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| <div class="heading">Yes. Svarūpa Dāmodara said, "You read Bhāgavata from a person who's life is Bhāgavata." Bhāgavata paḍa giyā bhāgavata sthāne.(?) In Rādhā-Dāmodara temple one brāhmaṇa was reading Bhāgavatam daily as a meeting.(?) For half an hour. And half a dozen woman would sit down. (break). | | <div class="heading">Yes. Svarūpa Dāmodara said, "You read Bhāgavata from a person who's life is Bhāgavata." Bhāgavata paḍa giyā bhāgavata sthāne.(?) In Rādhā-Dāmodara temple one brāhmaṇa was reading Bhāgavatam daily as a meeting.(?) For half an hour. And half a dozen woman would sit down. (break). |
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| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Conversation -- April 11, 1977, Bombay|Morning Conversation -- April 11, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanam.</p> | | |
| <p>Prabhupāda: No, any knowledge. Just like modern scientists, they do. When they discover something, they give it. Go from university to university. Whatever... They may be wrong. They want to give it. That is the way. In India such vast knowledge, it is kept for professional Bhāgavata readers. How much harm they have done! Some professional Bhāgavata readers, it is their profession. And they will gather some woman and talk of rāsa-līlā and Bhāgavata reading. Some lady, old men, some woman, they will gather and sit down with their grammar,(?) karma-kāṇḍa. So that his material position will be better off. And the reciter will gather so many dozens of (indistinct) and umbrella and cloth, and take it away and sell it in the market, and employ it for his son's marriage, daughter's marriage. And this is called Bhāgavata. This is going on.</p>
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| <p>Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Is there some verse in the Bhāgavatam which states that the Bhāgavatam reciter must be a very qualified person?</p>
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| <p>Prabhupāda: Yes. Svarūpa Dāmodara said, "You read Bhāgavata from a person who's life is Bhāgavata." Bhāgavata paḍa giyā bhāgavata sthāne.(?) In Rādhā-Dāmodara temple one brāhmaṇa was reading Bhāgavatam daily as a meeting.(?) For half an hour. And half a dozen woman would sit down. (break)</p>
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Conversation -- April 11, 1977, Bombay|Morning Conversation -- April 11, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;"> |
| <p>Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: "...we will anxiously wait a report on..."</p>
| | Prabhupāda: These can be distributed to the devotees. Today I have explained the ''Bhāgavatam'', ''prāṇu-mānāya'': how this bodily concept of life is dangerous. These things they do not know. Leaders, big, big papers, big, big propaganda. What is the purpose of life and how dangerous this civilization is, bodily concept of life, they do not know. ''Bhagavad-gītā ''begins when they understand that, "You are not this body." The whole subject matter is on that soul, the whole ''Bhagavad-gītā''. ''Bhojendra-gehe 'gni-śikheva ruddhā'', ''sarasvatī jñāna-khale yathā satī ''([[vanisource:SB 10.2.19|SB 10.2.19]]). I see ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'', so exalted knowledge and so beautifully literary presented. ''Śrīmat''. ''Śrīmat ''means beautiful. Throughout the whole world, you won't find any literature. This is India's fortune, and they are keeping it packed up. ''Jñāna-khaleṣu''. ''Jñāna-khala ''means envious. You have got some knowledge, but you are envious; you don't want to distribute to anyone. They are called ''jñāna-khala''. |
| <p>Prabhupāda: No, what is the trustees?</p>
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| <p>Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The BBT trustees means of the different publishing arms of the BBT. French trustee is Bhagavān...</p>
| | Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: ''Jñāna-khala''. One who keeps knowledge to himself. |
| <p>Prabhupāda: Oh, BBT.</p>
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| <p>Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: BBT, yes. They had a meeting in Māyāpur discussing some common points of interest and concerns. It says, "We will anxiously be awaiting a report on Śrīla Prabhupāda's reaction to the various points, and it would be good if you sent copies to all the trustees directly if there are any urgent points. I am going to L.A. in a few weeks, at which time I will make it my business, as one of the US trustees, to look into the Press matter. I will send a report after doing so. I also share your concern in this matter. I am going to France in a few days and will send a report on my findings. I am especially concerned to see that BBT be set up along standard lines. I have heard that Śrīla Prabhupāda's health has improved somewhat. Please be so kind as to send reports on this from time to time, as all the devotees are very much concerned. We are all praying to Lord Nṛsiṁha-deva that His Divine Grace's health will be completely restored. I remain your servant, Jayatīrtha dāsa. P.S. I will be visiting Africa in May." This letter is dated 25th March.</p>
| | Prabhupāda: Monopoly. They are called ''jñāna-khala''. But real ''jñānī ''means if you have got some knowledge, you should daily distribute it. |
| <p>Prabhupāda: March?</p>
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| <p>Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes. It is quite a... It's about two weeks old. Somehow or other, Śrīla Prabhupāda, the mail is... This was sent to Hyderabad, this letter. So that accounts for it. "BBT Trustees' Meeting. 1) Yogeśvara dāsa was appointed the Los Angeles production manager for all international publications and will also act as assistant to the English production manager, Rādhā-vallabha." Yogeśvara dāsa was already in Los Angeles, and the various different foreign BBT's were com-plaining that they weren't getting the proper help from L.A. BBT.</p>
| | Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: ''Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanam''. |
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| | Prabhupāda: No, any knowledge. Just like modern scientists, they do. When they discover something, they give it; they go from university to university. Whatever . . . they may be wrong. They want to give it. That is the way. In India such vast knowledge, it is kept for professional ''Bhāgavatam ''readers. How much harm they have done! Some professional ''Bhāgavatam ''readers, it is their property. And they will gather some women and talk of ''rāsa-līlā ''and ''Bhāgavatam ''reading. Some lazy old men, some woman, they will gather and sit down with their grammar. ''Karma-kāṇḍa'', so that his material position will be better off. And the reciter will gather so many dozens of food(?) and umbrella and cloth, and take it away and sell it in the market, and employ it for his son's marriage, daughter's marriage . . . (indistinct) . . . and this is ''Bhāgavatam''. This is going on. |
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| | Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Is there some verse in the ''Bhāgavatam ''which states that the ''Bhāgavatam ''reciter must be a very qualified person? |
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| | Prabhupāda: Yes. Svarūpa Dāmodara said, "You read ''Bhāgavatam ''from a person who's life is ''Bhāgavatam''." ''Bhāgavata paḍa giyā bhāgavata sthāne''. In Rādhā-Dāmodara temple one ''brāhmaṇa ''was reading ''Bhāgavatam ''daily as a meeting, for half an hour. And half a dozen woman would sit down. (break) |
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| | Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: ". . . we will anxiously await a report on . . ." |
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| | Prabhupāda: No, what is the trustees? |
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| | Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The BBT trustees means of the different publishing arms of the BBT. French trustee is Bhagavān . . . |
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| | Prabhupāda: Oh, BBT. |
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