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tataḥ---thereafter; saptadaśe---in the seventeenth incarnation; jātaḥ---advented; satyavatyām---in the womb of Satyavatī; parāśarāt---by Parāśara Muni; cakre---prepared; veda-taroḥ---of the desire tree of …

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Translation = "Thereafter, in the seventeenth incarnation of Godhead, Śrī Vyāsadeva appeared in the womb of Satyavatī, wife of Parāśara …

Prabhupāda: So this Parāśara actually was not husband of Satyavatī. When Satyavatī was not married, Parāśara [Satyavatī] gave birth to …

She was neither born of a brāhmaṇa father or kṣatriya father. So formerly, a higher-caste man could accept a girl …

Just like Cāṇakya, in his moral lessons he says that viṣād apy amṛtaṁ grāhyam. When there is a tub of …

Viṣād apy amṛtaṁ grāhyam amedhyād api kāñcanam, nīcād apy uttamā vidyā. Vidyā, education, was to be received from a brāhmaṇa, …

So because generally we have to take education from highly learned brāhmaṇa, but if a person born in low family, …

Nīcād apy uttamā vidyā strī-ratnaṁ duṣkulād api. Strī-ratnam. If a girl is very qualified, beautiful, even she is born of …

So Satyavatī gave birth to Vyāsadeva, such a son, Vyāsadeva, incarnation of God. Vyāsadeva is not ordinary being. Incarnation of …

Mahārāja Śantanu became attracted by Satyavatī, and he wanted to marry. But Mahārāja Śantanu had his son. So her father …

The son could understand that the father is sorry because he was refused the hand of the girl Satyavatī. So …

So Bhīṣmadeva promised that "I will not accept the throne. The child born of Satyavatī, he will accept, he will …

So father could understand that "My son is so great that he wanted to satisfy. I wanted this girl, and …

There is another incidence of Bhīṣmadeva's life, that Pāṇḍu-vaṁśa. So one girl was attracted. So she was conquered. So the …

So Jamadagni said, "Bhīṣma, you must marry this girl." Bhīṣmadeva said, "No. I have promised to my father never to …

So now, here it is said that tataḥ saptadaśe jātaḥ satyavatyāṁ parāśarāt [SB 1.3.21]. Parāśarāt, semina given by Parāśara Muni …

There was no book. Therefore Veda is known as śruti. Śruti means hearing. The spiritual master will recite Vedic mantra, …

But Vyāsadeva saw that next age, this Kali-yuga, people will be less intelligent. Here it is stated, dṛṣṭvā puṁsaḥ alpa-medhasaḥ. …

I was student of psychology, and our professor---he was a Scotman---he explained this brain substance, cerebular substance, Dr. Urquhart, that …