Nitai: "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 attained transcendental love for Me."

Prabhupada:

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

So I think I can speak in English. Is that all right?

Guests: Yes, yes.

Prabhupada: Nowadays, ladies, they can understand. This is the process. Mad-bhavam agataḥ;. Our this human form of life is meant for going back to Krṣṇa, back to home, back to Godhead. This Krṣṇa consciousness movement is giving information to the people in general how to make life successful. What is that successful life? To go back to home, back to Godhead. This is not our home. This material world, this is foreign country. We are... Just like I am travelling all over the world. My home is in India, but I am going to so many countries, Europe, America, Canada, Australia, Africa... But my home is in India. This is a crude example. Similarly, we are all part and parcel of Krṣṇa. Mamaivaṁso jiva-bhutaḥ; [Bg. 15.7]. Krṣṇa says. "All these living entities, they are My part and parcel."

So Krṣṇa is sac-cid-ananda-vigrahaḥ; [Bs. 5.1]. Krṣṇa, His body is not material body. Those who are thinking Krṣṇa's body as material, they are called Mayavadis. But actually, Krṣṇa's body is not material. The evidence is that Krṣṇa knows past, present and future. In the material body that is not possible. Just like I had my previous body in my previous birth, but I don't remember. If somebody asks me, "What you were in your previous life?" it is very difficult. Because death means forgetfulness.

We are not dying. So far we are, living entities are concerned, we are not dying. Na hanyate hanyamane sarire [Bg. 2.20]. We do not die. This is a disease, that we accept a foreign body, material body. And the foreign body is a machine. Just like you have got a car. You can ride on, drive on the car so long the machine is working. But as soon as the machine does not work, you have to change your car. It is like that.

isvaraḥ; sarva-bhutanaṁ
hrd-dese 'rjuna tiṣṭhati
bhramayan sarva-bhutani
yantraruḍhani mayaya
[Bg. 18.61]

Yantraruḍhani mayaya. Isvara, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is situated in everyone's heart. And He is giving us the facilities for material enjoyment. Because we have come here, we have come in this, in the material world, for sense enjoyment.

krṣṇa-bahirmukha haña bhoga vañcha kare
nikaṭa-stha maya tare japaṭiya dhare
(Prema-vivarta)

This is a simple poetry given by a Vaiṣṇava. As soon as we want to enjoy life independently, immediately maya captures. So this is simple presentation.

From sastra it is understood that Krṣṇa, who is sitting within your heart, He knows what you are willing. You cannot conceal anything from Krṣṇa. Anumanta upadraṣṭa. The Paramatma is described as upadraṣṭa, seeing everything. So because we have come to this material world for sense enjoyment, Krṣṇa is giving us chance. "All right." Sarvasya cahaṁ hrdi sanniviṣṭo mattaḥ; smrtir jñanam apohanaṁ ca [Bg. 15.15]. Krṣṇa says, "I am sitting in everyone's heart." And because the living entity wanted to do something for his sense enjoyment, He gives the chance, "All right, here is the chance. You can do it." But actually, Krṣṇa does not want it. But we want it. We want it. Just like a father says, "My dear boy, you do not do this. You do this." But the son insists, "No, I'll do this." So therefore father also says, "All right, do it at your risk."

Similarly, this material enjoyment is not required because we are spiritual entity. We have nothing to do with this... Asaṅgo 'yaṁ puruṣaḥ;. We have no connection with this material world. But somehow or other, we are attached to this material enjoyment and we have forgotten Krṣṇa, we have forgotten our home, we have forgotten our real identity. Therefore Krṣṇa says here, vita-raga-bhaya-krodhaḥ; [Bg. 2.56]. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodha man-maya mam upasritaḥ; [Bg. 4.10]. If somebody understands that "This is not my home. I am wandering in these foreign countries," that is knowledge. But those who have no knowledge, they think that they are this body.

yasyatma-buddhiḥ; kuṇape tri-dhatuke
sva-dhiḥ; kalatradiṣu bhauma ijya-dhiḥ;
yat-tirtha-buddhiḥ; salile na karhicij
janeṣv abhijñeṣu sa eva go-kharaḥ;
[SB 10.84.13]

This is animal conception of life. "I am this body." "I am Indian." "I am Hindu." "I am Muslim." "I am American." "I am Christian." "I am Hindu." Like that. This is all bodily conception. Sa eva go-kharaḥ; [SB 10.84.13]. This conception of life is animal conception.

