Çré Päçänkuçä Ekädaçé Issue no:147 27th October 2020 The Sign Of Pure Devotion The Demigods Appeal To The Poet Salabega The Lord For Protection

The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce The Two Kinds Of Srila Sukadeva Goswami Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura

The Sign Of Pure Devotion Is Completely All-cognisant His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Circulaton 30,265 Issue no 147, Page — 2 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä The Demigods Appeal To rising of thousands of suns. The vision of all The Lord For Protection the demigods was blocked by the Lord’s efful- Summary of Chapter Five gence. Thus they could see neither the sky, the directions, the land, nor even themselves, what The brother of Tamasa, the fourth Manu, who to speak of seeing the Lord, who was present has previously been described, was the fifth Manu, before them. Lord Brahma, along with Lord Raivata. The sons of Raivata included Arjuna, Siva, saw the crystal-clear personal beauty of Bali and Vindhya. During the reign of this Manu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose Indra, the King of heaven, was known as Vibhu. blackish body resembles a marakata gem, whose Among the demigods were the Bhütarayas, and eyes are reddish like the depths of a lotus, who among the seven åñis were Hiraëyaromä, Vedaçirä is dressed with garments that are yellow like and Ürdhvabähu. The åñi known as Subhra, by molten gold, and whose entire body is attractive- his wife, Vikuntha, gave birth to the Supreme ly decorated. They saw His beautiful, smiling, Personality of Godhead, Vaikuntha. This Supreme lotuslike face, crowned by a helmet bedecked Personality of Godhead manifested a Vaikuntha with valuable jewels. The Lord has attractive planet at the request of Ramadevi. His power eyebrows, and His cheeks are adorned with and activities are mentioned in the Third Canto. earrings. Lord Brahma and Lord Siva saw the The sixth Manu was Caksusa, the son of Cak- belt on the Lord’s waist, the bangles on His su Manu. Among the sons of the sixth Manu arms, the necklace on His chest, and the ankle were Puru, Purusa and Sudyumna. During the bells on His legs. The Lord is bedecked with reign of this Manu, Mantradruma was Indra, flower garlands, His neck is decorated with the the King of the heavenly planets. Among the Kaustubha gem, and He carries with Him the demigods were the Äpyas, and among the sev- goddess of fortune and His personal weapons, en åñis were Haviñmän and Véraka. The wife of like His disc and club. When Lord Brahma, Vairaja, whose name was Devasambhuti, gave along with Lord Siva and the other demigods, birth to Ajita, an incarnation of the Supreme thus saw the form of the Lord, they all immedi- Personality of Godhead. This Ajita, taking the ately fell to the ground, offering their obeisances. shape of a tortoise and holding the mountain Lord Brahma said: Although You are never known as Mandara on His back, churned the born, Your appearance and disappearance as ocean and produced nectar for the demigods. Maharaja Pariksit was very eager to hear about an incarnation never cease. You are always free the churning of the ocean, and therefore Sukade- from the material qualities, and You are the va Goswami began to explain to him how the shelter of transcendental bliss resembling an demigods, having been cursed by Durvasa Muni, ocean. Eternally existing in Your transcendental were defeated in battle by the asuras. When the form, You are the supreme subtle of the most demigods were deprived of their heavenly king- extremely subtle. We therefore offer our respect- dom, they went to the assembly house of Lord ful obeisances unto You, the Supreme, whose Brahma and informed Lord Brahma of what existence is inconceivable. O best of persons, had happened. Then Brahma, along with all O supreme director, those who actually aspire the demigods, went to the shore of the ocean of for supreme good fortune worship this form of milk and offered prayers to Ksirodakasayi Visnu. Your Lordship according to the Vedic Tantras. My Lord, we can see all the three worlds in The Demigods And Demons Declare A Truce You. My dear Lord, who are always fully inde- Srila Sukadeva Goswami pendent, this entire cosmic manifestation arises from You, rests upon You and ends in You. Your Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King Pariksit, Lordship is the beginning, sustenance and end the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, being of everything, like the earth, which is the cause thus worshiped with prayers by the demigods of an earthen pot, which supports the pot, and to and Lord Brahma, appeared before them. His which the pot, when broken, finally returns. O bodily effulgence resembled the simultaneous Supreme, You are independent in Your self and Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.ibmedu.org nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 147, Page—3 do not take help from others. Through Your own please hear Me with great attention, for