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99 The brähmaëa sage explained to King Yadu that what he was speaking was realized knowledge. By wandering over the world, he had experienced everything that he had learned from the gurus under discussion. Instead of pretending to be an all-knowing mystic, he simply described what he had learned during his wanderings. TEXT 10 vaSaebhUNaa&k-l/hae>aveÜaTaaRÜYaaeriPa ) The lesson to be learned from the girl who removed all her bangles but one is that one who is trying to advance on the path of jďäna-yoga, which involves philosophical speculation, should live alone after giving up all desires for having the association of friends and relatives. After all, whenever people live together, they quarrel over insignificant matters, and engage in much trivial talk that has no relation to their aspiration for spiritual advancement. Therefore, just to have a peaceful environment in which to practice yoga, it is recommended that one live alone. On the other hand, a princess who has been married to a qualified prince dresses herself very attractively and then appears before him to receive his love. Similarly, Bhakti-devé decorates herself with the association of Vaińëavas, who assemble to chant the holy names of the Lord and dance in ecstasy. Because pure devotees do not associate with non-devotees, in that sense, they reside alone and thus take the lesson of the single bangle from the young girl. After all, pure devotees do not quarrel among themselves, nor do they engage in frivolous talks because they are fully satisfied on the platform of rendering devotional service to the Lord, without any material desires. Thus, devotees of the Lord happily associate with one another for the purpose of rendering service to the Lord. The Supreme Lord has personally said in the Çrémad Bhägavatam (3.25.34): 100 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ naikätmatäŕ me spĺhayanti kecin mat-päda-seväbhiratä mad-éhäů ye ’nyonyato bhägavatäů prasajya sabhäjayante mama pauruńäëi A pure devotee, who is attached to the activities of devotional service and who always engages in the service of My lotus feet, never desires to become one with Me. Such a devotee, who is unflinchingly engaged, always glorifies My pastimes and activities. PURPORT If there is more than one person in a place, there is every possibility that there will be a quarrel, because each individual has his own idea and purpose. When the girl took away all her bangles except one on each wrist, there was no more noise as a result of colliding with each other. Similarly, one should give up the association of those who are not devoted to the Supreme Lord. The character of a Vaińëava is always pure. However, in places where non-devotees congregate, there will undoubtedly be envious criticism of Vaińëavas. If many people gather to glorify the Lord, there will be no conflict of interest. That is why one should worship the Lord in the association of like-minded people. This is also solitary bhajana as described in the system of ekäyana. TEXT 11 MaNa Wk-}aSa&Yau&j(iÂTaěaSaaeiJaTaaSaNa> ) vEraGYaa>YaaSaYaaeGaeNaiDa]YaMaa One should practice concentrating his mind. This lesson is to be learned from the arrow maker. The mind is always flickering, due to material attachment, wandering here and there. Here it is recommended, to perfect a life of renunciation, one should practice asöäěga-yoga mixed with devotional service. Detachment from all that is Material TEXT 12 YaiSMaNa(MaNaael/BDaPad&YadeTacC^NaE>XaNaEMauRÄiTak-MaRre SatveNav*ÖeNarJaSTaMaęivDaUYaiNavaR The mind can be controlled when it is fixed on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When the mind is thus applied to the service of the Lord, it becomes free from polluted desires for sense gratification so that as the mode of goodness increases in strength, one can completely give up the modes of passion and ignorance. When the mind is no longer fed the fuel of the modes of nature, the fire of material existence becomes extinguished, so that one achieves the transcendental platform of direct relationship with the object of his meditation, the Supreme Lord. COMMENTARY When the mind is controlled and restrained from the desire for performing fruitive activities, it becomes cleansed of the contamination of passion and ignorance through an increase of the mode of goodness. When the mind is no longer influenced by the modes of passion and ignorance, it becomes steady and as a result of being situated in the mode of goodness, one becomes joyful. PURPORT The three modes of material nature create conflict among one another. For that reason, those who are actually intelligent carefully control their mind. When one is freed from the influence of the modes of passion and ignorance, one achieves a life of auspiciousness. It is only possible to transcend the three modes of material nature when the mind is fully under control. TEXT 13 TadEvMaaTMaNYavĺÖictaaeNavedik-iÄŘihrNTar&va ) YaQaezuk-araeNa*PaiTa&v]JaNTaiMazaEGaTaaTMaaNaddXaRPaaěeR ))13))
102 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ Consciousness is completely fixed on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one no longer sees in terms of duality, or internal and external reality. COMMENTARY If one desires to concentrate his mind on the Supreme Lord, he should study the example of the arrow maker. The arrow maker was so absorbed in his work that even when the king passed by, with so much pomp and commotion, the arrow maker did not even notice him.
