19920214 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.8.33

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The following is a lecture given by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on February 14, 1992 – in Śrī Māyāpur, India. The lecture begins with a reading from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.8.33.

It. Sam. Translation by his Divine grace, Lord Brahma, thus being surcharged with the mode of passion, became inclined to create. And after seeing the five causes of creation indicated by the personality of gadget, he began to offer his respectful prayers on the path of the creative mentality. Her Voice by Shalibram Uphar Even if one has been the material mode of passion to create something in the world, he has to take shelter of the supreme for the necessary energy that is the past of the successful termination on any attempt.

Thus can the Vakidanta purport of the third Chantal eighth chapter of the Śrī Mad Bhagavad Brahma entitled Manifestation of Brahma from Garba Vakshary Translation Again, Lord Brahma, thus being surcharged with the most with a mode of passion, became inclined to create and after seeing the five causes of creation indicated by the personality of God, he began to offer his respectful prayers on the path of a creative mentality. Lord rāma, Wanting to know who he was, But on his own endeavor he was not able to realize himself. When the Lord indicated to him that he should perform kappa or penance, meditation, austerity, he began to worship the Lord through meditation. Then his own identity, the reality of the Garba Nakshari, Vishnu and the Creator element, all these things are revealed.

So without the mercy of the Lord, it’s not possible for one to realize oneself in fact or to realize the void. If we try to do things without the mercy of the Lord, even though one may be very powerful, one may be very learned, maybe a big Karmī or a big Gary or a big yogī, but without the mercy of the Lord, the material energy is so strong it can sweep away the most powerful people. As the example given by Śrīla Bhakti Siddhartha says, whom he talked to him that the little fish they can swim upstream. Even in the very fast track of the river, they’re able to swim against the crank. But the big elephant oyster, even an elephant, if it wants to swim across the river, if the current is fast, it will sweep away the elephant.

The example is that the fish is taking shelter of the water, but getting south of the water, it can hold against the current, it can go stay, even though the current is there, would stay in the same place swimming. Whereas elephant is not ex animal of the water, so it doesn’t take shelter of the water the way the fish does so tries to go against the current and gets swept away. Similarly, the devotee of Kṛṣṇa takes soldier Kṛṣṇa. So even in this material world, the devotee, by remaining fixed in devotional service and by remaining fixed in engaging the thoughts, the work, the activities and the service of Kṛṣṇa the body doesn’t get swept away by the material nature wanted to devotee again surrender. But the yogis, the karmis, the Ganes they get very proud. They think that they will overcome all the material obstacles.

There are so many great karmic the world of course in the higher sense great karma Khandis like Daksha and others when they were offensive against the devotee he offended Lord Shiva. Everything was destroyed. Rather he tried to build the castle up to the heavenly planet. But everything fell down. There’s another story how the time of the. Buddhist Raj British take over India. There was Kalibar. The names I may not get exactly right. Probably Michael Chuma. I should tell them more about Indian history knows the name better. There were some 1st century Tipu Nia Tipo Sultan. And he was creating a lot of trouble at one time for the British. So there was one big British general from Lord who came and this Tipoon had constructed a big port out of bamboo. And he declared himself a Badshah, a ruler.

And he was guided by one Mohammedan priest of Wazir. And this Muhammadan priest kept telling him that don’t worry about the British, I have taken care of them, I already finished them off. And so this warrior became very proud. Nothing to worry about. He had a bamboo fortress. When the British came though, they had the big cannons. So first this Lord he gave order to give empty cannon player. Oh no. The big cannons were blasting off. Nothing happened. Abba and priest said don’t worry, nothing to worry about. The British they’re taking care of them. So this. Sultan, so called Sultan. I don’t know if it’s the same people Sultan this one particular tippoo he didn’t. He just kept on telling us all don’t worry, we’re going to defeat the British. Here’s this mass British army there they got cannons and cavalry and you know, soldiers.

And this guy’s hiding behind this little bamboo fortress. So then the British they saw that the person wasn’t surrendering. No way. Playground load the cannon. And then they gave a full broadside, the full cannon blast and completely disintegrated. In just about Tutui Valley’s entire bamboo fortress had to get constructed. And in the first blast the Sibu got killed. That fakir disappeared. Suddenly the British arrested the general and arrested hung him next to the destroyed fortress and arrested many other followers. The battle was over. So sometimes people get misguided they follow some Māyāvādī guru who leads them and tells them, don’t worry, you can get perfection simply by urging. You don’t need all this bhakti. You don’t need any of this. Surrender to Kṛṣṇa. What are you going to worship? You yourself are gods. Why do you want to worship someone else?

