Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.21 “Bharah param patta-kirita-justam Apy uttamangam na namen mukundam Savau karau no kurute saparyam Harer lasat-kancana-kankanau va” Translation: The upper portion of the body, though crowned with a silk turban, is only a heavy burden if not bowed down before the Personality of Godhead, who can award mukti [freedom]. And the hands, though decorated with glittering bangles, are like those of a dead...

“Tatah sudamno bhavanam mala-karasya jagmatuh” (SB 10.41.43) Krishna comes across a shop of a floweriest. The name of the shopkeeper was Sudama, its different, don’t confuse, Krishna was studying with Sudama and there is a Sridhama from Vrindavan. Krishna’s friend from Vrindavan is Sridhama and Sudama is from, you understand now. Sudama had gone with little chipped rice to Dwarka and they were studying together and this is yet...

Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam 4.12.26 H H Lokanath Swami Maharaj sings “Jaya Jaya Jagannatha Sachira Nandana” and then “Jaya Radha Madhava” followed by the “Hare Krishna” maha mantra. anasthitam te pitrubhir anyair apy aìga karhicit atishtha jagatam vandyam tad vishnoh paramam padam Dear King Dhruva, neither your forefathers, nor anyone else before you ever achieved such a transcendental planet. The planet known as Vishnloka, where...

What we understand from the commentaries, explanations of acharyas is that where the chariot had now reached, this was kind of border of Mathura – Vrindavan border and Krishna and Balarama, they are going to enter. But the Vrindavan Krishna, Vrindavan Balarama, they are not going to enter. “padam ekam na gacchati vrindavanam parityajam” Leaving Vrindavan behind, they don’t keep even one step outside Vrindavan, that’s Krishna. So...

“pada-samvahanam” is called “pada-samvahanam,” massaging the feet. Kecit tasya mahatmanah apare hata-papmano vyajanaih samavajayan (S.B 10.15.17) They make fanning, “vyajanaih,” take some leaves, make little fan, (Maharaj is asking the audience looking at the painting of Krishna, Balaram and cowherd boys is someone fanning there? Must be, otherwise, this painting is incomplete). They fan Krishna. anye tad-anurapanih manojnani...

Venue: Los Angeles So, we welcome you one more time on my behalf also, on the occasion of the concluding session of Srimad Bhagvat Katha Mohotsava here at Los Angeles temple at the lotus feet of the Lordships Shri Shri Rukmini Dwarkadish and in presence of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupad ki jai! So, we will continue from where we had left off yesterday. So Gopis did try their best to stop the Lord from going to...

Verse: S.B 5.19.1 Where: Los Angeles, June 5, 2010 “om namo bhagavate vasudevaya” “om namo bhagavate vasudevaya” “om namo bhagavate vasudevaya” So we are reading from Srimad Bhagvatam , canto 5th, chapter 19th. Description of the Island of Jambudvipa. This chapter describes the glories of Bharatvarsha and it also describes how Lord Ramchandra is being worshiped in the tract of land known as “Kimpurusavarsa,” the inhabitants...