SAVRIDDHA SMILASHOBANAM SUDEGHINA PANGAPUNKENA SPISCAPEMUDRAMADBRAHVAM SREPAYI MOD BRAHMAN BRAHVAH DANTAM unto her, aha, addressed LADHITAM very gently VIRAH the hero SABRIDDHA with shyness, smita, smiling, shamanam, very beautiful, nighthena, by sex desire, apangapunkena, by the arrow of glancing, sphṛṣṭa, thus pierced, prema-udbhravāt, exciting love, bhruva, by the eyebrows.

Puraṇjana, the hero, became attracted by the eyebrows and smiling face of the very beautiful girl.

He was immediately pierced by the arrows of her lusty desires.

When she smiled slyly, she looked very beautiful to Puruṇjanā, and although a hero, could not refrain from thus from addressing her.

When he is a victim of the illusory energy he works as a great hero in the material world.

When he is a victim of the illusory energy, he works as a great hero in the material world as a great leader, politician, businessman, industrialist, etc.

And his heroic activities contribute to the material advancement of civilization.

1 can be also a hero by becoming master of the senses of Goswami.

Material activities are false heroic activities, whereas restraining the senses from material enjoyment is a great heroism.

However great a hero may be in the material world, he can be immediately conquered by the lumps of flesh and blood known as the breast women.

In the history of material activities there are many examples like the hero Roman hero Antony became captain by the beauty of Cleopatra.

Similarly a great hero an Indian named Bajirao became a victim of a woman during the same during the time he was involved in Maharashtrian politics and he was defeated.

From history we learn, we understand that formerly politicians used to employ beautiful girls who were trained as Vishakanya.

These girls had poison injected into their bodies from the beginning of their lives, so that in due course they become so immune to the poison, immune to the poison, so poisoned, simply by kissing a person they would kill him.

These poisonous girls were engaged to see an enemy and kill him with a kiss.

Thus there are many instances in human history of heroes who have been curbed simply by women.

Being part and parcel of Krishna, the living entity is certainly a hero, a great hero, but due to his own weakness he becomes attracted to the material features.

Krishna by her mukha hanyabhoga vanchakare nikata-sthamaya-tare japa-tyadhare.

It is said in the Prema-vibharta that when a living entity wants to enjoy material nature, he is immediately victimized by the material energy.

A living entity is not forced to come into the material world, he comes by his own choice, being attracted by beautiful women.

Every living entity has the freedom to be attracted by mere nature, or to stand as a hero and resist that attraction.

It's simply a question of living entities being attracted or not being attracted.

There's no question of being as forced to come into the contact with material energy.

1 who can keep himself steady and resist the attraction of material nature is certainly a hero, deserves to be called a Goswami.

Unless 1 is a master of his senses, he cannot become a Goswami.

The living entity can take 1 of 2 positions in the material world, he can become a servant of his senses and become a master of them.

Becoming a servant of his senses, 1 becomes a great material hero, and by becoming a master of the senses he becomes a Goswami or spiritual hero.

Vandeham Sri Guru Sri Jatapada Kamalam Sri Guru-Vaishnavam Sthasri-Rupam Sagarjatam Sahagana-Ragam Tantvitam Tam Sajivam Sadaitam Sabhadutam Parijana-Sahitam śrī-rūpaṁ sa-gurajātam sahagana-raghaṁ tataṁ vittam

tam sa jīvam sadaitam sabhadūtam parijana-sahitam kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devam

śrī-rādhā kṛṣṇa-padam sahagana-lalita-śrī-viṣakam

vittam śca nama om viṣṇu-padāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhūtale Krishna padam sahagana lalita shri visakhanvitam sthah.

Nama om Vishnu padaya, Krishna presthaya bhutale.

Shrimathe bhaktivedanta svamiditi namane.

Namaste sarasvate deve, gauravani namane namaste sadasvate deve gauravani pacharine nirviseshe shunyavadi paschichadeshatarine So in this connection, Srila Rupa Goswami, 1 of the 6 Goswamis, is like we pray,

Vande Rupa Sanatana Raghuyo Goshe Jiva Gopala Ko The 6 Goswamis,

Rupa, Sanatana, and then the Raghunatha Bhatta, Raghunatha Das, Jiva and Gopal Bhatta.

These 6 Goswamis completely mastered their senses.

They weren't material heroes, they were spiritual heroes.

So we have a choice, become a material hero or a spiritual hero.