So they get all puffed up. I don’t need this. I will become God simply by this process of Māyāvādī yoga. Or sometimes the material scientists are getting why? Why? God is dead. Go on enjoying. What are you worrying about? Every God is dead. That was some decades ago. That was the scientist. So people thought, yes, I will be happy simply by material technology. Already people are realizing that technology alone does not give us complete life. But this way, sometimes people are given some false hopes. Don’t worry, there’s no God. Evolution has come. We all evolve. Why are you worrying about creation? Why are you worrying about God? So many ways. Whether materialist pundits misleading them or whether Māyāvādī pandits, somehow they get misled. They get really powerful.

And in the end, as all the devotees come and tell them, recite that general on the rear side cannons blasted out. Just the blast, just the noise. But the devotees go and tell them, listen, what are you doing? You should surrender to Kṛṣṇa. You should engage in Kṛṣṇa Server. Why are you engaging in these activities which will not lead you to the ultimate destination, but then their guys we become or you will be happy without God. It’s the same whether they’re karmas or Gyanis or yogis or whatever. And they don’t listen to the devotees. Even the devotees saw them in the scripture. It says this. It’s very clear here in the Shastra. So many great devotees have achieved success. But they don’t listen. They made really proud. So then finally the little black pump Māyā takes care of that and they are finished. I see.

Ka consciousness is already showing that by displeasing Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books everywhere. More and more people, they are coming to realize just by reading Śrīla to always book what is the purpose of life. They’re seeing that these other persons are blocking. They’re not getting the actual purpose of life. So basically, if we want to have success in our spiritual life, success in any activity, we need to take self of wisdom. Otherwise like the Ellison swept away by the current, just because we’re tall, they think I can do it. Despite the recent history we saw the ruler of Iraq. He told all his soldiers, nothing to worry about, will they be in America and England and Saudi and all the allied forces. They kept telling him give back Kuwait. He wouldn’t listen. He said nothing to worry about the holy war.

But then, you know, within a few days he was completely routed. Now he said, I am going to wipe all this deal from the map. Wipe out the Americans and the British and everything. So his truth, everybody knows it was just so much fun. He couldn’t actually deliver the goods. So just being proud, thinking you can do something is not enough. One actually has to have the mercy of the Lord. So falsely we don’t know our own capabilities, we don’t know our own purpose, our own relationship. To see that I see we have to take souls of Kṛṣṇa. By Kṛṣṇa’s mercy we can be successful. One Rāma he tried so much on his own endeavor, but he couldn’t achieve success. Now he’s realized that Kṛṣṇa is the source of everything. Kṛṣṇa is his own shelter. Many times people ask where does God put from?

But here in the Vedas it very clearly explains that he is his own Aswe and he is the Asuer of him. He is the God of the forest. He doesn’t have any causes. Actually if we consider that the ultimate cause is always existed, it’s very logical. One gain of migraine headaches trying to figure out everything has the beginning. There was the beginning and then there has the beginning. It’s like it’s an endless loop when finally you come to the original source and the original source has only beginning. He’s always existed. Actually it’s the most logical, it’s the reality, it’s the truth. Simply have to come up to realizing the absolute truth. So Bhagavad culture is meant to bring people to realize the absolute truth. And Lord Chaitanya has.

Brought us, as was explained in previous classes, how he has brought us to the most broad understanding, complete understanding of the absolute truth. Although it’s a Kali Yuga prophet explained that the Lord and because people in Kali Yuga are very unfortunate, very short lived, very. There’s so many bad qualities in Kali Yuga, there’s no end to it. So Kali Yuga has so many negative points going against him. So he’s counterbalanced that by giving the most mercy. So the Baba also explained like in a big feast to give the children they want to eat the sweets first. They don’t want to go through all the Sukhta and Sach and all the bitters. And then all of a sudden they like to get right to the sweet dahit. Misty Dahy and Rasulas and so on.

