Then he says... Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura comments in this connection that,

Now, Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that brahma is full of six kinds of opulences. Purna. Sad-aisvarya-purna. And ananda, and full of bliss. There is an English word, I think: "Variety is the mother of enjoyment." Enjoyment, ananda means enjoyment. Enjoyment cannot be impersonal; there must be varieties. That is enjoyment. You have got experience that when there is a bunch of flower of different colors it is very enjoyable. And if there is only rose only, although rose is very nice flower, it is not so pleasing. With rose, some green foliage, some grass, inferior quality, it looks very beautiful. So when there is question (of) ananda... Because Krsna has got form, sac-cid-ananda-vigraha [Bs. 5.1], eternal, cit, full of knowledge, and full of ananda, bliss. Anandamayo 'bhyasat, Vedanta-sutra says. The Lord is ananda-mayo. This maya-pratyaya, there is controversy between the Sankarites and the Vaisnavas. They say that maya-pratyaya... This pratyaya, from Sanskrit verbal root, is affixed in two caseswhen there is excess and when there is transformation. So either cases, the ananda, or the blissful nature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is extensive, unlimited. Pracurya. Pracurya means extensive. So sad-aisvarya purnananda vigrahah yanhara. Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that one who has got transcendental form, full of ananda... Hena bhagavane tumi kaha nirakara. And you think of such Personality of Godhead as impersonal, how it is possible? Without being person, there cannot be ananda anubhava. Just like we are persons. We can feel pains and pleasure. Unless one is person, there is no question of enjoying ananda. So that is His challenge, that if the Supreme Personality of Godhead is full of ananda, as it is stated in all the Vedic scriptures, especially in Vedanta-sutra, anandamayo 'bhyasat, then how He can be imperson? There is no possibility. And He gives other Vedic evidences also. Apani-pado javano grahita, that He has no hand; still, He accepts whatever is given to Him. So there is no possibility of the Absolute Truth's being imperson. He is person. Hena bhagavane tumi kaha nirakara.

In the Bhagavata there is statement by Narada. Idam hi visvam, the whole universe is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. But itara, but still, different from Him. This philosophy is very sound philosophy, simultaneously one and different. That is the statement in the Bhagavad-gita. Maya tatam idam sarvam: "I am expanded; I am all-pervading." Mat-sthani sarva-bhutani: [Bg. 9.4] "Everything is resting on Me." Naham tesu avasthitah: "But I am not there." The Mayavada philosophy is "If God, or Brahman, is all-pervading, then why there should be another, separate Brahman?" No. That is also confirmed in the Vedic literature: purnasya purnam adaya purnam evavasisyate [Iso Invocation]. Purnasya. Krsna, or the Supreme Absolute Truth, is complete. And if complete is taken from Him, still He is complete. This is material idea, that if the complete has spread all over, then where is the separate existence of the complete? That is material idea. But the spiritual statement is, "If complete is taken from the complete, still the complete is complete." That you have to understand. Purnasya purnam adaya. Here in this material world we have got experience that if I have got one rupee in my pocket and if that one rupee is taken from my pocket or it is expended, there is no more one rupee. It is spent. It is zero now. Or that one rupee has been distributed in purchasing several commodities. So the one rupee is distributed. There is no more separate existence of that one rupee. This is material idea. But according to Vedic scripture, purnasya purnam adaya purnam evavasisyate [Iso Invocation]. If you take one rupee from that one rupee, still that one rupee is there. That you cannot adjust in your teeny brain. Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, acintya. It is not accommodated in our teeny brain. Therefore those who are teeny brain, or poor fund of knowledge, they think that when the Absolute Truth is distributed, sarvam khalv idam brahma, then where is the person? But that is not the conception. The conception is He is unlimitedly powerful, sad-aisvarya purna, with all power. He can create so many personalities Himself. Just like Krsna expanded Himself into 16,000 forms. When He married 16,000 wives, He expanded Himself in 16,000 forms. When He was dancing in rasa-lila, He expanded Himself. Each gopi was thinking that "Krsna is dancing with me." So that is Krsna's, or God's, unlimited potency. Not that if He expands, He becomes zero.

