Devotee: (leads chanting, etc.) Translation: "O best of the demigods, we can see three different varieties of life, which are due to the contamination of the three modes of nature. The living entities are thus known as peaceful, restless and foolish; as happy, unhappy or in-between; or as religious, irreligious and semireligious. We can deduce that in the next life these three kinds of material nature will similarly act."

Prabhupada:

yatheha deva-pravaras
trai-vidhyam upalabhyate
bhuteṣu guṇa-vaicitryat
tathanyatranumiyate
[SB 6.1.46]

Just like, now this month of June, we have got a certain type of experience, what are the natural changes, atmosphere, in this month of June. Similarly, when you are in month of December, you can foretell what will be the next month of June. It is not difficult. Because you have got experience, the atmospheric changes and situations in this month of June. Just like in Bombay there is practical calculation that by the tenth of June, the rain, rainy season will begin. Actually so happens. In different places, different types of seasonal changes. So everything should be seen through the sastra. Sastra-cakṣuṣat. This is Vedic process. In the sastra it is said that urdhvaṁ gacchanti sattva-sthaḥ;: [Bg. 14.18] elevation in this material world is when a person is in the sattva-guṇa, the modes of goodness. And middle, via media, is rajo-guṇa. Madhye tiṣṭhanti rajasaḥ;. And jaghanya-guṇa-vrtti-stha adho gacchanti tamasaḥ;. Those who are very, very low class, jaghanya-vrtti, their behavior is very, very abominable, they go down, adho gacchanti.

But our, this Krṣṇa consciousness movement, is to go above the modes of goodness. Here, either goodness or passion or ignorance, they sometimes overlap. Just like a brahmaṇa, he is in goodness. But this Ajamila, he was born in a brahmaṇa family. We have begun that history, kanyakubje dvijaḥ;. He was born in a brahmaṇa family of Kanyakubja city, historical fact. Kanyakubja is still there in India; it is now called Kanauj. [break] ...family. Everything was there. But accidentally, one day he was bringing flowers and other paraphernalia for worshiping Deity for his father. On the way, he saw one sudra, fourth-class man, was embracing one sudraṇi. This kind of embracing, kissing, on the public street, they're never indulged in India. Especially among the high class, brahmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaisya. No. The sudras, they also do it very carefully. But sudras can do. Prostitution, these things are the low-class. The high-class, no, not allowed. The high-class society, a woman cannot mix with any man. Especially unmarried. The fathers, parents, will not allow. So this person, this Ajamila, happened to see that a young sudra, he's embracing another young sudraṇi, and naturally, he became excited. And then he made contact with that prostitute, and whatever money he had he was spending for her. In this way he fell down, sadacaro. That is stated here, that naṣṭa-sadacaro, on account of mixing with a prostitute, he became completely fall down.

So the point is that although he was born in a brahmaṇa family, he was being trained up as a pure brahmaṇa, but he fell down to the modes of ignorance. Therefore one has to surpass the platform of goodness also. There are many cases, very good boy, all of a sudden falls. In our society, you have seen very nice boy, doing nicely, all of a sudden, finished. So that is possible. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gita: overlap. The rajo-guṇa is overlapping tamo-guṇa, tamo-guṇa is overlapping sattva-guṇa; in this way, it is going on. Therefore we see varieties. So that is stated here, that deva-pravaras trai-vidhyam upalabhyate, guṇa-vaicitryat. Guṇa-vaicitryat, by mixture of different guṇas. Just like color, painter. There are three colors originally: red, yellow and blue. Now those who are expert, they can mix these. If you mix yellow and blue, it becomes green. Those who are painters, they know. And yellow mixed with red, it becomes orange. In this way those who are painters, they know how to mix color, and varieties come. Guṇa-vaicitryat.

