THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY OF TEMPLE AND ASHRAMS IN THE PRESENT KALI YUGA AGE Compiled by Dr. G.C. Dutt, IPS FD – 424, Salt Lake City Kolkata – 106 M – 9735001819 INDEX 1. Chapter 1 1 Reasons for joining Gaudiya Vaisnav System in this present evil age. 2. Chapter 2 2-5 Signs of Kaliyuga 3. Chapter 3 6-8 The Functioning of Three Gunas & Law of Karma in Kaliyuga 4. Chapter 4 9-16 Necessity of Temples & Ashram’s in Human Society:- 5. Chapter 5 17-20 High Moral Qualities Evolve When Jivas Visit Temple / Ashram 6. Chapter 6 21-22 How Hardworking Karmis can also become Satvic by Visiting Math and Mandir 7. Chapter 7 23 Why Spiritual Masters should be in Parampara /Disciplic succession only 8. Chapter 8 24-25 Complete assurance and protection of Lord Krsna as stated in the Bhagwat Gita. 1 Chapter 1 -:Background:- Reasons for joining Gaudiya Vaisnav System in this present evil age. 1. 84 lakh species on planet earth. Human with intelligence is highest form. Human in India and Bengal luckiest. Magic of Tropic of Cancer. 2. You are liberated from sin when you enter temple of Narayan / Krishna. 3. Secondly, you constitute the top 1% of population whose bad sinful Karma’s have been washed away. Thus enabling you to get attached to Krishna. 4. Thirdly, you will liberate 7 generations above you & after you if you continue with this Krishna consciousness process. 5. When you follow 4 principles & do Japa you take Harinam diksha then your Guru protects you at all times in all circumstances. 6. The moment you start chanting most powerful Mahamantra and read Bhagwat Gita you fall in the Exclusive Vaisnav Category of superior most Brahman. 7. Chanting cleans heart & 16 chakra’s of the body. 8. Kaliyuga & yuga dharma + 3 miseries make life miserable so Yuga dharma’s foundation is mantra chanting. 9. Must understand why we accept Lord Krishna as supreme most Lord & not 33 crore devideta’s who have very limited and temporary power. 10. Reading Gita scientifically daily (which chapter first & last) is beginning of our spiritual journey. 11. Karmic reactions: – Broad meaning means more sins and reactions. How to avoid by chanting & being. Careful of what we say & do. 12. The moment you start mixing with Iskcon / Vaisnav devotees you will expand your social circle & Family ties multifold (Bhakto Sangha) 13. This kind of Vaisnav life entails you remain engaged all year round – trips, lectures, seminars, camps etc. 14. Lord Krishna assures us that he will protect & guide us according to the level we are ready to surrender to him(Both in career, Profession & Home) 15. Those enemical to you will move away and those envious will respect you and those you love will reciprocate when you take to this process. 1 Chapter 2 Signs of Kaliyuga:- 1. Mankinds 3 Miseries & 4 Distress in this Present Age. a) 4 Manober Koshto :- [ Janma, Mrityu, Jara & Vyadi] b) Manav jatir 3 Klesha :- (adhyatmika klesha), (adhibhautika klesha): Parivar, para protibeshi, bondhu (adhidaivika klesha): Bhumikampo, khora, Tsunami, Bonna, Material World “dukhalayam Asasvatam” : Panco Bhoutik Jagat “Dukher abas” 2. Evil Signs of Kaliyuga. (Present Age) Aajker poristhiti Sashonkorta, Sanskritivitin, sashon kortar sobhyotar obhav , Oshobyo Raja – Sikha- Dikha viheen, Otyochar, Sompoty lutbe, stree horon kora. Signs of Kaliyuga:- Sri Canakya Niti Sloka 11.4 After ten thousand years of Kali- Yuga Lord Hari abandons the earth. After five thousand years, the Ganga abandons the earth, and after twenty –five hundred years the predominating deities of the villages abandon the earth. Symptoms of (Present evil age Kaliyuga) as per Srimad Bhagwatam Canto 12 SB 12.1.6-8 Purport: Here is a description of how authentic political authority degenerated and disintegrated throughout the world. There is a Supreme Godhead, and there are saintly, powerful men who have taken the role of government leaders and represented that Godhead on earth. With the advent of the Age of Kali, however, this transcendental system of government collapsed, and unauthorized, uncivilized men gradually took the reins of power. SB 12.1.20 Purport: Here is a further description of how uncultured men infiltrated government administration. The so-called king named Balī is described as asattama, a most impious, uncultured man. SB 12.1.38 tulya-kālā ime rājan mleccha-prāyāś ca bhū-bhṛtaḥ ete ’dharmānṛta-parāḥ phalgu-dās tīvra-manyavaḥ There will be many such uncivilized kings ruling at the same time, O King Parīkṣit, and they will all be uncharitable, possessed of fierce tempers, and great devotees of irreligion and falsity. 