That is being presented by Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita, that "This is your sickness, real sickness." What is that? Janma-mrtyu-jara-vyadhi-duhkha-dosanudarsanam [Bg. 13.9]. You are trying to be unaffected by all kinds of sickness, but your real sickness is this material disease: you take birth, you die, you become old, and you suffer from diseases. This is your real sickness. But who is caring for this? Where is the scientist who are investigating how to stop death, how to stop birth. They are, of course, investigating how to stop birth, but still, birth is going on. This sort of stopping births, by killing the body, is not stopping because the body is not the person. The real person is within the body, within the body. Dehino 'smin yatha dehe [Bg. 2.13]. We have explained. That they do not know. They are taking... No. By killing the body or by protecting the body, that is not the solution. The solution is that the living entity has infected itself with the material disease. It has to be cured. That is the whole purpose of Vedic civilization, how to cure your material disease.

So this cure of material disease have been describedwe are discussingfirst by atonement. So Pariksit Maharaja did not like it very much because he saw, the atonement is like bathing of the elephant. By atonement we may be free from the infection, but again we do it. Karmana. Then again... That is called karma-kanda, fruitive activities. Because the bija, the seed of my sinful desires, that is not cured. For the time being... Just like go to the doctor. You are suffering from a severe disease, and he gives some medicine, takes his fees. That is my atonement, prayascitta. But it is no guarantee that I will not fall disease again. So this atonement like that. Many patients, they are suffering from some chronic disease, some venereal disease. They go to the doctor and they give injection, very costly medicine and so much suffering, but as soon as he cure, again he does the same thing so that he is attacked with venereal disease. So this is not very effective way of becoming... Then it was suggested that people, because they are in darkness, asuras, they do not know how to become immune from all diseases, therefore prayascittam vimarsanam. He suggested, Sukadeva. Vimarsanam: he must be sober, that "I am suffering from some disease, and I am heavily paying the penalty to the doctor, and still, I am doing the same thing?" So therefore Sukadeva Gosvami suggested, prayascittam vimarsanam. Vimarsanam means to become sober and think that "Why I cannot check my desire to do sinful activities?" Then he suggested, to come to that understanding he requires good brain. Ordinary brain, they cannot understand that "Why I am forced to act sinfully although after doing that I suffer? I have committed theft. I am suffer..., I go to jail. Again I come out." So therefore it is called vimarsanam.

So for vimarsanammeans to become soberyou require practicing the tapasya. That is also, we have discussed.

So the root of our material enjoyment cannot be taken away, cannot be uprooted by... The first process is called karma, and the second process is called jnana, and the next, it is suggested, bhakti. So he is suggesting that kecit. People are more inclined to take to the... Those who are absolutely in the rotten condition of life, not for then, but those who are little above the rotten condition... Animals. Rotten condition of, means like animals, cats and dogs. Above them, human life, they take to pious activities or meditation or mystic yoga process, just to purify. So these processes are not sufficient. Therefore Sukadeva Gosvami is suggesting next, kecit. That kecit word is very significant. Kecit means somebody, somebody. Who are the somebody? Kecit kevalaya bhaktya [SB 6.1.15], pure devotional service. And how they become? Vasudeva-parayanah. They become Krsna conscious. Krsna conscious person or vasudeva-parayanah, the same thing. Vasudeva means Krsna, that "Simply I shall worship Krsna," kevalaya, "nothing else." This firm conviction and steadiness will save you without any doubt, this conviction. Vasudeva-parayanah. Then what is that vasudeva-parayanah? That is also not very easy thing. Krsna, Vasudeva, says, bahunam janmanam ante jnanavan mam prapadyate [Bg. 7.19]. Vasudeva-parayanah and jnanavan mam..., the same thing. When one is fully in awareness what is what, then That awareness also comesbahunam janmanam ante, after many many thousands of births, bahunam janmanam ante, jnan..., when he is actually jnanavan, that "What I am, what is my duty," that is actually jnanavan mam prapadyate. So vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhah [Bg. 7.19]. After many, many births, when he comes to this, understand that "Vasudeva, Krsna, is everything. So let me. Krsna also asking me to surrender. Let me do it immediately," that is called vasudeva-parayanah.

In another place, Bhagavata, it is said that,

That is the test. How much one has advanced in Krsna consciousness, one can test himself that "How much I have become detestful, all this material way of life?" Everyone can test himself. If he has got still some inclination, then he is not fully Krsna conscious. He has to work very hard, how to become fully Krsna conscious, chant Hare Krsna. Then it is possible. So that is called vasudeva-para. Vasudeva-parayanah is not so easy. Therefore it is said, kecit. Kecit means "maybe somebody." It is not for all. And Krsna also says in the Bhagavad-gita... Who is vasudeva-parayanah? Who knows Vasudeva, who knows Krsna. So He says, manusyanam sahasresu: [Bg. 7.3] "Out of millions of persons," manusyanam sahasresu kascid yatati siddhaye, "somebody is trying to make his life perfect." Everyone is being carried away by the waves of this material nature: "Eat, drink, be merry and enjoy." But that is not siddhi. That is imperfection. If you are carried away by the waves of these material necessities, then it is not siddhi. One has to become siddha. Siddha means one who understand that "What I am and what is my duty." That is siddha, perfect. Not... That is the beginning of perfection. So manusyanam sahasresu kascid yatati siddhate [Bg. 7.3]. That siddha, perfection of life, is also not for everyone. Somebody out of millions. And Krsna said, yatatam api siddhanam: [Bg. 7.3] "Those who are siddhas, those who have attained perfection, if they are trying to understand Me, maybe one or two may understand." Yatatam api siddhanam kascit vetti mam tattvatah [Bg. 7.3]. Therefore it is said that to become vasudeva-parayanah that is very very rare. Therefore it is said kecit, "somebody out of many millions."

So one may ask, "If it is so difficult to become Krsna conscious, so how so many people are becoming Krsna conscious? They are not genuine? They are all false? If it is said kecit?" No, they are not false. They are amongst these kecit, amongst those rare persons, those who have become Krsna conscious. How? It is due to Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Caitanya Mahaprabhu has descended to distribute Krsna. That is His mercy. So by the mercy of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, so many people are becoming vasudeva-parayanah. But otherwise, it is not possible. Therefore we first offer our obeisances to Guru-Gauranga, by whose mercy we get Krsna. This is the system. Adau gurvasrayam. Now, Caitanya Mahaprabhu is so kind. Rupa Gosvami could understand, could understand.

So this is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy that you are becoming Krsna conscious. Otherwise, it is not so easy thing; very, very difficult. Kecit kevalaya bhaktya [SB 6.1.15]. So stick to this principle. Chant sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. By their favor, by their mercy, we can chant Hare Krsna. And as soon as we chant Hare Krsna, we are vasudeva-parayanah. There is no more fear. That is required. So you stick to this principle, do not forget. We have already given our ways and instruction. So don't deviate from it. Then everything is perfect and your life is successful.

Thank you very much. (end)