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Inquiry means sravanam. Inquiry means to get the answer; that is hearing. And then assimilate. Then kirtanam, then distribute the knowledge to the world

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"inquiry means śravaṇam. Inquiry means to get the answer; that is hearing. And then assimilate. Then kīrtanam, then distribute the knowledge to the world"

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

One should be inquisitive, assimilate them, and susampannam, and... This is called śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ (SB 7.5.23). The inquiry means śravaṇam. Inquiry means to get the answer; that is hearing. And then assimilate. Then kīrtanam, then distribute the knowledge to the world. That is the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.


Lecture on SB 1.5.1-4 -- New Vrindaban, May 22, 1969:

A spiritual master is not a fashion that, "Oh, I should have a spiritual master." People after fashion. No.

One must be very much inquisitive to know. What about, inquisitive? Uttamam. Śreya uttamam, what is the highest perfection of life. If one is actually inquisitive to understand about the highest perfectional stage of our life, then he should search after a spiritual master. That is the direction.

So here Nārada says that, "You, jijñāsitam, you have inquired. You have inquired. And after inquiry you have done also very nicely." Because Vyāsadeva has written so many books. Just like we are trying to write so many books. What is that book?

That means whatever we have understood from our spiritual master. That's all. So one should be inquisitive, assimilate them, and susampannam, and . . . this is called śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ (SB 7.5.23). The inquiry means śravaṇam. Inquiry means to get the answer; that is hearing. And then assimilate. Then kīrtanam, then distribute the knowledge to the world. That is the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, that bhārata-bhūmite manuṣya janma haila yāra (CC Adi 9.41).

Anyone who has taken birth in this holy land of India, Bhārata-varṣa . . . just see how Caitanya Mahāprabhu gives power to every Indian. Every Indian has got this opportunity, because his land of religion, the land of knowledge, spiritual knowledge.

But these rascal men, they are being taught that, "Throw away these books." You see. Such misfortunate condition is now in India. They are recommending wholesale cow slaughter in India, to make this business . . . unfortunately, we have to be governed by such rascals. So the sooner the Indians give up their . . . now, so long these nonsensical things are going on, it is better. It is better.

Page Title:Inquiry means sravanam. Inquiry means to get the answer; that is hearing. And then assimilate. Then kirtanam, then distribute the knowledge to the world
Compiler:Visnu Murti
Created:24 of Nov, 2010
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1