Prabhupada Podcast

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.34 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 12, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.34 yayāharad bhuvo bhāraṁ tāṁ tanuṁ vijahāv ajaḥ kaṇṭakaṁ kaṇṭakeneva dvayaṁ cāpīśituḥ samam The supreme unborn, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, caused the members of the Yadu dynasty to relinquish their bodies, and thus He relieved the burden of the world. This action was like picking out a thorn with a thorn, though both are the same to the controller.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.33 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 11, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.33 pṛthāpy anuśrutya dhanañjayoditaṁ nāśaṁ yadūnāṁ bhagavad-gatiṁ ca tām ekānta-bhaktyā bhagavaty adhokṣaje niveśitātmopararāma saṁsṛteḥ Kuntī, after overhearing Arjuna’s telling of the end of the Yadu dynasty and disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa, engaged in the devotional service of the transcendental Personality of Godhead with full attention and thus gained release from the course of material existence.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.32 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 10, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.32 niśamya bhagavan-mārgaṁ saṁsthāṁ yadu-kulasya ca svaḥ-pathāya matiṁ cakre nibhṛtātmā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ Upon hearing of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s returning to His abode, and upon understanding the end of the Yadu dynasty’s earthly manifestation, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira decided to go back home, back to Godhead.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 9, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.31 viśoko brahma-sampattyā sañchinna-dvaita-saṁśayaḥ līna-prakṛti-nairguṇyād aliṅgatvād asambhavaḥ Because of his possessing spiritual assets, the doubts of duality were completely cut off. Thus he was freed from the three modes of material nature and placed in transcendence. There was no longer any chance of his becoming entangled in birth and death, for he was freed from material form.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 8, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.30 gītaṁ bhagavatā jñānaṁ yat tat saṅgrāma-mūrdhani kāla-karma-tamo-ruddhaṁ punar adhyagamat prabhuḥ Because of the Lord’s pastimes and activities and because of His absence, it appeared that Arjuna forgot the instructions left by the Personality of Godhead. But factually this was not the case, and again he became lord of his senses.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.29 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 7, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.29 vāsudevāṅghry-anudhyāna- paribṛṁhita-raṁhasā bhaktyā nirmathitāśeṣa- kaṣāya-dhiṣaṇo ’rjunaḥ Arjuna’s constant remembrance of the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa rapidly increased his devotion, and as a result all the trash in his thoughts subsided.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.28 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 6, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.28 sūta uvāca evaṁ cintayato jiṣṇoḥ kṛṣṇa-pāda-saroruham sauhārdenātigāḍhena śāntāsīd vimalā matiḥ Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus being deeply absorbed in thinking of the instructions of the Lord, which were imparted in the great intimacy of friendship, and in thinking of His lotus feet, Arjuna’s mind became pacified and free from all material contamination.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 5, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.27 deśa-kālārtha-yuktāni hṛt-tāpopaśamāni ca haranti smarataś cittaṁ govindābhihitāni me Now I am attracted to those instructions imparted to me by the Personality of Godhead [Govinda] because they are impregnated with instructions for relieving the burning heart in all circumstances of time and space.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.25-26 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 4, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.25-26 jalaukasāṁ jale yadvan mahānto ’danty aṇīyasaḥ durbalān balino rājan mahānto balino mithaḥ evaṁ baliṣṭhair yadubhir mahadbhir itarān vibhuḥ yadūn yadubhir anyonyaṁ bhū-bhārān sañjahāra ha O King, as in the ocean the bigger and stronger aquatics swallow up the smaller and weaker ones, so also the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to lighten the burden of the earth, has engaged the stronger Yadu to kill the weaker, and the bigger Yadu to kill the smaller.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.24 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 3, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.24 prāyeṇaitad bhagavata īśvarasya viceṣṭitam mitho nighnanti bhūtāni bhāvayanti ca yan mithaḥ Factually this is all due to the supreme will of the Lord, the Personality of Godhead. Sometimes people kill one another, and at other times they protect one another.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.22-23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 2, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.22-23 rājaṁs tvayānupṛṣṭānāṁ suhṛdāṁ naḥ suhṛt-pure vipra-śāpa-vimūḍhānāṁ nighnatāṁ muṣṭibhir mithaḥ vāruṇīṁ madirāṁ pītvā madonmathita-cetasām ajānatām ivānyonyaṁ catuḥ-pañcāvaśeṣitāḥ O King, since you have asked me about our friends and relatives in the city of Dvārakā, I will inform you that all of them were cursed by the brāhmaṇas, and as a result they all became intoxicated with wine made of putrefied rice and fought among themselves with sticks, not even recognizing one another. Now all but four or five of them are dead and gone.