Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.19

Chicago, July 5, 1974
Prabhupada: (chants Sanskrit word-for-word and devotees repeat) So, Krsna is covered by a curtain, maya-javanika. Javanika means curtain, and maya, "deluding." We have explained yesterday that Krsna is existing outside and inside. Outside..., inside He is existing, isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese, pointing out. Hrd-dese means this heart, the Lord within, isvarah. Not only within the heart, but within the atoms, as it is stated in the Brahma-samhita,
eko 'py asau racayitum jagad-anda-kotim
yac-chaktir asti jagad-anda-caya yad-antah
andantara-stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
[Bs. 5.35]
Govinda, because He has entered within this universe, therefore the cosmic manifestation is possible. Otherwise it is not. Just like I am the soul, you are the soul. Because you have entered this body or I am entered this body, therefore the movement of the body is possible. As soon as I or you leave this body, it is dull, no more, no movement. It is very easy to understand. Similarly, how the movement of the cosmic manifestation is going on, the so-called scientist, philosopher, rascals, they do not understand, because Krsna has entered. It is very easy to understand. I am part and parcel of Krsna, very minute part. Still, because I have entered this body, therefore the body moves, the activities of the body going on. Is it very difficult to understand? So, anyone can understand that this lump of matter, big cosmic manifestation, until a thing like me, soul, is there, how it is going on nicelyhow the sun is rising in due time, the moon is rising in due time, the oceans are flowing in due order. Everything i in order. That we have to understand by the symptom. It requires little brain. Just like as soon as in the morning you see no more darkness, it is now..., there is light, immediately you can understand there is sun, sunrise is there. Similarly, as soon as you see the world order is going on very nicely, there must be God. Mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate sa-caracaram: "Under My direction," Krsna said. He personally said, and if you have got intelligence, you should understand also. But if you are dull rascal, then you cannot understand. Therefore, here it is said, "You dull rascal, you do not know that Krsna is covered by a curtain given by maya." That is stated in Bhagavad-gita also, naham prakasah sarvasya yoga-maya-samavrtah [Bg. 7.25].
So you have to require..., you have to acquire that knowledge how to understand the existence of God, Krsna, everywhere-inside and outside. So Kunti Devi says that "You are within and outside." Krsna is within, within your heart, and Krsna is outside also. Otherwise how this big cosmic manifestation is going on? Huh? Not only that, He is everywhere, even within the atom, andantara-stha-paramanu-cayan... Still we can not understand where is Krsna. This is our misfortune. Duskrtinah, mudhah, they can not understand. Why they cannot understand? That because they are duskrtinah, always engaged in sinful activities. Who can see Krsna? Who is not sinful. Yesam tv anta-gatam papam [Bg. 7.28], one who has finished his life of sinful activities, he can understand Krsna. Therefore it is our request to everyone: Please do not commit these four kinds of sinful activitiesillicit sex, meat-eating, gambling and intoxication. This is the preliminary qualification to understand God. Especially one must not kill animals. The Bible also.Therefore it is said, "Thou shalt not kill. You rascal, if you want to understand what is God, you must stop this killing art. Thou shalt not kill." But these rascals will not understand. This is the mis..., misfortune. And therefore God is always covered to their eyes. Kunti Devi therefore said, maya-javanikacchannam. Maya-javanikacchannam ajna. Ajna means rascal, who has no knowledge, dull, dull-headed, mudhah, ass. These words are used in the sastra. Why mudhah? The word is used as an, an ass. The ass, amongst the animals, is the most, I mean to say, what is called, foolish, most foolish. The ass works very hard, and bears burden, heavy burden, ton, but he does not know "Why I am carrying so big burden? Why I have taken so much responsibility?" That he does not know. So here you will find so many big, big politicians, leaders, they have accepted big, big burden like an ass, but they do not know why they are doing so. They do not know. Their only solace is a temporary satisfaction that "I have become president," "I have become this master," "I have become this," for few years. But he does not know what is his real business. So therefore the karmis, they are working hard day and night, but he does not know why he is working so hard day and night.
