Śrīla Prabhupāda leaving for Japan Purport to Nṛsiṁha Prayers

[Prabhupāda chants along Govindam prayers]

Prabhupāda: Hare Kṛṣṅa.

Devotees: Hare Kṛṣṅa.

Prabhupāda: Everything all right?

Devotees: Jaya.

Prabhupāda: Chant Nṛsiṁha mantra.

namas te narasiṁhāya prahlādāhlāda-dāyine hiraṅyakaśipor vakṣaḥ- śilā-ṭaṅka-nakhālaye

[I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasiṁha who gives joy to Prahlāda Mahārāja and whose nails are like chisels on the stonelike chest of the demon Hiraṅyakaśipu.]

ito nṛsiṁhaḥ parato nṛsiṁho yato yato yāmi tato nṛsiṁhaḥ bahir nṛsiṁho hṛdaye nṛsiṁho nṛsiṁham ādiṁ śaraṅaṁ prapadye

[Lord Nṛsiṁha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nṛsiṁha is there. He is in the heart and is outside as well. I surrender to Lord Nṛsiṁha, the origin of all things and the supreme refuge.]

tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-śṛṅgaṁ dalita-hiraṅyakaśipu-tanu-bhṛṅgam keśava dhṛta-narahari-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare jaya jagadīśa hare jaya jagadīśa hare

[O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of half-man, half-lion! All glories to You! Just as one can easily crush a wasp between one’s fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasplike demon Hiraṅyakaśipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands.]

Nṛsiṁhadeva may save you. Lord Nṛsiṁha, prahlāda āhlāda-dāyine. And to the Hiraṅyakaśipu, śilā-ṭaṅka-nakhālaye. Both ways Kṛṣṅa is protecting. And Viṣṅu, you see He has got four hands. In two hands He's carrying śaṅkha, cakra, and in two hands gadā, padma. This śaṅkha and padma is for the devotee, and gadā and cakra for the demon. Kṛṣṅa says in the Bhagavad-gītā, yadā yadā hi..., paritrāṅāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām [Bg 4.8].

[In order to deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself millennium after millennium.]

He has got two business: to give protection to the devotee and to kill the demons. But the result is one. He does good to the demons by killing him, and He does good to the devotees by giving him protection.

So Nṛsiṁhadeva will give you protection in my absence. I am now going to Japan to get some books printed personally, and after that my program is to go to India. Maybe I shall be able to establish some temples there. Of course, in India there are many temples, but it does not mean that I shall not also establish some temples. Just like there is overpopulation, it does not mean that one should not beget child. Similarly, there may be many hundreds of thousand temples in India, still our this Society, ISKCON, should have their own temples. That is the way since time immemorial. There are hundreds and thousands of temples.

So my advice to you: I am old man. So even I may not return, you shall continue this Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement. This is eternal, and I shall request you to keep the standard as I have already given you the program: the Deity worship, the kīrtana, the street saṅkīrtana, distribution of literature, books. You should carry on this program with great enthusiasm. That is my request.

In the path of Kṛṣṅa consciousness the first principle is enthusiasm. If you lack enthusiasm then other things will not happen. And you can keep enthusiastic if you follow the rules and regulation and chant regularly Hare Kṛṣṅa mantra. Otherwise that enthusiasm also will dry.

So six things are required for advancing Kṛṣṅa consciousness. The first thing is enthusiasm. Utsāhān dhairyāt. And patient. And niścayād, with conviction, firm conviction. Utsāhān dhairyāt niścayād tat-tat-karma-pravartanāt [Upadeśāmṛta 3]:

[There are six principles favorable to the execution of pure devotional service: (1) being enthusiastic, (2) endeavoring with confidence, (3) being patient, (4) acting according to regulative principles [such as śravaṅaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṅoḥ smaraṅam [SB 7.5.23]—hearing, chanting and remembering Kṛṣṅa], (5) abandoning the association of nondevotees, and (6) following in the footsteps of the previous ācāryas. These six principles undoubtedly assure the complete success of pure devotional service.]

Following the rules and regulation, chalked-out plans. And sato vṛtteḥ, dealing very straightforward. No diplomacy, no politics, no duplicity. That will not help you. Sato vṛtteḥ. Vṛtteḥ, his profession, should be very straightforward. No underhand dealings. Sato vṛtteḥ and sādhu-saṅga [Cc Madhya 22.83], and in the association of devotees.

[The root cause of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṅa is association with advanced devotees. Even when one’s dormant love for Kṛṣṅa awakens, association with devotees is still most essential.]

Six things: enthusiasm, patience, firm conviction, following the rules and regulations, dealing straightforward, no duplicity, and in association of devotees. If you can keep these six principles always in front, then your progress in Kṛṣṅa consciousness is sure. There is no doubt about it. So as far as possible I've tried to train you, and you are doing nice. I'm satisfied. So keep the standard and go on. March forward, and Kṛṣṅa will bless you.

Thank you very much. Hare Kṛṣṅa. [devotees offer obeisances]

Chant. [end]