In the Brahma-samhita also, it is stated, goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhutah [Bs. 5.37]. Although He is living in His abode, Goloka Vrndavana, He is all-pervading. For example, Krsna says,

Advaitam acyutam anadim ananta-rupam adyam purana-purusam nava-yauvanam ca, vedesu durlabham atma-bhaktau [Bs. 5.33]. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is difficult to be approached by simple understanding of the Vedas. One has to become a devotee. Just like Bhagavad-gita. It is simple. It is the entrance book for spiritual understanding. It is not very, I mean to say, highly theosophical or theological literature. That highly theological literature is Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is the natural commentary on the Vedanta-sutra. So in the Bhagavad-gita we get all information how Krsna expands Himself. Advaita... Vedesu durlabha. Therefore one who does not read Bhagavad-gita through a devotee... Krsna... Just like Arjuna is a devotee. He understands Bhagavad-gita. Without going through a devotee, nobody can understand God or His statements. Thousands of people for thousands of years, reading Bhagavad-gita, but they do not know Krsna. Is it not a fact? Yes. So because they are not going through the proper channels, they are... Still, vedesu durlabham adurlabham atma-bhaktau [Bs. 5.33]. Simply by trying to understand the Vedic literature, one cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vedesu durlabha. Durlabha means very difficult to approach. Adurlabha atma-bhaktau. But atma-bhaktau, those who are devotees, for them He is very easily accepted. Take for example... Now, you have gone to see a very high officer, say, the secretary of the government. You are waiting. You have sent your card, you are waiting. But you cannot enter the room without being permitted. But an ordinary orderly, his servant, he's thousand times going and coming. There is no restriction for him. He does not require any permission. He goes within because... And the message will come through him. In Dvaraka... Perhaps you have read in the Nectar of Devotion that Brahma, Indra, they used to come to see Krsna, and Krsna's orderly... They were offering prayers, and Krsna's orderly was requesting them, "Please make no noise." They were offering prayers, Brahma, Indra, and His personal servant was prohibiting him, "Please do not make noise. Sit down here." This is the position. So vedesu durlabham adurlabham atma-bhaktau [Bs. 5.33]. Krsna is not available, not approachable, simply by studying Vedas. He has to be obedient to the orders of the devotees.

Here He says,

The living entity is also spiritual energy. He has got His two energies, which is also spiritual actually, but it is called marginal because individual. And this individual spiritual energy can select either to live under the material energy or the spiritual energy. Therefore it is called marginal energy. Just like sparks of the fire, it can fall down on the ground and it can remain with the fire. Similarly, we living entities, we are parts and parcel of Krsna, or we are sparks of the fire. So we can fall down within the material energy and we can remain in the spiritual energy, as we like. So when you keep yourself in Krsna consciousness, you live in spiritual energy, and when you are without Krsna consciousness, you live in material energy. When you live in the material energy, then your the illuminating quality, because you are fire, part and parcel of Krsna, that is extinguished almost. Therefore, we are forgetful of Krsna. Our relationship with Krsna is practically extinguished. And again, the fire, spark, if he falls down on a dry grass, then gradually, the grass becomes blazing. So even if we are... Because in this material world there are three modes of material nature. If we are associated with the goodness quality, then our spiritual energy again becomes blazing fire. From the modes of goodness, purity, knowledge, the brahminical quality... Satya sama dama titiksa [Bg. 18.42]. When you are put into that..., the dry grass... Although this satya sama dama, truthfulness or controlling the senses, or controlling the mind, knowledge, toleration, these qualities, they are all material qualities. They are not spiritual qualities. Don't think that if one is... One man is very truthful; that does not mean that he has attained spiritual quality. The spiritual quality is different thing. But these material qualities, satya sama dama titiksa, all these, they can help you. They can help you to be situated in the transcendental, spiritual qualities. But don't think that they are themselves spiritual qualities. No. That is another.

