# April 9 ## Spoken on April 9 *Lectures from this day: 10 recordings* --- **[1969: Śrīla Prabhupāda and Devotees Speak](spoken/1969/690409le.ny)** > So Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī says that "I was unwilling to accept this *vairāgya-vidyā,* but He forced me to take it." And... "Because I was blind, I thought that this material world is everything. Therefore I was blind. And therefore I was unwilling also." People are unwilling to accept the Kṛṣṇa consciousness because they are blind. They do not see actual position of their life. That is the position, conditioned soul. They are busy simply for sense gratification. > So *vairāgya-vidyā* means not sense gratification, but to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. *Hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanam* : to satisfy the senses of Kṛṣṇa. Material life means satisfying our own senses, and *vairāgya-vidyā,* or devotional service, means satisfying Kṛṣṇa's senses. That's all. What is the difference between material so-called love and Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa love? The difference is, in the material world, both the parties, they are trying to satisfy their own senses. It doesn't matter. When a boy loves a girl or a girl loves a boy, the motive is his or her own sense satisfaction. --- **[1969: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.6.1](spoken/1969/690409sb.ny)** > Suppose I, if I hand over some knowledge unto you and you hand over to some other, in succession, there is possibility that the exact knowledge which I delivered at the beginning, there may be some deviation. That is called breakage of the *paramparā* system. So Kṛṣṇa says, "That *paramparā* system is, by the," I mean to say, "force of time, it is now broken; therefore I again begin that *paramparā* system with you, Arjuna." > In the Fourth Chapter, those who have read *Bhagavad-gītā,* you'll find that Kṛṣṇa says, *imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam* "First of all, I spoke this *yoga* system to Vivasvān." Vivasvān is the name of the controlling deity in the sun planet. There is also a president. As we have got many presidents, in the other higher planetary systems there is one president, and some of them is called the moon-god or the sun-god or the Varuṇa, according to Vedic languages. They have got... --- **[1971: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.18–19](spoken/1971/710409sb.bom)** > So that *sannyāsī* and this *sannyāsī* is different. *Anāśritaḥ karma-phalaṁ kāryaṁ karma karoti, sa sannyāsī.* So this *sannyāsī* can be accepted even in *gṛhastha* life, even in householder life. Because in one sense, all these boys and girls who are working for Kṛṣṇa, they have no other desire, they are all *sannyāsīs,* because they have no desire to achieve any result out of their work. The only thing they want: the *kṛṣṇa-bhakti,* how Kṛṣṇa will be satisfied. They are engaged in preaching work because they want to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa says, *sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja*. They are teaching all over the world the same principles, the same philosophy, that "Please surrender unto Kṛṣṇa and you will be happy." That is their message. They have no other message. Therefore *anāśritaḥ karma-phalaṁ kāryam karoti.* They are all *sannyāsīs.* > Therefore *śāstra* says, *yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādaḥ.* If you can satisfy your spiritual master, then you must know that you have satisfied Kṛṣṇa. Because he is representative of Kṛṣṇa, you are working under him, so if he says, "It is all right," Kṛṣṇa says, "It is all right," although you have never seen Kṛṣṇa. And *yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto 'pi.* And if the spiritual master says, "Oh, you are doing nothing" then your all spoiled, all labor is spoiled. *Na gatiḥ kuto 'pi.* You have no other shelter. --- **[1972: Initiations and Wedding Glebe Temple, in Backyard, A Former Tennis Court](spoken/1972/720409in.syd)** > So general instruction is that this marriage is being taken place in front of Kṛṣṇa, His devotees. There is no written agreement, but this promise is agreement, that none of you who are going to be married, there is no question of separation. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness marriage does not mean sense gratification. No. The marriage is for producing nice children, Kṛṣṇa conscious children. Because at the present moment the population is not being produced very nicely; therefore there is disturbance of peace all over the world. But if there are Kṛṣṇa conscious children, they will grow up and they will possess all good qualities. > Every one of you, servant to somebody. That is our position. But that service is being rendered to mistaken places; therefore we are not happy, neither the person whom we are serving, they are happy. This is the position. But as soon as you serve Kṛṣṇa, Śyāmasundara, then you become happy, the whole world becomes happy. This is a great science. Try to understand. Go on. Hare Kṛṣṇa. --- **[1974: Bhagavad-gītā 4.20](spoken/1974/740409bg.bom)** > So *asuras,* they are engaged for fruitive result. They are working, but they are expecting that "I shall enjoy the result." So that freedom is given to everyone, that "You can work at your responsibility and enjoy or suffer." Just like state has given everyone individuality, everyone freedom: "You act as you like. But if you act criminally, then you will be punished." That you cannot avoid. You have been given freedom, "You act whatever you like," but if you violate the laws of the state, then you are to be punished, criminal. Similarly, the