English
Date- 26th April, 2024
1st Speaker- Guru Maharaj
Theme- We are superior energy of the Lord.
Hare Krsna! In the seventh chapter of Bhagavad Gita, verse four and five, Lord Krsna mentions two types of nature, one is Apara and another is Para.
bhümir äpo 'nalo väyuh
kham mano buddhir eva ca
ahankära itiyam me
bhinnä prakrtir astadhä
Translation-
Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego—all together these eight constitute My separated material energies. [BG 7.4]
Our gross body is made of these separated material energies- earth, water, fire, air, ether, itiyam me bhinnä prakrtir. I want to tell this in brief as it is not a Japa Talk, or not a complete lecture. It is just a food for thought. So the body is made of Apara Prakrti. It is inferior nature. Gross body is made of Pancha-mahabhuta. So these five elements, and then our subtle body is made with mind, intelligence and false ego. These eight elements consist in Apara prakrti. And the knowledge of Apara Prakrti, inferior nature is called as Avidya or Apara vidya. Then in the next verse Lord says-
apareyam itas tv anyäm
prakrtim viddhi me paräm
jiva-bhütäm mahä-bäho
yayedam dhäryate jagat
Translation-
Besides these, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is another, superior energy of Mine, which comprises the living entities who are exploiting the resources of this material, inferior nature. [BG 7.5]
Lord is saying, prakrtim viddhi me paräm, understand this Para prakrti. jiva-bhütäm mahä-bäho, this jiva, spirit soul is Para prakrti, superior energy. Soul is superior and body is inferior. So we are souls, superior energy of the Lord and our body is made with inferior energy, Apara Prakrti. So both are Lord’s energies and among these two, that soul, jiva-bhütäm mahä-bäho, yayedam dhäryate jagat, we are that soul. We are not this body. Body is Lord’s inferior energy. It is also Lord’s energy, but it is not me. Like this we keep saying, aham and mama, me and mine. Aham is soul and mama is body. In the conditioned state we consider our ego, ahankar as aham, but what is the real knowledge? I am the soul and aham dasosmi.
ayi nanda-tanuja kinkaram
patitam mäm visame bhavämbudhau
krpayä tava päda-pankaja-
sthita-dhüli-sadrsam vicintaya
Translation-
'O My Lord, O Krsna, son of Mahäräja Nanda, I am Your eternal servant, but because of My own fruitive acts I have fallen into this horrible ocean of nescience. Now please be causelessly merciful to Me. Consider Me a particle of dust at Your lotus feet.' [Cc. Antya 20.32]
So, who is fallen? The soul is fallen. We are souls and we fall down, we accept the false ego and then
prakrteh kriyamänäni
gunaih karmäni sarvasah
ahankära-vimüdhätmä
kartäham iti manyate
Translation-
The spirit soul bewildered by the influence of false ego thinks himself the doer of activities that are in actuality carried out by the three modes of material nature. [BG 3.27]
kartäham iti manyate, we consider ourselves as the doer. Vimüdhätmä- the bewildered soul! Anyways, this is just food for thought. You contemplate on this, Bhagavad Gita, seventh chapter, text number is four and five. Prabhupada used to tell this again and again, so that we can have self-realization, ‘who am I?’ I am not this body. Body is Lord’s Apara Prakrti. I am soul and I am Lord’s Para Prakrti. Like this there are two types of knowledge, Apara vidya and Para vidya. Knowledge of soul is Para vidya and the knowledge of body or the material world is Apara vidya, inferior knowledge. Okay, keep chanting.
2nd Speaker- Shyamananda Swami Maharaj
Theme- Instructions given by the Lord in Bhagavad Gita
Hare Krsna! I offer my humble obeisances to all of you. I hope that all of you are fine. It is possible that you are not fit and fine by your body, but by your mind you must be fit and fine. This is the goal of human birth.
