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TEXT 23 SvGaaRPavGaRYaaeÜaRr&Pa[aPYal/aek-iMaMa&PauMaaNa( ) d]iv 554 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ PURPORT Objects intended for one’s personal enjoyment are referred to as draviëa, or material wealth. Those who desire to achieve wealth, who endeavor to transfer themselves to the heavenly planets, who practice renunciation with a desire to attain liberation, and who endeavor to attain the four objectives of human life, are unable to achieve their real self-interest because all of these desire are impediment to the attainment of the Lord’s devotional service. Both material enjoyment and liberation are just like a mirage for those who have received the mercy of the Lord. Because material enjoyment and liberation are not conceived of as being in relation to Kĺńëa, they are considered to be anarthas. TEXT 24 devizRiPaTa*>aUTaaiNajaTaqNbNDaU&ę>aaiGaNa> ) ASa&iv>aJYacaTMaaNa&Ya+aivta>PaTaTYaDa> ))24))
Because the demigods, sages, forefathers, living entities in general, relatives, and friends are all inter-related, they are shareholders of one’s wealth. When one deprives them of their shares and tries to enjoy alone, they will naturally become envious and thus withhold their mercy. This will create an impediment on the path of one’s plans to enjoy sense gratification. TEXT 25 VYaQaRYaaQaeRhYaaivta&Pa[MataSYavYaaebl/Ma( ) ku-Xal/aYaeNaiSaDYaiNTaJar#=>ik&-NauSaaDaYae ))25))
The Song of the Avanté Brähmaëa 555 useless endeavor for accumulating wealth. Now that I have become an old man, it is too late for me to do anything auspicious. COMMENTARY “The very wealth for which I had become intoxicated is now gone. Intelligent people utilize their wealth in the service of the Supreme Lord and thus attain perfection. I am now an old man and so how will I be able to recover my losses?” This is the brahmana’s lamentation.
The brahmana thought, “How will I accumulate the wealth that is required for acquiring the objects for sense gratification in my old age?”
k-SMaaTSai&©-XYaTaeivÜaNVYaQaRYaaQaeRhYaaSak*-Ta( ) k-SYaicNMaaYaYaaNaUNa&l/aek-ae_Ya&SauivMaaeihTa> ))26))
The brähmaëa thought that his misfortune must have been caused by the influence of the Lord’s illusory energy, Maya. By her influence, the whole world is bewildered.
Due to lack of knowledge of the Absolute Truth, the conditioned souls are overwhelmed by the Lord’s illusory energy, accepting the manifestations of the Lord’s energies as meant for their own enjoyment. It is for this reason that the conditioned souls remain in illusion and thus continue to suffer.
ik&-DaNaEDaRNadEvaRik&-k-aMaEvaRk-aMadEĺTa ) Ma*TYauNaaGa]SYaMaaNaSYak-MaRi>avaeRTaJaNMadE> ))27))
556 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ kiŕ dhanair dhana-dair vä kiŕ kämair vä käma-dair uta mĺtyunä grasyamänasya karmabhir vota janma-daiů For one who is about to die, what is the use of wealth, sense gratification, or any such thing, and what is the use of other persons who may offer them, which simply cause one to repeatedly take birth in this world? PURPORT Wealth, the giver of wealth, sense gratification, and the objects of the senses continuously transform by the influence of time. What then is use of being proud, thinking oneself to be the doer that awards himself the fruits of his actions? TEXT 28 NaUNa&Mae>aGava&STauí>SavRdevMaYaaehir> ) YaeNaNaqTaaedXaaMaeTaa&iNaveRdęaTMaNa>âv> ))28))
When the brähmaëa realized that his suffering condition enabled him to become detached, he became joyful, understanding that his so-called misfortune was actually the Lord’s special mercy. Such detachment from materialistic life is a sure symptom of the Lord’s causeless mercy and the brähmaëa considered it to be the boat for crossing over the ocean of material existence. PURPORT The brähmaëa thought, “The demigods are empowered to award their worshipers varieties of worldly and heavenly sense pleasures. Therefore, they are only givers of imperfect benedictions. Now that all my assets have been snatched away, I think that the almighty Lord, who is my real benefactor, has mercifully given me relief from the struggle for existence that characterizes life in the material world. Now I have become The Song of the Avanté Brähmaëa 557 detached from the four objectives of life such—religiosity, economic development, sense gratification, and liberation, which are sought after by less-intelligent people.”
