True service means serving Krishna with love, not serving one's senses under the guise of duty.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.9.16 — May 5, 1972, Tokyo 720505SB-TOKYO [35:45 Minutes] SB-02.09.16_720505SB-TOKYO Devotees: [taking turns in leading chanting; Prabhupāda correcting pronunciation] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] bhṛtya-prasādābhimukhaṁ dṛg-āsavaṁ prasanna-hāsāruṇa-locanānanam kirīṭinaṁ kuṇḍalinaṁ catur-bhujaṁ pītāṁśukaṁ vakṣasi lakṣitaṁ śriyā [SB 2.9.16] Prabhupāda: [showing how to pronounce] bhṛtya-prasādābhimukhaṁ dṛg-āsavaṁ prasanna-hāsāruṇa-locanānanam kirīṭinaṁ kuṇḍalinaṁ catur-bhujaṁ pītāṁśukaṁ vakṣasi lakṣitaṁ śriyā [SB 2.9.16] Prabhupāda: Next. Hmm. [devotees continue to chant; Prabhupāda correcting] Pradyumna: [leads chanting of synonyms] bhṛtya—the servitor; prasāda—affection; abhimukham—favorably facing; dṛk—the very sight; āsavam—an intoxication; prasanna—very much pleased; hāsa—smile; aruṇa—reddish; locana—eyes; ānanam—face; kirīṭinam—with helmet; kuṇḍalinam—with earrings; catuḥ-bhujam—with four hands; pīta—yellow; aṁśukam—dress; vakṣasi—on the chest; lakṣitam—marked with; śriyā—with the goddess of fortune. [06:31] Translation: "The Personality of Godhead, seen leaning favorably towards His loving servitors, His very sight intoxicating and attractive, appeared to be very much satisfied. He had a smiling face decorated with an enchanting reddish hue.
He was dressed in yellow robes and wore earrings and a helmet on His head. He had four hands, and His chest was marked with the lines of the goddess of fortune." Prabhupāda: So full description of God. So four hands... We read in the previous verses that the devotees also were of four hands.
So there is no change in the bodily feature. Purport? Pradyumna: Purport: "In the Padma Purāṇa, Uttara-khaṇḍa, there is a full description of the yoga-pīṭha, or the particular place where the Lord is in audience to His eternal devotees. In that yoga-pīṭha, the personifications of religiousness, knowledge, opulence and renunciation are all seated at the lotus feet of the Lord. The four Vedas, namely Ṛk, Sāma..." Prabhupāda: [aside:] [indistinct] [about tape recorder?] Gone bad. Devotee: It's gone bad, doesn't work. Pradyumna: "The four Vedas, namely Ṛk, Sāma, Yajur and Atharva, are present there personally to advise the Lord. The sixteen energies headed by Caṇḍa are all present there.
Caṇḍa and Kumuda are the two first doorkeepers, and at the middle door there are the doorkeepers named Bhadra and Subhadra, and at the last door there are Jaya and Vijaya. There are other doorkeepers also, named Kumuda, Kumudākṣa, Puṇḍarīka, Vāmana, Śaṅkukarṇa, Sarvanetra, Sumukha, etc. The palace is well decorated and protected by the above-mentioned doorkeepers." Prabhupāda: So everything in detail you'll find, the kingdom of God, the nature of that atmosphere, the devotees, the inhabitants. Everything is there clearly. [pause] So the festival today is [indistinct] Devotee: Śrīla Prabhupāda? Prabhupāda: The festival?
[sound of heavy rain in background?] Sudāmā: I don't think it will take place, because it is supposed to be held in a large park. Śyāmasundara: It is very wet. Shall we go to Hawaii today? Prabhupāda: Yes, why not? [laughter] Devotee: Maybe we'll find a big umbrella. Prabhupāda: So... [pause] You read this verse, number nine? Sudāmā: Number nine. Prabhupāda: It is not working? Śyāmasundara: The speaker works, but the reel is not moving.
I think that belt is making noises or is cut loose or is broken. It often happens with these belts. In Hawaii we can get another one. Prabhupāda: Hmm. [leads chanting of verse] tasmai sva-lokaṁ bhagavān sabhājitaḥ sandarśayām āsa paraṁ na yat-param vyapeta-saṅkleśa-vimoha-sādhvasaṁ sva-dṛṣṭavadbhir puruṣair abhiṣṭutam [SB 2.9.9] So discuss this.
Tasmai sva-lokaṁ bhagavān sabhājitaḥ sandarśayām āsa. Sandarśayām āsa, "manifested." This is called revelation. When... Ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ [Cc. Madhya 17.136]. God, Kṛṣṇa, His name, nāmādi... First God realization begins from the name. Therefore we are chanting the name.