Sub-theme- Bhagavad Gita is the foundation of Srimad Bhagavatam
So we all know that among all Dhama, Sri Vrndavana Dhama is superior and to understand this Vrndavana Dhama one must have the blessings of a Vaisnava. Without understanding Dhamavasis, we can not understand the Dhama; and when we will not understand Vrndavana,, then how can we understand the transcendental pastimes of the Lord? The ultimate goal of our life is to do sravan and kirtan of Lord’s pastimes which He performed with His intimate devotees in Vrndavana, in Mathura and in Dwaraka. Lord’s pastimes are elaborately mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam. Srimad Bhagavatam is superior, transcendental scripture. It is the literary incarnation of the Lord, Vangmaya Murti. So, to understand the transcendental topics of Srimad Bhagavatam, first we need to understand Bhagavad Gita, the instructions given by the Lord to Arjuna. Bhagavad Gita is the foundation of Srimad Bhagavatam. The twelve floors of the mansion of Bhagavatam are standing on Bhagavad Gita. On the 10th floor, the 10th canto, there are 90 chapters which are like 90 kunja, forests. And among these kunjas, the five chapters of Rasa pastime, they are the special cells of these kunjas. Here Lord Sri Krsna is performing His eternal pastimes with His eternal consort, Radharani. Srimati Radharani is eternally in the service of the Lord Sri Krsna; similarly Sri Krsna also eternally serves Srimati Radharani. Unless we properly understand the instructions of Bhagavad Gita, we can not understand Srimad Bhagavat, especially the confidential pastimes of tenth canto.
Sub-theme- Five divisions of Bhagavad Gita verses
The verses of Bhagavad Gita are divided in five levels. In one section, the general instruction is given by the Lord, like
yuktähära-vihärasya
yukta-cestasya karmasu
yukta-svapnävabodhasya
yogo bhavati duhkha-hä
Translation-
He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system. [BG 6.17]
This is general instruction. We must always have regulated habits of eating, sleeping and recreation. Bhakti-yoga does not require too much vairagya as well as sense gratification. Therefore in this first level, Lord is saying that devotee must maintain regulated habits. He should not eat too much and at the same time he should not eat too little, as a result giving up all services. What are you doing? We are fasting. Then who will do the services? Better eat and do services. So, this is the first step of devotional service, to be regulated.
Then He gave another instruction which is superior to this previous one. This is knowledge at the stage of Brahman and it is known as guhya jnana, confidential knowledge. There Lord says-
brahma-bhütah prasannätmä
na socati na känksati
samah sarvesu bhütesu
mad-bhaktim labhate paräm
Translation-
One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments or desires to have anything. He is equally disposed toward every living entity. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me. [BG 18.54]
Devotional service begins from here. Brahmabhuta stage, means beyond the three modes of material nature. As Guru Maharaj was telling just few minutes before, aham and mama, me and mine are on the material platform. Unless we rise above this bodily platform, we can not understand the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, then what to say of entering in them. Therefore Lord gave this confidential instruction, which is at the stage of Brahman. When one reaches at this platform, na socati, he does not think about the world, what is going on in the world and what about the family and all. Right now we have so much tension. Always something-something going on! When Sukadeva took birth from the womb of his mother, after twelve years, immediately after birth he left for the forest. Father is calling loudly, wait dear son, don’t go. But Sukadeva Goswami does not know who is son and who is father. This father-son relation is from this material world, temporary.
So, Lord gave this confidential instruction, which is known as instruction of Brahman stage. Then Lord gave third level instruction which is known as Paramatma level’s instruction. This is more confidential knowledge. Lord says-
uttamah purusas tv anyah
paramätmety udährtah
yo loka-trayam ävisya
bibharty avyaya isvarah
Translation-
Besides these two, there is the greatest living personality, the Supreme Soul, the imperishable Lord Himself, who has entered the three worlds and is maintaining them. [BG 15.17]
Paramatma enters in the three worlds and bibharty, maintains them. So this is instruction at Paramatma level and it is more confidential knowledge. So, the instruction at the level of Brahman is instruction for jnanis. Instruction of Paramatma level is for yogis. Therefore Lord says-
tapasvibhyo 'dhiko yogi
jnänibhyo 'pi mato 'dhikah
karmibhyas cädhiko yogi
tasmäd yogi bhavärjuna
Translation-
A yogi is greater than the ascetic, greater than the empiricist and greater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, O Arjuna, in all circumstances, be a yogi. [BG 6.46]
A yogi is greater than the ascetic, because jnani is on the Brahman level, but the yogi is on the Paramatma level, one step higher. So, here Lord gave more confidential instruction and there is more confidential instruction than this and that is-
yoginäm api sarvesäm
mad-gatenäntar-ätmanä
sraddhävän bhajate yo mäm
sa me yuktatamo matah
Translation-
And of all yogis, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to Me—he is the most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all. That is My opinion. [BG 6.47]
This is the most confidential knowledge, Bhakti yoga. From here Bhakti yoga begins. In the ninth chapter Lord says-
