Pradyumna: Translation: "Being freed from attachment, fear and anger, being fully absorbed in Me and taking refuge in Me, many, many persons in the past became purified by knowledge of Me, and thus they all attained transcendental love for Me."

Prabhupada:

vita-raga-bhaya-krodha
man-maya mam upasritaḥ;
bahavo jñana-tapasa
puta mad-bhavam agataḥ;
[Bg. 4.10]

This is the perfection of life, mad-bhavam. Krṣṇa says, budha bhava-samanvitaḥ;. There is another version in Bhagavad-gita. Budha bhava-samanvitaḥ;. What is the beginning of the verse?

Devotee: Ahaṁ sarvasya...

Prabhupada:

ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo
mattaḥ; sarvaṁ pravartate
iti matva bhajante maṁ
budha bhava-samanvitaḥ;
[Bg. 10.8]

This is bhava. "Oh, Krṣṇa is so great." When one understands greatness of Krṣṇa, how great He is. Because people do not understand... They generally speak, "God is great." That is very good. At least, one accepts God is great. But how He is great and what is the extent of His greatness, if we understand, then our regard and reverence for Krṣṇa increases. Just like we have got some friend, but if we know the opulence of the friend, how great he is... He may be a very big man, very big business magnate or minister. If we know, then our, "Oh, you have got such a nice friend." Similarly, we should try to understand Krṣṇa.

Janma karma me divyaṁ yo janati tattvataḥ; [Bg. 4.9]. In the previous verse it has been said, tattvataḥ;. Not superficially. If we study Krṣṇa superficially, then I shall accept another rascal, competitor of Krṣṇa. Because we do not know what is Krṣṇa. Muḍhaḥ;. Avajananti maṁ muḍhaḥ; [Bg. 9.11]. Therefore in the Caitanya-caritamrta it has been described,

siddhanta baliya citte na kara alasa
iha haite krṣṇe lage sudrdha manasa
[Cc. Adi 2.117]

Siddhanta, how great Krṣṇa is. For example... (sound of children crying in background.) Get them out.

In the Brahma-saṁhita, the greatness of Krṣṇa is described. Govindam adi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajami **. If we study Brahma-saṁhita...

eko 'py asau racayituṁ jagad-aṇḍa-koṭiṁ
yac-chaktir asti jagad-aṇḍa-caya yad-antaḥ;
aṇḍantara-stha-paramaṇu-cayantara-sthaṁ
govindam adi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajami **
[Bs. 5.35]

This is another explanation of Krṣṇa's greatness, that by His one plenary expansion, eko 'py asau racayitum, one plenary expansion is maintaining the whole material creation. Eko 'py asau racayitum. Just to create this material world. One plenary expansion. Eko 'py asau racayituṁ jagad-aṇḍa-koṭim [Bs. 5.35]. Not only one, but millions of jagad-aṇḍa, universes. By His one plenary...

In Bhagavad-gita also it is confirmed,

athava bahunaitena
kiṁ jñatena tavarjuna
viṣṭabhyaham (idaṁ krtsnam)
ekaṁsena sthito jagat
[Bg. 10.42]

Ekaṁsena. "One My plenary portion..." Maha-Viṣṇu. For creation of this material world. Ekaṁsena sthito jagat. And what is that ekaṁsa? That is described also. Yasyaika-nisvasita-kalam athavalambya jivanti loma-vilaja jagad-aṇḍa-nathaḥ; [Bs. 5.48]. Loma-vilaja. And innumerable universes are coming out from the hair holes of the body of Maha-Viṣṇu. Nisvasita-kalam athavalambya. His breathing. He is, within the Karaṇa Ocean, Causal Ocean, He is sleeping. Yaḥ; karaṇarṇava-jale bhajati sma yoga-nidram [Bs. 5.47]. Yoga-nidra. And while He's sleeping in His yoga-nidra, innumerable universes are coming out through His breathing and from the air holes. (sound of child yelling) Can you stop that child?

So this is greatness of Krṣṇa. This Maha-Viṣṇu is only kala-viseṣaḥ;. Viṣṇur mahan sa iha yasya kala-viseṣaḥ;. Kala means portion of the plenary portion. That is called kala. Aṁsa means plenary portion. And kala means... So all the incarnation of Viṣṇu... And Krṣṇa described in the Srimad Bhagavad, Srimad-Bhagavatam, First Canto, Third Chapter. And at the conclusion it is said, ete caṁsa-kalaḥ; puṁsaḥ; krṣṇas tu bhagavan svayam [SB 1.3.28]. Krṣṇa's name is also there, but just to make distinction between all the avataras and Krṣṇa, it is concluded: ete, all of them are, ca aṁsa, some of them are plenary portions, some of them, portion of the plenary portion. In this, they are situated. But the name Krṣṇa which is there, krṣṇas tu bhagavan svayam... That is stated.

