19811206 Arrival Lecture

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The following is an Arrival Lecture given by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on December 6, 1981 – in Chennai, India.

That is the conclusion of all Shastras. That is the goal of all life. And thus molds his life around that wall. Whether he be a householder or whether he be a renunciator. The little renunciation comes. And what is the goal? So when one God has placed a goal.

That is.

The assurance of that person’s success. So it is so rare to get that seed of devotion. Mahativa very fortunate in that person. The Lord Chaitanya says that after getting that seed then it has to be watered better than water. One should irrigate that seed regularly with the hearing and chanting of Kṛṣṇa’s name. That hearing and chanting of Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, his worries, his pastimes, this is what is necessary. There may be many pandits and there may be many people who speak about Kṛṣṇa or speak about Ramachandra. But if they are also not fixed on that goal of ultimately surrendering, of surrendering to him and trying Pachistita, trying to surrender to him then they are not considered to be Vaishnavas.

Vaishnava Kṛṣṇa, Bhakta, Viskava, Shahtam Mukti hooked these Hindsi Cottage of the those who think that the topmost protection of life is to be materially happy. He is not yet a pure writer. One who thinks that Tabula’s perfection is to get mystic powers. He’s not yet pure Lesson. One of the things that simply to be liberated from birth and death is the topmost goal of life is that it is pure Vaishnav. Therefore those impure some may be devotees and maybe not devotees. They are not satisfied. Therefore they are asanto. They are also lacking peace. But the devotee is God because he’s put oh, what is the ultimate goal? Ultimate goal is the Kṛṣṇa’s peace. I will be pleased. The Kṛṣṇa when he appeared as Babanandev in Baba Nandev he chastised Bali Maharaj Sahil.

Bali Maharaj had conquered Indra and Bamana had asked for three steps of life. So he said, all right, you take what you want. So Sukharacharya is so called Guru told him, don’t give it to him. He is himself the supreme personality of Ghana. You’re at Osura. He will take everything from you and give it to your enemy in Christ. Don’t do it. The Bhaki said, when I have given my word. And anyway the Lord had personally come. How long Sukharajari had been doing Vishnu Pūjā. By doing Vishnu Pūjā only I defeated Buddhi, I defeated Indra. Now Vishnu himself has come And I will take back my given words there.

No.

But then Mahu Nadevi became very proud. And within one step he covered the whole world. The other step, the whole universe. There was no third place. So then Bali Maharaj, he said, all right, put it on my head. Because he was actually not able to give three steps of land. Even instead he gave himself. But he promised three steps of land. So then Garuḍa tied him up by the marooni ropes. So it was a beautiful sight. Prabhupāda was a feeling that all right, even a devotee offers a small tooth to him. A glass of water. You’re giving him so much benediction. So here he is. He’s given everything to you, whole kingdom of the universe. He’s given his own body everything. So it’s enough. You don’t have to keep him tied up any longer. Like that Dhogma was making some type of moral appeal.

Then before Brahma could actually say anything, Nidaditya was the name the wife of Bali Maharaj. She intervened and she prayed to Bana Devil. My Lord, my husband is a fool. He was very falsely proud. He said that I will give three steps of life. What was his to give? Everything was yours to begin with. His mistake was thinking that he was giving us something to do. He couldn’t see that everything is already yours. Then after you took everything, his kingdom, the whole universe in two steps. And he still thought, Allah, let me give my body also. This was his foolishness. Why did he think that his body is his? That was also yours to begin with. It is only your energy. Therefore, please forgive my husband for his false ego.

To say that he was actually the possessor when you are only the proprietor, which is confirmed also by the Bhagavad Gītā. This is a peace formula. When we realize that everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa, nothing belongs to us. Not our country, not our state, not our family, not anything we have. Then immediately we become peaceful. So there remains give you the Sutala. Sutala is better than Swarga. More opulent, more luxury, more convenient. Because no enemy can attack Suala. Always the Masur are trying to attack Sa. But no one can attack Sua because their Sudars and sh is protecting personality. And that has been designed to like Mr. Karma to be the most luxurious and comfortable place. And Kṛṣṇa himself, he said, I will go and live with you. So you don’t have to worry.

