Nitai: Sixth Canto, First Chapter, verse number eight. Tasmat...

Prabhupada: We were reading yesterday this fifteenth verse.

Harikesa: I asked you if you wanted to go back to eight, and you said yes.

Prabhupada: Who said?

Harikesa: I thought you did.

Prabhupada: You thought. I didn't say.

Nitai: He told me that...

Harikesa: That's what I thought.

Prabhupada: You told him, but I didn't say.

Nitai: (mumbling)

Prabhupada: Yes.

Nitai: Tasmat purai...

Prabhupada: Hmm? Fifteen. [break]

kecit kevalaya bhaktya
vasudeva-parayaṇaḥ;
aghaṁ dhunvanti kartsnyena
niharam iva bhaskaraḥ;
[SB 6.1.15]

Kecit means "somebody, "very rarely." "Somebody" means "very rarely." It is not so easy thing to become vasudeva-parayaṇaḥ;. Yesterday I explained that Bhagavan, Krṣṇa, says that yatatam api siddhanaṁ kascid vetti maṁ tattvataḥ;, manuṣyaṇaṁ sahasreṣu kascid yatati siddhaye [Bg. 7.3]. Siddhi means perfection of life. Generally they take it aṣṭa-siddhi of yoga practice—aṇima, laghima, mahima, prapti, siddhi, isitva, vasitva, prakamya. So these are called siddhis, yoga-siddi. Yoga-siddhi means you can become smaller than the smallest. Our actually magnitude is very, very small. So by yoga-siddi, in spite of having this material body, one yogi can come to the smallest size, and anywhere you keep him packed, he will come out. That is called aṇima-siddhi. Similarly, there is mahima-siddhi, laghima-siddhi. He can become lighter than the swab of cotton. The yogis, they become so light. Still there are yogis in India. Of course, in our childhood we saw some yogi, he used to come to my father. So he said that he could go anywhere within very few seconds. And sometimes they go early in the morning to Jagannatha Puri, to Ramesvaram, to Haridwar, and take their bathing in different Ganges water and others. That is called laghima-siddhi. He became very light. He used to say that "We are sitting with our guru and just touching. We are sitting here, and after few seconds we see in a different place." This is called laghima-siddhi.

So there are many yoga-siddhis. People become very much puzzled by seeing these yoga-siddhi. But Krṣṇa says, yatatam api siddhanam: [Bg. 7.3] "Amongst many such siddhas, who have got yoga-siddhi," yatatam api siddhanam kascid vetti maṁ tattvataḥ; [Bg. 7.3], "somebody may understand Me." So one may achieve some yoga-siddhis; still it is not possible to understand Krṣṇa. That is not possible. Krṣṇa can be understood only such persons who has dedicated everything to Krṣṇa. Therefore Krṣṇa wants that, demands, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saraṇaṁ [Bg. 18.66]. Krṣṇa is only understandable by His pure devotee, not anyone else. Athapi te deva padambuja-dvayaṁ prasada-lesanugrhita eva hi, janati tattvaṁ na canya eko 'pi ciram vicinvan [SB 10.14.29]. Those who are favored by the causeless mercy of Krṣṇa, they can understand Krṣṇa. Others, na canya eko 'pi ciram vicinvan. Ciram means for long time, for many years, if they speculate only what is God or what is Krṣṇa That process will not help us. There are many Vedic version like that:

ataḥ; sri-krṣṇa-namadi
na bhaved grahyam indriyaiḥ;
sevonmukhe hi jihvadau
svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ;
[Cc. Madhya 17.136]

Krṣṇa, His name, His fame, His attributes, His activities... Sri-krṣṇa-namadi na bhaved... Namadi means "beginning from the holy name." So not possible... So if we keep ourself on the material platform, then for thousand years we may chant, it will be difficult. That is called namaparadha. Of course, holy name is so powerful that even by chanting with offense, gradually he becomes pure. Therefore we should not give up chanting. Any circumstances, we should go on chanting Hare Krṣṇa. But the warning is that if we keep us on the material platform, then it will be not possible to understand Krṣṇa, His holy name, His attribute, His form, His activities. It will not be possible.

So the process is bhakti. And when you come to the platform of understanding Krṣṇa, then immediately you become fit for being transferred to the spiritual world. That is... Krṣṇa said also in the Bhagavad-gita, tyaktva dehaṁ punar janma naiti mam eti [Bg. 4.9]. So then first of all people do not understand what is the aim of life. They do not care at the present moment. They have no distinction what is sinful life or what is pious life. But we may not believe in these things, but things are there like that. Just like if you infect some disease, it will come out. You believe or not believe, it doesn't matter. Here is our doctor saheb. He knows that if you have infected some disease, it will come out. So we are infecting so many infectious qualities. There are three qualities—sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa, tamo-guṇa—and according to our infection, we have to accept a different type of body. Karmaṇa daiva-netreṇa [SB 3.31.1]. Every one of us, we are working under the modes of material nature, and according to our association we will have to accept a certain type of body, tatha dehantara-praptiḥ; [Bg. 2.13]. Unfortunately, there is no science, there is no college, there is no university to learn this science of nature, how things are going on. Prakrteḥ; kriyamaṇani guṇaiḥ; karmaṇi sarvasaḥ; [Bg. 3.27]. Prakrti is being there.

