Prabhupada:

mayy asakta-manaḥ; partha
yogaṁ yuñjan mad-asrayaḥ;
asaṁsayaṁ samagraṁ maṁ
yatha jñasyasi tac chrṇu
[Bg. 7.1]

Mr. (indistinct) Swami, Ladies and Gentlemen, first of all, I thank you very much for kindly coming here and participating in this Krṣṇa consciousness movement. As I have already explained last night, that originally we are all Krṣṇa conscious. Just like each of, each of every one of us is conscious somehow or other. Everyone knows, "I am the son of such and such gentleman.'' Similarly, originally we were all Krṣṇa conscious, because Krṣṇa said that mamaivaṁso jiva bhuta: [Bg. 15.7] "All the living entities, they are My part and parcel.'' In another place Krṣṇa said, aham bija-pradaḥ; pita. Sarva-yoniṣu kaunteya [Bg. 14.4]. All the forms of living entity that are manifest, they are all sons of the supreme father, Krṣṇa. In other religion, just like Christian religion, they accept the supreme father: "O father, give us our daily bread,'' they pray in the church. But they do not know the name of the father. That is the difficulty. But one who is Krṣṇa conscious, he knows what is the name of his original father, what does He do, where He lives, what is His personal feature, what is His pastime—everything. Therefore Krṣṇa says here, asaṁsayaṁ samagraṁ mam yatha jñasyasi tac chrṇu [Bg. 7.1]. Everyone is anxious to know, at least (indistinct) men, what is God, what is our relationship with Him, how He looks, where He lives. These are naturally inquisitiveness of any sane man. So here in the Bhagavad-gita the Personality of Godhead Himself speaks about Himself. We have to simply accept it, that's all. You haven't got to make any research where is God, what is God, where does He live, what does He do. Here is everything.

So unfortunately, God is canvassing Himself personally, and still we are unaware of Him. Why? Because there is one verse which you will see in Caitanya-caritamrta. Caitanya-caritamrta... Here two honorable Justices are present, and I can recite that verse. It is in Bengali. It is said that caitanya-daya katha karaha vicara. The author is placing the quantity of mercy as given by Caitanya Mahaprabhu to the judgment of the public. Caitanya-daya katha karaha vicara. It is not something we have accepted blindly as faith. No. It is a fact. It is a science. It is an authority. Therefore we place before the Justices for judgment, caitanya-daya katha karaha vicara vicara karite citte pabe camatkara. If you wait for the judgment, then when you hear the judgment you will find, ah, a great ecstasy you will enjoy. This is Krṣṇa consciousness. If you kindly try to understand the Krṣṇa consciousness movement with cool head, I mean, I mean to say right judgment, you will find ecstasy. Otherwise Krṣṇa..., to understand Krṣṇa is very difficult. Krṣṇa says Himself,

manuṣyaṇaṁ sahasreṣu
kascid yatati siddhaye
yatatam api siddhanaṁ
kascin maṁ vetti tattvataḥ;
[Bg. 7.3]

To understand Krṣṇa is not very easy task. Krṣṇa says, manuṣyaṇaṁ sahasreṣu: "Out of millions and millions persons, kascid, someone may try to make his life successful, human life.'' kascid yatati siddhaye.