So we have to study. If we are serious student of Krṣṇa, then in the sastras everything is there. So when we understand the greatness of Krṣṇa, then we become more attached. More attached. The greatness attracts. Suppose a man is very exalted position. He attracts the attention. Similarly, if we know the greatness of... One who does not know the greatness of Krṣṇa, he thinks Krṣṇa, "Yes,... That kupa-maṇḍuka-nyaya, Doctor Frog: "Maybe little greater than me. That's all." Avajananti maṁ muḍhaḥ; [Bg. 9.11]. Such person thinks Krṣṇa as one of them, and therefore it has become a very fashionable thing to become Krṣṇa's avatara, very cheaply. No. They do not know actually what is Krṣṇa's position.

Krṣṇa's position, if one understands, then he is liberated person. Tyaktva dehaṁ punar janma naiti mam eti [Bg. 4.9]. He's liberated person. Even in this body. Simply by knowing how great Krṣṇa is. Simply by knowing this fact, how Krṣṇa... Then one understands that mattaḥ; sarvaṁ pravartate. Iti matva bhajante mam... Then our bhajana for Krṣṇa's service will become very much fixed-up and determined. Budha bhava-samanvitaḥ; [Bg. 10.8]. This is bhava. Bhava means... One can understand very easily. When you are fully conscious of something, greatness, "Oh, Krṣṇa is so great," that is called bhava. That can be understood. It is not very difficult. Because in the sastras everything is there about Krṣṇa. Simply we have to take it, accept it.

And if we do not believe sastras, then there is no, I mean, use of understanding Krṣṇa. Sastra-cakṣusa. You have to see... Krṣṇa is adhokṣaja, beyond the perception, sense perception. But through the sastra we can understand little bit of Krṣṇa. It is very difficult to know. We cannot understand. Krṣṇa is unlimited. We are limited. Still, whatever limited power we have got, we can understand Krṣṇa if we follow the sastra, sadhu and guru. Sadhu-sastra-guru-vakya tinete kariya aikya.

So this bhava stage has to be attained. It is not that artificially we come to the bhava stage. No. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodha man-maya mam upasritaḥ; [Bg. 4.10]. These are the qualifications. Krṣṇa is personally saying. Not all of a sudden we can understand Krṣṇa. Vita-raga. The first qualification is to be detached from... Our present qualification is we are too much attached to this material sense enjoyment. Material life means sense enjoyment. Therefore we have to reduce the sense enjoyment by tapasya. Tapasya. Sense enjoyment is not controlled all of a sudden. Tapasa brahmacaryeṇa tyagena sauca...saucena yamena niyamena [SB 6.1.13]. These are the statements. But if you take the devotional service, then everything become very easy to follow, tapasa. Brahmacaryeṇa [SB 6.1.13].

Just like we are advising our student not to have illicit sex, no meat-eating, no intoxication, no gambling. This is tapasya. Because everyone is prone to all these things. Everyone likes illicit sex. Everyone likes to eat meat. Loke vyavayamiṣa-madya-seva nitya hi jantoḥ;. Jantoḥ;, jantu means animal, or ignorant person. A person who has no knowledge, he also a jantu, animal. So vyavayamiṣa-madya-sevaḥ;. Sex life and meat-eating, amiṣa, and madya-sevaḥ;, intoxicant, and natural tendency. Pravrttir eṣa bhutanam. This is pravrtti. They have got inclination. That is material life. Amiṣa-madya-sevaḥ;. But they have to be controlled by tapasya. That is tapasya. If because I have got this inclination, I have got a desire to drink or have intoxication, therefore I shall take it.... There is a Bengali song, cakṣe yadi lage bhala kena dekha na:(?) "Now if I, my eyes like to see it, why shall I not see?" This is sense enjoyment. This is animalism.

But when you can control them, that is humanity. Therefore laws are made for the human being, not for the animals. I have several times explained. When there is law on the street, "Keep to the left," it is meant for the human being, not for the cats and dogs and cows. Say, if the cat, dog, goes to the left or right against the police direction, he's not punished. Because he's animal. Or a child. If he trespasses. But if an adult person transgresses the law, he'll be punished. So the human life has got responsibility.

