0 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:15,538 SB 2-01-01 NY 1969-04-10 The Krishna-Approaching Body 1 00:00:15,539 --> 00:00:20,048 ANNOUNCER: The following is a class on the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, 2nd canto, 2 00:00:20,049 --> 00:00:22,998 1st chapter, text number 1, 3 00:00:22,999 --> 00:00:28,988 given by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, 4 00:00:28,989 --> 00:00:47,398 recorded on the 10th of April, 1969, in New York, New York. 5 00:00:47,399 --> 00:00:48,558 PRABHUPĀDA: Feeling all right? 6 00:00:48,559 --> 00:00:49,908 DEVOTEES: Jaya! 7 00:00:49,909 --> 00:00:54,218 Hare Kṛṣṇa. 8 00:00:54,219 --> 00:00:55,769 Mantra? 9 00:00:55,770 --> 00:00:57,289 PRADYUMNA: Oṁ namo bhaga… 10 00:00:57,290 --> 00:01:00,439 Not this. First of all Īśo… Yeah. 11 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,289 Īśopaniṣad. 12 00:01:02,290 --> 00:01:07,020 oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ 13 00:01:07,021 --> 00:01:11,253 pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate 14 00:01:11,254 --> 00:01:15,010 pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya 15 00:01:15,011 --> 00:01:19,286 pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate 16 00:01:19,287 --> 00:01:23,257 īśāvāsyam idam sarvaṁ 17 00:01:23,258 --> 00:01:27,069 yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat 18 00:01:27,070 --> 00:01:30,748 tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā 19 00:01:30,749 --> 00:01:34,619 mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam 20 00:01:34,620 --> 00:01:38,189 kurvann eveha karmāṇi 21 00:01:38,190 --> 00:01:42,189 jijīviṣec chataṁ samāḥ 22 00:01:42,190 --> 00:01:46,188 evaṁ tvayi nānyatheto 'sti 23 00:01:46,189 --> 00:01:49,301 na karma lipyate nare 24 00:01:49,302 --> 00:01:51,559 That’s all. That’s all. 25 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,949 Hare Kṛṣṇa. 26 00:01:54,950 --> 00:01:57,769 Now oṁ namo bhagavate, chant. 27 00:01:57,770 --> 00:02:04,019 oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya 28 00:02:04,020 --> 00:02:04,669 Yes? 29 00:02:04,670 --> 00:02:07,879 śrī-śuka uvāca 30 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,992 varīyān eṣa te praśnaḥ 31 00:02:10,993 --> 00:02:15,049 kṛto loka-hitaṁ nṛpa 32 00:02:15,050 --> 00:02:19,157 ātmavit-sammataḥ puṁsāṁ 33 00:02:19,158 --> 00:02:22,829 śrotavyādiṣu yaḥ paraḥ 34 00:02:22,830 --> 00:02:26,859 śrotavyādīni rājendra 35 00:02:26,860 --> 00:02:30,240 śrotavyādīni rājendra 36 00:02:30,241 --> 00:02:33,790 nṛṇāṁ santi sahasraśaḥ 37 00:02:33,791 --> 00:02:37,280 nṛṇāṁ santi sahasraśaḥ 38 00:02:37,281 --> 00:02:40,520 apaśyatām ātma-tattvaṁ 39 00:02:40,521 --> 00:02:43,780 apaśyatām ātma-tattvaṁ 40 00:02:43,781 --> 00:02:47,430 gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām 41 00:02:47,431 --> 00:02:51,880 gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām 42 00:02:51,881 --> 00:02:55,450 nidrayā hriyate naktaṁ 43 00:02:55,451 --> 00:02:58,500 nidrayā hriyate naktaṁ 44 00:02:58,501 --> 00:03:01,490 vyavāyena ca vā vayaḥ 45 00:03:01,491 --> 00:03:04,010 vyavāyena ca vā vayaḥ 46 00:03:04,011 --> 00:03:07,670 divā cārthehayā rājan 47 00:03:07,671 --> 00:03:10,860 divā cārthehayā rājan 48 00:03:10,861 --> 00:03:13,720 kuṭumba-bharaṇena vā 49 00:03:13,721 --> 00:03:17,390 kuṭumba-bharaṇena vā 50 00:03:17,391 --> 00:03:23,430 dehāpatya-kulādri… dehāpatya-kalatrādiṣv 51 00:03:23,431 --> 00:03:26,750 dehāpatya-kalatrādiṣv 52 00:03:26,751 --> 00:03:29,870 dehāpatya-kalatrādiṣv 53 00:03:29,871 --> 00:03:33,390 dehāpatya-kalatrādiṣv 54 00:03:33,391 --> 00:03:36,390 dehāpatya-kalatrādiṣv 55 00:03:36,391 --> 00:03:39,540 dehāpatya-kalatrādiṣv 56 00:03:39,541 --> 00:03:42,780 ātma-sainyeṣv asatsv api 57 00:03:42,781 --> 00:03:46,700 ātma-sainyeṣv asatsv api 58 00:03:46,701 --> 00:03:50,541 teṣāṁ pramatto nidhanaṁ 59 00:03:50,542 --> 00:03:53,361 teṣāṁ pramatto nidhanaṁ 60 00:03:53,362 --> 00:03:56,151 paśyann api na paśyati 61 00:03:56,152 --> 00:04:00,051 paśyann api na paśyati [splice] 62 00:04:00,052 --> 00:04:05,941 So Gargamuni, you can read where you left yesterday. 