Prabhupada Podcast

A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.4-5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 5, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 2.4 arjuna uvāca kathaṁ bhīṣmam ahaṁ saṅkhye droṇaṁ ca madhusūdana iṣubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāv ari-sūdana Arjuna said: O killer of enemies, O killer of Madhu, how can I counterattack with arrows in battle men like Bhīṣma and Droṇa, who are worthy of my worship? Bhagavad Gita 2.5 gurūn ahatvā hi mahānubhāvān śreyo bhoktuṁ bhaikṣyam apīha loke hatvārtha-kāmāṁs tu gurūn ihaiva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhira-pradigdhān It would be better to live in this world by begging than to live at the cost of the lives of great souls who are my teachers. Even though desiring worldly gain, they are superiors. If they are killed, everything we enjoy will be tainted with blood.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.3 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 4, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 2.3 klaibyaṁ mā sma gamaḥ pārtha naitat tvayy upapadyate kṣudraṁ hṛdaya-daurbalyaṁ tyaktvottiṣṭha paran-tapa O son of Pṛthā, do not yield to this degrading impotence. It does not become you. Give up such petty weakness of heart and arise, O chastiser of the enemy.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 2.2 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 3, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 2.2 śrī-bhagavān uvāca kutas tvā kaśmalam idaṁ viṣame samupasthitam anārya-juṣṭam asvargyam akīrti-karam arjuna The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, how have these impurities come upon you? They are not at all befitting a man who knows the value of life. They lead not to higher planets but to infamy.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.45-46 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 1, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.45 yadi mām apratīkāram aśastraṁ śastra-pāṇayaḥ dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇe hanyus tan me kṣema-taraṁ bhavet Better for me if the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, weapons in hand, were to kill me unarmed and unresisting on the battlefield. Bhagavad Gita 1.46 sañjaya uvāca evam uktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśat visṛjya sa-śaraṁ cāpaṁ śoka-saṁvigna-mānasaḥ Sañjaya said: Arjuna, having thus spoken on the battlefield, cast aside his bow and arrows and sat down on the chariot, his mind overwhelmed with grief.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.44 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 31, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.44 aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayam yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ Alas, how strange it is that we are preparing to commit greatly sinful acts. Driven by the desire to enjoy royal happiness, we are intent on killing our own kinsmen.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.43 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 30, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.43 utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ janārdana narake niyataṁ vāso bhavatīty anuśuśruma O Kṛṣṇa, maintainer of the people, I have heard by disciplic succession that those whose family traditions are destroyed dwell always in hell.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.41-42 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 29, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.41 saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya ca patanti pitaro hy eṣāṁ lupta-piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ An increase of unwanted population certainly causes hellish life both for the family and for those who destroy the family tradition. The ancestors of such corrupt families fall down, because the performances for offering them food and water are entirely stopped. Bhagavad Gita 1.42 doṣair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥ utsādyante jāti-dharmāḥ kula-dharmāś ca śāśvatāḥ By the evil deeds of those who destroy the family tradition and thus give rise to unwanted children, all kinds of community projects and family welfare activities are devastated.

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja Address given on August 22, 1973 in London.

A class on given on Janmastami day by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on August 21, 1973 in London.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.40 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 28, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.40 adharmābhibhavāt kṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kula-striyaḥ strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Kṛṣṇa, the women of the family become polluted, and from the degradation of womanhood, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, comes unwanted progeny.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.37-39 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 27, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.37-38 yady apy ete na paśyanti lobhopahata-cetasaḥ kula-kṣaya-kṛtaṁ doṣaṁ mitra-drohe ca pātakam kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum kula-kṣaya-kṛtaṁ doṣaṁ prapaśyadbhir janārdana O Janārdana, although these men, their hearts overtaken by greed, see no fault in killing one’s family or quarreling with friends, why should we, who can see the crime in destroying a family, engage in these acts of sin? Bhagavad Gita 1.39 kula-kṣaye praṇaśyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ dharme naṣṭe kulaṁ kṛtsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta With the destruction of the dynasty, the eternal family tradition is vanquished, and thus the rest of the family becomes involved in irreligion.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.36 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 25, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.36 pāpam evāśrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣṭrān sa-bāndhavān sva-janaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava Sin will overcome us if we slay such aggressors. Therefore it is not proper for us to kill the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and our friends. What should we gain, O Kṛṣṇa, husband of the goddess of fortune, and how could we be happy by killing our own kinsmen?

