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The male pigeon said: Alas, my life has been destroyed! What a fool I was, for never
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The male pigeon said: Alas, my life has been destroyed! What a fool I was, for never performed any pious activities. I neglected my own self-interest and thus failed to fulfill Lord Kĺńëa Instructs Uddhava 57 the purpose of life. My family, which was the basis of my acts of religiosity, economic development, and sense gratification, is now vanquished. TEXT 69 ANaućPaaNaukU-l/acYaSYaMaePaiTadevTaa ) XaUNYaeGa*heMaa&SaNTYaJYaPau}aE>SvYaaRiTaSaaDaui>a> ))69))
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Taa&STaQaEvav*TaaNa(iXaiG>aMa*RTYauGa]STaaNa(ivceíTa> ) 58 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ COMMENTARY Even after seeing that his children were entrapped within the net and were vainly struggling to get free, the male pigeon also fell into the trap. TEXT 72 Ta&l/Bßalu/BDak->§U-r>k-PaaeTa&Ga*hMaeiDaNaMa( ) k-PaaeTak-aNa(k-PaaeTaq&ciSaÖaQaR>Pa[YaYaaEGa*hMa( ))72))
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Lord Kĺńëa Instructs Uddhava PURPORT 59 Human beings are more qualified to achieve eternal benefit than the living entities in other forms of life. Living entities, such as animals and birds, are less-intelligent. It is easily seen by human beings that they are unable to give up attachment for their wife and children. In the same way, human beings who do not understand the consequences of a miserable materialistic life become attached to enjoying the association of their fellow humans and thus are just like the pigeon family. As long as human beings are alive, they should try to learn these lessons from the above-mentioned eight spiritual masters and thus attain life’s ultimate goal. To see the earth, air, sky, water, fire, the moon, the sun, and the pigeon with mere knowledge of the external world will only increase one’s thirst for sense gratification. But, with sharp internal vision, if one considers them as worshipable rather than objects of his enjoyment, then his inclination toward Kĺńëa will increase, and he will become eligible to attain liberation, even while living in this world.
CHAPTER 2 THE STORY OF PINGALA CHAPTER SUMMARY In this chapter, the Supreme Lord, Çré Kĺńëa, describes to Uddhava what the avadhüta brähmaëa had learned from nine spiritual masters, beginning with the python. The avadhüta brähmaëa narrated to Mahäräja Yadu his experiences as follows. 1. The lesson to be learned from the python: It is the duty of intelligent persons to remain engaged in the worship of the Supreme Lord while maintaining their livelihood with whatever is easily available by the arrangement of providence. Even if no food is available, one who desires to worship the Supreme Lord should think that whatever is destined to him will certainly come, and that he should not waste his precious time uselessly endeavoring for the bodily necessities. In this way, he should maintain himself like a python, who does not endeavor for food. This practice will enable him to meditate on the Supreme Lord with undivided attention. 2. The lesson to be learned from the ocean: Self-realized souls, who are inclined towards the Supreme Lord, appear very pure and grave, just like the water of a calm ocean. As the ocean does not increase during the rainy season, even as many rivers flow into it, nor does it dry up in summer, when no water from the rivers enter it, a self-realized soul is neither elated when he receives objects of enjoyment, nor distressed when such objects are lacking. 3. The lesson to be learned from the moth: Just as a moth is enticed by a fire, flies into the fire, and dies, foolish people whose senses are not controlled are attracted by the form of a woman, her golden ornaments, and her dress, and thus fall down to the
darkest regions of hell. Chasing after these embodiments of the divine illusory energy of the Lord, one ultimately loses his life and falls down into the most horrible hell. 4. The lesson to be learned from the bee: There are two kinds of bees—the bumblebee and the honeybee. The lesson to be learned from the bumblebee is that a self- realized soul should maintain himself by begging a little bit from door to door. He should collect essential truths from all the scriptures, whether they be great or insignificant. The lesson to be learned from the honeybee is that a renounced person should not accumulate food, thinking that he will eat it later, in the evening or the next day. If he does so, he will be destroyed along with his accumulated food, just as a greedy honeybee is destroyed along with its honey. 5. The lesson to be learned from an elephant: The male elephant follows the female elephant with a desire to enjoy her, and thus falls into a ditch made by a hunter and is trapped. In the same way, one who is attached to the form of a woman is destroyed by falling deep into the well of material existence. 6. The lesson to be learned from the honey thief: Just as a man takes all the honey that was collected with hard labor by the honeybees, one in the renounced order of life has the privilege of enjoying before anyone else the food and other valuable things purchased by the hard-earned money of householders. 