This human form of life is especially meant for God realization, not for any other business. But people do not try for it. In Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said, nayaṁ deho deha-bhajaṁ nr-loke kaṣṭan kaman arhate viḍ-bhujaṁ ye [SB 5.5.1], that we should not, especially this human form of body... There are 8,400,000 forms of body—cats, dogs, trees, plants, insects—so many. So this form of life, human form of life, it is worth that, nayaṁ dehaḥ;, nr-loke, which means you are born in the human society. Nayaṁ deho deha-bhajaṁ nr-loke kaṣṭan kaman arhate viḍ-bhujaṁ ye [SB 5.5.1]. Kaṣṭan means we have to satisfy the necessities of our body. That is a fact. Ahara-nidra-bhaya-maithunaṁ ca—these are the necessities of the body. So we have to satisfy them, that is a fact, but not with great difficulty, kaṣṭan kaman. Kaṣṭan kaman means... Kaman means the demands of the body. But we should not take up a civilization which teaches to fulfill the necessities of our life with great labor, kaṣṭan kaman, because that kind of civilization is existing amongst the hogs and dogs. They are working whole day and night. So perfection of human life is not (to) increase our industrial enterprise or economic development or so many things we are now planning. The perfection of human life is to understand Krṣṇa, to understand God. If you have got any objection to speak "Krṣṇa'' as the name of God—you may have—but actually, if there can be any name of God, that is "Krṣṇa.'' Krṣṇa means all-attractive. All-attractive. That is defined in the sastra. So Krṣṇa, when He was present as a historical person... Krṣṇa is also a historical person, because five thousand years ago He appeared on this planet and He took His birth in Mathura, and He was raised as a cowherd boy in Vrndavana, then He went to Dvaraka. In this way His life is explained in the Srimad-Bhagavatam. So Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead comes here, yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati [Bg. 4.7]. That is a fact. He comes in one day of Brahma after millions of years. These have been described in the sastra. But unfortunately, although Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead explains Himself, we unfortunate creature, we take Him as ordinary person. Avajananti maṁ muḍha manuṣiṁ tanum asritam [Bg. 9.11]. That we should know. That is taught by Krṣṇa Himself in the form of Lord Caitanya. He has given such a nice program that although it is very difficult to understand Krṣṇa, as Krṣṇa says Himself,

manuṣyaṇaṁ sahasreṣu
kascid yatati siddhaye
yatatam api siddhanaṁ
kascin maṁ vetti tattvataḥ;
[Bg. 7.3]

To understand Krṣṇa as a historical person, that He took His birth in the family of Yadu-vaṁsa, Yadu dynasty, and then He was carried to His foster father, Nanda Maharaja, and He was raised there—this is also one understanding. But the understanding of Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very difficult. It is very difficult.

So by the grace of Lord Caitanya, who is not different from Krṣṇa... So Rupa Gosvami detected this fact. When Rupa Goswami first met Lord Caitanya at Prayag, he offered his obeisances in this way:

namo maha-vadanyaya
krṣṇa-prema-pradaya te
krṣṇaya krṣṇa-caitanya-
namine gaura-tviṣe namaḥ;
[Cc. Madhya 19.53]

He detected, "My dear Lord, You are Krṣṇa Himself. Now You have taken the form in the disguise of Caitanya, Sri Krṣṇa Caitanya. You are chanting Hare Krṣṇa mantra. Your mission is to distribute Krṣṇa-prema, Krṣṇa-prema.'' Krṣṇa..., Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mission was to distribute Krṣṇa-prema. Prema pum-artho mahan. He distributed love of God, how to love God. That is the highest perfection. What is said here in the Bhagavad-gita, manuṣyaṇaṁ sahareṣu kascit yatati siddhaye... Siddhaye. Siddhaye means how to obtain the perfection of life. The perfection of life is not dharma artha kama mokṣa [SB 4.8.41, Cc. Adi 1.90]. That is described in the beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam, dharmaḥ; projjhita-atra kaitavaḥ;. Dharmaḥ; projjhita-kaitavaḥ; atra paramaḥ; nirmatsaraṇaṁ. In the beginning, introduction of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the author, Vyasadeva, says that all kinds of kaitavaḥ;-kaitavaḥ;... Sridhara Swami has commented upon it, kalaḥ; niṣandi rupa. Any religion which is seeking after some result of action.... Generally we perform religion, dharma-artha. We perform religion for getting some economic benefit, artha. And why artha is required? For kama, dharma artha kama. For, for satisfying our sense gratification we require money, and generally we perform religious rites, ritualistic ceremonies, yajña, dharma for getting some economic development. Dharma artha kama. Artha is required, money is required for fulfilling our sense gratification, and when we are baffled in gratifying our senses... Because here the whole struggle is going on. Everyone is trying to be the "Lord of all I survey". So there is baffle, there is confusion sometimes, and at that time they want mokṣa, relief for all these struggle for existence. But Srimad-Bhagavatam says that in the Srimad-Bhagavatam these four things are rejected: dharmaḥ; projjhita-kaitavo 'tra [SB 1.1.2]. Sridhara Swami has commented that mokṣa-vañcapa yajñaṁ nirastam. Then what it is for? It is for simply developing your lost consciousness, Krṣṇa consciousness. That is Srimad-Bhagavatam. Because originally we are Krṣṇa conscious. Because we are all sons of Krṣṇa or part and parcel of Krṣṇa; therefore Krṣṇa and our relationship cannot be, I mean, eliminated. It is eternal. But that, at the present moment, we have forgot. That is our present position, maya. By the pressure of maya we have forgotten our relationship.

