More– on the Glories of Lord Nityananda Prabhu Adi 5.114–Unable to see Him, the demigods go to the bank of the ocean of milk and offer prayers to Him. PURPORT-The denizens of heaven, who live in the planetary systems beginning from Svarloka, cannot even see Lord Viṣṇu in Śvetadvīpa. Unable to reach the island, they […]
Aug 10 1976 Tehran Prabhupāda: Law given by the state, that is law. If you create a law at home, that is not law. Dharma means what is ordained by Kṛṣṇa, God, that is dharma. And other things, that may be temporary. You can create some laws within your family, but that is not generally applicable to others. But […]
Adi 5.1-–Let me offer my obeisances to Lord Śrī Nityānanda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose opulence is wonderful and unlimited. By His will, even a fool can understand His identity.Adi 5.5–They are both one and the same identity. They differ only in form. He is the first bodily expansion of Kṛṣṇa, and He assists in […]
CC Adi chapt 5 introduction—#15This chapter is chiefly devoted to describing the essential nature and glories of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the absolute Personality of Godhead, and His first expansion in a form for pastimes is Śrī Balarāma.Beyond the limitation of this material world is the spiritual sky, paravyoma, which has many […]
CC Adi chapt 4 .103 principal causes for Lords appearance–#14 Adi 4.103–There is a principal cause for Lord Kṛṣṇa’s appearance. It grows from His own engagements as the foremost enjoyer of loving exchanges. Adi 4.104–That most confidential cause is threefold. Svarūpa Dāmodara has revealed it. Adi 4.105–Svarūpa Gosāñi is the most intimate associate of the […]
PRODUCE GREENNESS EVERYWHERE EVERYWHERE FARM, FARM, FARM, FARM” Everywhere I go and say, “How these rascals…?” So much land is lying, and these rascals are not developing. And they are making… What is that? Coal stone. Coal.They are interested with these bricks and stones, not green vegetables.Such a rascal government.Give them facility.We know how to […]
CC Adi 4th chapt—#13 Adi 4.63–“O Lord, You are the support of everything. The three attributes hlādinī, sandhinī and samvit exist in You as one spiritual energy. But the material modes, which cause happiness, misery and mixtures of the two, do not exist in You, for You have no material qualities.”Adi 4.64–-The essential portion of the sandhinī […]
Prabhupāda: You can show Bhagavad-gītā.Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: A very authoritative presentation. For example, here’s the original Sanskrit śloka, word for word… Guest (3): For example, sāṅkhya-yoga. You have a separate book? Then sthita-prajñā. You have a separate…? Prabhupāda: No separately. It is there in the Bhagavad-gītā. Guest (3): But that way, your volumes are dealing with […]
CC Adi chapt 4-internal energies of Krsna explained-and the BG verse janma karma ca me divyam—#12 Adi 4.52–“Lord Kṛṣṇa desired to taste the limitless nectarean mellows of the love of one of His multitude of loving damsels [Śrī Rādhā], and so He has assumed the form of Lord Caitanya. He has tasted that love while […]
Adi 4th chapter-description of rasas–#11 (NOTE—These are only selected summaries of verses in this chapter-otherwise this would be far too long for a short article) Adi 4.17–-[Lord Kṛṣṇa thought:] “All the universe is filled with the conception of My majesty, but love weakened by that sense of majesty does not satisfy Me.Adi 4.20–“In whatever transcendental […]
