Prabhupada Podcast

Part 10 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/JjffZZ.

Part 9 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/MDttms.

Part 8 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/K5pXg4.

Part 7 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/HhYBHv.

Part 6 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/TDfnnG.

Part 5 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/knT6nT.

Part 4 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/jBe84Z.

Part 3 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/rD2LT9.

Part 2 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/xu1ufL.

Part 1 of Srila Prabhupada's series of classes on the Nectar of Devotion given in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/dBqCUC.

A class given by Srila Prabhupada on the day after Gaura Purnima, Lord Caitanya's Appearance Day, in Hawaii. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/yfBpvB.

Srila Prabhupada's class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.38 given on the occasion of Gaura Purnima, Lord Caitanya's Appearance Day. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/3xv7ks. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.38 itthaṁ nṛ-tiryag-ṛṣi-deva-jhaṣāvatārair lokān vibhāvayasi haṁsi jagat pratīpān dharmaṁ mahā-puruṣa pāsi yugānuvṛttaṁ channaḥ kalau yad abhavas tri-yugo ’tha sa tvam In this way, my Lord, You appear in various incarnations as a human being, an animal, a great saint, a demigod, a fish or a tortoise, thus maintaining the entire creation in different planetary systems and killing the demoniac principles. According to the age, O my Lord, You protect the principles of religion. In the Age of Kali, however, You do not assert Yourself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore You are known as Triyuga, or the Lord who appears in three yugas.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 14, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/5xGZgw. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.1 sūta uvāca jagṛhe pauruṣaṁ rūpaṁ bhagavān mahad-ādibhiḥ sambhūtaṁ ṣoḍaśa-kalam ādau loka-sisṛkṣayā Sūta said: In the beginning of the creation, the Lord first expanded Himself in the universal form of the puruṣa incarnation and manifested all the ingredients for the material creation. And thus at first there was the creation of the sixteen principles of material action. This was for the purpose of creating the material universes.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.34 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 13, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/tkymt9. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.34 bhāvayaty eṣa sattvena lokān vai loka-bhāvanaḥ līlāvatārānurato deva-tiryaṅ-narādiṣu Thus the Lord of the universes maintains all planets inhabited by demigods, men and lower animals. Assuming the roles of incarnations, He performs pastimes to reclaim those in the mode of pure goodness.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.33 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 12, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/4vXEvL. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.33 asau guṇamayair bhāvair bhūta-sūkṣmendriyātmabhiḥ sva-nirmiteṣu nirviṣṭo bhuṅkte bhūteṣu tad-guṇān The Supersoul enters into the bodies of the created beings who are influenced by the modes of material nature and causes them to enjoy the effects of these modes by the subtle mind.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.32 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 11, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/iFxV76. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.32 yathā hy avahito vahnir dāruṣv ekaḥ sva-yoniṣu nāneva bhāti viśvātmā bhūteṣu ca tathā pumān The Lord, as Supersoul, pervades all things, just as fire permeates wood, and so He appears to be of many varieties, though He is the absolute one without a second.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 10, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/VuWVLz. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.31 tayā vilasiteṣv eṣu guṇeṣu guṇavān iva antaḥ-praviṣṭa ābhāti vijñānena vijṛmbhitaḥ After creating the material substance, the Lord [Vāsudeva] expands Himself and enters into it. And although He is within the material modes of nature and appears to be one of the created beings, He is always fully enlightened in His transcendental position.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 9, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/K61vyF. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.30 sa evedaṁ sasarjāgre bhagavān ātma-māyayā sad-asad-rūpayā cāsau guṇamayāguṇo vibhuḥ In the beginning of the material creation, that Absolute Personality of Godhead [Vāsudeva], in His transcendental position, created the energies of cause and effect by His own internal energy.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.28-29 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 8, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/weqcrn. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.28-29 vāsudeva-parā vedā vāsudeva-parā makhāḥ vāsudeva-parā yogā vāsudeva-parāḥ kriyāḥ vāsudeva-paraṁ jñānaṁ vāsudeva-paraṁ tapaḥ vāsudeva-paro dharmo vāsudeva-parā gatiḥ In the revealed scriptures, the ultimate object of knowledge is Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead. The purpose of performing sacrifice is to please Him. Yoga is for realizing Him. All fruitive activities are ultimately rewarded by Him only. He is supreme knowledge, and all severe austerities are performed to know Him. Religion [dharma] is rendering loving service unto Him. He is the supreme goal of life.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 7, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/o78sD1. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.27 rajas-tamaḥ-prakṛtayaḥ sama-śīlā bhajanti vai pitṛ-bhūta-prajeśādīn śriyaiśvarya-prajepsavaḥ Those who are in the modes of passion and ignorance worship those in the same category — namely the forefathers, other living beings and the demigods who are in charge of cosmic activities — for they are urged by a desire to be materially benefited with women, wealth, power and progeny.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.26 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 6, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/2iwKvP. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.26 mumukṣavo ghora-rūpān hitvā bhūta-patīn atha nārāyaṇa-kalāḥ śāntā bhajanti hy anasūyavaḥ Those who are serious about liberation are certainly nonenvious, and they respect all. Yet they reject the horrible and ghastly forms of the demigods and worship only the all-blissful forms of Lord Viṣṇu and His plenary portions.