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SB 1-02-12 LA 1972-08-15 Become Very Eager to See Krishna
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ANNOUNCER: Next, is a class
on the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,
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1st canto, 2nd chapter,
text number 12,
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given by His Divine Grace
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda,
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recorded on August 5th,
1972, in Los Angeles.
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PRABHUPĀDA: So people, they
sometimes say, “Can you show me God?
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Have you seen God?”
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These questions
sometimes we meet.
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So the answer is here.
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Yes, you can see God.
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Everyone can see God.
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I am also seeing God.
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But there must be
the qualification.
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Just like God is there…
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Suppose a motorcar is there,
something is wrong there.
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Everyone is seeing.
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But one engineer or
mechanic, he sees differently.
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Therefore we have to go there.
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“What is the wrong in this car?
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It is not running.”
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He immediately touches
some machine part; it runs.
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So these rascals,
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they do not know that “How I can see
God if I have not the qualification?”
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The machine has gone wrong,
I am seeing the machine.
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And the engineer, the mechanic,
he is also seeing the machine.
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But his seeing and
my seeing is different.
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He’s qualified to see.
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Therefore when the
machine has gone wrong,
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immediately he touches
some part, it runs.
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So if for a machine we
require so much qualification,
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and we want to see God
without any qualification?
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Just see the fun.
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Without any qualification.
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Rascal, they are so rascal,
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so fool, that they want to see God
with their nuisance qualification.
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Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā:
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nāhaṁ prakāśaḥ sarvasya
yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ
[Bg. 7.25]:
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“I am not exposed to everyone.
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Yogamāyā, yogamāyā is covering.”
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So how you can see God?
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But this rascaldom is going on,
that “Can you show me God?
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Have you seen God?”
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God has become
just like a plaything.
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“Here is God.
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He is incarnation of God.”
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na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ
prapadyante narādhamāḥ
[Bg. 7.15]
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They are sinful, rascals, fools,
lowest of the mankind.
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They inquire like that:
“Can you show me God?”
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What qualification you have
acquired, that you can see God?
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Here is the qualification.
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What is that?
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tac chraddadhānā munayaḥ
[SB 1.2.12]
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One must be first of all faithful.
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Faithful.
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Śraddadhānāḥ.
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He must be very much
eager to see God, actually.
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Not that as a proclivity, frivolous
thing, “Can you show me God?”
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A magic, just like God is a magic.
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No.
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He must be very serious:
“Yes, if there is God…
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We have seen, we have
been informed about God.
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So I must see.”
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There is a story in this connection.
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It is very instructive; try to hear.
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One professional reciter was
reciting about Bhāgavata,
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and he was describing that Kṛṣṇa, being
very highly decorated with all jewels,
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He is sent for tending
the cows in the forest.
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So there was a thief
in that meeting.
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So he thought that “Why not then go
to Vṛndāvana and plunder this boy?
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He is in the forest with
so many valuable jewels.
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I can go there and catch the
child and take the, all the jewels.”
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That was his intention.
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So, he was serious that “I
must find out that boy.
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Then in one night I shall
become millionaire.
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So much jewelries.
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No.”
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So he went there, but his qualification was
that “I must see Kṛṣṇa, I must see Kṛṣṇa.”
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That anxiety, that eagerness, made it
possible that in Vṛndāvana he saw Kṛṣṇa.
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He saw Kṛṣṇa the same way as he was
informed by the Bhāgavata reader.
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Then he saw, “Oh, oh, you
are so nice boy, Kṛṣṇa.”
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So he began to flatter.
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He thought that “Flattering,
I shall take all the jewels”.
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So when he proposed his real business, “So
may I take some of your these ornaments?
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You are so rich.”
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“No, no, no; you… My mother
will be angry; I cannot…”
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Kṛṣṇa as a child.
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So he became more and
more eager for Kṛṣṇa.
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And then…
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By Kṛṣṇa’s association, he
had already become purified.
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Then, at last, Kṛṣṇa said,
“All right, you can take.”
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Then he became a
devotee, immediately.
