Sridhara Swami is explaining the next verse. Prayena veda tad idam na mahajano 'yam divya-vimohita-matir bata mayayalam trayyam jadi-krta-matir madhu-puspitayam vaitanike mahati karmani yujyamanah (?). People, if they are advised, as it, as he is actually advised... The question is why there are so many ritualistic ceremonial scriptures. Why? So the conclusion is that people are very much attached to any gorgeous method. If you perform here in this temple a great sacrifice with hundreds of brahmanas and chanting Veda mantras, people will be very much attracted immediately. They'll think, "Oh, something very gorgeous is going on." You see? Why they are so? Vimohita-matir bata mayayalam. Because they are captivated by maya, they cannot understand what is the potency of the holy name. They cannot understand. Therefore sometimes something, very gorgeous ceremony, is advised just to attract them. Trayyam jadi-krta-matir madhu-puspitayam. Trayyam. Trayyam means Vedas. Veda is called trayi because there are three kinds of different processes: karma-kanda, jnana-kanda, and upasana-kanda. So jadi-krta. Just like in India there is a section called Arya-samajis. They are very much attached to performance of these sacrifices. They say that "We do not want anything. We shall simply chant the Vedic mantra." Of course, they cannot do it properly. That is also gone. Simply as a formality, they ignite some fire and hither and thither, some mantrafinished. (laughter) Especially in this age, these sacrifices are not possible. Our... There is a sannyasi leader, many sannyasi leaders, they attract people by this performance of yajna, although in this age yajna is not possible because there is no yajnic brahmana. The mantra... Perhaps you have seen in the Kumbha-mela some government officers were... They are also born in a brahmana family, and they are performing yajna. Actually the brahmanas had so much power in those days that simply by mantra, they would ignite fire. The fire was not ignited by matchesby mantra. And the animal... Just like in medical science, in physiology sometimes experiment is made by plying the knife on some animal, similarly, how the yajna was being performed, that was tested by animal sacrifice. Animal sacrifice was not meant for killing one animal and eating. No. That the animal, an old animal, should be put into the yajna fire and he'll come out a young, with a young body, that was the test how Vedic mantras were being chanted powerfully. That was the... Not that animal was to be killed there. No. Superficially it appears that animal is put and he is killed, but when the animal comes out of the yajna, that is the test of yajnic brahmana chanting the Vedic hymns correctly. That was the system. And because there is no such powerful yajnic brahmana at the present moment, therefore all kinds of yajnas are forbidden at the present moment. Kalau tad hari-kirtanat. Krte yad dhyayato visnum tretayam yajato makhaih [SB 12.3.52]. This is the injunction of the sastra, that in the Satya-yuga, meditation on Visnu... Now they have manufactured meditation in so many ways, but actually meditation means dhyayato visnu. Visnu-murti, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, meditation, focusing the mind on the form of four-handed Visnu, that is yoga.

So krte yad dhyayato visnum. Perfection of life was attained in the Satya-yuga... Because in the Satya-yuga there is no disturbance. Every man is perfectly religious and peaceful, and therefore they could concentrate their mind focusing their mind on Visnu. So this dhyana, meditation, was possible in the Satya-yuga. Krte yad dhyayato..., tretayam yajato makhaih. Then, next stage, next yuga is performance of sacrifices. People, the brahmanas, were so powerful that they could give the desired result by performing sacrifices, and there were means of securing the ingredients. Just like tons of ghee is wanted. Where is ghee? It is all dalda. Where you can perform sacrifice? (laughter) Ghee is finished. You cannot secure even the ingredients. There is no qualified brahmana. Therefore yajna is not possible in this age. Krte yad dhyayato visnum tretayam..., dvapare paricaryayam [SB 12.3.52]. And gorgeous temple worship according to the principle was possible perfectly in the Dvapara-yuga. Our, this temple worship, Deity worship, we are following the principles of Deity worship because our acaryas established temple, but main principle is chanting. Therefore, whatever we are doing, we offering prasadam to the Lord, we are having mangalarati, the main principle is chanting Hare Krsna mantra. This temple worship, it can be avoided, but we cannot avoid chanting Hare Krsna mantra. As such, we have introduced in several centers that "Begin with Hare Krsna mantra, keeping the picture of Guru-Gauranga." If it is not possible to worship the Deity according to the rules and regulation, there is no need of establishing temple. But if there are devotees who can actually keep the temple worship method in right order, then... Otherwise, simple, by chanting, everything is complete. But when there is temple worship, there is automatic purification because we have to rise early in the morning, we have to take bath. This kind of purification help..., is helped by temple worship. But when there is grossest type of people who cannot take to this, simply chanting will do. Hari namanukirtanam. Kalau tad, kali, kalau. Kalau, means this age, that cleanliness is very difficult to maintain. Therefore kalau tad dhari-kirtanat. This is recommended.

