Voice Of Srila Prabhupada

Voice Of Srila Prabhupada

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Voice Of Srila Prabhupada episodes

  • Bhagavad-gītā 1.40 (July 28,1973 London)
    Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] 
    adharmābhibhavāt kṛṣṇa
    praduṣyanti kula-striyaḥ
    strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya
    jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ
    [Bg. 1.40]
    [break] [leads chanting of synonyms] 
    adharma—irreligion; abhibhavāt—having been predominant; kṛṣṇa—O Kṛṣṇa; praduṣyanti—become polluted; kula-striyaḥ—family ladies; strīṣu—of the womanhood; duṣṭāsu—being so polluted; vārṣṇeya—O descendant of Vṛṣṇi; jāyate—it so becomes; varṇa-saṅkaraḥ—unwanted progeny. 
    [02:31] 
    Translation: “When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Kṛṣṇa, the women of the family become corrupt, and from the degradation of womanhood, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, comes unwanted progeny.” 
    Prabhupāda: This is very important point for good population. Without good population in the society, gentlemen, cultured, educated, following the rules and regulation of religious principle, how you can expect peace and prosperity? That is not possible. So the whole Vedic system was meant for having very good population. Not such kind of population who are addicted to killing and drinking and so many other sinful activities. No. Then you cannot check.
    48 min
  • Morning Walk (July 27 1975 San Diego)
    Prabhupāda: [laughing] You are so rich, you can do it, continually festival: “Come on. Take prasādam. Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.” Just like… What is that? You told me? Continual massage… 
    Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Massage parlor, twenty-four hours. 
    Prabhupāda: [laughing] Twenty-four hours. Similarly, twenty-four hours free prasādam: “Come on.” But they are not hungry. 
    Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Not for that. 
    Prabhupāda: Harer nāma harer nāma… [Cc. Ādi 17.21]. [break] …trunk as fat as this is, very long. Where I saw it? Maybe… Mexico, I think. [break] 
    Rāmeśvara: …trees that are so fat that you can drive your car through it. They have made a opening… 
    Prabhupāda: Ācchā? 
    Rāmeśvara: …and you can drive your car through it. 
    Jayatīrtha: Redwood tree. Those are the trees that are so old, sometimes five thousand years old. 
    Prabhupāda: Taravaḥ kiṁ na jīvanti [SB 2.3.18]. Bhāgavata says that “You are trying to prolong your life. Don’t you know that trees live more and more years than yourself?” Taravaḥ kiṁ na jīvanti. So what is the use of such living? A tree standing for five thousand years, what is the use of such living? Therefore those who are trying to live for many years, they are being instructed, taravaḥ kiṁ na jīvanti [SB 2.3.18]. They are also living being. And what is the use of living? First of all, that… For the same purpose, eating, sleeping, mating and living for five thousand years, ten thousand years, what is the use? Taravaḥ kiṁ na jīvanti, bhastrāḥ kiṁ na śvasanty uta. [japa] [break] This park is very nice. [break] …śunīcena. We are all trampling; there is no protest. [break] Our man? 
    Devotees: [laughing] No, yoga. 
    Prabhupāda: Yoga. 
    Jayatīrtha: He’s trying to become immortal. 
    Prabhupāda: Huh? 
    Jayatīrtha: He wants to be immortal. 
    Prabhupāda: No, this keeps healthy. 
    Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: It’s good for the body. 
    Prabhupāda: Yes. Śīrṣāsana, it is called, “sitting on the head.” Śīrṣāsana. Śīrṣāsana, padmāsana, yogāsana. There are so many āsanas. 
    Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: We don’t practice those. 
    Prabhupāda: We have no time from sleeping. [laughter] Otherwise, this is not bad. This is not bad. It keeps good health, these yogāsana. 
    Jayatīrtha: So if we have time, we can do that? 
    Prabhupāda: [chuckles] Hare Kṛṣṇa. Not required. [end]
    5 min

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All Glories to His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.