That is also explained in Caitanya-caritamrta:

krṣṇa bhuliya jiva bhoga vañcha kare
pasate maya tare japaṭiya dhare

When we forget, when you become other than Krṣṇa conscious, at that time maya captures. That is maya. When they put off Krṣṇa means maya—forgetting Krṣṇa and trying to become here a big businessman or big minister, big this, that, or so many things. Ultimately I am trying to become God. When I fail with all these things, then I try to become God. So all these things are maya.

krṣṇa bhuliya jiva bhoga vañcha kare
pasate maya tare japaṭiya (dhare)

And Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that actual constitutional position of living entity is jivera svarupa haya nitya krṣṇa dasa [Cc. Madhya 20.108-109], that living entity is eternally servant of Krṣṇa, part and parcel. Just like this finger is the part and parcel of your body. What is the business of this finger? It is to serve this, serve this body always. I want, "Mr. Finger, please come here.'' "Oh, yes.'' He will do(?). And everything, part and parcel means to serve the whole. That is also explained in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, that the brahmaṇa is the facial part of the universal form of the Lord, the kṣatriya is the arms of the universal form, the vaisyas are the belly of the universal form of the Lord, and the sudras, they are the legs of the universal form of the Lord. So the leg..., the head may be very important part of the body, but you cannot neglect the legs. If you want to keep the body in fitness, then the brain must work nicely, the hand must work nicely, the belly must work nicely, and the legs also must. Catur varṇyaṁ maya srṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhagasaḥ; [Bg. 4.13]. So actually classless society means when these brahmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaisya, sudra, they work for Krṣṇa. That is classless. That is Krṣṇa consciousness. The idea of classless society can be achieved when people become Krṣṇa conscious. It is so important movement. Therefore I am speaking that the matter is placed before these Justices. Just try to understand. And for the benefits of the society, for the human society, for the human being, this Krṣṇa consciousness movement must be very seriously taken up by you. That is my point. Krṣṇa bhuliya jiva bhoga. Here, either you become this party or that party, the real purpose of forming party is to enjoy, and they bluff the people that "I shall give you this thing, that thing.'' But actually I want somehow or other the post and I, bhoga vañcha... Either you become communist, socialist or capitalist or this "ist'' or that "ist,'' the real disease is bhoga-vañcha, "How I shall enjoy this world.'' That is the real disease.

