Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 20
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Jul 06, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
We began our study of Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.2 by offering the complete text and purport from Srila Prabhupada's original Bhagwatam edition. Next, we worked our way through all five of his lectures on this verse, extracting the essential points (or at least, many of the essential points) from each lecture. Today, we further categorize these primary points by grouping them under the specific statement in the translated sloka which they appear to be most closely associated with.
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Sri Garga Samhita 15, Part 2
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Jul 06, CANADA (SUN) Chapter Fifteen, Part 2
Nanda-patnya visva-rupa-darsanam
Revelation of the Universal Form to Nanda's Wife
Text 37
anantany asya namani
veda-guhyani bharata
lilabhis ca bhavishyanti
tat-karmasu na vismayah
O descendent of King Bharata, according to His different
pastimes Your son will have names without end, names that are secret even from the Vedas. Do not be surprised at what He is able to do.
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Prabhupada Padma-vakya
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Jul 06, CANADA (SUN)
Audio files with transcripts recorded on this day.
July 6, 1975, Chicago
Morning Walk
"We have got an idea of thunderbird. The bird flies in the, near
the cloud in expectation of water, and they are not afraid of thunder.
That is called cataka."
July 6, 1975, Chicago
Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.22
"After initiation, one become bona fide student to study all these
Vedic literatures. Then he become vipra. That is brahminical stage."
July 6, 1976, Washington, D.C.
Tenth Anniversary Address
"Still many yogis come during Kumbhamela. Their age is three
hundred years, four hundred years, five hundred years old. It is
possible. It is possible. By exercising the breathing, one can prolong
his life. That is called samadhi."
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.

Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 19
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Jul 03, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Today we continue our study of Srila Prabhupada's lectures on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.2. In previous segments we covered four consecutive lectures he gave on this sloka while in London, on August 15th through 18th, 1971. Today we cover the fifth and last lecture on SB 1.1.2, given in Caracas, Venezuela on February 23, 1975.
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Sri Garga Samhita 15
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Jul 03, CANADA (SUN) Chapter Fifteen
Nanda-patnya visva-rupa-darsanam
Revelation of the Universal Form to Nanda's Wife
Text 1
sri-narada uvaca
prenkhe harim kanaka-ratna-maye sayanam
syamam sisum jana-mano-hara-manda-hasam
drishtyarti-hari mashi-bindu-dharam yasoda
svanke cakara dhrita-kajjala-padma-netram
Sri Narada said: Yasoda took dark Lord Hari, whose gentle
smile enchants the people's hearts, whose glance takes away their troubles, who was decorated with dots of mashi, whose lotus eyes were anointed with black kajjala, and who was resting in a cradle of gold and jewels, on her lap.
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Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 18
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Jul 01, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Today we continue our study of Srila Prabhupada's lectures on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.2, covering the last two of four consecutive lectures he gave on this verse while in London, on August 17th and 18th, 1971. As we noted yesterday, there may be a labeling error that slots the four parts into the wrong order. The August 17th lecture begins with a reading of the Translation, and the lecture on the 18th covers much of the purport.
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Sri Garga Samhita 14, Part 2
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Jul 01, CANADA (SUN) Chapter Fourteen, Part Two
Sakatasura-trinavarta-mokshah
The Liberation of Sakatasura and Trinavarta
Text 31
rurudus ca tada gopyah
prema-sneha-samakulah
asru-mukhyo nanda-sunum
pasyantyas ta itas tatah
Filled with love, and their faces covered with tears, the
gopis also wept as here and there they searched for Nanda's son.
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Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 17
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Jun 28, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Today we begin an exploration of the five lectures Srila Prabhupada gave on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.2. Four of these were consecutive lectures in London in 1971, and the fifth was a lecture in Caracas in 1975. The Venezuela lecture was immediately following two days of lectures on SB 1.1.1 in Caracas. Likewise the London lectures, given over four consecutive days, took place about a week after the two London lectures on SB 1.1.1, covered in previous segments.
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Sri Garga Samhita 14
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Jun 28, CANADA (SUN) Canto One, Volume Two - Chapter Fourteen
Sakatasura-trinavarta-mokshah
The Liberation of Sakatasura and Trinavarta
Text 1
sri-garga uvaca
ity evam kathitam divyam
sri-krishna-caritam varam
yah srinoti naro bhaktya
sa kritartho na samsayah
Sri Garga Muni said: A person who with devotion hears Lord
Krishna's transcendental pastimes becomes perfect and successful.
Of this there is no doubt.
