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We have fallen down in this material condition. But Krsna never falls down in material condition

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"We have fallen down in this material condition. But Kṛṣṇa never falls down in material condition"

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Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures

We have fallen down in this material condition. But Kṛṣṇa never falls down in material condition. When He appears before us, don't think that, "He is also fallen soul like me." The fools consider like that.

In the Brahma-saṁhitā you will find description of Kṛṣṇa, advaita acyuta . . . advaita means absolute; acyuta means nonfallible, Brahman. He is Parambrahman. We are also Brahman, but we have fallen down. We have fallen down in this material condition. But Kṛṣṇa never falls down in material condition. When He appears before us, don't think that, "He is also fallen soul like me." The fools consider like that. Avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā (BG 9.11).

Mūḍhā means fools. The fool consider Kṛṣṇa as ordinary man. Mānuṣīṁ paraṁ bhāvam ajānantaḥ. The fools do not know what is immense potency, background, of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore they think Kṛṣṇa as like one of us. So here it is said that sarva-ādi. Sarva-ādi means the primal. Primal. And sarva-aṁśī. Sarva-aṁśī means He is the original thing, and everything is part. We are also part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa. Mamaivāṁśa, in the Bhagavad-gītā. Aṁśī. Aṁśī and aṁśa. Just like this hand, it is called part, and I am, as whole body, I am the whole. So we can understand part and whole. So therefore He is whole, and everything is His part. He is the aṁśī; He is the whole. Sarva-aṁśī.

Kiśora-śekhara. This very word, kiśora-śekhara, "the supreme boy." The supreme boy. His feature is like . . . just like a fresh boy, but the supreme. Kiśora-śekhara cid-ānanda-deha (CC Madhya 20.153), spiritual body.

Just mark this description of Kṛṣṇa: cid-ānanda-deha. Cid-ānanda-deha means transcendental, spiritual body, not this body. Because the less intelligent person, they cannot think of personal God, because they think that whenever there is question of personality, it is material body. They cannot find out the shape of the spirit soul. It is so small that from material eyes, by material instrument, you cannot find out the shape of the soul. Therefore they conclude that there is no shape.

The same example: just geometrically, the definition of point is given, "point has no length, no breadth," because a point cannot be measured by any human instrument. But nothing can be without . . . even the atom has got its measure. But because we have no power to measure, we set aside, dismiss: "Oh, there is no . . . nothing." So similarly, "Because we do not know what is spirit, and we think spirit is something just opposite to this matter, and matter we find manifestation, form, therefore spirit should be formless." That is their conclusion.

But actually it is not so. We therefore require to learn from the authority. Kṛṣṇa . . . Lord Caitanya says, cid-ānanda-deha. Cid-ānanda-deha, the transcendental, eternal body. Cid-ānanda-deha and sarvāśraya. Sarvāśraya means He is the rest of everything. Now, you see before you that so many big, big planets, even the sun, it is floating in the air. Such a big body, lump body, which is some million times greater than this earth, we can see it is floating in the sky. So how it is floating? Here it is explained, sarvāśraya. It is floating on Kṛṣṇa's energy. Everything is Kṛṣṇa's energy.

Sarvāśraya sarveśvara. Sarveśvara means the Supreme Lord. This is very nicely explained by Lord Caitanya. Sarva-ādi: "He is the origin of everything." Sarva-aṁśī: "He is the whole of all the parts. And He is just like a fresh boy. His body is transcendental, spiritual, full of bliss." Sarvāśraya: "And He is the rest of everything, and He is the Supreme Lord." This is the description of Kṛṣṇa.

So as we have seen that Lord Caitanya, when He instructs, He gives at once evidence from authoritative scripture. That is the way of presenting. Always you should remember that we cannot imagine about God: "I think God is like this." This is nonsense. You have no thinking power. You are under the grip of material nature. He is pulling. The material nature is pulling you by the ear, just like this. Prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ (BG 3.27).

You are being acted, influenced. Just like the same example: You are thrown in the Atlantic Ocean, you have no power. By the waves you will have to work. The waves are tossing this way and that way. You are simply struggling. That's all. So how we can think independently within the tossing of Atlantic Ocean? This is all nonsense.

Page Title:We have fallen down in this material condition. But Krsna never falls down in material condition
Compiler:SharmisthaK
Created:2022-09-09, 06:32:40
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