19810606 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.28.65

The following is a class given by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on June 6, 1981 at New Talavan Farm in Carriere, Mississippi. The class begins with a reading from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Canto 4, Chapter 28, Text 65.

Jayapatākā Swami: Text 65, Chapter 28, Canto 4 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

barhiṣmann etad adhyātmaṁ 
pārokṣyeṇa pradarśitam 
yat parokṣa-priyo devo 
bhagavān viśva-bhāvanaḥ

barhiṣman — O King Prācīnabarhi; etat — this; adhyātmam — narration of self-realization; pārokṣyeṇa — indirectly; pradarśitam — instructed; yat — because; parokṣa- priyaḥ — interesting by indirect description; devaḥ — the Supreme Lord; bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead; viśva-bhāvanaḥ — the cause of all causes.

Translation: My dear King Prācīnabarhi, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes, is celebrated to be known indirectly. Thus I have described the story of Purañjana to you. Actually it is an instruction for self-realization.

(Translation with repetition)

Purport by Śrīla Prabhupāda: There are many similar stories in the Purāṇas for self-realization. As stated in the Vedas, parokṣa-priyā iva hi devāḥ. There are many stories in the Purāṇas that are intended to interest ordinary men in transcendental subjects, but actually these refer to real facts. They are not to be considered stories without a transcendental purpose. Some of them refer to real historical facts. One should be interested, however, in the real purport of the story. Indirect instruction is quickly understandable for a common man. Factually the path of bhakti-yoga is the path of hearing directly about the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ), but those who are not interested in hearing directly about the activities of the Lord, or who cannot understand them, can very effectively hear such stories and fables as this one narrated by Nārada Muni.

(Aside: Then it gives here glossary something important words in this chapter. Read that..)

Idhmavāha. The devotee who approaches the spiritual master. Idhma refers to wood that is taken to burn as fuel for a fire. A brahmacārī is supposed to take this idhma to ignite the fire used in performing sacrifices. By spiritual instruction a brahmacāri is trained to ignite a fire and offer oblations in the morning. He is supposed to go to the spiritual master to take lessons on transcendental subject matter, and the Vedic injunction is that when approaching the spiritual master one must carry with him fuel to perform yajñas, or sacrifices. The exact Vedic injunction is as follows:

tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet 
samit-pāṇiḥ śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham

“To learn transcendental subject matter, one must approach the spiritual master. In doing so, he should carry fuel to burn in sacrifice. The symptom of such a spiritual master is that he is expert in understanding the Vedic conclusion, and therefore he constantly engages in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” (Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.2.12) By serving such a bona fide spiritual master, gradually a conditioned soul becomes detached from material enjoyment and invariably makes progress in spiritual realization under the direction of the spiritual master. Those who are misled by the illusory energy are never interested in approaching a spiritual master to make life successful.

Madirekṣaṇā. Madirekṣaṇā refers to one whose eyes are so attractive that one who observes them becomes maddened by her. In other words, madirekṣaṇā means a very beautiful young girl. According to Jīva Gosvāmī, madirekṣaṇā means the personified deity of bhakti. If one is attracted by the bhakti cult, he becomes engaged in the service of the Lord and the spiritual master, and thus his life becomes successful. Vaidarbhī, the woman, became a follower of her husband. As she left her comfortable home for the service of her husband, a serious student of spiritual understanding must give up everything for the service of the spiritual master. As stated by Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādaḥ: if one wants actual success in life, he must strictly follow the instructions of the spiritual master. By following such instructions, one is sure to make rapid progress in spiritual life. This statement by Viśvanātha Cakravartī is in pursuance of the following injunction from the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (6.23):

yasya deve parā bhaktir 
yathā deve tathā gurau 
tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ 
prakāśante mahātmanaḥ

“Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed.” ? In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad it is said, ācāryavān puruṣo veda: “One who approaches a bona fide spiritual master can understand everything about spiritual realization.”