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Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 16
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Jun 26, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Today we begin the next sloka of Srimad Bhagavatam -- 1.1.2 -- following the same process we did over the last four segments, covering SB 1.1.1. First, we will give the sloka and purport from Srila Prabhupada's original Srimad Bhagwatam, offering side-by-side comparisons of the sloka and translation as it appeared in the Bhagwatam and the later BBT Bhagavatam edition.
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Sri Garga Samhita 13
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Jun 26, CANADA (SUN) Chapter Thirteen
Putana-moksha
The Liberation of Putana
Texts 1 and 2
sri-narada uvaca
saury-anamaya-pricchartham
karam datum nripasya ca
putrotsavam kathayitum
nande sri-mathuram gate
kamsena preshita dushta
putana ghata-karini
pureshu grama-ghosheshu
caranti gharghara-svana
While, to ask about Vasudeva's welfare, to pay his tax to
the king, and to describe his son's birth-festival, Nanda was in
Sri Mathura, the murderess Putana, sent by Kamsa, was traveling
among cities, towns, and cowherd villages, making a menacing
rumbling sound.
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Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 15
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Jun 23, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
In the last two segments we have offered a summary of many of the points made by Srila Prabhupada over the course of five lectures he gave on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.1. Today we will make some comparative observations on the content of these lectures, which include:
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Sri Garga Samhita 12
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Jun 23, CANADA (SUN) Chapter Twelve
Sri Nanda-mahotsava-varnana
Description of Sri Nanda's Festival
Text 1
atha putrotsavam jatam
srutva nanda ushah-kshane
brahmanams ca samahuya
karayam asa mangalam
Hearing the happy news of his son's birth, Nanda called the brahmanas at dawn and had them perform the auspicious ceremonies.
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Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 14
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Jun 21, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Following our last summary of the contents of Srila Prabhupada's lectures on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.1 in London, August 6th and 7th, 1971, today we'll offer a similar breakdown of some of the main points he addressed (paraphrased) in three subsequent classes on this sloka:
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Sri Garga Samhita 11, Part 2
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Jun 21, CANADA (SUN) Chapter Eleven, Part 2
Sri-Balabhadra-janma-varnana
Description of the Birth of Lord Balarama
Text 40
na mat-samah ko 'pi suto jagaty alam
vicarya tad vam abhavam paresvarah
sri-prisnigarbho bhuvi visrutah punar
dvitiya-kale 'ham upendra-vamanah
Thinking, "No one is like Me," I, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, became your son, famous in the world as Sri Prisnigarbha. Then a second time I again became your son as Indra's younger brother Vamana.
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Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 13
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Jun 17, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
In our last segment, we presented Text 1 of the First Chapter, First Canto from the original Srimad Bhagwatam, offering a few comments about the differences between the various editions. Today we will begin to explore Srila Prabhupada's preaching on SB 1.1.1, in his lectures and references to the sloka.
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Sri Garga Samhita 11
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Jun 17, CANADA (SUN) Chapter Eleven
Sri-Balabhadra-janma-varnana
Description of the Birth of Lord Balarama
Text 1
paripurnatamah sakshac
chri-krishno bhagavan svayam
vivesa vasudevasya
manah purvam parat parah
Sri Krishna, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than the greatest, personally entered Vasudeva's heart.
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Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 12
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Jun 15, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Today we begin with Text 1 of the First Chapter of the First Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam. Throughout this First Canto, we will continue to offer a comparative view of the text as it appears in Srila Prabhupada's original Bhagwatams and in his first BBT edition. But beginning with this first sloka, we will now add a few layers to our study.
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Sri Garga Samhita 10
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Jun 15, CANADA (SUN) Chapter Ten
Balabhadra-janma-varnana
Description of the Birth of Lord Balarama
Text 1
sri-narada uvaca
bhitah palayate nayam
yoddharah kamsa-noditah
ayutam sastra-samyukta
rurudhuh sauri-mandiram
Frightened Vasudeva could not flee, for ten thousand armed soldiers sent by Kamsa surrounded Vasudeva's palace.
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Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 11
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Jun 13, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Today we complete our comparative review of 'A short life sketch and teachings of Lord Chaitanya, the Preacher of Srimad Bhagwatam' as presented in the Introduction to Srila Prabhupada's original Srimad Bhagwatam, and in his first BBT edition of Srimad Bhagavatam. Today's excerpt begins with the Lord's travels to Vrindavan, His instructions to the Goswamis, converting the Mayavadi sannyasis and the Pathans, a description of the five stages of devotional service, and the Sri Siksastakam.
