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<h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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Especially those who are following penance and austerity, yogic principle or devotional life, they should learn to excuse. In our dealings, there are so many faulty dealings between ourselves. So if we take everything very seriously, then it is very difficult to live. So kṣamā. But that kṣamā—kṣamā means forgiveness—will reduce. Nobody will forgive. Retaliation, vengeance, that will increase.
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[[Vanisource:680318 - Lecture SB 12.02.01 - San Francisco|Lecture on SB 12.02.01 -- March 18, 1968, San Francisco]]:
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Prabhupāda: Now here, Śukadeva Gosvāmī says, ''tataś ca anudinaṁ''. ''Anu-dinam'' means "as the days will pass." Then what will be the symptoms? Now, ''naṅkṣyaty''. ''Naṅkṣyaty'' means gradually diminish, will diminish. What will diminish? Now, ''dharmaḥ'', religiosity; ''satyam'', truthfulness; ''śaucam'', cleanliness; ''kṣamā'', forgiveness; ''dayā'', mercifulness; ''āyuḥ'', duration of life; ''balam'', strength; and ''smṛtiḥ'', memory. These eight items, just try to know. 

First thing is religious. As the age of Kali will make progress, people will become more and more irreligious. And they will become more and more liars. They will forget to speak what is true. ''Śaucam'', cleanliness, that will also diminish. Cleanliness is required. ''Bahyābhyantaraḥ-śuciḥ''. If one is to advance, he has to clean himself. 

According to Vedic civilization, one has to take bath thrice daily. Actually, in India they take. In your country I was also taking twice bath till I was attacked last year. So I thought that in this country, twice taking bath is not possible, so I am taking once now. But India, there are many gentlemen, high class gentlemen, they take bath thrice. Morning, and before lunch, and in the evening. Especially the ''Brahmins''. 

So cleanliness is next to godliness. To take bath, to evacuate daily, to wash the teeth, wash clothings, this cleanliness process. But as the days of this Kali-yuga will make progress, this system of hygienic cleanliness, cleanliness both inside and outside . . . outside by taking bath, inside by becoming Kṛṣṇa conscious—two kinds of cleanliness. Simply if we take bath with soap outside, and inside all rubbish thing, then that is not cleanliness. Cleanliness means ''bahyābhyantaraṁ''. ''Bahya'' means outside, without; ''abhyantaraṁ'' means inside.

Unless we are clean, unless we are pure, how we can make advance to approach the Supreme? The Supreme is described as the purest. In the ''Bhagavad-gītā'' Arjuna says, ''paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān'' ([[Vanisource:BG 10.12-13 (1972)|BG 10.12]]), "My dear Kṛṣṇa, You are the Supreme Lord, Brahman." And ''pavitraṁ paramam'': "You are supreme, pure." There is no impurity. Impurity means material contamination, and purity means spiritual life. So this cleanliness inside and outside, that will also decrease. Just know.

First decreasing . . . religiosity. People will become irreligious, and they will forget what is telling truth. They'll be accustomed to speak lie. And ''śaucam'', no cleanliness. And ''kṣamā''. ''Kṣamā'' means forgiveness. Suppose I have done some wrong . . . (break) . . . but there is no forgiveness. ''Kṣamā-rūpaṁ tapasvinaḥ'', people is advised . . . although . . . especially those who are following penance and austerity, yogic principle or devotional life, they should learn to excuse. In our dealings, there are so many faulty dealings between ourselves. So if we take everything very seriously, then it is very difficult to live. So ''kṣamā''. But that ''kṣamā''—''kṣamā'' means forgiveness—will reduce. Nobody will forgive. Retaliation, vengeance, that will increase. So four items: religiosity, truthfulness, cleanliness and forgiveness. Four. 

Then ''dayā''. ''Dayā'' means mercy. What is ''dayā''? Who is, I mean to say, less strong. Just like animals, birds, beasts . . . you should be very merciful. Just like children: you should be very merciful to children. According to Vedic injunction, children, women, ''Brahmins'', old men and cow. How many? Children, women, ''Brahmin'', cow . . . and what else?

Devotees: Old men.

Prabhupāda: Old men.
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