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[Govindam prayers playing; Prabhupāda singing along]

Prabhupāda: [sings Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava] [prema-dhvani] Thank you very much.

Devotees: All glories to Śrī Guru and Gauranga. [devotees offer obeisances]

Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.

First Canto, Chapter Two, text 24. [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat]

pārthivād dāruṇo dhūmas tasmād agnis trayīmayaḥ tamasas tu rajas tasmāt sattvaṁ yad brahma-darśanam

[SB 1.2.24]

[Prabhupāda corrects some pronunciation]

Prabhupāda: Ladies. [ladies chant] All right. Word meaning.

Pradyumna: [leads chanting of synonyms]

pārthivāt---from earth; dāruṇaḥ---firewood; dhūmaḥ---smoke; tasmāt---from that; agniḥ---fire; trayīmayaḥ---Vedic sacrifices; tamasaḥ---in the mode of ignorance; tu---but; rajaḥ---the mode of passion; tasmāt---from …

[11:42]

Translation = "The firewood is the transformation of the earth, and smoke is better than the raw wood, and fire …

Prabhupāda: [aside:] Here the translation is different.

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So fire is necessity, not the earth, neither the wood, nor the smoke. Similarly, although Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśvara, they are …

The example is = just like if you want to have your work done, then fire is required. The wood …

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So foolish activity has no meaning. Without brain, simply active, that is dangerous. Sober activity is required. Just like a …

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