The only way to withdraw the mind from the objects of the senses is to eagerly engage in the devotional service of Lord Kĺńëa. When the mind is not absorbed in fervently desiring to please the Supreme Lord, it wanders on the subtle platform of accepting and rejecting the things of this world. By surrendering unto the Supreme Lord and engaging in His devotional service, one can be freed from the continuous struggle for supremacy of the three modes of material nature. For one who is thus fully engaged, the spirit of enjoying things in a mood of being separate from Kĺńëa will not affect him. As long as a conditioned soul wanders within the kingdom of mental speculation, having giving up Kĺńëa’s service, he will remain fully absorbed in matter. In this regard, one should carefully consider this verse of the Upadeçämĺta:
six activities: 1. Eating more than necessary or collecting more funds than required. 2. Over endeavoring for mundane things that are very difficult to obtain. 3. Talking unnecessarily about mundane subject matters. 4. Practicing the scriptural rules and regulations only for the sake of following them, and not for the sake of spiritual advancement, or rejecting the rules and regulations of the scriptures and working independently or whimsically. 5. Associating with worldly-minded persons who are not interested in Kĺńëa consciousness. 6. Being greedy for mundane achievements.
Detachment from all that is Material TEXT 14 Wk-caYaRiNake-Ta>SYaadPa[MataaeGauhaXaYa> ) Al/+YaMaaaaz ))14))
A saintly person should wander about alone, without any companion and without a fixed residence. Indeed, just to avoid bad association, he should be careful so that he will not even be recognized by others. While traveling here and there, he should avoid speaking more than what is absolutely necessary. COMMENTARY The lesson to be learned from the snake is herein described. As a snake wanders about alone, out of fear of people, behaving in such a way that no one will notice it, an introspective sage should conduct his life in the same manner. PURPORT The propensity for material enjoyment is the cause of the living entities’ distress. This propensity also covers his actual purpose in life. Instead of opposing the previously followed social etiquette, if one accepts it without attachment then gradually he will achieve auspiciousness. When one follows the varëäçrama system, he takes the first step in self-realization. One should work honestly and control his propensity for sexual enjoyment, either by completely renouncing it as a brahmacäré or sannyäsé, or by accepting the concession offered to the householder. Without regulating one’s life, everything will be performed whimsically, so that it will be impossible to make spiritual advancement. A person’s attachment to society, friendship, and love is a great impediment on the path of spiritual elevation. If one maintains such attachments, progress will be very slow. Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu taught us by His personal example what a devotee should and should not do. It is simply obedience to these principles that will lead one to the perfection of life. There is no use in ways of mundane society, which simply directs us toward the path of sense gratification.
Ga*harM>aaeihdu>%aYaivf-l/ęaDa]uvaTMaNa> ) SaPaR>Park*-Ta&veXMaPa[ivXYaSau%MaeDaTae ))15))
104 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ gĺhärambho hi duůkhäya viphalaç cädhruvätmanaů sarpaů para-kĺtaŕ veçma praviçya sukham edhate For the living entities who possess perishable material bodies, building a house is miserable and useless. A snake enters a hole created by others and lives happily. PURPORT Because the snake does not build its own house, but occupies a dwelling constructed by others, it does not become entangled in the miseries of building a residence. The ass-like people of this world have accepted a great burden by providing electric lights, vehicles, fans, and so on, for the Vaińëavas, and they should continue to do so. Because Vaińëavas are travelers on the path of spiritual life, they do not carry the great burden of material advancement, because they abstract the essence of life. They do not undergo great inconvenience just for the comfort of their bodies but instead live in a world built by others without becoming attached to it. Expertise in the act of renovation and preserving one’s family or society traditions is not the goal of those who travel on the path of spiritual life.
Wk-aeNaaraYa Sa&ôTYak-al/k-l/Yaak-LPaaNTaEdMaqěr> ) Wk- WvaiÜTaqYaae_>aUdaTMaaDaarae_i%l/aé[Ya> ))16)) eko näräyaëo devaů pürva-sĺńöaŕ sva-mäyayä saŕhĺtya käla-kalayä kalpänta idam éçvaraů eka evädvitéyo ‘bhüd ätmädhäro ‘khiläçrayaů Näräyaëa, is the worshipable Lord of the universe and of all the living entities contained therein. Working independently, the Lord creates the cosmic manifestation by directing His potency. To enact the annihilation of the universe, the Lord employs His personal expansion, time, thus withdrawing everything to remain within Himself. Thus, the Lord is the reservoir of all potencies. The pradhäna, which is the cause of the cosmic manifestation, is conserved within the Lord and thus is non-different from Him. After the annihilation of the universe, the Lord alone exists as one without a second. COMMENTARY The avadhüta brähmaëa says, “I have learned from the spider how the Supreme Lord creates the universe. Lord Näräyaëa alone, without anyone’s help, created the universes
Detachment from all that is Material 105 by manipulating His energies, under the control of time, and then annihilated them. After the annihilation, the Lord remained as one without a second. All the conditioned living entities, as well as the material energies, became merged within the Lord. Thus, He is the shelter of all energies.”