same thing is there in God's kingdom, that we have been given freedom, we have got little freedom because we are part and parcel of God. *Mamaivāṁśo jīva-bhūtaḥ*. Kṛṣṇa says, "All these living entities, they are My minute particles, minute part of My body." Just like father is the part of the body..., er, son is the part of body of father, similarly, we are also part and parcel of the transcendental body of Kṛṣṇa. That is our real identity, spiritual identity. > So therefore Kṛṣṇa has got freedom, full freedom, so we have got also freedom in minute quantity. That is our position. That freedom, if we use properly, then we are happy, and if we misuse improperly, then we are unhappy. But freedom is there. Kṛṣṇa says that *sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja*. He is requesting Arjuna that "You just surrender unto Me." He is all-powerful. He can force anyone and everyone to be surrendered to Him, but that He does not do. That is not Kṛṣṇa's business. He gives freedom. Because Kṛṣṇa has given you little freedom, so He does not want to interfere with your freedom. Then what is the meaning of giving freedom? That is Kṛṣṇa's business. --- **[1975: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 1.16](spoken/1975/750409cc.may)** > So this description of Vṛndāvana is spiritually described; therefore in the beginning the word is used, *dīvyad. Dīvyad* means divine. Kṛṣṇa says, *janma karma ca me divyam*. This is not ordinary material thing. So desire tree also described in the *Brahma-saṁhitā: cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa* [Bs. 5.29]—*the same *kalpa-vṛkṣa—lakṣāvṛteṣu surabhīr abhipālayantam, lakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sambhrama-sevyamānam.* This *lakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sevyamānam* is described here as *preṣṭhālībhiḥ sevyamānau. Preṣṭha-alībhiḥ. Preṣṭha* means very dear, and *alī* means *gopīs,* associates of Rādhārāṇī, friends. So they are all Lakṣmīs, goddess of fortune. > So that is just opposite. This form is temporary. Everyone knows this form will be finished. *Antavanta ime dehā*,* Kṛṣṇa says. This body is *antavat. Antavat* means it will be finished. It grew at a certain date, and it will increase, it will stay, then it will dwindle, then it will produce some by-products and then vanish. This is called *ṣaḍ-vikāra,* six kinds of changes of the material body. Of the spiritual body there is no such change. That is the difference between spiritual body and material body. Therefore it is called *sat. Sat* means eternal; there is no change. Just like Kṛṣṇa. His body is *sac-cid-ānanda;* therefore He never grows old. You'll never find a picture of Kṛṣṇa that He has grown old. No. There is no change. *Advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam ādyaṁ purāṇa-puruṣam* [Bs. 5.33]. Purāṇa-puruṣam* means the oldest person. Because Kṛṣṇa is the origin of everything... Sometimes they consider, "Because God is very old, therefore He must have big, big beard and..." That is imagination. Here you find the real description of God: *advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam ādyam* [Bs. 5.33], "Original," *purāṇa-puruṣam,* "the oldest of all," *nava-yauvanaṁ ca,* "but His bodily feature is just like a fresh young man." That is Kṛṣṇa. You'll never find Kṛṣṇa... Kṛṣṇa, when He was in the battlefield of Kurukṣetra, He was a great-grandfather, but you'll find a young boy. That is Kṛṣṇa. So that is eternal. --- **[1976: Lecture in Hindi](spoken/1976/760409le.vrn)** > All of us. We declare independence. But that is not possible. We are all influenced by the material nature, means under the control of *prakṛti. Prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ*. And the qualities of the material nature namely *sattva-guṇa*, *rajo-guṇa*, *tamo-guṇa*: the mode of goodness, the mode of passion and the mode of ignorance, as we associate with them we receive a particular type of body accordingly. That the spirit soul changes body birth after birth, this is called *samsāra cakra*: the wheel of repeated birth and death. *Bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate.* Once one gets a body he enjoys and suffers as is destined by the providence. Then again according to his *karma* he gets another body. In this way he keeps changing body life after life and enjoys whatever happiness and distress he is destined to. There is no happiness at all, only distress. So long we will be accepting material bodies either in Svargaloka, Indraloka, Candraloka or in the lower planets like Pātāla, Vitala, Atala, Talātala, Rasātala, or anywhere, it is troublesome. *Duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam*, this we have forgot.* Independently we think that we ourselves will arrange for our happiness, but that's not going to happen. > Always think of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa, become His devotee, offer Him an obeisances. Therefore this temple... Why did the previous *ācāryas* construct many big, big temples? So that fools like me can at least go to the temple once and offer obeisances to the Supreme Lord. Actually there is no difficulty in this. Now we are abandoning our Indian culture and have fallen down to this pathetic condition. If you like to rise above this hard problem, *ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi*, the Supreme Lord Himself will deliver you.* Simply surrender to the Supreme Lord's lotus feet. --- **[1976: Morning Walk](spoken/1976/760409mw.vrn)** > The real aim is *tam abhyarcya:* how to become Kṛṣṇa conscious.