The morning recipe gives giving us a little taste of the sweet first so that we can have the determination to go on, so we can actually achieve that perfection. If we had to go through all of the sadhanas, all of the steps of Karma and Gyana and yoga, it would be very lengthy, very difficult. You’re going to go through all of them Hotdi without any special mark. The determination of the Kali Yuga people may not be enough. The Lord hears it. He’s giving at Shaytanya Mahapuhu his special mercy. He’s giving his mercy without considering that this one is qualified or this one isn’t qualified. He’s giving us the sum of bonus, the highest realization, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa. So that is the special mercy of the Lord. You need that mercy. You need to get devotional service. So he made it so easy.

The other Hindus it wasn’t so easy. When the Devas came and prayed to Lord Chaitani and the move of Mother Sachi they said, you come in so many incarnations. Maksya, Kurma, Varana and Arashima. They have all had their pastimes. Here in Māyāpur also we can see the different avatars have left their Lotus Buddha from the different parts of the holy Dao. But in these different avatars and they are giving liberation. They don’t give pure love for the Lord. The Lord Chaitanya descends. He’s giving pure love Kṛṣṇa freely. So even the residents of all this planet, they’re coming here to give that mercy. This is a special pastime of the Lord who comes out once in a day of Rāma and simply give out the mercy to everyone. And he appears with all of his associates. They appear in different parts of the world.

He formed his immediate his associates to appear in Navadvi, Gormando, Utka, Shaktra. Different holy places, different parts of the world. Just like recently were at A few days ago was the appearance day of the so went to Pundaring down near Chittagong City. His birthplace is there. As well as Masudev, Dr. Mukunda Baka’s birthplace is also nearby Dawsar Alhajan Kuti by the side of the for these devotees. Why these great devotees who cannot associate the war appear in this place so far from my world. Pune Diginidi is the father of Adarani and a previous marquis. He was King Mishavanu. When Pundir came to Nabuji, Lord Caitanya started calling out Bab Ba Father Kundari Kundari Nobody know what you’re talking about. Whose father? Who’s Pundari? The Lord Shaitania is in the mood of Ari. He’s not blessed.

Or you can take it as Kṛṣṇa Father who has also father. So when they did in IDI he came to knowledge. Why did he appear so far away to the God to deliver those people to give them the mercy. Sell down you eternal associate of the Lord. He appeared in a particular place and the people there get delivered. They get mercy. The Lord he appeared in this world and he sent his different devotees different places where he’s going to do his past life just to give them mercy. We’re actually appreciating the great opportunity that Lord Chaitani has given went to iscot to allow us to serve some of these holy places and call for the name the Bakri Dante’s father Charity Trust.

To serve without any conditions just to serve the different holy places of Lord Chaitanya, Mahapatu and Gumi that all of these associates have appeared to give that mercy. So as this husbandary on the day of the appearance of a great devotee and we start remembering their different pastimes. So when we are kunduing down on his appearance saying then we remember his pastimes and Pundai Giganiti when he went with the devotees from Bengal to Vilacho and Lord Caitanya was there, all the devotees were naturally so happy to see Lord Caitanya merely they paid their obeisances and then after offering their respects the Lord Caitanya they started to offer their respects to others the Lord Caitani himself. When they he started saying Father has come. Father has come.

Okay then only after where Lord Shaitania’s secrets are revealed by the Goswamis and great devotees associates, very few of any knew when he was doing this as well. What were some of the inner things. Why he was calling Sundari father, why he would call someone else in a different way? He’s calling out Father. He went and he grabbed into his ID and he embraced him. And the two were facing and the tears were just flowing. They were flowing like just a flag of a river. So Lord Chaitanya used to call Hundre Gitra Nidhi as preminity. He had two names. Vidyanidhi ocean of transcendental knowledge of Kṛṣṇa and Premalidhi ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa. He was praying, He was embracing. All devotees are seeing worship coming up. Such ecstasy. They all started to cry. They all started to shout.

So then Lord Chaitanya Asked them to stay here this year. Don’t go back. Stay here sometime. So when all the devotees went back, he didn’t go back. After embasing Lord Shaitanya. Lord Shaitan here’s salute Dhabadar to stay with him. So then immediately he went to Khatsalu. Dhamadar floated sleep. I mentioned Bhaktunad yesterday Sudawadar. He wanted touch Pamadini’s lotus so that both of them were very strong. So there was actually a whole one was pushing another trying to get the other. Go to sleep. Pulling, trying this move back real smiling. As Lord Chaya was watching, laughing. While the east was trying to get the others bonus footsteps. It became a whole very intense occasion. Everyone was laughing and sorry at seeing how they were so eager to respect the others. Finally it was like a draw. They couldn’t neither could get the others to dust.

