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Jantu means animal. Although he's living entity, he's not called jiva soul. He's called jantu. Jantur dehopapattaye. Jantu. This material body is developing for the jantu, animal

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"Jantu means animal. Although he's living entity, he's not called jīva soul, he's called jantu. Jantur dehopapattaye" |"This material body is developing for the jantu, or animal"

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

When one is in the material world he is called jantu. Jantu means animal. Although he's living entity, he's not called jīva soul, he's called jantu. Jantur dehopapattaye (SB 3.31.1). Jantu. This material body is developing for the jantu, or animal. Anyone who is devoid of spiritual knowledge, he's called jantu, or animal. This is the śāstric injunction. Jantur dehopapattaye. Who gets this material body? Jantu, animal.

Just like we have got pravṛtti inclination, loke vyavāya āmiṣa mada-sevā nityasya jantuḥ. Every living entity has got materially . . . there are two natures, spiritual and material. Materially, the inclination of sex enjoyment and eating meat—āmiṣa, āmiṣa means eating meat, flesh and fish, like that. That is called āmiṣa. Nonvegetarian means nirāmiṣa. So āmiṣa and mada and vyavāya. Vyavāya means sex. Loke vyavāya āmiṣa mada-sevā. Sex indulgence and eating meat, flesh, eggs, and drinking wine. Mada. Mada means liquor. So nityasya jantuḥ. Jantu. When one is in the material world he is called jantu. Jantu means animal. Although he's living entity, he's not called jīva soul, he's called jantu. Jantur dehopapattaye (SB 3.31.1). Jantu.

This material body is developing for the jantu, or animal. Anyone who is devoid of spiritual knowledge, he's called jantu, or animal. This is the śāstric injunction. Jantur dehopapattaye. Who gets this material body? Jantu, animal. So, so long we shall get on, or continually get or change this material body, we remain jantu, animal. Kleśada āsa dehaḥ. A jantu, animal, can tolerate, or he's forced to tolerate. Just like a bullock yoked in the cart and whipping. He has to tolerate. He cannot get out of it. Similarly, when they are taken to slaughterhouse to be killed, he has to tolerate it. There is no way . . . this is called jantu.

Page Title:Jantu means animal. Although he's living entity, he's not called jiva soul. He's called jantu. Jantur dehopapattaye. Jantu. This material body is developing for the jantu, animal
Compiler:Anurag
Created:2022-11-29, 07:56:46
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1