7. The lesson to be learned from the deer : Just as a deer loses his life after being attracted by the music of a hunter, the life of a person who is attached to worldly songs is wasted. 8. The lesson to be learned from the fish: Just as a fish meets with death when it tries to enjoy the baited fishhook, unintelligent people spoil their valuable human lives by being slaves to the demands of the insatiable tongue. 9. There was once a prostitute named Piěgala who lived in the city of Videha and from her, the avadhüta learned a lesson. One day, Piěgala dressed herself nicely and waited impatiently, from evening to midnight, for the arrival of her paramour. When he didn’t come, Piěgala became so disappointed that she developed detachment. Being inspired by her conscience, she abandoned her sinful desire born of the thirst for meeting her paramour. She then meditated on Çré Hari and attained great peace in her mind. The instruction received from her is that desire for material enjoyment is the cause of our distress. Therefore, only one who has given up such desires can fix himself in meditation upon the Supreme Lord, and thus achieve transcendental peace. The Story of Piěgalä TEXT 1 é[qb]ař
deihNaa&YaŰQaadu>%&TaSMaaNa(NaeC^eTa TaŘuDa> ))1))
The avadhüta brähmaëa said: O King, just as material miseries come upon the living entities, whether in heaven or in hell, without endeavor, material happiness will automatically come without seeking it. For this reason, intelligent persons never endeavor for material enjoyment. COMMENTARY This chapter describes nine spiritual masters, beginning with the python. Later on, the disappointment that the prostitute, Piěgala, experienced will be described as the cause of her happiness. One should not work very hard simply for bodily maintenance. In this regard, what can be learned from the python will be described in the following four verses. Just as distress comes without any endeavor, happiness will come to us of its own accord and so, what is the need to endeavor for it?
Intoxicated by material enjoyment, the conditioned souls try to gratify their senses by contact with temporary material objects. This enjoyment is of two types—worldly and heavenly. The conditioned souls enjoy sense gratification as long as they are alive, and then after death, according to their karma, pious souls enjoy heavenly pleasure while impious souls suffer in hellish conditions. Rather than pursue the path of fruitive activities for attaining the heavenly planets, or becoming sense enjoyers in contact with temporary material objects, intelligent people should become inclined towards the service of Kämadeva Vińëu, who is the director and aim of our senses.
Ga]aSa&SauMa*í&ivrSa&MahaNTa&STaaek-Maev va ) Yad*C^YaEvaPaiTaTa&Ga]SaedaJaGarae_i§-Ya> ))2))
64 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ gräsaŕ su-mĺńöaŕ virasaŕ mahäntaŕ stokam eva vä yadĺcchayaiväpatitaŕ grased äjagaro ‘kriyaů Like the python, one should give up material endeavors and accept for one’s maintenance food that comes of its own accord, whether such food is delicious or tasteless, ample or meager. COMMENTARY The propensity of the python is to be inactive and make no endeavor for his maintenance.
The python is satisfied with whatever comes of its own accord. Instead of endeavoring for sense enjoyment, it remains satisfied with any condition of life. It does not try to eat palatable food, or too much food, and it does not try to manipulate the senses, mind, and speech for attaining happiness. Instead, the python always displays its gravity. The lesson to be learned from the python is that those who are inclining towards the service of Lord Kĺńëa should not be anxious to gratify their senses. They should not be bound up by the urges of the belly and genitals. One should remain indifferent to such propensities. Eating too much, collecting too much, and endeavoring too much are not favorable for the service of the Supreme Lord. Rather than seeing the python as a mere snake, one should consider it to be a spiritual master. Indeed, one who can see how the Supreme Lord is present everywhere must be considered a mahä-bhägavata. Only those who are fully surrendered to the Supreme Lord are actually sober, and qualified to serve the Supreme Lord. They are like the python, who is never agitated for sense enjoyment.
XaYaqTaahaiNa>aUrqi YaidNaaePaNaYaeÓ]aSaaeMahaihirvidí>auk( ))3))
The Story of Piěgalä TEXT 4 AaeJa>Sahaebl/YauTa&ib>a]ŐehMak-MaRk-Ma( ) XaYaaNaaevqTaiNad]ęNaeheTaeiNd]YavaNa( AiPa ))4))
A saintly person should remain in a peaceful condition of life by giving up all anxiety with regards to the maintenance of his body. Even though he may be very sound, both mentally and physically, he should never attempt to accumulate wealth like a materialistic man, but should always remain fixed in his real self-interest. PURPORT One should give up lethargy and always remain awake to his real self-interest by engaging in the devotional service to the Supreme Lord. One should not waste time accumulating more and more material assets. In this way, one should follow the example of the python.
