Prabhupada:

yena yavan yathadharmo
dharmo veha samihitaḥ;
sa eva tat-phalaṁ bhuṅkte
tatha tavad amutra vai
[SB 6.1.45]

So, one has to suffer or enjoy. There are two things. So that is according to our activities. That we can practically experience. If one is educated, naturally, he gets a good position, and if one is criminal, he gets another position. There is no difficulty to understand. So there are two things, dharma and adharma. Religiosity and irreligiosity. Religiosity means to abide by the orders of God and irreligiosity means to disobey the orders of God. That's all. Simple thing. But in this connection we must know what is the order of God, what is God, how He orders, how to execute, how we become fit for executing orders. These things—these questions are there, but God is speaking personally, "This is My order," in the Bhagavad-gita. You'll find, very simple thing.

What Krṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gita? First of all, He establishes Himself that "I am the Supreme Lord." Mattaḥ; parataraṁ nanyat kiñcid asti dhanañjaya [Bg. 7.7]. So, the Mayavadis, they also think that "I am also Krṣṇa. I can also speak." No, that you cannot do. Just like we are singing this song daily, gopi-jana-vallabha giri-vara-dhari. It is... Krṣṇa is playing with the gopis. The sahajiyas, they take it very easily. But giri-vara-dhari, oh, that is very difficult thing. He raised the whole Govardhana Hill in His finger; that nobody is imitating. But gopi-jana-vallabha, very easy. "You are gopi, I am Krṣṇa. Let us enjoy." This is sahajiya. This is sahajiya. That is going on. Parakiya-rasa. All rascaldom is going on. But one should understand that here is Krṣṇa. He can dance with the gopis and He can lift the Govardhana Hill also, simultaneously. That is also for pleasing the gopis. When there was incessant rainfall, all the inhabitants of Vrndavana became so disturbed, and they had no other friend than Krṣṇa. So they appealed, "Krṣṇa, do something!" "Yes!" Immediately, He raised the whole hill as umbrella. "Come on under this." So that is Krṣṇa. So don't imitate Krṣṇa, but hear Krṣṇa, what says, then our life is successful. We cannot imitate God. We have to simply follow His order. That is dharma. And if you imitate Krṣṇa, that is adharma. Don't try to imitate. There are two words in Sanskrit, anukaraṇa, anusaraṇa. Anukaraṇa means imitation, and anusaraṇa means follow. We have to execute anusaraṇa, follow. Tejiyasaṁ na doṣaya. Tejiyasaṁ na doṣaya [SB 10.33.29].

The Parikṣit Maharaja inquired that "Sukadeva Gosvami, Krṣṇa, He came to establish dharma, but it appears that He danced with other's wife or other's daughter." According to Vedic civilization you cannot mix with any other woman except your wife. That is not allowed. So, according to the Vedic conception of life, it was not right thing that Krṣṇa danced with other's wife or other's daughter. This question was put. Parikṣit Maharaja said that Krṣṇa, because He is God, He cannot do anything wrong. Just like in England, the constitution says, "The king can do no wrong." King cannot be subject to any law. Similarly, when Krṣṇa danced with the gopis, it has got a deep meaning. Because they are all devotees, they did not know except Krṣṇa, and they prayed to the Katyayani, although they are married, they prayed to Katyayani before they were married, that "Let Krṣṇa become our husband." Krṣṇa is so beautiful. Naturally there is attraction. Krṣṇa means all-attractive. So... And they were not ordinary women. They are eternal consorts or associates of Krṣṇa. Ananda-cin-maya-rasa-pratibhavitabhiḥ;. They are expansion of Krṣṇa; they are not ordinary women. Expansion of Krṣṇa. Radha-krṣṇa-praṇaya-vikrtiḥ; hladini-saktiḥ; asmad. The gopis, Radharaṇi, they are expansion of the spiritual energy of Krṣṇa. Don't think they are ordinary women. They are Krṣṇa. Saktiḥ; saktimator abhedaḥ;. They are not different from Krṣṇa. But to give Krṣṇa pleasure, Krṣṇa expands Himself by His spiritual energy, ananda hladini, spiritual energy, sandini hladini. That is the expansion of His pleasure potency. It is not that to imitate gopis. That is sahajiya. That is sahajiya. They are ananda-cin-maya-rasa-pratibhavitabhis tabhir ya eva nija-rupataya kalabhiḥ; goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhuto [Bs. 5.37]. When Krṣṇa wants pleasure, He is full spiritual, His pleasure is full spiritual. There is no question of material.

