One Dr. Rele in Bombay, he has also explained Bhagavad-gītā in his own way. He says that it is a talk between a diseased person, a patient, and the physician. Because he is physician, he has made Kṛṣṇa as physician. Of course, Kṛṣṇa is physician in other word. But he has tried to explain the medical science through the Bhagavad-gītā—anatomy, physiology, medicine, like that. Just like Gandhi, he wanted to prove Bhagavad-gītā as nonviolence. In this way, everyone is trying. But actually who is understanding Kṛṣṇa? That is being explained by Nārada, that "In this way, people will misunderstand. You simply apply, simply write and explain the science of Kṛṣṇa."
Therefore in the . . . from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, from the beginning, Vyāsadeva offers his obeisances to the Supreme, satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi, janmādy asya yataḥ (SB 1.1.1) "I am just offering my obeisances unto the Supreme Absolute Truth, who is the source of everything." And in the beginning he also writes, oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Then he aims Kṛṣṇa. Vāsudeva means Kṛṣṇa. But he explains philosophically what Kṛṣṇa is: janmādy asya yataḥ anvayāt itarataś ca artheṣu abhijñaḥ (SB 1.1.1). "Kṛṣṇa, the Vāsudeva, is the original source of everything." Janmādy asya yataḥ. That is the Vedānta philosophy.
So under instruction of Nārada he . . . so Nārada says that, "If you do not," I mean to say: "cent per cent simply be in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then it will be faulty. I admit that you have mentioned something about Kṛṣṇa's activities in other literatures like Mahābhārata and other Purāṇas, but that will not do." Yate kadācit kvāpi viṣaya kono sthānam: "That will not be very steady understanding of Kṛṣṇa."
Vātāhata-agunvitaḥ naur iva. "Just like you cannot be steady on the ocean when there is tossing wind," I mean to say: "there is hurricane, you must be always tilting, similarly, unless we are firmly convinced about Supreme Lord, we must be tilting. So that, you must prepare some literature by which one shall be firmly steady, steadily convinced about Kṛṣṇa consciousness, God consciousness."
Vātāhata-agunvita, yad uktam gitasuḥ. And here also, Śrīdhara Svāmī . . . gītā is so authoritative that he, he is giving quotation from Bhagavad-gītā:
- vyavasāyātmikā buddhir
- ekeha kuru-nandana
- bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca
- buddhayo 'vyavasāyinām
- (BG 2.41)
Bhagavad-gītā also, Kṛṣṇa says, vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ . . . those who are convinced for making a sure progress of life, he's called niścayātmikā buddhiḥ. That is determination. Dṛḍha-vrata. Dṛḍha-vrata. These are Sanskrit words: "firmly convinced, steady." They have got only one business—one business—vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha . . . bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddha . . . those who are not steady, they have got many business. Many business. Why many? If that one is the source of everything, take that one.
The example is that just like the root of the tree is the source of distribution of energy, then pour water in the root, not in the leaves, not in the branches. So people are enamored by the branches and leaves and flowers. They are inventing so many societies, humanitarian societies, altruistic societies, nonviolent societies, United Nation, this, that, all nonsense. Simply concentrate in Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, everything will be right. That they do not know. Vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha . . . (BG 2.41) One. This is intelligence, how to act. Just work on one switch, and everything will be right. That they do not know.
So we have got very great responsibility to spread this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement to the world. By switching on this Kṛṣṇa consciousness, you solve all the problems, as much as by pouring water in the root of the tree, all energy is distributed to the tree—to the leaves, to the twigs, to the flowers, to the leaves.
Thousands and millions of leaves are there and flowers are there . . . everything will be nourished. Just like putting your foodstuff through one way. The rascal says that, "You can accept any way." No! Only one way, Kṛṣṇa consciousness. You cannot supply foodstuff to your body by so many holes. You have got nine holes in your body. One hole, this hole. You have to supply food to, not this hole, rectum.
Devotee: The navel you can't. As one sometimes. Sometimes it doesn't.
Prabhupāda: When you are diseased. That is not normal. And if you have to take food from rectum for many days, then you finished.
So this is the philosophy taught by Nārada Muni to Vyāsadeva, and Vyāsadeva taught to Madhvācārya. So this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is on that authority. And Kṛṣṇa also. Kṛṣṇa taught Brahmā, Brahmā taught Nārada, Nārada taught Vyāsadeva, Vyāsadeva taught . . . in this way, evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ (BG 4.2). In the Fourth Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā it is said: "By this disciplic succession . . ." So our business is not to make any research work, not to invent something, not to write voluminous books, something mental concoction. We have got everything ready, given by this, received through the paramparā system. Everything, real fact, real goods, not bogus things. So we have to simply accept. Just like Caitanya Mahāprabhu says:
- āmāra ājñāya guru hañā tāra' ei deśa
- yāre dekha tāre kaha kṛṣṇa-upadeśa
- (CC Madhya 7.128)
Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that, "Every one of you just become . . . each and every one of you become a spiritual master under My order." "Oh, so what is Your order?" Yāre dekha tāre kaha kṛṣṇa-upadeśa: "Whomever you meet, simply you say what Kṛṣṇa has spoken or what about Kṛṣṇa has been spoken."
The Kṛṣṇa has spoken the Bhagavad-gītā. You simply speak about Bhagavad-gītā. And this Bhāgavata is also spoken about Kṛṣṇa. This is also kṛṣṇa-kathā; that is also kṛṣṇa-kathā. One is spoken directly by Kṛṣṇa, and the other is spoken about Kṛṣṇa. So they're practically the same thing. So Caitanya Mahāprabhu recommends that yāre dekha tāre kaha kṛṣṇa-upadeśa (CC Madhya 7.128): "You simply deliver the instruction of Kṛṣṇa, and you become a spiritual master."
So you haven't got to make yourself very learned scholar or . . . just like a postal peon. He's not necessarily very learned scholar or even a very literary man. His only business is to take the envelope and put it in the right place. That's all. Similarly, to spread this Kṛṣṇa consciousness, you haven't got to become a very learned scholar or literary man. You have simply to understand . . . Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanam (SB 7.5.23).
You hear and spread this. People will be happy. Akhila-bandha-muktaye. They will be liberated from all problems. It is so nice thing.
Thank you very much. (end)