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Pradyumna: [leads chanting, etc.]

atha samīra-vega-vidhūta-veṇu-vikarṣaṇa-jāta dāvānalas tad vanam ālelihānaḥ saha tena dadāha

[SB 5.6.8]

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Translation = "While He was wandering about, a wild forest fire began. This fire was caused by the friction of …

Prabhupāda:

atha samīra-vega-vidhūta-veṇu-vikarṣaṇa-jāta dāvānalas tad vanam ālelihānaḥ saha tena dadāha

[SB 5.6.8]

So dāvānala. We have got some description of dāvānala in our daily prayer, saṁsāra dāvānala-līḍha-loka. The dāvānala is explained here, …

Therefore saṁsāra dāvānala-līḍha-loka. The whole material world is blazing fire. Saṁsāra dāvānala-līḍha-loka-trāṇāya kāruṇya-ghanāghanatvam. Now, this dāvānala... Just like in the …

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Gurudāsa: Guru-mukha-padma-vākya, cittete kariyā... Vede gāya jāhāra carito.

Prabhupāda: Hmm. Vede gāya jāhāra carito. This is according to, strictly according to the version of the Ve... Sākṣād-dhari... You'll …

And what is the confidential servant of Kṛṣṇa? Everything is explained. Kṛṣṇa says, ya idaṁ paramaṁ guhyaṁ mad-bhakteṣv abhidhāsyati [Bg. …

So if this confidential knowledge, one who preaches without any compromise, he is the confidential servant of Kṛṣṇa. There is …

So the saṁsāra dāvānala-līḍha-loka, these eight stanzas of Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, is very important. We sing daily. That's very good. …

Devotee: Araṇi.

Prabhupāda: Araṇi, yes. Not with matches. So it is ordinary thing, the friction of the bamboo, electricity. It creates electricity …

So just like we are preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness. So what is our fault? That we are trying to make men---no …