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Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Preface and Introduction
Other Books by Srila Prabhupada
Sri Isopanisad
Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Nectar of Devotion Lectures
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures
General Lectures
Conversations and Morning Walks
1969 Conversations and Morning Walks
1973 Conversations and Morning Walks
Prabhupāda: Set all the books. Let him read the Sanskrit portion.
Guru-gaurāṅga: This is Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā.
Professor: That's the translation of...
Prabhupāda: Yes. Each word. Just see how we have translated. You are Sanskrit scholar.
Professor: This is the first volume. Are you preparing more of them?
Prabhupāda: Yes, we are preparing sixty.
Professor: Oh, I see.
Prabhupāda: Sixty volumes.
Professor: Oh, that's wonderful.
Prabhupāda: Sixty volumes.
Professor: That's a good thing. You know that the first translation of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in any European language was in French in the beginning of the Nineteenth Century by a French scholar called Brenelouf. Yes, it was wonderful translation. But just a plain translation, without commentary. I am sure that your book is more valuable...
Prabhupāda: So you can see my mode of translation.
Professor: Yes, because...
Prabhupāda: You can see. You open anywhere. Yes.
Professor: Yes, and you have also a commentary.
Prabhupāda: Commentary, yes.
Professor: ...of your own, which is most formidable.
Prabhupāda: Not my own,...
Professor: No?
Prabhupāda: ...but through the disciplic succession. Evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ [Bg. 4.2]. In that way.
Professor: From Caitanya.
Prabhupāda: From Śrī Kṛṣṇa. You can open the Fourth, Fourth Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā.
Professor: Yes.
Yogeśvara: This is our Bhagavad-gītā, published by MacMillan Company.
Prabhupāda: You open the Fourth Chapter.
Professor: Do you think that your mission is successful?
Prabhupāda: That is to be judged by you.
Professor: Oh! That's interesting.1975 Conversations and Morning Walks
Only hope is that you distribute books, as much as possible, whole Europe, whole America. If they come to some day, they will realize what is this value. [break] ...day they will realize that what valuable books we have left for the study of the whole world. That will come.
1976 Conversations and Morning Walks
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: They said that there are many thinkers in India who consider that the Hinduism is fatalistic, and therefore it doesn't encourage people to make material progress.
Prabhupāda: That economic development. Our ācāryas, practically in Indian civilization, there are so many books of knowledge, but there is no recommendation for starting big, big factories for economic development. You'll find Vyāsadeva has written so many books, each book so valuable, instructive, but still he was condemned. Dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa [SB 4.8.41, Cc. Ādi 1.90], he dealt with these four subject matter, but not bhakti. Therefore Nārada Muni chastised him, that "You have wasted your time, simply writing on the subject matter of dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa, catur varga." Then, under his instruction, he wrote Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam simply on the glories of the Supreme Lord, without any attempt to write anything about dharma artha kāma mokṣa. In the beginning he introduces, gives introduction to his book, dharmaḥ projjhita kaitavo 'tra śrīmad-bhāgavate [SB 1.1.2], in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa, they are all kaitavas, cheating. These things are thrown away. Dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo 'tra [SB 1.1.2]. So this kaitava, Śrīdhara Swami gives his commentary, atra mokṣa-vāñchan paryantaṁ nirastam. The desire for liberation is also rejected. Simply devotional service to the Lord. That is only business. So our, this propaganda, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is on the basis... It is called bhāgavata-dharma. Prahlāda Mahārāja begins his teaching that this bhāgavata-dharma should be imparted from the very beginning of life. And people are missing this opportunity. They are being allured by other business. The main business they are forgetting, neglecting, and they are being drawn, their attention is drawn, so many sporting, so many economic development, then other anarthas, drinking, gambling, slaughterhouse, so on, so on. So this is against human civilization.Correspondence
1970 Correspondence
Yes, it is made very excellent. At least I can safely say that there is 80% perfection. This means we can hope very soon books printed from your press will be cent per cent successful as we are expecting to get from Dai Nippon. In some of the pages, the ink impression is not sufficient, otherwise it appears everything very nice. The paper is first class, the sewing is also nice, and I hope the cover binding will be nice when it is done professionally. The pictures have also come out very excellent. So everything is very hopeful. You are trying your best, and Krsna will give you proper intelligence to execute these press responsibilities.
All of you in the press are doing so hard work. I can simply pray to Krsna for your perfect advancement in Krsna consciousness. One thing I must inform you in this connection that so far our activities in Krsna Consciousness are concerned, everyone of us should read this book very attentively because all conclusive statements in the Kingdom of Bhakti are contained in this transcendental valuable book. It is the essence of all Vedic scriptures enlightening about Krsna Consciousness. If anyone will read this Nectar of Devotion very carefully, he will have all guidance in Bhakti cult. So in the temple class some portions of this book must be regularly discussed.1976 Correspondence
Page Title: | Valuable books |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti |
Created: | 06 of Feb, 2009 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=1, Lec=4, Con=4, Let=4 |
No. of Quotes: | 14 |