Vaidarbhī. The woman who was formerly a man but took birth as a woman in his next life because of too much attachment to woman. Darbha means kuśa grass. In fruitive activities, or karma-kāṇḍīya ceremonies, one requires kuśa grass. Thus vaidarbhī refers to one who takes birth in a family of karma-kāṇḍīya understanding. However, if by karma-kāṇḍa activities one by chance comes in contact with a devotee, as Vaidarbhī did when she married Malayadhvaja, his life becomes successful. He then pursues the devotional service of the Lord. The conditioned soul becomes liberated simply by following the instructions of the bona fide spiritual master.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fourth Canto, Twenty-eighth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life.”

Jayapatākā Swami: Rūpa Gosvāmī advises those who are attached to family, friends and society or those who want to be attached, remain attached to such things, he advises them not to look at the beautiful three-fold bending form of Govinda with His enchanting smile (which is playing) and His lips which are playing on the flute whose sound attracts all of the living entities’ minds; that Govinda who is decorated with the peacock feather and surrounded by His loving devotees.

Of course, Rūpa Gosvāmī, he does not want anyone to not look at Govinda. So, he is glorifying Govinda by stating the thing in that way that by looking at Govinda automatically one begins to become attached, by hearing about Govinda one becomes attached, by hearing about, by serving Govinda one becomes spiritually advanced and attached.

What is the result of spiritual advancement? One becomes detached from family, material friendships and material society. This is the symptom of spiritual advancement. So that automatically comes by becoming attracted to Govinda. So how Govinda attracts one? That is His causeless mercy that He is the all-attractive.

Simply if the iron is placed near the magnet it will be attracted. We have placed through so many countless births in this material world, tremendous amounts of garbage, contamination over our spiritual consciousness. Therefore, the natural attachment which is there is being somewhat impeded by this covering. Nonetheless, this says, “If you cover iron by so many things, the strong pole of the magnet will still have its effect.” But when one takes off the covering and there is simply the magnet and the field, or the iron, then the full effect is there.

So, the conditioned souls, they are so covered up, and because they do not want to know Kṛṣṇa, therefore Kṛṣṇa does not ordinarily attract them. But simply by association with devotees who are attracted, that has the effect of awakening their dormant attraction to Kṛṣṇa. It is so powerful.

The Vedas are not meant, that men should be remain in misery, that men should be remain in ignorance, that men should be remain in bondage of this material world. The Vedas are there to give real knowledge. There are so many books written. One can see the huge volumes and volumes in a bookstore, regarding the temporary political situation, regarding the history, each history has got its own different view point. So many different books, on language, on practical things, as well as on, even the so-called spiritual paths. But the clear path is very hard to find. Therefore, although there are so many literatures written, one does not see the human society being changed by these literatures. But, not even individual people are permanently affected by any of these. For some time, someone may be affected and then after some time again, again something else will affect them.

But devotional service is such a sublime truth that one may be completely transformed. And that transformation may be complete and unchanging. So, to do that one has to approach a spiritual master. The spiritual master, here it says ‘idmah’, one has to bring the fuel for the fire. That means one should go to the spiritual master prepared to make a sacrifice. The previous kind of sacrifice was of course the homa-yajña or the fire sacrifice.

In this age, fire sacrifice is not very much recommended as a daily practice. Of course, we also use fire sacrifice for our ceremonies such as initiation and marriage. But the sacrifice which is recommended for this age is the Harināma or the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa. And even the fire sacrifice could not be effective in this age without the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, during the fire sacrifice, we are always having this chanting, reading from the Bhāgavatam, those are regular happenings.

When the disciple comes to the spiritual master, he has to be prepared to perform sacrifice. What is the use of going to the spiritual master if he is not ready to take up the actual practices of spiritual life? What is the use of going to a doctor and the doctor tells you, “Alright, stop taking ghee. Or take this medicine.” And if you don’t want to follow what the doctor said, you are wasting your money on the doctor and you are wasting the doctor’s time. And you are wasting your own time. Because there is no faith in the doctor and there is no inclination to actually take the medicine.

Similarly, we are materially diseased. And therefore, when we approach the spiritual master that means we should be prepared to accept his instructions and follow them. Otherwise there is no need for a spiritual master.