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.32-35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 25, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.32-35 kiṁ no rājyena govinda kiṁ bhogair jīvitena vā yeṣām arthe kāṅkṣitaṁ no rājyaṁ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca ta ime ’vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṁs tyaktvā dhanāni ca ācāryāḥ pitaraḥ putrās tathaiva ca pitāmahāḥ mātulāḥ śvaśurāḥ pautrāḥ śyālāḥ sambandhinas tathā etān na hantum icchāmi ghnato ’pi madhusūdana api trailokya-rājyasya hetoḥ kiṁ nu mahī-kṛte nihatya dhārtarāṣṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdana O Govinda, of what avail to us are a kingdom, happiness or even life itself when all those for whom we may desire them are now arrayed on this battlefield? O Madhusūdana, when teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law and other relatives are ready to give up their lives and properties and are standing before me, why should I wish to kill them, even though they might otherwise kill me? O maintainer of all living entities, I am

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.31 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 23, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.31 na ca śreyo ’nupaśyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave na kāṅkṣe vijayaṁ kṛṣṇa na ca rājyaṁ sukhāni ca I do not see how any good can come from killing my own kinsmen in this battle, nor can I, my dear Kṛṣṇa, desire any subsequent victory, kingdom or happiness.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.30 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 23, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.30 na ca śaknomy avasthātuṁ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava I am now unable to stand here any longer. I am forgetting myself, and my mind is reeling. I see only causes of misfortune, O Kṛṣṇa, killer of the Keśī demon.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.28-29 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 22, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.28 arjuna uvāca dṛṣṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛṣṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ ca pariśuṣyati Bhagavad Gita 1.29 vepathuś ca śarīre me roma-harṣaś ca jāyate gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt tvak caiva paridahyate My whole body is trembling, my hair is standing on end, my bow Gāṇḍīva is slipping from my hand, and my skin is burning.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.26-27 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 21, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.26 tatrāpaśyat sthitān pārthaḥ pitṝn atha pitāmahān ācāryān mātulān bhrātṝn putrān pautrān sakhīṁs tathā śvaśurān suhṛdaś caiva senayor ubhayor api There Arjuna could see, within the midst of the armies of both parties, his fathers, grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, friends, and also his fathers-in-law and well-wishers. Bhagavad Gita 1.27 tān samīkṣya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhūn avasthitān kṛpayā parayāviṣṭo viṣīdann idam abravīt When the son of Kuntī, Arjuna, saw all these different grades of friends and relatives, he became overwhelmed with compassion and spoke thus.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.24-25 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 20, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.24 sañjaya uvāca evam ukto hṛṣīkeśo guḍākeśena bhārata senayor ubhayor madhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam Sañjaya said: O descendant of Bharata, having thus been addressed by Arjuna, Lord Kṛṣṇa drew up the fine chariot in the midst of the armies of both parties. Bhagavad Gita 1.25 bhīṣma-droṇa-pramukhataḥ sarveṣāṁ ca mahī-kṣitām uvāca pārtha paśyaitān samavetān kurūn iti In the presence of Bhīṣma, Droṇa and all the other chieftains of the world, the Lord said, “Just behold, Pārtha, all the Kurus assembled here.”

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.23 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 19, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.23 yotsyamānān avekṣe ’haṁ ya ete ’tra samāgatāḥ dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddher yuddhe priya-cikīrṣavaḥ Let me see those who have come here to fight, wishing to please the evil-minded son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

A class on Bhagavad Gita 1.21-22 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on July 18, 1973 in London. Bhagavad Gita 1.21-22 arjuna uvāca senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me ’cyuta yāvad etān nirīkṣe ’haṁ yoddhu-kāmān avasthitān kair mayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇa-samudyame Arjuna said: O infallible one, please draw my chariot between the two armies so that I may see those present here, who desire to fight, and with whom I must contend in this great trial of arms.