Krishna's unlimited potency creates infinite universes through his effulgence alone, just as the sun sustains all life.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.8 — March 9, 1969, Hawaii 690309SB-HAWAII [73:09 Minutes] SB-07.09.08_690309SB-HAWAII Prabhupāda: brahmādayaḥ sura-gaṇā munayo 'tha siddhāḥ sattvaikatāna gatayo vacasāṁ pravāhaiḥ nārādhituṁ puru-guṇair adhunāpi pipruḥ kiṁ toṣṭum arhati sa me harir ugra-jāteḥ [SB 7.9.8] [Prahlāda Mahārāja prayed: How is it possible for me, who have been born in a family of asuras, to offer suitable prayers to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Even until now, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, and all the saintly persons could not satisfy the Lord by streams of excellent words, although such persons are very qualified, being in the mode of goodness. Then what is to be said of me? I am not at all qualified.] This is a prayer by Prahlāda Mahārāja.
You know the history of Prahlāda Mahārāja. He was devotee from childhood. When he was only five years old... He was devotee from the womb of his mother.
His mother was under the shelter of... [break] When her husband was defeated and..., he was exiled, rather, from his kingdom by the demigods, so he left his kingdom, wife and children and was exiled, and in that condition of exile, he made severe penances, austerities, to gain over the demigods, and he was empowered by Lord Brahmā that he would not be killed, indirectly. This story you know. In our Los Angeles temple they have made very nice puppet show, and people are appreciating very much. Even they are selling ticket at the rate of one dollar fifty cent, still, people are coming. Last Sunday I was present, and they invited..., distributed pamphlets, and more than a hundred people came, and they participated with the kīrtana very nicely, they heard the lecture, and the function was for two hours.
Still, they kept very busy themselves in eating prasādam, in seeing the puppet show and the cinema of Ratha-yātrā. So many things. It was very successful. And they collected about more than $150. So things have to be organized.
People are actually hankering after this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement because it is the natural function of the living entity. It is not artificial. The very, I mean to, vivid example are yourselves. Your contact with me is, utmost, for the last two years, but still, you are taking very serious interest in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
Why? Because it is the fundamental necessity. Ānanda-mayo 'bhyāsāt [Vedānta-sūtra 1.1.12]. [By nature, the Supreme Lord is blissful.] Every living entity is by nature joyful, spiritually, and because he is materially covered, his joyfulness is hampered. That is the real position. Feverish condition, one becomes sick, attacked by fever—his joyfulness goes away.
He becomes sick. Similarly, our natural position is joy. Ānandamayo 'bhyāsāt. Kṛṣṇa is joyful. I am part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa; therefore I must be also joyful. That is natural.