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<div id="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is" class="section" sec_index="0" parent="compilation" text="Bhagavad-gita As It Is"><h2>Bhagavad-gita As It Is</h2>
== Bhagavad-gita As It Is ==
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<div id="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is" text="BG Chapters 1 - 6"><h3>BG Chapters 1 - 6</h3>
=== BG Chapters 1 - 6 ===
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<div id="BG647_0" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" book="BG" index="264" link="BG 6.47" link_text="BG 6.47">
<span class="BG-statistics">'''[[Vanisource:BG 6.47|BG 6.47, Purport]]:''' One can avoid worshiping a respectable man or a demigod and may be called discourteous, but one cannot avoid serving the Supreme Lord without being thoroughly condemned. Every living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus every living entity is intended to serve the Supreme Lord by his own constitution. Failing to do this, he falls down. The Bhāgavatam (11.5.3) confirms this as follows:
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 6.47 (1972)|BG 6.47, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">One can avoid worshiping a respectable man or a demigod and may be called discourteous, but one cannot avoid serving the Supreme Lord without being thoroughly condemned. Every living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus every living entity is intended to serve the Supreme Lord by his own constitution. Failing to do this, he falls down. The Bhāgavatam (11.5.3) confirms this as follows:</p>
 
:ya eṣāṁ puruṣaṁ sākṣād
:ya eṣāṁ puruṣaṁ sākṣād
:ātma-prabhavam īśvaram
:ātma-prabhavam īśvaram
:na bhajanty avajānanti
:na bhajanty avajānanti
:sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ
:sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ
 
<p>"Anyone who does not render service and neglects his duty unto the primeval Lord, who is the source of all living entities, will certainly fall down from his constitutional position."</p>
"Anyone who does not render service and neglects his duty unto the primeval Lord, who is the source of all living entities, will certainly fall down from his constitutional position."</span>
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<div id="BG_Chapters_13_-_18" class="sub_section" sec_index="3" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is" text="BG Chapters 13 - 18"><h3>BG Chapters 13 - 18</h3>
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<div id="BG1427_0" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_13_-_18" book="BG" index="53" link="BG 14.27" link_text="BG 14.27">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 14.27 (1972)|BG 14.27, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The living entity, although Brahman by nature, has the desire to lord it over the material world, and due to this he falls down. In his constitutional position, a living entity is above the three modes of material nature, but association with material nature entangles him in the different modes of material nature—goodness, passion and ignorance.</p>
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<div id="Srimad-Bhagavatam" class="section" sec_index="1" parent="compilation" text="Srimad-Bhagavatam"><h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<div id="SB_Canto_1" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 1"><h3>SB Canto 1</h3>
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<div id="SB1517_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_1" book="SB" index="148" link="SB 1.5.17" link_text="SB 1.5.17">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 1.5.17|SB 1.5.17, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">It is enjoined in the scriptures that one can relinquish all such duties and surrender unto the service of the Lord. So if one does so and becomes successful in the discharge of his devotional service unto the Lord, it is well and good. But it so happens sometimes that one surrenders himself unto the service of the Lord by some temporary sentiment, and in the long run, due to so many other reasons, he falls down from the path of service by undesirable association.</p>
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<div id="SB1517_1" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_1" book="SB" index="148" link="SB 1.5.17" link_text="SB 1.5.17">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 1.5.17|SB 1.5.17, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">In the Bhagavad-gītā it is said that even a small quantity of devotional service can save one from the most dangerous position. There are many instances of such examples in history. Ajāmila is one of them. Ajāmila in his early life was a devotee, but in his youth he fell down. Still he was saved by the Lord at the end.</p>
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<div id="SB1519_2" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_1" book="SB" index="150" link="SB 1.5.19" link_text="SB 1.5.19">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 1.5.19|SB 1.5.19, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">There are certainly many instances where devotees of the Lord have fallen down due to uncongenial association, just like fruitive workers, who are always prone to degradation. But even though he falls down, a devotee is never to be considered the same as a fallen karmī. A karmī suffers the result of his own fruitive reactions, whereas a devotee is reformed by chastisement directed by the Lord Himself.</p>
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<div id="SB1755_3" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_1" book="SB" index="262" link="SB 1.7.55" link_text="SB 1.7.55">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 1.7.55|SB 1.7.55, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Here Aśvatthāmā is indicated as twice-born. Certainly he was twice-born, but he fell down from his position, and therefore he was properly punished.</p>
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<div id="SB11224_4" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_1" book="SB" index="459" link="SB 1.12.24" link_text="SB 1.12.24">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 1.12.24|SB 1.12.24, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Yayāti was much attached to Devayānī, and when he went to his father-in-law's place to call her, Śukrācārya was angry with him and cursed him to become impotent. Yayāti begged his father-in-law to withdraw his curse, but the sage asked Yayāti to ask youthfulness from his sons and let them become old as the condition of his becoming potent. He had five sons, two from Devayānī and three from Śarmiṣṭhā. From his five sons, namely (1) Yadu, (2) Turvasu, (3) Druhyu, (4) Anu and (5) Pūru, five famous dynasties, namely (1) the Yadu dynasty, (2) the Yavana (Turk) dynasty, (3) the Bhoja dynasty, (4) the Mleccha dynasty (Greek) and (5) the Paurava dynasty, all emanated to spread all over the world. He reached the heavenly planets by dint of his pious acts, but he fell down from there because of his self-advertisement and criticizing other great souls. After his fall, his daughter and grandson bestowed upon him their accumulated virtues, and by the help of his grandson and friend Śibi, he was again promoted to the heavenly kingdom, becoming one of the assembly members of Yamarāja, with whom he is staying as a devotee. He performed more than one thousand different sacrifices, gave in charity very liberally and was a very influential king.</p>
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<div id="SB11622_5" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_1" book="SB" index="639" link="SB 1.16.22" link_text="SB 1.16.22">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 1.16.22|SB 1.16.22, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">We know from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that Ajāmila, an innocent son of a brāhmaṇa, was walking down a road and saw a śūdra pair sexually embracing. This attracted the boy, and later on the boy became a victim of all debaucheries. From a pure brāhmaṇa, he fell down to the position of a wretched urchin, and it was all due to bad association. There was but one victim like Ajāmila in those days, but in this age of Kali the poor innocent students are daily victims of cinemas which attract men only for sex indulgence.</p>
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<div id="SB_Canto_3" class="sub_section" sec_index="3" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 3"><h3>SB Canto 3</h3>
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<div id="SB31234_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="457" link="SB 3.12.34" link_text="SB 3.12.34">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.12.34|SB 3.12.34, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">As a fire can consume anything and everything without being contaminated, so, by the grace of the Lord, the fire of Brahmā's greatness consumed his desire for the sinful act of sex with his daughter. The Vedas are the source of all knowledge, and they were first revealed to Brahmā by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead while Brahmā was thinking of re-creating the material world. Brahmā is powerful by dint of his devotional service unto the Lord, and the Lord is always ready to forgive His devotee if by chance he falls down from the noble path of devotional service.</p>
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<div id="SB31926_1" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="751" link="SB 3.19.26" link_text="SB 3.19.26">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.19.26|SB 3.19.26, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Though struck indifferently by the Lord, the conqueror of all, the demon's body began to wheel. His eyeballs bulged out of their sockets. His arms and legs broken and the hair on his head scattered, he fell down dead, like a gigantic tree uprooted by the wind.</p>
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<div id="SB32217_2" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="883" link="SB 3.22.17" link_text="SB 3.22.17">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.22.17|SB 3.22.17, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The Gandharva Viśvāvasu, while flying in the sky, could see Devahūti playing ball on the roof of the palace. Ball playing was also current, but aristocratic girls would not play in a public place. Ball playing and other such pleasures were not meant for ordinary women and girls; only princesses like Devahūti could indulge in such sports. It is described here that she was seen from the flying airplane. This indicates that the palace was very high, otherwise how could one see her from an airplane? The vision was so distinct that the Gandharva Viśvāvasu was bewildered by her beauty and by hearing the sound of her ankle bangles, and being captivated by the sound and beauty, he fell down.</p>
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<div id="SB32541_3" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="1043" link="SB 3.25.41" link_text="SB 3.25.41">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.25.41|SB 3.25.41, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The Supreme Brahman is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the living entity is also Brahman. Without realization that he is Brahman, spirit soul, an eternal servitor of the Lord, if one simply thinks that he is Brahman, his realization is only theoretical. He has to realize and at the same time engage himself in the devotional service of the Lord; then he can exist in the Brahman status. Otherwise he falls down.</p>
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<div id="SB33023_4" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="1256" link="SB 3.30.23" link_text="SB 3.30.23">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.30.23|SB 3.30.23, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">While passing on that road to the abode of Yamarāja, he falls down in fatigue, and sometimes he becomes unconscious, but he is forced to rise again. In this way he is very quickly brought to the presence of Yamarāja.</p>
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<div id="SB33322_5" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="1374" link="SB 3.33.22" link_text="SB 3.33.22">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.33.22|SB 3.33.22, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Unless we are able to transfer our attachment to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is no possibility of becoming freed from material attachment. The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, therefore, confirms that it is not possible for one to become liberated by cultivation of empiric philosophical speculation. Simply knowing that one is not matter but spirit soul, or Brahman, does not purify one's intelligence. Even if the impersonalist reaches the highest platform of spiritual realization, he falls down again to material attachment because of not being situated in the transcendental loving service of the Supreme Lord.</p>