So we are in this material world on account of this infectious condition. This is our problem. And we have to die. That's a fact. If you say that "I don't believe in death," that is not excuse. Death must be there. You must die. So in this way our life is going on. So in the human form of life we can rectify this. This is the process of Krṣṇa consciousness, that if we rectify our constant association with different material modes of nature... And as the result of this association, we are accepting one body and again dying, and again accepting another body, again dying. This business will be stopped. Yad gatva na nivartante tad dhama paramaṁ mama [Bg. 15.6]. Somehow or other, if you become fit to go back to home, back to Godhead, yad gatva, then you haven't got to come back again. But they do not understand that this material conditional life is always miserable. They have accepted, "It is very nice." Animals. Animals Just like in the slaughterhouse, livestock godown, there are so many animals, and they are going to be slaughtered. Everyone knows. They also know, the animals. But on account of their animal quality, they cannot do anything. Similarly, we are also put into the slaughterhouse of this material world. It is called mrtyu-loka. Everyone knows that he will be slaughtered. Today or tomorrow or fifty years after or a hundred years after, everyone knows that he will be slaughtered. He will die. Death means slaughter. Nobody wants to die. The animal also do not like to die. But they are forcibly killed. This is called slaughter. Similarly, who wants to die? Nobody wants to die. But by nature's law he has to be killed. That is slaughterhouse. The whole material world is slaughterhouse. We have to realize that. And it is called mrtyu-loka. This is the problem. But they do not take it very seriously, like animal. The animal, he does not take very seriously. And even if he knows he will die, he cannot take any step.

So our mrtyu-saṁsara-sagarat, position is like that. Teṣam ahaṁ anukampartham aham ajñana-jaṁ tamaḥ;. Teṣam ahaṁ samuddharta mrtyu-saṁsara-sagarat [Bg. 12.7]. So we should understand our position. Nobody wants to die, but he is slaughtered. Again he is given another chance, another body. Again he is slaughtered. This is the laws of nature, going on. Daivi hy eṣa guṇamayi mama maya duratyaya [Bg. 7.14]. We should seriously understand this, that how to stop this slaughtering process of material nature. That is intelligence. Otherwise, to become happy like cats and dogs, "Oh, I am very nicely eating and jumping. I don't care for being slaughtered," that is not very good intelligence. Intelligence is how to stop this slaughtering process of nature. That is intelligence. That is being discussed.

So anyone can get out of the slaughtering process by devotional service. That is stated here, kecit kevalaya bhaktya [SB 6.1.15]. Kecit. That is not very common. Very rarely one comes to Krṣṇa consciousness. Kecit kevalaya bhaktya. Simply by devotional service, one can get out of this dangerous condition of being slaughtered. Kecit kevalaya bhaktya [SB 6.1.15]. And who are they? Vasudeva-parayaṇaḥ;, devotees of Krṣṇa. Krṣṇa's name is Vasudeva. He is the son of Vasudeva; therefore His name is Vasudeva. So vasudeva-parayaṇaḥ;. Parayaṇaḥ; means "Our ultimate goal is Vasudeva, nothing more." They are called vasudeva-parayaṇaḥ;. Vasudeva-parayaṇaḥ;, aghaṁ dhunvanti. Agham means the material contamination. We are always associating with material contamination. So if we become vasudeva-parayaṇaḥ;... Vasudevaḥ; sarvam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhaḥ; [Bg. 7.19], the same thing. Here it says kecit—means very rarely. And Krṣṇa also says in the Bhagavad-gita, vasudevaḥ; sarvam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhaḥ; [Bg. 7.19]. Sudurlabhaḥ;, very rare.

