Adi 10.56—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestows His causeless mercy upon His devotees in three features: His own direct appearance [sākṣāt], His prowess within someone He empowers [āveśa], and His manifestation [āvirbhāva]. PURPORT-The sākṣāt feature of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is His personal presence. Āveśa refers to invested power, like that invested in Nakula Brahmacārī. Āvirbhāva is a manifestation of the Lord that appears even […]
by Ishan das Krishna Consciousness, a Transcendental Apprenticeship Program In 1972-73 Srila Prabhupada arranged for some professional mridanga makers to make drums right on our newly acquired land in Sridham Mayapur. He felt that it was a dying art and he wanted some of our boys to learn the process. When I saw that airmail […]
Adi 9.51—The great gardener, Lord Caitanya, personally eats this fruit, and as a result He constantly remains mad, as if helpless and bewildered. PURPORTIt is the mission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to act Himself and teach the people. He says, āpani ācari’ bhakti karila pracāra (Cc. Ādi 4.41). One must first act himself and then […]
720629rc.sd Conversations331292/530501Prabhupada: The villagers, they have cows and land. That is sufficientfor their economic problem. But the industrialists, they are alluringthem, “To get more money, come here.” So they are going to the cities.And the food production in the village is neglected. And therefore thefood grain price is rising. Actually, everyone should be engaged toproduce food, but the modern set-up of […]
Dec 16 1976 Hyderabad Dr. Ramachandra: I only want that your movement should utilize my services because I believe service to mankind is service to God. Prabhupāda: No, no, service to God is service to mankind.If you pour water in the root, then it is service to the tree. And if you pour water on the leaf, […]
Prabhupada’s lecture – Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.47 – Māyāpura, October 27, 1974So the so-called sneha, if it is not properly done… Nature’s regulation is so strict that you cannot avoid the consequence. That is not possible. These are practical. I have seen another practical… In front of our residence there was another neighbor. So the old man […]
Nov 6 1976 Vrndavana“All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rains. Rains are produced by performance of yajña, sacrifice, and yajña is born of prescribed duties.”Prabhupāda: That’s it. There is no prescribed duties. Everyone is a butcher. Formerly there was distinction, “Here is a butcher; here is a religious man.” At the […]
I shall be happy in 4 different ways Prabhupāda: Not supreme. He says this is of the person, different ways of thinking. But everywhere He is stressing bhakti. Just like generally people are karmī. Karmīs. They are working hard. And he has made his plan. He has made his plan that, “In this way, I shall […]
Sept 29 1976 Vrndavana Doctor: Why do you tape record? Hari-śauri: Everything Prabhupāda speaks we tape record and then everyone in the world can listen. Doctor: Someone said that the word om is given to sannyāsīs and it… Prabhupāda: No, Kṛṣṇa does not say. Doctor: It’s not so. Prabhupāda: “Someone,” we don’t take authority. “Someone.” There are so […]
Adi 8..31-–But if one only chants, with some slight faith, the holy names of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda, very quickly he is cleansed of all offenses. Thus as soon as he chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, he feels the ecstasy of love for God. PURPORT-Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura remarks in this connection that if one […]