So like this there were some very light moments. Also some very intense heavy moments. The very virginity he was always seeing that everything was going on properly according to this Hadu Shastra and Guru. But one day, somehow, by the desire of the Lord, a very special pastime where he started to see things. He was trying for the service of the Lord to see everything was going properly. So there’s a special festival called Ura and Shasti where they offer clothes to the Lord Jagannath to mark the beginning of winter. Now pretty soon the beginning of summer is spring. Things change that already in the beginning of winter. They offer winter garments to Lord Jagannath. One of the garments is a starch chudar. They go to some devotee handover and he makes the cloth for Lord Jagger.

When you make cloth by hand, when you have to starch the threads so that the threads won’t cut each other when you make it as smooth. So normally when you offer that to deities, you have to wash it new cloth and then offer it. You don’t just buy some cloth and offer. But this was the custom that the devotees loom. Hanuma would make a cloth for Jagannath and Gir. They’d get directly from the hand mover and give it to Jagahar without washing. He saw the white Jagannath wearing star squats. Don’t they know that they’re supposed to wash the cloth before they give it to Jagannath? And Soodama explained it well. Here is the custom they do like that’s been going on. They give Jagannath on this particular day maruabasto or starch blood. When they begin Id he said, why are they doing that?

I said, well, the Lord been going on like that for thousands of years. Must be Lord Jagannath wants it. Otherwise they won’t be doing it for so long. Then someday you begin eating. He was completely out of character. Normally never make any offense, always in complete love. But this time he was. I got a little bit upset by the Lord’s desire. He wanted to make an example out of Pune Villainidi to teach a special lesson. And also to show how intimate he was as the devotee of the Lord. Somehow he allowed this pastime to go on the Pundit Vidyanidhi. He would say, well, maybe because the people here are from Orissa and they offer their king also a turban with starch cloth. For in other places they wash the cloth. Maybe because they’re in Orea, they’re doing this to Jagadh.

They don’t know the actual and Subdhalana. He professed, no. This was going on for a long time. It couldn’t be like that. So as they left there one day he went back to his room in the night when he was sleeping. At that time he had a separate residence. There’s in his dream, his sleeve and his dream. Jamir and Balaram appeared before him. And Jagannath started slapping one cheek and Balaram on the other. And he was really getting slapped hard. Hurting cheeks of his face were swelling up. He said, Kṛṣṇa Raku, Vishnu, save me. Satan, protect me. And he fell down at Jagannath. Arms blowed his feet. What have I done? Please tell me. Forgive me for my offense. What have I done? And they said Jagannath said, yes, committed unlimited offense. You know that everything I do is transcendental.

And my devotees are transcendental. So why you are bringing my devotees down to some material consideration as belonging to some particular place, Getting such a strong medicine, being slapped by Kṛṣṇa and Balara. He said, I surrender. I admit my defeat, my error. I should never have seen things in their way. But by your mercy you have given me this. You have saved me from this illusion. Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balara, Jagannath and Bala Devī. They disappeared. When Sundar Vidyanidhi woke up, his two cheeks were completely swollen in black and blue. So that morning he didn’t go to hospital. Arches wasn’t among the larks and maybe stickers as they went to see what’s wrong? Because every day he would come to see the morning darshan and he saw something completely black and blue. Cheeks swelling up. What happened to you?

And he said, explain to what actually happened? He said, I was so embarrassed. I didn’t want to go to the temple in this condition. People ask me so many questions. I figured, wait till it comes back to normal. Actually the Lord has given me so much mercy. He protected me. Otherwise I would have completely gone off the path. By seeing his devotees as being alias or particular country, by committing this offense, the Lord he personally saved me, came and gave me this mercy. And the saluter said, no, this is unbelievable. This is, you know, like amazing. This is wonderful that we never heard of such a mercy. That the Lord has personally come and grabbed his devotee in the dream and deity. And then he wakes up and he’s actually his chin starts swallowing. This whole pastime is so amazing.