If any demons also disobey your rule as you teach them, destroy them with the Sunars. And after some time you will also be in draft. I will have you be hindered. But Indra is my rabbi said, you cannot just take out my Indra and take that position. You be my Indra at this particular time and I will protect you. Until that time I will stay with you and Sukkah. So then Vishnu also described that the real blessing is not when I take everything away from the devotee. Sometimes we know that the Vishnu batas, sometimes Bishtu takes everything from them. So Bishna himself said, this is not the utmost mercy that I give. That person is really blessed by me who has got wealth, who has got good looks, who has got some fame or some good family or some nice heritage.

He has got all these things, but he is not proud. He knows that everything is given by me. There’s no false ego. That person is truly blessed because given up his false ego, he finally realized everything is ultimately given by the Lord. Therefore the Lord gave him more luxury than he knew about. So people think that no, this Maishna means to be very carried outside. No, that is not process. Those who want Mukti or Siddhi, they are the outside. But inside they have so many desires. They want to get power, they want to get mystic power. They want to be liberated and so on. But devotee, who knows that already I am the property of Kṛṣṇa. What to speak of the things that belong to me? Then he becomes like the trustee on behalf of Kṛṣṇa.

His wife, his family, his house, everything is Kṛṣṇa. That doesn’t mean that he doesn’t use those things. But he uses them as a trustee to save lives. Where is the Kṛṣṇa conscious attitude with a religious mind, Dharmic power According to the instructions of Kṛṣṇari’s representatives to Guru. This process is so perfect, but it is so rare. It is so rare because external voairagya is easy but internal vairagya cannot be imitated. It has to be realized. One has to realize everything is Kṛṣṇa. I am Kṛṣṇa, I am part of Kṛṣṇa. And he is disagreeing. They’re primaries. And we realized that actually then it’s very easy. If we realize and then accept, it’s very easy. But how to realize that is only achieved by association. That is achieved by good association. Nowadays government, they’re trying to make the problem between the gap dissolved.

But we see that there’s association people from different castes. They’re going to the racetracks, they’re going to the bars, they’re going to the process. They are associating together. But they’re not for that able to uplift themselves. People in different political parties, in different business communities. They’re coming together in chambers of commerce or international dealing or in political dealing. And they are sitting together eating and having their association.

Why?

The first intoxication with Rasmus and the deaths of Tamagun and the second is Rajagun. So this all help to destroy the different anomalies between people. What is required is Satsang Bharta Sam. So that is masterful. By chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, by taking Kṛṣṇa Purushara by serving and glorifying Kṛṣṇa, by hearing the message of Kṛṣṇa from the devotees Dukracharyevi so many times is glorifying Vishnu Pūjā to Bali. But when it came to the ultimate issue, he would surrender himself to Vishnu Hereby his don’t surrender. Śrī Venir son advises about Kṛṣṇa that won’t have the ultimate effect. One has to hear about the glories of Hari Bhatto. Then Mazda becomes lift down the puzzle with the Savior. By hearing the Bhāgavata. Bhāgavata means pure glories of Kṛṣṇa. Pure glories of the Lord and his devotees.

By hearing that regularity from the lips of devotees who are themselves dedicated Bhāgavatas, servants of the Duk Bhagavad present Bhagavad and Bhut Bhagavad, then one becomes purified. All the yoghatra, all the Doshas, all the anxieties and miseries that are in her heart, they’re all washed away and instead they’re firm convictions to serve Kṛṣṇa is established simply by hearing and serving. Hearing the message of book Bhagavad from person Bhagavad and serving the person Bhagavad the devotees. Because this prayer, this logo was mentioned in the prayer of Bhakti Vida Swami Maupa when he came to the West. He mentioned that prayer as he saw America for the first time. How to deliver these people in Tamil, their association is all ignorant and passionate. He quoted this by giving them the association of Hollywood, they will become pure.

If we want to be purified and we have to take the medicine, not a difficult medicine, sometime every day, hear the Bhagavad. Hear the Bhagavad Gītā from the devotees, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa in this way, if not daily, but regularly, as much as possible. And then lead our life to that goal. Then it doesn’t matter if one is Ramachari or whether one is rich or one of is poor. The Lord, he accepts our mood of devotion. He accepts our Mood. He knows our eternal mood. Whether it’s an enjoying mood or whether it’s a renouncing mood, Even we are attached. But if our goal is, then when will I become fixed in appreciation of the qualities I wish? Kṛṣṇa will help. He helps. He gives us the intelligence how to come here.