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.21 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 1, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.21 tad vai dhanus ta iṣavaḥ sa ratho hayās te so ’haṁ rathī nṛpatayo yata ānamanti sarvaṁ kṣaṇena tad abhūd asad īśa-riktaṁ bhasman hutaṁ kuhaka-rāddham ivoptam ūṣyām I have the very same Gāṇḍīva bow, the same arrows, the same chariot drawn by the same horses, and I use them as the same Arjuna to whom all the kings offered their due respects. But in the absence of Lord Kṛṣṇa, all of them, at a moment’s notice, have become null and void. It is exactly like offering clarified butter on ashes, accumulating money with a magic wand or sowing seeds on barren land.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.20 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 30, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.20 so ’haṁ nṛpendra rahitaḥ puruṣottamena sakhyā priyeṇa suhṛdā hṛdayena śūnyaḥ adhvany urukrama-parigraham aṅga rakṣan gopair asadbhir abaleva vinirjito ’smi O Emperor, now I am separated from my friend and dearmost well-wisher, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore my heart appears to be void of everything. In His absence I have been defeated by a number of infidel cowherd men while I was guarding the bodies of all the wives of Kṛṣṇa.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.34 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 26, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.34 man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru mām evaiṣyasi yuktvaivam ātmānaṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances to Me and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.29 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 20, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.29 samo ’haṁ sarva-bhūteṣu na me dveṣyo ’sti na priyaḥ ye bhajanti tu māṁ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cāpy aham I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 19, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.27 yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva mad-arpaṇam Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform – do that, O son of Kuntī, as an offering to Me.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.26 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 16, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.26 patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.24 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 12, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.24 ahaṁ hi sarva-yajñānāṁ bhoktā ca prabhur eva ca na tu mām abhijānanti tattvenātaś cyavanti te I am the only enjoyer and master of all sacrifices. Therefore, those who do not recognize My true transcendental nature fall down.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 10, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.23 ye ’py anya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ te ’pi mām eva kaunteya yajanty avidhi-pūrvakam Those who are devotees of other gods and who worship them with faith actually worship only Me, O son of Kuntī, but they do so in a wrong way.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.22 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 8, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.22 ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form – to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.20 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 6, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.20 trai-vidyā māṁ soma-pāḥ pūta-pāpā yajñair iṣṭvā svar-gatiṁ prārthayante te puṇyam āsādya surendra-lokam aśnanti divyān divi deva-bhogān Those who study the Vedas and drink the soma juice, seeking the heavenly planets, worship Me indirectly. Purified of sinful reactions, they take birth on the pious, heavenly planet of Indra, where they enjoy godly delights.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.18 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 4, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.18 gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the basis of everything, the resting place and the eternal seed.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 2, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.15 jñāna-yajñena cāpy anye yajanto mām upāsate ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvato-mukham Others, who engage in sacrifice by the cultivation of knowledge, worship the Supreme Lord as the one without a second, as diverse in many, and in the universal form.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.15 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 1, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.15 jñāna-yajñena cāpy anye yajanto mām upāsate ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvato-mukham Others, who engage in sacrifice by the cultivation of knowledge, worship the Supreme Lord as the one without a second, as diverse in many, and in the universal form.