So we, the sparks of the supreme fire, when we fall down in the dry grass, the spiritual quality or the fiery quality is there still, but it may also extinguish. Therefore, our transcendental position is suddha-sattva. We have to always keep ourself in transcendental position by chanting Hare Krsna mantra, always being engaged in Krsna's service. Then we are brahma-bhuyaya kalpate [Bg. 14.26]. That is our Brahman situation. Simply realization of Brahman is not all. You have to be always engaged in Brahman activities. Then there is possibility of remaining in the Brahman platform. The Mayavadi philosophers, as soon as they realize that aham brahmasmi, they think that they are liberated. But no. That liberation is theoretical. That is not practical. Practical liberation is when you are situated in devotional service. Then there is no chance of falling down. If you simply think that "I have become Narayana," or Narayana position, that is falldown. There are innumerable examples. So we are tatastha-sakti. The idea is... Tatastha means marginal. We can fall down in the material world, and we can raise ourself in the spiritual world. This is our position. But we are energy, not the energetic.

Caitanya Mahaprabhu explains that,

But there is another energy, which is... Now, that is also spiritual in the original sense, the material energy, but that is avidya, spiritual energy covered. Spiritual energy covered by something else. How that something else? That is... Just like sun is covered by the cloud. The cloud is not separate from the sun. The cloud is created by the sunshine, so it cannot be separate from the sun. But its business is to cover the sun. When there is cloud, you cannot see the sun. Similarly, this material energy is not different from God. There is another example. The same electricity, energy, one apparatus is heater and another apparatus is refrigerator, cooler. The energy is the same. The eater is also creation of the electric energy, and the cooler is also creation of the electric energy, but they are working differently, for under different..., for different purposes. Another example can be given that the civil department and the criminal department of the government, the energy of government is there. The government is maintaining both the departments by the finance of the government. It is not that government is not financing the criminal department. The criminal department is also financed by the government. Similarly, this material world is the criminal department. It is also God's energy, but it is covered. Here... Just like what is the difference between criminal department and civil department? In the criminal department there is disobedience of the law of the government. There is nothing but disobedience. The members of the prison house are all disobedient citizens of the government. Similarly, in this material world, this material energy is also Krsna's energy, but here, it is the place for the disobedient part and parcel of Krsna. Krsna bhuliya jiva bhoga vancha kare. Persons who are, I mean to say, very much energetic to forget Krsna and try to lord it over this material energy, they are called conditioned soul, or imprisoned. We are all imprisoned within this Durga. And the superintendent of this durga, or the fort, is called Durga. Durga-sakti. Srsti-sthiti-pralaya-sadhana-saktir eka chayeva yasya bhuvanani vibharti durga [Bs. 5.44]. This material world... But those who have no information how this Durga is there, how this Durga is there, they think that by worshiping, by pleasing goddess Durga, they'll be happy. No. Pleasing means you have to abide by the laws of the durga, material world. Otherwise, Durga will take his (her) trident and pierce on the chest of the asura. Durga is controlling. The asura is also a living entity within this durga. So those who are asuras... Those who are not cultivating Krsna consciousness, they are asuras. For them, the Durga's trident is on the chest of the asura. You have seen that picture.

So you cannot get out of this durga simply by bribing, by satisfying. You have to satisfy Durga in a different way, in a different way. Just like... These are very easy to understand, that if you are in prison house, if you satisfy the superintendent of jail, somehow... I have seen in Delhi that one man was... He was a very nice young gentleman, and he was typing. He was typing. So I was... He was a fair gentleman, very nice looking young man. So I talked with him, "What is your case of condemnation coming?" So he acted as a spy in some government secretarial department. So he was put into prison for ten years. But he was educated, he was intelligent, and he pleased the superintendent of jail. Therefore, instead of keeping him in ordinary cell, he was put into the office and type. Now, try to understand. This prisoner, by his satisfying the superintendent of jail, he is little given concession not to be placed in ordinary cell, but he is working (in) the office as a typewriter. Or he is given some... Or there are many political prisoners, they are given first-class bungalow, first-class residence, and all facilities. But the superintendent of police has no power to release him. That is not possible. That is not possible. Similarly, by bribing or by satisfying Durga, you can get a comfortable position within this material world, but your real business is how to get out of it. That Durga cannot give. Harim vina na mrtim taranti. So long you do not come to the shelter of Krsna... Mam eva prapadyante mayam etam taranti te [Bg. 7.14]. Unless you surrender to Krsna, there is no possibility of getting out of the clutches of maya. That is not possible.

So we shall discuss further tomorrow. (end)