Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.26-30 - January 23, 1974 - Honolulu

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.26-30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 23, 1974 in Honolulu, HI. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.26-30 satyaṁ śaucaṁ dayā kṣāntis  tyāgaḥ santoṣa ārjavam śamo damas tapaḥ sāmyaṁ  titikṣoparatiḥ śrutam jñānaṁ viraktir aiśvaryaṁ  śauryaṁ tejo balaṁ smṛtiḥ svātantryaṁ kauśalaṁ kāntir  dhairyaṁ mārdavam eva ca prāgalbhyaṁ praśrayaḥ śīlaṁ  saha ojo balaṁ bhagaḥ gāmbhīryaṁ sthairyam āstikyaṁ  kīrtir māno ’nahaṅkṛtiḥ ete cānye ca bhagavan  nityā yatra mahā-guṇāḥ prārthyā mahattvam icchadbhir  na viyanti sma karhicit tenāhaṁ guṇa-pātreṇa  śrī-nivāsena sāmpratam śocāmi rahitaṁ lokaṁ  pāpmanā kalinekṣitam In Him reside (1) truthfulness, (2) cleanliness, (3) intolerance of another’s unhappiness, (4) the power to control anger, (5) self-satisfaction, (6) straightforwardness, (7) steadiness of mind, (8) control of the sense organs, (9) responsibility, (10) equality, (11) tolerance, (12) equanimity, (13) faithfulness, (14) knowledge, (15) absence of sense enjoyment, (16) leadership, (17) chivalry, (18) influence, (19) the power to make everything possible, (20) the discharge of proper duty, (21) complete independence, (22) dexterity, (23) fullness of all beauty, (24) serenity, (25) kindheartedness, (26) ingenuity, (27) gentility, (28) magnanimity, (29) determination, (30) perfection in all knowledge, (31) proper execution, (32) possession of all objects of enjoyment, (33) joyfulness, (34) immovability, (35) fidelity, (36) fame, (37) worship, (38) pridelessness, (39) being (as the Personality of Godhead), (40) eternity, and many other transcendental qualities which are eternally present and never to be separated from Him. That Personality of Godhead, the reservoir of all goodness and beauty, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, has now closed His transcendental pastimes on the face of the earth. In His absence the Age of Kali has spread its influence everywhere, so I am sorry to see this condition of existence.