Saae_h&k-al/avXaeze APa[Mataae_i%l/SvaQaeRYaidSYaaiTSaÖ AaTMaiNa
The brähmaëa was eager to finish his life of material enjoyment at any cost. He thought that if he could spend the rest of his life thinking of the Lord’s lotus feet, which are the root cause of all self-interest, then his perfection would be guaranteed. PURPORT The Avanté brähmaëa considered that it is useless to aspire for advancement of religiosity, economic development, and sense gratification, and also futile to try and rid one of all desires for material enjoyment by performing austerities. He thought, “To become freed from the materialistic mentality of achieving the perfection of religiosity, economic development, sense gratification, and liberation, I must take shelter of devotional service to the Lord.”
Ta}aMaaMaNauMaaederNdevaiń>auvNaeěra> ) MauhUTaeRNab]řl/aek&-%Ča®>SaMaSaaDaYaTa( ))30))
558 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ COMMENTARY The Avanté brähmaëa considered that if the demigods, headed by Indra, approved of his intention, then they will no longer create obstacles for him. Being near the end of his life, he carefully considered what he could do for his ultimate welfare and while doing so, he thought of King Khaöväěga, who went back to Godhead simply after a moment’s engagement in Kĺńëa consciousness.
King Khaöväěga, whohadfought on behalfof thedemigods,attainedtheultimate goal of life within a moment by renouncing all desires for religiosity, economic development, sense gratification, and liberation. The mendicant brähmaëa from Avanté prayed to the demigods who manage the universal affairs for the benediction of engagement in the devotional service of Lord Kĺńëa. TEXT 31 é[q>aGavaNauvac wTYai>aPa[eTYaMaNaSaaůavNTYaaeiÜJaSataMa> ) oNMauCYaôdYaGa]NQaqNXaaNTaaei>a+aur>aUNMauiNa> ))31)) çré-bhagavän uväca ity abhipretya manasä hy ävantyo dvija-sattamaů unmucya hĺdaya-granthén çänto bhikńur abhün muniů Lord Çré Kĺńëa continued: Having made up his mind in this way, the exalted Avanté brähmaëa cut asunder the knots of material attachment within his heart. In this way, he became a self-satisfied mendicant in the renounced order of life. COMMENTARY The phrase hĺdaya granthén means “the knots in the heart.” The brähmaëa was able to untie these knots in the heart, which are in the form of the misconception, “I am this body and everything in relation to this body is mine.” PURPORT The most fortunate brähmaëa from Avanté became a tridandi sannyäsé devotee of the Supreme Lord by cutting the knots of desire for material enjoyment and liberation that had existed within his heart. At that time, the following verses began to appear in his heart:
The Song of the Avanté Brähmaëa jäta-çraddho mat-kathäsu nirviëëaů sarva-karmasu veda duůkhätmakän kämän parityäge ’py anéçvaraů tato bhajeta mäŕ prétaů çraddhälur dĺňha-niçcayaů juńamäëaç ca tän kämän duůkhodarkäŕç ca garhayan proktena bhakti-yogena bhajato mäsakĺn muneů kämä hĺdayyä naçyanti sarve mayi hĺdi sthite bhidyate hĺdaya-granthiç chidyante sarva-saŕçayäů kńéyante cäsya karmäëi mayi dĺńöe ’khilätmani 559 Having awakened faith in the narrations of My glories, being disgusted with all kinds of material activities, knowing that all varieties of sense gratification leads to misery, but still being unable to renounce all sense enjoyment, My devotee should remain satisfied and worship Me with great faith and conviction. Even though he is sometimes engaged in sense enjoyment, My devotee knows that this will lead to a miserable result and so he sincerely repents such activities. When an intelligent devotee constantly engages in My loving devotional service as prescribed by Me, his heart becomes firmly situated in Me. Thus all material desires within the heart are soon destroyed. When a living entity directly sees Me, who is the indwelling Supersoul of all living entities, then all his false ego, doubts and reactions of karma are at once destroyed. (Çrémad-Bhägavatam 11.20.27-29, 1.2.21) TEXT 32 SaccarMahqMaeTaa&Sa&YaTaaTMaeiNd]YaaiNal/> ) i>a+aaQa|NaGarGa]aMaaNaSa®ae_l/i+aTaae_ivXaTa( ))32))
The brähmaëa from Avanté became free from all bad association by remaining aloof from those who desire material enjoyment and liberation. He had no desire to acquire name and fame to impress others as he began to maintain himself by begging alms from door to door. In the Caitanya-caritämĺta (Madhya 19.151), it is said:
560 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ brahmäëňa bhramite kona bhägyavän jéva guru-kĺńëa-prasäde päya bhakti-latä-béja According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, and some are going down to the lower planetary systems. Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master, by the grace of Kĺńëa. By the mercy of both Kĺńëa and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service. The acceptance of tridaëňa sannyäsa is an indication of one’s complete dedication to the devotional service of the Supreme Lord. The three rods of the sannyäsé’s daëňa indicate that his body, mind, and speech are fully engaged in the devotional service of the Lord. The engagement of one’s body, mind, and speech in the service of the Lord enables one to manifest all good qualities, such as forgiveness, detachment, and freedom from pride and material desires. Anyone who fully engages in the service of the Lord, following in the footsteps of the previous learned devotees, will surely attain shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet.