What is that responsibility? Tapasya. Here it is said, jñana-tapasa putaḥ;, purified. Jñana, knowledge, and tapasya. Then he's purified. Not that "You can do whatever you like. It has nothing to do with the religion." There are so many rascals" program. "You can eat anything. You can do anything, and still you become a Vedantist." This kind of rascal Vedantists are going on. But here it is said by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, jñana-tapasa. Jñana-tapasa puta mad-bhavam. Without knowledge, without tapasya, you cannot make any spiritual progress. Not by simple words. That is not possible. Because in the previous verse it has been said that janma karma me divyaṁ yo janati tattvataḥ;, tyaktva dehaṁ punar janma naiti mam eti kaunteya [Bg. 4.9]. So how one can come to Krṣṇa? Mam eti. That is being described. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodhaḥ;. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodha man-maya mam upasritaḥ; [Bg. 4.10]. Mam upasritaḥ;, to take shelter of Krṣṇa. To become a devotee of Krṣṇa, to become Krṣṇa conscious.

Therefore we are canvassing. We are going door to door, country to country, continent to continent, city to city, village to village, "Please become Krṣṇa conscious." We are teaching them how you can be happy, vita-raga-bhaya-krodhaḥ; [Bg. 2.56], how you can be a man of knowledge. That is our business. It is not very difficult. The examples are here. These Europeans, American boys and girls, four or five years ago, they were different persons. But how they have taken to it? People are surprised. Because they have followed what we have said according to the sastra. They have followed, and they are following. They are trying to follow, sincerely. Therefore they are making progress.

So anyone who will follow these principles, how to come the stage of bhava... Budha bhava-samanvitaḥ;. There is process. Rupa Gosvami has said how to come to the stage of bhava. Bhava means just the immediate stage before the stage of love of Godhead. That is the perfection. Prema pum-artho mahan. Caitanya Mahaprabhu has taught us to become mad after God, Krṣṇa. That is perfection of love. That is perfection. Just... Caitanya Mahaprabhu showed by His example how He was mad after Krṣṇa. He's Krṣṇa Himself, but He's teaching us how to become bhava, budha bhava-samanvitaḥ;. He taught us.

Therefore Rupa Gosvami offered his respect to Caitanya Mahaprabhu, krṣṇaya krṣṇa-caitanya-namne. "Sir, You are Krṣṇa, but You have now assumed the name of Sri Krṣṇa Caitanya." Krṣṇa Caitanya. Krṣṇaya krṣṇa-caitanya-namne. "And You are so munificent." Namo maha-vadanyaya krṣṇa-prema-pradaya te [Cc. Madhya 19.53]. So this bhava stage can be attained if we follow Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's way of life. And what is that? Sri Krṣṇa Caitanya Mahaprabhu's way of life? His way of life He has described in His Sikṣaṣṭaka: paraṁ vijayate sri-krṣṇa-saṅkirtanam. He personally performed saṅkirtana-yajña, and He taught everyone

harer nama harer nama
harer namaiva kevalam
kalau nasty eva nasty eva
nasty eva gatir anyatha
[Cc. Adi 17.21]

That is Krṣṇa, Krṣṇa Caitanya Mahaprabhu's contribution, that "You simply chant Hare Krṣṇa mantra. Then all perfection will come to you." All perfection will come...

Very simple thing. It does not cost anything. If you chant Hare Krṣṇa mantra, there is no loss on your part. It does not cost you. It does not make you obliged to undergo so many severe penalties. No. You can chant at any moment. Kirtaniyaḥ; sada hariḥ; [Cc. Adi 17.31].

We have seen practically. These boys, although they are very young, you'll find they have got these beads. I have asked them to chant always. They are chanting as far as possible. So this, this process has to be adopted. If you're actually serious to understand Krṣṇa. And if you do not try to understand Krṣṇa, then you are making suicide. Atma-han. They have been described in the sastra: atma-han. If I cut my throat, my self, then who can save me? So people do not understand it. And Narottama dasa Ṭhakura, who understands, he has sung, hari hari biphale janama goṅainu, manuṣya-janama paiya, radha-krṣṇa na bhajiya, janiya suniya biṣa khainu. So it is our duty, of course, as servant of Krṣṇa, to awaken everyone to Krṣṇa consciousness by this process of saṅkirtana movement, but people should take it very seriously, that without taking to Krṣṇa consciousness, one is making suicide, he's cutting his own throat, or drinking poison. If you like to drink poison, no can, nobody can check you. That's a fact. If you want to cut your throat, your own self, nobody can check you.

