Purports and Excerpts

Srila Prabhupada’s own words presented as the post: book purports, lecture, conversation or letter excerpts, quote posts.

Equal rights are not Vedic civilization

When Krsna with His sixteen thousand wives went to Hastinapura, soDraupadi... It is natural between woman and woman, they talk…

3 years ago

The Vedic culture of visiting the Pilgrimages

After visiting Raṅgakṣetra, Lord Balarāma gradually proceeded toward Madurai, commonly known as the Mathurā of southern India. After visiting this…

4 years ago

How Husband and Wife can be Happy and Make Spiritual Progress

SB 7.11.28: A chaste woman should not be greedy, but satisfied in all circumstances. She must be very expert in…

5 years ago

Perfecting Sravanam Makes it all Perfect

  From Teachings of Queen Kunti, Chapter 19: Therefore, even though the Lord may be present before our eyes, it…

5 years ago

What did Prabhupada Desire Regarding Prasad Distribution?

BY: BASU GHOSH DAS (ACBSP) Oct 25, 2011 — BARODA, INDIA (SUN) — In response to the short message from Brhat Shloka…

5 years ago

There is no “different role” for the Vedic culture

“Vedic Culture Hasn’t Been Preached Properly” Chapter 13 of the book “Civilization and Transcendence” Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Next question, Śrīla Prabhupāda.…

5 years ago

Is Path of Religion Meant for Improving Their Material Conditions?

In this verse the words prahrādaṁ grāhayām āsa are important. The words grāhayām āsa literally mean that they tried to induce Prahlāda Mahārāja to…

6 years ago

Bhagavad-gītā is not a Vehicle for Adjusting things Materially

श्रीप्रह्राद उवाच मतिर्न कृष्णे परत: स्वतो वा मिथोऽभिपद्येत गृहव्रतानाम् । अदान्तगोभिर्विशतां तमिस्रं पुन: पुनश्चर्वितचर्वणानाम् ॥ Prahlāda Mahārāja replied: Because of…

6 years ago

I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THIS . . . DO IT

Prabhupada:What meeting going on? Tamal Krsna: Oh, very interesting meeting. Paramananda, Vamanadeva, Tripurari Maharaja, Asia-kesava Maharaja and myself discussing our…

6 years ago

Vaikuntha Race and Real meaning of Ekatvam(oneness)

When Prahlāda Mahārāja’s teachers and demoniac father asked him how his intelligence had been polluted, Prahlāda Mahārāja said, “As far…

6 years ago