So there are originally three colors. Similarly, originally three guṇas. Now they become mixed up. Three into three equal to nine; nine into nine equal to eighty-one; and again eighty-one, and eighty-one... Nature's law is very subtle. Those who are botanists, scientists, they know how the color of the flower... So many varieties. They calculate, a little... There is regular principle. Not that by chance it has become yellow, chance it has become red. This is rascaldom. No. There is regular. Parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate [Cc. Madhya 13.65, purport]. Everything is being done by the manifestation of energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Mayadhyakṣeṇa prakrtiḥ; suyate sa-caracaram [Bg. 9.10]. Everywhere there is control of Krṣṇa. So don't think that in the flower some nice color has come without any supervision or control. Don't think. That is nonsense. Not by chance. It is under Krṣṇa's direction. He has got artistic sense. Not like us. He can dictate to show(?) the various varieties of living entities, all varieties, trees and so many things, there are varieties. Jalaja nava-lakṣaṇi: nine hundred thousand different forms of fishes, from big to small. There are whale fishes. There is another big fish; they can swallow up the whale fishes, so big, jala-hasti. They are within the ocean. How many we know? We are... The Nirviseṣa-vadis' philosophy is like that, that on the ocean we see it is simply water. No, that is not actual vision. You should take knowledge from the experience. What is that? Now within the ocean there are nine hundred thousand different forms of life. You rascal, you are thinking that there is nothing, nirviseṣa.

So nirviseṣa-vadi, impersonalists, are like that. In the creation of God, there are varieties, not impersonal. Therefore we see, we are sitting here, you won't find two men of the same feature of the body. Even there are twin, still, we'll find some difference. The father, mother can see. There is variety. Here it is said, bhuteṣu guṇa-vaicitryat. They are guṇa-vaicitryat. Therefore we don't find two men of the same nature, two men of the same thinking. Varieties, varieties, this is going on. But that is our cause of bondage, varieties. But if we can surpass these varieties, as Krṣṇa advises in the Bhagavad-gita, trai-guṇya-viṣaya veda nistrai-guṇyo bhavarjuna. Nistrai-guṇyo, nirguṇa. Nirguṇa does not mean no varieties. Nirguṇa means not these material varieties—the spiritual varieties. So they misunderstand. Spiritual varieties they think material varieties. So nistraigunyo: we have to overcome the varieties of this material nature. We have come to the spiritual platform. And how it is possible? That is stated in Bhagavad-gita:

maṁ ca yo 'vyabhicareṇa
bhakti-yogena sevate
sa guṇan samatityaitan
brahma-bhuyaya kalpate
[Bg. 14.26]

One who is engaged in devotional service, he becomes transcendental to these three guṇas and its varieties. Maṁ ca yo 'vyabhicareṇa bhakti-yogena. Avyabhicareṇa, without any adulteration, pure devotion. Pure devotion means anyabhilaṣita-sunyaṁ jñana-karmady anavrtam: [Brs. 1.1.11] only concentration of Krṣṇa. Krṣṇa is the root. Krṣṇa is vasudevaḥ; sarvam iti [Bg. 7.19]. One who knows this... This knowledge is not so easy. Bahunaṁ janmanam ante. After many, many births cultivating knowledge, if one is fortunate, he can understand that Krṣṇa is the root of everything. Vasudevaḥ; sarvam iti sa mahatma su-durlabhaḥ; [Bg. 7.19]. But that is the ultimate goal. So if we understand this central point, that Krṣṇa is the root of everything, then we are successful in life. Otherwise, it is not.

So it is said, maṁ ca yo 'vyabhicareṇa bhakti-yogena sevate [Bg. 14.26]. People are missing this point, that Krṣṇa is the center. If any way we act, making Krṣṇa in the center, you may draw many thousands of circles, it will not overlap. It will not overlap. So our, this Krṣṇa consciousness movement is... To become Krṣṇa conscious means not to remain within this guṇa-vaicitrya, the varieties of material color, or material guṇas. Above that. Center Krṣṇa. Make center Krṣṇa. Then whatever you do, it will be perfect. Make Krṣṇa center. It doesn't matter whether I'm a businessman or professional man, or engineer, doctor—there are so many varieties—or a mendicant or brahmacari, grhastha. Never mind. It is, make Krṣṇa center. Ataḥ; pumbhir dvija-sreṣṭha.