You’re such a great devotee of the Lord. He’s personally taking charge of you, protecting you. Actually, when the devotees surrender to Kṛṣṇa, that Kṛṣṇa takes charge of that devotee’s life, devotees don’t have to worry, what is my future? What’s going to happen? What if I surrender to Kṛṣṇa? What will happen when we have to worry? If he goes surrender to Kṛṣṇa, then we should worry under the care of Kṛṣṇa, surrendering to Kṛṣṇa’s modesty. There’s nothing to worry about. Only worry is that we can remain serving Kṛṣṇa and not be deviated. Because in Kṛṣṇa shelter He will protect us. Even if we somehow make some mistakes, he will see that we get corrected and brought back on the line. We have to remain humble and surrendered. Then we can take unlimited mercies from the Lord and remain always fixed in relation most of the service.

So this. Like Arjuna also was made an example. Even if someone name is very great devotees. More than the majority of Vojana. Even if someone may be a very great devotee, if they look to other devotees in the wrong way or criticize their improperly, then it’s very dangerous. Of course, the same devotee, the Lord will generally won’t do that. Never happens. So it didn’t happen for any other reason. To put any except the Lord wanted to show some special instructions to everyone. How would you have to see the devotees as being transcontinental? Of course. We always ask devotees how you serve you. Or you’re from Poland, you’re from Germany, you’re from Africa, you’re bishop. But good morning, the Chancellor Transcendental. They’re not African or Polish or American or Indian or Chinese. Devotees are transcendental. They are transcendental children of Kṛṣṇa.

They may be born in a particular place, they may be residing in a particular place. But this Is external Master someone police directors to Kṛṣṇa. They become under Kṛṣṇa’s direct protection, under Kṛṣṇa’s own transcendental internal potency. We need a shelter of Kṛṣṇa. We need a mercy. Actually we need the mercy of the great devotees like Sister Goswamis, like Octavius Acharyas, the oceans of mercy. One drop of that mercy we could get people up into Riya. Give us the one drop of mercy, we’re more fallen. Let us blade of grass. If we humbly go to these great devotees and beg them or his feet for a little mercy, they give us even one drop from the ocean of love of Mishta that we will be completely overwhelmed with the flood of pure devotion.

When we go visiting the holy place is where the difference of O war have engaged in their pastimes. We can remember their Kantian qualities simply by remembering their qualities. Describes Chaitanya Bhagavad. Simply by glorifying or repeating or remembering the qualities of Kundalini that one becomes fixed in pure. Lord Kṛṣṇa becomes fixed in devotional prayer. Now many things like that, like we have described Kiku Maharaj world prayer to glorify increase the Maharashtras of Holi. There’s many things you can get. One of the final things you get real old Kṛṣṇa abuse, glorified intentional qualities of Bhikkhu Maharaj. So I give them any great devotees. By remembering the devotees of the Lord and their quality, getting that association from them through smart, we get purified. That purification means our desire to enjoy is purified. And we have a desire to serve Brahma.

They wanted to do something purely. Without any devotional service tax. You couldn’t do Even you want to be successful in material activities. You need the mercy of the Lord. Although he has a creative desire, he also has to give the blessings of Kṛṣṇas in order to succeed in that and any kind of auspicious activity. In the beginning you do a mangalacharan where you do a swasti bhajan. And that is always remembering the different names of the Lord, his qualities. By remembering Kṛṣṇa that all the obstacles are destroyed. So one can successfully go forward. The one receiving devotional service. We and no other soldiers, Guru and Kṛṣṇa. Then we can go forward and successfully we can achieve the goal to our own Kṛṣṇa. You need the mercy of the devotees. Then it’s very easy to go forward.

Sometimes when we associate with so many materialistic people around the world preaching we get a little contaminated and get their own that kind of enjoying mentality. Becoming of a holy God associated with the devotees, chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa association means hearing classes, chanting, doing devotional service. We just discuss material things. That’s not transcendental association unless it’s offered to Kṛṣṇa. The probably Java comes to a devotional conclusion. So here is the opportunity for us to associate how we can improve our service, how we can improve our attitude. Now that Brahma has got a handle on it, now realize that he has that Kṛṣṇa has the shelter of everything and he’s taking the shelter. So now everything is revealed. All the darkness is dispelled by. How will I get free from this difficulty? That difficulty. So many times the moody’s asked. It’s all far extra.