So this Krṣṇa consciousness movement, although it is very rare, we are trying to deliver Krṣṇa and love of Krṣṇa. So this is the topmost welfare activities to the human society. Because it is very difficult to understand Krṣṇa, and we, under certain process, we are delivering Krṣṇa, and it is being effective. The process is so nice. Even the Europeans and Americans, they did not know what is Krṣṇa five, six years ago. But they are now very serious. Even one priest in Boston, he was astonished that "These boys, Christian boys or the Jewish boys, they are our men. And they did not care to know what is God, what is... Now they are after God. They are mad. How it is?" There are many practical proof. Just like in our many temples. The Los Angeles temple, it was sold by the church because nobody was coming. Nobody was coming. We have many churches purchased in that way. Now you will see in Los Angeles it is always packed up. So we did not bring all these men from India. The men are the local men, and the church is the same church. Why they are coming? Why they are taking interest? So this is the effect of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy. He is personally being merciful. He is distributing, Krṣṇa Himself. Therefore so quickly. So if we keep ourself in the right way of executing Krṣṇa consciousness, then it will be possible—even in this very life we shall be perfect. Perfection means tyaktva dehaṁ punar janma naiti mam eti [Bg. 4.9]. This body, this material body, we have to give up. Everyone knows. But those who are not becoming perfect, they will have to come back again to accept another body. But those who are developed in Krṣṇa consciousness, this is the final giving up material body, go back to home, back to Godhead. This is Krṣṇa consciousness movement. And try to execute it very carefully, lovingly. Then your life is successful. Tyaktva dehaṁ punar janma naiti mam eti [Bg. 4.9].

So one who becomes fit for going to the spiritual world, Krṣṇaloka, Vaikuṇṭhaloka, where is the question of his sinful reaction? Aghaṁ dhunvanti. No sinful man can go back to home, back to Godhead. So if one is actually, somehow or other, becomes fit for going back to home, back..., that means automatically his sinful reaction of life... One may question how it is. If a man is sinful for many, many lives, how simply by becoming Krṣṇa conscious he becomes free from the reaction? Yes. Krṣṇa says. You haven't got to take proof from anyone else. Krṣṇa says,

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

Krṣṇa says, "I shall give you release from all sinful reaction which you have committed for many, many births." Krṣṇa says. Ahaṁ tvaṁ sarva-papebhyo mokṣayiṣyami ma sucaḥ;. There is no question of worrying about it, that "Oh, I have committed." But the thing is that after surrendering to Krṣṇa, don't commit any more sinful life. Then you are perfect. Whatever you have done is done. It doesn't matter. But after surrendering, if you think, "It is a good business. I have surrendered," no, that is not surrender. Surrender is that sarva-dharman parityajya [Bg. 18.66]. He has no other business. That is surrender. You cannot become a devotee of Krṣṇa and engage in sinful activities. Then it is not surrender. You want to do your business on the strength of Krṣṇa's blessing—no. That is not allowed. Therefore Krṣṇa says, sarva-dharman parityajya [Bg. 18.66]. All kinds of activities, occupational duty, you should give up. Simply be engaged in Krṣṇa's service.

Krṣṇa's service... Just like Arjuna. Arjuna, in the beginning he was hesitating to be engaged in Krṣṇa's service. Krṣṇa wanted him to fight, to take part in the fight. But he was hesitating. But when he was instructed Bhagavad-gita, he understood, he decided, "Yes," kariṣye vacanaṁ tava [Bg. 18.73], "I shall fight." This is Krṣṇa consciousness. We have got many programs according to our mental concoction. That will not help us. If we simply act as Krṣṇa desires, then our life is perfect. Anukulyena krṣṇanu-silanaṁ bhaktir uttama [Cc. Madhya 19.167]. This is bhakti. Bhakti means anukulyena krṣṇanu-silanam. You have to cultivate Krṣṇa consciousness as it pleases Krṣṇa, not whimsically. Anukulyena. Just like Arjuna got ordered directly from Krṣṇa. One may argue that "Where is Krṣṇa?" No, you have got Krṣṇa's representative, guru. Yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado **. The representative is there. If you act according to his instruction, if you want to please him, then Krṣṇa is pleased. Just like in office the managing director or the proprietor is not in contact. Of course, Krṣṇa is in contact with everyone: isvaraḥ; sarva-bhutanaṁ hrd-dese [Bg. 18.61]. But even taking this crude example, still, the office superintendent, if he recommends somebody, some clerk, that "This man is working very nice," that is accepted by the managing director. There is no difficulty. Therefore yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado: ** if you want to please Krṣṇa, you please Krṣṇa's representative... Sri-guru-caraṇe rati, sei se uttama-gati. We are singing daily. So Krṣṇa is not absent. Krṣṇa is already within you, but He manifests Himself as guru, prakasa. This is stated in the Caitanya-caritamrta.

So things are very easily performed if we follow the system of the Krṣṇa consciousness movement. And we should; we must. It if not that optional. If you make it optional, you will suffer. That is the Vedic injunction. Krṣṇa also says, mam eva ya prapadyante mayam etaṁ taranti. You have to surrender to Krṣṇa or become... Otherwise you will suffer by this material energy. That you cannot avoid. So every one of us, at least those who have taken Krṣṇa consciousness as their life and soul, they should execute devotional service very sincerely. Then their success is assured.

Thank you very much. Hare Krṣṇa. (end)

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