what I say potency, You create this cosmic manifestation and will bring good fortune for all of you. As long as you enter into it. Those who are advanced in Krishna are not flourishing, you should make a truce with consciousness, who are fully in knowledge of the the demons and asuras, who are now being favored authoritative çästra, and who, through the practice by time. O demigods, fulfilling one’s own interests of bhakti-yoga, are cleansed of all material contami- is so important that one may even have to make nation, can see with clear minds that although You a truce with one’s enemies. For the sake of one’s exist within the transformations of the material self- interest, one has to act according to the logic of qualities, Your presence is untouched by these the snake and the mouse. Immediately endeavor to qualities. As one can derive fire from wood, milk produce nectar, which a person who is about to die from the milk bag of the cow, food grains and water may drink to become immortal. O demigods, cast from the land, and prosperity in one’s livelihood into the Ocean of Milk all kinds of vegetables, grass, from industrial enterprises, so, by the practice of creepers and drugs. Then, with My help, making bhakti-yoga, even within this material world, one Mandara Mountain the churning rod and Vasuki can achieve Your favor or intelligently approach the rope for churning, churn the Ocean of Milk You. Those who are pious all affirm this. Elephants with undiverted attention. Thus the demons will afflicted by a forest fire become very happy when be engaged in labor, but you, the demigods, will they get water from the Ganges. Similarly, O my gain the actual result, the nectar produced from Lord, from whose navel grows a lotus flower, since the ocean. My dear demigods, with patience and You have now appeared before us, we have become peace everything can be done, but if one is agitat- transcendentally happy. By seeing Your Lordship, ed by anger, the goal is not achieved. Therefore, whom we have desired to see for a very long time, whatever the demons ask, agree to their proposal. we have achieved our ultimate goal in life. My A poison known as kälaküöa will be generated Lord, we, the various demigods, the directors of from the Ocean of Milk, but you should not fear this universe, have come to Your lotus feet. Please it. And when various products are churned from fulfill the purpose for which we have come. You are the ocean, you should not be greedy for them or the witness of everything, from within and with- anxious to obtain them, nor should you be angry. out. Nothing is unknown to You, and therefore it Sukadeva Goswami continued: O King Pariksit, is unnecessary to inform You again of anything. I after advising the demigods in this way, the inde- [Lord Brahma], Lord Siva and all the demigods, pendent Supreme Personality of Godhead, the accompanied by the prajäpatis like Daksa, are best of all living entities, disappeared from their nothing but sparks illuminated by You, who are presence. Then Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, after the original fire. Since we are particles of You, what offering their respectful obeisances to the Lord, can we understand about our welfare? O Supreme returned to their abodes. All the demigods then Lord, please give us the means of deliverance approached Maharaja Bali. Maharaja Bali, a most that is suitable for the brähmaëas and demigods. celebrated king of the demons, knew very well Sukadeva Goswami continued: When the Lord when to make peace and when to fight. Thus was thus offered prayers by the demigods, head- although his commanders and captains were ed by Lord Brahma, He understood the purpose agitated and were about to kill the demigods, for which they had approached Him. Therefore, Maharaja Bali, seeing that the demigods were in a deep voice that resembled the rumbling of coming to him without a militant attitude, forbade clouds, the Lord replied to the demigods, who his commanders to kill them. The demigods ap- all stood there attentively with folded hands. proached Bali Maharaja, the son of Virocana, and Although the Supreme Personality of God- sat down near him. Bali Maharaja was protected head, the master of the demigods, was capable by the commanders of the demons and was most of performing the activities of the demigods by opulent, having conquered the entire universe. Himself, He wanted to enjoy pastimes in churn- After pleasing Bali Maharaja with mild words, Lord ing the ocean. Therefore, He spoke as follows. Indra, the King of the demigods, who was most in- The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: telli- gent, very politely submitted all the proposals O Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and other demigods, he had learned from the Supreme Personality of www.ibmedu.org Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya Issue no 147, Page — 4 Top left 4 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Godhead, Lord Visnu. The proposals submitted The Sign Of Pure Devotion by King Indra were