It has been very broadly described by Sri Jiva Gosvami. Read all this. Don't try to imitate. That is sahajiya. We should know the position of Krṣṇa. His expansion of pleasure potency. Therefore Krṣṇa's lila is put into the middle of the Tenth Canto. First of all, try to understand Krṣṇa from the very beginning. Janmady asya yataḥ; [SB 1.1.1]. What is Krṣṇa? Vasudeve, oṁ namo bhagavate vasudevaya. So what is Vasudeva? Janmady asya yato. Here is the original source of everything. Ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ; mattaḥ; sarvaṁ pravartate [Bg. 10.8]. First of all, try to understand Krṣṇa. So therefore Vyasadeva has dedicated full nine cantos for understanding Krṣṇa. Bahunaṁ janmanam ante jñanavan maṁ prapadyate [Bg. 7.19]. Manuṣyaṇaṁ sahasreṣu kascid yatati siddhaye [Bg. 7.3]. [break]...siddhis, they think of gopis. That is recommended in Caitanya-caritamrta, siddha-deha. Where is siddha? And siddha-deha means there is no more any material lusty desires. That is siddha-deha. Yad-avadhi mama cetaḥ; krṣṇa-padaravinde nava-nava-rasa-dhamany udyataṁ rantum asit tad-avadhi bata nari-saṅgame smaryamane. So long we shall think of nari-saṅga, association, unity with woman, we must consider this is material body. Not siddha body. Siddha body means anyabhilaṣita-sunyam [Brs. 1.1.11]. All material desires, zero. That is siddha body. So therefore it is very confidential. But to clear it, that "How Krṣṇa accepted to dance with so many gopis," this was for clearance.

In that question, you'll find, Sukadeva Gosvami has answered that unless one is liberated, he should not think of it even. Should not think of it. And he has given the example that, you have read, that Lord Siva, when there was churning, the poison came out, he took it and kept it. But if we imitate Lord Siva, that "He kept, he also drunk, so let me drink also, let me smoke gañja," no. You cannot do. Tejiyasaṁ na doṣaya [SB 10.33.29]. The example is given: those who are very, very powerful, they are not contaminated. Just like the sun. Sun is so powerful that it can soak water from the urine, or from the stool, but it still is sun. But if you imitate sun and you... Nowadays, it is going on. The urine is turned into water and they drink. And from stool they are getting fat. So these things are going on. But we should not try to imitate. The sum and substance is Krṣṇa cannot be contaminated. Apapa-viddham. In the Isopaniṣad, you'll find. Tejiyasam. Just like sun is never contaminated. From the whole universe, the sun is soaking water from any filthy place. But the filthy place is becoming purified by the sun rays. That is possible by the sun.

So similarly, we cannot imitate Krṣṇa. That is papa, adharma. Dharma is to abide by the orders of Krṣṇa. That is very simple. And if we do that then we become qualified to go back to home, back to Godhead. Very simple thing. It doesn't require much education. Simply it requires a purified mind, that "I shall execute it honestly." That much qualification is sufficient. Man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji maṁ namaskuru [Bg. 18.65]. This is Krṣṇa's law and order. Krṣṇa does not say anything which is very difficult to execute, because we cannot do it. Krṣṇa asks from you very simple thing. Not that Krṣṇa is asking from you very things which we cannot supply. No. We can supply. Anyone, any poor man, any illiterate man, any poor man or any rich man. Everyone, it is open to everyone. Maṁ hi partha vyapasritya ye 'pi syuḥ; papa-yonayaḥ;. Krṣṇa consciousness is not forbidden to anyone, even papa-yoni.

mam hi partha vyapasritya
ye 'pi syuḥ; papa-yonayaḥ;
striyo vaisyas tatha sudras
te 'pi yanti paraṁ gatim
[Bg. 9.32]

Kiṁ punar brahmaṇaḥ; puṇya bhakta rajarṣayas tatha [Bg. 9.33]. Bhajasva mam. This is Krṣṇa's instruction. Krṣṇa says, man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji: "Simply always think of Me." This is the law and order. Who cannot think of Krṣṇa? Hare Krṣṇa, Hare Krṣṇa, Krṣṇa Krṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. Very easy. Where is the difficulty? This is always thinking of Krṣṇa. Man-mana, bhava mad-bhakto. And unless one is devotee, he cannot spend time in that way, "Hare Krṣṇa, Hare Krṣṇa." Only the devotees can do. And mad-yaji, to worship Krṣṇa. So if somebody says, "I am very poor man. I cannot construct such a nice temple or offer Krṣṇa so many nice foodstuffs," Krṣṇa says, "No, no need." Patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktya prayacchati [Bg. 9.26]. "Come on." You do not require. If you have money, then spend it for Krṣṇa, as much as you can. Then if you don't spend, if you think, "Krṣṇa wants patraṁ puṣpam; the money I shall keep in the bank for my pleasure," then Krṣṇa will cheat you also. If you want to cheat Krṣṇa, Krṣṇa is the greatest cheater. Then you'll be cheated. Don't be cheater. Simply, fervently, very honestly, obey the orders of Krṣṇa. Man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam. Four things. And what is the result? Mam evaiṣyasi asaṁsayaḥ;: [Bg. 18.65] "Without any doubt, you'll come back to Me." What do you want more? That Krṣṇa is so nice.

So spread this movement all over your country. Your country is... By the grace of Krṣṇa, everything is there. And the first qualification is that you are not poverty-stricken. So take the instruction of Krṣṇa and be happy. Open similar temples all over your country. Your country is not poor. You can establish such temples, hundreds and thousands. And similarly assemble, hear Krṣṇa's instruction, and see how happy you'll become.

Thank you very much. (end)

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