63 00:04:05,942 --> 00:04:07,881 GARGAMUNI: “Similarly, in the Second Canto, 64 00:04:07,882 --> 00:04:12,511 the post-creation cosmic manifestation is described. 65 00:04:12,512 --> 00:04:17,041 The different planetary systems are described in the Second Canto 66 00:04:17,042 --> 00:04:21,221 as different parts of the universal body of the Lord. 67 00:04:21,222 --> 00:04:27,321 For this reason, the Second Canto can be called “The Cosmic Manifestation.” 68 00:04:27,322 --> 00:04:30,251 There are ten chapters in the Second Canto, 69 00:04:30,252 --> 00:04:35,021 and in these ten chapters the purpose of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 70 00:04:35,022 --> 00:04:38,891 and the different symptoms of this purpose are narrated. 71 00:04:38,892 --> 00:04:42,901 In the first chapter the glories of chanting are described 72 00:04:42,902 --> 00:04:46,051 and the process of meditation on the universal form 73 00:04:46,052 --> 00:04:50,191 of the Lord by the neophyte devotees is hinted. 74 00:04:50,192 --> 00:04:55,851 In the first verse Śukadeva Gosvāmī replies to the questions of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, 75 00:04:55,852 --> 00:05:00,202 who asked him about one’s duty at the point of his death. 76 00:05:00,203 --> 00:05:04,572 Mahārāja Parīkṣit was glad to receive Śukadeva Gosvāmī 77 00:05:04,573 --> 00:05:08,042 and he was proud of being a descendant of Arjuna, 78 00:05:08,043 --> 00:05:10,122 the intimate friend of Kṛṣṇa. 79 00:05:10,123 --> 00:05:12,692 Personally, he was very humble and meek, 80 00:05:12,693 --> 00:05:18,562 but he expressed his gladness that Lord Kṛṣṇa was very kind to the sons of Pāṇḍu, 81 00:05:18,563 --> 00:05:23,282 or his grandfathers, especially his own grandfather Arjuna. 82 00:05:23,283 --> 00:05:26,912 And because Lord Kṛṣṇa is always pleased with His family, 83 00:05:26,913 --> 00:05:31,062 therefore at the verge of Mahārāja Parīkṣit’s death, 84 00:05:31,063 --> 00:05:36,752 Śukadeva Gosvāmī was sent to help him in the process of self-realization. 85 00:05:36,753 --> 00:05:38,602 Mahārāja Parīkṣit…” 86 00:05:38,603 --> 00:05:45,032 This is confirming the statement of Caitanya-caritāmṛta, 87 00:05:45,033 --> 00:05:50,622 that guru-kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya pāya bhakti- latā-bīja. [Cc. Madhya 19.151] 88 00:05:50,623 --> 00:05:55,022 Two things required, Guru and Kṛṣṇa, 89 00:05:55,023 --> 00:06:01,122 to advance in the spiritual realization or Kṛṣṇa consciousness. 90 00:06:01,123 --> 00:06:12,782 So here it is, Kṛṣṇa is pleased in the family of the Pāṇḍavas. 91 00:06:12,783 --> 00:06:18,052 So Parīkṣit Mahārāja was going to die. 92 00:06:18,053 --> 00:06:23,903 Parīkṣit Mahārāja was grandson of Arjuna, and he was also a devotee. 93 00:06:23,904 --> 00:06:27,513 So therefore by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa, 94 00:06:27,514 --> 00:06:32,583 a bona fide spiritual master is sent to Parīkṣit Mahārāja. 95 00:06:32,584 --> 00:06:33,833 Guru-Kṛṣṇa. 96 00:06:33,834 --> 00:06:40,293 When one is sincere, then Kṛṣṇa is sitting within everyone. 97 00:06:40,294 --> 00:06:43,723 As soon as He sees that “Here is a sincere soul. 98 00:06:43,724 --> 00:06:55,863 He’s seeking after Me,” so He manifests Himself out externally as spiritual master. 99 00:06:55,864 --> 00:06:59,963 The spiritual master is therefore representative of Kṛṣṇa. 