View source for Prabhupada 0709 - Definition of Bhagavan

<!-- BEGIN CATEGORY LIST -->
[[Category:1080 English Pages with Videos]]
[[Category:Prabhupada 0709 - in all Languages]]
[[Category:EN-Quotes - 1973]]
[[Category:EN-Quotes - Lectures, Bhagavad-gita As It Is]]
[[Category:EN-Quotes - in India]]
[[Category:EN-Quotes - in India, Bombay]]
<!-- END CATEGORY LIST -->
<!-- BEGIN NAVIGATION BAR -- DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE -->
{{1080 videos navigation - All Languages|English|Prabhupada 0708 - The Difference Between the Life of the Fish and My Life|0708|Prabhupada 0710 - We Are Making Millions and Trillions of Ideas and Becoming Entangled in Those Ideas|0710}}
<!-- END NAVIGATION BAR -->
<!-- BEGIN ORIGINAL VANIQUOTES PAGE LINK-->
<div class="center">
'''<big>[[Vaniquotes:There is definition of Bhagavan. Not that any rascal advertises himself Bhagavan and he becomes Bhagavan. No. Parasara Muni, father of Vyasadeva, gave us what we mean by Bhagavan|Original Vaniquotes page in English]]</big>'''
</div>
----
<!-- END ORIGINAL VANIQUOTES PAGE LINK-->

<!-- BEGIN VIDEO LINK -->
{{youtube_right|RA_MS1eHKyU|Definition of Bhagavān<br/>- Prabhupāda 0709}}
<!-- END VIDEO LINK -->

<!-- BEGIN AUDIO LINK (from English page -->
<mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/clip/730113BG.BOMBAY_clip1.mp3</mp3player>
<!-- END AUDIO LINK -->

<!-- BEGIN VANISOURCE LINK (from English page) -->
'''[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 7.1 -- Bombay, January 13, 1973|Lecture on BG 7.1 -- Bombay, January 13, 1973]]'''
<!-- END VANISOURCE LINK -->

<!-- BEGIN TRANSLATED TEXT (from DotSub) -->
Bhagavān. There is definition of Bhagavān. Not that any rascal advertises himself Bhagavān and he becomes Bhagavān. No. Parāśara Muni, father of Vyāsadeva, gave us what we mean by Bhagavān. Bhaga means opulence, and vān means one who possesses opulence. Just like we have our practical experience. Anyone who is very rich, he's attractive. He becomes attractive. Many men go to him for some favor. One who is very influential, he becomes very attractive. One who is very famous, he becomes attractive. One who is very learned, wise, he becomes attractive. One who is very wise, he becomes attractive. And one who is in the renounced order of life Renounced order of life means one who possesses everything but renounces, does not use it for his personal benefit. Just like a person who is very charitably disposed, he gives everything to the public. He's also very attractive.

So these are six kinds of attraction. So Bhagavān means one who is in full possession of all these attractive features, He's Bhagavān. Not any rascal loitering in the street and becomes Bhagavān. No. That is misleading. We do not know what is meant by the word bhagavān; therefore we accept any rascal as Bhagavān. Aiśvaryasya samagrasya. Riches. There are many rich men in Bombay city, but nobody can claim that "I am the possessor of all the riches. All the bank money or any money there is in Bombay, that is my money." Nobody can say. But Kṛṣṇa can say. Aiśvaryasya samagrasya. Samagra riches, not paltry portion of it. Samagra. Aiśvaryasya samagrasya vīryasya. Strength, influence. Vīryasya. Yaśasaḥ, reputation, fame. Just like Kṛṣṇa spoke this Bhagavad-gītā five thousand years ago, but still it is adored all over the world. Not only in India, but all over the world. Bhagavad-gītā is known in any country, irrespective of religion or faith. Everyone, any intelligent man, any scholar, any philosopher reads Bhagavad-gītā. That means Kṛṣṇa is so famous. Everyone knows.

So aiśvaryasya. And when He was present, He showed His riches. Nārada Muni wanted to see how Kṛṣṇa is managing His sixteen thousand wives, 16,108 wives. So when Nārada Muni came, he entered each and every palace. There were 16,108, all marble palaces, bedecked with jewels. There was no need of electricity or light at night, all the palaces were so bedecked with jewels. And the furnitures were made of ivory and gold. Opulences. The gardens were full of pārijāta trees. And, not only that, Nārada Muni saw that Kṛṣṇa was present with each and every wife and He's doing..., He was doing different types of business also. Somewhere He was sitting with His wife, children. Some..., somewhere marriage ceremony was going on of His children. Somebody... So many, all. Not one kind of engagement. So this is called opulence, riches. Not that possessing a few tolās of gold, one becomes God. No. Bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram ([[Vanisource:BG 5.29 (1972)|BG 5.29]]), suhṛdam... Kṛṣṇa declares that "I am the supreme enjoyer." Bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram. "I am the proprietor of the planets." That is richness. Power. So far strength and power is concerned, Kṛṣṇa, when He was three months old, on the lap of His mother, He killed so many demons.
<!-- END TRANSLATED TEXT -->