Srimad Bhagavatam at Iskcon Newtown Kolkata – May 2026

Below are important points from morning Srimad Bhagavatam class at Iskcon Newtown Temple, Kolkata given in May 2026.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Mukund Lila Prabhu on 1st May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 11.10.22
• Chapter Name: The Nature of Fruitive Activity

Important Points from Translation & Purport

• If one performs Vedic sacrifices and fruitive rituals without any mistake or contamination, one will achieve a heavenly situation in the next life.
• But even this result, which is only achieved by perfect performance of fruitive rituals, will be vanquished by time.
• Any material situation, from the worst to the best, is imperfect.
• Thus, one should strive only for pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Important Points from Class

• Srila Prabhupada explains that when fruitive goal is the focus then one transports himself into a tottering plane where there is every chance of gliding down from the direction of the Vedas.
• Vedic sacrifices are royal road but there can be accidents on royal roads too.
• Fruitive activities are injected into the heart as slow poison.
• For e.g. if one’s goal is to get daily bread, then one get it easily by going to a shop rathe than going to a temple or performing meditation.
• Fruitive mentality is dangerous and risky.
• Person infected with fruitive mentality keeps on doing the same thing again and again – punar api marnam, purn api jananam.
• In Australia I saw, people marry at 22-23 and divorce by 27-28. I thought it is nice that they free themselves from ghastly experiences of material life at an early age.
• But then I found that they again marry at 32-33. And the chain continues. Once I saw a marriage ceremony was going on beach and I thought that what the grandfather & grandmother are doing on the stage but then I found that they are the bride & the groom.
• In BG 2.55 Krishna explains that all material desires arise from mental concoction. Mental concoction is illusion. Something arising from illusion will lead to only one result i.e. illusion.
• Something coming from reality leads to 3 results– reinstate one to further reality, one may mistake to some other reality, one may go into illusion.
• If one is not properly guided, then reality may lead to illusion. For e.g. Krishna Consciousness is joyful but people get fried out. How is it possible? This happens when we do not take proper guidance.
• From illusion there is not much option. An illusioned person may go into more suffering and will forever continue to suffer.
• Reality is specific, illusion is infinite. For e.g. to become proud is very easy.  One can be proud that he gave 10 BG to temple 10 years back. One can be proud of one’s humility.
• sthita-prajñaḥ stage is when a person is done with illusion. At this stage steadiness comes.
• Sage Narada says, “What is present in this 14 planetary system is not worth endeavoring.”
• Dukha (sufferings) comes without wanting and it keeps us haunting. Similarly, material happiness too will come to us on its own.
• What modern day technology has given us? It has accelerated death, disease and old age. Automobile causes death. Pollution causes disease. Today young people are getting old.
• Accelerating suffering with the endeavor to remove suffering.
• For e.g. when we start using mobile, then our consciousness goes into it. Mobile is a trap; it’s like a black hole. Anything that goes into black hole is lost forever.
• Srila Prabhupada never compromised on his sadhana, on his preaching. Prahlada Maharaja never compromised. As a sadhaka, we should also not comprise. All our time and energy should be used for cultivating Krishna Consciousness.
• Illusion to reality happens by the causeless mercy of pure devotees.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Radharaman Prabhu on 2^nd May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 11.10.23 – 29
• Chapter Name: The Nature of Fruitive Activity

Important Points from Translation & Purport

• Until his pious results are used up, the performer of sacrifice enjoys life in the heavenly planets.
• When the pious results are exhausted, however, he falls down from the pleasure gardens of heaven, being moved against his desire by the force of eternal time.

Important Points from Class

• In the beginning knowledge and renunciation helps to develop foundation.
• But important point is desire, sincerity for devotional service. Sincerity is more important than knowledge and austerity.
• We may have some sincerity, but our sincerity is mixed with other desires.
• Vallav Bhat or Valabhavacharya was a great scholar, but he started thinking that his commentary on Srimad Bhagavatam is better than Sridhar Swami. This displeased Lord Chaitanya.
• Spiritual master’s heart is as soft as rose petals and also hard as a thunderbolt.
• Bhakti Vinod Thakura says, devotees are introspective and non-devotees are speculative.
• When Vallabh Bhatt got into introspective mood, he understood his fault, he then has transformation of heart.
• Vallabh Bhatt was scholarly, had done lots of preaching but Lord Chaitanya only wanted humility from him.
• Spiritual master is there for us to relieve us from the great burden of false ego.
• Srila Prabhupada would chastise HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaja and Maharaja never complained. In fact Maharaja would say to Prabhupada that if you do not chastise me then who will correct me.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Prem Gopal Prabhu on 4^th May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 11.10.31
• Chapter Name: The Nature of Fruitive Activity