Well, you become a great materialist, you still have to get sick, get old and die.

What is it good if you become rich and famous?

Right now you're a rich and famous hero in the material world, but in your next life you become a dog in Scandinavia.

So what is the use of becoming a big, big hero when you're going to end up being a dog or a monkey or a pig or a mosquito or an ant?

So we have to use our intelligence, my dear listeners, my dear devotees, we have to use our intelligence and analyze very carefully what is the result of becoming a material hero or a spiritual hero.

You become a master of your senses in Goswami, much better deal.

You become, you achieve eternal form full of bliss and knowledge in the pastimes of Krishna in the spiritual world, and while you're here in this world you become a powerful influence for making Krishna Kanya's movement spread more and more as Rupa Goswami says, anvāc-ca vegam manasa-krodha vegam jīvā vegam uduropastha vegam etāṁ bhūtaṁ yo viśaheta dhīrāt sarveṁ vipiṁ pratiḥ piṁ

vishahet tadera, sarvem vapimem pritivim nishishyat.

When we can conquer our mind, words, anger, tongue, belly and genitals, can make disciples all over the world.

So what's better, to be a dancing dog in the hands of women or to be like this Antony and Cleopatra, to be subdued by a poison kiss as described here, Vishakanya?

Or is it better to actually become a conqueror of the senses, become a great hero, pushing forward the Krishna consciousness movement?

We should analyze very carefully and intelligently and not be carried away by all these bogus arguments going on.

Just like I have a philosophy to justify sense enjoyment, it's called atheism.

1 of my students in Mumbai, in his college, they're going to have a debate between theism and theism.

He wrote me to ask me what arguments we can use to defeat atheism, to promote theism.

I told him very simply like this, God means the source of everything.

Now, let's analyze this intelligently, use some intelligence here.

We can analyze everywhere there's a source for everything.

It's like the tree comes from the sea, or you know, there's so many things you can see.

This floor comes from a stone quarry, you see.

We can analyze so many situations, but we think to see the things have a source.

This turtleneck came from a source, this watch came from a source, the Seiko company.

We can analyze the source for everything.

So, it's logical or scientific to conclude that since everything I can see, everything I can observe has a source, therefore Everything itself must have a source.

But the atheists say, oh, there is no source.

There's a source for this, a source for that, but ultimately there is no source.

Krishna Ganyas means use your intelligence, don't be carried away by fanaticism.

Analyze intelligently and scientifically and you will come to the conclusion there must be a source for everything.

Krishna says, aham sarvaśipi bhava, I am the source of all material and spiritual worlds.

So to conclude that scientifically, logically, philosophically, to conclude there is a source, that is intelligent, whereas the neither is no source, that's fanaticism.

We want to be intelligent, philosophically minded people.

Well, what does it mean if you don't use your rationality?

So, these atheists are actually less than animals.

They want us to accept their philosophy to justify sense gratification.

If there's no God, that means that I can do anything I want and they're not responsible for it.

God means he also can observe everything that's going on.

So if there is no God, I can do whatever I want.

I can gratify my tongue, my belly, my genitals, my false ego.

I can just gratify as much as I want and get away with as much as I want and not care about any results or any reactions.

Well, even in physics it's been deduced for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

If I throw a ball against a wall, it will bounce back on me.

So actually everything you do bounces back on you.

So everything bounces back on us, therefore We should be careful what we do, what we think, what we say, because it's all going to come bouncing back.

So those who are intelligent, they actually say, well, what can I do that will give me a very good reaction?

And then we have the authority of that person who has created everything.

Just like you want to learn how to use your iPad, you go to the manufacturer for the instruction manual how to use it properly to get the proper utilization.

So, since God is the source of everything, he's very kindly given us a user's manual, a whole series of user's manuals of the Vedic wisdom, the Puranas.

He's given us this wonderful series of user's manuals so we can understand how to properly utilize this thing called existence to get the proper utilization out of it.

Therefore, we have to very carefully study the scriptures that Krishna has given us because these will guide us and tell us how we can utilize everything in a way to achieve a very, very, very good result.

If someone thinks this iPad is simply a hot pad, when you take the pot out of the stove, you stick it on the iPad, that's what it makes for, it's a hot pad.

Then they're going to ruin the iPad and it's not going to be of use to them.

If you understand the proper use of the iPad, then you get a very good utilization.

We can even use it to make classes available to people all over the world.