idam tu te guhyatamam
pravaksyämy anasüyave
jnänam vijnäna-sahitam
yaj jnätvä moksyase 'subhät
Translation-
My dear Arjuna, because you are never envious of Me, I shall impart to you this most confidential knowledge and realization, knowing which you shall be relieved of the miseries of material existence. [BG 9.1]
yaj jnätvä moksyase 'subhät, one who knows this, get relieved from the miseries of material existence. So the Lord has given topmost instruction. The above instruction can take one to Vaikuntha, because it is having aisvarya bhakti, but Vrandavana dhama is for Madhurya bhakti. Therefore
sarva-guhyatamam bhüyah
srnu me paramam vacah
isto 'si me drdham iti
tato vaksyämi te hitam
Translation-
Because you are My very dear friend, I am speaking to you My supreme instruction, the most confidential knowledge of all. Hear this from Me, for it is for your benefit. [BG 18.64]
tato vaksyämi te hitam, it is for your benefit. This sarva-guhyatamam, supreme instruction was hidden. Lord had not given it from long time. Therefore Lord felt sad. Then the Lord came in the form of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He thought, I will give the instruction but who will understand it? Therefore I Myself will perform bhakti, and then will teach the people, then only they will understand it. Hence-
anarpita-carim cirät karunayävatirnah kalau
samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasäh sva-bhakti-sriyam
harih purata-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandipitah
sadä hrdaya-kandare sphuratu vah saci-nandanah
Translation-
May the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of Srimati Saci-devi be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has appeared in the Age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation has ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant mellow of devotional service, the mellow of conjugal love. [CC Adi 1.4]
Lord took two things from Radharani; one was Her mood. What is the mood, bhava of Radharani? Her mood is not of boss.
Munindra-vrinda-vandite! Tri-loka-shoka-harini
Prasanna-vaktra-pankaje! Nikunja-bhu-vilasini!
Vrajendra-bhanu-nandini! Vrajendra-sunu-sangate!
Kada karishyasiha mam kripa-kataksha-bhajanam?
Translation-
Oh You who are adored by all the best sages! Oh You who takes away all the miseries of the three material worlds! Oh You whose face joyfully blooms just like a lotus flower! Oh You who delights in playing love-sports throughout the secret forest bower-houses! Oh most charming daughter of Vrishabhanu, the best of kings! Oh closest heart-felt companion of the son of the King of Vraja! When, oh when will You make me the object of Your side-long glance of causeless mercy? [Radha Kripa Kataksha -1]
All demigods and Rsi-munis hanker for the mercy of Radharani. She is the queen of Vraja, yet Her mood is of a servant, and this is the topmost mood. This mood attracts the Lord. That’s why Lord Himself accepted that mood.
sauryam tejo dhrtir däksyam
yuddhe cäpy apaläyanam
dänam isvara-bhävas ca
ksätram karma svabhäva-jam
Translation-
Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity and leadership are the natural qualities of work for the ksatriyas. [BG 18.43]
Lord is having isvara-bhävas, mood of leadership. How many people get pleased with the leaders? If the leader will not do someone’s any small work, that person will become unhappy with the leader. But the servants please everyone, even the leaders, management. Therefore Radharani’s mood is of a devotee. We should understand that, as big the position is, that much more should be the service mood. But in this world opposite things happen, people’s positions keep raising but their services keeps decreasing and they think themselves ‘Lord’. With position humility should increase. We can see the example of our prime minister, Modiji, for how many hours he sleeps? Only three-four hours. He works for the country for twenty hours a day.
So the most supreme, confidential instruction of Bhagavad Gita, which the Vrajavasis have accepted is-
man-manä bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yäji mäm namaskuru
mäm evaisyasi satyam te
pratijäne priyo 'si me
Translation-
Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend. [BG 18.65]
satyam te, Lord is Absolute Truth. He never speaks lie, yet He is saying I am speaking the truth. This is very astonishing thing.
atya-vratam satya-param tri-satyam
satyasya yonim nihitam ca satye
satyasya satyam rta-satya-netram
satyätmakam tväm saranam prapannäh
Translation-
The demigods prayed: O Lord, You never deviate from Your vow, which is always perfect because whatever You decide is perfectly correct and cannot be stopped by anyone. Being present in the three phases of cosmic manifestation-creation, maintenance and annihilation—You are the Supreme Truth. Indeed, unless one is completely truthful, one cannot achieve Your favor, which therefore cannot be achieved by hypocrites. You are the active principle, the real truth, in all the ingredients of creation, and therefore you are known as antaryämi, the inner force. You are equal to everyone, and Your instructions apply for everyone, for all time. You are the beginning of all truth. Therefore, offering our obeisances, we surrender unto You. Kindly give us protection. [SB 10.2.26]
satyätmakam tväm saranam prapannäh, everything pertaining to the Lord is truth. His body is truth, His knowledge is truth, and His pleasure is truth. Sun can not observe darkness, yet if the sun says, ‘I promise you I will not give you darkness.’ This is strange, because where there is sun there is no question of darkness. Similarly here Lord is saying, I am telling you the truth because you are My very dear friend.