100 00:06:59,964 --> 00:07:03,473 Guru-kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya pāya bhakti- latā-bīja [Cc. Madhya 19.151]. 101 00:07:03,474 --> 00:07:04,623 Two things. 102 00:07:04,624 --> 00:07:10,273 Without being representative of Kṛṣṇa, nobody can become spiritual master. 103 00:07:10,274 --> 00:07:14,203 Kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe tāra pravartana [Cc. Antya 7.11]. 104 00:07:14,204 --> 00:07:18,873 Without being empowered by Kṛṣṇa, nobody can preach, 105 00:07:18,874 --> 00:07:22,213 nobody can become a spiritual master. 106 00:07:22,214 --> 00:07:29,993 So here Śukadeva Gosvāmī sent by Kṛṣṇa on the verge of his death. 107 00:07:29,994 --> 00:07:32,283 Guru-kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya pāya bhakti- latā… [Cc. Madhya 19.151]. 108 00:07:32,284 --> 00:07:35,933 Ei rūpe brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva [Cc. Madhya 19.151]. 109 00:07:35,934 --> 00:07:43,024 This opportunity is obtained by a very fortunate person. 110 00:07:43,025 --> 00:07:50,494 Because the living entities are wandering within this universe, packed up, 111 00:07:50,495 --> 00:07:56,964 from one planet to another, from one species life to another species of life. 112 00:07:56,965 --> 00:08:00,094 In this way, he is wandering. 113 00:08:00,095 --> 00:08:01,754 He is not fixed up. 114 00:08:01,755 --> 00:08:06,884 Today I am American or Indian, tomorrow or next birth, 115 00:08:06,885 --> 00:08:10,594 I do not know what is going to happen to me. 116 00:08:10,595 --> 00:08:15,444 But this… this body for good will be finished. 117 00:08:15,445 --> 00:08:17,514 I’ll never get this body. 118 00:08:17,515 --> 00:08:19,084 I’ll get another body. 119 00:08:19,085 --> 00:08:25,134 Maybe a demigod’s body or a tree’s body or a plant’s body or animal’s body— 120 00:08:25,135 --> 00:08:27,304 I must get another body. 121 00:08:27,305 --> 00:08:31,431 So the living entity is wandering in this way, 122 00:08:31,432 --> 00:08:39,381 vāsāṁsi jīrṇāni. Just like we change our dress from one dress to another, 123 00:08:39,382 --> 00:08:47,331 similarly we are changing different positions by the influence of māyā. 124 00:08:47,332 --> 00:08:49,575 Māyā is forcing me. 125 00:08:49,576 --> 00:08:51,665 Prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi [Bg. 3.27]. 126 00:08:51,666 --> 00:08:59,055 As soon as I am desiring something, immediately my body is formed. 127 00:08:59,056 --> 00:09:05,845 Immediately a particular type of body begins to form, 128 00:09:05,846 --> 00:09:13,975 and as soon as I am mature to change, my next body I get according to my desire. 129 00:09:13,976 --> 00:09:18,415 Therefore we should always desire Kṛṣṇa. 130 00:09:18,416 --> 00:09:26,485 Then from this life, the Kṛṣṇa-approaching body or the spiritual body will be formed. 131 00:09:26,486 --> 00:09:30,375 The more you become sincere servant of Kṛṣṇa, 132 00:09:30,376 --> 00:09:36,835 the more your body becomes Kṛṣṇa-ized, electrified. 133 00:09:36,836 --> 00:09:42,715 Therefore advanced Kṛṣṇa conscious person 134 00:09:42,716 --> 00:09:47,105 is considered to have a spiritual body. 135 00:09:47,106 --> 00:09:53,615 The same example, as I have given several times: just like iron rod. 136 00:09:53,616 --> 00:09:59,396 You put into the fire, it becomes warmer, warmer. 137 00:09:59,397 --> 00:10:03,586 The more it is connected with fire, it becomes warm, warm, warm. 138 00:10:03,587 --> 00:10:09,876 And at last it becomes red hot, so that at that time, 139 00:10:09,877 --> 00:10:15,606 if that iron is touched to any other thing, it burns. 140 00:10:15,607 --> 00:10:19,756 It does not act as iron; it acts as fire. 141 00:10:19,757 --> 00:10:23,746 Similarly, by this Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 142 00:10:23,747 --> 00:10:29,756 continuous chanting, you will make your body spiritualized. 