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<div id="SB_Canto_4" class="sub_section" sec_index="4" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 4"><h3>SB Canto 4</h3>
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<div id="SB4910_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="379" link="SB 4.9.10" link_text="SB 4.9.10">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.9.10|SB 4.9.10, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">My Lord, the transcendental bliss derived from meditating upon Your lotus feet or hearing about Your glories from pure devotees is so unlimited that it is far beyond the stage of brahmānanda, wherein one thinks himself merged in the impersonal Brahman as one with the Supreme. Since brahmānanda is also defeated by the transcendental bliss derived from devotional service, then what to speak of the temporary blissfulness of elevating oneself to the heavenly planets, which is ended by the separating sword of time? Although one may be elevated to the heavenly planets, he falls down in due course of time.</p>
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<div id="SB42037_1" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="829" link="SB 4.20.37" link_text="SB 4.20.37">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.20.37|SB 4.20.37, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Because the Supreme Personality of Godhead is all-spiritual, He can descend from the spiritual sky without changing His body, and thus He is known as acyuta, or infallible. When a living entity falls down to the material world, however, he has to accept a material body, and therefore, in his material embodiment, he cannot be called acyuta. Because he falls down from his real engagement in the service of the Lord, the living entity gets a material body to suffer or try to enjoy in the miserable material conditions of life. Therefore the fallen living entity is cyuta, whereas the Lord is called acyuta.</p>
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<div id="SB42434_2" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1014" link="SB 4.24.34" link_text="SB 4.24.34">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.24.34|SB 4.24.34, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">In other words, the individual soul, although within the illumination of the Supreme, sometimes falls down from that illumination because of his tiny position, and when he falls down he enters into material, conditional life. The Lord, however, is not subject to such conditioning; therefore He is described as self-illuminated. Consequently any conditioned soul within this material universe can remain completely perfect when he is under the protection of Vāsudeva, or when he is engaged in devotional service.</p>
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<div id="SB42613_3" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1126" link="SB 4.26.13" link_text="SB 4.26.13">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.26.13|SB 4.26.13, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">It is clearly visible that when a neophyte in Kṛṣṇa consciousness eats too much, he falls down. Instead of being elevated to pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he becomes attracted by Cupid. The so-called brahmacārī becomes agitated by women, and the vānaprastha may again become captivated into having sex with his wife. Or he may begin to search out another wife. Due to some sentiment, he may give up his own wife and come into the association of devotees and a spiritual master, but due to his past sinful life he cannot stay. Instead of being elevated to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he falls down, being attracted by Cupid, and takes to another wife for sex enjoyment.</p>
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<div id="SB42853_4" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1221" link="SB 4.28.53" link_text="SB 4.28.53">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.28.53|SB 4.28.53, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The natural position of the living entity is to serve the Lord in a transcendental loving attitude. When the living entity wants to become Kṛṣṇa Himself or imitate Kṛṣṇa, he falls down into the material world.</p>
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<div id="SB42854_5" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1222" link="SB 4.28.54" link_text="SB 4.28.54">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.28.54|SB 4.28.54, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The original home of the living entity and the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the spiritual world. In the spiritual world both the Lord and the living entities live together very peacefully. Since the living entity remains engaged in the service of the Lord, they both share a blissful life in the spiritual world. However, when the living entity wants to enjoy himself, he falls down into the material world. Even while he is in that position, the Lord remains with him as the Supersoul, his intimate friend. Because of his forgetfulness, the living entity does not know that the Supreme Lord is accompanying him as the Supersoul. In this way the living entity remains conditioned in each and every millennium. Although the Lord follows him as a friend, the living entity, because of forgetful material existence, does not recognize Him.</p>
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<div id="SB4294_6" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1237" link="SB 4.29.4" link_text="SB 4.29.4">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.29.4|SB 4.29.4, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The more one desires a degraded life within his heart, the more he falls down to occupy different forms of abominable existence. This is the process of transmigration and evolution.</p>
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<div id="SB_Canto_5" class="sub_section" sec_index="5" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 5"><h3>SB Canto 5</h3>
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<div id="SB564_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_5" book="SB" index="142" link="SB 5.6.4" link_text="SB 5.6.4">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 5.6.4|SB 5.6.4, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">An unchaste wife can kill her husband at any time, and an uncontrolled mind, followed by lust, anger, greed, madness, envy and illusion, can certainly kill the yogī. When the yogī is controlled by the mind, he falls down into the material condition. One should be very careful of the mind, just as a husband should be careful of an unchaste wife.</p>
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<div id="SB58Summary_1" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_5" book="SB" index="173" link="SB 5.8 Summary" link_text="SB 5.8 Summary">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 5.8 Summary|SB 5.8 Summary]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Although Bharata Mahārāja was very elevated, he fell down due to his attachment to a young deer.</p>
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<div id="SB58Summary_2" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_5" book="SB" index="173" link="SB 5.8 Summary" link_text="SB 5.8 Summary">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 5.8 Summary|SB 5.8 Summary]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Mahārāja Bharata took compassion upon the motherless calf, rescued it from the water, took it to his āśrama and cared for it affectionately. He gradually became attached to this young deer and always thought of it affectionately. As it grew up, it became Mahārāja Bharata's constant companion, and he always took care of it. Gradually he became so absorbed in thinking of this deer that his mind became agitated. As he became more attached to the deer, his devotional service slackened. Although he was able to give up his opulent kingdom, he became attached to the deer. Thus he fell down from his mystic yoga practice.</p>
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<div id="SB5826_3" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_5" book="SB" index="199" link="SB 5.8.26" link_text="SB 5.8.26">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 5.8.26|SB 5.8.26, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, in this way Bharata Mahārāja was overwhelmed by an uncontrollable desire which was manifest in the form of the deer. Due to the fruitive results of his past deeds, he fell down from mystic yoga, austerity and worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If it were not due to his past fruitive activity, how could he have been attracted to the deer after giving up the association of his own son and family, considering them stumbling blocks on the path of spiritual life? How could he show such uncontrollable affection for a deer? This was definitely due to his past karma. The King was so engrossed in petting and maintaining the deer that he fell down from his spiritual activities. In due course of time, insurmountable death, which is compared to a venomous snake that enters the hole created by a mouse, situated itself before him.</p>
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<div id="SB51214_4" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_5" book="SB" index="280" link="SB 5.12.14" link_text="SB 5.12.14">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 5.12.14|SB 5.12.14, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Despite a very rigid life in devotional service, Bharata Mahārāja did not consult a spiritual master when he became overly attached to a deer. Consequently he became strongly attached to the deer, and, forgetting his spiritual routine, he fell down.</p>
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<div id="SB5139_5" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_5" book="SB" index="292" link="SB 5.13.9" link_text="SB 5.13.9">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 5.13.9|SB 5.13.9, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">The conditioned soul in the material forest is sometimes swallowed by a python or crushed. At such a time he is left lying in the forest like a dead person, devoid of consciousness and knowledge. Sometimes other poisonous snakes bite him. Being blind to his consciousness, he falls down into a dark well of hellish life with no hope of being rescued.</p>
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<div id="SB51430_6" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_5" book="SB" index="340" link="SB 5.14.30" link_text="SB 5.14.30">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 5.14.30|SB 5.14.30, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">First of all, the conditioned soul is cheated by so-called svāmīs, yogīs and incarnations when he approaches them to be relieved of material miseries. When the conditioned soul is not satisfied with them, he comes to devotees and pure brāhmaṇas who try to elevate him for final liberation from material bondage. However, the unscrupulous conditioned soul cannot rigidly follow the principles prohibiting illicit sex. intoxication, gambling and meat-eating. Thus he falls down and takes shelter of people who are like monkeys. In the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement these monkey disciples, being unable to follow the strict regulative principles, sometimes fall down and try to form societies based on sex.</p>
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<div id="SB_Canto_6" class="sub_section" sec_index="6" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 6"><h3>SB Canto 6</h3>
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<div id="SB6119_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_6" book="SB" index="18" link="SB 6.1.19" link_text="SB 6.1.19">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 6.1.19|SB 6.1.19, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The word sakṛt is significant because it indicates that if one sincerely surrenders to Kṛṣṇa once, he is saved even if by chance he falls down by committing sinful activities. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (9.30):</p>
:api cet su-durācāro
:bhajate mām ananya-bhāk
:sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ
:samyag vyavasito hi saḥ
<p>"Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated." If one never for a moment forgets Kṛṣṇa, he is safe even if by chance he falls down by committing sinful acts.</p>
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<div id="SB615657_1" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_6" book="SB" index="52" link="SB 6.1.56-57" link_text="SB 6.1.56-57">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 6.1.56-57|SB 6.1.56-57, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">In other words, Ajāmila followed the rules and regulations of celibacy as a perfect brahmacārī and was very softhearted, truthful, clean and pure. How he fell down in spite of all these qualities and thus came to be threatened with punishment by Yamarāja will be described in the following verses.</p>
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</div>
<div id="SB_Canto_8" class="sub_section" sec_index="8" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 8"><h3>SB Canto 8</h3>