You don’t need to look for the sun with a lantern. The sun, when it rises, the darkness automatically goes. When we’re Kṛṣṇa conscious, automatically the darkness goes. We should first concentrate on being Kṛṣṇa Contras. Then we have where all those problems, they have all gone away despite where there’s a darkness. Our problems are due to our not being Kṛṣṇa, consciousness not being Kṛṣṇa. And the problems come out. Of course there are sometimes practical problems the demons put before the devotees. This compels us to surrender Kṛṣṇa. More. We have to consider how to overcome these obstacles. But that’s also a devotional service. This special teacher of preaching that there are sometimes obstacles that come up. There are different goals we have to set and we have to try and achieve that. So this engages our propensity.

Someone wants to create something, but just out of his own desire. That may be even a pure mode of passion. But if you want to create something for Kṛṣṇa, actually do it because it’s Kṛṣṇa’s desire. Then it becomes devotional service. So here Paul wanted us to create. A temple for Lord Shaitanya. But that is the overwhelming desire of Lord Nithyananda and the Acharya Rewind. So both different devotees with different propensities, they can be engaged to do this service for Kṛṣṇa. And this way the severe yoke of service is exactly what the devotees of previous cryas want. Although if they appear like mortal passion. But it was done really to please Kṛṣṇa. That’s the purpose of it. It’s actually transcendental. The problem is sitting in the grass hut. He said. This isn’t the moral Gudnim.

Sitting in a grass hut with nice bamboo and grass Sashmik. This is all we need to do our own personal devotional service. But as we have only a grand pot who will come. We need to build. These temples, guest houses. People come here.

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It. These temples and guest houses, people come here and stay. The devotees from around the world will come and be able to worship. Lord, you’re coming here. Otherwise people will not cross. There won’t be in flight. So now he saw the different qualities of different devotees that he tried to engage with. Pleasing the desire of Lord Chaitanya and his great devotees. That’s our basic purpose here in Kṛṣṇa consciousness now trying to engage everyone in Kṛṣṇa service. Thank you very much Hare Vishnu. Any questions? Dr. Ram, How is the precious arrangement of people in Māyā? Oh, this Kṛṣṇa is arranging everything is a very delicate point. The Bhagavad Gītā, ninth chapter. If you study it very carefully, you see how Kṛṣṇa has created a material energy. But all that he’s created it, he’s back.

Man is in essence in that way that he is actually just manipulating everything. So he’s created it’s his energy. At the same time he’s aloof. So although I have created everything, I am not within it. Although everything is of me, I am not one of the creations. There is a very delicate, very difficult thing to understand and materialist. Sometimes we ask people why don’t you come to lab? Or they say, well, when the Lord fools me, I will come. Why don’t you become a lightsaber? If the Lord inspires me, if he grabs my hand and forces me to write the check, then I will do it. But then if you say, why don’t you come and see the sinner? Oh yes. Okay, let’s go. Why you go wait for the Lord to save you. As you say some other so many scenarios.

The Kṛṣṇa has given us a mightily independence and he has put his different energies in control. So we are actually under the control of different energies. And according to the laws of nature, a particular person acts or works. But there is some might lose independence. But that trying to figure that out. Because we are under the control of the material nature to never draw the exact line. But we are. Although we are under control, the earth still have some independence. Otherwise there’s no question of sin, there’s no question of activity. If we do, if everything is controlled by Kṛṣṇa, why we should be forced to suffer and enjoy karma if there’s no choice on our part. So there is a minute choice. The problem is that when we’re in material life, we’re so conditioned by our surroundings.

If you’re born in America, you can almost predict how a person will act. Or if you’re born in a particular family, a particular environment, you can predict this person will probably act like this in this circumstance. So they got psychologists who predict how people should act. In other words, it’s such a predictable thing how people will behave that they made a so called science out of. Although people tend to occasionally act unpredictably, so then they get bewildered how it all fits in. If they consistently act unpredictably, then they call it mental disease to act without any rational basis. We have got some independence that it’s not that Kṛṣṇa is doing everything, so why should we be humble? Anyway, Kṛṣṇa is doing it. If we surrender to Kṛṣṇa, then it’s Kṛṣṇa who’s doing it.

Yes, we should be humble that if we’re doing something good, it’s because we have surrendered to Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa is giving us the intelligence. The Guru is giving us the ability to do his service. But initially, somewhere in that, we had decided to surrender to Kṛṣṇa. So then being a surrendered soul like Katri can go up with the stream. When we don’t surrender to Kṛṣṇa, then we get under the control of the material nature. The material nature. No matter how powerful we are, fire will sweep us away. This type of big elephant gets swept away by the current or water. What’s the whole point of that example? Is that clear? It.