So you can change from one party to another, but the real disease is there. The real disease can be cured here by Krṣṇa consciousness movement. I am eternal servant of Krṣṇa. Everything belongs to Krṣṇa. Krṣṇa says,

bhoktaraṁ yajña-tapasaṁ
sarva-loka-mahesvaram
suhrdaṁ sarva-bhutanaṁ
jñatva maṁ santim rcchati
[Bg. 5.29]

Actually if the world want peace and prosperity, tranquillity, you must have to take this Krṣṇa consciousness; otherwise there is no possibility. Krṣṇa, the Supreme Lord, He is actually the proprietor. No land belongs to me or you. It is artificially. Just like I say to my American student, two hundred years ago the American land was there. Somebody was claiming, "America is ours.'' Now immigration from Europe, now they have their turn. They are thinking, "It is our country.'' But actually no land belongs to me or you. Everything belongs to Krṣṇa, or God. Isavasyam idaṁ sarvaṁ yat kiñcid [Iso mantra 1]. Everything is God's property. We have got right to use the God's property because we are sons, but tena tyaktena bhuñjitha: whatever He allows you, you can take that. Ma grdhaḥ; kasya svid dhanam. Don't think encroach on another's property. This is Krṣṇa consciousness philosophy, that you should always understand that Krṣṇa is the real bhokta, or enjoyer. Krṣṇa is the proprietor of all the lokas. Krṣṇa is the real friend of everyone. We are seeking friendship from so many persons to improve our material condition, but you do not know the real friend is within you, everyone. Isvaraḥ; sarva-bhutanaṁ hrd-dese 'rjuna tiṣṭhati [Bg. 18.61]. The real friend is within everyone's heart—Krṣṇa—and if you take shelter of Him... "Shelter of Him'' means simply hear about Him.

srṇvataṁ sva-kathaḥ; krṣṇaḥ;
puṇya-sravaṇa-kirtanaḥ;
hrdy antaḥ;-stho hy abhadraṇi
vidhunoti suhrt satam
[SB 1.2.17]

If you simply hear about Krṣṇa, just like you are kindly hearing now, then gradually the dirty things within your heart will be cleansed.

That..., this thing has been offered by Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Caitanya Mahaprabhu has introduced this chanting of Hare Krṣṇa mantra. That is not whimsically; that is according to sastra. In the Brhan-naradiya Puraṇa it is said,

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

If anyone wants God realization, then they..., he must take to this process of chanting, kirtaniyaḥ; sada. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam also, it is said by Sukadeva Goswami when he was teaching it, Maharaja Parikṣit, about the symptoms of this kali-yuga. There are many symptom, just like you know how in the Twelfth Canto, Second, Third Chapter, the different types of faulty conditions of this yuga are mentioned there. For example, there is statement, svikara eva ca udvahe: "In this Kali-yuga, simply by agreement the marriage ceremony will be performed.'' That is actually happening, especially in European country. Then, lavaṇyaṁ kesa-dharaṇam. In the Kali-yuga... Just see how five thousand years they predicted that are happening now. Lavaṇyaṁ kesa-dharaṇam: "If one keeps long hair, then he thinks that 'I have become very beautiful.' '' So these things have been ensured, as practically these are being, European and American countries, the boys are keeping long hair. They have (indistinct) hair. Lavaṇyaṁ kesa-dharaṇam. So there are so many symptoms, everything. Now we have to wait for the last symptom, when there will be no milk, no sugar and no grains. That day, we shall have it. The Kali-yuga is so serious. But Sri Sukadeva Goswami said to Parikṣit Maharaja, kaler doṣa-nidhe rajann asti hy eko mahan guṇaḥ;: "My dear King, although I have described so many faulty things in this age, there is one great benefit.'' Kaler doṣa-nidhe rajann asti hy eko mahan guṇaḥ;. What is that? Kirtanad eva krṣṇasya mukta-saṅgaḥ; paraṁ vrajet [SB 12.3.51]. Simply by chanting "Krṣṇa,'' kirtanad eva krṣṇasya. Especially it is mentioned, kirtanad eva krṣṇasya nama. Not that, as you say something, any nama you can do. No. Krṣṇasya. In another place also it is stated, sravaṇaṁ kirtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ;.

sravaṇaṁ kirtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ;
smaraṇaṁ pada-sevanam
arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dasyam
sakhyam atma-nivedanam
[SB 7.5.23]