So actually, they are working so hard simply for sense gratification. Therefore sastra says, nayam deho deha-bhajam nr-loke kastan kaman arhate vid-bhujam ye [SB 5.5.1]. Sastra, Rsabhadeva says that this body... This is also material body, but there is distinction between this body and the dog's body or the hog's body. The hog is, with this material body, he is working day and night, "Where is stool? Where is stool?" That is his business. As soon as he gets some stool, he eats and he is satisfied: "Now my labor is satisfied." Similarly, those who are working very hard day and night simply for sense gratification, they are no better than these hogs and dogs. Nayam deho deha-bhajam nr-loke kastan kaman. He does not know "Why I have got this first class body, human body, civilized body? What is my business?" Not for eating meat, and gambling, and intoxication. It is for self-realization, to understand what I am, what is God, what is my relationship with God, and what is the aim of my life. It is meant for that. But they donot know, and because they do not know, asses, mudhas Krsna says, na mam duskrtino mudhah they will not accept the existence of God, although God is inside and outside. This is the description of the mudhah. Here it is said, ajna. Ajna means ignorant. And what is Krsna? Krsna is adhoksajam. Adhok..., adhoksaja. Adha, adhakrta. Adhakrta means subdued. Aksaja, our knowledge, direct perception. We are very much proud of our eyes, aksa. So Krsna's another name is Adhoksaja. Where your eyesight fails to see you, see Krsna; therefore he is Adhoksaja. Aksaja jnanam. Knowledge received through direct perception of the senses is called aksaja jnanam, and Krsna is adhoksaja, where knowledge by direct perception cannot reach. And perfection of life is when you become attached to that adhoksaja. In another place of Srimad... (break) Peace will be possible when you develop your loving propensity for the Adhoksaja, who is beyond your senses. Therefore those who are duskrtinah, mudhah-many languages have been used in the Vedas they do not know what is the aim of life, they are simply thinking "I am this body," then this kind of thought is there in the dogs and cats also. He is also thinking "I am this body." So, this modern civilization is big dog civilization, that's all. That is not human civilization. Human civilization means that he must be interested to know Krsna and God. That is human civilization.
So, maya-javanikacchannam ajnadhoksajam avyayam. Avyayam means imperishable. Avyayam na laksyase, they cannot see. Na laksyase, observed, cannot be observed by them, na laksyase. Mudha, again the same word is used, mudha. Na mam duskrtino mudhah, avajananti mam mudha. This word is used. One who does not know what is God, and what is his relationship with God, he is a mudha. In so many places, there are so many sastras you will find this word mudha. Here it is said, na laksyase mudha. Mudha-drsa, whose sense perception is just like blind man. A blind man is given a elephant, an elephant. Now, "Mr. Blind Man, just understand what is this." So, he is blind, he simply, I mean to say, moves his hand over the leg. "Sir, it is a column. It is a big column." So blind man, he cannot see; he thought that elephant is big column. So anyone who is speculating about God, he is the blind man studying the elephant, like that. Or the frog in the well studying Atlantic Ocean. What he will understand? Suppose a frog is informed "Mr. Frog, Dr. Frog, (laughter) I have seen a big, vast mass of water." "What is that?" "Atlantic Ocean." "How big is it?" "Very, very big." Maybe, he is in the three-feet well. "Four feet?" "No, no, very, very big." "Five feet?" "No, very big." "Six feet?" (laughter) How he will understand the Atlantic Ocean? He can simply imagine, maybe three-feet, four-feet, five-feet well. But beyond all feet, that he cannot understand. Because of mudha-drsa, the direct perception, and he is a rascal.
