Prahlada Maharaja could have asked Nrsimhadeva, “My Lord, do not kill my father.” He could have asked, and immediately his request would have been granted. But he did not do that. He was standing and seeing. But he knows that “This killing of the body of my father is not killing. I shall save him. […]

Jayananda looks like Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. [laughter] Yes. He was tall and stout and strong, Caitanya Mahaprabhu. [laughing] Yes. Very good. And in Vrndavana, when Kirtanananda was given sannyasa, he was looking so nice with this dress and danda, oh, practically all the devotees of Vrndavana came to offer him respect. Yes. On Janmastami day […]

When one is engaged in devotional service, he is often surrounded by envious people, and often many enemies come to try to defeat him or stop him. This is not new in this present age, for even in the days of yore Prahlada Maharaja, who was engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, was […]

Narayana-parah sarve na kutascana bibhyati (SB 6.17.28). A pure devotee of Narayana is never afraid of any material danger. There are many examples of devotees such as Prahlada Maharaja, who was tortured by his father but was not at all afraid, although he was only a five-year-old boy. Therefore, following the examples of Ambarisa Maharaja […]

(Hiranyakasipu said:) In due course of time, various types of diseases are manifest in those who are sinful. Similarly, in this world there are many deceptive friends in false garbs, but eventually, because of their false behavior, their actual enmity becomes manifest. Srila Prabhupada’s translation of Srimad Bhagavatam 7.5.27

Caitya guru: Prabhupada, many times they tell us that “Prabhupada, he criticize us.” We said, “Yes, you are made to be criticized.” Devotee (3): Your stick is Bhagavad-gita As It Is. Prabhupada: They say? They say? Caitya-guru: Oh, yes. In Mauritius there are many cults. So they invited us. I went to two, three. So […]

After an LA lecture, a woman asked him, “How do you know if you do something for Krsna, you know He likes it or He is happy and that what you’re doing, all the service and living in the temple is worthwhile, is there some benefit? Is Krsna actually seeing all this and is He […]

Visnujana: How will it be possible, Prabhupada, for a man whose mind is clouded to constantly chant Hare Krsna? A man who’s always thinking thoughts about family, friends and country, nation? Prabhupada: Yes. Think of; at the same time, chant. Two things will go on, and this will conquer. [chuckling] As maya is forcing you […]

Yogesvara: …all the major nations of the world have… These atomic weapons constitute very great storehouses for them. So what should they do with all of these things? Prabhupada: They should throw. I throw upon you, you throw upon me. You go to hell, I go to hell. That’s all. This will be the result. […]

Prabhupada came to stay there, which was not a guesthouse but a guest bungalow, because we didn’t have good accommodations for him at Hare Krishna Land. He never liked to stay at other people’s houses; he always liked to stay at the temple. Nowadays, preachers and sannyasis, etc., go to temples and they stay outside […]

A brahmana who is born out of the head of the Lord has as his business to preach the transcendental Vedic sounds, or sabda-brahma. Because the brahmana is the head, he has to preach the transcendental sound, and he also has to eat on behalf of the Supreme Lord. According to Vedic injunctions, when a […]

In Virginia, it has proved very successful. We are getting eight hundred pounds of milk daily. So that milk product is sufficient for give them nutritious food. We are preparing ghee. Just like in India, they utilize milk so nicely. And vegetables we are growing. They are making sweetmeats, sandesa, rasagulla. There is enough milk […]