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Evolution, many births. Therefore this life is meant for rectifying all mistakes that we had committed in our previous lives or in this life

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"Evolution, many births. Therefore this life is meant for rectifying all mistakes that we had committed in our previous lives or in this life"

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

Because our life is continuously committing sinful activities, from time immemorial . . . you do not know when it began. Evolution, many births. Therefore this life is meant for rectifying all mistakes that we had committed in our previous lives or in this life.

Just like there is a jungle—so many unwanted creepers—so you set fire. Everything will be burned into ashes, and the field will be cleared, cleansed. So it is said, deha-vāg-buddhijaṁ dhīrā dharmajñāḥ śraddhayānvitāḥ. Those who are dhīraḥ . . . dhīraḥ and adhīraḥ. Dhīraḥ means sober and adhīraḥ means extravagant. There are two classes of men, dhīraḥ and adhīraḥ. Here Śukadeva Gosvāmī's speaking of the dhīraḥ. Who is dhīraḥ? Dhīraḥ means in spite of provocation, in spite of something present which agitates the mind, one remains, I mean to say, in his position, steady. He's called dhīraḥ.

The dhīraḥ example is given by Kālidāsa Paṇḍita, a great poet in India, Sanskrit poet, long, long ago. He has written one book: Kumāra-sambhava. Kumāra-sambhava. In our college we read that book in Sanskrit class. Kumāra-sambhava. So he has given one example of dhīraḥ about Lord Śiva, Mahādeva. He was meditating, and the demigods, they had a plan, that, "The demons are fighting with us. We are being defeated. We want a commander-in-chief who must be born out of the semina of Lord Śiva." But he was in meditation. So how to do it?

So Pārvatī, she was sent. She was young girl. And she was worshiping the genital of Lord Śiva. So a young girl touching the genital, and she's present, but still Lord Śiva was in meditation. So Kālidāsa—here is the example of dhīraḥ. He's called dhīraḥ. In spite of presence of a young girl touching the genital, he's not, I mean to say, disturbed.

Just like Haridāsa Ṭhākura. You have heard the Haridāsa Ṭhākura. He was chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, and somebody wanted to cut down. He was young man. So young prostitute was sent at dead of night. And he . . . she proposed . . . Haridāsa Ṭhākura said: "Yes, it is very nice proposal. Please sit down. Let me finish my chanting, and I shall enjoy." So it became morning. The prostitute became, I mean to say, perturbed. And Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied, "I am very sorry. I could not finish my chanting. Please come this night again."

The first night, second night . . . third night the prostitute fell down on his feet and said: "Sir, this was my intention. I was induced to do this act by some man who is your enemy. So kindly excuse me." So Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied: "I knew that. But because you came to me, therefore I allowed you to come here, three days, so that you may be converted to be a devotee. So now take these chanting beads. You sit down, go on chanting. I am leaving this place." Here is another dhīraḥ.

So here it is said, deha-vāg-buddhijaṁ dhīrā dharmajñāḥ. One who has control, deha, the body; vāk, the words; buddhi, intelligence—they are dhīraḥ. So this tridaṇḍī. This tridaṇḍī-sannyāsa means to become dhīraḥ, controlling śarīra; deha, the body; vāk, words; and intelligence. These things should be utilized. How? By dhīraḥ, those who are dhīraḥ. Dharmajña: one who knows actually the principle of religion. Dharmajña. Deha-vāg-buddhijaṁ dhīrā dharmajñāḥ śraddhayānvitāḥ, kṣipanty aghaṁ mahad api.

So because our life is continuously committing sinful activities, from time immemorial . . . you do not know when it began. Evolution, many births. Therefore this life is meant for rectifying all mistakes that we had committed in our previous lives or in this life. How? By this process: kṣipanty agham. Agham means the resultant action of sinful life. Mahad api. Although it is very great, mahad api, how? Veṇu-gulmam, veṇu-gulmam ivānalaḥ. Just like if you set fire to the unwanted grass and creepers in the field. You set fire, and they will be all burned. Similarly, by this process, tapasā brahmacaryeṇa, you can liquidate all of your sinful activities of life and you become purified. So the next process, another alternative process, is being suggested by Śukadeva Gosvāmī:

kecit kevalayā bhaktyā
vāsudeva-parāyaṇāḥ
aghaṁ dhunvanti kārtsnyena
nīhāram iva bhāskaraḥ
(SB 6.1.15)

Kecit, not all. Kecit means somebody. Somebody, not all. Generally, people understand austerity or pious life by this process. What is that? Brahmacarya, śama-dama, yama-niyama, tyāga, renunciation: "Oh, he's very pious man." But another man, kecit . . . that is also kecit, not all. Kecit means somebody. Kecit kevalayā bhaktyā. Simply by pure devotional service. Simply by pure devotional service, vāsudeva-parāyaṇāḥ, I mean, inclined to Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa. Vāsudeva-parāyaṇāḥ. Or somebody simply by becoming Kṛṣṇa conscious, aghaṁ dhunvanti, they kills all resultant action of sinful life. Dhunvanti. Aghaṁ dhunvanti kārtsnyena, wholesale.

How it is? Nīhāram iva bhāskaraḥ. Just like there is fog and, as soon as the sun rises, whole fog gone, finished. Very good example. The fog is dense; you cannot see the next person. It is so dangerous. When there is fog in the ocean, they stop all the ships. I have experience. And the aeroplanes, sometimes they clash; they move very carefully. It is very dangerous, fog. Those who are . . . but as soon as there is sunrise some way or other, everything finished. Similarly, some way or other, if you take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, all the sinful reaction of your life immediately finished like the fog.

Page Title:Evolution, many births. Therefore this life is meant for rectifying all mistakes that we had committed in our previous lives or in this life
Compiler:SharmisthaK
Created:2022-11-02, 05:53:26
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