So we should be very much intelligent that "How long we shall continue this repetition of birth and death and change of body?" Any intelligent man . . . that is the prerogative of the human form of life. That is the prerogative. He can stop this process, repetition of birth and death. He can get his real, actual spiritual form again and be blissful, full knowledge and eternal life. That is the whole process. So we should not miss this.
And the whole thing begins just what we have begun now, now, this chanting and hearing. I wanted to point out that this chanting and hearing is as good as actual association of Kṛṣṇa. That is stated in the Bhāgavata, that śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ (SB 1.2.17). This, this process is called kīrtana. Even one does not understand the language, still, by hearing only, he acquires some piety. His, his assets become pious life, even he does not understand. It is such powerful.
Śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ . . . Kṛṣṇa-kathā means topics in . . . in the matter of Kṛṣṇa. The topics in the matter of Kṛṣṇa, there are two, two kinds of topics. One topic is this, Bhagavad-gītā. It is spoken by Kṛṣṇa. It is spoken by Kṛṣṇa. And another kṛṣṇa-kathā, I mean to . . . topics about Kṛṣṇa, is this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. That is spoken about Kṛṣṇa. So there are two types of kṛṣṇa-kathā, and both of them are equally potent, because it is connected with Kṛṣṇa.
Now, in the Bhagavad-gītā . . . we find that the Bhagavad-gītā is spoken in the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra. Now, what we have to do with the battlefield? We have nothing to do with battlefield. We are here to have some knowledge in the spiritual atmosphere, and why should we bother about the battlefield? No. Because in the battlefield there . . .
(break) The whole battlefield has become Kṛṣṇa-ized. As Kṛṣṇa-ized. Just like if there electric charges, electric current, is in some metal, the whole thing becomes surcharged with electricity, similarly, when Kṛṣṇa is interested in some matter, then the whole thing becomes Kṛṣṇa-ized. Otherwise, there was no need of discussing the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra. So that is the omnipotency.
Now this omnipotency is described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam:
- śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ
- puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ
- hṛdy antaḥ stho abhadrāṇi
- vidhunoti suhṛt-satām
- (SB 1.2.17)
Now, simply by hearing the Kṛṣṇa-kathā . . . that means, Kṛṣṇa-kathā means . . . this . . . Kṛṣṇa-kathā, there are many. All the Vedic literatures, they are full of Kṛṣṇa-kathā. And all the Vedas means that is also Kṛṣṇa-kathā. Any scripture in Veda that may appear apparently different, but they are meant for Kṛṣṇa-kathā. Kṛṣṇa-kathā.
Because you'll find in the Bhagavad-gītā that vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ (BG 15.15). The whole topics, they are meant for Kṛṣṇa-kathā.