MauiNa>Pa[SaŕGaM>aqraeduivRGaaůaedurTYaYa> ) ANaNTaPaaraeů+aae>Ya>iSTaiMaTaaedwva This and the next verse describe the lesson to be learned from the ocean. A self- realized soul is as grave as the ocean because he does not allow anyone to understand his intentions. A saintly person is thus unfathomable and does not reveal his mentality to others. He is unconquerable because his prowess is difficult to overcome. He is insurmountable because, even when put into great difficulty, he does not waver from his determination to remain in Kĺńëa consciousness. He does not reveal his mind to others, and others do not agitate him because he has conquered the urges of the mind and senses.
66 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ TEXT 6 SaMa*Ök-aMaaehqNaaevaNaaraYa NaaeTSaPaeRTaNaXauZYaeTaSairiŮirvSaaGar> ))6))
the same rivers contain hardly any water. Still, the ocean does not increase in size during the rainy season, nor does it dries up in the summer. Similarly, a saintly person who has accepted the Supreme Lord as his goal of life should not become overjoyed when he receives material opulence, nor become morose when he has nothing. COMMENTARY Even though during the rainy reason the swollen rivers rush into the ocean, it does not become swollen. In the summer, the ocean does not dry up due to lack of water from the rivers, which have become shallow. Similarly, the transcendentalist should not become joyful when in a materially prosperous condition, and should not lament when he finds himself impoverished. Actually, the devotees of Lord Hari, who are fixed in devotional service, feel the sweetness of that service and lament when they feel a lack of devotional service. PURPORT Themind of thedevoteewhois always absorbed indevotionalserviceis unfathomable, like the water of the ocean. Just as the ocean is very deep and therefore insurmountable, foolish conditioned souls are unable to understand the grave heart of a liberated soul. Those who are wise and are therefore inclined toward the Lord’s service, and who desire their own welfare, should become as grave as the ocean by minimizing material activities. They should not become disturbed and restless like ordinary foolish people. Although the water of innumerable rivers constantly fills the ocean, it remains unchanged, just as devotees of the Supreme Lord, who are liberated souls, never are disturbed, even in the midst of a calamity. TEXT 7 d*îaińYa&devMaaYaa&TaŮavEriJaTaeiNd]Ya> ) Pa[l/aei>aTa>PaTaTYaNDaeTaMaSYaGanaEPaTa®vTa( ))7))
The Story of Piěgalä dĺńövä striyaŕ deva-mäyäŕ tad-bhävair ajitendriyaů pralobhitaů pataty andhe tamasy agnau pataěga-vat 67 Those whose senses are not controlled feel attracted to enjoy the form of a woman, which is created by the illusory energy of the Lord. Thus they fall into the darkness of material existence, just as the moth maddened by the fire rushes blindly into its flames. COMMENTARY When material beauty, especially the form of a woman, attracts a living entity, he becomes captivated. This is what is to be learned from the moth.
YaaeiziÖr Pa[l/aei>aTaaTMaaůuPa>aaeGabuÖyaPaTa®vNa( NaXYaiTaNaíd*ií> ))8))
Although a woman is attractive for all five senses, the perception of her form is mentioned first because of its prominence.
The conditioned souls, who are averse to the service of the Supreme Lord, are so attached to sense gratification that they always remain in the association of women, engaged in their service. Such persons are controlled by their wives, their fine dress, and their cosmetic arrangements, and they cannot understand that these are like a trap meant for their destruction. Foolish people who are driven by the desire to enjoy the objects of the senses, which are created by the illusory energy of Lord Vińëu, consider themselves to be enjoyers, just like moths attracted by a blazing fire. They endeavor to remain entangled in the material world because they think that it is a place of enjoyment. These restless and uncontrolled conditioned souls are attracted by the glaring form of material beauty and madly run towards it, just as a moth rushes towards a blazing fire.
68 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ As a result, they fall into the darkness of ignorance and lose all chance for spiritual happiness. Therefore, those who have material desires and are thus engaged in fruitive activities, and who have thus fallen into the trap of material enjoyment, should take this lesson from the moth.
STaaek&-STaaek&-Ga]SaeÓ]aSa&dehaevTaeRTaYaavTaa ) Ga*haNaih&Saŕ( AaiTaďeÜ*ita&MaaDauk-rq&MauiNa> ))9))
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