Hearing Krishna's glories cuts through lust and greed, elevating consciousness to eternal goodness.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.19 — August 22, 1972, Los Angeles 720822SB-LOS ANGELES [63:29 Minutes] SB-01.02.19_720822SB-LOS ANGELES [Govindam prayers playing] [Prabhupāda sings along]
Devotees: All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Prabhupāda: [sings Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava] [prema-dhvani] Thank you very much.
Devotees: All glories to Śrī Guru and Gauranga. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. [devotees offer obeisances] Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.
Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat]
Prabhupāda: Text? Pradyumna: Text number 19. [leads chanting of verse] tadā rajas-tamo-bhāvāḥ kāma-lobhādayaś ca ye ceta etair anāviddhaṁ sthitaṁ sattve prasīdati [SB 1.2.19] [Prabhupāda and devotees chant; Prabhupāda corrects some pronunciation]
Prabhupāda: Ladies, ladies, ladies. [ladies chant] That's all. Word meaning. Pradyumna: [leads chanting of synonyms] tadā—at that time; rajaḥ—in the mode of passion; tamaḥ—the mode of ignorance; bhāvāḥ—the situation; kāma—lust and desire; lobha—hankering; ādayaḥ—others; ca—and; ye—whatever they are; cetaḥ—the mind; etaiḥ—by these; anāviddham—without being affected; sthitam—being fixed up; sattve—in the mode of goodness; prasīdati—thus becomes fully satisfied. [14:12] Translation: "At the time loving service is established in the heart, the modes of passion, rajas, and ignorance, tamas, and lust and desire, kāma, disappear from the heart.