But this is not very good business. We have got this human form of life to understand Krṣṇa. That is the, our only business. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's teaching. And Krṣṇa is teaching personally in the Bhagavad-gita. Why should we not take advantage of these things and make our life successful? Why we should be so much foolish? But they are. I do not why they are not taking to Krṣṇa consciousness. They'll take to so many other bogus things, but they will not take Krṣṇa.

Anyway, if one is serious, then he has to follow this principle. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodhaḥ; [Bg. 2.56]. Bhaya-krodhaḥ;. Bhaya means fearfulness. That is one of the qualifications of conditioned life. Ahara-nidra-bhaya-maithuna. Four things. So long we are in conditioned stage, this material body, these things are demands. To eat and to sleep and to become fearful, defend, defend and, ahara-nidra, and maithuna, sexual intercourse. These are the four demands of this material body.

And everyone is busy. How to eat... You'll find in Bombay city so many restaurants. Every step a restaurant. Eating. That is going on. Every city, all over the world. Everywhere. Eating. And then sleeping. Nice apartment. And then defense measure. And then very happily have sexual intercourse. These are the demands.

So tapasya means to reduce these. That is tapasya. Tapasya... This is the general demand of the body, and if you want to be free from this material bondage, then you have to undergo tapasya. Tapasya means these demands of the body voluntarily reducing and coming to the point of nil. That is liberation. That is tapasya. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodha man-maya mam upasritaḥ; [Bg. 4.10]. But here, very nicely Krṣṇa de... It can be, tapasya can be executed very easily if one becomes man-maya, always thinking of Krṣṇa. Hare Krṣṇa Hare Krṣṇa Krṣṇa Krṣṇa Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. Man-maya.

And mam upasritaḥ;, and taking shelter of the lotus feet of Krṣṇa. Mam... Mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etaṁ taranti te [Bg. 7.14]. As soon as you become submitted... Samasrita ye pada-pallava-plavaṁ mahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaso murareḥ;. This is the description given in Bhagavata. Anyone who has taken shelter of the lotus feet of Krṣṇa, Murari... Krṣṇa's another name is Murari. He's puṇya-yasaḥ;. If we chant Krṣṇa's name, then at least we become pious. Because we are all sinful. By chanting Hare Krṣṇa mantra offenselessly, you immediately become purified. If you do not commit again sinful activities.

Therefore there are ten kinds of offenses. If we avoid the offenses and chant, then immediately we become mukta-puruṣa. Immediately. But our habit we have got, to commit sinful activities. So this is not... Namno balad yasya hi papa-buddhiḥ;. If one thinks that "I am chanting Hare Krṣṇa mantra, so my sinful resultant actions are now nullified. Now again let me do it. Again I shall nullify." This is greatest offense. This is greatest offense. Out of ten offenses, this is the greatest offense. Namno balad yasya hi papa-buddhiḥ;.

So everything requires sincerity. Otherwise things are not very difficult. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodha man-maya mam upasritaḥ;, bahavaḥ; [Bg. 4.10]. Krṣṇa says, bahavaḥ;. Not that one or two. Anyone... "Many who have adopted this means..." Then jñana-tapasa putaḥ;: "By knowledge and tapasya, they became purified, and then..." What is that? Mad-bhavam agataḥ;. Then come to the stage of bhava. So to learn this art one, must be first... Just like we are hearing. If one determines, so why not adopt this means? Vita-raga-bhaya-krodhaḥ; [Bg. 2.56], jñana-tapasa putaḥ;. "Why I am suffering?" Krṣṇa is advising. Why not take this step? Then Krṣṇa will help you. As soon as you decide to accept this means, Krṣṇa will help you. Krṣṇa will help you... He'll give you good assistance.

ei rupe brahmaṇḍa bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva
guru-krṣṇa-krpaya paya bhakti-lata-bija
[Cc. Madhya 19.151]

Krṣṇa is with you. As soon as you decide, "Now Krṣṇa, I want You. Kindly help me," He's ready to help you. Guru-krṣṇa-krpaya paya bhakti-lata-bija. Yasya deve para bhaktir yatha deve tatha gurau [SU 6.23]. These are the definitions given in the Vedic literature.