Lord wants us back to home. He is not happy seeing us here suffering in this world. He comes as Rama and Shyama. What is the need to come in this world, in this miserable world? Even demigods do not want to come on Bhuloka. When they do come, they do not even touch the earth. But Lord comes time to time. For a mother, her child is dear, even though he is dirty or has passed urine or latrine. She never rejects him. She picks him up lovingly, bathes him, dresses him and then gives him in the lap of his father. Similarly we are children of the Lord. He worries about us. His eternal consort Radharani also worries about us a lot. That is why Lord comes in Radha-bhava.
Then Lord says-
sarva-dharmän parityajya
mäm ekam saranam vraja
aham tväm sarva-päpebhyo
moksayisyämi mä sucah
Translation-
Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear. [BG 18.66]
Abandon all varieties of religion, but how to do it? Who will explain this? Therefore Lord said man-manä bhava mad-bhakto, this is the most important verse of Bhagavad Gita. ‘Become My devotee; give that mind, which you have engaged in the material things, give it to Me, engage it in Me. Rest I will see; you do not worry!’ Many times Lord is saying this in Bhagavad Gita. Mind is superior in all senses. Lord also says-
vedänäm säma-vedo 'smi
devänäm asmi väsavah
indriyänm manas cäsmi
bhütänäm asmi cetanä
Translation-
Of the Vedas I am the Säma Veda; of the demigods I am Indra, the king of heaven; of the senses I am the mind; and in living beings I am the living force [consciousness]. [BG 10.22]
Sub-them- What is the correct way to listen lectures?
So, this is clear that we should engage our mind in the Lord, but how to do that? Is there anyone to show the method? Rupa Goswami gave eight stages of Bhakti in Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu. In that ruchi comes after anartha nivrtti. Till there are anarthas in us, mind will not get engaged in the Lord. It is not so easy. Therefore we must need to reach to this anartha nivrtti stage. From this stage our mind starts engaging in the Lord, as we develop taste, ruchi.
ädau sraddhä tatah sädhu-
sango ‘tha bhajana-kriyä
tato ‘nartha-nivrttih syät
tato nisthä rucis tatah
athäsaktis tato bhävas
tatah premäbhyudancati
sädhakänäm ayam premnah
prädurbhäve bhavet kramah
Translation-
In the beginning there must be faith. Then one becomes interested in associating with pure devotees. Thereafter one is initiated by the spiritual master and executes the regulative principles under his orders. Thus one is freed from all unwanted habits and becomes firmly fixed in devotional service. Thereafter, one develops taste and attachment. This is the way of sädhana-bhakti, the execution of devotional service according to the regulative principles. Gradually emotions intensify, and finally there is an awakening of love. This is the gradual development of love of Godhead for the devotee interested in Krsna consciousness. [CC Madhya 23.14-15]
Adau sraddha tatah sadhu-sanga, when we do devotee association, we have to contemplate on their teachings, not only sravan, that we are doing from many years. Is there any progress? Have we checked that? Narada Muni says, adrdham krtam jnanam, there is determination in the knowledge. We listen the class, that is good, but if it is not accepted with determination then that knowledge will not stay with us. Note the important points, then read it and remember it what have I learned.
When Gokarna Maharaj was narrating Bhagavat to Dhundhakari, at that time there were many listeners. All of them listened the narration, but only one plane came. Gokarna was surprised, why there is plane only for one person? Everyone was listening the narration. He asked the Visnudutas, ‘why only one plane?’ They said, everyone was hearing, but some were sleeping and some were neglecting. Some devotees sit in the back, take support of the wall and sleep peacefully. And some devotees keep talking with each other during the class. Others were doing just formality, just time-pass. Plane is for them who have done the endeavors, given their life, did austerities, and applied spiritual master’s words in the life. Plane is for them only. For others there are many vehicles in the material world, but no plane from spiritual world.