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 27, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.11 avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśvaram Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.4 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 24, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.4 mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.2 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 23, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.2 rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 9.2 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on November 22, 1966 in New York, NY. Bhagavad Gita 9.2 rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.44 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 26, 1976 in Kolkata, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/mZ5KZE. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.44 prāyeṇa deva munayaḥ sva-vimukti-kāmā maunaṁ caranti vijane na parārtha-niṣṭhāḥ naitān vihāya kṛpaṇān vimumukṣa eko nānyaṁ tvad asya śaraṇaṁ bhramato ’nupaśye My dear Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, I see that there are many saintly persons indeed, but they are interested only in their own deliverance. Not caring for the big cities and towns, they go to the Himālayas or the forest to meditate with vows of silence [mauna-vrata]. They are not interested in delivering others. As for me, however, I do not wish to be liberated alone, leaving aside all these poor fools and rascals. I know that without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, without taking shelter of Your lotus feet, one cannot be happy. Therefore I wish to bring them back to shelter at Your lotus feet.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.43 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 23, 1976 in Kolkata, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/dUAedN. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.43 naivodvije para duratyaya-vaitaraṇyās tvad-vīrya-gāyana-mahāmṛta-magna-cittaḥ śoce tato vimukha-cetasa indriyārtha- māyā-sukhāya bharam udvahato vimūḍhān O best of the great personalities, I am not at all afraid of material existence, for wherever I stay I am fully absorbed in thoughts of Your glories and activities. My concern is only for the fools and rascals who are making elaborate plans for material happiness and maintaining their families, societies and countries. I am simply concerned with love for them.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.42 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 22, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/6XP64u. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.42 ko nv atra te ’khila-guro bhagavan prayāsa uttāraṇe ’sya bhava-sambhava-lopa-hetoḥ mūḍheṣu vai mahad-anugraha ārta-bandho kiṁ tena te priya-janān anusevatāṁ naḥ O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, original spiritual master of the entire world, what is the difficulty for You, who manage the affairs of the universe, in delivering the fallen souls engaged in Your devotional service? You are the friend of all suffering humanity, and for great personalities it is necessary to show mercy to the foolish. Therefore I think that You will show Your causeless mercy to persons like us, who engage in Your service.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.41 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 19, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/YhoYxQ. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.41 evaṁ sva-karma-patitaṁ bhava-vaitaraṇyām anyonya-janma-maraṇāśana-bhīta-bhītam paśyañ janaṁ sva-para-vigraha-vaira-maitraṁ hanteti pāracara pīpṛhi mūḍham adya My dear Lord, You are always transcendentally situated on the other side of the river of death, but because of the reactions of our own activities, we are suffering on this side. Indeed, we have fallen into this river and are repeatedly suffering the pains of birth and death and eating horrible things. Now kindly look upon us — not only upon me but also upon all others who are suffering — and by Your causeless mercy and compassion, deliver us and maintain us.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.40 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 18, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/17GGXG. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.40 jihvaikato ’cyuta vikarṣati māvitṛptā śiśno ’nyatas tvag-udaraṁ śravaṇaṁ kutaścit ghrāṇo ’nyataś capala-dṛk kva ca karma-śaktir bahvyaḥ sapatnya iva geha-patiṁ lunanti My dear Lord, O infallible one, my position is like that of a person who has many wives, all trying to attract him in their own way. For example, the tongue is attracted to palatable dishes, the genitals to sex with an attractive woman, and the sense of touch to contact with soft things. The belly, although filled, still wants to eat more, and the ear, not attempting to hear about You, is generally attracted to cinema songs. The sense of smell is attracted to yet another side, the restless eyes are attracted to scenes of sense gratification, and the active senses are attracted elsewhere. In this way I am certainly embarrassed.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.39 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 17, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/vYUVnS. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.39 naitan manas tava kathāsu vikuṇṭha-nātha samprīyate durita-duṣṭam asādhu tīvram kāmāturaṁ harṣa-śoka-bhayaiṣaṇārtaṁ tasmin kathaṁ tava gatiṁ vimṛśāmi dīnaḥ My dear Lord of the Vaikuṇṭha planets, where there is no anxiety, my mind is extremely sinful and lusty, being sometimes so-called happy and sometimes so-called distressed. My mind is full of lamentation and fear, and it always seeks more and more money. Thus it has become most polluted and is never satisfied in topics concerning You. I am therefore most fallen and poor. In such a status of life, how shall I be able to discuss Your activities?