Śrīla Prabhupāda was emphatic that, “In the presence of the spiritual master there is no need for any type of misery or anxiety. All the doubts and misgivings of a disciple can easily be counteracted by the presence of the spiritual master if one takes the advantage.” So that is the purpose. A brahmacārī or a student should not simply go empty handed, but should go prepared to perform yajña or sacrifice. That sacrifice may vary from time to time. It is said that the sacrifice now is chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, before it was lighting a fire. These things are to be understood.

Of course, generally people nowadays they find all these transcendental subject matters very difficult. We even see that Jesus Christ in the Bible, he always, Jesus of the Christ, he always told so many parables or stories and these stories have made the things more understandable, or at least listenable to his disciples.

And of course, here is one story in the Vedas, giving a practical example about Purañjana. So of course, then that is described, what is the meaning of all these stories? One may tell a story, but every story has got some meaning or some basis. And that basis has to be understood. Otherwise just to tell the story alone is not enough.

Sometimes I am explaining some philosophical point and then a devotee raised his hand and say that, “We will hear another story about Lord Caitanya.” At the same time hearing different stories and pastimes is very relish able. But the devotees themselves have to know how to apply those stories.

Here is a story about Purañjana. Of course, it is very interesting to hear all these things, he is battling and he is dying and being reborn and everything. But one then has to take the advantage of what is the meaning of all these stories. What instruction is there for me within this story? Otherwise simply hearing stories is not so effective. But if we can hear the story, if we can understand from that some instruction or some of the glories or qualities of the Lord or His devotional service, then that has got some practical benefit to us. Without that practical benefit, then what is the use of hearing all these things?

Devotional service is practical. It is not meant just to be heard, but it is meant to practiced, it is meant to be understood, it is meant to be given to others. That is the basic nature. Lord Caitanya said that,

brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva 
guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja
(Cc Madhya 19.151)

That the seed of devotional service is received by someone who is very very fortunate.

mālī hañā kare sei bīja āropaṇa 
śravaṇa-kīrtana-jale karaye secana
(Cc Madhya 19.152)

And one who gets that seed of devotional service, he becomes a gardener, he becomes a farmer, and he waters that plant, he irrigates it. The word is ‘secana’. Secana means to water, but then in Bengali and other Indian languages, they say irrigation, they use the word secana. That means profuse watering. Not just like a sprinkle. So secana means irrigation.

So how does a devotee irrigate his heart, his devotional creeper? ‘śravaṇa-kīrtana-jale’ with the waters of hearing and chanting, with the waters of hearing and chanting about the glories of the Lord, about the transcendental subject matters. So that does not end in the class.

Śrīla Prabhupāda describes that, “In a class one is chewing, one is following all he told. But then one has to digest it. And if it doesn’t digest, then just like a cow spits up the cud and chews on it, then again it should be spit out, but not all the way, just in the mouth. Then you ask question, ‘What does this mean? What does that mean? I can’t understand this.’ And then after thoroughly understanding the subject matter, then again, it is swallowed and thoroughly digested. And then later on, just like the cow produces milk, then that subject matter again is given to others. Just like the cow gives milk and gives to others, in charity to the calf and to even other people. More than enough milk is produced. And that milk is also very valuable.”

So similarly, the instruction received from śāstra, from the spiritual master, that should be listened to and that should be digested, if necessary it should even be re-digested after thorough discussion and understanding. And when the thing is completely transformed, then it becomes milk, that is also given again to others. That makes a perfect cycle.

What is the use of a cow if it doesn’t give any milk right? It just eats. So similarly, a disciple or student who hears the subject matter but doesn’t give it to others or practically apply it in terms of service, what is the value? It is not very valuable. Therefore, one is recommended that one should digest it, and then again distribute it as far as possible. Or at least should apply it in practical everyday activities so that one’s example may be instructive to others.

Here Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura is glorifying the attractive eyes of the beautiful young girl of bhakti. Devotional service is so attractive that someone who becomes attracted by this devotional service becomes completely successful. Actually, different kind of people are attracted by different things. Some people are very gross, so they are attached by gross things. But there is a type of quality and beauty and that beauty which is most attractive of course is of the highest quality. And some people, they may not be able to fully appreciate the fine distinctions between the beauty of one thing or another. Like that the gross materialist even they can appreciate that someone who is very devoted, someone who is very faithful, someone who is very fixed, and that consciousness has got some extraordinary quality.