Important Points from Translation & Purport

• The material senses create material activities, either pious or sinful, and the modes of nature set the material senses into motion.

Important Points from the Class

• One does not get addicted to liquor in a day.
• Many people do not drink liquor because they like drinking; they drink because they do not have anything better to do.
• We may not get all the answers, but by chanting constantly, we will get revelation.
• Activities that enhance our goodness are very few in this world. Most things in this world are in passion and ignorance.
• This is why one may be a devotee but still practice bhakti in ignorance or passion.
• The first quality required for bhakti is humility.
• Most devotees begin practicing devotional life because they got the association of a devotee.
• To change society, internal transformation is required. This is why Chaitanya Mahaprabhu started Harinam.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Acharya Ratna Prabhu on 5^th May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 11.10.32
• Chapter Name: The Nature of Fruitive Activity

Important Points from Translation & Purport

• According to the karma-mīmāṁsā philosophers, there is no transcendental living entity who is the background of all existence.

Important Points form the class

• In Catur Sloki Bhagavatam, Krishna says that before creation I existed, in middle I exist and at the end I will exist – SB 2.9.33
• Nothing is of value without connection to supreme Lord – SB 2.9.34
• Krishna says to Brahma, always search me.
• Biggest loss is when we forget Krishna even for a moment. If we do so, then we are in maya.
• One should try to see Lord everywhere and in everything.
• Anyone who sees this world separate from Krishna is in maya. Earth, water, fire, air, ether are Krishna’s energy.
• For e.g. Srila Prabhupada explains that if you see my spectacles, you will remember me.
• Material energy, spiritual energy everything comes from Krishna. We should see everything in relation to Krishna. If we do so we will be saved from maya.
• This land, this earth does not belong to us.
• It belongs to Krishna – aham sarvasya prabavo. One who understands this worships, Krishna.
• Krishna is the essence of everything, Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita, “I am strength of the strong, intelligence of the intelligent.” He says, “I am the taste of water, light of sun and moon.”
• Krishna is the best dancer, fighter, philosopher. He can satisfy us completely.
• Krishna is the best cheater. If we try to cheat Krishna, we get cheated.
• In Krishna book, George Harrison, is writing, “Everyone is looking for Krishna, some know it and some do not know about it.”
• It is advertised by LIC – Jivan ke sath bhi, jivan ke bad bhi. But who can be there after death? Only, Krishna can be there, no one else.
• There is an ad which say, “Complete man.” But can one be complete by wearing Raymond dress. Definitely not.
• HH Loknath Swami Maharaja attended cross maidan program of Srila Prabhupada and became a devotee.
• George Harrison after meeting Prabhupada, wrote songs related to Krishna.
• Yugaetma nimisena – feeling deep separation. George Harrison has written..
• People have false pride. But we devotee should have real pride, we should be proud that we are connected to guru parampara.
• Real luxury is to have trustworthy friends and proper shelter which is possible in Krishna Consciousness.
• People want happy and eternal life; this is possible only in the kingdom of God.
• Kingdom of God is that place where there is always hearing and chanting the names of Krishna.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Rajgopinath Prabhu on 8^th May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 11.10.34
• Chapter Name: The Nature of Fruitive Activity

Important Points from Class

• Once some devotees had gone to Prabhupada asking him if he would like to write an article for Back to Godhead magazine. Prabhupada asked, “Are you writing the same what you hear from me?” Devotees said, “Yes.”  Prabhupada said, “Then my writing and your writing is same.”
• Mayavadis says Brahman is satya, truth, and the world is illusion. If we do not understand that this creation is non – different from the Lord, then we will become Mayavadi.
• Or else we will be come under Abrahamic religion like Islam and Christian. They say that this world and the Lord is completely different.
• Once Narada Muni asked Brahma about the creator, sustainer, destroyer of the Universe.
• Narada said, “I think that you only know the truth. But then I see you meditating, so want to know what the source of your knowledge is. Is there anyone controlling you or are you independent?
• Brahma then tells to Narada that Krishna is above me and he is the real creator, sustainer and destroyer.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Sri Ram Raghav Prabhu on 11^th May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 11.11.1
• Chapter Name: The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities