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<div id="SB831_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_8" book="SB" index="59" link="SB 8.3.1" link_text="SB 8.3.1">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 8.3.1|SB 8.3.1, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Even if there is some falldown, practice of Kṛṣṇa consciousness never goes in vain. For example, Ajāmila, in his boyhood, practiced chanting the name of Nārāyaṇa under the direction of his father, but later, in his youth, he fell down and became a drunkard, woman-hunter, rogue and thief. Nonetheless, because of chanting the name of Nārāyaṇa for the purpose of calling his son, whom he had named Nārāyaṇa, he became advanced, even though he was involved in sinful activities. Therefore, we should not forget the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra under any circumstances.</p>
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</div>
<div id="SB_Canto_9" class="sub_section" sec_index="9" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 9"><h3>SB Canto 9</h3>
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<div id="SB9651_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="243" link="SB 9.6.51" link_text="SB 9.6.51">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.6.51|SB 9.6.51, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">By gradually associating with the members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, simply by taking prasāda and taking part in chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, ordinary persons are being considerably elevated. Saubhari Muni regrets that he had bad association even in the deepest part of the water. Because of the bad association of the sexually engaged fish, he fell down. A secluded place is also not secure unless there is good association.</p>
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</div>
<div id="SB_Canto_101_to_1013" class="sub_section" sec_index="10" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Canto 10.1 to 10.13"><h3>SB Canto 10.1 to 10.13</h3>
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<div id="SB10238_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_10.1_to_10.13" book="SB" index="100" link="SB 10.2.38" link_text="SB 10.2.38">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 10.2.38|SB 10.2.38, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">When Akrūra went to Vṛndāvana to take Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma away to the festival arranged by Kaṁsa, upon seeing the marks of the Lord's lotus feet on the ground of Vṛndāvana, he fell down and began to groan. These marks are visible to devotees who receive the causeless mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (tavānukampitām).</p>
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</div>
<div id="SB_Cantos_1014_to_12_Translations_Only" class="sub_section" sec_index="11" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="SB Cantos 10.14 to 12 (Translations Only)"><h3>SB Cantos 10.14 to 12 (Translations Only)</h3>
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<div id="SB111026_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Cantos_10.14_to_12_(Translations_Only)" book="SB" index="3518" link="SB 11.10.26" link_text="SB 11.10.26">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 11.10.26|SB 11.10.26, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Until his pious results are used up, the performer of sacrifice enjoys life in the heavenly planets. When the pious results are exhausted, however, he falls down from the pleasure gardens of heaven, being moved against his desire by the force of eternal time.</p>
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</div>
<div id="SB113034_1" class="quote" parent="SB_Cantos_10.14_to_12_(Translations_Only)" book="SB" index="4327" link="SB 11.30.34" link_text="SB 11.30.34">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 11.30.34|SB 11.30.34, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Then, seeing that four-armed personality, the hunter became terrified of the offense he had committed, and he fell down, placing his head upon the feet of the enemy of the demons.</p>
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</div>
<div id="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" class="section" sec_index="2" parent="compilation" text="Sri Caitanya-caritamrta"><h2>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</h2>
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<div id="CC_Adi-lila" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" text="CC Adi-lila"><h3>CC Adi-lila</h3>
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<div id="CCAdi753_0" class="quote" parent="CC_Adi-lila" book="CC" index="999" link="CC Adi 7.53" link_text="CC Adi 7.53">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Adi 7.53|CC Adi 7.53, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is an ideal teacher by His personal behavior, and so also are all His disciples. Thus this brāhmaṇa, being purified in association with Caitanya Mahāprabhu, followed these principles in submitting his request to the higher authority. He fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and then spoke as follows.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCAdi754_1" class="quote" parent="CC_Adi-lila" book="CC" index="1000" link="CC Adi 7.54" link_text="CC Adi 7.54">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Adi 7.54|CC Adi 7.54, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">This gṛhastha-brāhmaṇa wanted to invite all the sannyāsīs to his house, but he also knew that it would be very difficult to induce Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to accept such an invitation because the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs would be present. Therefore he fell down at His feet and fervently appealed to the Lord to be compassionate and grant his request.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCAdi159_2" class="quote" parent="CC_Adi-lila" book="CC" index="1802" link="CC Adi 15.9" link_text="CC Adi 15.9">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Adi 15.9|CC Adi 15.9, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">In the Bhakti-sandarbha, by Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, there is a quotation from the Skanda Purāṇa admonishing that a person who eats grains on Ekādaśī becomes a murderer of his mother, father, brother and spiritual master, and even if he is elevated to a Vaikuṇṭha planet, he falls down.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCAdi1516_3" class="quote" parent="CC_Adi-lila" book="CC" index="1809" link="CC Adi 15.16" link_text="CC Adi 15.16">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Adi 15.16|CC Adi 15.16, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate betel nuts offered to the Deity, but they acted as an intoxicant, and He fell down on the ground unconscious.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCAdi1710_4" class="quote" parent="CC_Adi-lila" book="CC" index="1950" link="CC Adi 17.10" link_text="CC Adi 17.10">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Adi 17.10|CC Adi 17.10, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">While coming to see the Lord, Advaita Ācārya was glorifying the characteristics of mother Śacīdevī, and thus upon arriving He fell down on the ground in ecstasy. Then, under the instruction of Lord Caitanya, Śacīdevī took advantage of this situation to touch Advaita Ācārya's lotus feet. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very much pleased by His mother's action, and He said, "Now My mother's offense at the lotus feet of Advaita Ācārya has been rectified, and she may have love of Kṛṣṇa without difficulty."</p>
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</div>
<div id="CC_Madhya-lila" class="sub_section" sec_index="2" parent="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" text="CC Madhya-lila"><h3>CC Madhya-lila</h3>
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<div id="CCMadhya3164_0" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="543" link="CC Madhya 3.164" link_text="CC Madhya 3.164">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 3.164|CC Madhya 3.164, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Śrīmatī Śacīmātā thought that the body of Nimāi was being smashed when He fell down so. She cried, "Alas!" and petitioned Lord Viṣṇu.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya445_1" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="642" link="CC Madhya 4.45" link_text="CC Madhya 4.45">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 4.45|CC Madhya 4.45, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Mādhavendra Purī began to lament, "I saw Lord Kṛṣṇa directly, but I could not recognize Him!" Thus he fell down on the ground in ecstatic love.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya13180_2" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="2910" link="CC Madhya 13.180" link_text="CC Madhya 13.180">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 13.180|CC Madhya 13.180, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was dancing and wandering in this way, He fell down in front of Mahārāja Pratāparudra.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya13183_3" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="2913" link="CC Madhya 13.183" link_text="CC Madhya 13.183">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 13.183|CC Madhya 13.183, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Not even Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, Kāśīśvara or Govinda took care of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu when He fell down. Nityānanda was in great ecstasy, and Kāśīśvara and Govinda were elsewhere.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya146_4" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="2946" link="CC Madhya 14.6" link_text="CC Madhya 14.6">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 14.6|CC Madhya 14.6, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Mahārāja Pratāparudra was so humble that with folded hands he first took permission from all the devotees. Then, with great courage, he fell down and touched the lotus feet of the Lord.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya15108_5" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="3304" link="CC Madhya 15.108" link_text="CC Madhya 15.108">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 15.108|CC Madhya 15.108, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">If one accepts the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra as a material vibration, he falls down. One should worship and chant the holy name of the Lord by accepting it as the Lord Himself.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya15261_6" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="3455" link="CC Madhya 15.261" link_text="CC Madhya 15.261">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 15.261|CC Madhya 15.261, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">In his Bhakti-sandarbha (265), Jīva Gosvāmī further quotes from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.74.40):</p>
:nindāṁ bhagavataḥ śṛṇvaṁs tat-parasya janasya vā
:tato nāpaiti yaḥ so ’pi yāty adhaḥ sukṛtāc cyutaḥ