* Everyone is... *Brāhmaṇa* is guiding, *kṣatriya* is ruling and *vaiśya* is producing food, and *śūdra,* they have no brain; they are helping. In this way the society is very peaceful, and everyone is advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This is India's civilization. Now, due to this association of the *rākṣasas...* Even up to Muhammadan time this civilization was being continued. Muhammadan did not touch the Indian culture. Sometimes by, what is called, fanaticism, there was fight. Not like this. The Arjuna... Aurangzeb began this. Otherwise, from, what is called, the first emperor? > Give up the connection with woman is recommended. So in our Society it will be a good test. We are mixed up with men and women. If you, in spite of this allurement, if you do not become attracted by woman, then you should know you are *paramahaṁsa.* [laughter] Yes. You are worshipable. And this *Bhāgavata-dharma* is meant for the *paramahaṁsas. Paramo nirmatsarāṇām*. --- **[1976: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.54](spoken/1976/760409sb.vrn)** > The simple thing, that "I am not this body. I am living within this body, and because I am living within this body, the bodily changes are taking place." This simple thing. A dead child never grows, but a living child grows or changes body. So where is the difficulty to understand that there is something in the body, therefore the body is changing? *Dehino 'smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā*. A child is becoming a baby, baby is becoming a boy, a boy is becoming a young man, young man is becoming a middle-aged, a middle-aged man is becoming old man. So the old man, now, after giving up when it is useless, this body, no more workable, then he must get another body, as we have experienced after one stage of life another stage, another body. Where is the difficulty? Therefore Kṛṣṇa says, *dhīras tatra na muhyati.* Those who are intelligent, they are not, I mean to say, bewildered. They accept, "Yes, there is." Only the rascals, they cannot understand, the rascals. The opposite number of *dhīra,* the crazy rascals, they cannot understand. Simple thing. > And He advises, *guru-kṛṣṇa...* Kṛṣṇa says, "Now..." Just like Dhruva Mahārāja. Dhruva Mahārāja, out of his sentiment, he went to the forest and to see God. His mother said that "Your this mental condition cannot be relieved, because you want to challenge your father to have the kingdom. So I am poor. I am, although your mother, I cannot request your father. So if it is possible, Kṛṣṇa can do it." She was Kṛṣṇa conscious; therefore the child became so nice, Dhruva Mahārāja. A child inherits the quality of mother, boy, and girl inherits the quality of father. That is the general rule. So his mother was devotee, so he naturally became a devotee by the advice of the mother. He went to the forest. So..., but he had no spiritual master. Out of sentiment went to the forest. But Kṛṣṇa saw from within that "This child is so serious about Me. Oh, send him Nārada. 'Nārada, you go there. Initiate him.' " *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya*, this *mantra* was given to Dhruva Mahārāja by Nārada Muni. So he practiced that *mantra,* and with austerity, and he saw Kṛṣṇa. And when he saw Kṛṣṇa, he's completely pure from all material desires. *Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam* [Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu*1.1.11].* --- ## Letters on April 9 *Letters from this day: 10* --- **[1968: Letter to Aniruddha](letters/1968/680409_aniruddha)** > Please work combinedly with respect to develop a very nice Temple, and Mukunda has the transcendental ambition to construct our own temple there, and try to cooperate with him. Stop the idea of casting for the present, unless we see one pair nicely made, we cannot order 17 pairs. --- **[1968: Letter to Mukunda](letters/1968/680409_mukunda)** > Please do all your nice proposals, do it economically and save everything for Krishna. --- **[1968: Letter to Satsvarupa](letters/1968/680409_satsvarupa)** > So far your being given work, there is no need for you to feel concern; you are already helping on *Srimad-Bhagavatam,* and permanently you can do so. --- **[1970: Letter to Pradyumna](letters/1970/700409_pradyumna)** > Regarding the prayer verses, I have sent you immediately the Bengali prayer book and you will find all the prayers of Acaryas' there. I have also sent you one copy of Panjika which will help you to find out the list of names of Acaryas' Appearance and Disappearance Days. --- **[1971: Letter to Karandhara](letters/1971/710409_karandhara)** > Your very sincere attitude for serving your Spiritual Master, as indicated in your letters, is the only way for making advancement is spiritual life. --- **[1971: Letter to Rupanuga](letters/1971/710409_rupanuga)** > You say that Bhagavatam printing is going on, but what about Bhagavad-gita As It Is? --- **[1972: Letter to Bhakta Dasa](letters/1972/720409_bhakta_dasa)** > But always remember that we are selling books not for making business but for pleasing Krsna, and by preaching we should sell books, not by cheating. --- **[1973: Letter to Tamala Krsna](letters/1973/730409_tamala_krsna)** > I am now here in New York temple where things are going on very nicely, but I am anxious to have from you the report of the Bhopal activities. Please write to me here at your earliest. --- **[1975: Letter to Indupati](letters/1975/750409_indupati)** > I am advising my men in Vrndavana to begin the function from the 16th of April as desired by you. Thanking you for your suggestion. --- **[1975: Letter to Yasomatinandana](letters/1975/750409_yasomatinandana)** > Our deity installation ceremony is to be held on the 20th and the function was to begin three days before, namely, the 17th of April. ---