SB 2.7.
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नान्तं विदाम्यहममी मुनयोऽग्रजास्ते
मायाबलस्य पुरुषस्य कुतोऽवरा ये ।
गायन् गुणान् दशशतानन आदिदेव:
शेषोऽधुनापि समवस्यति नास्य पारम्
nāntaṁ vidāmy aham amī munayo 'gra-jās te
māyā-balasya puruṣasya kuto 'varā ye
gāyan guṇān daśa-śatānana ādi-devaḥ
śeṣo 'dhunāpi samavasyati nāsya pāram
Neither I nor all the sages born before you know fully the omnipotent Personality
of Godhead. So what can others, who are born after us, know about Him? Even the
first incarnation of the Lord, namely Śeṣa, has not been able to reach the limit of
such knowledge, although He is describing the qualities of the Lord with ten
hundred faces.
SB 11.3.30
परस्परानुकथनं पावनं भगवद्यश: ।
मिथो रतिर्मिथस्तुष्टिर्निवृत्तिर्मिथ आत्मन:
One should learn how to associate with the devotees of the Lord by gathering with
them to chant the glories of the Lord. This process is most purifying. As devotees
thus develop their loving friendship, they feel mutual happiness and satisfaction.
And by thus encouraging one another they are able to give up material sense
gratification, which is the cause of all suffering.
anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ
jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam
ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu-
śīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā
When first-class devotional service develops, one must be devoid of all material
desires, knowledge obtained by monistic philosophy, and fruitive action. The
devotee must constantly serve Kṛṣṇa favorably, as Kṛṣṇa desires.
When there is a purity in intention -> powerful consistency and the inspiration->
when there is inspiration to serve-> there is clarity in intelligence ->
consistency in integrity -> intensity in actions to serve(although there may be
difficulties and challenges then one remembers original intension to start serving,
the intension is not for my pleasure but Krishna's pleasure)
when there is conflict -> confusion -> but that should lead to contemplation -> we
can find middle path of cooperation
more difficult to follow the word of god is than the will of devotees, more
difficult to follow than will of devotees is whim of Krishna
example Chaitanya maha prabhu and Sacimata
favorably disposing towards Krishna's whims by Vrindavan devotees ex: Indra's
torrential rains and lifting of Govardhan hill
the ultimate happiness one gets by aligning with the will of Krishna
If you see Krishna's hand behind everything then one gets ultimate happiness
Raja tamasaavrita : Trinavrita
millions of desires(dust particles) impelled by mode of passion, that mode of
passion, I'm the proprietor controller, covers the discrimination and degenerates
into tamo guna and becomes the cause of conflict.
Because they both are Krishna devotees, they adjusted the cause of envy(Prithu
maharaj and Indra)
By power of genuine spirituality that we are able to adjust our perspectives by
highering our consciousness, and by higher consciousness when we look down, then we
realize our cause of conlict is not really worth it, then we make cost benefit
analysis in a much better way and ultimately make choices in mode of goodness.
what KC does is it purifies of you mode of passion and ignorance and that confusion
is removed and clarity is restored,once we clarity there you would have proper
discrimination.
Modern education is too much focused on Vijay (success) but srimadbhagavatam and
other literatutes focues on Vinay
(Vidya Vinaya smapanne)
(amanitvam adambhitvam)
When there is vinay there is vivek, then there is proper discrimination, then you
know what to choose and what not to choose, what to pursue and what to let go, that
is called viragya
Vinay -> Vivek -> Viragya -> Vijay(prema)
Srimad bhagavatam focuses on more getting Vijaya, than Janma, mrityu, jara vyadhi)
Vrindavan is the place of contemplation not conflict( Rupa Goswami instructs when
Jiva goswami accept the challenge of scholar,)
महत्सेवां द्वारमाहुर्विमुक्ते-
स्तमोद्वारं योषितां सङ्गिसङ्गम्
Service to great souls is said to be the gateway to liberation;
association with the attached to women (sensual pleasure) is the gate to darkness.
nitya-siddha kṛṣṇa-prema ‘sādhya’ kabhu naya
śravaṇādi-śuddha-citte karaye udaya
Pure love for Kṛṣṇa is eternally established in the hearts of the living entities.
It is not something to be gained from another source. When the heart is purified by
hearing and chanting, this love naturally awakens.
dina-hina yata chhila hari-name uddharila
tara saksi jagai madhai
The two brothers Jagāi and Mādhāi epitomize the sinful population of this Age of
Kali. They were most disturbing elements in society because they were meat-eaters,
drunkards, woman-hunters, rogues and thieves. Yet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu delivered
them,
He krishna karuna sindhu dina bhandu jagatpate
gopesha gopika kantha radha kantha namo stute
Krishna has unlimited mercy greater than oceans
ananya cintayanto mama ye jana pariupaste
tesam nityabhiyuktanam yoga kshemam vahamyaham