immediately accepted by Bali His Divine Grace Maharaja and his assistants, headed by Sambara A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Aristanemi, and by all the other residents of The devotees of the Lord are always very Tripura. O Maharaja Pariksit, chastiser of ene- eager to see the Supreme Lord face to face, but mies, the demigods and the demons thereafter they do not demand that the Lord come before made an armistice between them. Then, with them, for a pure devotee considers such a de- great enterprise, they arranged to produce nec- mand to be contrary to devotional service. Sri tar, as proposed by Lord Indra. Thereafter, with Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches this lesson in His Çikñäñöaka. Adarçanän marma-hatäà karotu vä. great strength, the demons and demigods, who The devotee is always eager to see the Lord face were all very powerful and who had long, stout to face, but if he is brokenhearted because he arms, uprooted Mandara Mountain. Crying very cannot see the Lord, even life after life, he will loudly, they brought it toward the Ocean of Milk. never command the Lord to appear. This is a Because of conveying the great mountain for a sign of pure devotion. Therefore in this verse we find the word ati-cira-épsita-artham, mean- long distance, King Indra, Maharaja Bali and the ing that the devotee aspires for a long, long time other demigods and demons became fatigued. to see the Lord. If the Lord, by His own plea- Being unable to carry the mountain, they left it sure, appears before the devotee, the devotee on the way. The mountain known as Mandara, feels extremely happy, as Dhruva Maharaja felt which was extremely heavy, being made of gold, when he personally saw the Supreme Person- fell and smashed many demigods and demons. ality of Godhead. When Dhruva Maharaja saw the Lord, he had no desire to ask the Lord for The demigods and demons were frustrated and any benediction. Indeed, simply by seeing the disheartened, and their arms, thighs and shoulders Lord, Dhruva Maharaja felt so satisfied that he were broken. Therefore, the Supreme Personality did not want to ask the Lord for any benedic- of Godhead, who knows every- thing, appeared tion (svämin kåtärtho 'smi varaà na yäce [CC. there on the back of His carrier, Garuda. Observ- Madhya 22.42]). A pure devotee, whether able or unable to see the Lord, always engages in ing that most of the demons and the demigods the Lord's devotional service, always hoping had been crushed by the falling of the mountain, that at some time the Lord may be pleased to the Lord glanced over them and brought them appear before him so that he can see the Lord back to life. Thus they became free from grief, face to face. and they even had no bruises on their bodies. — Srimad-Bhägavatam (Bhägavata Puräëa) » Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations » Chapter six » Verses :13, Purport The Lord veryeasily lifted the mountain with one hand and placed it on the back of Garuda. Then, The Poet Salabega He too got on the back of Garuda and went to the Ocean of Milk, surrounded by the demigods and Jagannatha is Krishna, and His transcen- demons. Thereafter, Garuda, the chief of birds, dental pastimes are unlimited and beyond unloaded Mandara Mountain from his shoul- comprehension. He showed special mercy to His poet-devotee Salabega, whose example der and brought it near the water. Then he was illustrates the Lord's eagerness to reciprocate asked by the Lord to leave that place, and he left. with His devotees. Born in the beginning of the — Srimad-Bhägavatam (Bhägavata Puräëa) » Canto 8: Withdrawal of the seventeenth century, Salabega was the son of Cosmic Creations » Chapter Six » Verses: 1-39. the widow of a Hindu brähmaëa and Lalbeg, a merciless commander of the Moghul Empire. Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.ibmedu.org nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 147, Page—5 Although his ruthless father intensely hated the birth were humbled as they saw the greatness Hindus, Salabega's mother was a fervent devo- of Salabega's devotion. tee of Lord Jagannatha, and she taught her son Salabega often returned to compose songs about the Lord. for Jagannatha at the spot where the Lord had Once, as a child or young man, Salabega stopped. Today, his samadhi (tomb) stands became very ill, and the attending physicians nearby on Grand Road. thought he would die. Salabega miraculously Salabega's devotion apparently brought the recovered when he heard some devotees singing Lord of the universe under his control. In tribute bhajanas (devotional songs) about Krishna and to this pastime, even to this day Lord Jaganna- Jagannatha and he began chanting Jagannatha's tha's cart stops at Salabega's samadhi on Grand names. This was a pivotal moment in his devo- Road during the Rathayatra procession. tional life. He remembered his mother's descrip- Salabega's example teaches us that birth does tion of Visnu's rescue of Gajendra, the king of not matter, that pure devotion transcends social the