So trayyam jadi-krta-matih. By the injunction of the Vedas, people are captivated. "Oh, if I perform this yajna, then next life I'll be elevated to the heavenly planet, Svarga." Svargaloka mem. So madhu-puspitayam. That is also stated in the Bhagavad-gita. Veda-vada-ratah partha nanyad astiti vadinah. Those who are simply after the formulas of the Veda, they cannot understand. The same example. Even at the present moment, because here is temple, people are attracted. If you simply chant, very few people will come. Very few people will come. Therefore both things are recommended. Trayyam jadi-krta-matih. Their mind is so materialistic that they cannot give proper respect or importance to the chanting of the holy name. Trayyam jadi-krta-matir madhu-puspitayam vaitani ke mahati karmani yujyamanah (?). They are... Generally, they are attracted for karma-kandiya vicara. That is explained here. Puspitayam puspatanair artha-vadi-mano harayam trayyam jadi-krta abhinivista matir yasya ata eva mahaty eva karmani agni-stomadau sraddhaya yujyamano narake pravartate. If you do not arrange for this gorgeous system, people are not attracted. Therefore we have to do sometimes to attract people, this gorgeousness. Otherwise, chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra without any offense is sufficient. Therefore our Guru Maharaja introduced both the processes. This arca, arca, this is pancaratriki-vidhi. According to pancaratrika system, Narada-pancaratra, this worship of the Deity is there. And bhagavata-marga, the path of Srimad-Bhagavatam, is simply sravanam kirtanam. Out of the nine processes recommended, sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam [SB 7.5.23], so up to sravanam kirtanam smaranam, that is Bhagavata-marga. That is the best. And pada-sevanam arcanam vandanam dasyam, that is pancaratriki-vidhi.

So both the viddhis, both the systems have been introduced. One will help the other. That is the way. Simply Bhagavata-marga... Just like in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, in the beginning, is simply sravanam-param satyam dhimahi; janmady asya [SB 1.1.1]smaranam, simply remembering, memorizing the Supreme Truth. But, of course, the pancaratrika-vidhi is recommended in the Second Canto. That, another pancaratrika-vidhi, is worshiping the gigantic form of the Lord. These things are there. But both, combined together, it is very much helpful. Bhagavata-marga. Bhagavata-marga will help the pancaratrika-marga, or process, and the pancaratrika process will help Bhagavata process. Both together is helpful. Therefore my Guru Maharaja introduced... You have seen the, what is called? That signia? One side, pancaratriki-vidhi, one side bhagavata-viddhi. That is... I have seen that Gaudiya Math emblem. Yes. And, so actually, Bhagavata-marga is very strong. That is sufficient. But without pancaratrika-vidhi this polluted body, polluted mind of the devotee, cannot be purified. Therefore both the process should be adopted in preaching Krsna consciousness movement. I think it is now... So any questions?

