A Garland of Srila Prabhupada’s Favorite Preaching Verses From Srimad-Bhagavatam

Title:  A Garland of Srila Prabhupada’s Favorite Preaching Verses From Srimad-Bhagavatam

Author:  Purnaprajna Das

Publisher:  Bookwrights Press

Publication Date:  2025

Language:  English

Format:  Paperback

Pages:  398

"A Garland of Srila Prabhupada’s Favorite Preaching Verses From Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam" is a devotional compilation book curated and published by Bookwrights Press (the primary publisher for many recent ISKCON-related titles). It is not authored by a single individual but is a carefully selected collection of verses from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that Srila Prabhupada frequently quoted, explained, or highlighted during his lectures, conversations, classes, and writings as particularly powerful for preaching Krishna consciousness.

In his preaching, Srila Prabhupada used some Srimad-Bhagavatam verses many times. Each time his comments on those verses were original and enlightening. Purnaprajna Das (ACBSP) has compiled 33 of Srila Prabhupada’s often-cited verses, and several examples of Prabhupada’s explanations for each verse. Reading Srila Prabhupada’s various comments on each verse is a wonderful preaching resource, as well as providing a very interesting insight into Srila Prabhupada’s preaching strategies to various audiences. As Purnaprajna Prabhu has done, we should learn these important verses and be able to explain them as Srila Prabhupada did.

The book presents a "garland" (mālā) of key verses that Prabhupada often returned to when inspiring disciples, addressing audiences, or emphasizing core teachings of bhakti. Each verse includes:

The original Sanskrit śloka.
Prabhupada's exact translation (from his Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam purports).
His relevant purport excerpt or explanation (often the key paragraph where he stresses its preaching value).
Contextual notes on why the verse was a "favorite" for preaching (e.g., its clarity on the Absolute Truth, the glories of the Holy Name, the position of the soul, or the urgency of bhakti in Kali-yuga).

The verses are organized thematically or by frequency of use, making it a practical tool for:

Devotees preparing classes, lectures, or book distribution talks.
Personal study and memorization of Prabhupada's most impactful points.
Understanding which verses Srila Prabhupada considered most effective for awakening people to Krishna consciousness.

It's a concise, focused resource—ideal for preachers, sankirtana devotees, or anyone wanting a quick reference to Prabhupada's "greatest hits" from the Bhagavatam for sharing the message.

CONTENTS

1. The Shortcomings of the Present Age, Kali-yuga (SB 1.1.10)

2. A Place of Pilgrimage for Crows
(SB 1.5.10)

3. Glorification of the Lord is Always Appreciated, even if Imperfectly Composed (SB 1.5.11)

4. A Devotee Is Never the Loser, Whereas Materialists have no Permanent Gain
(SB 1.5.17)

5. Those Who are Intelligent Should Endeavor for that Which Cannot be Obtained Anywhere Within the
Universe (SB 1.5.18)

6.This Universe is also Krishna
(SB 1.5.20)

7. Science, Mathematics, and Philosophy Should Be Used to Prove the Existence of God (SB 1.5.22)

8. The Earth Supplies all Necessities of Life (SB 1.10.4)

9. Jivo jivasya jivanam: One Living Being is Food for Another (SB 1.13.47)

10. Men Who Are Like Dogs, Hogs, Camels, and Asses (SB 2.3.19)

11. Even the Lowest of Men Can Be Purified by Taking Shelter of the Lord’s Devotees (SB 2.4.18) 1

12 .One Should Not Work Hard Simply for Sense Gratification (SB 5.5.1)

13. Service to the Great Souls Opens the Door to Liberation (SB 5.5.2)

14. By Engaging in Sense Gratification, One Certainly Becomes Mad (SB 5.5.4)

15. The Attraction Felt by Men and Women for Each Other Creates a Knot in the Heart (SB 5.5.8)

16. No One Should Become a Guardian Unless He can Deliver His Dependent.
(SB 5.5.18)

17. Pure Devotees Possess All Good Qualities (SB 5.18.12)

18. Only Unalloyed Devotion for the Lord Uproots All Seeds of Sinful Desire
(SB 6.1.15)

19. Prahl‰da Addresses His Father as the Best of the Demons  (SB 7.5.5)

20. People Do Not Know that the Goal of Life is Visnu (SB 7.5.31)

21. One Should Begin Krishna Consciousness from Childhood (SB 7.6.1)

22. A Vaishnava’s Only Concern Is for the Fools and Rascals Who Are Making Elaborate Plans for Material
Happiness (SB 7.9.43)

23. The Only Insignificant Happiness in Household Life is Sex (SB 7.9.45)

24. Maharaja Ambarish Always Engaged His Mind in Meditating upon the Lotus Feet of Krishna (SB 9.4.18-20)

25. Only Meat Eaters Are Not Willing to Hear the Glories of Lord Krishnaa
(SB 10.1.4) 292

26. Impersonalists Again Fall Down
(SB 10.2.32)

27. One Should Remain in His Position and Hear from a Self-realized Soul
(SB 10.14.3)

27. Devotees Know that Miseries Are Also Krishna’s Mercy (SB 10.14.8)

27. For Those Who Have Accepted the Boat of the Lotus Feet of the Lord, the Ocean of Material Existence Becomes
Like the Water in a Calfís Hoofprint
(SB 10.14.58)

30. Those Who Accept the Body as the Self Are No Better than the Cows and Asses (SB 10.84.13)

31. When Krishna is Especially Merciful, He Takes Everything Away
(SB 10.88.8)

32. The Lord Descends in Kali-yuga With a Golden Complexion (SB 11.5.20)

33 .In Kali-yuga, One Can Attain the Supreme Simply by Chanting the Name of Krishna (SB 12.3.51)