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Because by Kṛṣṇa’s association…
Some way or other,
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we should come in
contact with Kṛṣṇa.
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Some way or other.
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Then we’ll be purified.
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kāmād bhayād dveṣyāt
[SB 7.1.30]
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Just like the gopīs…
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The gopīs came to Kṛṣṇa being
captivated by His beautiful features.
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They were young girls, and
Kṛṣṇa was so beautiful.
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So actually, they came
to Kṛṣṇa being lusty,
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but Kṛṣṇa is so pure that they
became first-class devotees.
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There is no comparison
of their devotion.
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Because they loved Kṛṣṇa
with heart and soul.
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That is the qualification.
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That is the qualification.
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They loved so much Kṛṣṇa that they
didn’t care for family, for reputation.
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When they were going at dead
of night… Kṛṣṇa’s flute was there,
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and they were all fleeing.
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Their father, their brother, their
husband: “Where you are going?
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Where you are going
in this dead of night?”
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They didn’t care.
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They neglected their children, their family,
everything: “We must go to Kṛṣṇa.”
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So this is required.
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We must be very,
very eager so that…
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And many gopīs who were forcibly
stopped, going to Kṛṣṇa, they lost their life.
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Just see how much eager they are.
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So this eagerness is wanted.
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Then you can see God.
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Either you become lusty or a thief or
a murderer or whatever it may be.
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Some way or other, if you
develop this eagerness,
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that “I must see Kṛṣṇa,”
then Kṛṣṇa will be seen.
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So here is… The first thing is how
much eager you are to see Kṛṣṇa.
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Kṛṣṇa will respond.
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If you are actually eager to see Kṛṣṇa…
It, the reason may be different,
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either you are lusty or to
steal His ornament, or…
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Some way or other, you become attracted
to Kṛṣṇa, then your business is successful.
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Rūpa Gosvāmī has advised
that… He says in a poetry.
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It is on the matter
of the gopīs talking.
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One gopī is advising another
gopī that “My dear friend…”
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smerān candrakeṇa vaṁśīnyastādhara
ujjvalāṁ candrakeṇa
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keśi-tīrthopakaṇṭhe govindākhyāṁ
mā prekṣiṣṭhāstava yadi sakhe
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bandhu-saṅge ’sti raṅgaḥ
[Brs. 1.2.239]
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The idea is that one gopī is advising
another gopī, “My dear friend,
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there is one boy.
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His name is Govinda.
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He is standing on the bank of
Yamunā near the Keśi-ghāṭa,
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and He’s playing on His flute.
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And He’s so beautiful that especially during
full moon night, please do not go there.”
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Why?
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“[indistinct] Because if you have got
intention to enjoy in this material world,
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with your family members, wife, children,
husband, please do not go there.”
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smerān bhaṅgī-traya-paricitāṁ
sāci-vistīrṇa-dṛṣṭim
[Brs. 1.2.239]
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Bhaṅgī-traya.
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“Kṛṣṇa always stands in three-
curved way with His flute.
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That is Kṛṣṇa’s tri-bhaṅga-murāri.”
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Tri-bhaṅga.
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Three places, He is bent.
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So,
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smerān bhaṅgī-traya-paricitāṁ
sāci-vistīrṇa-dṛṣṭiṁ
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mā prekṣiṣṭhās sakhe yadi tava
bandhu-saṅge ’sti raṅgaḥ
[Brs. 1.2.239]
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“If you think that you will enjoy
more your life in this material world,
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then you do not go there.
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You do not go there.”
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The idea is that if
you once see Kṛṣṇa,
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then you will forget all this
nonsense material enjoyment.
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That is seeing Kṛṣṇa.
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No more.
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svāmin kṛtārtho ’smi varaṁ na yāce
[Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya 7.28]
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“My dear Lord, I don’t want…”
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Dhruva Mahārāja… Dhruva
Mahārāja went to see Kṛṣṇa,
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to get the kingdom of his father,
but when he saw Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu…
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Viṣṇu offered, “Now, whatever
benediction you want, you take.”