elephants, when chased by a crocodile. Like status, such as being a brähmaëa. After all, we Dhruva Maharaja and Sri Prahlada, Salabega had are not these bodies but spirit souls. To show intense childlike faith in the mercy of the Lord. the world that anyone can become Krishna's As he grew older, Salabega learned to sing and pure devotee, Prabhupada wanted his followers, compose devotional songs for the pleasure of Ja- most of whom were not brähmaëas by birth, to gannatha, whom he sometimes called Kalia, "the be brahminical in devotion and behavior. dark darling." He eventually lived in , Even the most neophyte devotees of the Lord but he became anxious to see Lord Jagannatha can taste the sweetness of the Lord's reciprocity. in . Because of his Muslim birth, Salabega It is said that when we take one step toward was denied entrance to the Puri temple, and he Krishna, He takes a hundred steps toward us. returned to Vrindavan in disappointment. Lord When we remember that Vamanadeva, Krish- Jagannatha is known as Patita Pavana, "the na's incarnation as a dwarf brähmaëa, crossed savior of the fallen," and so He comes out from the entire universe with two steps, Krishna's the temple every year during the Rathayatra hundred steps toward us are particularly sig- festival to bestow his merciful glance upon all nificant. Even though no one is truly eligible to creatures. Salabega planned to visit Puri during serve the Supreme Lord, He is so merciful that the Rathayatra festival. He accepts the devotee's humble attempts. The On the way to Puri, however, he fell ill. Lord is more eager to reclaim His conditioned Lamenting at the thought that he would miss parts than they are to return to Him, and He the opportunity to see Jagannatha, he prayed helps His devotees return home, back to God- that Jagannatha would wait for him, a sentiment head: "Those who worship Me with devotion, prevalent in one of his songs: satasa pacasha ko- meditating on My transcendental form—to sha cali na parai/ moha jivajaen nandi-ghose thiva them I carry what they lack and preserve what rahi. "It is very difficult to walk the 750 koshas they have." (Bg. 9.22) Even if a devotee does [the distance between Vrindavan and Jagannatha not become completely purified in this lifetime, Puri] to see You. Please remain on Nandighosa he or she will be able to continue on the path until then." of devotional service in the next life. Spiritual Just then, a miracle occurred. Lord Jagan- gains, unlike material gains, are never lost. natha's cart, called Nandighosa, stopped, and The easiest way for us to feel Krishna's re- no one could budge it. Jagannatha waited for ciprocation is through hearing and chanting the arrival of His dear devotee Salabega, who His names: sravanam kirtanam. When Krish- had the opportunity to sing directly to his dark na descended as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, darling and look at Him to his heart's content. He made pure love of God, prema, available Those who had criticized Salabega for his low to everyone through the chanting of the holy names. In degraded Kali-yuga, the current age www.ibmedu.org Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya Issue no 147, Page — 6 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä of quarrel and hypocrisy, this is the best meth- tional service, and raga-bhakti spontaneous od to achieve perfect Krishna consciousness. devotional service. Their difference of mood It is the yuga-dharma, the prescribed activity depends entirely on the practitioner's level of for the age. Krishna's names are endowed with realization). The soft inner core of these two all His potency, which means He is present in leaves represents the devotee's mood of con- His names. When we chant attentively, He will stant hankering for a loving relationship with come to dance on our tongues. What greater the Lord and His eternal associates, When he reciprocation do we need than this? attains this loving relationship, the devotee feels that he belongs to the beloved Lord and — Mohini Radha Devi Dasi graduated from Columbia University with a His associates. This elevated stage is known as degree in English literature in 2004. She is a disciple of His Holiness Gopala räga-bhakti, or spontaneous love. Krishna Goswami and lives with her husband, Narada Rsi Dasa, in New The outer portion of the leaves represents the York City. devotee's dutiful attitude towards Krishna—his spontaneous feelings are curbed by scriptural The Two Kinds Of Bhakti edicts, his mood borders on formality, and Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura lacks cozy familiarity, tenderness, and open expression of his intention and feelings. His There are two kinds of bhakti: sraddha (devo- relationship is on the platform of vaidhi-bhakti tional service performed with faith) and misra or regulated devotional service, and it is not as (mixed devotional service). Pure devotional pure as a relationship in raga-bhakti. In actual service, or suddha-bhakti is free from any traces fact, there is very little difference