Prabhupada Podcast

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.13 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 2, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.13 cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhy akartāram avyayam According to the three modes of material nature and the work associated with them, the four divisions of human society are created by Me. And although I am the creator of this system, you should know that I am yet the nondoer, being unchangeable.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.12 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 1, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.12 kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ kṣipraṁ hi mānuṣe loke siddhir bhavati karma-jā Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and therefore they worship the demigods. Quickly, of course, men get results from fruitive work in this world.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.11 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 31, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.11 ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ As all surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pṛthā.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.10 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 30, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.10 vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśritāḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatāḥ Being freed from attachment, fear and anger, being fully absorbed in Me and taking refuge in Me, many, many persons in the past became purified by knowledge of Me – and thus they all attained transcendental love for Me.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 29, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.9 janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.8 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 28, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.8 paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.7 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 27, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.7 yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion – at that time I descend Myself.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.6 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 26, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.6 ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ’pi san prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all living entities, I still appear in every millennium in My original transcendental form.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 25, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.5 śrī-bhagavān uvāca bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna tāny ahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha paran-tapa The Personality of Godhead said: Many, many births both you and I have passed. I can remember all of them, but you cannot, O subduer of the enemy!

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.4 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 24, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.4 arjuna uvāca aparaṁ bhavato janma paraṁ janma vivasvataḥ katham etad vijānīyāṁ tvam ādau proktavān iti Arjuna said: The sun-god Vivasvān is senior by birth to You. How am I to understand that in the beginning You instructed this science to him?

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 23, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.3 sa evāyaṁ mayā te ’dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ bhakto ’si me sakhā ceti rahasyaṁ hy etad uttamam That very ancient science of the relationship with the Supreme is today told by Me to you because you are My devotee as well as My friend and can therefore understand the transcendental mystery of this science.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.2 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 22, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.2 evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ paran-tapa This supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplic succession, and the saintly kings understood it in that way. But in course of time the succession was broken, and therefore the science as it is appears to be lost.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 4.1 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on March 21, 1974 in Mumbai, India. Bhagavad Gita 4.1 śrī-bhagavān uvāca imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣvākave ’bravīt The Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, said: I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvān, and Vivasvān instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Ikṣvāku.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.40 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 13, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 2.40 nehābhikrama-nāśo ’sti pratyavāyo na vidyate sv-alpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.39 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 12, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 2.39 eṣā te ’bhihitā sāṅkhye buddhir yoge tv imāṁ śṛṇu buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karma-bandhaṁ prahāsyasi Thus far I have described this knowledge to you through analytical study. Now listen as I explain it in terms of working without fruitive results. O son of Pṛthā, when you act in such knowledge you can free yourself from the bondage of works.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.36-37 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 4, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 2.36 avācya-vādāṁś ca bahūn vadiṣyanti tavāhitāḥ nindantas tava sāmarthyaṁ tato duḥkha-taraṁ nu kim Your enemies will describe you in many unkind words and scorn your ability. What could be more painful for you? Bhagavad Gita 2.37 hato vā prāpsyasi svargaṁ jitvā vā bhokṣyase mahīm tasmād uttiṣṭha kaunteya yuddhāya kṛta-niścayaḥ O son of Kuntī, either you will be killed on the battlefield and attain the heavenly planets, or you will conquer and enjoy the earthly kingdom. Therefore, get up with determination and fight.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.33-35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 3, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 2.33 atha cet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣyasi tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ ca hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi If, however, you do not perform your religious duty of fighting, then you will certainly incur sins for neglecting your duties and thus lose your reputation as a fighter. Bhagavad Gita 2.34 akīrtiṁ cāpi bhūtāni kathayiṣyanti te ’vyayām sambhāvitasya cākīrtir maraṇād atiricyate People will always speak of your infamy, and for a respectable person, dishonor is worse than death. Bhagavad Gita 2.35 bhayād raṇād uparataṁ maṁsyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥ yeṣāṁ ca tvaṁ bahu-mato bhūtvā yāsyasi lāghavam The great generals who have highly esteemed your name and fame will think that you have left the battlefield out of fear only, and thus they will consider you insignificant.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.32 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 2, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 2.32 yadṛcchayā copapannaṁ svarga-dvāram apāvṛtam sukhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ pārtha labhante yuddham īdṛśam O Pārtha, happy are the kṣatriyas to whom such fighting opportunities come unsought, opening for them the doors of the heavenly planets.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on September 1, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 2.31 sva-dharmam api cāvekṣya na vikampitum arhasi dharmyād dhi yuddhāc chreyo ’nyat kṣatriyasya na vidyate Considering your specific duty as a kṣatriya, you should know that there is no better engagement for you than fighting on religious principles; and so there is no need for hesitation.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 31, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 2.30 dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārata tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi O descendant of Bharata, he who dwells in the body can never be slain. Therefore you need not grieve for any living being.