<p>“"If one does not immediately leave upon hearing the Lord or the Lord"s devotee blasphemed, he falls down from devotional service.’”</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya1793_7" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="3869" link="CC Madhya 17.93" link_text="CC Madhya 17.93">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 17.93|CC Madhya 17.93, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">When Candreśekhara came there, he fell down before the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and began to cry. The Lord, standing up, embraced him out of His causeless mercy.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya19246_8" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="4481" link="CC Madhya 19.246" link_text="CC Madhya 19.246">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 19.246|CC Madhya 19.246, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">While Candraśekhara was waiting outside the city, he suddenly saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrive, and he fell down at the Lord's feet. Being very happy, he took the Lord to his home.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya2228_9" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="5070" link="CC Madhya 22.28" link_text="CC Madhya 22.28">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 22.28|CC Madhya 22.28, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">“"If one simply maintains an official position in the four varṇas and āśramas but does not worship the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu, he falls down from his puffed-up position into a hellish condition."</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya22112_10" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="5149" link="CC Madhya 22.112" link_text="CC Madhya 22.112">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 22.112|CC Madhya 22.112, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">“"If one simply maintains an official position in the four varṇas and āśramas but does not worship the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu, he falls down from his puffed-up position into a hellish condition."</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya23119_11" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="5307" link="CC Madhya 23.119" link_text="CC Madhya 23.119">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 23.119|CC Madhya 23.119, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Sanātana Gosvāmī then humbly accepted his position as lower than a piece of straw, and symbolically holding some straw in his mouth, he fell down, clasped the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and submitted the following petition.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya24142_12" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="5458" link="CC Madhya 24.142" link_text="CC Madhya 24.142">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 24.142|CC Madhya 24.142, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">“"If one simply maintains an official position in the four varṇas and āśramas but does not worship the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu, he falls down from his puffed-up position into a hellish condition."</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya24271_13" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="5587" link="CC Madhya 24.271" link_text="CC Madhya 24.271">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 24.271|CC Madhya 24.271, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">“Seeing the ants, the hunter whisked them away with a piece of cloth. After thus clearing the ants from the ground, he fell down flat to offer his obeisances.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCMadhya24314_14" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="5630" link="CC Madhya 24.314" link_text="CC Madhya 24.314">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 24.314|CC Madhya 24.314, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">After hearing all the explanations of all the different meanings of the ātmārāma verse, Sanātana Gosvāmī was struck with wonder. He fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and began to offer prayers.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CC_Antya-lila" class="sub_section" sec_index="3" parent="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" text="CC Antya-lila"><h3>CC Antya-lila</h3>
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<div id="CCAntya3257_0" class="quote" parent="CC_Antya-lila" book="CC" index="644" link="CC Antya 3.257" link_text="CC Antya 3.257">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Antya 3.257|CC Antya 3.257, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">If one does not take shelter of Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet, he falls down (patanty adhaḥ), even from liberation. The Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, however, gives liberation and at the same time offers shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div id="CCAntya6190_1" class="quote" parent="CC_Antya-lila" book="CC" index="1246" link="CC Antya 6.190" link_text="CC Antya 6.190">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Antya 6.190|CC Antya 6.190, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Staying at a distant place in the courtyard, he fell down to offer obeisances. Then Mukunda Datta said, "Here is Raghunātha."</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCAntya826_2" class="quote" parent="CC_Antya-lila" book="CC" index="1581" link="CC Antya 8.26" link_text="CC Antya 8.26">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Antya 8.26|CC Antya 8.26, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">As confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.14.4), a person without devotional service who simply wants to know things (kevala-bodha-labdhaye) gains only dry speculative knowledge but no spiritual profit. This is confirmed in the Bhakti-sandarbha (111), wherein it is said:</p>
:jīvan-muktā api punar yānti saṁsāra-vāsanām
:yady acintya-mahā-śaktau bhagavaty aparādhinaḥ
<p>"Even though one is liberated in this life, if one offends the Supreme Personality of Godhead he falls down in the midst of material desires, of which dry speculation about spiritual realization is one."</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCAntya826_3" class="quote" parent="CC_Antya-lila" book="CC" index="1581" link="CC Antya 8.26" link_text="CC Antya 8.26">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Antya 8.26|CC Antya 8.26, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">If one becomes an offender to his spiritual master or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he falls down to the material platform to merely speculate.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCAntya968_4" class="quote" parent="CC_Antya-lila" book="CC" index="1724" link="CC Antya 9.68" link_text="CC Antya 9.68">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Antya 9.68|CC Antya 9.68, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The desire of the impersonalist to merge into the existence of Brahman is also material because such an impersonalist wants to gratify his senses by merging into the existence of Kṛṣṇa instead of serving His lotus feet. Even if such a person merges into the Brahman effulgence, he falls down again into material existence.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCAntya1557_5" class="quote" parent="CC_Antya-lila" book="CC" index="2545" link="CC Antya 15.57" link_text="CC Antya 15.57">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Antya 15.57|CC Antya 15.57, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the transcendental beauty of Kṛṣṇa, He fell down on the ground unconscious. At that time, all the devotees, headed by Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, joined Him in the garden.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCAntya17Summary_6" class="quote" parent="CC_Antya-lila" book="CC" index="2738" link="CC Antya 17 Summary" link_text="CC Antya 17 Summary">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Antya 17 Summary|CC Antya 17 Summary]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Absorbed in transcendental ecstasy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went out one night without opening the doors to His room. After crossing over three walls, He fell down among some cows belonging to the district of Tailaṅga. There He remained unconscious, assuming the aspect of a tortoise.</p>
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</div>
<div id="CCAntya1772_7" class="quote" parent="CC_Antya-lila" book="CC" index="2810" link="CC Antya 17.72" link_text="CC Antya 17.72">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Antya 17.72|CC Antya 17.72, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">"How wonderful it is! Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left His residence without opening the three strongly bolted doors. Then He crossed over three high walls, and later, because of strong feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa, He fell down amidst the cows of the Tailaṅga district and retracted all the limbs of His body like a tortoise. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who appeared in that way, rises in my heart and maddens me."</p>
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<div id="Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada" class="section" sec_index="3" parent="compilation" text="Other Books by Srila Prabhupada"><h2>Other Books by Srila Prabhupada</h2>
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<div id="Teachings_of_Lord_Caitanya" class="sub_section" sec_index="0" parent="Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada" text="Teachings of Lord Caitanya"><h3>Teachings of Lord Caitanya</h3>
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<div id="TLC16_0" class="quote" parent="Teachings_of_Lord_Caitanya" book="OB" index="22" link="TLC 16" link_text="Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 16">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:TLC 16|Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 16]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">After hearing the different explanations of the word ātmārāma, Sanātana Gosvāmī was struck with wonder, and he fell down in devotion at the feet of Lord Caitanya. "I understand that You are personally the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa," Sanātana said, "and with Your breathing there are many manifestations of Vedic literature. You are the teacher of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and You best know the meanings of the verses of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. It is not possible for others to understand the confidential meanings of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam without Your mercy."</p>
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</div>
<div id="TLC19_1" class="quote" parent="Teachings_of_Lord_Caitanya" book="OB" index="25" link="TLC 19" link_text="Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 19">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:TLC 19|Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 19]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">In the Padma Purāṇa Lord Śiva personally tells Bhāgavatīdevī:</p>
:śṛṇu devi parakṣyāmi
:tāmasāni yathā-kramam
:yeṣāṁ śravaṇa-mātreṇa
:pātityaṁ jñāninām api
:apārthaṁ śruti-vākyānāṁ
:darśayaḻ loka-garhitam
:karma-svarūpa-tyājyatvam
:atra ca pratipādyate
:sarva-karma-paribhraṁśān
:naiskarmyaṁ tatra cocyate
:parātma jīvayor aikyaṁ
:mayātra pratipādyate
<p>"My dear Devī, sometimes I teach Māyāvādī philosophy for those who are engrossed in the mode of ignorance. But if a person in the mode of goodness happens to hear this Māyāvādī philosophy, he falls down, for when teaching Māyāvādī philosophy, I say that the living entity and the Supreme Lord are one and the same."</p>
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<div id="TLC21_2" class="quote" parent="Teachings_of_Lord_Caitanya" book="OB" index="27" link="TLC 21" link_text="Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 21">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:TLC 21|Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 21]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">It is useless labor to try to get grains from empty husks. Thus it is stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.2.32) that a person who gives up the transcendental loving service of the Supreme Lord and superficially considers himself liberated, never attains to liberation. With great labor, austerity and penance, he may be elevated to the liberated platform, but for want of shelter at the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, he falls down again into material contamination.</p>
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<div id="Nectar_of_Devotion" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada" text="Nectar of Devotion"><h3>Nectar of Devotion</h3>
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<div id="NOD5_0" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion" book="OB" index="14" link="NOD 5" link_text="Nectar of Devotion 5">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:NOD 5|Nectar of Devotion 5]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">This statement is supported in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, First Canto, Fifth Chapter, verse 17, wherein Śrī Nārada Muni advises Vyāsadeva thus: "Even if one does not execute his specific occupational duty, but immediately takes direct shelter of the lotus feet of Hari (Kṛṣṇa), there will be no fault on his part, and in all circumstances his position is secure. Even if, by some bad association, he falls down while executing devotional service, or if he doesn't finish the complete course of devotional service and dies untimely, still he is not at a loss.</p>
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:NOD 9|Nectar of Devotion 9]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">If someone is heard blaspheming by words, one should be so expert that he can defeat the opposing party by argument. If he is unable to defeat the opposing party, then the next step is that he should not just stand there meekly, but should give up his life. The third process is followed if he is unable to execute the above-mentioned two processes, and this is that one must leave the place and go away. If a devotee does not follow any of the above-mentioned three processes, he falls down from his position of devotion.</p>
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<div id="NOD33_2" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion" book="OB" index="271" link="NOD 33" link_text="Nectar of Devotion 33">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:NOD 33|Nectar of Devotion 33]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">There is another instance of anger on the part of a friend of Rādhārāṇī's. When Rādhārāṇī was dissatisfied with the behavior of Kṛṣṇa and had stopped talking with Him, Kṛṣṇa was very sorry for Rādhārāṇī's great dissatisfaction, and in order to beg forgiveness, He fell down at Her lotus feet. But even after this, Rādhārāṇī was not satisfied, and She did not talk with Kṛṣṇa. At that time, one of Her friends chastised Her in the following words: "My dear friend, You are allowing Yourself to be churned by the rod of dissatisfaction, so what can I say unto You? The only advice I can give You is that You had better leave this scene immediately, because Your misbehavior is giving me too much pain. I cannot bear to see Your behavior, because even though Kṛṣṇa's peacock feather has touched Your feet, You still appear to be red-faced."</p>