2 SB 12.1.39-40 Translation: These barbarians in the guise of kings will devour the citizenry, murdering innocent women, children, cows and brāhmaṇas and coveting the wives and property of other men. They will be erratic in their moods, have little strength of character and be very short-lived. Indeed, not purified by any Vedic rituals and lacking in the practice of regulative principles, they will be completely covered by the modes of passion and ignorance. SB 12.1.41 Translation: The citizens governed by these low-class kings will imitate the character, behavior and speech of their rulers. Harassed by their leaders and by each other, they will all suffer ruination. SB 12.2 The Symptoms of Kali-Yuga. As the Age of Kali progresses, all good qualities of men diminish and all impure qualities increase. Atheistic systems of so-called religion become predominant, replacing the codes of Vedic law. The kings become just like highway bandits, the people in general become dedicated to low occupations, and all the social classes become just like śūdras. All cows become like goats, all spiritual hermitages become like materialistic homes, and family ties extend no further than the immediate relationship of marriage. SB 12.2.1 Translation: Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Then, O King, religion, truthfulness, cleanliness, tolerance, mercy, duration of life, physical strength and memory will all diminish day by day because of the powerful influence of the Age of Kali. SB 12.2.2 Translation: In Kali-yuga, wealth alone will be considered the sign of a man’s good birth, proper behavior and fine qualities. And law and justice will be applied only on the basis of one’s power. Purport: In the Age of Kali, a man is considered high class, middle class or low class merely according to his financial status, regardless of his knowledge, culture and behavior. In this age there are many great industrial and commercial cities with luxurious neighborhoods reserved for the wealthy. All civilized people took it for granted that God is everywhere and that His laws are binding upon all creatures. The Sanskrit word dharma, therefore, indicates one’s social, or public, obligation as well as one’s religious duty. Thus responsibly caring for one’s family is dharma, and engaging in the loving service of God is also dharma. This verse indicates, however, that in the Age of Kali the principle of “might makes right” will hold sway. SB 12.2.3 Translation: Men and women will live together merely because of superficial attraction, and success in business will depend on deceit. Womanliness and manliness will be judged according to one’s expertise in sex, and a man will be known as a brāhmaṇa just by his wearing a thread. 3 SB 12.2.4 Translation: A person’s propriety will be seriously questioned if he does not earn a good living. And one who is very clever at juggling words will be considered a learned scholar. SB 12.2.5 Translation: A person will be judged unholy if he does not have money, and hypocrisy will be accepted as virtue. Marriage will be arranged simply by verbal agreement, and a person will think he is fit to appear in public if he has merely taken a bath. SB 12.2.7 Translation: As the earth thus becomes crowded with a corrupt population, whoever among any of the social classes shows himself to be the strongest will gain political power. SB 12.2.10 Translation: The citizens will suffer greatly from cold, wind, heat, rain and snow. They will be further tormented by quarrels, hunger, thirst, disease and severe anxiety. SB 12.1.39-40: These barbarians in the guise of kings will devour the citizenry, murdering innocent women, children, cows and brahmanas and coveting the wives and property of other men. They will be erratic in their moods, have little strength of character and be very short-lived. Indeed, not purified by any Vedic rituals and lacking in the practice of regulative principles, they will be completely covered by the modes of passion and ignorance. SB 12.2.11: The maximum duration of life for human beings in Kali-yuga will become fifty years. SB 12.3.31: Because of the bad qualities of the age of Kali, human beings will become shortsighted, unfortunate, gluttonous, lustful and poverty-stricken. The women, becoming unchaste, will freely wander from one man to the next. SB 12.3.32: Cities will be dominated by thieves, the Vedas will be contaminated by speculative interpretations of atheists, political leaders will virtually consume the citizens, and the so-called priests and intellectuals will be devotees of their bellies and genitals. SB 12.3.34: Women will become much smaller in size, and they will eat too much, have more children than they can properly take care of, and lose all shyness. They will always speak harshly and will exhibit qualities of thievery, deceit and unrestrained audacity. SB 12.3.35: Businessmen will engage in petty commerce and earn their money by cheating.