Duty of the hands and legs

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"duty of the hands and legs" |"duty of this hand"

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

Just like the hand is part and parcel of my body, so what is the duty of this hand? The duty is to fulfill the desire of the person. Similarly, we are part and parcel of God, or Kṛṣṇa. Or only business is to fulfill the desire of Kṛṣṇa, not to fulfill our desire

Lecture on SB 6.1.55 -- London, August 13, 1975: Bhakta means anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam [Brs. 1.1.11]. The bhakta has nothing to do with this jnana and karma. Jnana means to understand. So you understand simply that "I am part and parcel of Krsna, and Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead." Then your jnana is full. Your knowledge is full. These two words, that "Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and I am Krsna's part and parcel," if we realize these things only, then our jnana, our knowledge, is perfect. And then, as soon as knowledge is perfect, then next is vairagya. Jnana-vairagya-yuktaya [SB 1.2.12]. Two things required. But if you remain in the jnana platform, do not come to the actual spiritual platform, then srama eva hi kevalam [SB 1.2.8]. It is simply waste of... Jnana means to have knowledge. What knowledge? This knowledge, that "Krsna is the Supreme Person, bhokta, purusa, and we are just part and parcel of Krsna to fulfill the desire of Krsna." This is jnana. Just like the hand is part and parcel of my body, so what is the duty of this hand? The duty is to fulfill the desire of the person. Similarly, we are part and parcel of God, or Krsna. Or only business is to fulfill the desire of Krsna, not to fulfill our desire. That is... That is not bhakti. That is jnana or karma. But fulfill the desire of Krsna, that is bhakti. Anukulyena krsnanusilanam bhaktir uttama [Cc. Madhya 19.167]. This is first-class bhakti.

This is the position of Kṛṣṇa and ourself. We are part and parcel, just like the hands and legs are my part and parcel of the body. So the duty of the hands and legs are that carry out my order

Lecture on SB 6.1.62 -- Vrndavana, August 29, 1975: In the Bhagavad-gita it is said, param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavan, purusam sasvatam adyam [Bg. 10.12]. Krsna, the Lord, is described as purusa, and living entities are described as prakrti. Apareyam itas tu viddhi me prakrtim para, jiva-bhuto maha-baho yayedam dharyate jagat [Bg. 7.5]. Krsna has explained. There is material energy and spiritual energy. So jiva-bhuta. Jiva-bhuta, the living entities, they have been described as prakrti, and prakrti means females. And Krsna has been described as purusa. So purusa is the enjoyer, and prakrti is the enjoyed. Don't think that "enjoyed" means simply sex. No. "Enjoyed" means subordinate, to carry out the order of the purusa. This is the position of Krsna and ourself. We are part and parcel, just like the hands and legs are my part and parcel of the body. So the duty of the hands and legs are that carry out my order. I say my legs, "Carry me there." He will... It will do immediately. My hand -- "Just take it." I'll take it. The hand will take it. So this is prakrti and purusa. The purusa orders, and the prakrti performs the duty. This is the real..., not that as soon as we say prakrti and purusa, immediately there is question of sex. No. Means... Prakrti means obedient, obedient to the purusa. This is natural way. In the Western countries they are artificially trying to become equal, but that is not possible by nature. And there is no such question, inferiority or superiority. There is no such question.

General Lectures

Just like this hand is part and parcel of your body. Now, what is the duty of this hand? To serve the body, that's all. The hand cannot enjoy independently. It is not possible

Conway Hall Lecture -- London, September 15, 1969:: So Lord Caitanya, who started this movement five hundred years ago in Bengal, India, He immediately informs you that jivera svarupa haya nitya krsna dasa [Cc. Madhya 20.108-109], that our real identity, real constitutional position, is that we are part and parcel of Krsna, or God. Therefore you can understand what is your duty. Just like this hand is part and parcel of your body. Now, what is the duty of this hand? To serve the body, that's all. The hand cannot enjoy independently. It is not possible. If you cut off this hand from this body and throw into the street, nobody will care for it. But so long it is attached with this body, it has got millions and trillions of dollars' value. If there is any trouble, you will be prepared to spend any any amount. But when you are detached, this hand is detached from this body, you don't care for it, even it is trampled down by any man. So this is our position. We are part and parcel of the Supreme Lord. There are many examples I can give you. Just like a machine part, a screw. If it is fallen down from the machine, it has no value. But if the machine is in trouble for want of that screw, you'll purchase that screw to set in and spend many dollars. Similarly, we are part and parcel of the Supreme Lord. If we remain attached with the Supreme Lord, then we have got value. Otherwise we have no value. Therefore Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita, that sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja: [Bg. 18.66] "You just be attached to Me. Then your all problems are solved."