Just like a dog. He does not know that he is spirit soul. He cannot understand. Ahaṁ brahmasmi. He cannot understand. It is in the human body one can understand that "I am not this body." A human body can understand what is written in the Bhagavad-gita. Tatha dehantara-praptiḥ; [Bg. 2.13]. You have to change your body. You do not know what change is going to be happened. But you have to change your body. How? There are so many bodies. Cats, dogs, demigods, and so many others. You have to accept. According to your karma. Karmaṇa daiva-netreṇa [SB 3.31.1], by the judgement of superior authority, and according to your karma, you'll get a body.

So this is the problem of life, and in the human form of life there is chance of understanding what is the problem of life. The problem is that "I am eternal spirit soul. Ahaṁ brahmasmi. I am not this body." That, that is called knowledge.

Knowledge, nowadays they are fond of the technical knowledge, but try to understand what is the technical knowledge. In Boston I was invited by the Massachusetts Technical Institute. So I asked them, all the students, that "What has, what is that technology that when this machine stops to work, what technology you have got to get this machine again working? Have you got any department?" So they could not answer that, but they were very much attracted.

And we are now sending our representative all over the world to the scientists. Here is Dr. Svarupa Damodara Ph.D... He is from California. He has passed his chemistry and he has written one book. So in Manipur, he was, he was invited by many universities, schools, colleges.

So this movement is not a sentimental movement. It is the scientific movement. It is the most elevated, scientific movement. If you are a scientist, you can question. Here is scientist present. He will answer you scientifically. Don't take this movement as some something sentimental. Authorized movement. We are speaking the science which is given by Krṣṇa, the Supreme Authority.

So here Krṣṇa is giving you the idea, how you can get out of this material entanglement. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodhaḥ; [Bg. 2.56]. In the material life we are attached to four things: ahara-nidra-bhaya... Bhaya means fearfulness. So the fearfulness must be there. Because we accepted this material body, there must be always, we must be always afraid. Not only we, even a small ant or birds and beasts, everyone. Sada samudvigna-dhiyam asad-grahat [SB 7.5.5]. Always full of anxiety. Why? Asad-grahat. Because we have accepted this body, asat. Asato ma gama, sad gama. That is the Vedic injunction. "Don't keep yourself in this asat material world." Sad gama. Jyotir gama. Tamasi ma. These are the Vedic injunctions.

So here Krṣṇa says that "Many people..." Bahavaḥ;. Not only one or two. Krṣṇa says, bahavo jñana-tapasa. Jñana, knowledge, and tapasa, austerities. So this human life is meant for jñana and tapasa. Then we become purified. Jñana-tapasa puta. Puta means purified. We have to purify our existence. This is human activity. Just like we are training. We are training our students how to become purified. No illicit sex life, no intoxication, no gambling, and what is the other?

Brahmananda: No meat-eating.

Prabhupada: No meat-eating. You have to purify yourself. That is the injunction of all Vedic literature.

tapasa brahmacaryeṇa
samena ca damena ca
tyagena satya-saucabhyaṁ
yamena niyamena va
[SB 6.1.13]

So if we don't take to tapasya and don't take to knowledge, then this human form of life is spoiled. That, that, this Krṣṇa consciousness movement is meant for this purpose.

So today is Srimati Radharaṇi's birthday, Radhaṣṭami. So we called you for meeting. This Radharaṇi, about some, Radharaṇi... Because this Radharaṇi is the source of spiritual inspiration. Source of spiritual inspiration. Apareyam itas tu viddhi me prakrtiṁ param, jiva-bhutaṁ maha-baho... Prakrtiṁ param [Bg. 7.5]. The apara-prakrti is this material world, bhumir apo 'nalo vayuḥ; [Bg. 7.4].

And there is another prakrti, para-prakrti. That is also mentioned here: mad-bhavam. Mad-bhavam means the nature in which Krṣṇa is there. In this material nature, although Krṣṇa is there, but we do not understand. We cannot see Krṣṇa. That is material, forgetfulness of Krṣṇa. But when you remember Krṣṇa even in this material world, then it becomes spiritual.

Just like this temple. This temple is the opportunity of remembering Krṣṇa. Here is Krṣṇa worship. Here you can remember Krṣṇa. Here is the inmates of this temple. They are chanting Hare Krṣṇa Hare Krṣṇa Krṣṇa Krṣṇa Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama... So that is called mam upasritaḥ;. Mam upasritaḥ;. They have taken the shelter of the lotus feet of Krṣṇa. And man-maya, and always thinking of Krṣṇa. And vita-raga-bhaya-krodhaḥ; [Bg. 2.56]. Raga, we have got some attachment, this material attachment. But as soon as you become attached to Krṣṇa, you'll be detached to this material world. That is... Bhaktiḥ; paresanubhavo viraktir anyatra syat [SB 11.2.42]. That is the test of bhakti.

