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Imported quote 17576 So this big, big lump of matter, earthly planet, they are actually not heavy, but it becomes heavier when there are demons. Demons means material activities. If there is spiritual activity, it remains very light. And if there is too much material activity and materialistic person, it become heavier and troublesome. So such time became possible, and therefore the earthly planet went to Brahma to appeal to Visnu to take His incarnation. So somebody said that bharavatara..., taranaya, avataranaya, to diminish the burden. Burden. Just like a bad son is a burden of the father. This has been explained by Canakya Panḍita, that a stupid son... Ko 'rthaḥ putrena jatena yo na vidvan na bhaktiman: "What is the use of getting a son who is neither learned nor a devotee? Useless." Ko 'rthaḥ putrena jatena: "Such kind of son, what is the use?" The son who is not a devotee... Two things are required: the son should be a devotee or a learned. Without being learned, nobody can become devotee. If one becomes devotee, he's learned also. But sometimes materially learned, not devotee, it happens. So if one is neither learned nor devotee, what is the use of such son? The example is given, kanena caksusa kim caksuḥ piḍaiva kevalam: "If you have got one eye, cataract, you cannot see, but it is always troublesome." Unless you get it operated, it is simply troublesome. In many places it is said, Canakya Panḍita, ko 'rthaḥ putrena jatena. Varam eko guni putro na ca mūrkha-satair api: "If you get one son very qualified, that is preferred. What is the use of having many sons and all of them are rascals and fools?" Na ca mūrkha-satair api.
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