These are the nine different kinds of executing devotional service. So krṣṇasya, viṣṇoḥ;. The Ṛg Veda also says, oṁ tad viṣṇoḥ; paramaṁ padaṁ sada pasyanti surayaḥ;. So the chanting means not that any name I select, I can chant. No. Chanting means kirtanad eva krṣṇasya. Sravaṇaṁ kirtanam viṣṇoḥ;. Hare Krṣṇa, Hare Krṣṇa, Krṣṇa Krṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

So this prescription has been given by Lord Caitanya. He has described, paraṁ vijayate sri-krṣṇa-saṅkirtanam

ceto-darpaṇa-marjanaṁ bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapaṇaṁ
sreyaḥ;-kairava-candrika-vitaraṇaṁ vidya-vadhu-jivanam
anandambudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ purṇamrtasvadanaṁ
(sarvatma-snapanaṁ) paraṁ vijayate sri-krṣṇa-saṅkirtanam
[Cc. Antya 20.12]

So my appeal is to you, and especially the two Justices, please try to understand, serious vicara, not that whimsically to accept by sentiment. No. Vicara. Vicara means sastra-vicara. We have to accept the Vedic authorities, what the Vedic injunction is there. The Vedic injunction is,

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

So that is Vedic injunction. Just like from lawbook when you give evidence before the Justice, it is accepted law. That is in the law. Similarly, whenever there is reference in the Vedic literature, we have to accept. And practically we have seen people did not know the name of Krṣṇa three, four years ago, they are mad after Krṣṇa, the European, American. This is the practical fact. Therefore through the grace of Lord Caitanya, through the method given by Lord Caitanya, if we approach Krṣṇa it becomes very easy. That was the..., detected by Rupa Goswami. Namo maha-vadanyaya krṣṇa-prema-pradaya te [Cc. Madhya 19.53]. Krṣṇa-prema. To attain Krṣṇa, to understand Krṣṇa is very difficult. Krṣṇa Himself says so.

manuṣyaṇaṁ sahasreṣu
kascid yatati siddhaye
yatatam api siddhanaṁ
kascin vetti maṁ tattvataḥ;
[Bg. 7.3]

So one does not understand what is Krṣṇa, then what to speak of loving Krṣṇa? If you don't understand somebody, how you will love him? But through the method given by Lord Caitanya, if we accept, it becomes so easy that even mlecchas and yavanas, who never heard of Krṣṇa, they are dancing in ecstasy for krṣṇa-prema. So if we actually want that siddhi, manuṣyaṇaṁ sahasreṣu kascid yatati siddhaye [Bg. 7.3], that perfection of life, we must take to this Krṣṇa consciousness movement. It teaches how to surrender unto Krṣṇa. If we surrender to dog, forgetting Krṣṇa, we are under the clutches of maya.