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.38 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 16, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/Zz4bH1. 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 7.9.37 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 15, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/yaYbyg. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.37 tasmai bhavān haya-śiras tanuvaṁ hi bibhrad veda-druhāv atibalau madhu-kaiṭabhākhyau hatvānayac chruti-gaṇāṁś ca rajas tamaś ca sattvaṁ tava priyatamāṁ tanum āmananti My dear Lord, when You appeared as Hayagrīva, with the head of a horse, You killed two demons known as Madhu and Kaiṭabha, who were full of the modes of passion and ignorance. Then You delivered the Vedic knowledge to Lord Brahmā. For this reason, all the great saints accept Your forms as transcendental, untinged by material qualities.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.36 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 14, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/SykMN9. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.36 evaṁ sahasra-vadanāṅghri-śiraḥ-karoru- nāsādya-karṇa-nayanābharaṇāyudhāḍhyam māyāmayaṁ sad-upalakṣita-sanniveśaṁ dṛṣṭvā mahā-puruṣam āpa mudaṁ viriñcaḥ Lord Brahmā could then see You possessing thousands and thousands of faces, feet, heads, hands, thighs, noses, ears and eyes. You were very nicely dressed, being decorated and bedecked with varieties of ornaments and weapons. Seeing You in the form of Lord Viṣṇu, Your symptoms and form being transcendental, Your legs extending from the lower planets, Lord Brahmā achieved transcendental bliss.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 13, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/iqTQ4j. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.35 sa tv ātma-yonir ativismita āśrito ’bjaṁ kālena tīvra-tapasā pariśuddha-bhāvaḥ tvām ātmanīśa bhuvi gandham ivātisūkṣmaṁ bhūtendriyāśayamaye vitataṁ dadarśa Lord Brahmā, who is celebrated as ātma-yoni, having been born without a mother, was struck with wonder. Thus he took shelter of the lotus flower, and when he had been purified after undergoing severe austerities for many hundreds of years, he could see that the cause of all causes, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was spread throughout his own body and senses, just as aroma, although very subtle, is perceived in the earth.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.34 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 12, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/xseYcU. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.34 tat-sambhavaḥ kavir ato ’nyad apaśyamānas tvāṁ bījam ātmani tataṁ sa bahir vicintya nāvindad abda-śatam apsu nimajjamāno jāte ’ṅkure katham uhopalabheta bījam From that great lotus flower, Brahmā was generated, but Brahmā certainly could see nothing but the lotus. Therefore, thinking You to be outside, Lord Brahmā dove into the water and attempted to find the source of the lotus for one hundred years. He could find no trace of You, however, for when a seed fructifies, the original seed cannot be seen.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.33 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 11, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/NhVimo. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.33 tasyaiva te vapur idaṁ nija-kāla-śaktyā sañcodita-prakṛti-dharmaṇa ātma-gūḍham ambhasy ananta-śayanād viramat-samādher nābher abhūt sva-kaṇikā-vaṭavan-mahābjam This cosmic manifestation, the material world, is also Your body. This total lump of matter is agitated by Your potent energy known as kāla-śakti, and thus the three modes of material nature are manifested. You awaken from the bed of Śeṣa, Ananta, and from Your navel a small transcendental seed is generated. It is from this seed that the lotus flower of the gigantic universe is manifested, exactly as a banyan tree grows from a small seed.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.32 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 10, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/jWmtpb. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.32 nyasyedam ātmani jagad vilayāmbu-madhye śeṣetmanā nija-sukhānubhavo nirīhaḥ yogena mīlita-dṛg-ātma-nipīta-nidras turye sthito na tu tamo na guṇāṁś ca yuṅkṣe O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, after the annihilation the creative energy is kept in You, who appear to sleep with half-closed eyes. Actually, however, You do not sleep like an ordinary human being, for You are always in a transcendental stage, beyond the creation of the material world, and You always feel transcendental bliss. As Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, You thus remain in Your transcendental status, not touching material objects. Although You appear to sleep, this sleeping is distinct from sleeping in ignorance.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 9, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/pxEH7s. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.31 tvaṁ vā idaṁ sadasad īśa bhavāṁs tato ’nyo māyā yad ātma-para-buddhir iyaṁ hy apārthā yad yasya janma nidhanaṁ sthitir īkṣaṇaṁ ca tad vaitad eva vasukālavad aṣṭi-tarvoḥ My dear Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, the entire cosmic creation is caused by You, and the cosmic manifestation is an effect of Your energy. Although the entire cosmos is but You alone, You keep Yourself aloof from it. The conception of “mine and yours,” is certainly a type of illusion [māyā] because everything is an emanation from You and is therefore not different from You. Indeed, the cosmic manifestation is nondifferent from You, and the annihilation is also caused by You. This relationship between Your Lordship and the cosmos is illustrated by the example of the seed and the tree, or the subtle cause and the gross manifestation.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 8, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/i8VkVg. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.30 ekas tvam eva jagad etam amuṣya yat tvam ādy-antayoḥ pṛthag avasyasi madhyataś ca sṛṣṭvā guṇa-vyatikaraṁ nija-māyayedaṁ nāneva tair avasitas tad anupraviṣṭaḥ My dear Lord, You alone manifest Yourself as the entire cosmic manifestation, for You existed before the creation, You exist after the annihilation, and You are the maintainer between the beginning and the end. All this is done by Your external energy through actions and reactions of the three modes of material nature. Therefore whatever exists — externally and internally — is You alone.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.29 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 7, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/1VXVGK. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.29 mat-prāṇa-rakṣaṇam ananta pitur vadhaś ca manye sva-bhṛtya-ṛṣi-vākyam ṛtaṁ vidhātum khaḍgaṁ pragṛhya yad avocad asad-vidhitsus tvām īśvaro mad-aparo ’vatu kaṁ harāmi My Lord, O unlimited reservoir of transcendental qualities, You have killed my father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, and saved me from his sword. He had said very angrily, “If there is any supreme controller other than me, let Him save you. I shall now sever your head from your body.” Therefore I think that both in saving me and in killing him, You have acted just to prove true the words of Your devotee. There is no other cause.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.28 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 6, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/5ib9J9. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.28 evaṁ janaṁ nipatitaṁ prabhavāhi-kūpe kāmābhikāmam anu yaḥ prapatan prasaṅgāt kṛtvātmasāt surarṣiṇā bhagavan gṛhītaḥ so ’haṁ kathaṁ nu visṛje tava bhṛtya-sevām My dear Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, because of my association with material desires, one after another, I was gradually falling into a blind well full of snakes, following the general populace. But Your servant Nārada Muni kindly accepted me as his disciple and instructed me how to achieve this transcendental position. Therefore, my first duty is to serve him. How could I leave his service?