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.25 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 5, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/nLG1Dg. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.25 bhejire munayo ’thāgre bhagavantam adhokṣajam sattvaṁ viśuddhaṁ kṣemāya kalpante ye ’nu tān iha Previously all the great sages rendered service unto the Personality of Godhead due to His existence above the three modes of material nature. They worshiped Him to become free from material conditions and thus derive the ultimate benefit. Whoever follows such great authorities is also eligible for liberation from the material world.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.24 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 4, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/eGDM9a. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.24 pārthivād dāruṇo dhūmas tasmād agnis trayīmayaḥ tamasas tu rajas tasmāt sattvaṁ yad brahma-darśanam Firewood is a transformation of earth, but smoke is better than the raw wood. And fire is still better, for by fire we can derive the benefits of superior knowledge [through Vedic sacrifices]. Similarly, passion [rajas] is better than ignorance [tamas], but goodness [sattva] is best because by goodness one can come to realize the Absolute Truth.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 3, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/MvDfx5. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.23 sattvaṁ rajas tama iti prakṛter guṇās tair yuktaḥ paraḥ puruṣa eka ihāsya dhatte sthity-ādaye hari-viriñci-hareti saṁjñāḥ śreyāṁsi tatra khalu sattva-tanor nṛṇāṁ syuḥ The transcendental Personality of Godhead is indirectly associated with the three modes of material nature, namely passion, goodness and ignorance, and just for the material world’s creation, maintenance and destruction He accepts the three qualitative forms of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva. Of these three, all human beings can derive ultimate benefit from Viṣṇu, the form of the quality of goodness.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.22 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 2, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/nL1Rov. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.22 ato vai kavayo nityaṁ bhaktiṁ paramayā mudā vāsudeve bhagavati kurvanty ātma-prasādanīm Certainly, therefore, since time immemorial, all transcendentalists have been rendering devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, with great delight, because such devotional service is enlivening to the self.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.21 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 1, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/gR6K2E. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.21 bhidyate hṛdaya-granthiś chidyante sarva-saṁśayāḥ kṣīyante cāsya karmāṇi dṛṣṭa evātmanīśvare Thus the knot in the heart is pierced, and all misgivings are cut to pieces. The chain of fruitive actions is terminated when one sees the self as master.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.20 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 31, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/aenhDF. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.20 evaṁ prasanna-manaso bhagavad-bhakti-yogataḥ bhagavat-tattva-vijñānaṁ mukta-saṅgasya jāyate Thus established in the mode of unalloyed goodness, the man whose mind has been enlivened by contact with devotional service to the Lord gains positive scientific knowledge of the Personality of Godhead in the stage of liberation from all material association.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.19 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 30, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/AY7XbL. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.19 tadā rajas-tamo-bhāvāḥ kāma-lobhādayaś ca ye ceta etair anāviddhaṁ sthitaṁ sattve prasīdati As soon as irrevocable loving service is established in the heart, the effects of nature’s modes of passion and ignorance, such as lust, desire and hankering, disappear from the heart. Then the devotee is established in goodness, and he becomes completely happy.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.18 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 29, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/15uNC2. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.18 naṣṭa-prāyeṣv abhadreṣu nityaṁ bhāgavata-sevayā bhagavaty uttama-śloke bhaktir bhavati naiṣṭhikī By regular attendance in classes on the Bhāgavatam and by rendering of service to the pure devotee, all that is troublesome to the heart is almost completely destroyed, and loving service unto the Personality of Godhead, who is praised with transcendental songs, is established as an irrevocable fact.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.17 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 28, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/dnyrMC. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.17 śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ hṛdy antaḥ stho hy abhadrāṇi vidhunoti suhṛt satām Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, who is the Paramātmā [Supersoul] in everyone’s heart and the benefactor of the truthful devotee, cleanses desire for material enjoyment from the heart of the devotee who has developed the urge to hear His messages, which are in themselves virtuous when properly heard and chanted.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.16 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 27, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/SZDCkY. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.16 śuśrūṣoḥ śraddadhānasya vāsudeva-kathā-ruciḥ syān mahat-sevayā viprāḥ puṇya-tīrtha-niṣevaṇāt O twice-born sages, by serving those devotees who are completely freed from all vice, great service is done. By such service, one gains affinity for hearing the messages of Vāsudeva.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 26, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/iVuWep. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.15 yad-anudhyāsinā yuktāḥ karma-granthi-nibandhanam chindanti kovidās tasya ko na kuryāt kathā-ratim With sword in hand, intelligent men cut through the binding knots of reactionary work [karma] by remembering the Personality of Godhead. Therefore, who will not pay attention to His message?