So this process is actually necessary both for those who are Pandyas who know the Shastras as well as those who know. We don’t know these masters because Dharma is of different types. But this is the ultimate liberated state. To have given up all the false ego. As Nara Muni has confirmed. When one has achieved devotional service, Bhakti, that means parable body in the name of Jana. He is above all these bodies, all designations. People want to know how to solve the problem. Their problem is already solved. The people become devoted to join together. Not in Taladun, not in Rajdhun, not in ignorance, not in passion, but in pure goodness. Sudha Sattva Then who will object to associating? If someone is unimpured with this person, what is the value of associating in any other?

That means that if someone is so called higher status and he’s associated in Tamilgun level, that means he’s only higher status in name alone. He himself is. The point is to uplift. So they talk about uplifting an acid. That can only be done by uplifting them to the staticum. Otherwise there’s no question about lifting it. Simply relabel it the same dirty bottle.

So.

There’S a very big T ahead of us. Because there are so many little plants, spiritual plants that need to be watered, having faith in God and so many. But because they are not knowing the difference in Dharma that there is Rajadharma Satva Dharma and there is Transcendental Chinmaya Dharma. Therefore they are missing the real mentor. Actually our book distribution, our preaching, everything is meant to cause the revolution in the minds of the people, in the sinful lives of the people, and to bring about a change for the absolute good or Sudha Sattva Paramsatv. The creation of pure devotional works is of a different type. Because every word is glorifying the qualities named form Van, signs of the supreme personality with unlimited qualities who can purify the whole universe. And therefore such words are heard, sung and accepted by those who are thoroughly honest.

Khalid Yug doesn’t mean that a person has to be raised, doesn’t mean that person has to be really even clean, already merciful to begin with. But if he’s honest and hears the truth, then he will accept. Yes, there’s nothing beyond this. This is the absolute truth beyond all false ego, beyond all designation. This is the practical way. That is what world can become Vaikuṇṭha free from all anxiety. Then that person he thoroughly honest that all the other good qualities will come.

So.

Thank you very much for receiving. You can see at the airport how the people were so attracted to hear the holy thing everyone was crowding around. This is because Kṛṣṇa means he’s all attractive. People want satisfaction, they want happiness. But they’re looking in kama, they’re looking in rajas, they’re looking in material goodness. But the actual happiness they’re hanging for that is their Kṛṣṇa transcendental realms that we won’t find prasannatna in this material world. We won’t find completely satisfied heart and mind in this material world. There will always be something short. That’s why this is Māyā. That which is not, that which is not ultimately what we want. So people, they are so attracted. The next step is to get them to do something, to hear, to chant, to think, to serve. Ghastly.

When they become fixed in the understanding who they are, who is Kṛṣṇa, then they can make rapid events. So go on attracting the people by kīrtana and by programs and my preaching. And even though it seems pretty hard to turn the minds of people by automatic process one becomes fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness if he’s an honest person, if he’s not a good friend. Sabat.

Odan. We have seen all the inspiring clippings of the Anahal Finch and other pitching here in Madras. So we’re really glad that everyone is pushing out the pitching here. Where Sina Blue Propensity first started the preaching in Madras, he came here and was welcomed by the governor of Tamil Nadu state as well as by the chief minister at that time. So this is definitely very important place for pitching. Practitioner Saraji Thakur established devotee at Mathyar. Recently when the devotees went there and asked them how is the preaching going? They replied, we do not preach in practice. It was the end of the conversation. In other words, the whole mission of being spread in Madras depending right now on the International Society for Christian Continent, we should take this great opportunity to dedicate ourselves for delivering the people of southern India to the north.

This is a very good opportunity because also Bhakti Siddhant himself said that if he were to have any stars in Takva, if he were to have a choice where he had to come back again and have a choice where to Appear. He would prefer to appear in South India. You can understand how favorite is the last of the South India for the Vaishnav Ali Vaishnava Acharya escaped from South India. The name the four Vaishnav Acharya. Mahavas come from Nagodesh, North India. Even Shankarach earlier came from the south of India. So all the five big ancient Acharyas, they’re all coming from the south. So now we need some Vaishnava preachers to come also from the south to spread the mission of Chaitanya Mahatrabhu and pure Vaishnavi. They see the robot I describe that reaching is the essence in Jagannath pudding.

Lord Chaitanya told Haridaj Pagwa that you are expert at both practicing devotional service as well as preaching. He says nine minutes. Ready.

Important.

That one should both practice as well as preach. But in most places there are people generally either do some preaching and don’t practice or they do some practice and they don’t preach. Here in the south of India, we find that there’s a lot of practice historical point of view. Although today how many people are practicing that is something you can see. But still more than most places, people practice something. But now as they both practice less preaching, so breast preaching. In South India, it’s very important that one has to behave very impeccably because people have a high standard of. In Bengal, you can find that husband and wife, they’re wearing saffron cloth and going begging from house to house. You won’t find something like that here in South India they don’t have so many things have not come so relatively.