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<div id="Krsna_The_Supreme_Personality_of_Godhead" class="sub_section" sec_index="4" parent="Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada" text="Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead"><h3>Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead</h3>
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<div id="KB4_0" class="quote" parent="Krsna,_The_Supreme_Personality_of_Godhead" book="OB" index="8" link="KB 4" link_text="Krsna Book 4">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:KB 4|Krsna Book 4]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">While Kaṁsa was speaking to his brother-in-law and sister, tears flowed from his eyes, and he fell down at their feet. Believing the words of Durgā-devī, whom he had tried to kill, Kaṁsa immediately released his brother-in-law and sister. He personally unlocked the iron shackles and very sympathetically showed his friendship for his family members.</p>
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<div id="KB7_1" class="quote" parent="Krsna,_The_Supreme_Personality_of_Godhead" book="OB" index="11" link="KB 7" link_text="Krsna Book 7">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:KB 7|Krsna Book 7]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tṛṇāvarta felt the baby to be as heavy as a big mountain, and he tried to get out of His clutches, but he was unable to do so, and his eyes popped out from their sockets. Crying very fiercely, he fell down to the ground of Vṛndāvana and died. The demon fell exactly like Tripurāsura, who was pierced by the arrow of Lord Śiva. Tṛṇāvarta hit a stone slab, and his limbs were smashed. His body became visible to all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.</p>
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<div id="KB7_2" class="quote" parent="Krsna,_The_Supreme_Personality_of_Godhead" book="OB" index="11" link="KB 7" link_text="Krsna Book 7">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:KB 7|Krsna Book 7]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">When the gopīs saw the demon killed and child Kṛṣṇa very happily playing on his body, they immediately picked Kṛṣṇa up with great affection. The cowherd men and women became very happy to get back their beloved child Kṛṣṇa. At that time they began to talk about how wonderful it was that the demon had taken away the child to devour Him but could not do so; instead he fell down dead.</p>
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<div id="Lectures" class="section" sec_index="4" parent="compilation" text="Lectures"><h2>Lectures</h2>
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<div id="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="0" parent="Lectures" text="Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures"><h3>Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures</h3>
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<div id="LectureonBG14546LondonAugust11973_0" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="28" link="Lecture on BG 1.45-46 -- London, August 1, 1973" link_text="Lecture on BG 1.45-46 -- London, August 1, 1973">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 1.45-46 -- London, August 1, 1973|Lecture on BG 1.45-46 -- London, August 1, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">If the enemy has broken his chariot, he is fallen down on the ground, the other party also will immediately get down from the chariot. Suppose he is feeling... If one is on the foot and another on the chariot, so he will be in superior position. So therefore the opposite party must also get down from the chariot and walk with him. That means the defeated enemy should be given all opportunities so he may not think that unnecessarily, in weak position, he has been killed. No. So Arjuna says... Arjuna, of course, did later on. When he killed Karṇa. Karṇa was without weapon, and he fell down from the chariot. Karṇa, after falling down from the chariot, and he was trying to raise the wheel of the chariot from the mud, so Kṛṣṇa asked Arjuna "That this is the opportunity to kill him. You kill him immediately." So at that time he had no weapons and he fell down from the chariot, and in that position he was killed by Arjuna by the order of Kṛṣṇa. This is violating the laws.</p>
<p>So you can violate the laws on the order of Kṛṣṇa. You cannot do. This is surrender. When Kṛṣṇa says that "You do this," although it is wrong, you have to do it. There is no consideration.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG212MexicoFebruary121975_1" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="56" link="Lecture on BG 2.12 -- Mexico, February 12, 1975" link_text="Lecture on BG 2.12 -- Mexico, February 12, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 2.12 -- Mexico, February 12, 1975|Lecture on BG 2.12 -- Mexico, February 12, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">If a man comes, follows the regulative principle even for some time and again he falls down, so so long he has followed, that asset is permanent. Anything, spiritual asset, that is never lost. So little, little, little, when it is complete, cent percent, then you become liberated. Spiritual asset is never lost. So even a person comes to the temple and follows the regulative principle for some time—again he falls down—he's not loser; he's gainer. Others who do not take this lesson and outside they may perform his so-called duties very perfectly, he's loser.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG216MexicoCityFebruary161975_2" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="75" link="Lecture on BG 2.16 -- Mexico City, February 16, 1975" link_text="Lecture on BG 2.16 -- Mexico City, February 16, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 2.16 -- Mexico City, February 16, 1975|Lecture on BG 2.16 -- Mexico City, February 16, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So anyone who begins cultivation of spiritual knowledge, he is on the path of perfection, but even if he falls down immaturely, he is guaranteed to get next life a human body so that he can again begin his cultivation of spiritual knowledge and make his life perfect. Therefore the conclusion is that without delay, we should immediately take to spiritual life and try to make our life perfect. Because there is no certainty when our death is coming. That is real intelligence.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG220HyderabadNovember251972_3" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="82" link="Lecture on BG 2.20 -- Hyderabad, November 25, 1972" link_text="Lecture on BG 2.20 -- Hyderabad, November 25, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 2.20 -- Hyderabad, November 25, 1972|Lecture on BG 2.20 -- Hyderabad, November 25, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Even after great austerities and penance, one may rise, paraṁ padam, in the, merging into the Brahman effulgence. Still, from there, he falls down. He falls down. Because Brahman, the spirit soul, is ānandamaya. As Kṛṣṇa, or the Absolute, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is ānandamayo 'bhyāsāt (Vedānta-sūtra 1.1.12), sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ (Bs. 5.1). So simply by merging into the Brahman existence, one cannot become ānandamaya. Just like you are going very high in the sky. So to remain in the sky, it is not very ānandamaya. If you can get shelter in some planet, then it is ānandamaya. Otherwise, you have to come back again on this planet.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG232LondonSeptember21973_4" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="98" link="Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973" link_text="Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973|Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">When Kali was awarded four places. He was first of all ordered by Parīkṣit Mahārāja. As soon as he saw that this black man is going to kill one cow, "Oh, who are you in my kingdom? You are trying to kill a cow?" He took his sword, "I shall kill you," immediately. So he fell down. "Sir, I am also your subject, and this is my business, killing. So what can I do? I must have some means of livelihood." Just like this butcher. His means of livelihood is to kill animal. So if the animal slaughterhouse is closed, then there will be so much unemployment. The butcher must have chance of killing. So that is not law, "Oh, butcher must have also employment." No. "Therefore slaughterhouse must be maintained." Not that.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG240LondonSeptember131973_5" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="102" link="Lecture on BG 2.40 - London, September 13, 1973" link_text="Lecture on BG 2.40 - London, September 13, 1973">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 2.40 - London, September 13, 1973|Lecture on BG 2.40 - London, September 13, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">All right, you have joined Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, that's all right. Execute it nicely, make progress. But not progress—tyaktvā sva-dharmaṁ caraṇāmbujaṁ harer bhajann apakvo 'tha ([[Vanisource:SB 1.5.17|SB 1.5.17]]). If he could not execute properly, he could not chant sixteen rounds, he could not observe the rules and regulations or for sometimes he could execute and then again, he became slackened. Just like sometimes we see some of our student falls down. So Nārada Muni says, bhajann apakvo 'tha. His execution of devotional service could not be completed; somehow or other, it was checked, it was obstructed, and he falls down again in the clutches of māyā, falls down. There is possibility. Māyā is very strong. Māyā is very strong. At any moment we can fall down. Therefore we have to keep ourselves very much vigilant, strong, strong.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG24951NewYorkApril51966_6" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="108" link="Lecture on BG 2.49-51 -- New York, April 5, 1966" link_text="Lecture on BG 2.49-51 -- New York, April 5, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 2.49-51 -- New York, April 5, 1966|Lecture on BG 2.49-51 -- New York, April 5, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Yoga system means the transcendental process by which we realize ourself, we link up our life with self-realization. That is called yoga. Now, now, somebody begins this yoga of self-realization, but for unfortunately he cannot prosecute the task in a nice way, and sometimes he falls down, falls down from the path. Still, there is encouragement that "You are not loser. You are not loser. Because you will be given a chance next life, and that next life is not ordinary next life." That next life is śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe: "You'll have your birth next life either in a very rich family, or in the family of very highly advanced, educated father."</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG410CalcuttaSeptember231974_7" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="157" link="Lecture on BG 4.10 -- Calcutta, September 23, 1974" link_text="Lecture on BG 4.10 -- Calcutta, September 23, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 4.10 -- Calcutta, September 23, 1974|Lecture on BG 4.10 -- Calcutta, September 23, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Ajāmila, in his boyhood, he was brāhmaṇa. He was giving service to Viṣṇu. But in young age he became a victim of a prostitute, and he fell down. But at the end, ante nārāyaṇa-smṛtiḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 2.1.6|SB 2.1.6]]), when Yamadūta was coming and were so fearful, he did not know whom to take shelter, but he was attached to his youngest son, whose name was Nārāyaṇa. So he thought, "This Nārāyaṇa would give me protection." So he asked him, "Nārāyaṇa!" But at the same time he remembered that "That Nārāyaṇa, oh, hm, I sometimes gave service." So immediately Nārāyaṇa saved him. Svalpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG641DetroitJuly171971_8" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="222" link="Lecture on BG 6.41 -- Detroit, July 17, 1971" link_text="Lecture on BG 6.41 -- Detroit, July 17, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 6.41 -- Detroit, July 17, 1971|Lecture on BG 6.41 -- Detroit, July 17, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">One joins this movement; due to some reason, immaturity, he falls down. For him the assurance is that he does not lose. He's still gainer. But one who's sticking to the material duties, but does not take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, Bhāgavata says, "What does he gain?" It is very important question. The spiritualistic duties, transcendental duties, Kṛṣṇa conscious duty is so nice that even if you fall down, whatever you have done, that is your guaranteed property. That is your guaranteed property. And anything, whatever you gain in this material world... Suppose you become very rich man, good factory, working. But as soon as this body's ended, everything is ended. Lost everything. These things will not go with you. Your factory, your skyscraper building, your millions of dollars, bank balance, that you'll have to leave behind you. You have to go with your work only, what you have done, pious or sinful activities. That will go with you. The result of pious activity and sinful activity will go with you. But in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, whatever you have done, it will go with you, and to give you other chance you'll have your birth in two nice places: śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe ([[Vanisource:BG 6.41 (1972)|BG 6.41]]).