Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
710210 - Lecture SB 06.03.16-17 - Gorakhpur:
Prabhupāda: No. There is perfection everywhere in the spiritual world, but it is a question of variety, taste. When you take rasagullā, don't take kachorī, that does not mean kachorī is not perfect. It is a question of taste. Somebody likes kachorī, somebody likes rasagullā. Not that kachorī is inferior to rasagullā, rasagullā is inferior to kachorī.
Haṁsadūta: So that means if someone is situated in that svarūpa . . .
Prabhupāda: Yes. Everything is svarūpa. Everything is svarūpa.
Haṁsadūta: Ah . . . suppose someone is situated as Viṣṇudūta. He may change his taste.
Prabhupāda: Why he shall change it?
Haṁsadūta: Well, he may get a taste for associating with Kṛṣṇa.
Prabhupāda: The change is taking place in this material world. There all tastes are fixed up, rasa, eternal, eternal rasa. Every one of us have a different taste of associating with Kṛṣṇa, and that will be realized when one is liberated.
Haṁsadūta: So that's fixed already?
Prabhupāda: Yes. When you are liberated, you will understand in which way you are related with Kṛṣṇa. That is called svarūpa-siddhi. But that is attained when you are actually perfect in devotional service. Just like in our family, we enjoy different rasas.
We have got one kind of relationship with wife, one kind of relationship with sons and daughters, one kind of relation with friends, one kind of relationship with servants, one kind of relationship with property. So similarly, Kṛṣṇa . . . the whole creation is His family, and He has got relationship in that way. So why the son will change his relationship into husband and wife?
Haṁsadūta: I see.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Because every relationship is very palatable. The gentleman, the head of the family, his relationship with wife and his relationship with servant is as much palatable. Maybe some gradation, but it is palatable. There is no question of changing. Not that "I am tasting this rasa at the present moment, then I will get better rasas." No, that is not. Everyone thinks, "My rasa is the best." Although there is comparative gradation, but everyone thinks. These things are explained in Caitanya-caritāmṛta. Why don't you see?
Haṁsadūta: And Nectar of Devotion.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Everyone thinks, "My relationship with Kṛṣṇa is the best."
Haṁsadūta: So it's not a matter of aspiring to some . . .
Prabhupāda: No, there is no question of aspiring, because he is already situated in the best of relationship with Kṛṣṇa. Even the trees in Vṛndāvana, they want to serve Kṛṣṇa silently in that way, supplying fruits and flowers. That is their ānanda, everyone enjoying the supreme bliss. When Kṛṣṇa comes, takes a flower or fruit, that is their enjoyment: "Oh . . ."
Devotee: When Kṛṣṇa doesn't come, then they are feeling separation?
Prabhupāda: Eh?
Devotee: When Kṛṣṇa doesn't come, they are feeling separation?
Prabhupāda: Yes, certainly. That is another bliss, to feel separation from Kṛṣṇa. Everything, either you meet or you separate, the bliss is there. Crying for Kṛṣṇa is better bliss.
So as there are Yamadūtas—they are arresting all the sinful persons—similarly, Viṣṇudūtas, they are always protecting the devotees. (pause) Nārāyaṇa-paraḥ sarve na kutaścana bibhyati (SB 6.17.28). Therefore those who are devotees, they are not afraid of anything because they know confidently that "Kṛṣṇa is there."
That is one of the items of śaraṇāgati. Surrender means when . . . unless one is convinced that "Kṛṣṇa will give me protection," so how he can surrender? There is no question of surrender. Avaśya rakṣibe kṛṣṇa vivaśa-pālana. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has said to be firmly convinced, "Then Kṛṣṇa will give me all protection." Therefore surrender is perfect.
Ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ prātikūlyaṁ vivarjanam. Surrender means one should simply accept favorable service to Kṛṣṇa and reject anything which is unfavorable, and then next is avaśya rakṣibe kṛṣṇa viśvasa-pālana (Śaraṇāgati): "And to be firmly convinced that, 'Kṛṣṇa will give me all protection.' " Therefore, instead of trying to protect myself, a devotee should always remain dependent on Kṛṣṇa. That is śaraṇāgati. And to consider oneself that "Now I am in the association of Kṛṣṇa," these are different items of śaraṇāgati.
So this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is the best contribution to the human society. There is no comparison with this movement, any other welfare activity of the whole world. There is no comparison. Can you suggest any better welfare activities than this Kṛṣṇa consciousness? "Here is another item which is better than Kṛṣṇa consciousness"? What is that? Who will suggest?
Haṁsadūta: Nobody.
Prabhupāda: No?
Haṁsadūta: No one.
Prabhupāda: (chuckles) (Hindi) There cannot be. As Kṛṣṇa says, mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñcid asti dhanañjaya (BG 7.7), similarly . . . nanyāt: "There is no better personality or higher personality than Me."
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