Bhagvatam THE SUPREME LORD GIVES LIVING ENTITY A CHANCE TO ENJOY IN THIS MATERIAL WORLD AS HE DESIRES, BUT HE WANTS IT TO FULLY SURRENDER UNTO HIM AND RETURN HOME, BACK TO GODHEAD,1st July

Bhagvatam: THE SUPREME LORD GIVES THE LIVING ENTITY A CHANCE TO ENJOY IN THIS MATERIAL WORLD AS HE DESIRES, BUT HE OPENLY EXPRESSES HIS OWN DESIRE THAT THE LIVING ENTITY GIVE UP ALL MATERIAL ASPIRATIONS, FULLY SURRENDER UNTO HIM AND RETURN HOME, BACK TO GODHEAD

TRANSLATION

THE LIVING ENTITY IS ETERNAL AND IMPERISHABLE BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY HAS NO BEGINNING AND NO END. HE NEVER TAKES BIRTH OR DIES. HE IS THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF ALL TYPES OF BODIES, YET HE DOES NOT BELONG TO THE BODILY CATEGORY. THE LIVING BEING IS SO SUBLIME THAT HE IS EQUAL IN QUALITY TO THE SUPREME LORD. NONETHELESS, BECAUSE HE IS EXTREMELY SMALL, HE IS PRONE TO BE ILLUSIONED BY THE EXTERNAL ENERGY, AND THUS HE CREATES VARIOUS BODIES FOR HIMSELF ACCORDING TO HIS DIFFERENT DESIRES.

PURPORT

In this verse the philosophy of achintya-bhedäbheda—simultaneous oneness and difference—is described. The living entity is eternal (nitya) like the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but the difference is that the Supreme Lord is the greatest, no one being equal to or greater than Him, whereas the living entity is sükshma, or extremely small. 

THE SHÄSTRA DESCRIBES THAT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE LIVING ENTITY IS ONE TEN-THOUSANDTH THE SIZE OF THE TIP OF A HAIR. THE SUPREME LORD IS ALL-PERVADING (ANDÄNTARA-STHA-PARAMÄNU-CAYÄNTARA-STHAM). RELATIVELY, IF THE LIVING ENTITY IS ACCEPTED AS THE SMALLEST, THERE SHOULD NATURALLY BE INQUIRY ABOUT THE GREATEST. THE GREATEST IS THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD, AND THE SMALLEST IS THE LIVING ENTITY.

Another peculiar characteristic of the jiva is that he becomes covered by mäyä. Ätmamäyä-gunaim: he is prone to being covered by the Supreme Lord's illusory energy. The living entity is responsible for his conditional life in the material world, and therefore he is described as prabhu ("the master"). 

IF HE LIKES HE CAN COME TO THIS MATERIAL WORLD, AND IF HE LIKES HE CAN RETURN HOME, BACK TO GODHEAD. BECAUSE HE WANTED TO ENJOY THIS MATERIAL WORLD, THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD GAVE HIM A MATERIAL BODY THROUGH THE AGENCY OF THE MATERIAL ENERGY. 

As the Lord Himself says in Bhagavad-gitä (18.61):

"THE SUPREME LORD IS SITUATED IN EVERYONE'S HEART, O ARJUNA, AND IS DIRECTING THE WANDERINGS OF ALL LIVING ENTITIES, WHO ARE SEATED AS ON A MACHINE, MADE OF THE MATERIAL ENERGY." 

THE SUPREME LORD GIVES THE LIVING ENTITY A CHANCE TO ENJOY IN THIS MATERIAL WORLD AS HE DESIRES, BUT HE OPENLY EXPRESSES HIS OWN DESIRE THAT THE LIVING ENTITY GIVE UP ALL MATERIAL ASPIRATIONS, FULLY SURRENDER UNTO HIM AND RETURN HOME, BACK TO GODHEAD.

The living entity is the smallest (sükshma). Jiva Gosvämi says in this connection that the living entity within the body is extremely difficult for materialistic scientists to find, although we understand from authorities that the living entity is within the body. 

THE BODY IS DIFFERENT FROM THE LIVING ENTITY.

Bhagvatam: VAISHNAVA / BRAHMANA IS A COUNTERPART BODY OF THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD, 30th June

Srimad Bhagvatam:
VAISHNAVA / BRAHMANA IS A COUNTERPART BODY OF THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD

TRANSLATION

MY DEAR KING, OF ALL PERSONS A QUALIFIED BRAHMANA MUST BE ACCEPTED AS THE BEST WITHIN THIS MATERIAL WORLD BECAUSE SUCH A BRAHMANA, BY PRACTICING AUSTERITY, VEDIC STUDIES AND SATISFACTION, BECOMES THE COUNTERPART BODY OF THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD.

PURPORT

From the Vedas we learn that the Personality of Godhead is the Supreme Person.

EVERY LIVING ENTITY IS AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON, AND THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD, KRSHNA, IS THE SUPREME PERSON.

A brahmana who is well versed in Vedic knowledge and fully conversant with transcendental matters becomes a representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore one should worship such a brahmana or Vaishnava.

A Vaishnava is superior to a brahmana because whereas a brahmana knows that he is Brahman, not matter, a Vaishnava knows that he is not only Brahman but also an eternal servant of the Supreme Brahman.

THEREFORE, WORSHIP OF A VAISHNAVA IS SUPERIOR TO WORSHIP OF THE DEITY IN THE TEMPLE.

Visvanatha Chakravarti Thakura says, sakshad dharitvena samasta-sastraim: IN ALL THE SCRIPTURES THE SPIRITUAL MASTER, WHO IS THE BEST OF THE BRAHMANAS, THE BEST OF THE VAISHNAVAS, IS CONSIDERED TO BE AS GOOD AS THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD.