</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG641DetroitJuly171971_9" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="222" link="Lecture on BG 6.41 -- Detroit, July 17, 1971" link_text="Lecture on BG 6.41 -- Detroit, July 17, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 6.41 -- Detroit, July 17, 1971|Lecture on BG 6.41 -- Detroit, July 17, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So Bhāgavata says such persons who are very nicely done their materialistic way of life, duties, but has not taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, what does he gain? This is the comparison. One joins this movement; due to some reason, immaturity, he falls down. For him the assurance is that he does not lose. He's still gainer. But one who's sticking to the material duties, but does not take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, Bhāgavata says, "What does he gain?" It is very important question.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG64043NewYorkSeptember181966_10" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="223" link="Lecture on BG 6.40-43 -- New York, September 18, 1966" link_text="Lecture on BG 6.40-43 -- New York, September 18, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 6.40-43 -- New York, September 18, 1966|Lecture on BG 6.40-43 -- New York, September 18, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Suppose he has fallen down. There is no inauspicity. But a person who does not approach God, but regularly makes his duties perfectly, what does he get? What does he get, religious? He does not get any benefit of his life. But a person, even he falls down, because he has taken shelter of the Supreme Lord, "Oh, he is better." So these things are sanctioned by Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā and all Vedic literatures, that there is no harm even one is not able to fulfill his mission properly, half-finished. Still... Why? Why he is not in loss? The next śloka says.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG64647LosAngelesFebruary211969_11" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="224" link="Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969" link_text="Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969|Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Without God consciousness, without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the sympathy for other living entities is very limited. But with God consciousness, with Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the sympathy for other living entities is full. That is the system. Go on.</p>
<p>Devotee: "Failing to do this, he falls down.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG64647LosAngelesFebruary211969_12" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="224" link="Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969" link_text="Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969|Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">"You live here, you are nonsense, you criminals. Live here. Don't disturb in the open state." Similarly all these criminals who have violated the laws of God, who have simply given pain to the Lord, they are put in this material world. All these. And, sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ, he falls down from the specified place.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG64647LosAngelesFebruary211969_13" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="224" link="Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969" link_text="Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969|Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">There is an instance of Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura. Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura was in his previous life, elevated to almost prema-bhakti, highest platform of devotional service. But there is always chance of falldown. So somehow or other he fell down.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG73MontrealJune31968_14" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="259" link="Lecture on BG 7.3 -- Montreal, June 3, 1968" link_text="Lecture on BG 7.3 -- Montreal, June 3, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 7.3 -- Montreal, June 3, 1968|Lecture on BG 7.3 -- Montreal, June 3, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Recently in Delhi one of our Godnephew, oh, he was crushed by motor accident, completely crushed. He fell down, and the motor car passed over him, and all the bones were crushed. I have received that letter. So we should know that this place is not at all safe. At any moment there is danger. Padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadām.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG92MelbourneApril201976_15" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="302" link="Lecture on BG 9.2 -- Melbourne, April 20, 1976" link_text="Lecture on BG 9.2 -- Melbourne, April 20, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 9.2 -- Melbourne, April 20, 1976|Lecture on BG 9.2 -- Melbourne, April 20, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You'll find in the Bhagavad-gītā that śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe yoga-bhraṣṭo 'bhijāyate ([[Vanisource:BG 6.41 (1972)|BG 6.41]]). This is called bhakti-yoga. Suppose somebody is enjoying, but māyā is very strong. If he falls down... He could not execute the Kṛṣṇa consciousness program completely in this life. Mostly if you simply stick, there is no difficulty. But if voluntarily we give up, that is another thing. What is the wrong there? Chant, dance, and take prasādam. You haven't got to work.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG92324NewYorkDecember101966_16" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="321" link="Lecture on BG 9.23-24 -- New York, December 10, 1966" link_text="Lecture on BG 9.23-24 -- New York, December 10, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 9.23-24 -- New York, December 10, 1966|Lecture on BG 9.23-24 -- New York, December 10, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Best intelligence is to accept Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, as the predominator and be predominated by Him. That is our natural life. One who does not know, he falls down. Na tu mām abhijānanti tattvena... Tattvena, by truth. Simply to know Kṛṣṇa, "Oh, Kṛṣṇa was somebody born in India, and He was very powerful and He was very intelligent.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG151BombayOctober281973_17" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="378" link="Lecture on BG 15.1 -- Bombay, October 28, 1973" link_text="Lecture on BG 15.1 -- Bombay, October 28, 1973">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 15.1 -- Bombay, October 28, 1973|Lecture on BG 15.1 -- Bombay, October 28, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Simply understanding ahaṁ brahmāsmi will not help us because it is stated in the śāstra that āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 10.2.32|SB 10.2.32]]), even by severe austerities and penances one comes to the stage of merging into Brahman, sāyujya mukti, still, there is chance of falling down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 10.2.32|SB 10.2.32]]). Why? Now anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ. One who has not realized the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa, he falls down.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG1515August51976NewMayapurFrenchfarm_18" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="380" link="Lecture on BG 15.15 -- August 5, 1976, New Mayapur (French farm)" link_text="Lecture on BG 15.15 -- August 5, 1976, New Mayapur (French farm)">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 15.15 -- August 5, 1976, New Mayapur (French farm)|Lecture on BG 15.15 -- August 5, 1976, New Mayapur (French farm)]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Harikeśa: When one has tasted a higher taste, how is it that one can fall back down again into material sense gratification?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: There is, that possibility is always. Just like the fire spark. Because it is spark, some way or other, if he falls down from the fire it is extinguished. That possibility is always there. Because it is small, there is possibility of being extinguished.</p>
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<div id="LectureonBG186769AhmedabadDecember91972_19" class="quote" parent="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" book="Lec" index="406" link="Lecture on BG 18.67-69 -- Ahmedabad, December 9, 1972" link_text="Lecture on BG 18.67-69 -- Ahmedabad, December 9, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 18.67-69 -- Ahmedabad, December 9, 1972|Lecture on BG 18.67-69 -- Ahmedabad, December 9, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">It is psychologically wrong. Just like madman, he is thinking, "I am the king of this Ahmadabad." And if he increases that ego, what benefit he'll get? Just like the madman does also. He falls down on the street: "I am the king." So this kind of false ego increasing is simply suicidal.</p>
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<div id="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Lectures" text="Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures"><h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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<div id="LectureonSB113LondonAugust201971_0" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="12" link="Lecture on SB 1.1.3 -- London, August 20, 1971" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.1.3 -- London, August 20, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.1.3 -- London, August 20, 1971|Lecture on SB 1.1.3 -- London, August 20, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So as soon as a living entity thinks like that, that he can also enjoy like Kṛṣṇa, then he falls down and he's given the chance of lording it over this material nature. But to help him, the Vedic knowledge is there. The Vedic knowledge gives him the chance of enjoying this material world under some principles so that some day he may again come back to home, back to Godhead. This is the Vedic literature.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB123LondonAugust241971_1" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="21" link="Lecture on SB 1.2.3 -- London, August 24, 1971" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.2.3 -- London, August 24, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.2.3 -- London, August 24, 1971|Lecture on SB 1.2.3 -- London, August 24, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So we, all living entities, being part and parcel of the Supreme Brahman, Kṛṣṇa, certainly we are Brahman. There is no doubt about it. But if one stops activities of Brahman realization, then he falls down.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB126LondonAugust261971_2" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="33" link="Lecture on SB 1.2.6 -- London, August 26, 1971" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.2.6 -- London, August 26, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.2.6 -- London, August 26, 1971|Lecture on SB 1.2.6 -- London, August 26, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">He was dancing in the front of Bindu-mādhava at Prayag—the Prayag description I have already given you—and at that time Rūpa Gosvāmī went to meet Him, and he fell down before His lotus feet and prayed with these words.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1326LosAngelesOctober11972_3" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="123" link="Lecture on SB 1.3.26 -- Los Angeles, October 1, 1972" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.3.26 -- Los Angeles, October 1, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.3.26 -- Los Angeles, October 1, 1972|Lecture on SB 1.3.26 -- Los Angeles, October 1, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I want to become exactly... Because enviousness, due to enviousness... Icchā-dveṣa samutthena ([[Vanisource:BG 7.27 (1972)|BG 7.27]]). When we become envious... "Oh, God is enjoyer, so why not I become an enjoyer?" "Yes," God says, "you become enjoyer." So then he falls down in this material world.