They can appreciate to some extent but they cannot differentiate that beauty or appreciate the true value of that beauty as compared to the beauty of other gross things in this material world. But for someone who is very intelligent, who is very discerning or honest and true, he can differentiate what is the difference between gross sense gratification, gross attachment to this body and what is the pure bhakti or devotional service to the Lord which gives ecstatic prema or love of Kṛṣṇa. You can differentiate.

Śrīla Prabhupāda said that,” This movement is meant to create gentlemen.” People who have understood the purpose and meaning of life and who are situated in the perfection of devotional service to the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa are those who are able to take advantage of this type of activity, they are considered to be ‘bhāgya’ or ‘bhāgyavān’. That means ‘very fortunate’.

And Caitanya Mahāprabhu explains to Rūpa Gosvāmī that there are

eita brahmāṇḍa bhari’ ananta jīva-gaṇa 
caurāśī-lakṣa yonite karaye bhramaṇa
(Cc Madhya 19.138)

84 lakh species of life, that means eight million four hundred thousand species of life filling up this whole universe. Amongst which human beings are few. And amongst the human beings those who follow the Vedas are very few.

veda-niṣṭha-madhye ardheka veda ‘mukhe’ māne 
veda-niṣiddha pāpa kare, dharma nāhi gaṇe
(Cc Madhya 19.146)

And amongst those Veda-niṣṭhas or followers of the Vedas, most of them accept the Vedas by mouth. Why Vedas? Even other scriptures. Generally speaking, you see people, they accept by mouth. Believe and you will be saved. Simply say, “I believe.” that is enough. veda-niṣiddha pāpa kare, dharma nāhi gaṇe.

But then there are various things that are forbidden in those same scriptures. They don’t even consider in their daily activities that these things should be thought about or should control our lives. Simply believe and you will be saved. That is enough. Just give your lip service. That is all you have to do. And everything else, don’t even consider, “What is to be done, what is not to be done according to the instruction of the scriptures.” This is 99% or at least a majority of the percent all over the world.

Even in the Vedas, Lord Caitanya said, most of the people, they may say, “Yes, I follow Vedas, Hindu, I am, whatever, they may say something. They just give some lip service but in a practical day to day activity, do they consider what do the Vedas say? What is to be done, what is not to be done? That is ordinary people, they are like that.

A devotee is not expected to be like that. He is expected to be a first-class person. That means whatever he does is authorized by the Vedas. Nothing is unauthorized. Therefore, one is always safe, protected. One is always safe from the dangers of māyā. Just like, the small child protected by the parents is always safe. As soon as the small child tries to grow up on one’s own, then immediately, there are so many dangers would come up. So many dangers. Similarly, when we are directly under the protection of Kṛṣṇa, then one cannot, one is always protected. And as soon as one tries to go astray, then one is responsible for one’s own activity, that puts one in great difficulty.

Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He descended to make it very easy and simple for everyone. The brahmacārī doesn’t have to bring the firewood, doesn’t have to bring the ghee. All he has to do is bring his tongue to chant

Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa 
Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare 
Hare Rāma Hare Rāma
Rāma Rāma Hare Hare 

You see, how Lord Caitanya, He instructed Nitāi and Haridāsa to go door to door requesting the people,

suno suno haridāsa 
śuno śuno nityānanda, śuno haridāsa 
sarvatra āmār ājñā karaha prakāśa 
prati ghare ghare giyā kara ei bhikṣā 
bolo-kṛṣṇa, bhaja-kṛṣṇa, kara-kṛṣṇa-śikṣā
(Śrī Caitanya-Bhagavata, Madhya-Khaṇḍa 13.8-10)

“Listen, listen, Nityānanda! Listen, Haridāsa! Broadcast My message to everyone, whoever they may be! Go from house to house and make this humble request: Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa – bolo-kṛṣṇa, bhaja-kṛṣṇa - worship Śrī Kṛṣṇa. kara-kṛṣṇa-śīkṣa - study the teachings of Kṛṣṇa.” This was the order of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Everyone should chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, worship Kṛṣṇa and study His teachings. It is not very difficult.