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 5, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/yeVXaC. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.27 naiṣā parāvara-matir bhavato nanu syāj jantor yathātma-suhṛdo jagatas tathāpi saṁsevayā surataror iva te prasādaḥ sevānurūpam udayo na parāvaratvam Unlike an ordinary living entity, my Lord, You do not discriminate between friends and enemies, the favorable and the unfavorable, because for You there is no conception of higher and lower. Nonetheless, You offer Your benedictions according to the level of one’s service, exactly as a desire tree delivers fruits according to one’s desires and makes no distinction between the lower and the higher.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.26 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 4, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/gzXi64. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.26 kvāhaṁ rajaḥ-prabhava īśa tamo ’dhike ’smin jātaḥ suretara-kule kva tavānukampā na brahmaṇo na tu bhavasya na vai ramāyā yan me ’rpitaḥ śirasi padma-karaḥ prasādaḥ O my Lord, O Supreme, because I was born in a family full of the hellish material qualities of passion and ignorance, what is my position? And what is to be said of Your causeless mercy, which was never offered even to Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva or the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī? You never put Your lotus hand upon their heads, but You have put it upon mine.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.24 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 2, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/GHFdq4. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.24 tasmād amūs tanu-bhṛtām aham āśiṣo ’jña āyuḥ śriyaṁ vibhavam aindriyam āviriñcyāt necchāmi te vilulitān uruvikrameṇa kālātmanopanaya māṁ nija-bhṛtya-pārśvam My dear Lord, now I have complete experience concerning the worldly opulence, mystic power, longevity and other material pleasures enjoyed by all living entities, from Lord Brahmā down to the ant. As powerful time, You destroy them all. Therefore, because of my experience, I do not wish to possess them. My dear Lord, I request You to place me in touch with Your pure devotee and let me serve him as a sincere servant.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 1, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/5GLpQq. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.23 dṛṣṭā mayā divi vibho ’khila-dhiṣṇya-pānām āyuḥ śriyo vibhava icchati yāñ jano ’yam ye ’smat pituḥ kupita-hāsa-vijṛmbhita-bhrū- visphūrjitena lulitāḥ sa tu te nirastaḥ My dear Lord, people in general want to be elevated to the higher planetary systems for a long duration of life, opulence and enjoyment, but I have seen all of these through the activities of my father. When my father was angry and he laughed sarcastically at the demigods, they were immediately vanquished simply by seeing the movements of his eyebrows. Yet my father, who was so powerful, has now been vanquished by You within a moment.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.22 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on February 29, 1976 in Mayapur, India. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/6nzaEo. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.22 sa tvaṁ hi nitya-vijitātma-guṇaḥ sva-dhāmnā kālo vaśī-kṛta-visṛjya-visarga-śaktiḥ cakre visṛṣṭam ajayeśvara ṣoḍaśāre niṣpīḍyamānam upakarṣa vibho prapannam My dear Lord, O supreme great, You have created this material world of sixteen constituents, but You are transcendental to their material qualities. In other words, these material qualities are under Your full control, and You are never conquered by them. Therefore the time element is Your representation. My Lord, O Supreme, no one can conquer You. As for me, however, I am being crushed by the wheel of time, and therefore I surrender fully unto You. Now kindly take me under the protection of Your lotus feet.