A Month in the Life of Srila Prabhupada - September 1974


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.



Sep 1 to 21 - Vṛndāvana

1974 - September 01

Letter to Gurukrpa written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 03

Letter to Aksobhya written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Dina Bandhu written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Giriraja written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Ramesvara written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Rsabhadeva written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 04

Letter to Rupanuga written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Temple President written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 05

Letter to Bali-mardana written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Gargamuni written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Sudama and Subala written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Vijoyadhvaja written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 06

Letter to Jagadisa written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Jagajivana written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Mr. Jiri Svoboda written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Nari written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Swami Satpremananda Sarasvati written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 07

Letter to Batu Gopala written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Bhogilal Patel written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Cidananda written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Deoji Punja written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Guru-gauranga written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Hansadutta written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Mr. Apparao written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 08

Letter to Adi-kesava written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Dixit written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Jadurani written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Jayapataka written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Ksirodakasayi written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Mrs. Singhal written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Sarvabhauma, Putanara and Gandharvi written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Srutadeva written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Svarupa Damodara written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Tamala Krishna written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Vibhavati written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Visala written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 10

Conversation - Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 11

Conversation - Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 12

Letter to Hansadutta written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 14

Letter to GBC Godbrothers written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Jayadvaita written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Jayatirtha written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Ramesvara written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Visakha written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 15

Letter to Ramesvara written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Taittiriya written from Vṛndāvana
Telegram to Unknown written from Vṛndāvana

1974 - September 16

Letter to Madhavananda written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Manager of Bank of America written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Manager of Liberty Bank written from Vṛndāvana

1974 - September 17

Letter to Prabhas written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Satsvarupa written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 18

Letter to Madhudvisa written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Mr. Majumdar written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Mr. Ogata written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Mr. S. N. Sharma written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 19

Letter B to Ramesvara written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Ajita written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Giriraja written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Gopijanavallabha written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Gurukrpa written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Mahamsa written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Ramesvara written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Richard Mende written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Vijoyadhvaja written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 20

Letter to Jayatirtha written from Vṛndāvana
Letter to Syamasundara written from Vṛndāvana


1974 - September 21

Letter to Syndicate Bank written from Vṛndāvana

Sep 22 - Delhi

1974 - September 22

Lecture BG 13.26 - Delhi


Sep 23 to 26 - Calcutta

1974 - September 23

Lecture Festival BG 04.10, Appearance Day, Srimati Radharani, Radhastami - Calcutta
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Those who are thinking Kṛṣṇa's body as material, they are called Māyāvādī. But actually, Kṛṣṇa's body is not material. The evidence is that Kṛṣṇa knows past, present and future. In the material body that is not possible. Just like I had my previous body in my previous birth, but I don't remember. If somebody asks me, 'What you were in your previous life?' it is very difficult, because death means forgetfulness. We are not dying. So far we are living entities, are concerned, we are not dying. Na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre (BG 2.20). We do not die. This is a disease, that we accept a foreign body, material body. And the foreign body is a machine. Just like you have got a car. You can ride on, drive on the car so long the machine is working. But as soon as the machine does not work, you have to change your car. It is like that."
740923 - Lecture BG 04.10 - Calcutta
Letter to Radhavallabha written from Calcutta


1974 - September 24

Letter to Adi-kesava written from Calcutta
Letter to Devotees written from Calcutta


1974 - September 25

Letter to Bhakta Dennis written from Calcutta
Letter to Madhudvisa written from Calcutta
Letter to Sukadeva written from Calcutta


1974 - September 26

Lecture SB 01.02.18 - Calcutta
Letter to Dinesh Candra Sarkar written from Calcutta
Letter to Gurudasa and Pranava written from Calcutta
Letter to Mr. Poddar written from Calcutta
Letter to Vrindaban written from Calcutta


Sep 27 to 30 - Mayapur

1974 - September 27

Lecture Arrival - Mayapur
Lecture SB 01.02.19 - Calcutta


1974 - September 28

Lecture SB 01.08.18 - Mayapur
Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"If you don't understand Kṛṣṇa, then your reading of so-called Vedas and Vedāntas and Upaniṣads, they are useless waste of time. So here Kuntī is directly saying that 'My dear Kṛṣṇa, You are ādyaṁ puruṣam, the original person. And īśvaram. You are not ordinary person. You are the supreme controller' (SB 1.8.18). That is understanding of Kṛṣṇa. Īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ (Bs. 5.1). Everyone is controller, but the supreme controller is Kṛṣṇa. So although this material world is condemned—duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam (BG 8.15), Kṛṣṇa says—it is also Kṛṣṇa's kingdom, because everything belongs to God, Kṛṣṇa. So this condemned place is created for suffering of the condemned persons. Who are condemned? Those who have forgotten Kṛṣṇa and wants to become happy independently, they are all condemned demons. And those who are surrendered to Kṛṣṇa, they are not condemned. That is the difference."
740928 - Lecture SB 01.08.18 - Mayapur


1974 - September 29

Lecture SB 01.08.19 - Mayapur
Lecture Bengali - Mayapur
Letter to Bhagavan written from Mayapur
Letter to Giriraj Prabhu written from Mayapur
Letter to Hansadutta written from Mayapur
Letter to Jagadisa written from Mayapur
Letter to Mukunda written from Mayapur
Letter to Radhavallabha written from Mayapur
Letter to Sri Govinda written from Mayapur


1974 - September 30

Lecture SB 01.08.20 - Mayapur