0 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:15,903 Addr LA 1972-10-06 The Original Person--Perfect Knowledge 1 00:00:15,904 --> 00:00:18,193 ANNOUNCER: The following is a departure address, 2 00:00:18,194 --> 00:00:23,798 given by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, 3 00:00:23,799 --> 00:00:52,642 recorded on the 6th of October, 1972, in Los Angeles, California. 4 00:00:52,643 --> 00:00:56,283 PRABHUPĀDA: Govindam ādi- puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi. [Bs 5] 5 00:00:56,284 --> 00:01:10,072 So, we are worshiping the original person, Govinda. 6 00:01:10,073 --> 00:01:21,518 People are embarrassed to find out the cause of all causes. 7 00:01:21,519 --> 00:01:28,902 The scientists, the philosophers, they are embarrassed, the religionists. 8 00:01:28,903 --> 00:01:36,627 But we have got information of the original cause. 9 00:01:36,628 --> 00:01:43,587 īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ 10 00:01:43,588 --> 00:01:48,763 anādir ādir govindaḥ sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam [Bs 5.1] 11 00:01:48,764 --> 00:01:51,689 There must be some cause. 12 00:01:51,690 --> 00:01:56,673 We do not accept anything as chance. 13 00:01:56,674 --> 00:01:59,279 No. 14 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,505 There is no chance. 15 00:02:01,506 --> 00:02:03,337 There is cause. 16 00:02:03,338 --> 00:02:08,203 Everything has got cause. 17 00:02:08,204 --> 00:02:14,026 So, the original cause is Kṛṣṇa. 18 00:02:14,027 --> 00:02:21,295 So, our knowledge is perfect, therefore; we know the cause. 19 00:02:21,296 --> 00:02:23,614 So you chant this mantra, 20 00:02:23,615 --> 00:02:32,405 govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi, and you will be in full knowledge. 21 00:02:32,406 --> 00:02:37,217 yasmin vijñāte sarvam idaṁ vijñātaṁ bhavanti [Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.3] 22 00:02:37,218 --> 00:02:43,159 In the Vedānta-sūtra, Vedic language, it is said, 23 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:50,867 “If you know simply Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, 24 00:02:50,868 --> 00:02:53,322 then you know everything. 25 00:02:53,323 --> 00:02:57,044 All knowledge is perfect.” 26 00:02:57,045 --> 00:03:00,874 So try to understand Kṛṣṇa. 27 00:03:00,875 --> 00:03:09,953 Then, all other categorical knowledge will be revealed. 28 00:03:09,954 --> 00:03:14,321 Spiritually, knowledge is revealed. 29 00:03:14,322 --> 00:03:19,958 By material senses we try to acquire knowledge, 30 00:03:19,959 --> 00:03:25,962 but that is always, remains imperfect. 31 00:03:25,963 --> 00:03:32,615 And, if you receive knowledge from the original person, 32 00:03:32,616 --> 00:03:36,521 then your knowledge is perfect. 33 00:03:36,522 --> 00:03:43,005 So, we have started this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, 34 00:03:43,006 --> 00:03:48,631 to educate people in perfect knowledge. 35 00:03:48,632 --> 00:03:59,067 So we have got so many branches, and we have to travel and encourage them. 36 00:03:59,068 --> 00:04:04,548 So now I am going to the eastern hemisphere— 37 00:04:04,549 --> 00:04:12,131 from the western hemisphere to the eastern hemisphere. 38 00:04:12,132 --> 00:04:15,875 So I am going now [to] San Francisco. 39 00:04:15,876 --> 00:04:19,850 From there, I shall go to Hawaii, 40 00:04:19,851 --> 00:04:30,197 and then cross the international line, dividing East and West. 41 00:04:30,198 --> 00:04:38,834 Then we go to Manila, and therefrom we shall go to India. 42 00:04:38,835 --> 00:04:48,072 In Vṛndāvana we shall have Ūrja-vrata for one month. 43 00:04:48,073 --> 00:05:00,172 You also could observe ūrja-vrata here from the next Ekādaśī, one month. 44 00:05:00,173 --> 00:05:03,619 I have already instructed Karandhara 45 00:05:03,620 --> 00:05:16,071 to have a sky lamp and put candle in the evening to the Deity for one month. 46 00:05:16,072 --> 00:05:26,373 Then, after Ūrja-vrata, we have a big engagement in Hyderabad. 47 00:05:26,374 --> 00:05:29,908 Then in Bombay, then in Delhi. 48 00:05:29,909 --> 00:05:31,504 In this way. 49 00:05:31,505 --> 00:05:36,694 In the meantime you go on with your work, 50 00:05:36,695 --> 00:05:40,594 hold the morning class, Bhāgavatam. 51 00:05:40,595 --> 00:05:51,700 Each verse try to understand scrutinizingly and worship Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. 52 00:05:51,701 --> 00:05:54,620 Dress very gorgeously. 53 00:05:54,621 --> 00:06:05,320 Offer Them prasādam very gorgeously, and you take remnants of the foodstuff. 54 00:06:05,321 --> 00:06:12,130 So in this way keep yourself fit always in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 55 00:06:12,131 --> 00:06:17,519 and there will be no chance for māyā to attack you. 56 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:28,051 Thank you very much. Hare Kṛṣṇa. 57 00:06:28,052 --> 00:06:28,053 Subtitles by Pratyatoṣa Dāsa, Causelessmercy.com