So from the stage of Ruchi, mind starts engaging in the Lord. Then comes asakti, where mind is now 50% engaged in the Lord, but yet 50% is in the material things. Then comes bhava, where mind is 75 % in the Lord and 25 % in the material things. Then comes the stage of prema, where mind is completely engaged in the Lord. So, the process is to listen from the seniors, from the spiritual masters with determination and full faith. Contemplate on the instructions and apply them in the life. Those who have followed the process, are successful. Those who have not, they are going from one birth to another. So, how to engage mind? This is the process- ädau sraddhä, sädhu- sanga, bhajana-kriyä, anartha-nivrttih, ruci, asakti, bhava and Prema. These are the stages of Bhakti.
And Caitanya Mahaprabhu has said-
ceto-darpana-märjanam bhava-mahä-dävägni-nirväpanam
sreyah-kairava-candrikä-vitaranam vidyä-vadhü-jivanam
änandämbudhi-vardhanam prati-padam pürnämrtäsvädanam
sarvätma-snapanam param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam
Translation-
Let there be all victory for the chanting of the holy name of Lord Krsna, which can cleanse the mirror of the heart and stop the miseries of the blazing fire of material existence. That chanting is the waxing moon that spreads the white lotus of good fortune for all living entities. It is the life and soul of all education. The chanting of the holy name of Krsna expands the blissful ocean of transcendental life. It gives a cooling effect to everyone and enables one to taste full nectar at every step. [CC Antya 20.12]
Sub-theme- Essence of all scriptures and all methods
Essence of all methods and all scriptures is the Holy name of the Lord. Therefore when Sukadeva Goswami narrated 18000 verses of Bhagavatam, he gave the essence of all those verses.
näma-sankirtanam yasya
sarva-päpa pranäsanam
pranämo duhkha-samanas
tam namämi harim param
Translation-
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, Hari, the congregational chanting of whose holy names destroys all sinful reactions, and the offering of obeisances unto whom relieves all material suffering. [SB 12.13.23]
Do not take tension of the sinful activities which are already done, just take proper medicine. Disease is already there because of your negligence, now don’t just sit while crying. Go to good doctor and take proper treatment. Now no more willfulness! Approach the proper doctor.
Sub-theme- Example of ‘man-mana bhava stage’
I will give one example of man-mana bhava. One thing is to engage our mind in the Lord, and another is we make our mind so soft and beautiful, that Lord will get attracted and pull our mind. So, the example is Gopis who engaged their mind in the Lord and even Lord attracted their minds. When Lord was in Vrndavan, He performed many pastimes, then He was going to Mathura with uncle Akrura, and that time Vrajavasis, especially gopis came to Him and said, ‘You are leaving? Okay You can go, but we will lie down in front of the chariot. You ride the chariot upon our bodies. We were alive just for You. When You are not there, then what we will do with this body?’ Then the Lord promised them, ‘I will come back. Do not become morose. When I will see that you are morose, I will be very unhappy.’ So, the Lord left, killed Kamsa, then Jarasandha kept attacking again and again. He attacked seventeen times. Lord thought, lets leave this place. So Lord went to Dwaraka. People fight for the land. Even for small land people give up their life. Lord thought, we will leave this place; you take over. Sometimes father sees that his children are fighting for the land or house. He says, all of you take this whole land, I will stay somewhere on rent. Do not fight. Similarly Lord went to stay in between the ocean. Yet after that one after another thing was going on; family expanded, and all. He had promised, I will return soon, but many years passed by. During these years, what was the condition of vrajavasis and the gopis? Gopis were holding their life in their bodies just to see Krsna. There bodies were burning. When they would lie on flower bed, within minute the flowers would dry completely. So much fire of separation! They do not want anything other than Krsna. He is their life and soul.
Lord was also not peaceful. He used to cry in night while remembering gopis. Therefore one day he asked Uddhava, ‘you to go to Vrndavan and meet my parents. They are feeling deep separation from Me; console them.’ So Uddhava said, okay Prabhu I will do that. Is there anything more to do?’ Lord thought, I have to tell him now. He said, ‘I have My Gopis there. They have left everything and everyone for Me. They left their children, their husband, their family for Me. So, you console them too. Tell them that I will definitely come.’ This is the ultimate stage of Bhakti. Man-mana bhava, Vrajavasis’s mind is so much attached to the Lord, that Lord Himself is very much worried about them. In the family, when the son is obedient and follows parents’ instructions, then parents also think more about him. When the disciples are obedient, the spiritual master also takes more care of them.