THIS DOES NOT MEAN, HOWEVER, THAT THE VAISHNAVA THINKS HIMSELF GOD, FOR THIS IS BLASPHEMOUS.

Although a brahmana or Vaishnava is worshiped as being as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, SUCH A DEVOTEE ALWAYS REMAINS A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD and never tries to enjoy the prestige that might accrue to him from being the Supreme Lord's representative.

Gita shloka 3.26: ALL SHOULD ENGAGE IN WORK IN THE SPIRIT OF DEVOTION (,I.E., OFFERING RESULTS OF ALL THOUGHTS & ACTIONS TO LORD), 30th June

Gita shloka 3.26

ALL SHOULD engage in work in the spirit of devotion (,i.e.,  offering results of all thoughts & actions to lord)

TRANSLATION

Let not the wise disrupt the minds of the ignorant who are attached to fruitive action. They should not be encouraged to refrain from work, but to engage in work in the spirit of devotion.

PURPORT

Vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ: that is the end of all Vedic rituals.

All rituals, all performances of sacrifices, and everything that is put into the Vedas, including all directions for material activities, are meant for understanding Kṛṣṇa, who is the ultimate goal of life.

But because the conditioned souls do not know anything beyond sense gratification, they study the Vedas to that end.

Through sense regulations, however, one is gradually elevated to Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Therefore a realized soul in Kṛṣṇa consciousness should not disturb others in their activities or understanding, but he should act by showing how the results of all work can be dedicated to the service of Kṛṣṇa.

The learned Kṛṣṇa conscious person may act in such a way that the ignorant person working for sense gratification may learn how to act and how to behave.

Although the ignorant man is not to be disturbed in his activities, still, a slightly developed Kṛṣṇa conscious person may directly be engaged in the service of the Lord without waiting for other Vedic formulas.

For this fortunate man there is no need to follow the Vedic rituals, because in direct Kṛṣṇa consciousness one can have all the results simply by following the prescribed duties of a particular person.

 

Gita shloka 3.25: DEDICATE ALL RESULTS OF ACTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF KṚṢṆA CONSCIOUSNESS, 29th June

Gita shloka 3.25

DEDICATE ALL results of action for the purpose of Kṛṣṇa consciousness

TRANSLATION

As the ignorant perform their duties with attachment to results, similarly the learned may also act, but without attachment, for the sake of leading people on the right path.

PURPORT

A person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and a person not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness are differentiated by different desires.

A Kṛṣṇa conscious person does not do anything which is not conducive to development of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

He may even act exactly like the ignorant person, who is too much attached to material activities, but one is engaged in such activities for the satisfaction of his sense gratification, whereas the other is engaged for the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa.

Therefore, the Kṛṣṇa conscious person is required to show the people how to act and how to engage the results of action for the purpose of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

 

आपको जिस रास्ते पर जाना है जिस्म से रूह तक, THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE WAY, SO YOU HAVE TO START EARLY #Blog0050

आपको जिस रास्ते पर जाना है जिस्म से रूह तक, THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE WAY, SO YOU HAVE TO START EARLY

पग पग पर आप को प्रलोभन (inducements) मिलेंगे, पग-पग पर प्रतिकूलतांए (unfavorable circumstances) आएंगी 

पग पग (at each step) पर मन में संशय (doubts)  उत्पन्न (generate) होंगे, द्वंद (dualities) आएंगे, दुविधाएं (problems) आएंगी 

सब को पार करते हुए जाना है और Traffic भी एसा कि कोई आपको रास्ता देने को तैयार नहीं

कोई रास्ता नहीं देगा बाप, आपको रास्ता बना कर चलना पड़ेगा 

“चलते चलते थक गया, न मिली मंजिल नाचीज, यू कहने को चलकर जाना था मुझे जिस्म से रूह तक”     

“Walking & walking, I got tired & could not reach my destination, although I was expected to move  only from my own body to my own soul”

तन से मन तक उतरना था, मगर कहां हो पाया 

“तेरी चौखट पर आना मेरा काम था, पर काम इतना भी मुझसे किया ना गया” 

भीतर का कोई भी विकार (bad habit) ऐसा नहीं है जो जल्दी से हट जाए और आपको रास्ता दे दे  

आप सोचे कल से गुस्सा नहीं करेंगे और ऐसा हो जाए कि कल से गुस्सा नहीं करेंगे 

एक भी विकार आपके नियंत्रण में नहीं है बल्कि आप उन विकारों के नियंत्रण में हैं  

Not one bad habit is under your control, rather you are under their control

क्योंकि मार्ग आपको बनाना है, इसलिए समय पर नहीं समय से पूर्व यात्रा आरंभ करिए 

परली पार कोई आपकी प्रतीक्षा कर रहा है 

AS YOU’D BE FACING LOT OF HURDLES ON THE WAY FROM BODY TO SOUL, NOT ONLY YOU’VE TO MAKE YOUR OWN WAY BUT YOU’VE TO START EARLY, OTHERWISE YOU’D BE LATE (,i.e., death would catch up) -  there is “Someone (Lord)” waiting for you beyond this world (परली पार)

आपके अंदर संसार के विचारों की बहुत भीड़ मिलेगी जिस से भयभीत होते हो आप अकेलेपन से

 इसीलिए आपको एकांत प्रिय नहीं लगता, क्योंकि जूं ही आप भीतर उतरते हैं तो विचारों की भीड़ आप पर आक्रमण (attack) करती है आप डर जाते हैं 

ये जितनी प्रार्थनाएं हैं जितनी स्तुतियां (singing glories) है यह सब आप को एकांत (to be alone with you yourself) में पहुंचाने के लिए हैं

All these prayers of Lord are to calm down those ravishing thoughts inside you, to give you inner bliss.