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1326LosAngelesOctober11972_4" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="123" link="Lecture on SB 1.3.26 -- Los Angeles, October 1, 1972" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.3.26 -- Los Angeles, October 1, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.3.26 -- Los Angeles, October 1, 1972|Lecture on SB 1.3.26 -- Los Angeles, October 1, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So if he falls down or contacts the mode of goodness, that is considered the fire spark falling on dry grass. Dry grass means... Goodness means one who is situated almost on the spiritual platform. Just like the brahminical qualification: truthfulness, controlling the senses, controlling the mind, simplicity, full of knowledge, practical application of knowledge in life, and completely faith in God.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB151213NewVrindabanJune111969_5" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="137" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.12-13 -- New Vrindaban, June 11, 1969" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.12-13 -- New Vrindaban, June 11, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.12-13 -- New Vrindaban, June 11, 1969|Lecture on SB 1.5.12-13 -- New Vrindaban, June 11, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Why you are under the clutches of māyā? How you fall down?" That answer, there is none. Because God is great, acyuta. He never falls down. Then how He can fall down? If He falls down under the clutches of māyā, then māyā becomes great, not God great.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1515NewVrindabanJune191969_6" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="141" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969|Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">If one is not very strong, not very much advanced, not mature, and falls down under the clutches of māyā again, so, Nārada Muni says, yatra kva vābhadram abhūt: "There is no," I mean to say, "loss." Abhadra means great loss, or inauspicity. There is no... "It is still good, even if he falls down."</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1515NewVrindabanJune191969_7" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="141" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969|Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">This question was raised by Arjuna, that "Kṛṣṇa, one person is engaged in bhakti-yoga. It is very good. If he can execute bhakti-yoga to the perfect point and becomes liberated, goes back to Kṛṣṇa, it is very nice. But if he falls down, then what is his position? He loses both things? He loses Kṛṣṇa consciousness and all this material enjoyment.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1515NewVrindabanJune191969_8" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="141" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969|Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">License. Similarly, a devotee, a person in devotional service, in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, even if he falls down by some reason or other, without being mature, then he has, he's not in loss.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1515NewVrindabanJune191969_9" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="141" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969|Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So Nārada Muni advises that "Induce everyone to be engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Never mind if he, even if he falls down. There is no loss." This is the principle. If he becomes successful, oh, the greatest boon. That greatest boon is described in Bhagavad-gītā, saṁsiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ, highest perfection.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1515NewVrindabanJune191969_10" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="141" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969|Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Here is the assurance by Nārada Muni, that "Even if he falls down, still, there is no loss. But the, on the other side, those who are not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, if he's very regular businessman or regular worker, so many things, still, his gain is nothing."</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1515NewVrindabanJune191969_11" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="141" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969|Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">On the other side, if a person without any knowledge, without any understanding, by sentiment takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and, being immature, if he falls down, there is no loss." This is the conclusion.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB151718NewVrindabanJune211969_12" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="142" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.17-18 -- New Vrindaban, June 21, 1969" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.17-18 -- New Vrindaban, June 21, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.17-18 -- New Vrindaban, June 21, 1969|Lecture on SB 1.5.17-18 -- New Vrindaban, June 21, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">And if he goes away, giving up the fighting, then he goes to hell. So similarly, if one does not discharge his duties, prescribed duties, then he falls down. Nārada Muni says, "Even if he falls down, still, there is no loss. Even if he falls down, there is no loss." Sva-dharma tyāgena anartha syād asam kara tato bhajanam pated katancid vrasyed mriyate vā yadi tathāpi bhaktir asikasya karmaṇy adhikarad na.(?) Even there is such chance, that I may fall down or I may not be mature, still, Nārada Muni gives: "There is no question of hesitation. Accept it.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB151718NewVrindabanJune211969_13" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="142" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.17-18 -- New Vrindaban, June 21, 1969" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.17-18 -- New Vrindaban, June 21, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.17-18 -- New Vrindaban, June 21, 1969|Lecture on SB 1.5.17-18 -- New Vrindaban, June 21, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Śrīdhara Svāmī says that this word, here... Bhajann apakvo 'tha patet tato yadi vā. Vā means "What is there, even if he falls down?" Yatra kva vā nica-yony apy amuṣya bhaktir eka sya abhūt kim.(?) Now, now suppose a brāhmaṇa, a brāhmaṇa, he is, he has got so many duties. As a brahminical, he has to perform so many sacrifices, nitya...</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1518NewVrindabanJune221969_14" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="143" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969|Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So whole stress is being given that "You take, you preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If some way or other..." The whole, the three verses, are stressing that "Even if he falls down, there is no harm. Preach to take Kṛṣṇa consciousness."</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1518NewVrindabanJune221969_15" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="143" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969|Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Similarly, anyone who has taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, even if he falls down... Generally, he does not, but even, taking for accepted that he, somehow or other, he fallen, still, he'll not have to suffer like others. Just like here, the animals, under the protection of the devotees, at least he has no fear of his life. No devotee will kill.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1518NewVrindabanJune221969_16" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="143" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969|Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, he raised himself in his previous life to the bhāva-bhakti. Bhāva-bhakti means always feeling for Kṛṣṇa. That is the prior stage of loving Kṛṣṇa, bhāva-bhakti. So he, in his previous life he was raised, but somehow or other, he fell down. But it is assured, śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe yoga-bhraṣṭo 'bhijāyate: ([[Vanisource:BG 6.41 (1972)|BG 6.41]]) "Even such Kṛṣṇa consciousness person falls down, he is given chance to take birth in nice brāhmaṇa family or śuci, pure family, and rich family."</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1523VrndavanaAugust41974_17" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="145" link="Lecture on SB 1.5.23 -- Vrndavana, August 4, 1974" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.5.23 -- Vrndavana, August 4, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.5.23 -- Vrndavana, August 4, 1974|Lecture on SB 1.5.23 -- Vrndavana, August 4, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">If you are actually in spiritual position, then by giving others little opportunity to serve you, he'll be delivered. No question of understanding the philosophy. A devotee must be so perfect. The system is, therefore, as soon as one sees a devotee, he falls down and takes the..., touches the feet. This is the system.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1756JohannesburgOctober151975_18" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="158" link="Lecture on SB 1.7.5-6 -- Johannesburg, October 15, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.7.5-6 -- Johannesburg, October 15, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.7.5-6 -- Johannesburg, October 15, 1975|Lecture on SB 1.7.5-6 -- Johannesburg, October 15, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Therefore Nārada Muni said that "Even one accepting by sentiment, and later on," bhajann apakvo 'tha, "his execution of devotional service (is) not mature and he falls down, then," Nārada Muni says, yatra kva vābhadram abhūd amuṣya kim, "where is the loss for that person? On the other hand, the other person who has not accepted this—he is very regularly executing his respons..., material responsibility—what does he gain by that?" This is the opinion. "If Kṛṣṇa consciousness is accepted even by sentiment, and after that, even he falls down, there is no loss.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB174142VrndavanaOctober21976_19" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="190" link="Lecture on SB 1.7.41-42 -- Vrndavana, October 2, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.7.41-42 -- Vrndavana, October 2, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.7.41-42 -- Vrndavana, October 2, 1976|Lecture on SB 1.7.41-42 -- Vrndavana, October 2, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Āruhya. They can rise up to that. Ahaṁ brahmāsmi: to understand that "I am not this matter, I am Brahman." But unless one takes shelter of the gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa, he'll fall down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 10.2.32|SB 10.2.32]]). Why? Anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ. Because one does not know, as Caitanya Mahāprabhu teaches, that gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsānudāsaḥ ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 13.80|CC Madhya 13.80]]). He falls down. He has no shelter. Anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1824MayapuraOctober41974_20" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="212" link="Lecture on SB 1.8.24 -- Mayapura, October 4, 1974" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.8.24 -- Mayapura, October 4, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.8.24 -- Mayapura, October 4, 1974|Lecture on SB 1.8.24 -- Mayapura, October 4, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So Kṛṣṇa remembered this. When Karṇa was killed, it was not... He was not killed lawfully because he fell down from his chariot, and he was trying to repair the chariot, and Kṛṣṇa advised Arjuna, "This is the opportunity to kill him. Otherwise you cannot kill him. Kill him immediately." So when Karṇa protested, "Arjuna, what you are doing? I am not fighting. I am repairing my chariot and you..." So Kṛṣṇa said, "Yes, you did unlawful action by making Draupadī naked.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1846LosAngelesMay81973_21" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="252" link="Lecture on SB 1.8.46 -- Los Angeles, May 8, 1973" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.8.46 -- Los Angeles, May 8, 1973">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.8.46 -- Los Angeles, May 8, 1973|Lecture on SB 1.8.46 -- Los Angeles, May 8, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Where there is Kṛṣṇa, the victory is assured. So in this way there was fierce fighting between Arjuna and Bhīṣma. And Arjuna's chariot became broken into pieces, and he fell down, and when Kṛṣṇa saw that "Now Arjuna is going to be killed," He broke His own promise. He broke His own promise and took one wheel of the chariot and reached before Bhīṣma that "Now I shall kill you." Bhīṣma immediately gave up his weapon.