So by mental speculation, so-called big, big philosophers, they cannot understand Krsna. Krsna can be understood by the mercy of Krsna. By the mercy of Krsna. Krsna comes. Krsna is visible. Premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena. When you are trained up how to love God, Krsna, then Krsna will reveal Himself, and you will see Him. Premanjana-cchurita. Not with these eyes, but another eyes. What is that eyes? Premanjana, love, the ointment of love, when it is smeared in your eyes, then you can see. Just like there is medicine, eye ointment, or surma, in India it is called surma. Sometimes you apply, your vision becomes very cleansed, and you can see things very nicely. So we have to cleanse our eyes to see Krsna, by the ointment of love of Krsna. Premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilo..., santah. Then, when you are saintly person, santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti, He... He is, actually He is already indicated in the sastra that God is situated within your heart. So then when your eyes are clear, then you can see, hrayesu, always existing. But so long you are mudha-drsa, you are mental speculator, the curtain is covered, the covering is there, you cannot see Krsna. Maya-javanikacchannam ajnadhoksajam avyayam na laksyase, "You are not visible," mudha-drsa, "by persons who are rascal and simply believe in direct perception," mudha-drsa. How it is? In Sanskrit language you will find exact example is given, nato natyadharo yatha. Just like you have gone to see a performance, dramatic performance, and some of your relatives, say your brother or father, is playing there, but he is dressed in such a way that you can not recognize he is your father. Although he is in your front, the father or the brother whom you see every day, this man, being, has dressed himself in such a way, he is playing the part of a king or something else, you can not understand. Somebody says, "Did you see your father is playing?" "Where is my father? Where is my father?" This is the position. Because Krsna is playing His part in a different way. He has ot so much business because He is directing the whole universal affair. You can understand, if one man becomes busy in so many things, his brain becomes puzzled. But Krsna, Krsna is situated in everyone's heartnot only the human being; the animals, the trees, plants, everyone. Isvarah sarva-bhutanam. And what He is doing? He is giving direction. Sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto. Krsna says, "I am sitting in everyone's heart," sarvasya ca aham hrdi sann... Again hrdi, in the soul, in the heart. Mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca, "I am giving particular direction to everyone." He is forgetting something, he is reminding..., he is reminded something. In this way Krsna is doing. Sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam. How much busy is that? The thief wants to steal something, somebody's house, so he is also praying God, "Please give me some opportunity so that I can steal." So Krsna is giving him direction, "All right, you steal in this way." And the same person in whose house the stealing wil be committed, he is also praying, "My dear Krsna, please protect me from thieves." So he is also believing. That just see Krsna's business: He is giving direction to the thief, and giving direction to the person in whose house the stealing will be committed. So if..., just try to understand how much Krsna is busy. That is God. Although He is performing so many contradictory business, contradictory business, opposing business, still His full brain, His full brain, He does not forget to dance with the gopis at the same time. This is Krsna. This is Krsna. If you are busy with so many transactions, you forget to see your wife and children and forget. But no. Krsna, goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhuto. Although He is busy dancing with the gopis, although He is busy to play with His cowherd friends, goloka eva nivasaty, in this way He is living in the Goloka, and akhilatma-bhuto, still He is in everyone's heart and giving direction, all contradiction. This is Krsna. Don't try to imitate Krsna, rascal. Krsna is not so easy. Krsna is Krsna. You are you are. That is real philosophy.
Thank you very much.
Devotees: Jaya! Hari bol!
Prabhupada: Now, who is the priest?
Devotee: Jagadisa.
Prabhupada: Now begin mantra. Namah.
Devotees: Namah.
Prabhupada: Apavitram.
Devotees: Apavitram.
Prabhupada: Pavitro va.
Devotees: Pavitro va.
Prabhupada: Sarva.
Devotees: Sarva.
Prabhupada: Vastam.
Devotees: Vastam.
Prabhupada: Gato.
Devotees: Gato.
Prabhupada: Api.
Devotees: Api.
Prabhupada: Va.
Devotees: Va.
Prabhupada: Yah.
Devotees: Yah.
Prabhupada: Smaret.
Devotees: Smaret.
Prabhupada: Pundari.
Devotees: Pundari.
Prabhupada: Kaksam.
Devotees: Kaksam.
Prabhupada: Sah.
Devotees: Sah.
Prabhupada: Bahya.
Devotees: Bahya.
Prabhupada: Abhyantarah.
Devotees: Abhyantarah.
Prabhupada: Sucih.
Devotees: Sucih.
Prabhupada: Sri visnu.
Devotees: Sri visnu.
Prabhupada: Sri visnu.
Devotees: Sri visnu.
Prabhupada: Sri visnu.
Devotees: Sri visnu.
Prabhupada: Now, Jagadisa Prabhu, do your business. Hm. All chanted?
Devotee: Yes.
Prabhupada: (starts chanting japa with devotees joining) Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare... Jagadisa ... (break) (end)

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