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1 R R GURU-GAUR GAU JAYAT THEUDDHAVA-G T of K a-Dvaip yana Vy saWTaa&Sa AaSQaaYaParaTMaiNa aMaDYaaiSaTaa&PaUvRTaMaEMaRhizRi>a> Ah&TairZYaaiMadurNTaPaar&TaMaaeMauku-Nda i ]iNazevYaEv et sa sth ya par tma-ni h m adhy sit p rvatamair mahar ibhi aha tari y mi duranta-p ra tamo mukund ghri-ni evayaivaI shall cross over the insurmountable ocean of nescience by being firmly fixed in the service of the lotus feet of K a. This was approved by the previous c ryas, who were fixed in firm devotion to the Lord, Param tm , the Supreme Personality of by Touchstone Media:G t Mah tmya and r mad Bh gavatam Mah tmyaPr rthan Amrta Vani r Bhaktivinoda V Vaibhava Volume 1, Sambandha r Bhaktivinoda V Vaibhava Volume 1, Abhideya and Prayojana r Prema Bhakti-candrikaS rvabhauma atakaHari Bhakti Kalpa Latika r Nity nanda-carit m taPada SevanaSweet Pastimes of DamodaraDog and the WolfEpic Characters of Mahabharat SeriesKrishna Pocket GuidePrema VilasaAdventures of India SeriesMahabharatIf you are interested in the purchasing or the distributing of this book or any of the above publications, you may contact the publisher at:Touchstone MediaBlock FE 2/3, Sector 3 Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106 IndiaE-mail.

2 T K A SPEAKS TO uddhava HIS SEQUEL TO BHAGAVAD G T Original Sanskrit Text, Roman Transliterations, and TranslationsFeaturing S r rtha Dar in Commentary by r la Vi van tha Cakravart h kura Chapter Summaries and Gau ya Bh ya Purport by r la Bhaktisiddh nta Sarasvat h kuraProduced and Published by vara d saTranslated by Bh mipati d saEdited by P r apraj a d saThe uddhava G t S r rtha Dar in Commentary by r la Vi van tha Cakravart h kura Chapter Summaries and Gau ya Bh ya Purport by r la Bhaktisiddh nta Sarasvat h kuraProduced and Published by vara d saTranslated by Bh mipati d saEdited by P r apraj a d saTypeset by Caitanya dev d s Editorial Input by S mba d saProofread by K a-k pa d saIndex by Grahila d saCover Painting by A jana d saLayout and Design by vara d saCover Design by Devashekara d saFirst Printing 2007, 2000 copies2nd Printing 2009, 2000 copiesISBN 81-87897-13-3 vara d sa and Touchstone Media.

3 All Rights are greatly thankful to the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust for their English edition of the Eleventh canto of the r mad Bhagavatam, which served as a guide for this in India. THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO HIS DIVINE GRACE A. C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUP DAFOUNDER C RYA INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR Krishna CONSCIOUSNESSWHO REVEALED TO THE WORLD BHAGAVAD-G T AS IT ISMore free downloads 1 Chapter 1: Lord K na Instructs uddhava 9 Chapter 2: The Story of Pi gal 61 Chapter 3: Detachment from All that is Material 93 Chapter 4: The Nature of Fruitive Activity 119 Chapter 5: The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities 147 Chapter 6: Beyond Renunciation and Knowledge 191 Chapter 7: The Ha sa-avat ra Answers the Questions of the Sons of Brahm 213 Chapter 8: Lord K a Explains the Yoga System to r uddhava 245 Chapter 9: Lord K a s Description of Mystic Yoga Perfections 277 Chapter 10: The Lord s Opulence 301 Chapter 11: Lord K a s Description of the Var rama System 323 Chapter 12: Description of Var rama-dharma 361 Chapter 13.

4 The Perfection of Spiritual Knowledge 399 Chapter 14: Pure Devotional Service Surpasses Knowledge and Detachment 431 Chapter 15: Explanation of the Vedic path 465 Chapter 16: Enumeration of the Elements of Material Creation 499 Chapter 17: The Song of the Avant Br hma a 541 Chapter 18: The Philosophy of S khya 585 Chapter 19: The Three Modes of Nature and Beyond 605 Chapter 20: The Aila-g t 631 Chapter 21: Lord K a s Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship 657 Chapter 22: J na-yoga 691 Chapter 23: Bhakti-yoga 729 Glossary 763 General index 771 INTRODUCTIONo aj na-timir ndhasya j n jana- al kay cak ur unm lita yena tasmai r -gurave nama r -caitanya-mano- bh a sth pita yena bh -talesvaya r pa kad mahya dad ti sva-pad ntikamI was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge.

