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Sukadeva Gosvami was liberated. He remained within the womb of his mother for sixteen years because he was conscious that - As soon as I get out of the womb of my mother, I'll be immediately captured by maya. So let me become little strong

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"Śukadeva Gosvāmī was liberated. He remained within the mother . . . within the womb of his mother for sixteen years, because he was conscious that" |"As soon as I get out of the womb of my mother, I'll be immediately captured by māyā. So let me become little strong"

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

Śukadeva Gosvāmī was liberated. He remained within the mother . . . within the womb of his mother for sixteen years, because he was conscious that, "As soon as I get out of the womb of my mother, I'll be immediately captured by māyā. So let me become little strong." (laughter) You see? So he remained sixteen years within the mother.

So God is not so cheap. God . . . our conception of God . . . just like Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is so powerful. It is stated in the Vedic literature, yasyaika-niśvasita-kālam athāvalambya jīvanti loma-vilajā jagad-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ (Bs. 5.48). Simply by the breathing of Mahā-Viṣṇu, innumerable . . .

Just like we exhale and inhale, and so many small microbes, germs, are coming out and going. This is a fact, medical science. Similarly, as microbes are coming and going, similarly, with the breathing of Mahā-Viṣṇu so many universes are coming and going. That is God—God, who can create unlimited number of universes simply by breathing. That is God.

(aside) Don't sleep. You can . . .

So here, na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ (BG 7.15).

So for receiving God consciousness, we have to approach . . . Ādau gurvāśrayam. That is the . . . how to become devotee. Ādau gurvāśrayam. One has to seek out a bona fide spiritual master. Just like Sūta Gosvāmī has become disciple of a bona fide spiritual master, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, and he's describing the activities of his spiritual master, yaṁ pravrajantam.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī was liberated. He remained within the mother . . . within the womb of his mother for sixteen years, because he was conscious that, "As soon as I get out of the womb of my mother, I'll be immediately captured by māyā. So let me become little strong." (laughter) You see? So he remained sixteen years within the mother.

Just like Prahlāda Mahārāja: he learned all about God consciousness from the . . . within the womb of his mother. Nārada Muni was teaching Prahlāda Mahārāja's mother. Because she was pregnant and she was being taken away by Indra and others, Nārada Muni rescued her, and because her husband was defeated and he fled away . . . he underwent severe austerities, "How to defeat these demigods?" So Nārada Muni took compassion upon this lady, and he told, "My dear daughter, you come with me. You live with my . . . in my hermitage until your husband comes back."

Page Title:Sukadeva Gosvami was liberated. He remained within the womb of his mother for sixteen years because he was conscious that - As soon as I get out of the womb of my mother, I'll be immediately captured by maya. So let me become little strong
Compiler:Anurag
Created:2022-10-26, 06:45:54
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1