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He said,
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svāmin kṛtārtho ’smi varaṁ na yāce
[Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya 7.28]
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“My dear Lord, I have
no more any desire.”
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That is Kṛṣṇa seeing.
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That if you want to see Kṛṣṇa for some
business, that “I shall see Kṛṣṇa…”
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Just like… Of course, if you are eager to
see Kṛṣṇa, the motive may be different,
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but somehow or other, due to
your eagerness, you’ll see Kṛṣṇa.
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That is the only qualification.
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In another poetry
Rūpa Gosvāmī says,
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kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-bhāvitā matiḥ
kriyatāṁ yadi kuto ’pi labhyate
[Padyāvalī 14]
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The, our this Kṛṣṇa consciousness,
I have taken this from this word.
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kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-bhāvitā matiḥ
[Padyāvalī 14]
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This is actual translation
in Sanskrit or…
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kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-bhāvitā matiḥ
[Padyāvalī 14]
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So Rūpa Gosvāmī advises that,
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“Kṛṣṇa consciousness, if it is
possible, please purchase.
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Don’t delay.”
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kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-bhāvitā matiḥ
kriyatām
[Padyāvalī 14]
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“Purchase immediately!”
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kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-bhāvitā matiḥ
kriyatāṁ yadi kuto ’pi
[Padyāvalī 14]
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“Where it is available?
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It is very nice thing.”
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“Yes, it is available.
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You can purchase.
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The movement is going on.”
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“And what is the price?”
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“Price?”
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“It is such a nice thing;
you have to pay price.”
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“Yes, there is price.”
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“What is that?”
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tatra laulyam ekalaṁ mūlyam!
[Padyāvalī 14]:
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“Simply your eagerness.
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That is price.
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This price you have to pay.”
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Then you get Kṛṣṇa.
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Immediately.
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Kṛṣṇa is not poor.
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And the Kṛṣṇa-seller, the Kṛṣṇa
devotee, he is also not poor.
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He can distribute Kṛṣṇa free.
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And he’s doing that.
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Simply you have to
purchase by your eagerness.
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That is wanted.
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Tatra laulyam.
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“Oh, eagerness?
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I have got eagerness.”
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“Oh, it is not so easy.”
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tatra laulyam ekalaṁ mūlyaṁ
janma-koṭi-sukṛtair na labhyate
[Padyāvalī 14]:
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“This eagerness cannot be achieved even
by pious activities for millions of births.”
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If you simply go on
doing pious activities…
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Because without being pious,
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you cannot approach Kṛṣṇa.
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So if you go on
doing simply pious,
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janma-koṭi-sukṛtaiḥ…
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Sukṛti means pious
activities, simply pious.
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Still, this eagerness
is not awakened.
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So this eagerness is
very important thing.
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But it can be awakened by
the association of devotees.
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Therefore we are giving chance to
everyone to invoke that eagerness.
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Then you will see God eye to eye.
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It is not difficult.
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tac chraddadhānā munayaḥ
[SB 1.2.12]
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Those who have developed
that eagerness, faith,
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that “I must see Kṛṣṇa in this life…”
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This life is meant for seeing Kṛṣṇa.
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It is not meant for
becoming dogs and hogs.
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Unfortunately, the whole
civilization is going on,
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they are being trained to
become dogs and hogs.
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It is the only institution that is
teaching people how to see Kṛṣṇa.
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This is the only institution, this
Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
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It is so important.
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tac chraddadhānā munayo
jñāna-vairāgya-yuktayā
[SB 1.2.12]
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By eagerness, automatically you will be
enriched with knowledge and detachment.
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Knowledge does not mean, “Now we
have discovered this atomic bomb.”
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That is not knowledge.
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What knowledge this is?
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People are dying.
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You have discovered something
which will accelerate death.
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But we are giving some
knowledge to stop death.
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That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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This is knowledge.
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jñāna-vairāgya-yuktayā
[SB 1.2.12]
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And as soon as you
get this knowledge,
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automatically you become detached to all
this nonsense material happiness. [splice]
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Thank you very much.
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