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Sri Garga Samhita 9
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Jun 13, CANADA (SUN) Chapter Nine
Vasudeva-vivaha-varnana
Description of Vasudeva's Wedding
Text 1
sri-narada uvaca
tatraikada sri-mathura-pure vare
purohitah sarva-yaduttamaih kritah
surecchaya garga iti pramanikah
samayayau sundara-raja-mandiram
Sri Narada said: One day the great scholar Garga Muni, whom all the Yadus had made their chief priest, by his own wish went
in Mathura City to the king's handsome palace . . .
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Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 10
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Jun 11, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Today we continue with our presentation of the Introduction to Srila Prabhupada's original Srimad Bhagwatam. Over the last several segments of this series we have been exploring the main portion of the Introduction -- 'A short life sketch and teachings of Lord Chaitanya, the Preacher of Srimad Bhagwatam'. Today's excerpt begins with Lord Caitanya's tirtha-yatra preaching tour of South India, describes his discourse with Ramananda Roy on the bank of the Godavari River, and His return to Jagannath Puri.
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Sri Garga Samhita 8
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Jun 11, CANADA (SUN) Chapter Eight
Sri Radhika-janma-varnana
Description of Sri Radhika's Birth
Text 1
sri-garga uvaca
srutva tada saunaka bhakti-yuktah
sri-maithilo jnana-bhritam varishthah
natva punah praha munim mahantam
devarshi-varyam hari-bhakti-nishthah
Sri Garga Muni said: O Saunaka, when Bahulasva, the king of
Mithila, who was filled with faith and devotion to Lord Hari and who was the best of the wise, heard this, he again bowed down and spoke to the great sage Narada, the best of the devarshis.
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Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 9
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Jun 08, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Today we continue exploring the Introduction to Srimad Bhagwatam -- 'A short life sketch and teachings of Lord Chaitanya, the Preacher of Srimad Bhagwatam'. In this section, Srila Prabhupada continues to describe Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes with Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, exchanging views of the Vedanta-sutras and understandings of the atmarama sloka from the Bhagavatam.
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Sri Garga Samhita 7
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Jun 08, CANADA (SUN) Chapter Seven
Dig-vijaya-varnana
Description of the Conquest of All Directions
Text 1
atha kamsah pralambadyair
anyaih purva-jitais ca taih
sambarasya puram pragat
svabhiprayam nivedayan
Then, accompanied by Pralamba and the other demons he had
defeated before, Kamsa went to the city of Sambara and made his offer.
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Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 8
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Jun 06, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's preaching of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Continuing on with the Introduction to Srimad Bhagwatam -- 'A short life sketch and teachings of Lord Chaitanya, the Preacher of Srimad Bhagwatam', in this section Srila Prabhupada describes Mahaprabhu's pastimes of growing the mango tree in Srinivas Thakur's yard, the circumstances leading up to His taking sannyasa, His fainting episode in Jagannatha Puri temple and convalescence at Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's home, and the audience He gave the Bhattacarya, listening to his interpretation of the Vedanta-sutras.
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Sri Garga Samhita 6
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Jun 06, CANADA (SUN) Chapter Six
Kamsa-bala-varnana
Description of Kamsa's Strength
Text 1
sri-bahulasva uvaca
kah kamso 'yam pura daityo
maha-bala-parakramah
tasya janmani karmani
bruhi devarshi-sattama
Sri Bahulasva said: Who was this very powerful demon Kamsa? O great sage, please describe his births and deeds.
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The Glories of Sri Mathura
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Jun 06, CANADA (SUN) In the Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 12, the glories of residing in Mathura are described:
"In the Varaha Purana there is a statement praising the residential quarters of Mathura. Lord Varaha tells the men of earth, "Any person who becomes attracted to places other than Mathura will certainly be captivated by the illusory energy." In the Brahmanda Purana it is said that all the results of traveling on all the pilgrimages within the three worlds can be achieved simply by touching the holy land of Mathura. In many sastras (scriptures) it is said that simply by hearing, remembering, glorifying, desiring, seeing or touching the land of Mathura, one can achieve all desires.
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Archaeology and Vaishnava Tradition, Part 8
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Jun 06, CANADA (SUN) From a monograph by Ramaprasad Chanda, published by the Archaeological Survey of India, 1998.
Kautilya in his Arthasastra says:
"Spies disguised as ascetics with shaved head or braided hair and pretending to be the worshippers of god Samkarshana, may mix their sacrificial beverage with the juice of the madana plant (and give to the cowherds) and carry off the cattle." [1]
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