So this stage is man-mana bhava. Another thing in which Lord Himself gets attracted, then is our mind pure and beautiful? Our mind is so dirty, bad smell is coming, then how will the Lord get attracted? So, we need to clean our mind, ceto darpana, in the association of the devotees and by serving the devotees. Especially by serving the devotees, Lord becomes very pleased and mind also gets clean very quickly. So when the Lord sees that his mind is cleaned and smelling nicely because of Bhakti, then the Lord attracts the mind. Sometimes mind is beautiful, but many other things are also there. When Sukadeva Goswami heard about the beauty of the Lord, he thought, it is not the case that beautiful person is having all good qualities.’ Many people are very beautiful, but their nature is so bad, that it gets difficult to sit with them just for some time. Therefore nature is very important. So, when our mind is pure and beautiful, the Lord steals it.
Sub-theme- How Lord stole the mind of a Gopi
One example, how Lord steals the mind- Lord was in Vrndavan. As usual He was going for Gocaran pastime along with His friends. When He was going for Gocharan, everyone from Vrndavan, even the birds and animals came to take His darsan. All Vrajavasis left their jobs to see Krsna. Lord also pleased everyone by His activities, by looking at them and by smiling at them. Vrajavasis used to follow Him for long distance. Lord used to say again and again, ‘now you go back.’ Nanda and Yashoda used to follow Him. They used to tell Him again and again, ‘Lala, don’t go far. Return early.’ Lord used to say, ‘Maiya, Baba, I will come soon. You go back.’
One new bride came in Gokula. She had heard about Krsna. Today she felt, ‘let me also see, who is this Krsna?’ Mother in law, sister in law, everyone was leaving to see Krsna; so she also got ready to go. But they told her, ‘you do not come. That snake is very dangerous. Once he bites someone, his poison can not be removed for the entire life. And your heart is very soft. If he will bite you, poison will not be removed for many life times. Therefore you stay at home.’ But she had strong desire to see Krsna. When mother in law and sister in law left, they locked the door from outside. Inside she is trying the way to see Krsna. She saw that there is a small hole in the door. She kept looking from that hole. Chaha basi maname yadi darsa tumhare nihara; she had strong desire to see the Lord. There were queues at both sides of the road. She was desperately trying to have a look of the Lord. Lord was looking at everyone, but His mind was at that gopi, ‘how can I give her darsan?’ So, Lord twisted the tail of one calf. That calf ran and stood exactly in front of the door of that gopi’s house, as if he was a trained calf. Then Lord went behind this calf. The main intention was to given darsan to this gopi. Gopi looked at the Lord and Lord looked at her. That’s it. Her heart was stolen by the Lord through the door of her eyes. She became stunned at one place, holding that form in her mind. Lord left, all Brajavasis left, yet she was stunned at one place. Her mother in law and sister in law came inside. They saw her and shook her. Her body was there but heart was gone with Krsna. ‘See, I told you not to see Him. He has bitten you now.’ After some shaking and all, gopi came back to external consciousness. Mother in law scolded her, ‘I told you not to see Him. Now this poison will not go. Okay, come now. Churn the yogurt.’ She prepared the things for churning. Took churning rod and pot, sat down and started the churning. But there was no yogurt in the pot. Mother in law saw this. Daughter in law is churning in empty pot with closed eyes. She called her, but of no use. That gopi forgot the time and all. We keep checking time again and again, but there time was just passing by and she was absorbed in her meditation. Mother in law shook her, ‘what are you doing?’ She said, ‘I am churning the yogurt.’ ‘Oh really? Where is the yogurt?’ Now she saw that there is no yogurt and don’t know from how long she was churning. Mother in law became angry. She said, ‘you go and bring water.’ She kept three pots on her head and placed her child on her hip and said, ‘go bring water’. She went to bring water. On the well she was supposed to tie the rope on the pot, but she tied the rope around the neck of the child. Other gopis on the well saw this. ‘See, looks like she has gone mad.’ Another gopi said, ‘no, she is not mad. Ghost had haunted her.’ Third gopi said, ‘that is not ghost; that is son of Nanda Maharaj.’ She asked her, ‘what are you doing? Do you want to kill the child?’
So, this is the example of man-mana bhava. When one engages his mind in such a way, then Lord says, mäm evaisyasi satyam te pratijäne priyo 'si me, I promise you, you will come back to My abode in this lifetime.
Okay, Hare Krsna!