So both the spiritual master and the disciple, they became perfect simply by sravanam kirtanam. This is Bhagavata-marga. Simply by hearing and chanting. The spiritual master chanted, recited Srimad-Bhagavatam, and that is being imitated. Again this karma-kandiya... This karma-kandiya vicara, fruitive activities. The smarta brahmanas, they have manufactured a way of bhagavata-saptaha. That is a farce only because it is imitation of the process adopted by Pariksit Maharaja and Sukadeva Gosvami. But they are... These people, at the present moment, they are neither Pariksit Maharaja nor Sukadeva Gosvami. So how it is possible to finish Srimad-Bhagavatam within seven days? That is not possible. It has become a profession, that gorgeousness. They will make a mancha(?), they will perform some ceremonies and there is some charitable. The result is that the professional reciter will gather some money and some goods and he will maintain his family. That's all. And these people will say that "I have heard for seven days Srimad-Bhagavatam." Of course, there is some effect, but this is not recommended anywhere in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, that one has to hear Srimad-Bhagavatam within seven days. No. So far we see in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, it is said, nityam bhagavata-sevaya [SB 1.2.18]. People should hear daily, regularly Srimad-Bhagavatam. Why seven days? Regularly. Nasta-prayesu abhadresu nityam bhagavata-sevaya. Nityam, daily, regularly, if one hears and chants Srimad-Bhagavatam, then nasta-prayesu abhadresu, then the dirty things within his heart becomes almost cleansed.

Now, just try to understand. By daily hearing... Because we are so much contaminated that it is very difficult to get us freed from the contamination, so nityam, regularly, there should be regularly class, hearing of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Nasta-prayesu abhadresu.

So by studying, by hearing, and chanting, reciting regularly of Srimad-Bhagavatam, nityam... Not that we make a function for seven days, and all the days we do all nonsense. No. Regular habit should be there. Nityam bhagavata-sevaya bhagavaty uttama-sloke bhaktir bhavati naistiki. The result will be that our devotional service towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead will be fixed up, firmly fixed up. And that firmly fixed up means you are immediately elevated to the platform of sattva-guna, goodness. Sattva-guna. Tato rajas-tamo-bhavah [SB 1.2.19], as soon as you are fixed up. The devotional service is so nice. As soon as you are fixed up, the other two qualities... To be fixed up in devotional service. Therefore we offer the brahminical position. One who is... When we see that "This man is chanting Hare Krsna mantra, and his bad habits, contaminated stage, is much improved, nasta prayesu..." Prayesu means almost he is purified. At that time he is fixed up in devotional service; therefore we offer the brahminical position, sacred thread, because a person who is fixed up in devotional service, he is a brahmana. He is a brahmana. He is no more any other because he has cleansed almost the bad habits and the unclean state of mind. Nasta prayesu abhadresu. Just see. It is, whatever we are doing, it is all according to the sastra. Not that he has completely become free, but nasta prayesu. Praya means almost. Almost he has finished the contamination. Therefore he is fixed up. The first test is whether he is fixed up. As soon as he is fixed up, that means he is fixed up in the brahminical stage.

My Guru Maharaja introduced the sacred ceremony because foolish people, they used to... Vaisnave jati-buddhih. They used to consider Vaisnava as belonging to some jata, some particular caste. No. Vaisnava is not in the particular caste. As soon as he is fixed up... He may be coming from the papa-yoni, from the most abominable family, but as soon as he is fixed up, immediately he is fixed up in the position of a brahmana because sattva-guna... Nasta-prayesu abhadresu. Nasta. Tato rajas-tamo-bhavah [SB 1.2.19]. He has no more inclination to be attracted by the activities of tamo-guna and rajo-guna. They have no more attraction for drinking, no more attraction for meat-eating, therefore no more attraction for smoking, drinking tea. This means that the rajas-tamo-bhavah, kama-lobha, greediness... We are addicted to all these bad habits due to greediness. There is no other cause. A man will not die if he does not drink. A man will not die if he does not eat meat. He will not die. It is due to our greediness: "I want." And lusty. The illicit sex means lusty. So rajas-tamo-bhavah means lustiness and greediness. So when one is fixed up in devotional service, then tato rajas-tamo-bhavah kama-lobhadayas ca ye, ceta etair anaviddha. At that time, when he's fixed up in devotional service, his mind is not disturbed with all this nonsense coming out of the quality of ignorance and passion. Tato rajas-tamo-bhavah kama-lobhadayas ca ye, ceta etair anaviddha. Anaviddham means it is not attacked by this greediness and lustiness. Sthitam sattve prasidati: "He is immediately in the sattva-guna, goodness. Therefore his mind is satisfied." These are the test. Mind is no more disturbance.

