Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.44
We can understand from Vedic knowledge what is our position, what is our relationship with God, how we shall act in that relationship.
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We can understand from Vedic knowledge what is our position, what is our relationship with God, how we shall act in that relationship.
Spiritual life means to revive our spiritual consciousness, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.41 Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] \" rūpa-mātrād vikurvāṇāt tejaso daiva-coditāt rasa-mātram abhūt tasmād ambho jihvā rasa-grahaḥ []\" [break] [02:58] “By the interaction of fire and the visual sensation, the subtle element taste evolves under a superior arrangement. From taste, water is produced, and the tongue, which perceives taste, is also manifested.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] \" dyotanaṁ pacanaṁ pānam adanaṁ hima-mardanam tejaso vṛttayas tv etāḥ śoṣaṇaṁ kṣut tṛḍ eva ca []\" [break] [01:27] “Fire is appreciated by its light and by its capacity to cook, to digest, to destroy cold, to evaporate, and to give rise to hunger, thirst, eating and drinking.Prabhupāda:
Anartha means we are accustomed to this material condition of life, so many anarthas.
Therefore the whole world is unhappy, chaotic condition, and everyone is manufacturing his own way of life to become happy.
Brahman effulgence is spiritual world, certainly, but there is no variety.
Nitāi: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] \" taijasāt tu vikurvāṇād buddhi-tattvam abhūt sati dravya-sphuraṇa-vijñānam indriyāṇām anugrahaḥ []\" [01:34] “By the transformation of the false ego in passion, intelligence takes birth, O virtuous lady. The functions of the intelligence are to help in ascertaining the nature of objects when they come into view, and to help the senses.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [devotees repeat] \" yad vidur hy aniruddhākhyaṁ hṛṣīkāṇām adhīśvaram śāradendīvara-śyāmaṁ saṁrādhyaṁ yogibhiḥ śanaiḥ []\" [break] [01:54] “The mind of the living entity is known by the name of Lord Aniruddha, the supreme ruler of the senses. He possesses a bluish-black form like a lotus flower growing in the autumn. He is found solely by the yogīs.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Nitāi: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] \" vaikārikād vikurvāṇān manas-tattvam ajāyata yat-saṅkalpa-vikalpābhyāṁ vartate kāma-sambhavaḥ []\" [break] [01:08] “From the false ego of goodness, another transformation takes place. From this evolves the mind, whose thoughts and reflections give rise to desire.Prabhupāda:Devotees:
Nitāi: “The threefold ahaṅkāra, the source of the gross elements, the senses and the mind, is hence identical with them because it is their cause. It...—
Material life means everyone is trying to become victorious in the struggle of existence without God consciousness.
This state, vāsudevākhyam, or cittam, always filled up with Vāsudeva consciousness...
That power we have got, but we have to awaken it by good association, by sādhu, sādhu-saṅga.
According to the Western Darwin's theory, they do not give any nice description of the varieties.
Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He is exhibiting Himself in so many ways.
Now Bhagavān Kapiladeva is describing what is the kāla, time factor.
So the time factor is the representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
These twenty-four or twenty-five material elements is covering the Brahman, and therefore he is called saguṇa.
So pradhāna is the total material energy, which is called mahat-tattva.
It appears like viśeṣa, variety, but actually it has no variety; it is the material element.
The living entities, the Supersoul and the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
, according to the Vedic system, there is no equal right of the man and woman.
Kṛṣṇa bhuliyā, forgetting Kṛṣṇa, jīva, the living entity, anādi-bahirmukha...
Either I am human being or demigod or cats or dog or tree or plants or insect—anything, all living entities.
So it is not Kṛṣṇa willingly created, but He gave the chance to the living entities who forgot Kṛṣṇa.
So Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as He says that sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā [[bg/4/6|[Bg.
So there are two kinds of puruṣa: one puruṣa in the material world, as we are.
So they are taking the advancement of knowledge in this way.
We have explained several times, bhaga means opulence and vān means one who possesses.
In the last verse we have discussed jñāna-vairāgya-yuktena bhakti-yogena [[sb/3/25/43|[SB.
Therefore Kṛṣṇa says, manaḥ ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛti-sthāni karṣati.
These are the very strong sources of fearfulness.
Therefore Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā that your real trouble is janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣānudarśanam [[bg/13/9|[Bg.
Yesterday, last night, we have already discussed the previous verse.
So here is explained that how spiritual life is eternal and without any destruction.
So when Kṛṣṇa says, the Supreme Lord, who is the proprietor of all opulences...
The madhyama-adhikārī, he wants to see that not a moment is wasted without Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
As it is said in the Bhagavad-gītā, Kṛṣṇa says that \"I am speaking to you the old message, Bhagavad-gītā, which I spoke to sun-god some millions of years ago.
Such a devotee, who is unflinchingly engaged, always glorifies My pastimes and activities.\"...
When we go to God we ask Him, \"Kindly give me the bundle on my head.
This evening we are talking about Bhagavad-gītā, that Bhagavad-gītā is understood by the descending process, as Kṛṣṇa said.
So Devahūti, although mother of Kapiladeva, because she is woman—not only woman; because she is going to be disciple or the student—she is presenting herself as very humble student, not that superior mother.
This tattva word has been used in the Bhagavad-gītā, that everyone has got some idea of God.