Niyamagraha means

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

Niyamāgraha means not to accept the rules and regulation, and another meaning is simply to accept the rules and regulation without good effect.

Lecture on BG 2.13-17 -- Los Angeles, November 29, 1968:

Niyamāgraha means not to accept the rules and regulation, and another meaning is simply to accept the rules and regulation without good effect.

Niyamāgraha means simply to stick up to the rituals.

Lecture on BG 2.46-47 -- New York, March 28, 1966:

Niyamāgraha means simply to stick up to the rituals. Just like people... In every religion there are some rituals that... In our Hindu religion the people are advised to observe some ceremonies. In every religion the same system is there. They go to temple, you go to church, and the Mohammedans, they go to mosque, and similarly, there are different systems. But if one is simply sticking up to the system without seeing "How much progress I am making in my life?" then that is waste of time. That is called niyamāgraha, simply observing the rules. And niyamāgraha also means that you should not neglect also the rules. You should not neglect the rules and regulation; at the same time you should not stick up to the rules and regulation.

Niyamāgraha means to stick to the rules regulation.

Lecture on BG 4.19-22 -- New York, August 8, 1966:

Niyamāgraha means to stick to the rules regulation. Suppose in your faith or in my faith there are certain rules and regulations to be observed. But if I go to some other place where the rules and regulations cannot be strictly observed, and if I want to observe such rules and regulations, then my main business is suffering. So we should not stick to the rules and regulations. We should see to the business.

Just like I am an Indian sannyāsī. I have come to your country, at your country. Oh, there are many rules and regulations in India which is different from your rules and regulations. But if I follow, if I stick to rules and regulations of Indian conception, then it is impossible to remain here. So I have to propagate this mission, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, so I am not so much attached to the rules and regulations, but I am attached to the preaching work. So therefore niyamāgraha. Atyāhāraḥ prayāsaś ca prajalpo niyamāgrahaḥ (NOI 2). This four, this niyamāgraha, is also against Kṛṣṇa consciousness. And niyamāgraha. And when you are in a quite convenient position, if you do not observe the rules and regulations, that is also against Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Niyamāgrahaḥ means niyama, scheduled rules and regulation, not to accept.

Lecture on BG 4.21 -- Bombay, April 10, 1974:

Niyamāgrahaḥ means niyama, scheduled rules and regulation, not to accept. Niyama āgraha or niyama agraha. Āgraha means unnecessarily āgraha, but without any result. That is called niyamāgrahaḥ. You must follow the rules regulation so that you are benefitted. But if you are not benefitted simply by following the rules and regulation, that is āgraha, only for the rules and regulation, not for the result. We must see that there is result. Niyamāgrahaḥ.

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

Niyamāgraha means not accepting the rules and regulation.

Lecture on SB 2.3.17 -- Los Angeles, June 12, 1972:

Niyamāgraha means not accepting the rules and regulation. Another meaning of niyamāgraha means simply blindly following the rules and regulations, but he does not know for what he is doing that. Gardalika-pravāha (?). It is called gardalika-pravāha. Everyone is doing this, but he does not understand why he is doing it. There are many stories of this gardalika-pravāha. Sometimes I will tell you.

Nectar of Devotion Lectures

Niyamāgrahaḥ means simply busy to follow the rules, but actually do not understand what is the meaning of such following.

The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, October 24, 1972:

Niyamāgrahaḥ means simply busy to follow the rules, but actually do not understand what is the meaning of such following. Not blindly. One should follow the regulative principles with firm conviction and understanding. Niyamā agrahaḥ and niyama-āgrahaḥ. Āgrahaḥ means eagerness to accept. And āgrahaḥ, not accepting. In both ways, niyama grahaḥ. Not to accept the regulative principles, that is also faulty. And too much āgraha, false āgraha, without knowing the meaning of it, that is also faulty. So niyamāgrahaḥ.

atyāhāra prayāsaś ca

prajalpo niyamāgrahaḥ

laulyaṁ jana-saṅgaś ca

ṣaḍbhir bhaktiḥ praṇaśyati

So we should be very careful.

Arrival Addresses and Talks

Niyamāgraha means simply I am packed up with the regulative principle but I do not see whether I am making progress.

Arrival Address -- New Zealand, April 27, 1976:

Niyamāgraha means not to accept the regulative principle, niyama āgraha. Āgraha means not to accept, and niyamāgraha means simply I am packed up with the regulative principle but I do not see whether I am making progress. So at least one should stick to follow the regulative principle. That is good. That must be done in the lower stage.

Departure Talks

Niyamāgrahaḥ means the positive rules and regulation, simply make a show but not actually realize it.

Departure Lecture -- Caracas, February 25, 1975:

Niyamāgrahaḥ means the positive rules and regulation, simply make a show but not actually realize it.