k-ale/NaaTMaaNau>aaveNaSaaMYa&NaqTaaSauXai˘-zu ) SatvaidZvaidPauĺz>Pa[DaaNaPauĺzeěr> ))17)) Paravra ke-vl/aNau>avaNaNdSaNdaehaeiNaĺPaaiDak-> ))18))
The Supreme Lord neutralizes the material energies, such as the mode of goodness, by displaying His potencies in the form of time. Even in that neutral state, the Lord remains the controller of the material nature, as well as the puruçävatäras. He is the supremely worshipable Lord of all liberated and conditioned souls. Because there are no activities, such as the creation of the universe, in that neutral state, the Supreme Lord enjoys eternal happiness in His own mood, referred to as yoga-nidrä. He is called
Third Canto of the Çrémad-Bhägavatam that when the energies of the Supreme Lord are dormant, He remains awake.
While trying to ascertain the nature of the Absolute Truth with the help of their speculations, conditioned souls come to the conclusion that it is impersonal. Less
106 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ intelligent people, under the grips of illusion, imagine that the living entities and the Supreme Lord are one and the same. With this conclusion, they focus their attention on the impersonal feature of the Supreme Lord. According to the Çrémad-Bhägavatam, the Supreme Personality of Godhead creates, sustains, and annihilates this universe, which is under the control of time, by the three modes of material nature. The supremely independent Lord induces the conditioned living entities, who are His fragmental parts, to dance as the enjoyers of the objects of the senses. When one gains practical experience that the gross and subtle material bodies are simply coverings of the eternal soul, one gives up the foolishness of material attachment and becomes attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is actual liberation, the highest form of which is to reside in Vraja and relish supreme bliss, free from all material designations. TEXT 19 ke-vl/aTMaaNau>aaveNaSvMaaYaa&i}aGau Sażae>aYaNa(Sa*JaTYaadaETaYaaSaU}aMairNdMa ))19))
After describing the annihilation, creation is now being described. By His own spiritual energy, the Supreme Lord awakens His material energy, Maya, and agitates her
by means of His glance. In this way, he creates the mahat-tattva, which consists of the total material ingredients and the power of creation.
The fully cognizant Supreme Lord is the creator of the conditioned souls, and the material world. The infinitesimal conditioned living entities can attain the ultimate goal
of life, love of God, by executing practical devotional service under the guidance of a pure devotee. The conception that this material world is false, and that the infinitesimal
living entities can merge in the infinite Supreme Lord at the time of liberation is not factual.
Detachment from all that is Material TEXT 20 TaaMaahuińGau YaiSMaNa(Pa[aeTaiMad&ivě&YaeNaSa&SarTaePauMaaNa( ))20))
The compilers of the scriptures describe the mahat-tattva, from which the cosmic manifestation springs, to be the effect of the three modes of material nature. Indeed, this universe is resting within that mahat-tattva, and due to its potency, the living entity undergoes material existence. COMMENTARY The word täm in this verse indicates the mahat-tattva, which is the manifestation of the three modes of material nature, and which creates the various planets, with the help of the false ego. How have the varieties of planets and living entities been created? This is described in the Vedas as follows: “O Gautama, it is the air that sustains all the planets of the universe, and the varieties of living entities residing on them. The living entities are traveling throughout the material existence by the force of air.”
The material creation is a manifestation of the Lord’s external energy, which covers the healthy condition of the living entities, who are spiritual by nature, and induces them to become masters of the material universe, which is actually under the control of time. By thinking themselves to be the enjoyers of material nature, the insignificant living entities mistakenly imitate the Supreme Lord and thus create the misfortune of wandering within the conditional state of material existence under the control of perverted desires. Undivided devotional service to the Supreme Lord is real liberation. As soon as one is separated from the Lord’s service, due to the influence of Maya, one tries to become the master. This is the actual fault of the living entities in this material world, and it results from their aversion to the service of the Supreme Lord.
YaQaae TaYaaivôTYa>aUYaSTaa&Ga]SaTYaev&Maheěr> ))21))
108 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ Just as from within himself the spider manifests thread through its mouth, plays with it for some time, and then eventually withdraws it within itself, the Supreme Lord Yüklə 8,84 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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