A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - November 1973


The Months in the Life of Srila Prabhupada present 2200+ of his lectures; 905+ of his conversations; 490+ of his morning walks;
65+ of his interviews and 6,570+ of his letters. This listing covers all available material,

and includes:
  • 10,300+ links to Vanisource - our repository of all of Srila Prabhupada's words;
  • 470+ short audio clips Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada sprinkled throughout the months;
  • 1,080 short video clips extracted from lectures, conversations, morning walks or interviews with subtitles in up to 93 languages sprinkled throughout the months;
  • 13,350+ concise statements, drawn from Srila Prabhupada's lectures, conversations and letters are highlighted within quoteboxes;
  • For further study on the different subjects addressed, each statement links to the various categories in our thematic section of Vanipedia named Vaniquotes;

These statements from the Months in the Life of Srila Prabhupada offer unparalleled insights into his devotional character; his vision to re-spiritualize human society; his dedication to translate, publish & distribute his books; his expertise to tirelessly lead & manage his worldwide movement; his empowered ability to encourage, care for, train & clearly communicate the disciplines he expects from all his disciples as he engages them in their pursuit of Krsna consciousness & performance of missionary activities. Through all these situations one can also experience how Srila Prahhupada consistently represents the pure teachings of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates.



Nov 1 to 18 - Delhi

1973 - November 01

Arrival - Delhi
Conversation A - Delhi
Letter to Acyutananda written from Delhi
Conversation B - Delhi


1973 - November 02

Conversation - Delhi
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Delhi


1973 - November 03

Lecture BG 03.09 - Delhi
Conversation - Delhi


1973 - November 04

Lecture SB 02.01.01 - Delhi
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"We are working very hard in this material world, but we are not preparing ourself for death, which is a "must" fact, everyone must die."
731104 - Lecture SB 02.01.01 - Delhi
Conversation - Delhi


1973 - November 05

Conversation A - Delhi
Conversation B - Delhi


1973 - November 06

Lecture SB 02.01.03 - Delhi
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"When you are engaged in the loving service of the Lord, beginning with your tongue, sevonmukhe hi jihvādau, by chanting this Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and taking prasādam, in this way, gradually, when you will be purified, you will understand what is Kṛṣṇa. He will reveal. Kṛṣṇa reveals."
731106 - Lecture SB 02.01.03 - Delhi
Conversation - Delhi
Letter to Indira Gandhi written from Delhi
Letter to Mukunda written from Delhi


1973 - November 07

Lecture SB 02.01.04 - Delhi
Letter to Karandhara written from Delhi
Letter to Tamala Krishna written from Delhi
Letter to Tusta Krsna written from Delhi


1973 - November 08

Lecture SB 02.01.05 - Delhi
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"We, every one of us, we are changing our body exactly the same way as the child is changing his body to boyhood, the boy is changing his body to youthhood, the youth is changing his body to old body. Similarly, after old age, there is next stage is death. So after death, what is the proposal? That they do not know."
731108 - Lecture SB 02.01.05 - Delhi
Letter to Bhagavan written from Delhi
Letter to Hansadutta written from Delhi
Letter to Jadurani written from Delhi


1973 - November 09

Letter to Dinesh Candra Sarkar written from Delhi
Letter to Vegavan written from Delhi


1973 - November 10

Lecture Pandal - Delhi
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Dharma, the simple description of dharma is 'the codes which are given by God'. It doesn't matter whether you are Hindu, Muslim or Christian or any. Everyone, any civilized man has got some religion. Because dharmeṇa hīna paśubhiḥ samānāḥ (Hitopadeśa 25). If you haven't got..., not religion... It doesn't matter whether Hindu religion, Muslim religion. You must have some religion. Religion means to understand God. That is religion."
731110 - Lecture Pandal - Delhi
Conversation - Delhi
Letter to Bhakta dasa written from Delhi


1973 - November 11

Lecture SB 01.02.06 - Delhi
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"We, the living entities, we are part and parcel of God. Mamaivāṁśo jīva-bhūtaḥ (BG 15.7). Jīva-bhūta, jīvas, all jīvas, living entities, they are part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, or God. When we speak of 'Kṛṣṇa', means God. God has got many thousands of name, but this one name is chief. Kṛṣṇa means 'the all-attractive'. Kṛṣṇa attracts everyone. Or one who attracts everyone, He is God."
731111 - Lecture SB 01.02.06 - Delhi
Chanting SB 05.05.06-16 Verses - Delhi
Letter to Govinda dasi written from Delhi
Letter to Mukunda written from Delhi


1973 - November 12

Lecture SB 01.02.06 - Delhi
Letter to Jayapataka written from Delhi


1973 - November 13

Lecture SB 01.02.07 - Delhi
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"The idea is that Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, when He comes upon this material world just like ordinary human child, He accepts His devotee as His father, His devotee as His mother. That is the way. Therefore Kṛṣṇa appeared as the son of Vasudeva, and He is well known as Vāsudeva."
731113 - Lecture SB 01.02.07 - Delhi


1973 - November 14

Lecture SB 01.02.09-10 - Delhi
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"So death means forgetting the past life. Otherwise, there was past life. That's a fact. But as we forget daily night body in the daytime and day body at nighttime, so similarly, we are changing our body according to the infection of the quality of material nature, and we are entangled in this material world."
731114 - Lecture SB 01.02.09-10 - Delhi
Letter to Karandhara written from Delhi
Letter to Revatinandana written from Delhi
Letter to Sons and Daughters of Atlanta written from Delhi
Letter to Sukadeva written from Delhi


1973 - November 15

Lecture SB 01.02.10 Hindi - Delhi
Letter to Sankara Pyne written from Delhi


1973 - November 16

731116 - Lecture - Delhi
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"So we are worshiping Kṛṣṇa. His simple business is, as we have described, Rādhā-Mādhava, He is lover of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Kṛṣṇa means lover. This very word Kṛṣṇa means 'all-attractive'. You can attract by your love, not by anything else. Therefore His name is Kṛṣṇa."
731116 - Lecture - Delhi


1973 - November 17

Lecture Hindi - Delhi

1973 - November 18

Lecture SB 01.02.12 - Delhi
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Kṛṣṇa says, 'I am the seed-giving father'. So Kṛṣṇa is father for all living entities. They are simply struggling here in this material world under different desires, and therefore they are getting transmigrating from one body to another, and in this way they are wandering within this material world."
731118 - Lecture SB 01.02.12 - Delhi


Nov 19 to 20 - Vṛndāvana

1973 - November 19

Letter to Bhagavan written from Vṛndāvana


Nov 21 to 22 - Bombay

Nov 23 - Nairobi

Nov 24 to 26 - London

1973 - November 24

Letter to Minister in charge of Immigration written from Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK
Letter to Kirtanananda written from Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK


1973 - November 25

Lecture SB 01.10.04 - London
Letter to Cidananda written from Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK
Letter to Damodara written from Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK


1973 - November 26

Letter to Umapati written from Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK


Nov 27 to 29 - New York

1973 - November 27

Letter to Jayadharma written from New York


1973 - November 28


1973 - November 29

Lecture SB 01.15.01 - New York


Nov 30 - Los Angeles

1973 - November 30

Lecture SB 01.15.20 - Los Angeles