Bhakti means... When you are advanced in bhakti... Bhaktiḥ; paresanubhavo viraktir anyatra syat. That is the test. The example is... Just like when you are hungry, you are given some food, you are eating voraciously. But when you are satisfied, you'll say, "No more. No more." Similarly, when you get Krṣṇa, then you will say, "No more. No more material necessities."

Just like Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, the point of realization: na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundariṁ kavitaṁ va jagadisa kamaye [Cc. Antya 20.29, Sikṣaṣṭaka 4]. He says, "I don't want these material riches, dhanam." Everyone is after money. "Money, money, money." But Caitanya Mahaprabhu says, na dhanam, "I don't want money." Na dhanaṁ na janam. "Don't want followers." Everyone wants to become leader and some followers. Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that "What is the use of becoming leader of these fools?" Na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundariṁ kavitaṁ va. Everyone wants very beautiful, obedient wife. He says, "That also I don't want." Then what do You want? Mama janmani janmanisvare bhavatad bhaktir ahaituki tvayi [Cc. Antya 20.29, Sikṣaṣṭaka 4]. It is so pleasure, it is so great a pleasure that if you come to this bhakti platform, if you realize little, then you'll forget all these things.

Svamin krtartho 'smi varaṁ na yace [Cc. Madhya 22.42]. Just like Dhruva Maharaja said. When he... He went to the forest for getting some material profit, but when he realized God, when he saw Krṣṇa, Viṣṇu, he... Viṣṇu wanted, "Now you take benediction, whatever you want." He said, svamin krtartho 'smi varaṁ na yace: "Svamin, I am now satisfied." So this is the position that yaṁ labdhva caparaṁ labhaṁ manyate nadhikaṁ tataḥ;.

So if you take to Krṣṇa consciousness, then these are the result. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodhaḥ; [Bg. 2.56]. Krodha means when we cannot satisfy our senses in the... We try to satisfy our senses... Just like the jackal. He wanted to eat some grapes, but jumping, jumping, he could not get. Then, in krodha, he says, "Oh, it is useless. It is sour. We don't want." So this krodha, in the absence of sense gratification, there is krodha. Kama eṣa krodha eṣa rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ;.

So Krṣṇa says, man-maya, "being always absorbed in Me." Man-maya, maya, maya, maya. Vikararthe mayarthe.(?)When, just like, one thing is covered with gold, it is called svarṇamaya. Similarly, when... We are now materially covered. When we become covered with Krṣṇa consciousness, that is called man-maya. Man-maya, always thinking of Krṣṇa. How it is possible? Man-maya mam upasritaḥ;. When you take shelter of Krṣṇa, Krṣṇa is so kind, He gives you shelter. He says,

sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekaṁ saraṇaṁ vraja
ahaṁ tvaṁ sarva-papebhyo
mokṣayiṣyami ma sucaḥ;
[Bg. 18.66]

We cannot become krṣṇamaya so long we are sinful

yeṣaṁ tv anta-gataṁ papaṁ
jananaṁ puṇya-karmaṇam
te dvandva-moha-nirmukta
bhajante maṁ drḍha-vrataḥ;
[Bg. 7.28]

So these are the formulas. So one has to become man-maya. By taking shelter of Krṣṇa, one has to become absorbed in thinking of Krṣṇa. That is not very difficult. Man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji maṁ namaskuru [Bg. 18.65]. It is not at all difficult. You simply chant Hare Krṣṇa mantra. You'll be man-maya. This is so nice thing. Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu has recommended,

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

So our request is... Everyone who is present here... Today is Radhaṣṭami. So pray to Radharaṇi. And She is hare, hara. This hare, this word, is Radharaṇi. Hara, Radharaṇi. Radha or hara the same thing. So Hare Krṣṇa. So we are praying to Radharaṇi, "My Mother, Radharaṇi, and Krṣṇa." Hare Krṣṇa. "O Krṣṇa, O the Lord." Hare Krṣṇa Hare Krṣṇa, the same thing, repetition. "O Radharaṇi, O Krṣṇa." "O Radha-Krṣṇa." "Radhe-Krṣṇa" or "Hare Krṣṇa," the same thing. Hare Krṣṇa Hare Krṣṇa Krṣṇa Krṣṇa Hare Hare. Again addressing, "O Krṣṇa, O Krṣṇa, O Radharaṇi." Hare Rama. The same thing, again. Hare Rama. Rama is also Krṣṇa. Rama is Rama, Rama is Balarama. They are all Krṣṇa. Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. So this repetition of addressing Radha and Krṣṇa or Hare Krṣṇa is to pray, "My dear Lord, the, and the energy, the spiritual energy of the Lord, kindly engage me in Your service." That's all. "I am now embarrassed with this material service. Please engage me in Your service."