So Rupa Gosvami is giving us direction how to come to the bhava stage. Adau sraddha. First of all, first thing is sraddha. Sraddha means faith, firm faith. Sraddha has been explained by Caitanya-caritamrta:

'sraddha'-sabde—visvasa kahe sudrḍha niscaya
krṣṇe bhakti kaile sarva-karma krta haya
[Cc. Madhya 22.62]

This is called sraddha. One when believes firmly as Krṣṇa says, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekaṁ saraṇaṁ vraja [Bg. 18.66], one, if he is firmly fixed-up, "Yes, by surrendering to Krṣṇa I get all perfection of life...," that is called sraddha. That is called sraddha. That is explained by Caitanya-caritamrta. Sraddha-sabde visvasa kahe sudrḍha niscaya [Cc. Madhya 22.62].

If I have got intention, "Why not this? Why not that? Why not this? Why not that?" then that is not sraddha even. That is not sraddha. Sraddha means firm conviction. So sraddha-sabde... So adau sraddha.

Then next stage is: tataḥ; sadhu-saṅgaḥ;. If you have got sraddha, "Yes, I want Krṣṇa in this life. I must do anything required," then that determination is called sraddha. Then if you want to develop that determination, then you should associate with sadhu. Who is sadhu? Sadhu... Bhajate mam ananya-bhak. That is sadhu. Api cet su-duracaro bhajate mam ananya-bhak.

It doesn't matter if he has got some bodily faults. He's accustomed in a different atmosphere. Even though he has got some habituated faults. But if his only qualification is firmly fixed up in devotional service to Krṣṇa, he's sadhu. Sadhur eva sa mantavyaḥ; [Bg. 9.30]. Krṣṇa says. Sadhavaḥ; sadhu-bhuṣaṇaḥ;. Sadhavaḥ; sadhu-bhuṣaṇaḥ;. Titikṣava. Sadhu is titikṣava. He has to tolerate so many things, criticism, opposing elements.

Because sadhu cannot sit down idly. Bhajate mam ananya-bhak. He is engaged fully in Krṣṇa's service. So Krṣṇa's service is not sitting idly. Krṣṇa wants to spread the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita everywhere. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gita.

ya idaṁ paramaṁ guhyaṁ
mad-bhakteṣv abhidasyati
na ca tasman manuṣyeṣu
kascin me priya-krttamaḥ;

And Krṣṇa, as devotee, He orders,

prthivite ache yata nagaradi grama
sarvatra pracara haibe mora nama

bharata-bhumite haila manuṣya-janma yara
janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara
[Cc. Adi 9.41]

This is service. Especially it is ordered to the Indians, the inhabitants of the Bharata-varṣa. Because in Bharata-varṣa it is easier to become Krṣṇa conscious. Because by nature, because they have taken birth in this land of Bharata-varṣa, in the blood there is Krṣṇa consciousness. But unfortunately, the leaders are inducing them to forget Krṣṇa. This is the misfortune of present-day Bharata-varṣa. You go to the village and if there is bhagavata-paṭha, hundreds and thousands of people will gather immediately. Immediately. Not only in the village. In the town, when we held Krṣṇa festival in Bombay, Calcutta, twenty-thousand, thirty-thousand people come. By nature. We cannot expect this big assembly in other countries. That is my experience. But India, because it is Bharata-varṣa, it is very easy.

But we are sacrificing this birthright, Bharata-varṣa. Oh, we are misled in such a way that we are forgetting, trying to forget Krṣṇa: "Throw away these sastras. Throw away these ... Throw away... And put all impediments to the Krṣṇa conscious movement." This is our misfortune. Actually, every Indian is Krṣṇa conscious. Sometimes they ask me in foreign countries that "How many Krṣṇa conscious people are there in India." And cent percent, all. Even Mohammedans. What to speak of the Hindus.

So we should take this opportunity, Krṣṇa consciousness. Adau sraddha tataḥ; sadhu-saṅgaḥ; [Cc. Madhya 23.14-15]. This association, society, of sadhus, who have dedicated their life for understanding Krṣṇa, for serving Krṣṇa, they are sadhu. Adau sraddha tataḥ; sadhu... tataḥ; sadhu-saṅgo 'tha bhajana-kriya. By sadhu-saṅga [Cc. Madhya 22.83] means next stage is how to adopt devotional life.

These boys, these girls, gradually they came. First of all they were hearing, Then they came forward, "Please make me your disciple." That means "Under your direction my bhajana-kriya will go." This is called bhajana-kriya, under the direction of the spiritual master. Then anartha-nivrttiḥ; syat. Anartha means things which are not wanted. We are accustomed to so many things, rascal things, which is not at all wanted. But we have been accustomed. By bad association.