5 I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. When will r la R pa Gosv m Prabhup da, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?vande ha r -guro r -yuta-pada-kamala r -gur n vai av ca r -r pa s graj ta saha-ga a-raghun th nvita ta sa-j vams dvaita s vadh ta parijana-sahita k a-caitanya-deva r -r dh -k a-p d n saha-ga a-lalit - r -vi kh nvit caI offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master and unto the feet of all Vai avas. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of r la R pa Gosv m along with his elder brother San tana Gosv m , as well as Raghun tha D sa and Raghun tha Bha a, Gop la Bha a, and r la J va Gosv m . I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord K a Caitanya and Lord Nity nanda along with Advaita c rya, Gad dhara, r v sa, and other associates.

6 I offer my respectful obeisances to r mat R dh r and r K a along with Their associates r Lalit and Vi kh .1 uddhava -G T 2he k a karu -sindho d na-bandho jagat-pategope a gopik -k nta r dh -k nta namo stu teO my dear K a, You are the friend of the distressed and the source of creation. You are the master of the gop s and the lover of R dh r . I offer my respectful obeisances unto cana-gaur gi r dhe v nd vane variv abh nu-sute devi pra am mi hari-priyeI offer my respects to R dh r , whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of V nd vana. You are the daughter of King V abh nu, and You are very dear to Lord K ch -kalpatarubhya ca k p -sindhubhya eva capatit n p vanebhyo vai avebhyo namo nama I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vai ava devotees of the Lord. They can fulfill the desires of everyone, just like desire trees, and they are full of compassion for the fallen souls.

7 R -k a-caitanya prabhu-nity nanda r -advaita gad dhara r v s di-gaura-bhakta-v ndaI offer my obeisances to r K a Caitanya, Prabhu Nity nanda, r Advaita, Gad dhara, r v sa and all others in the line of k a hare k a k a k a hare harehare r ma hare r ma r ma r ma hare hareUddhava-g t is a hidden treasure practically unknown to the people of the world, and the reason for this is certainly a great mystery. uddhava -g t was personally spoken by Lord r K a just prior to His disappearance from this material world, more than five thousand years ago. It is the Lord s final instructions, imparted to His dear devotee, r uddhava . His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhup da wrote about the uddhava -g t : Lord r K a is factually the spiritual master of the three worlds, and He is the original source of all Vedic knowledge. It is very difficult, however, to understand the 3 Introductionpersonal feature of the Absolute Truth, even from the Ve d a s.

8 His personal instructions are needed in order to understand the Personality of Godhead as the Supreme Absolute Truth. Bhagavad-g t is the evidence of such transcendental knowledge in gist. One cannot know the Supreme Lord unless one is graced by the Lord Himself. Lord K a exhibited this specific mercy towards Arjuna and uddhava while He was in the material world. Undoubtedly Bhagavad-g t was spoken by the Lord on the Battlefield of Kuruk etra just to encourage Arjuna to fight, and yet to complete the transcendental knowledge of Bhagavad-g t , the Lord instructed uddhava . The Lord wanted uddhava to fulfill His mission and disseminate knowledge which He had not spoken even in Bhagavad-g t . From this we can understand that although uddhava -g t contains instructions similar to those imparted to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kuruk etra, it also contains very confidential teachings that are not available even in Bhagavad-g t.

9 The five truths that embody the teachings of Bhagavad-g t vara (the Supreme Lord), j va (the living entities), prak ti (material nature), k la (time), and karma (activities) are fully elaborated upon in the uddhava -g t . The Vedic literature offers us many g t s, or songs. There are the G t Govinda, Ve nu-g t , Bhramara-g t , Gopi-g t , Avanti-g t , Bhagavad-g t , uddhava -g t and many more. All of these g t s have one thing in common: they are either songs of the Lord Himself, or of His devotees. In either case, the purpose of these songs is to invoke our forgotten eternal loving relationship with the Supreme Lord. Thus, the songs found in the Vedic literature are not like the ordinary songs of this material world, which are compared to the croaking of frogs, simply inviting the snake of the end of Lord K a s manifested pastimes in this material world five thousand years ago, the demigods, headed by Brahm and iva, went to see Him at Dvaraka.

10 At that time, they submitted this appeal: My dear Lord, previously we had requested You to remove the burden of the earth. O unlimited Personality of Godhead, that request has now been fulfilled. You killed innumerable demons in order to protect Your devotees, and You re-established the religious principles that had been forgotten in the course of time. You have certainly broadcast Your glories throughout the world, so that everyone can easily become purified simply by hearing about You. Descending into the dynasty of King Yadu, You have manifested Your unique transcendental form, and for the benefit of the entire universe, You have executed magnanimous transcendental pastimes. My dear Lord, pious and saintly persons, who, in the age of Kali, hear and chant narrations of Your transcendental pastimes, will easily cross over the dense darkness of that terrible age.