This was decided in the resolution of the Naimiṣaraṇya meeting. Ataḥ; pumbhir dvija-sreṣṭha varṇasrama-vibhagasaḥ;. There were very, very learned scholars, brahmaṇas, and sages, and that is not ordinary meeting. Just like our, this meeting, is not ordinary meeting; this is Krṣṇa conscious meeting. Similarly, there was a big meeting, Naimiṣaraṇya, wherefrom Bhagavata was given to the public. So in that meeting Suta Gosvami said, dvija-sreṣṭha: "You are all selected first-class brahmaṇa in this meeting." So, ataḥ; pumbhir dvija-sreṣṭha varṇasrama-vibhagasaḥ;. There is division, varṇa and asrama. Brahmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaisya, sudra, brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha. Now, varṇasrama-vibhagasaḥ;, everything has got varieties of duties. Brahmaṇas have got varieties of duties. Kṣatriya has got varieties. Just like brahmaṇa: sattva samo-damas-titikṣa arjavaṁ jñanaṁ vijñanam astikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhava-jam [Bg. 18.42]. There must be a class of men, brahmaṇa. Otherwise, society will go to hell. Who will guide? Just like in this body there must be the head. Otherwise, what is the use of these hands and legs? There is no use. Who will give direction? They are now trying to make classless society. Therefore they are bringing the whole human society into ruination. It cannot be done. There must be classes. Just like in my body there are four divisions: brain, arms, belly, leg. So they are required. Leg is also required, hand is also required, belly is also required. Similarly, brahmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaisya, sudra, brahmacari—varieties. And when the varieties center around Krṣṇa, it becomes beautiful. Krṣṇa center, and the circle, rasa dance, it becomes very beautiful.

So unless people accept this principle, that Krṣṇa center, their, all their plans will be futile. Moghasa mogha-karmaṇo mogha-jñana [Bg. 9.12], everything. You try the history. They are trying to do so many things, planning. In every country, there is a planning commission, but according to Bhagavad-gita, any plan you do, it is all rascaldom if it is without Krṣṇa. It will fail. History will... Take, for example, in our India, Mahatma Gandhi made so many plans to get our independence. He was taking Bhagavad-gita in his hand and publicly said that "I get solace from Bhagavad-gita." He was very fond of Bhagavad-gita. But unfortunately he could not make Krṣṇa as center. This is the unfortunate. Therefore whole plan failed. Gandhi wanted nonviolence—failed. Gandhi wanted Hindu-Muslim unity—failed. Why? Because he never said that Krṣṇa is the center. Find his lecture. He'll never say Krṣṇa. Missing. Krṣṇa is missing. Similarly, so many... One French professor has admitted, Aurobindo or Dr. Radhakrishnan, they have written Bhagavad-gita, annotation, so many others also, but Krṣṇa is missing. They're faulty. Krṣṇa is missing. Through Bhagavad-gita, they want to make the society Krṣṇa-less. That is their policy. So nothing has become... For the last two hundred, three hundred years, from India so many swamis, yogis came. But because they missed Krṣṇa, it was all useless. And now this Krṣṇa consciousness movement, because we are making Krṣṇa as the center, you see practically, thousands of devotees. Successful.

So that is a fact. If you don't make Krṣṇa the center, never mind the varieties of qualities are there... That will continue. It is everywhere, the varieties will be there. But if Krṣṇa is the center, the varieties will be very nice bouquet, bunch of flower. And without Krṣṇa, it is all useless. So make Krṣṇa center. Then these varieties of guṇa, mixture of guṇa, that will not... Sa guṇan samatityaitan brahma-bhuyaya kalpate [Bg. 14.26]. This will not affect our spiritual position. Krṣṇa says: sa brahma-bhuyaya, brahma-bhutaḥ; prasannatma na socati na kaṅkṣati [Bg. 18.54]. So the aim is how to make people brahma-bhutaḥ;. Ahaṁ brahmasmi. Ahaṁ brahmasmi does not mean that I have become Bhagavan or God. No. I am not matter; I am spirit soul. That is ahaṁ brahmasmi. This is called Brahman realization. And when one is in Brahman realization, then that is the peaceful condition of life. Brahma-bhutaḥ; prasannatma [Bg. 18.54]. So take this Krṣṇa consciousness movement. I am very pleased that you are doing, endeavoring. So do it very nicely and... Apratihata. And this Krṣṇa consciousness movement cannot be checked by any material impediments. Ahaituki apratihata yayatma suprasidati. This devotional service to Krṣṇa can be done by anyone, by everyone, in any place, in any condition. This is Krṣṇa consciousness movement, to become happy and peaceful.

Thank you very much. (end)

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