So let us not be fools, my dear listeners, Let us not be fools to go on mental speculation.

Well, I think, I think, what is that saying?

So don't be a mental speculator, trying to judge everything by your own imperfect senses.

Try to take instructions from the Supreme Creator, the source of everything.

Utilize everything in such a way you get a very good utilization out of it.

There we hear in the Bhagavad Gita, aham sarvasya prabhavo muthak sarvam prabharate eti mad-bhava-janate mam buddhava-vasamanvataham I am the source of all material and spiritual worlds.

The wise who know this perfectly engage in my devotional service and worship me with all their hearts." What does that really mean?

In other words, you understand, Krishna is the source of everything.

So, if you understand that, you understand well, everything is coming from Him, therefore everything should be engaged in His service.

That's to know perfectly, since He's the source of everything, to know this perfectly, engage in my devotional service.

You may ask, why should I serve the source of everything?

Since everything is coming, this is called loving reciprocation.

Since everything is coming from the original personality of God, and He's giving everything, I simply take, take, take, take, take, without reciprocation.

Actually, that tendency to serve is there in all of us.

You see the dog serves the master, the master serves the dog, the wife serves the husband, the husband serves the wife, the politician, he promises so many things to serve the citizens.

And then the citizens think, oh, he's going to serve me nicely if he gets in the office, so I'll vote for him.

Now, all this service going back, back and forth in every position, this is called dharma.

The intrinsic nature of Every living entity is to serve.

We have an, it's called dharma, the eternal occupation of every living being is to serve.

So we have to see, we read in the introduction yesterday, the Bhagavad Gita, we have to see what is the perfection of service.

How can I serve in such a way that I get the perfection of that service relationship?

So the point here is, since Krishna is the source of everything, if you serve that Supreme Source of everything, then you get unlimited reciprocation.

If you can learn how to tap into that energy by giving your loving service to that Supreme Person, then that unlimited flow of energy comes to you also.

So in this way we can actually become liberated from all the stresses and anxiety.

This peer devotional service is so wonderful.

It's so wonderful, peer devotional service.

It brings immediate relief from all kinds of material distress.

It's the beginning of all auspiciousness.

It's the only means of attracting Krishna.

Those in pure devotional service, they spit at the thought of merging into the Supreme.

I have derived the conception of liberation.

It's such a wonderful thing, this pure devotional service.

Just like there's this loving reciprocation, where the ecstasy is tasted.

If I merge into the object of my reciprocation there's no reciprocation anymore you see.

This is why the my body philosophy doesn't work.

They fall down back again because the nature is to serve.

If I emerge on my object of service, then I have no opportunity to serve, to accept or give, to accept service or give service.

So that's why pure devotional service, those in pure devotional service, they spit at the thought of merging into the Supreme.

They say, forget it, I don't need this sayujya mukti.

They may accept, sometimes accept other types of liberation.

Sarupya, to have a form like the Lord, or Samitya, to be a companion of the Lord, or Shastri in the opulence of the Lord, or Silocha to reside in the same planet as the Lord.

But even that is not important to the pure devotees.

They completely reject Sahyus, but they're not even interested in these other types of liberation.

Because when you engage in pure devotional service, you're already situated beyond all the miseries of material existence.

In other words, when you engage in pure devotional service, you're as good as back to home, back to Godhead right now.

You know, you think, well, I need to go back to home, back to God.

No, you're already as good as back to home, back to God.

Do you think Krishna is not present in this material energy?

He's present within every atom, between every atom.

So when you actually become in this mood of pure loving service of that Supreme Person, you're already connected to them as good as the devotees in the spiritual world, as the gopas, the gopis, the cows, the peacocks, the Yamuna River, the flute, the dhotis, everything.

You're just as connected right here, right now, as you are with Krishna in his transcendental pastimes in the spiritual world.

But since we're not so qualified right now to see those pastimes, Krishna kindly reveals them here on this planet.

Just imagine, there's a place called Vrindavan.

It's somewhere, what is it, 90 miles from Delhi?

We haven't even been sitting there right now.

As this place, Krishna revealed, those amazing pastimes took place.

To attract us, they come to pure devotional service.

Krishna gave us a sneak preview of what it's like in the spiritual world, you see.

In motion pictures they give you a sneak preview of what's in the movie, so you want to go see the whole movie.

So Krishna gave us a sneak preview of this Vrindavan pastimes.

And our great Acharyas have very kindly explained them for us.

