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They (many saintly persons) are always afraid that - If I mix with these ordinary people in the city, I may be disturbed, I may fall down. Better let me save myself first of all

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"they are always afraid that "If I mix with these ordinary people in the city, I may be disturbed, I may fall down. Better let me save myself first of all"

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

He says: "My dear Lord, there are many saintly persons, sages," munaya. Munaya means saintly persons, philosophers. Prāyeṇa deva munayaḥ sva-vimukti-kāmā: "They are very much interested for their own liberation." Sva-muka. Sva means "own." Sva-vimukti-kāmā. And maunaṁ caranti vijane na parārtha-niṣṭhāḥ: "They try to live in solitary place, in Himalaya mountain, maunam, not talk to anyone, caranti . . ." Because they are always afraid that "If I mix with these ordinary people in the city, I may be disturbed, I may fall down. Better let me save myself first of all." So Prahlāda Mahārāja regretting that these great saintly persons, they do not come in the city, where they have manufactured a civilization, all day and night working hard. So . . . "But I am anxious for them." This is Prahlāda Mahārāja's . . . maunaṁ caranti vijane parārtha-niṣṭhāḥ.

He says: "My dear Lord, there are many saintly persons, sages," munaya. Munaya means saintly persons, philosophers. Prāyeṇa deva munayaḥ sva-vimukti-kāmā: "They are very much interested for their own liberation." Sva-muka. Sva means "own." Sva-vimukti-kāmā. And maunaṁ caranti vijane na parārtha-niṣṭhāḥ: "They try to live in solitary place, in Himalaya mountain, maunam, not talk to anyone, caranti . . ." Because they are always afraid that "If I mix with these ordinary people in the city, I may be disturbed, I may fall down. Better let me save myself first of all."

So Prahlāda Mahārāja regretting that these great saintly persons, they do not come in the city, where they have manufactured a civilization, all day and night working hard. So . . . "But I am anxious for them." This is Prahlāda Mahārāja's . . . maunaṁ caranti vijane parārtha-niṣṭhāḥ.

Na parartha niṣṭhāḥ: "They are not very much compassionate with these fallen people who are unnecessarily working so hard simply for sense gratification." If there is some substance in that working hard, no, they do not know what is the substance. Utmost they know sex. That's all. Working so hard day and night. And what is satisfaction? Either naked dance, go to the naked club or this or that. That's all. Maunaṁ caranti vijane.

But Prahlāda Mahārāja says, naitān vihāya kṛpaṇān vimumukṣa ekaḥ: "My Lord, I do not require salvation alone. Unless I take all these fools with me, I'll not go." He refuses to go the kingdom of God without taking all these fallen souls. Just see. This is Vaiṣṇava. He says, naitān vihāya kṛpaṇān vimumukṣa ekaḥ. "Then what is your process? You are very ambitious. That's all right. You want to take all of them with you to the kingdom of God, but what process?" People may ask, "How you are going to do that?" He says, nānyam tvad asya-śaraṇaṁ bhramato 'nupaśye: "I simply want to teach them how to surrender unto You. That's all. That is my process." Because he knows, as soon as he surrenders, his path is clear.

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Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-05-13, 13:39:55
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