Important Points from Translation & Purport

• Due to the influence of the material modes of nature, which are under My control, the living entity is sometimes designated as conditioned and sometimes as liberated.
• The living entity imagines a false connection with the three modes of nature and accepts the material body as the self.
• The living entity therefore suffers the consequences of his own imagination, just as one suffers the illusory activities of a dream.

Important Points from Class

• Because we identify with this body, we are conditioned.
• Material body is dead; spirit soul is aloof.
• Who is suffering? Who is feeling happiness and distress? It is our false identification.
• Liberation is when we keep ourselves aloof from the body.
• Spiritual activities are bliss producing but because of our conditioned life we consider it pain producing.
• Since we have been in this material world for millions of lives, we think not engaging in spiritual activities is bliss giving.
• HH Radhanath Swami Maharaja says that free time means danger. Because material modes are very strong, it will drag us down especially during free time.
• Krishna says that we can transcend the modes of nature by engaging in Krishna Conscious activities.
• “One who engages in full devotional service, unfailing in all circumstances, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the level of Brahman.” Bhagavad Gita 14.26
• When the living entities give up this false identification that I am this body but thinks himself as spirit soul then
• Once while travelling on a train, I saw everyone had same 2 hours. I was reading Bhagavatam, but someone was watching cricket match, someone was sleeping, someone was busy watching reels and so on.  We have to decide how to utilize our time.
• We can free ourselves from entanglement when we absorb ourselves in hearing, reading and chanting.
• When Nityananada Prabhu came to Bengal, they forgot hunger and thirst because they had so much absorption in holy name.
• Vakreswar Pandit continuously danced for 72 hours in sankirtan.
• When a devotee Parmeswar Thakura was dancing joyfully, then some threw dead fox on sankirtan party. Parmeswar Thakura glanced at the fox and the fox came to life. Fox too began dancing and ran away from the place. Parmeswar Thakura is an associate of Nityananda Prabhu.
• Spirit soul is never conditioned. Because of false identification, spirit soul gets conditioned.
• During festivals devotees get absorbed in service and forgets to take prasad, still do not feel any misery.
• Madhavendra Puri would take little milk in the entire day but was happily serving the devotee.
• Material activities and inconveniences will not disturb us if we are absorbed in Krishna Consciousness.
• HH Jaypataka Swami Maharaj once said, “I am not feeling happy with this material body but I am feeling bliss in Krishna Conscious activity.”
• One time Maharaj had not taken prasad, when devotees requested him to first take prasada and then give class then Maharaja said, “No class no prasad.”
• We cannot imitate pure devotees.
• But by genuinely practicing Krishna Conscious activities we will immediately feel we free from pain.
• Lord never comes under the modes. He is the controller of the modes – mayadaksena prakriti. We should never think that when Lord comes to this world, he is under the influence of the modes.
• Sometime to bewilder the atheistic people, who want to say that the Lord has material body, it looks like lord is under the influence of material modes, like Lord Krishna being shot by the hunter.
• Chaitanya Mahaprabhu says that we should not be lazy in reading scriptures.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Maharasa Prabhu on 12^th May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 11.11.2
• Chapter Name: The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities

Important Points from Translation & Purport

• Just as a dream is merely a creation of one’s intelligence but has no actual substance, similarly, material lamentation, illusion, happiness, distress and the acceptance of the material body under the influence of māyā are all creations of My illusory energy.
• In other words, material existence has no essential reality.
• Although material objects are subject to transformation and thus have no permanent existence, the material energy is real because it comes from the supreme reality, Lord Kṛṣṇa.
• It is only our false acceptance of the material body as the factual self and our foolish dream that the material world is meant for our pleasure that have no real existence.
• They are merely mental concoctions.