between these of empirical knowledge or fruitive activity. Pure two stages of devotion as far as their ability to devotion is like a desire tree or creeper, eternal destroy distresses and bestow good fortune is and unfettered by the concepts of the dualities of concerned. birth and death. Yet Bhakti-devi. appears on the — Madhurya-Kadambini - Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura Trans- sensual plane so that those who have embraced lated by Sarvabhavana dasa. this path may perceive her. Those devotees who seek only the sublime nectar of spiritual life and Krishna Is Completely All-cognisant who have denounced any desire outside of the Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura service to the Supreme Lord, accept the shelter of the creeper of devotion. I have no capacity to tend to the feet of the Bhakti-devi is the inspiration for all activities denizens of this holy place. Yet by the grace favorable to the process of surrender to the Su- of Sri Gaurasundara and urged by your good preme Lord. Like the touchstone, Bhakti-devi wishes, I stand here to speak only if I may there- gradually converts the iron of material sense by serve the servants of Sri Gauranga. Indeed perception to the gold of spiritual understanding if we can truly serve the feet of the devotees of merely by the power of her association. Sri Gauranga, by whose graceful glance alone all desires, hopes, and aims in life are easily ful- The Two Types of Bhakti filled, then that will be a crowning achievement. We are proud of our ego. We are either given to From this creeper of devotion burgeons two judge sinful and pious acts or think how we can fresh leaves both representing sädhana bhakti lord it over others by acquiring power. These or regulated devotional service. The first leaf is are all base self-glorifications. But one devoted called klesaghni (destroyer of distresses), and to Gauranga says that all desires actuating ev- the second leaf is known as subhada (bestower ery object from the pillar to the highest being of good fortune.) (These two leaves may also (Brahma), all labour for worldly possessions, all be described as vaidhi-bhakti, regulated devo- longing for enjoyment and every kind of renun-

Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.ibmedu.org nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 147, Page—7 ciation after satiety, are all pseudo-existent and egotistic tendencies, we take things material evanescent, i.e., subject to change and time. as of the spirit. When we lose anything so acquired, life seems Krishna is bliss. In Him dwells perfect joy-He vacant and useless. But it is quite futile to try is the embodiment of it. Sensual knowledge or to straighten the tail of a dog-such being the joy is not perfect;-therein all our longings are end of all enjoyments in the fourteen spheres. not realised. Under the spell of sense percep- All pleasures acquired as the fruits of worldly tions we imagine that there might be unalloyed work are transitory. happiness in ego-worship or in the kaivalya Carried away by sense-perceptions of eye, state of Patanjali. ear, touch, taste and sound we turn into All seeking after joy is the function of the ego-worshippers. In this state the pure activity soul. When the desire for joy wakes up in of the soul lies dormant. Then we also desire our minds we commit a blunder in running the pleasure in heaven. And when such ideas after worldly objects and enjoyment. It is only are strong in us we err by identifying ourselves when we receive a spiritual sight of Krishna with this mind, which thus seems to be the that we understand that His service must, of enjoyer of the things of this world. This pro- necessity, be the sole aim in life. As long as we pensity for selfish enjoyment deadens the pure thus hanker after our own pleasures we try to function of the Soul. enjoy the world through the senses and are Sri Narayana is the embodiment of His Maj- given to hollow argumentation. But this world esty. Narayana though is the ultimate source is not made for our enjoyment. When spiritual of the Absolute Truth, Krishna's transcendent bliss will appear in us like the incessant flow designation, form, qualities, and sportive ac- of oil then shall we be truly tied to the feet of tivities (lila) excel Narayana's Majesty by His Krishna. display of sweetening Beauty. In Krishna the Such numerical variety as that of one, two fullest majesty is mellowed by the most deli- and three exists only in worldly diversity. cious sweetness (madhurya) which predom- This diversity acquires a certain inexpressible inates. When we do not know all these and sameness in the world of spirit. Then we can forget our true selves, we cannot understand appreciate that Krishna alone is the eternal the activities of a Vaisnava and the transcen- Truth Absolute. When the very existence of dental truth underlying such activities, and Truth and sensiency in our own selves be- so give ourselves up to worldly enmity and comes solely relative to Him only then we are friendship, taking