143 00:10:29,757 --> 00:10:37,526 At that time, wherever you go, wherever you touch, he’ll be spiritualized. 144 00:10:37,527 --> 00:10:43,816 Similarly, the iron… Without being spiritualized, without being red hot, 145 00:10:43,817 --> 00:10:46,596 if you touch, it will not act. 146 00:10:46,597 --> 00:10:53,656 So every one of us, those who have come to this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, 147 00:10:53,657 --> 00:10:57,876 expected to preach in the future 148 00:10:57,877 --> 00:11:02,026 and to become a spiritual master also in the future. 149 00:11:02,027 --> 00:11:05,916 But first of all you must spiritualize yourself. 150 00:11:05,917 --> 00:11:09,606 Otherwise it is useless. 151 00:11:09,607 --> 00:11:12,916 So Kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe [Cc. Antya 7.11]. 152 00:11:12,917 --> 00:11:19,387 Without… Just like without being red hot, you cannot burn any other thing. 153 00:11:19,388 --> 00:11:25,917 Similarly, without being fully spiritualized, you cannot make others spiritualized. 154 00:11:25,918 --> 00:11:30,507 Therefore we have to follow the paramparā system. 155 00:11:30,508 --> 00:11:36,577 The disciplic succession, as we get the knowledge, 156 00:11:36,578 --> 00:11:42,517 as we get the power, as we get the instruction, so we have to follow. 157 00:11:42,518 --> 00:11:46,727 That will help me to spiritualize myself. 158 00:11:46,728 --> 00:11:50,917 And when you are spiritualized… You’ll have to wait for that time. 159 00:11:50,918 --> 00:11:56,117 Then, wherever you will preach, the result will be there. 160 00:11:56,118 --> 00:12:03,847 So by the grace of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Śukadeva Gosvāmī has reached Parīkṣit Mahārāja. 161 00:12:03,848 --> 00:12:06,907 Therefore at the verge of Mahārāja Parīkṣit’s death, 162 00:12:06,908 --> 00:12:13,437 Śukadeva Gosvāmī was sent to help him in the process of self-realization. 163 00:12:13,438 --> 00:12:20,927 Without spiritual master’s help, nobody can become self-realized. 164 00:12:20,928 --> 00:12:26,127 Our Vaiṣṇava philosophy does not allow 165 00:12:26,128 --> 00:12:31,107 that you shall become self- realized by your own endeavor. 166 00:12:31,108 --> 00:12:38,057 Just like other schools, they think, Buddha school, that by meditation… 167 00:12:38,058 --> 00:12:44,247 I do not know whether in Buddha school the spiritual master is accepted. [splice] 168 00:12:44,248 --> 00:12:48,417 Guru-kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya pāya bhakti- latā-bīja [Cc. Madhya 19.151]. 169 00:12:48,418 --> 00:12:54,077 Then, [reading] “Mahārāja Parīkṣit was a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa from his childhood, 170 00:12:54,078 --> 00:12:57,017 so he had natural affection for Kṛṣṇa, 171 00:12:57,018 --> 00:13:01,497 and Śukadeva Gosvāmī could understand his devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa. 172 00:13:01,498 --> 00:13:06,927 Therefore he welcomed the question about his duty because the king hinted 173 00:13:06,928 --> 00:13:12,607 that worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate function of every living entity. 174 00:13:12,608 --> 00:13:16,318 Śukadeva Gosvāmī welcomed this suggestion and said, 175 00:13:16,319 --> 00:13:19,348 `Because you have raised the question about Kṛṣṇa, 176 00:13:19,349 --> 00:13:25,798 your question is most glorious.’” The next śloka is “varīyān eṣa te praśnaḥ.” 177 00:13:25,799 --> 00:13:30,808 [SB 2.1.1] Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī welcomed the praśna, 178 00:13:30,809 --> 00:13:40,639 the question about Kṛṣṇa… [splice] …next day. 179 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:40,641 Subtitles by Gaurāṅga Sundara Dāsa, Causelessmercy.com