Important Points from Class

• A person in dream may become millionaire but what is its use.
• Yoga sutra of Patanjali, says, there are 3 types of suffering –
• 1^st is parinamvad, changing. Everything transforms in this world. Like relationship transforms.
• 2^nd suffering is tapa which means everything ultimately is exhausted. Old age takes away our ability for enjoyment. Rockefeller contracted a disease. He had difficulty in passing urine. When someone asked him, “How he is feeling?” He said, “I am feeling horrible.” Similarly, situation is of Dhritrashta, SB 1.13.22
• 3^rd suffering is samskara – everything we try to enjoy gives an impression in the mind, so normal life becomes miserable. Eg. Pururva.
• Once after HH Radhanath Swami Maharaja’s class, a person said to Maharaja, “After hearing your class, I am feeling miserable and hopeless.
• Maharaj said, “In Krishna Consciousness there is so much hope.”
• When we meet a person more qualified than us then we should offer service. When we are happy, we want to do something. Vaisnava naturally thinks that everyone is more qualified than him. Generally, in this world natural tendency is to become envious. So, if we serve than envy eventually goes away.
• Envy is painfully acknowledging that someone is more qualified than me.
• Correction should be done with compassion.
• What it means to be servant of servant by HH Radhanath Swami Maharaja? Servant of servant means genuinely being well-wisher of everyone. It also means to be respectful & encouraging to everyone.
• We should appreciate devotees’ contribution even if it is small.
• We should have friendship with those who are equally qualified.
• Human beings are social.
• Psychologists say, need to be understood by others is as important as taking breath.
• When Dhruva expressed his vengeance then Narada did not first correct him but first, he heard him then offered solution.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Nila Kamala Prabhu on 13^th May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 11.11.3
• Chapter Name: The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities

Important Points from Translation & Purport

• Uddhava, both knowledge and ignorance, being products of māyā, are expansions of My potency.

Important Points from Class

• Prabhupada, in one lecture, says, “The Krishna Consciousness movement is to bring the nitya-baddha to the nitya-siddha stage.”
• To understand Krishna, we have to know maya.
• How to become free from maya is explained in CC Madhya 20.120.
• No one is naturally attracted to Krishna-katha, but by serving the spiritual master and Vaishnavas, one gets mercy and can begin to develop a taste for hearing Krishna-katha.
• The ears are now blocked with anarthas, so Krishna-katha is not entering our hearts. But when we surrender to Vaishnavas, our anarthas start going away, and our ears begin to open.
• We should cultivate the mood to hear Srimad Bhagavatam.
• By surrendering to pure devotees, one develops a taste for hearing Krishna-katha.
• Our daily schedule should include 6 hours of sadhana, 6 hours of service, and 6 hours of rest. Sadhana should be performed in the morning.
• 99.9% of people are karma-adhikaris, i.e., karmis. Karmis are in passion and ignorance. Their minds are not peaceful, and they cannot sit continuously even for an hour.
• The mind should be engaged in the service of Krishna by chanting Krishna’s name.
• When we chant daily for 2 hours, we should observe how much we think of Krishna.
• With body, mind, and words, we should serve with dedication.
• Deity worship helps engage all the senses in the service of Krishna.
• Madan Mohan Malaviya had a question, and he approached Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakura, who told him to do some service. After doing service, he got the answer to his question.
• By service, one gets realization.
• Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakura told one sannyasi disciple to hear Krishna-katha from Gaur Das, who was a gardener.
• The sannyasi was thinking, “I am so learned; what can a gardener teach me?” Gaur Das was also thinking the same.
• But surprisingly, Gaur Das started speaking Krishna-katha eloquently, which surprised both him and the sannyasi.
• Mercy comes through service.
• A Krishna conscious person does not become tired of work but wants to work more and more.
• When one develops a taste for service, one does not become tired of serving.
• Sense gratification means excessive identification with the material body.
• Dham is also a consciousness.
• The mind tells us, “I will be happy here and there.” The only solution is service to Krishna and the devotees.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HDG AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada on 14^th May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 5.5.3
• Chapter Name: Lord Ṛṣabhadeva’s Teachings to His Sons
• Lecture Link: https://prabhupadavani.org/transcriptions/730909sbsto/