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.13 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 24, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/XdKJPQ. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.13 ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ svanuṣṭhitasya dharmasya saṁsiddhir hari-toṣaṇam O best among the twice-born, it is therefore concluded that the highest perfection one can achieve by discharging the duties prescribed for one’s own occupation according to caste divisions and orders of life is to please the Personality of Godhead.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 23, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/9FuYSS. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.12 tac chraddadhānā munayo jñāna-vairāgya-yuktayā paśyanty ātmani cātmānaṁ bhaktyā śruta-gṛhītayā The seriously inquisitive student or sage, well equipped with knowledge and detachment, realizes that Absolute Truth by rendering devotional service in terms of what he has heard from the Vedānta-śruti.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 22, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/pwCnbf. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.11 vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti śabdyate Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 21, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/vGLtVp. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.10 kāmasya nendriya-prītir lābho jīveta yāvatā jīvasya tattva-jijñāsā nārtho yaś ceha karmabhiḥ Life’s desires should never be directed toward sense gratification. One should desire only a healthy life, or self-preservation, since a human being is meant for inquiry about the Absolute Truth. Nothing else should be the goal of one’s works.

A class on the Appearance Day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura given by Srila Prabhupada on February 7, 1969 in Los Angeles, CA. A transcript of the class can be read here: https://goo.gl/m61xdk.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 20, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/owhtNK. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.9 dharmasya hy āpavargyasya nārtho ’rthāyopakalpate nārthasya dharmaikāntasya kāmo lābhāya hi smṛtaḥ All occupational engagements are certainly meant for ultimate liberation. They should never be performed for material gain. Furthermore, according to sages, one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service should never use material gain to cultivate sense gratification.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 19, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/1TDbYw. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.8 dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ puṁsāṁ viṣvaksena-kathāsu yaḥ notpādayed yadi ratiṁ śrama eva hi kevalam The occupational activities a man performs according to his own position are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction for the message of the Personality of Godhead.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 18, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/kq6NY7. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.7 vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ janayaty āśu vairāgyaṁ jñānaṁ ca yad ahaitukam By rendering devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment from the world.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.6 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 17, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/ZKC4dr. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.6 sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje ahaituky apratihatā yayātmā suprasīdati The supreme occupation [dharma] for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.5 given by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on October 16, 1972 in Vrindavan, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/hKAuev. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.5 munayaḥ sādhu pṛṣṭo ’haṁ bhavadbhir loka-maṅgalam yat kṛtaḥ kṛṣṇa-sampraśno yenātmā suprasīdati O sages, I have been justly questioned by you. Your questions are worthy because they relate to Lord Kṛṣṇa and so are of relevance to the world’s welfare. Only questions of this sort are capable of completely satisfying the self.

A lecture given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada on February 2, 1977 in Bhuvanesvara on the occasion of Lord Nityananda's Appearance Day. Click here for a transcript of the class: https://goo.gl/Ycxtjh.