yāty akalpasya viṁśatiḥ

In the tender age of childhood, when everyone is bewildered, one passes ten years. Similarly, in boyhood, engaged in sporting and playing, one passes another ten years. In this way, twenty years are wasted. Similarly, in old age, when one is an invalid, unable to perform even material activities, one passes another twenty years wastefully.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.8

durāpūreṇa kāmena

 mohena ca balīyasā

śeṣaṁ gṛheṣu saktasya

 pramattasyāpayāti hi

One whose mind and senses are uncontrolled becomes increasingly attached to family life because of insatiable lusty desires and very strong illusion. In such a madman’s life, the remaining years are also wasted because even during those years he cannot engage himself in devotional service.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.9

ko gṛheṣu pumān saktam

 ātmānam ajitendriyaḥ

sneha-pāśair dṛḍhair baddham

 utsaheta vimocitum

What person too attached to household life due to being unable to control his senses can liberate himself? An attached householder is bound very strongly by ropes of affection for his family [wife, children and other relatives].

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.6-9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 23, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

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

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.6

puṁso varṣa-śataṁ hy āyus

 tad-ardhaṁ cājitātmanaḥ

niṣphalaṁ yad asau rātryāṁ

 śete ’ndhaṁ prāpitas tamaḥ

Every human being has a maximum duration of life of one hundred years, but for one who cannot control his senses, half of those years are completely lost because at night he sleeps twelve hours, being covered by ignorance. Therefore such a person has a lifetime of only fifty years.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.7

mugdhasya bālye kaiśore

 krīḍato yāti viṁśatiḥ

jarayā grasta-dehasya

 yāty akalpasya viṁśatiḥ

In the tender age of childhood, when everyone is bewildered, one passes ten years. Similarly, in boyhood, engaged in sporting and playing, one passes another ten years. In this way, twenty years are wasted. Similarly, in old age, when one is an invalid, unable to perform even material activities, one passes another twenty years wastefully.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.8

durāpūreṇa kāmena

 mohena ca balīyasā

śeṣaṁ gṛheṣu saktasya

 pramattasyāpayāti hi

One whose mind and senses are uncontrolled becomes increasingly attached to family life because of insatiable lusty desires and very strong illusion. In such a madman’s life, the remaining years are also wasted because even during those years he cannot engage himself in devotional service.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.9

ko gṛheṣu pumān saktam

 ātmānam ajitendriyaḥ

sneha-pāśair dṛḍhair baddham

 utsaheta vimocitum

What person too attached to household life due to being unable to control his senses can liberate himself? An attached householder is bound very strongly by ropes of affection for his family [wife, children and other relatives].

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 16, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/amTF5Y.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.3

sukham aindriyakaṁ daityā

 deha-yogena dehinām

sarvatra labhyate daivād

 yathā duḥkham ayatnataḥ

Prahlāda Mahārāja continued: My dear friends born of demoniac families, the happiness perceived with reference to the sense objects by contact with the body can be obtained in any form of life, according to one’s past fruitive activities. Such happiness is automatically obtained without endeavor, just as we obtain distress.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 16, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/amTF5Y.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.3

sukham aindriyakaṁ daityā

 deha-yogena dehinām

sarvatra labhyate daivād

 yathā duḥkham ayatnataḥ

Prahlāda Mahārāja continued: My dear friends born of demoniac families, the happiness perceived with reference to the sense objects by contact with the body can be obtained in any form of life, according to one’s past fruitive activities. Such happiness is automatically obtained without endeavor, just as we obtain distress.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 16, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/amTF5Y.

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.3

sukham aindriyakaṁ daityā

 deha-yogena dehinām

sarvatra labhyate daivād

 yathā duḥkham ayatnataḥ

Prahlāda Mahārāja continued: My dear friends born of demoniac families, the happiness perceived with reference to the sense objects by contact with the body can be obtained in any form of life, according to one’s past fruitive activities. Such happiness is automatically obtained without endeavor, just as we obtain distress.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 12, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

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

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1

śrī-prahrāda uvāca

kaumāra ācaret prājño

 dharmān bhāgavatān iha

durlabhaṁ mānuṣaṁ janma

 tad apy adhruvam arthadam

Prahlāda Mahārāja said: One who is sufficiently intelligent should use the human form of body from the very beginning of life — in other words, from the tender age of childhood — to practice the activities of devotional service, giving up all other engagements. The human body is most rarely achieved, and although temporary like other bodies, it is meaningful because in human life one can perform devotional service. Even a slight amount of sincere devotional service can give one complete perfection.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 12, 1968 in Montreal, Canada.

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

Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.1

śrī-prahrāda uvāca

kaumāra ācaret prājño

 dharmān bhāgavatān iha

durlabhaṁ mānuṣaṁ janma

 tad apy adhruvam arthadam

Prahlāda Mahārāja said: One who is sufficiently intelligent should use the human form of body from the very beginning of life — in other words, from the tender age of childhood — to practice the activities of devotional service, giving up all other engagements. The human body is most rarely achieved, and although temporary like other bodies, it is meaningful because in human life one can perform devotional service. Even a slight amount of sincere devotional service can give one complete perfection.