It’s a very good opportunity because people have a pure habit, pure practice to just preach to them the message of Chaitanya Mahāprabhu and then make him understand what is the real benefit of Shivanmar. Most people think that by performing Dharma we should get some material benefit. Some people think that by performing Dharma we should get Mukti. Chaitanya Mahāprabhu’s proposition showing me Sama Bonam from the Vedas that the ultimate goal of performing devotional service with Dharma is to achieve your love for Kṛṣṇa. That is the priority of human life. So this is something very rare. But it was also fixed by all of the Vaishnav Acharyas. But today people have forgotten. It’s easy to attract the people, come and perform some religion and get some material benefit.

But if you say perform my religion and get love of God, people think, why do I need That I already love God or there is no God or I am God. So these are all the difficulties. So the solution of course is that Chaitanya Mahabharah Sankirtan movement has to be spread by flooding the people. Śrīla Prabhupāda says that this Sankirtan creates such a flood that any sincere person is swept away in the flood. And they’re swimming in that ocean of nectar. And some demons, if they’re there, those demons, they may not some atheists or non believers. They won’t be able to sink, but they will float on the top. They will float on the top, but they will also be swept away. So that means that everyone is being swept away. Whether it’s with swimming or whether floating. Everyone is swept away in the southern Chaitanya Monopoly.

So this is a very great opportunity. If we can start the tidal wave or be the instrument in bringing the people into that flood of Chaitanya Monopoly. So we want to have many festivals engaging the people in chanting, engaging them in some kīrtana. We still have the Sunday Kirta was willing our chanting. So they like the chanting of Chaitanya Maharaj. We watch that by the 500th anniversary of Lord Chaitanya all of the places where went. We should make one padat each of the places. A temple. Padatit means a temple for the lotus feet of Lord Jay Khan. The lotus feet are placed there and sometimes a picture enamels are laminated. And that night worship is done. So we can trace out. Someone can trace out what places he visited Tamil Nadu.

And then we can establish us with the Brahmanas and with some ministers and different make a big. And we have to also organize the committees for celebrating the appearance day at Chaitanya Mahāprabhu. The Amma, the descendant of Gopal Bhakti Goswami and Venkat Bhaṭṭa. He is still the head priest of the Śrīranganath temple Śrīrangam. So in his house Chaitanya Mahargu stays. So we should have him also as one of the committee members. Like that for Tamil Nadu. Make a joint committee like that with different people. And there’s only four years left. So within four years pada pitas and various type of meetings and programs. It’s not much time. A lot of things can be held every year to get the people. To get the people aware of Chaitanya Matu. They don’t know so much this way we have to begin very quickly.

It’s a big task. So that by the time of the 500th anniversary that each of the places we visited plus all the major cities we can have like a chain festival. One after another, big festival. And this way we can go on continuing the festival right on for the next 10 years. Or 10,000 years. So this is all the mastery of Chaitanya Mahatrabhu. That we are all here from different countries and different places. Yet we’re all united in a common interest, common goal. This is the symptom of Chaitanya Mahabhu’s movement that it unites everyone. Māyā is always divided. You find always that there’s different type of revolution in the material world is always dividing. One country is one state is revolting. Making a new state like Mizoram or Nagaland and this one and Erdogan and now Punjab. They all want to become independent.

So in the Bhāgavata it also says a revolution. But this is a revolution of a different kind. It is the revolution which unites everyone. Everyone is united by this revolution. Most revolution is for division. But Lord Chaitanya’s revolution unites just like a nuclear bomb. When you explode it then every. All the sorts of energy is coming out. This is like reverse. Everything is brought into the complete orbit and complete surrender of J. Mahaprabhua War.

So.

Actually Tamil Nadu, Tamil. There must be, I think about over 100 million Tamils in the world. Tamil speaking people. It’s one of the largest communities, hundred million I believe. Because not only in Tamil Nadu are.

The Tamil speaking people, but some also.

Other parts of India, bordering areas in Karnataka andhra. But also in Śrī Lanka, in Malaysia and several other places like that people are Tamil speaking. So to print the books in Tamil language and to preach here, this is very important preaching in various parts of the world. So thank you all for coming from different places and preaching here. Sa. Ma.

Ma.