Important Points from Prabhupada’s lecture

• What is the use of keeping big, big paraphernalia? Bahvārambhe laghu kriyā. Ārambha, arrangement is very big, but work is no. No work. What is the use of keeping useless machine? So that is going on. In the material world, everything is bahvārambhe laghu kriyā. 
• So here it is suggested that in this human form of life, you have got two choices = either you again go to hell, or you go back to home, back to Godhead. 
• By evolutionary process you come to the human form of life after going through 8,000,000 forms of lower-grade life. Then you come to this human form of life, when your consciousness is developed. You are not exactly like animals. The animal propensities are there, but it is decent. Because you have got good, advanced consciousness. 
• How this developed consciousness should be utilized, that education is lacking. 
• In Paris, there are clubs, very, very big men, politician, businessmen, they go to nightclub. They pay fifty dollars for entering club, and they spend hundreds of dollars for wine and women.
• Therefore, this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is needed—to give these rascals the chance of associating with devotees.
• The material condition of life, as soon as you get a certain type of body, your pains and pleasure already fixed up within the body routine work. You cannot make any change. 
• So according to the body, everyone’s happiness and distress is already fixed up. You cannot change it. That is called fate. That is called fate. But you can change your fate if you take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is possible. 
•  Finish your business of Kṛṣṇa consciousness perfectly, whatever little duration of life you have got. That is stated here = nūnaṁ pramattaḥ kurute vikarma yad indriya-prītaya āpṛṇoti na sādhu manye [SB 5.5.4].
• Because we have got this miserable condition of life, this body… This is due to our past action. Now if you create again the same action, then you’ll have to accept another body. Then your this miserable condition of life will continue. Will continue. Just finish it.
• Otherwise, you’ll have to accept this material body if you have got any desire to enjoy in this material world.
• Therefore anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam. Except becoming Kṛṣṇa conscious, except this desire, no more other desires.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Nimai Anand Prabhu on 15^th May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 11.11.4
• Chapter Name: The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities

Important Points from Translation & Purport

• The living entities are part and parcel of Krishna but due to ignorance he has been suffering in material bondage since time immemorial.
• By knowledge, however, he can be liberated.

Important Points from Class

• Everyone wants some sense of belongingness. We need some identification.
• It is important to think who we are because all our activities are based on our understanding of who we are.
• We can’t live without any identity at any moment.
• World pushes us to different identities – I am his son, I am his father, I am a girl or a boy, I am employee, I belong to this place or this nation.
• Corresponding to identity there is belongingness to something. Even a renunciate may identity that I am residing in Himalaya or I am a sage.
• The problem is that belongingness is temporary, and the biggest problem is that we know it is temporary. And because of this we are always in fear.
• When intelligence is hooked to temporary things, one always remains in anxiety.
• Even a jnani, comes to know, I am a Brahman, aham brahmasmi, but for him there is no belongingness and so he cannot act even after having that understanding.
• In this verse Krishna is saying, “Living entities are part and parcel of Me.”
• Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita, mamaivāṁśo jīva-loke..that all living entities are mine.
• Jīva Kṛṣṇa dāsa, ei viśvāsa, korle to āra duḥkha nāi
• But unfortunately, we have so many faiths. And so, Krishna says in this verse, “because of ignorance living entities are suffering.”
• But there is hope. Bhakti Vinod Thakura says this covering is not endless.
• It is important for preacher to bring hope in people’s life. Material life is full of hopelessness.
• Once a person was going in bus, had many problems, he was planning to commit suicide.
• People do not commit suicide because of failure but because of relationship issues with others – wife, children, mother, father or friends. So, we should give hope that even if no one is there Krishna and Krishna’s devotees are always there.
• In the bus, devotees were distributing Bhagavad Gita, that person purchased Gita. In the book, he saw a statement, “We all have eternal relationship with Krishna.” So, he thought let me read the book. And by reading the book, he came to Krishna Consciousness and was thus saved from committing suicide.
• Preaching means to help people understand that we have eternal relationship with Krishna.
• Śrīla Vyāsadeva saw the supreme Lord along with his external energy. “Thus, he fixed his mind, perfectly engaging it by linking it in devotional service [bhakti-yoga] without any tinge of materialism, and thus he saw the Absolute Personality of Godhead along with His external energy, which was under full control.”  SB 1.7.4 https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/1/7/4/
• We are struggling with maya but maya is under the control of Krishna. For example, mayadevi, could not tempt Haridas Thakura. Haridas Thakura gave her Krishna nama.
• By hearing about Krishna, we develop relationships with Krishna and by serving Krishna we develop attachment for Krishna.
• We develop attachment for Krishna by serving and hearing from spiritual master.
• In SB 1.2.16 it is said, “O twice-born sages, by serving those devotees who are completely freed from all vice, great service is done. By such service, one gains affinity for hearing the messages of Vāsudeva.”
• In CC Madhya 14.18, Srila Prabhupada writes, “The greatest achievement for a devotee is to become a servant of the servants of the Lord.”
• We need to follow the instructions of spiritual master.
• Once HH Gaur Govind Swami Maharaj was very sick, his disciples were serving him physically but since they had to serve for long hours, it was becoming difficult for them. Maharaja then told them, “Serving the instructions of spiritual master is easy than serving him physically.” Maharaja wanted to teach this important lesson to his disciples.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Anand Vardhan Prabhu on 18^th May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 11.11.7
• Chapter Name: The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities

Important Points from Class

• Two birds on the same tree, one who is busy eating the fruits is jivatma and one seeing is paramatma.
• Paramatma waits when the jivatma will turn towards him.
• If we do service based on pride, then we will not get the complete benefit for doing that service.
• Those who have not indulged in drug will not have inclination for taking drugs. But those who indulged into it have strong inclination for drugs.
• If someone thinks that I am senior, then understand that this is dangerous sign.
• If we have humility, we will think whatever I am doing is by the mercy of guru, devotees and Krishna.
• Service comes by the mercy of Lord.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Prem Swarupa Prabhu on 19^th May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 11.11.8
• Chapter Name: The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities

Important Points from Translation & Purport

• One who is enlightened in self-realization, although living within the material body, sees himself as transcendental to the body, just as one who has arisen from a dream gives up identification with the dream body.
• A foolish person, however, although not identical with his material body but transcendental to it, thinks himself to be situated in the body, just as one who is dreaming sees himself as situated in an imaginary body.

Important Points from Class

• Bhaktivinoda Thakura sings a beautiful song, “emona durmati, saṁsāra bhitore, poḍiyā āchinu āmi.”  It means, “A wicked mind brought me into this world, O Lord, but one of Your pure and elevated devotees has come to bring me out.”
• Bhakti Vinod Thakura says that this material world is a dream.
• Srila Prabhupada says that the moment the living entities desire to enjoy, māyā casts her spell.
• The whole material world is the dream of Mahā-Viṣṇu.
• Great devotees enter the dream to awaken those who are dreaming.
• Living entities have many desires, and those desires affect both the gross body and the subtle body.
• Prāṇa-vāyu also goes with the soul when a person dies.
• All the senses function because of prāṇa-vāyu. Prāṇa-vāyu helps us move physically and even move our eyelids.
• Maraṇa-jvara refers to a condition in which a person has a temperature of 107 degrees.
• Prācīnabarhi is in the lineage of Dhruva Mahārāja.
• People think that if they leave, things will not go properly. Therefore, even in old age, people do not want to give up their position as controller.
• Kapila Deva says that the ultimate weapon that binds the jīva to this world is sexual attraction. If one can free oneself from this attraction, then one becomes jīvan-mukta.
• Like Nārada Muni, we should preach and then move to another place.
• For a devotee, there is no impediment from high fever or old age. An example is Srila Prabhupada, who had great enthusiasm even at an advanced age.
• SP says that if you want to know what you were in your previous life and what you will be in your next life, you can understand it by minutely observing your karmendriyas and jñānendriyas.
• By the end of life, our citta should be attached to guru and Krishna.
• The result of a lifetime of successful Krishna consciousness is to feel separation from guru and Krishna.
• If there is no attachment, then there will be no feeling of separation.
• Dreams are also reflections of our mental condition.
• Pure devotees are conscious that this world is a dream, and they are able to help awaken the souls affected by it.
• Absorption in this world is irresistible.
• Waking up means to be constantly Krishna conscious. Therefore, SP says, “Chant Hare Krishna and be happy.” The mind has to hear the holy name; for the mind to hear, the ears must hear; and for the ears to hear, the tongue must chant properly. If we come into constant contact with Krishna, then our problems are solved.
• Once, a Prime Minister went to a mental asylum. There were many compartments, and one compartment was completely isolated. The PM went to that isolated compartment. One person was there, and he said, “I am the Prime Minister. Today is my birthday, and I have declared a holiday, but still people are working here.” So, the only solution was to make him understand that he was not the Prime Minister.
• Misidentification creates intense suffering.
• Preaching means to awaken people.
• I am a soul within the body, influenced by the mind and intelligence. Therefore, I have to use the body and mind for spiritual benefit. As long as I remain dependent on the body and mind, I will continue to suffer.
• We have to perform sādhana-bhakti and cultivate Krishna bhakti.
• Whether the experience is good or bad, we should use it to associate with Krishna.
• Circumstances and situations are not in our control.
• Arjuna says that it is difficult to control the mind.
• We should use our mind in the service of Krishna.

Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Sri Ram Raghav Prabhu on 22^nd May 2026

• Verse Number: SB 11.11.10
• Chapter Name: The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities

Important Points from Translation & Purport

• An unintelligent person situated within the body created by his previous fruitive activities thinks, “I am the performer of action.”
• Srīla Madhvācārya states that just as a king punishes a rebellious subject, the Supreme Lord punishes the sinful living entity by forcing him to transmigrate from one body to another in the network of the illusory energy.

Important Points from Class

• We left Krishna and came to this material world thinking that we could independently accomplish something here.
• One thing is reality and another is imagination. Much of what we learn in schools and colleges is based on temporary material imagination.
• To fulfill their dreams, many Indians go abroad, yet end up doing menial jobs such as cleaning toilets.
• Once, a devotee had a severe stomachache and was taken to the hospital. After treating him, the doctor asked, “Did Krishna save you, or did I save you?” The devotee replied, “A few days ago, a patient died in your hospital. Why were you unable to save him?” The doctor answered, “Because his time had come.” The devotee then said, “Similarly, my time has not yet come, therefore you were able to treat me. You are only an instrument.”
• Until Krishna sanctions something, we cannot do anything independently.
• Suppose there is no power supply. Even if we switch on the fan or bulb, will it work?
• Krishna is the ultimate source. Whatever we are able to do is possible only by His mercy.
• Prahlada Maharaja told Hiranyakashipu that the strength both of them possessed came from the same supreme source.
• The body does not function according to our own likes and dislikes. We are simply residing within the body, just as a passenger sits inside a car.
• Therefore, we should not become proud or egoistic.
• We desire something, and then the Lord sanctions it. The Lord resides within the heart as Paramatma. He directs material nature, and material nature then acts to fulfill the desires of the living entities.
• We suffer because of our own desires.
• If we place ourselves in an environment dominated by passion, we develop passionate qualities such as greed. In an environment of ignorance, ignorant desires develop. In the mode of goodness, good desires develop. Therefore, we must be careful about the association we keep.
• We often say that material nature is responsible, but first we desire, and then material nature acts accordingly.
• The first principle is to understand that we are not the actual doers; the Lord is the doer. At the same time, we must take responsibility for our wrong actions because we desired them.
• Due to pride, people lose many valuable things even in this world.
• Once in Puri, a wealthy devotee from South India came with the prideful thought that he would donate so much money to Lord Jagannath that it could never all be used in the Lord’s service. He instructed the pujaris to fully engage his wealth in seva. The pujaris thought that regardless of how many bhoga preparations they made, the money would still remain unused. The head pujari fasted and prayed. That night, Lord Jagannath appeared to him in a dream and instructed him to ask the wealthy man to prepare pan using a special lime made from the rare pearl-like substance found on the forehead of an elephant during a particular condition. Only those elephants who had followed celibacy, could have pearl on their forehead. When the rich merchant heard this, he was shocked because it was practically impossible to find such an elephant. Realizing his pride, he begged forgiveness from Lord Jagannath.
• We should always live with humility in this world.
• The moment the mentality of being the doer enters our heart, our falldown begins.