And as soon as his mind is in tranquillity, evam prasanna-manaso... [SB 1.2.20], because as soon as one is elevated to the sattva-guna platform, he becomes happy in his mental situation. Evam prasanna-manaso. Unless one is situated in tranquillity of his mental position, one cannot understand the science of Krsna. That is not possible. One must become satisfied. That satisfaction comes on the platform of sattva-guna, not in the platform of ignorance and passion. People are... They come... Mostly people, they are being conducted by passion and ignorance. Therefore they cannot understand. They say, "Such and such person is greater than Krsna," because they are captivated by ignorance. They do not know and therefore talk so many nonsense. Unless we are freed from the rajas-tamo-bhavah... They advise, "You can do whatever you like. You can eat whatever you like. Now you are liberated, you can indulge in all kinds of nonsense, but still, you are God. You are Brahman." These things are going on. How they can understand Krsna? It is not possible.

You know the Bhaktivinoda Thakura's life? A similar rasa-lila was going on. You know that story? Bhaktivinoda Thakura was magistrate, and one person in Orissa, he declared himself that "I am Visnu," and in the village he was enticing young women and girls to dance at night. And some of them protested, and they lodged complaint to the government that "This person is doing like that." And the government commissioner, he knew that Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Kedaranatha Datta was a very elevated, religious man, and he was magistrate. So the commissioner entrusted the inquiry to Kedaranatha Datta at that time. So Kedaranatha Datta, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, took the matter and went to inquire at that, in the village of Orissa, with some constables in plain dress. So when he went there... He had some yogic power, so immediately he could say, "Oh, your name is Kedarnatha Datta. I know you are very good man, but don't be after me. You will not be happy. And I shall elevate you to become the king of this country. Don't be after me." Now, if anyone... He was Bhaktivinoda Thakura, a strong devotee. If any other person would have been addressed like that, he would be immediately puzzled: "How this man is talking about me, that I am Kedaranatha Datta, I am magistrate and...?" So he would not do anything. But Bhaktivinoda Thakura was so strong, he said, "Yes. Thank you very much, that I shall become king. So why don't you go to Jagannatha Puri and stay there? That is a nice pilgrimage, and you can stay there. Many holy men go there. Why you are in this village?" He wanted to drive him away from that village. "Oh, what is that Jagannatha? That is wood. I am Visnu." As soon as he said, Bhaktivinoda Thakura became fire. "Oh, this rascal is like that." He immediately ordered, "Arrest him. Arrest him." And he showed some fiery spark coming from his jata. So the constables were hesitating to arrest him, but Bhaktivinoda Thakura ordered, "Yes, immediately arrest him. Handcuff." So he took him away, arrested. And as soon as he returned home, all the members of his family were in fever, high degree fever, and Bhaktivinoda Thakura himself was in fever. He made some trick, yogic trick. So his wife began to cry: "Oh, you have arrested one great yogi. He is Visnu, and therefore we are now going to die. We are now..." (laughter) So Bhaktivinoda Thakura: "Yes, you die. All die. Still, what I have done is all right." Then when there is date for appearance in the court, in the court the man was brought, and yogi. You see? And Bhaktivinoda Thakura asked... Bhaktivinoda Thakura was suffering still in fever. Still, he attended the court and asked the constables that "Cut his jata."