KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM HH HARIVILAS MAHARAJ’S MORNING BHAGAVATAM CLASS ON SB 1:19:32:
- The presence of the great saint turns any place into a place of pilgrimage.
- Mahārāja Parīkṣit was greatly encouraged by the presence of Śukadeva Gosvāmī. He felt sanctified by Śukadeva Gosvāmī’s presence.
- For a devotee who desires to go back to Godhead, two things are strictly prohibited: worldly enjoyers and women.
- All Indians should execute the Supreme Lord’s commands. One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India [Bhārata-varṣa] should make his life successful and work for the benefit of all other people.
- Indians must fearlessly preach the glories of the Lord far and wide.
- One who surrenders to the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa, can easily face all dangers in the effort to propagate His message.
- By the Lord’s will and by the mercy of His pure devotee, this knowledge will again spread everywhere. The sages and self-realized souls come forward to benefit the world through missionary activities as per the will of the Lord.
- Kali-yuga is very special because Lord Caitanya appears in this age and propagates the science of pure love of Godhead. The present Kali-yuga is very auspicious, for in this age one can attain the treasure of devotional service to the Lord that He Himself propagated.
- Although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality: Simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.
- If one takes up devotional service sincerely, one can experience the bliss and tranquillity of the Satya-yuga
- The promulgation of the Bhagavad-gītā’s knowledge on a world-wide scale will establish a foundation upon which the edifice of the science of love of God will be constructed.
- When knowledge of the Gītā spreads, then everyone will easily be able to attain the platform of yoga.
- Srila Prabhupada asks “If Arjuna found time to hear the Bhagavad-gītā in the middle of a battlefield at Kuruksetra, then what urgent business is stopping us from hearing the Gītā?”
- Therefore, Indians should now take shelter of their saintly preceptors, the pure devotees, and unitedly propagate the glorification of Kṛṣṇa via the medium of the Bhagavad-gītā. In this way, the world will become prosperous and perfect.
SB 1.19.32 TRANSLATION:
The fortunate King Parīkṣit said: O brāhmaṇa, by your mercy only, you have sanctified us, making us like unto places of pilgrimage, all by your presence here as my guest. By your mercy, we, who are but unworthy royalty, become eligible to serve the devotee.
CLASS NOTES:
(SB 1.19.32) FOR A DEVOTEE WHO DESIRES TO GO BACK TO GODHEAD, TWO THINGS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED: WORLDLY ENJOYERS AND WOMEN.
Devotees of the standard of Śukadeva Gosvāmī are never interested in seeing kings. Mahārāja Parīkṣit was, of course, a different case. He was a great devotee, although a king, and therefore Śukadeva Gosvāmī came to see him in his last stage of life.
TADĪYĀNĀṀ SAMARCANAM (ABOVE THE WORSHIP OF LORD VIṢṆU IS THE RENDERING OF SERVICE TO VAIṢṆAVAS OR THINGS RELATED LORD VIṢṆU)
When the Lord Caitanya came to know that Gopala Bhatta came to Vrndavan, the Lord sent him a wooden sitting plank and chadar. Gopala Bhatta starts worshipping them. (tadīyānāṁ samarcanam). You can find the same plank and chaddar being worshipped in the Radha Raman temple till today. Today you can visit the temple of Lord Chaitanya in Srirangam. </p>
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(CC ĀDI 9.41) ALL INDIANS SHOULD EXECUTE THE SUPREME LORD’S COMMANDS. ONE WHO HAS TAKEN HIS BIRTH AS A HUMAN BEING IN THE LAND OF INDIA [BHĀRATA-VARṢA] SHOULD MAKE HIS LIFE SUCCESSFUL AND WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OTHER PEOPLE.
It is indeed true that Indians are especially able to benefit others world-wide. But if the Indians do not meet this responsibility and instead get enticed and bedazzled by the illusory energy as it is manifest in the West in such variegated forms, then they will become known as misers and end their lives in disgrace. . Indians must fearlessly preach the glories of the Lord far and wide
(RTW 5.1) EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF THE LORD DESIRES. AND THUS IF THE LORD DESIRES, EVERYONE CAN DEVELOP A LOVING MOOD OF SURRENDER TO HIM.
By the Lord’s will and by the mercy of His pure devotee, this knowledge will again spread everywhere.
When knowledge of the Absolute Truth, which is on the platform of pure goodness, is suppressed by the rampant influence of ignorance and passion, the sages and self-realized souls come forward to benefit the world through missionary activities as per the will of the Lord.
(SB 6.17.28) ONE WHO SURRENDERS TO THE SUPREME LORD, NĀRĀYAṆA, CAN EASILY FACE ALL DANGERS IN THE EFFORT TO PROPAGATE HIS MESSAGE
Devotees solely engaged in the devotional service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, never fear any condition of life. For them the heavenly planets, liberation, and the hellish planets are all the same, for such devotees are interested only in the service of the Lord.
(RTW 5.1) ALL THE PASTIMES OF THE SUPREME LORD IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD ARE ETERNAL
As the Caitanya-bhāgavata states, “Even at this very moment Lord Gaurāṅga is enacting His eternal, transcendental pastimes, but only the most fortunate souls can see them.” When the sun sets, it goes out of our sight, but it continues to shine somewhere on this globe. Similarly, when the Lord winds up His earthly pastimes, He continues to manifest them in one or more of the uncountable millions of planets in the universe.
(RTW 5.1) KALI-YUGA IS VERY SPECIAL BECAUSE LORD CAITANYA APPEARS IN THIS AGE AND PROPAGATES THE SCIENCE OF PURE LOVE OF GODHEAD.
