In the beginning Vyasadeva said, kim anyaih sastraih: "Take only Srimad-Bhagavatam as the book of knowledge. Bas. You need not read any other." Nigama-kalpa-taror galitam phalam (SB 1.1.3) - This is essence of all Vedic knowledge

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"in the beginning Vyāsadeva said, kim anyaiḥ śāstraiḥ: "Take only Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as the book of knowledge. Bās. You need not read any other." Nigama-kalpa-taror galitaṁ phalam" |"This is essence of all Vedic knowledge"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1977 Conversations and Morning Walks

Planetary system is already there, but they are foretelling what in future, it will happen. That is my conviction. Therefore I don't believe anyone except Bhāgavata, Bhagavad-gītā. That is my science. They speculate. I don't believe it. Why shall I? And in the beginning Vyāsadeva said, kim anyaiḥ śāstraiḥ: "Take only Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as the book of knowledge. Bās. You need not read any other." Nigama-kalpa-taror galitaṁ phalam (SB 1.1.3): "This is essence of all Vedic knowledge." (pause) There are so many gentlemen here, they want to give their property, house, outside Bombay, to this institution.

770423 - Conversation A - Bombay

Prabhupāda: It is very insignificant thing, personal. And it is said, personally if you keep long hair, it will look . . . but it has been made here, it is said that, "People will think like that, that he has become more beautiful." The psychology. Lāvaṇyaṁ keśa-dharaṇam (SB 12.2.6). They rejected all other things. Simply they'll think that "If I keep long hairs, I'll be very beautiful." This psychological study is there. And five thousand years before, prediction. How much authoritative the book is, just imagine. Is it not fact? Vyāsadeva's authority, try to . . . how perfectly authorized he is. They're stating psychological effect of people five thousand years ahead. Not only that, there are many descriptions what will be the name two thousand, three thousand years . . . generally said: "This name will be like this. This name will be like this. Your son, grandson, great-grandson, what will be their names, this is . . ." So why shall we not believe just that statement of planetary system? If they are so correct . . . planetary system is already there, but they are foretelling what in future, it will happen. That is my conviction. Therefore I don't believe anyone except Bhāgavata, Bhagavad-gītā. That is my science. They speculate. I don't believe it. Why shall I? And in the beginning Vyāsadeva said, kim anyaiḥ śāstraiḥ: "Take only Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as the book of knowledge. Bās. You need not read any other." Nigama-kalpa-taror galitaṁ phalam (SB 1.1.3): "This is essence of all Vedic knowledge." (pause) There are so many gentlemen here, they want to give their property, house, outside Bombay, to this institution.