This is good sense. We are servants here. We are engaged in so many services. But it is not giving us comfort. Na trapa nopasanti. The service which we are rendering to others, they are not satisfied, I am not satisfied. This is material service. But if you give service to Krṣṇa... Svalpam apy asya dharmasya trayate mahato bhayat. A little service can save you from the greatest danger. This is the formula.

Just like Ajamila. Ajamila, in his boyhood, he was brahmaṇa. He was giving service to Viṣṇu. But in young age he became a victim of a prostitute, and he fell down. But at the end, ante narayaṇa-smrtiḥ; [SB 2.1.6], when Yamaduta was coming and were so fearful, he did not know whom to take shelter, but he was attached to his youngest son, whose name was Narayaṇa. So he thought, "This Narayaṇa would give me protection." So he asked him, "Narayaṇa!" But at the same time he remembered that "That Narayaṇa, oh, hm, I sometimes gave service." So immediately Narayaṇa saved him. Svalpam apy asya dharmasya trayate mahato bhayat.

So it is our duty therefore... That is the duty of human life, to become Krṣṇa conscious. And that is stated here. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodha man-maya mam upasritaḥ;, bahavaḥ; [Bg. 4.10]. It is not that one or two. Many. Jñana-tapasa. Jñana. That is required, knowledge and tapasya. That is human life. If, if we remain just like cats and dogs, eat, sleep and have sex life, beget children and die someday, this is cats' and dogs' life. This is not human life. Human life is different. Man-maya mam upasritaḥ;. Jñana-tapasa puta. To become purified by knowledge and tapasya. Tapo divyaṁ yena suddhyet sattvam [SB 5.5.1]. That is the statement of Ṛṣabhadeva. Everywhere. We have to purify our existence, and get out of this repetition of birth and death. That is success of life.

So we shall pray to Radharaṇi... What is Radharaṇi? Radharaṇi is the pleasure potency of Krṣṇa. Pleasure potency. Parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate [Cc. Madhya 13.65, purport]. The Supreme Lord has many potencies. Na tasya karyam karaṇaṁ ca vidyate. Therefore He has nothing to do. He has got so many potencies. Just like big man, a rich man. He's sitting. But his energies, his potencies, are working. Big, big factory. And he knows everything. Similarly, parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate. He has got many multi-potencies. One of them is this pleasure potency. Pleasure potency...

He also wants pleasure. So when Krṣṇa wants... Krṣṇa is Paraṁ Brahman. He cannot enjoy anything material. He has to create the source of enjoyment by His own spiritual potency. That is Radharaṇi. So Radharaṇi is described in the sastra: radha-krṣṇa-praṇaya-vikrtir hladini-saktir asmad [Cc. Adi 1.5]. That is Krṣṇa's hladini-sakti. She gives pleasure to Krṣṇa. So She is very kind. And today is Radhaṣṭami. If we pray to Srimati Radharaṇi... Therefore in Vrndavana you'll see. They are first of all glorifying, "Jaya Radhe!" Everywhere you'll hear. "Jaya Radhe."

Guest: Jaya Radhe.

Prabhupada: To glorify Srimati Radharaṇi. So if Radharaṇi's pleased, he'll be able to approach Krṣṇa very easily. And that is the goal of our life. That is the goal of life. Vita-raga-bhaya-krodha man-maya mam upasritaḥ; [Bg. 4.10]. Mam upasritaḥ; means you have to take... You cannot take shelter of Krṣṇa directly. You have to take shelter of His potency.

Krṣṇa is therefore trying to help us. Guru-krṣṇa-krpaya paya bhakti-lata-bija [Cc. Madhya 19.151]. He is within. He is called caitya-guru. If you are purified... Krṣṇa... Buddhi-yogaṁ dadami tam. He'll directly speak you. And so long you cannot, then He sends His representative, the spiritual master, the guru. You can ask through the spiritual master about Krṣṇa. Yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasadaḥ; **.

So in this way we have to be absorbed in the thought of Krṣṇa. We have to take shelter of Krṣṇa. Then... If you take shelter of Krṣṇa, this jñana...

vasudeve bhagavati
bhakti-yogaḥ; prayojitaḥ;
janayaty asu vairagyaṁ
jñanaṁ ca yad ahaitukam
[SB 1.2.7]

The same thing. Krṣṇa will speak. Krṣṇa is within you. Simply you have to take shelter of Krṣṇa, always thinking of Krṣṇa, chant Hare Krṣṇa Hare Krṣṇa Krṣṇa Krṣṇa Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama...

Guests: Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.

Prabhupada: Thank you very much. That's all. (end)

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