They've given us such an intimate glimpse into these amazing pastimes, especially we're devoted to Rupa Goswami, but he's given us a sneak preview.

Just like that 1 verse, you know that verse, Smaran Bangi?

Satya-vrttirna-daśhṭiṁ vāṅkṣa-nistākṣeśalam ujjvalam saṅdhakena govindā kamādhi tuṁ itākeśnipoṭa-pakaṇte mā paśiṣa-sthavāli sākhe bandhu-sivāṅgaha When Gopī is talking to another Gopī, he says, My dear Gopī girlfriend, if you have any desire to enjoy society, friendship, or love in this world, then don't you dare go to the bank of Yamuna tonight by the Keshigat.

Because you go there, you see this beautiful boy Krishna.

He's playing on his flute and he has a peacock feather on his head and his beauty, his beautiful body is illuminated by the moonlight in the sky.

So, don't you dare go there, my dear gopi girlfriend." So, what did that gopi girlfriend do?

Oh, this boy Krishna, I got to check this out, you see.

Krishna, Rupa Goswami gave me a little sneak preview, a glimpse of what it's like in these pastimes, these pastimes in Goloka Vrindavan, you see.

This beautiful boy illuminated by the moonlight in the sky, playing on the flute, standing on the bank of the Yamuna in Keshikha with a peacock feather.

Much better than Bollywood or Hollywood or any of this garbage out there, you see.

So how much we're indebted to these great ācāryas like Rūpa Goswāmī.

Look at Rādhā-Bhātā Goswāmī, this amazing austerity that he did.

Rādhā-Kuṇḍa, can you imagine, every other day 1 pat of butter, that's all he took?

He was so skinny, but he had tears in his eyes, tears of love in his eyes.

Can you imagine, 1 pat of butter every other day and that was it, nothing else.

But he was in total ecstasy of Krishna preying.

So we see the Acharyas as these great examples of entering into Krishna preying.

We think, well, I've got to get this Kṛṣṇa prema.

I've got to get out of the māyā being lustry, angry, greedy, all this garbage in my consciousness polluting me.

I mean, I should be able to see Kṛṣṇa.

Kṛṣṇa is actually present, but I can't see him because I'm covered by this lust, this anger, this greed, this madness, illusion and envy.

So these great Acharyas have given these wonderful books like Nectar of Devotion.

You know what Prabhupada said about Nectar of Devotion?

He said, if you read Nectar of Devotion, you're directly associating with Vrubha Goswami.

So we have to understand the great power in these words and these instructions.

Just like Prabhupada is still present in his instructions.

1 of my disciples, she's written me, she said, Gurudev, What am I to do when you're no longer physically present?

How will I find any guidance or association?

Who will I write?" But I told her that actually the spiritual master is fully present in his instructions.

Just like I have personal instructions that Prabhupada gave me, and by remembering those instructions, by trying to follow those instructions, I'm directly in contact with Srila Prabhupada, just as much as I was, you know, 50 years ago, standing there with Vyasaswami, a few inches away from his transcendental form.

So the instructions of the spiritual master contain full potency to carry them out and to have his constant Sangha.

So whatever instructions we receive from the spiritual master, we take them deep into our heart and we embrace them as our very, very life and soul.

So in this way, by connecting with our spiritual master and Srila Prabhupada and the previous Acharyas like Rupa Goswami, we can be blessed with our divine Sangha and empowered by them to actually come to that position of awakening pure love of God within our hearts.

So why, my dear listeners, should we torture ourselves any longer?

Does it make sense to torture yourself by remaining lusty, angry, greedy, maddened, delusional or envious?

So it's time for us to come out of maya, come out of maya, get off this bodily platform, try to gratify our material senses, our subtle senses, our gross senses.

It's time to get off this platform of sense gratification, become a little intelligent, you see.

Stop being so idiotic, so foolish, as much as an imbecile running around like a stupid dog, sniffing this, sniffing that.

It's time to get off this dogish, monkeyish mentality and come to the actual Transcendental Platform.

Give me pure devotional or give me death.

I don't want to be in the middle trying to gratify myself halfway into devotional service.

I want pure devotional service right now or death.

I want pure devotional service and nothing but pure devotional service.

I want pure bhakti right here, right now.

And you know what will happen when you have that mentality?

If we have that mentality, demanding pure devotional service, guess what?

It's Krishna not aware of what we're going through, what we're thinking.

Krishna is aware of everything we're thinking about.

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