Of course, those who are preaching in full-time, yogīs, they are doing sixteen rounds, they are worshipping in a regular way every day, and they are studying the teachings, reading the Bhāgavatam every morning and every evening they are having classes.

Even if one just chants a little bit, worships a little bit and reads and understands a little bit from the pure devotee, that is the beginning of one’s spiritual life. Therefore, we are encouraging people all over the world to at least begin. Those who are in our temples, they practice fully. There may be others who are not in our temple, if they can practice fully, then all glories to them. But then even if they cannot, they should not hesitate to practice whatever they can. Because that will hold them in good stead, that would give them the good fortune they need.

Caitanya Mahāprabhu of course, His holy dhāma, His devotees, they are always under the protection of Bhakti Devī.

Bhakti Devī kī jaya!

Bhakti Devī is very kind to the devotees of Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

So just like for instance, when Śaṅkarācārya, when he was doing his dig-vijayi, that means in all directions he was going around and he was defeating all the different people and establishing his Buddhistic like philosophy. Then He went to Navadvīpa dhāma and there in Navadvīpa dhāma, he was also going to try to establish his Māyāvādī philosophy.

So, what happened was that evening when he went to sleep, Lord Caitanya appeared to him. He said that, of course Śrī Śaṅkarācārya was actually an avatāra, an incarnation of Śiva. And He told him that, “You are of course my dear Lord Śiva, Rudra, partial incarnation. And you are so faithfully carrying out My instruction. You are so faithfully carrying out My instruction in establishing this Māyāvādī philosophy and driving out Buddhism from India. But don’t do your preaching here in Navadvīpa. Because Navadvīpa is the place of devotees. Don’t do that preaching of Māyāvādīsm here. Do it elsewhere. Here you should know that you are always present as Rudradeva. And in Antardvīpa, the center most island, you are there as Vṛddha Śiva, along with your consort Prauḍa Māyā, Vṛddha Devī. So, you spread your message in other places and leave Navadvīpa under the pure devotional service” Pure devotional service is protected. Then of course Lord Caitanya disappeared. And then Śaṅkarācārya, he left Navadvīpa and he went to other places.

So, in this way one can see that how, Lord Caitanya, He protects His devotees. And devotees they stay free from such materialistic things such as impersonal philosophy, sense gratification. You know that sense gratification, it enhances one’s impersonalistic ideas. Impersonalism also enhances one’s sense gratification.

Because when there is a Personality of Godhead then we are attracted by His qualities. And be attracted by the qualities of Kṛṣṇa means that one becomes detached from sense gratification, and wants to engage in self-realization and understand more and more about Kṛṣṇa. Sense gratification is like the night and Kṛṣṇa consciousness is like the day. Day and night, they don’t mix. Whenever the daylight comes, then the night light goes. Whenever the night comes, the daylight is no longer there. So just in that way, sense gratification, impersonal philosophy, these things are like the night.

So, when one believes all that there is no Personality of Godhead then one does not become very attracted to spiritual realization. There is no quality. One thinks that this material world has got all this variety. “Variety is the spice of life, let me enjoy!” Of course, finally when one becomes frustrated, then he thinks, “Well, actually this enjoyment is not so successful. So, let me merge and become one with God.” So, it is like two sides of the same coin. They nurture each other: impersonalism and sense gratification.

Just like performing sense gratification, one starts to realize that sense and everything is impersonal. In impersonal relationships, the more that one has sense gratification, the more they become impersonalists. And one simply thinks about serving his senses, and the persons that are involved, they become less and less important. And the less that there is gross sense gratification that more than even the personal relationships remain very strong.

So ultimately within this material world we could see these things. Where is the question of personal relationships amongst the very fallen people? They are simply using each other to advance their materialistic sense gratification without any responsibility, without any real affection or service attitude. And here it says that very clearly in this material world, one has to take the advantage of the spiritual master. One has to take the advantage of the shelter of the advanced Vaiṣṇavas and Vaiṣṇavas. And by doing so, one is guaranteed success.