Ta&vEPa[vYaSa&i>a+auMavDaUTaMaSaÂNaa> ) d*îaPaYaR>avN>ad]bűqi>a>Pair>aUiTai>a> ))33))
Mischievous persons took pleasure in reproaching the old sannyäsé. The word paribhütibhiů means “various kinds of reprimands.” TEXT 34 ke-icita[ve Paq#&=cEke-_+aSaU}a&ck-NQaa&cqrai The Song of the Avanté Brähmaëa Pa[daYacPauNaSTaaiNadiXaRTaaNYaadduMauRNae> ))34)) kecit tri-veëuŕ jagĺhur eke pätraŕ kamaëňalum péöhaŕ caike ‘kńa-sütraŕ ca kanthäŕ céräëi kecana pradäya ca punas täni darçitäny ädadur muneů 561 Some of these miscreants took away his sannyäsa rod, some took his begging bowl, some took his deerskin äsana, some took his chanting beads, and some took his torn, ragged clothing. Sometimes they pretended to return these things, only to conceal them once again. COMMENTARY Someone took away his sannyäsa rod and when that person was about to return it, someone else snatched it away. In this way, people mistreated the brähmaëa from Avanté.
TEXT 35 Aŕ&c>aE+YaSaMPaŕ&>auĹaNaSYaSairta$e= ) MaU}aYaiNTacPaaiPaďa>ďqvNTYaSYacMaUDaRiNa ))35))
These wicked people urinated on his food and spat on his head. TEXT 36 YaTavac&vacYaiNTaTaa@YaiNTaNavi˘-ceTa( ) TaJaRYaNTYaParevaiG>a>STaeNaae_YaiMaiTavaidNa> ) bDNaiNTarJJvaTa&ke-icŘDYaTaa&bDYaTaaiMaiTa ))36)) yata-väcaŕ väcayanti täňayanti na vakti cet tarjayanty apare vägbhiů steno ‘yam iti vädinaů badhnanti rajjvä taŕ kecid badhyatäŕ badhyatäm iti 562 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ Although he had taken a vow of silence, foolish people would try to make him speak, and if he did not utter a word, they would beat him with sticks. There were others who would say, “This man is a thief,” and then they would tie him up with a rope. TEXT 37 i+aPaNTYaeke-_vJaaNaNTa WzDaMaRßJa>Xa#=> ) +aq Some people said, “This man is a hypocrite. He earns his livelihood by showing off his sannyäsa daëňa. He is a cheater and deceives innocent people. He has dressed like a saint because he lost all his money.” TEXT 38-39 Ahae WzMahaSaaraeDa*iTaMaaiNGairrai@v ) MaaENaeNaSaaDaYaTYaQa|bk-vŐ*!iNaęYa> ))38)) wTYaeke-ivhSaNTYaeNaMaeke-duvaRTaYaiNTa c ) Ta&bbNDauiNaRĺĺDauYaRQaa§-I@Nak&-iÜJaMa( ))39))
The Song of the Avanté Brähmaëa COMMENTARY 563 Some people would facetiously say that the brähmaëa was very powerful and unwavering, like a mountain. Some people passed foul air in front of his mouth. Others bound him with rope and threw him into a dungeon, just as one puts a parrot in a cage.
PURPORT As a result of giving up false pride, one acquires the quality of tolerance. Due to their deceitful mentality, non-devotees are always prone to attack the surrendered devotees of the Supreme Lord in various ways. Only those who cultivate the quality of humility, feeling themselves to be lower than the straw in the street, refuse to become entangled by engagement in gross or subtle material enjoyment. TEXT 40 Wv&Sa>aaEiTak&-du>%&dEivk&-dEihk&-cYaTa( >aae˘-VYaMaaTMaNaaeidí&Pa[aá&Pa[aáMabuDYaTa
are those caused by one’s own body and mind, and ädhidaivika miseries are those caused by the demigods who control the forces of nature, such as heat and cold.
The conditioned soul identifies with his material body and because of this misconception, it is very difficult for him to tolerate the miserable conditions of material existence. The threefold miseries can be tolerated only by one who has taken shelter of the lotus feet of Çré Nityänanda Prabhu, the exalted elder brother of the most magnanimous Çré Kĺńëa Caitanya, who is non-different from the son of King of Vraja. Those who are endeavoring to remain fixed in devotional service to the Lord do not become agitated by the words and actions of atheists because they know that the non-devotees’ envy is Yüklə 8,84 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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