Now if we surrender, Krṣṇa says,

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

man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji maṁ namaskuru [Bg. 18.65]. These are the statement. Mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etaṁ taranti te [Bg. 7.14]. You have been captured by maya. You have forgotten Krṣṇa. Just try to surrender unto Him. This is the teachings of Lord Caitanya. And they are accepting, these Western outsiders, because they have no hodgepodge in their mind, you see. They have cleansed. So I have said that krṣṇas tu bhagavan svayam [SB 1.3.28], that, and they are getting the result. And chant Krṣṇa's name. Krṣṇa and Krṣṇa's name, nondifferent. (Sanskrit—indistinct) There is no difference. Krṣṇa is the Absolute. Krṣṇa, Krṣṇa's name, Krṣṇa's quality, Krṣṇa's form, Krṣṇa's entourage, they are all the same. Anything in relationship with Krṣṇa is Krṣṇa. That is absolute knowledge. So it has become easier for them because they are accepting as they are stated in the sastra. If we neglect the sastra-vidhi, yaḥ; sastra-vidhim utsrjya vartate kama-karataḥ;, na siddhim sa va [Bg. 16.23]. So the defect at the present moment: that we are manufacturing our own concoctions. This should be stopped. You take as it is stated in the sastra. Krṣṇa says that "I am the Supreme,'' mattaḥ; parataraṁ nanyat kiñcid asti dhanañjaya [Bg. 7.7]. We accept Krṣṇa as the Supreme. Ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ;: [Bg. 10.8] "I am the origin of everything.'' The Vedanta-sutra says, janmady asya yataḥ; [SB 1.1.1]. So why don't you accept? Why you comment in a different way? No. Why you comment like this? When Krṣṇa says, man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji [Bg. 18.65], "Oh, it is not to Krṣṇa, it is something within Krṣṇa.'' Krṣṇa is not divided in that way—"something within and something without.'' He is absolute. We are divided within our soul, outside of this material body, but not Krṣṇa. Therefore Krṣṇa says one who thinks Him as ordinary human being, he is a muḍhaḥ;. Avajananti maṁ muḍha manuṣiṁ tanum... [Bg. 9.11]. "Because I appeared as a human being, muḍhas, those who are rascals, they think Me as ordinary human being.'' No. Paraṁ bhavam ajananto. He does not know what is immense power behind. That Krṣṇa showed. Krṣṇa, when He was present, when He was seven years old, He lifted the Govardhana Hill. We have to accept that, not that we make some comment upon it, because we think Krṣṇa is ordinary boy, "How seven-years-old boy can lift?'' But we forget that He is Krṣṇa. If Krṣṇa can throw so many innumerable planets in the sky, floating just like cotton swab, is it very difficult for Krṣṇa to lift a mountain?

But they do not accept Krṣṇa as God. That is the difficulty. You do not accept Krṣṇa as God, but you accept Krṣṇa as ordinary human being; therefore you are muḍhaḥ;. Avajananti maṁ muḍha manuṣiṁ tanum asritam [Bg. 9.11]. Na maṁ duṣkrtino muḍhah. Again the same thing, muḍhaḥ;. Na maṁ duṣkrtino muḍhaḥ; prapadyante naradhamaḥ;. He has used very strong word to tell you, because He is the father, and the father can chastise the son using very strong. Similarly, He is the original father; therefore He is trying to chastise,

na mam duṣkrtino muḍhaḥ;
prapadyante naradhamaḥ;
mayayapahrta-jñana
asuraṁ bhavam asritaḥ;
[Bg. 7.15]

Because they have taken to the asuraṁ bhavam... Asuraṁ bhavam means, Sripada Ramanujacarya has explained that asuraṁ bhavam means disobedience to the order of God. That is asurim. And devanam means obedience to the order of God. There are two kinds of men: daiva asura eva. Viṣṇu-bhaktaḥ; smrto daiva asuras tad-viparyayaḥ;. Simply one who carries out the order of Krṣṇa, he is devataḥ;, and who does not carry out the orders of Krṣṇa, he is asura. These things are explained in the Bhagavad-gita very nicely. So I am only requesting that Krṣṇa consciousness movement, that originally we are all Krṣṇa conscious, just like the water when it falls down on the ground it is distilled, clear water, but as soon as it touches the earth it becomes muddy. Similarly, because we are part and parcel of Krṣṇa, we are all as pure as Krṣṇa. Krṣṇa is accepted in the Bhagavad-gita by the statement of Arjuna: paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhama pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavan [Bg. 10.12]. Krṣṇa is paraṁ pavitra, pure, the purest, apapa-viddha. So we, being part and parcel of Krṣṇa, we are also paraṁ pavitra, but due to the material contact of these three modes of nature we have become polluted. The exact, in the same way, as we are part. So how we have fallen down, why you have come to this material world, how we can revive our again Krṣṇa consciousness, these are the subject matter of this Krṣṇa consciousness movement. We appeal to you: try to understand this movement. Enjoy with full heart, and do some welfare activity to the human society.

Thank you very much. Hare Krṣṇa. (applause) (end)

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