Just as Purañjana, when he took birth again as a woman, then he took shelter of his, of the husband. And the husband, being a devotee led Purañjana along the path of Kṛṣṇa Consciousness and in that life, it was possible to reach perfection.

One should take the advantage of Vaiṣṇavas, take the advantage of devotional service, and be determined to finish up one’s business in this life. If one is determined, no doubt Kṛṣṇa will hear the call.

Just like when Viṣṇu Svāmī was also traveling around India. He also came to Navadvīpa dhāma and Viṣṇu Svāmī was very eager to be attached to a bona fide Vaiṣṇava sampradāya and to establish pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness or pure devotional service to the Lord. So, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu… The holy dhāma has all the tīrthas in it. So, there in the same Rudradvīpa where Lord Śaṅkarācārya came, there Lord Śiva appeared to Viṣṇu Svāmī and said that “Your devotional service is very pleasing to Me, what would you like?” “ I like the devotees of Kṛṣṇa so much, I like the devotees, the Vaiṣṇavas.” “Whatever you like, I will give you as a boon what you want.” And he said that, “Please establish me in a bona fide Vaiṣṇava sampradāya and bless me that I may be able to establish pure devotional service in the world.” So, Rudra himself, he (inaudible) initiated Viṣṇu Svāmī and established the Viṣṇu Svāmī sampradāya.

And Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu also appeared to Viṣṇu Svāmī and told him that, “You should know that you are going to be participating in My pastimes through Vallabhācārya, Vallabha bhaṭṭa. So, you should immediately go. And…” In this way Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, we know that how He met Vallabhācārya in Prayāga as well as in Jagannātha Purī. Vallabhācārya following the footsteps of Viṣṇu Svāmī preached the Śuddha-advaita philosophy. It is also one of the bona fide Vaiṣṇava philosophies.

So, in this way, the point that I was trying to get to, if one has the desire, one is brought to the bona fide spiritual master. Even if not then someone should great like Lord Śiva or Nārada Muni or someone will come. If one is determined to serve, is determined to reach the truth, Kṛṣṇa brings that person to the bona fide spiritual master, brings that person to the association of devotees. We have to cultivate the desire.

What is that seed that we are to farm and to water? That seed is the desire to serve Kṛṣṇa. That has to grow and grow and grow. And that growth comes by constantly watering and cultivating, keeping out all the weeds, until that desire becomes so strong that Kṛṣṇa Himself is attracted.

Just like Kṛṣṇa, we know that how sometimes He was playing around, and running away from the gopīs. And then one time He ran away and took the four-armed form of Viṣṇu. And all the gopīs they ran by Him. And they saw Viṣṇu and offered their praṇāmas with their hands, “Please accept our obeisances. Have you seen Kṛṣṇa? Have you seen Kṛṣṇa?” Even they saw Nārāyaṇa, they are only attracted to Kṛṣṇa. They wanted to know where is Kṛṣṇa. And they went on looking for Kṛṣṇa. Then when Rādhārāṇī came, actually Kṛṣṇa was there as Viṣṇu. Her desire was so intense that two of His arms kept falling off. Two of His arms were falling off. And just like when the baby is crying, Śrīla Prabhupāda gives the example, the mother knows that if the sincere cry is there the mother immediately goes and picks up the baby. Nārada Muni was crying so sincerely that Kṛṣṇa immediately appeared to him. Like that there are so many examples.

That desire in the beginning is a small spark, you fan and fan and fan until it becomes a big blaze until it consumes us. We should be very eager… If we don’t have that desire, we should be eager to have that desire. If we are not eager to have that desire, then we should be very eager, very anxious that, “Why don’t I have that desire to have that desire?” If we are not anxious that we don’t have the desire for the desire, then we should become very anxious, “Why we are not anxious that we are not anxious to have the desire to have the desire?” If we are not, then we should be anxious that, “We are not anxious, that we are not anxious, that we are not anxious, to have a desire.” And anyway, we should be very eager, enthusiastic and anxious to become Kṛṣṇa conscious. This is the point. That is the real thing that is the fuel for the fire.

jaya śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda
śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa
Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare
Hare Rāma Hare Rāma
Rāma Rāma Hare Hare