things transitory and illusory established in our real normal state. as eternal and real. At present many false meanings have been Secondly, Krishna is completely all-cogni- imported into the word "devotion." Regard sant. Material objects are not self-conscious. for one's parents, loyalty to man, obedience to God is ever existent. It is, indeed, through mis- the teacher, etc., pass as bhakti. But the root take that we consider ourselves as Brahman. "bhaj" means "to serve." If we do not clearly It is only then that such useless arguments for judge as to what must be the medium of that the effacement of all super-sensual diversity service then it is sure to be misapplied. As or variety in Absolute Truth take hold of us. Caitanya-candrämåta sings: The function of the spirit is clogged and our minds run after worldly enjoyment. The ma- kalah kalir balina indriya-vairi-vargah terialised mind thinks that sensual enjoyment sri-bhakti-marga iha kantaka koti-ruddhah is obtained at Krishna's feet. But at the feet ha ha kva yami vikalah kim aham karomi of Krishna everything is spiritual and so not caitanya-candra! yadi nadya krpam karosi an object for the gratification of our senses. When truth is obscured in us carried away by

www.ibmedu.org Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya Issue no 147, Page — 8 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä "This is the quarrelling age. The senses, Oversoul. With the revelation of the function which are our enemies, are now very pow- of supreme knowledge in our soul, we come to erful; and crores of thorns choke the path of know that Krishna is the Absolute Truth. He is pure bhakti. I am quite at a loss to know what also perfect bliss, reverence does not stand in His I shall do or where I shall go unless Caitanya way. Intimate service cannot be rendered if one is Candra shows mercy unto me." actuated by reverence. Yet Krishna is the eternal We live in the Kali-yuga-this is an age of object of the devotees' whole-hearted service. But strife. So it happens that the self-luminous He is to be served with the ever-existent senses path of pure devotion is completely covered of the soul. We cannot serve Him through imagi- up with millions of thorns in the shape of fool- nation or sentiment. Super-sensuous knowledge ish argumentations and wordy wranglings. In of our relation with Him is essential. There is these circumstances it is absolutely impossible nobody whom I can call my own except one to have the knowledge of pure devotion with- who is solely devoted to Krishna. Krishna alone out the mercy of Caitanya Candra. Sri Caitan- is the one object of my service. This faith is the ya Candra is Krishna Himself. He is the God- one glory of the Vaisnava. This is the supreme head. We cannot know God by the exertions necessity of life. Material fame full of the idea of of our senses. As the Kaöha Upaniñad says: selfish enjoyment is never desirable. Time is running short. The time for the evening nayamatma pravacanena labhyo wave-offering ceremony is drawing nigh. I must na medhaya na bahuna srutena no longer encroach upon your time of service. yam evaisa vrnute tena labhyas If it be Krishna's wish I shall again try to serve tasyaisa atma vrnute tanum svam you. A thousand obeisances at the feet of the devotees of Krishna. The knowledge about the all-embrac- — A Lecture in Våndävana by Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Goswämé ing Oversoul cannot be attained either 22nd Kartik, 1928, Friday Afternoon. through reasoning, argumentations or hearing the Vedas; only to him does He manifest His person whom He accepts." Godhead is eternal. We cannot attain to ! Sri Sri Gaurchandra Jayati !! Him unless we realise He is bliss Himself. ! ISKCON One confined within his psychic range in a Bhagavata Mahavidyalaya hundred ways cannot know what God is and is a branch of International Society for Krishna Consciousness so accepts things other than God as objects of Founder-Acarya: His Divine Grace his worship. Unable to understand the true A.C. BhaktiVedanta Swami Prabhupada subject and object of enjoyment, as well as the Editor nature of enjoyment itself, he imagines the Brajsunder Das world as created to afford him every kind of Copy Editor Isha Prakash Das pleasure. This materialised mind strives only after selfish enjoyment. By this fleshly form Sanskrit Editor, we cannot serve Krishna. It is possible only in Vrajsevika Devi Dasi spirit. The atomic theory of the world knows Assistance nothing of that service. Vamsidhari Gauri Devi Dasi In the variety of His manifestations, Abso- Quotations from the books, letters, and lectures of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada lute Truth Himself is to be determined from ©Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International. Narayana. In Krishna exists Narayana, Who ©All the paintings are copyrights of their respective artists. is His Majestic form. Baladeva is the mani- festation of His Self. He is the all-pervading

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