This Kali-yuga is very special, however, because Lord Caitanya appears in this age in His original form and propagates the esoteric science of pure love of Godhead. We have great expectations that this science of pure love of Godhead will be propagated worldwide in the immediate future.
There is no reason to despise this age, for the most munificent incarnation of Godhead, Lord Caitanya, has appeared in Kali-yuga to shower His kindness upon the afflicted souls. The extent of the Supreme Lord’s mercy is decidedly more generous in this age than in any other.
May that Lord who is known as the son of Śrīmatī Śacīdevī be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has descended in the Age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant spiritual knowledge of the mellow taste of His service.
The present Kali-yuga is therefore very auspicious, for in this age one can attain the treasure of devotional service to the Lord that He Himself propagated. Our hope rests fully with the Lord’s surrendered devotees, who are endowed with perfect knowledge of how to disseminate this transcendental science.
(RTW 5.1) IF ONE TAKES UP DEVOTIONAL SERVICE SINCERELY, ONE CAN EXPERIENCE THE BLISS AND TRANQUILITY OF THE SATYA-YUGA
During the Satya-yuga the mode of goodness is in abundance. Or one can say that when the quality of goodness increases in a person to the extent that he becomes situated in his original constitutional identity as a servant of the Lord, thus making his human life a complete success, at that time he enjoys the bliss and tranquility of the Satya-yuga
(ŚB 12.3.51-52) ALTHOUGH KALI-YUGA IS AN OCEAN OF FAULTS, THERE IS STILL ONE GOOD QUALITY: SIMPLY BY CHANTING THE HARE KṚṢṆA MAHĀ-MANTRA, ONE CAN BECOME FREE FROM MATERIAL BONDAGE AND BE PROMOTED TO THE TRANSCENDENTAL KINGDOM.
My dear king, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: Simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom. Whatever result was obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Viṣṇu, in Tretā-yuga by performing sacrifices, and Dvāpara-yuga by serving the Lord’s lotus feet can be obtained in the Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
(RTW 5.1) THE PROMULGATION OF THE BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ’S KNOWLEDGE ON A WORLD-WIDE SCALE WILL ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION UPON WHICH THE EDIFICE OF THE SCIENCE OF LOVE OF GOD WILL BE CONSTRUCTED.
The word hari-kīrtana used in these verses, which means “singing or chanting the glories of Kṛṣṇa,” could very well apply to the Bhagavad-gītā, the song sung by God Himself. The promulgation of the Bhagavad-gītā’s knowledge on a world-wide scale will establish a foundation upon which the edifice of the science of love of God will be constructed. This edifice will be the repository of the sublime treasure of devotional service as taught by Lord Caitanya in Kali-yuga, and it will serve as a shining monument to the transcendental endeavors of the Lord’s pure devotees
(RTW 5.1)WHEN KNOWLEDGE OF THE GĪTĀ SPREADS, THEN EVERYONE WILL EASILY BE ABLE TO ATTAIN THE PLATFORM OF YOGA.
The essence of all Vedic knowledge is available in the Gītopaniṣad, popularly known as the Bhagavad-gītā. Lord Kṛṣṇa milked the cow of the Upaniṣads, and Arjuna drank the milk thus obtained – the Bhagavad-gītā. If Arjuna found time to hear the Bhagavad-gītā in the middle of a battlefield at Kuruksetra, then what urgent business is stopping us from hearing the Gītā? When knowledge of the Gītā spreads, then everyone will easily be able to attain the platform of yoga.
(RTW 5.1) INDIANS SHOULD NOW TAKE SHELTER OF THEIR SAINTLY PRECEPTORS, THE PURE DEVOTEES, AND UNITEDLY PROPAGATE THE GLORIFICATION OF KṚṢṆA VIA THE MEDIUM OF THE BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ.
And as the pure devotees of the Lord become successful in their efforts to use their spiritual intelligence in the Lord’s service, then the science of love of God taught by Lord Caitanya, the most magnanimous incarnation of Godhead will be distributed everywhere. Judging from all the symptoms, the time is now ripe. Indians should now take shelter of their saintly preceptors, the pure devotees, and unitedly propagate the glorification of Kṛṣṇa via the medium of the Bhagavad-gītā. In this way, the world will become prosperous and perfect.
(RTW 5.1) LORD CAITANYA’S TEACHINGS ON THE PROCESS OF LOVING DEVOTIONAL SERVICE WILL EASILY HARMONIZE ALL CONFLICTING CONCEPTS.
The present age has seen interest in spiritual matters markedly increase. The present age has seen interest in spiritual matters markedly increase. Yoga and meditation societies have mushroomed expressly to transmit the knowledge of the Bhagavad-gītā, but how this will be accomplished is still a question. We are confident that Lord Caitanya’s teachings on the process of loving devotional service will easily harmonize all conflicting concepts.
Thus Srila Prabhupada was able to conceptualize the prophecy of Lord Caitanya and Bhakti Vinod Thakur before he actually did what he did.
(SB 6.3.29) YAMARAJ IS SAYING PLEASE BRING TO ME ONLY THOSE SINFUL PERSONS WHO DO NOT USE THEIR TONGUES TO CHANT THE HOLY NAME AND QUALITIES OF KṚṢṆA.
My dear servants, please bring to me only those sinful persons who do not use their tongues to chant the holy name and qualities of Kṛṣṇa, whose hearts do not remember the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa even once, and whose heads do not bow down even once before Lord Kṛṣṇa. Send me those who do not perform their duties toward Viṣṇu, which are the only duties in human life. Please bring me all such fools and rascals.