Gita shloka 2.62: senses control,27th May

Bhagvad Gita (shloka 2.62):

TRANSLATION
WHILE CONTEMPLATING THE OBJECTS OF THE SENSES, A PERSON DEVELOPS ATTACHMENT FOR THEM, AND FROM SUCH ATTACHMENT LUST DEVELOPS, AND FROM LUST ANGER ARISES.

PURPORT
ONE WHO IS NOT KRSNA CONSCIOUS IS SUBJECTED TO MATERIAL DESIRES WHILE CONTEMPLATING THE OBJECTS OF SENSES.

THE SENSES REQUIRE REAL ENGAGEMENTS, AND IF THEY ARE NOT ENGAGED IN THE TRANSCENDENTAL LOVING SERVICE OF THE LORD, THEY WILL CERTAINLY SEEK ENGAGEMENT IN THE SERVICE OF MATERIALISM.

IN THE MATERIAL WORLD EVERYONE, INCLUDING LORD SIVA AND LORD BRAHMA—TO SAY NOTHING OF OTHER DEMIGODS IN THE HEAVENLY PLANETS—IS SUBJECTED TO THE INFLUENCE OF SENSE OBJECTS, AND THE ONLY METHOD TO GET OUT OF THIS PUZZLE OF MATERIAL EXISTENCE IS TO BECOME KRSNA CONSCIOUS.

LORD SIVA WAS DEEP IN MEDITATION, BUT WHEN PARVATI AGITATED HIM FOR SENSE PLEASURE, HE AGREED TO THE PROPOSAL, AND AS A RESULT KARTIKEYA WAS BORN.

When Haridasa Thakur was a young devotee of the Lord, he was similarly allured by the incarnation of Maya Devi, but Haridasa easily passed the test because of his unalloyed devotion to Lord Krsna.

As illustrated in the above-mentioned verse of Sri Yamunacharya, A SINCERE DEVOTEE OF THE LORD SHUNS ALL MATERIAL SENSE ENJOYMENT DUE TO HIS HIGHER TASTE FOR SPIRITUAL ENJOYMENT IN THE ASSOCIATION OF THE LORD.

THAT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS.

ONE WHO IS NOT, THEREFORE, IN KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS, HOWEVER POWERFUL HE MAY BE IN CONTROLLING THE SENSES BY ARTIFICIAL REPRESSION, IS SURE ULTIMATELY TO FAIL, FOR THE SLIGHTEST THOUGHT OF SENSE PLEASURE WILL AGITATE HIM TO GRATIFY HIS DESIRES.

Gita shloka 2.62: senses control,27th May

Bhagvad Gita (shloka 2.62):

TRANSLATION
WHILE CONTEMPLATING THE OBJECTS OF THE SENSES, A PERSON DEVELOPS ATTACHMENT FOR THEM, AND FROM SUCH ATTACHMENT LUST DEVELOPS, AND FROM LUST ANGER ARISES.

PURPORT
ONE WHO IS NOT KRSNA CONSCIOUS IS SUBJECTED TO MATERIAL DESIRES WHILE CONTEMPLATING THE OBJECTS OF SENSES.

THE SENSES REQUIRE REAL ENGAGEMENTS, AND IF THEY ARE NOT ENGAGED IN THE TRANSCENDENTAL LOVING SERVICE OF THE LORD, THEY WILL CERTAINLY SEEK ENGAGEMENT IN THE SERVICE OF MATERIALISM.

IN THE MATERIAL WORLD EVERYONE, INCLUDING LORD SIVA AND LORD BRAHMA—TO SAY NOTHING OF OTHER DEMIGODS IN THE HEAVENLY PLANETS—IS SUBJECTED TO THE INFLUENCE OF SENSE OBJECTS, AND THE ONLY METHOD TO GET OUT OF THIS PUZZLE OF MATERIAL EXISTENCE IS TO BECOME KRSNA CONSCIOUS.

LORD SIVA WAS DEEP IN MEDITATION, BUT WHEN PARVATI AGITATED HIM FOR SENSE PLEASURE, HE AGREED TO THE PROPOSAL, AND AS A RESULT KARTIKEYA WAS BORN.

When Haridasa Thakur was a young devotee of the Lord, he was similarly allured by the incarnation of Maya Devi, but Haridasa easily passed the test because of his unalloyed devotion to Lord Krsna.

As illustrated in the above-mentioned verse of Sri Yamunacharya, A SINCERE DEVOTEE OF THE LORD SHUNS ALL MATERIAL SENSE ENJOYMENT DUE TO HIS HIGHER TASTE FOR SPIRITUAL ENJOYMENT IN THE ASSOCIATION OF THE LORD.

THAT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS.

ONE WHO IS NOT, THEREFORE, IN KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS, HOWEVER POWERFUL HE MAY BE IN CONTROLLING THE SENSES BY ARTIFICIAL REPRESSION, IS SURE ULTIMATELY TO FAIL, FOR THE SLIGHTEST THOUGHT OF SENSE PLEASURE WILL AGITATE HIM TO GRATIFY HIS DESIRES.

Bhagvat- principles of the four ashramas-25th May

Srimad Bhagvatam

TRANSLATION
Those who have been reformed by the garbhadhana ceremony and other prescribed reformatory methods, performed with Vedic mantras and without interruption, and who have been approved by Lord Brahma, are dvijas, or twice-born. Such brahmanas, kshatriyas and vaisyas, purified by their family traditions and by their behavior, should worship the Lord, study the Vedas and give charity. In this system, they should follow the principles of the four ashramas [brahmacharya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa].

PURPORT
After giving a general list of thirty qualifications for one's behavior, Narada Muni now describes the principles of the four varnas and four ashramas. A human being must be trained in the above-mentioned thirty qualities; otherwise, he is not even a human being.

Then, among such qualified persons, the varnasrama process should be introduced. In the varnasrama system, the first ceremony for purification is garbhadhana, which is performed with mantras at the time of sex for propagating a good child.

One who uses sex life not for sensual pleasures but only to beget children according to the reformatory method is also accepted as a brahmachari. One should not waste semen on sensual pleasure, violating the principles of Vedic life. Restraint in sex is possible, however, only when the populace is trained in the above-mentioned thirty qualities; otherwise, it is not possible. Even if one is born in a family of dvijas, or twice-born, if they have not followed the reformatory process he is called a dvija-bandhu—not one of the twice-born, but a friend of the twice-born. The whole purpose of this system is to create good population.

As stated in Bhagavad-gita, when women are polluted the populace is varna-sankara, and when the varna-sankara population increases, the situation of the entire world becomes hellish. Therefore, all the Vedic literatures strongly warn against creating varna-sankara population.

When there is varna-sankara population, the people cannot be properly controlled for peace and prosperity, regardless of great legislative assemblies, parliaments and similar bodies.