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A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.45 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 23, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.45 sarve tam anunirjagmur  bhrātaraḥ kṛta-niścayāḥ kalinādharma-mitreṇa  dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭāḥ prajā bhuvi The younger brothers of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira observed that the Age of Kali had already arrived throughout the world and that the citizens of the kingdom were already affected by irreligious practice. Therefore they decided to follow in the footsteps of their elder brother.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.44 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 22, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.44 udīcīṁ praviveśāśāṁ  gata-pūrvāṁ mahātmabhiḥ hṛdi brahma paraṁ dhyāyan  nāvarteta yato gataḥ He then started towards the north, treading the path accepted by his forefathers and great men, to devote himself completely to the thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. And he lived in that way wherever he went.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.42 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 20, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.42 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 Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.41 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 19, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.41 vācaṁ juhāva manasi  tat prāṇa itare ca tam mṛtyāv apānaṁ sotsargaṁ  taṁ pañcatve hy ajohavīt Then he amalgamated all the sense organs into the mind, then the mind into life, life into breathing, his total existence into the embodiment of the five elements, and his body into death. Then, as pure self, he became free from the material conception of life.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.40 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 18, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.40 visṛjya tatra tat sarvaṁ  dukūla-valayādikam nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ  sañchinnāśeṣa-bandhanaḥ Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira at once relinquished all his garments, belt and ornaments of the royal order and became completely disinterested and unattached to everything.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.39 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 17, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.39 mathurāyāṁ tathā vajraṁ  śūrasena-patiṁ tataḥ prājāpatyāṁ nirūpyeṣṭim  agnīn apibad īśvaraḥ Then he posted Vajra, the son of Aniruddha [grandson of Lord Kṛṣṇa], at Mathurā as the King of Śūrasena. Afterwards Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira performed a Prājāpatya sacrifice and placed in himself the fire for quitting household life.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.38 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 16, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.38 sva-rāṭ pautraṁ vinayinam  ātmanaḥ susamaṁ guṇaiḥ toya-nīvyāḥ patiṁ bhūmer  abhyaṣiñcad gajāhvaye Thereafter, in the capital of Hastināpura, he enthroned his grandson, who was trained and equally qualified, as the emperor and master of all land bordered by the seas.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.37 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 15, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.37 yudhiṣṭhiras tat parisarpaṇaṁ budhaḥ  pure ca rāṣṭre ca gṛhe tathātmani vibhāvya lobhānṛta-jihma-hiṁsanādy-  adharma-cakraṁ gamanāya paryadhāt Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was intelligent enough to understand the influence of the Age of Kali, characterized by increasing avarice, falsehood, cheating and violence throughout the capital, state, home and among individuals. So he wisely prepared himself to leave home, and he dressed accordingly.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.36 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 14, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.36 yadā mukundo bhagavān imāṁ mahīṁ  jahau sva-tanvā śravaṇīya-sat-kathaḥ tadāhar evāpratibuddha-cetasām  abhadra-hetuḥ kalir anvavartata When the Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, left this earthly planet in His selfsame form, from that very day Kali, who had already partially appeared, became fully manifest to create inauspicious conditions for those who are endowed with a poor fund of knowledge.

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.35 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on December 13, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.15.35 yathā matsyādi-rūpāṇi  dhatte jahyād yathā naṭaḥ bhū-bhāraḥ kṣapito yena  jahau tac ca kalevaram The Supreme Lord relinquished the body which He manifested to diminish the burden of the earth. Just like a magician, He relinquishes one body to accept different ones, like the fish incarnation and others.

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.