Take, for example, one smokes. Nobody learns smoking from the birth. By bad association one learns how to smoke. Similarly drinking, similarly meat-eating. Because from the birth we require milk, not meat-eating. But then after all we understand that "Beef is very nice. There must be a beef shop." And... This is going on. You see? These are anarthas, not required. You require simple food: rice, wheat, little milk, vegetable, and little sugar. That's all. You don't require all these nonsense. But you have been habituated.

But if we become bhajana-kriya, you come to the practice of devotional service, naturally you have to give up. Because we accept a disciple to engage in the bhajana-kriya—first of all he must give up these anarthas. So these anarthas, one cannot giving up smoking or drinking, but actually, if he takes to devotional service, he can very easily give up. He can very easily give up. There are so many examples. It is not story. So if there is bhajana-kriya sincerely, then the anartha-nivrtti automatically becomes. Then you become clean. Here it is said, jñana-tapasa putaḥ;, purified. Jñana-tapasa.

Knowledge is there that "I am a spirit soul. I am part and parcel of Krṣṇa. And Krṣṇa is the Supreme. Therefore my business is to serve Krṣṇa." This is jñana. And if one does not know this, he is rascal. That's all. No jñana. This is jñana. Therefore it is confirmed by Krṣṇa: bahunaṁ janmanam ante jñanavan maṁ prapadyate [Bg. 7.19]. Jñana means he must surrender to Krṣṇa. That is jñana.

And so long one does not reach to this point, surrender to Krṣṇa, he's a rascal. That's all. Muḍha. Na maṁ prapadyante muḍhaḥ;, duṣkrtino naradhamaḥ; [Bg. 7.15]. That is his qualification. One who has not surrendered to Krṣṇa, then he is duṣkrtinaḥ;, muḍhaḥ;, naradhamaḥ;... "No, no. He's M.A., Ph.D." Mayayapahrta-jñanaḥ;. His knowledge has no value. Useless. Mayayapahrta-jñanaḥ;. Srama eva hi kevalam. That is the verdict of the sastras.

dharmaḥ; svanuṣṭhitaḥ; puṁsaṁ
viṣvaksena-kathasu yaḥ;
notpadayed yadi ratiṁ
srama eva hi kevalam
[SB 1.2.8]

Simply laboring for nothing. So this is called anartha-nivrttiḥ;. Jñana-tapasa. Then niṣṭha. "Oh, I must fix up." Then ruci, taste increases. Tato niṣṭha rucis tataḥ; athasaktiḥ;.

Then attachment. As soon as you get attachment for Krṣṇa, naturally, vita-raga, you give up attachment for your material life. Vita-raga. Unless you have got attachment for Krṣṇa, you cannot up attachment of this material sense gratification. That is not possible. Paraṁ drṣṭva nivartate [Bg. 9.59]. By force, you cannot train a person that "You must be refraining from all these things." No, it is not possible. Vita-raga means when you increase raga for Krṣṇa, then you can become vita-raga. Paraṁ drṣṭva ni... That if you get rasagulla, you can give up gur. Gur is also sweet, and rasagulla is sweet. But if somebody says that "Why you are eating gur...?" Or something else. "Here is nice rasagulla." Similarly, unless we get better things... Better things...

Krṣṇa is better thing, there is no need of proof. These European boys and girls, they have not come to me for better money. Because money is considered the best thing in the world, but they have enjoyed all these things. Therefore they are no more after money accumulation. They are after Krṣṇa. Paraṁ drṣṭva nivartate. They can earn. They have dedicated their life. They're doing everything for me. They could earn in their country thousands of dollars. Thousands of doll... Any man can earn any day twenty-five dollars minimum. And twenty-five dollars means two hundred and fifty rupees per day. So they can get so much money. Why they have sacrificed everything? They have sacrificed their money. They have sacrificed their intoxication habit. They have sacrificed their illicit sex life. They have sacrificed their gambling life. Why? Paraṁ drṣṭva nivartate. Because they have understood little trayate mahato bhayat.

Such things, the Krṣṇa consciousness movement. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodhaḥ; [Bg. 2.56]. And you become fearless. You fearless. Even so many incidences happened in this spot, why they are fearless? Because they had attachment for Krṣṇa. This boy was threatened for life, but still he stood, fearless. Vita-raga... (end)