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB1103MayapuraJune181973_22" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="270" link="Lecture on SB 1.10.3 -- Mayapura, June 18, 1973" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.10.3 -- Mayapura, June 18, 1973">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.10.3 -- Mayapura, June 18, 1973|Lecture on SB 1.10.3 -- Mayapura, June 18, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Just like Bhīṣma. Bhīṣma promised, "Kṛṣṇa, tomorrow either Your friend Arjuna will die, I am determined now, or You have to break Your promise." Because Kṛṣṇa said, "I will not fight." But when Arjuna was practically devastated by the arrows of Bhīṣma, he fell down, his chariot broke, everything shattered. Now Kṛṣṇa saw, "Now Arjuna is going to die."</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB11540LosAngelesDecember181973_23" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="308" link="Lecture on SB 1.15.40 -- Los Angeles, December 18, 1973" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.15.40 -- Los Angeles, December 18, 1973">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.15.40 -- Los Angeles, December 18, 1973|Lecture on SB 1.15.40 -- Los Angeles, December 18, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">He does not know what is his real interest. But because he is child, he is catching this, catching that, catching that. Sometimes he catches fire and burns his hand. Sometimes he falls down in the water. Sometimes he catches snake. These are all dangerous things, but he does not know.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB11540LosAngelesDecember181973_24" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="308" link="Lecture on SB 1.15.40 -- Los Angeles, December 18, 1973" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.15.40 -- Los Angeles, December 18, 1973">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.15.40 -- Los Angeles, December 18, 1973|Lecture on SB 1.15.40 -- Los Angeles, December 18, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">A female elephant is induced to attract the male elephant, and for sex, the male follows the female elephant, and the female elephant is trained up. He puts him in a ditch. He falls down. Then he cannot move. You see. That means in spite of his becoming such a giant animal, powerful animal, simply for sex life he becomes captivated.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB11549LosAngelesDecember261973_25" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="315" link="Lecture on SB 1.15.49 -- Los Angeles, December 26, 1973" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.15.49 -- Los Angeles, December 26, 1973">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.15.49 -- Los Angeles, December 26, 1973|Lecture on SB 1.15.49 -- Los Angeles, December 26, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So he had some little affection, just like we have got affection for cubs of dog and others. So one day, that little calf did not return in the evening, and he went to search out on the hill, and accidentally he fell down, and next life he became a deer. Yes.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB2319LosAngelesJune151972_26" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="390" link="Lecture on SB 2.3.19 -- Los Angeles, June 15, 1972" link_text="Lecture on SB 2.3.19 -- Los Angeles, June 15, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 2.3.19 -- Los Angeles, June 15, 1972|Lecture on SB 2.3.19 -- Los Angeles, June 15, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So in this way, for this misunderstanding, he is falsely trying to have happiness through so many species of life. "Let me enter this life, let me enter that life, that life, that life, that ..." In this way he falls down. He is fallen already from Vaikuṇṭha planet. He is fallen in this material world, and he is again trying to make progress.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB293MelbourneApril51972_27" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="406" link="Lecture on SB 2.9.3 -- Melbourne, April 5, 1972" link_text="Lecture on SB 2.9.3 -- Melbourne, April 5, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 2.9.3 -- Melbourne, April 5, 1972|Lecture on SB 2.9.3 -- Melbourne, April 5, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">There is sometimes question, "How one who lived in association with Kṛṣṇa, how he fell down?" Generally those who are living with Kṛṣṇa or Vaikuṇṭha, they never fall down. But those who are in the effulgence of Kṛṣṇa, in the impersonal Brahman, they fall down. Because it is the propensity of the living entity to enjoy. But one cannot enjoy; there is no ānanda.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB2914MelbourneApril131972_28" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="415" link="Lecture on SB 2.9.14 -- Melbourne, April 13, 1972" link_text="Lecture on SB 2.9.14 -- Melbourne, April 13, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 2.9.14 -- Melbourne, April 13, 1972|Lecture on SB 2.9.14 -- Melbourne, April 13, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">While you are discharging your devotional service even being immature you fall down, it doesn't matter even if you fall down. Bhajann apakvo 'tha. Apakva means nonmature. Patet tato yadi. He falls down from the path of devotional service. Yatra kva vā abhadram abhūd amuṣya kim: "What is the loss there?" And those who are sticking to their occupational duty...</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB32514BombayNovember141974_29" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="436" link="Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974" link_text="Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974|Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">In the śāstra it is said that even it is lost... Not lost. Suppose some reason a man comes and joins this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, and in the middle he falls down, he does not make further progress because he falls down. But whatever he has done, that is permanent credit. That will never be lost.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB32514BombayNovember141974_30" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="436" link="Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974" link_text="Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974|Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Therefore it is said in the Bhagavad-gītā, śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe yoga-bhraṣṭo 'bhijāyate ([[Vanisource:BG 6.41 (1972)|BG 6.41]]). Yoga-bhraṣṭaḥ. Bhraṣṭa means he was executing devotional service, but some way or other, being allured by māyā or some other causes, even if he falls down, so that credit is there. Therefore he has to begin next life... He is given chance next life.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB32514BombayNovember141974_31" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="436" link="Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974" link_text="Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974|Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Suppose one gives up his occupational duty and takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, tyaktvā sva-dharmaṁ caraṇāmbujaṁ hareḥ, and takes to the shelter of Kṛṣṇa, but bhajann apakvaḥ, could not mature his devotional service, bhajann apakvo 'tha patet tato yadi, and he falls down... This is Nārada's statement. So he says, "What is the loss even if he falls down? By sentiment he comes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and even if he falls down, still, where is the loss? And contrary to this, a man who is performing very perfectly his sva-dharma, but has no Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then what is the gain?" There is no gain.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB32517BombayNovember171974_32" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="439" link="Lecture on SB 3.25.17 -- Bombay, November 17, 1974" link_text="Lecture on SB 3.25.17 -- Bombay, November 17, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 3.25.17 -- Bombay, November 17, 1974|Lecture on SB 3.25.17 -- Bombay, November 17, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Again he falls down. Why? Anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ: "Because they neglected to worship Your lotus feet." So unless one becomes devotee, there is no secure position in the spiritual world. One may... Just like a very crude example.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB32525BombayNovember251974_33" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="447" link="Lecture on SB 3.25.25 -- Bombay, November 25, 1974" link_text="Lecture on SB 3.25.25 -- Bombay, November 25, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 3.25.25 -- Bombay, November 25, 1974|Lecture on SB 3.25.25 -- Bombay, November 25, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So anyway, somehow or other, if one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, tyaktvā sva-dharmaṁ caraṇāmbujaṁ hareḥ, and practices for some time regularly, then again, due to bad association or by something, he falls down, so śāstra says that "What is the loss? There is no loss. On the other hand, if a person is executing his occupational duties very nicely, but he does not know what is Kṛṣṇa conscious, then what is the gain? There is no gain."</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB32525BombayNovember251974_34" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="447" link="Lecture on SB 3.25.25 -- Bombay, November 25, 1974" link_text="Lecture on SB 3.25.25 -- Bombay, November 25, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 3.25.25 -- Bombay, November 25, 1974|Lecture on SB 3.25.25 -- Bombay, November 25, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">If you do not become inclined, śraddhā, this śraddhā of kṛṣṇa-kathā, then whatever you are doing—simply wasting your time, and it is a labor of love only, that's all. Śrama eva hi kevalam. And a devotee, even if he falls down by chance... There is every possibility of falling down because māyā is very strong. And it is a fight against māyā. Daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā ([[Vanisource:BG 7.14 (1972)|BG 7.14]]). Duratyayā. Māyā is very strong.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB32542BombayDecember101974_35" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="462" link="Lecture on SB 3.25.42 -- Bombay, December 10, 1974" link_text="Lecture on SB 3.25.42 -- Bombay, December 10, 1974">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 3.25.42 -- Bombay, December 10, 1974|Lecture on SB 3.25.42 -- Bombay, December 10, 1974]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">But a Kṛṣṇa conscious human being, even though he is unable to execute properly, even if he falls down, his human life is guaranteed. His human life is guaranteed. And that life in a rich family and in very nice purified family, śucīnām. Śucīnām means purified family, nice brāhmaṇa, Vaiṣṇava family.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB551VrndavanaOctober231976_36" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="517" link="Lecture on SB 5.5.1 -- Vrndavana, October 23, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 5.5.1 -- Vrndavana, October 23, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 5.5.1 -- Vrndavana, October 23, 1976|Lecture on SB 5.5.1 -- Vrndavana, October 23, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">By very severe austerities they come to the Brahman platform, monism, to become one with the Supreme, but from there he falls down. Why falls down? Anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ. Because they have no information of the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord. Unless you come to that point, then there is no possibility of eternal happiness.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB552HyderabadApril131975_37" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="529" link="Lecture on SB 5.5.2 -- Hyderabad, April 13, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 5.5.2 -- Hyderabad, April 13, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 5.5.2 -- Hyderabad, April 13, 1975|Lecture on SB 5.5.2 -- Hyderabad, April 13, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">That is called praśāntā. That is stated here, mahānta. This is mahānta, sama-cittāḥ praśāntā vimanyavaḥ. Vimanyavaḥ, because a devotee has to suffer so many tribulations. That is the history of all devotees. But he's never angry. He's never angry. Then he falls down. Vimanyavaḥ. Just like Lord Jesus Christ.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB555StockholmSeptember101973_38" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="539" link="Lecture on SB 5.5.5 -- Stockholm, September 10, 1973" link_text="Lecture on SB 5.5.5 -- Stockholm, September 10, 1973">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 5.5.5 -- Stockholm, September 10, 1973|Lecture on SB 5.5.5 -- Stockholm, September 10, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Then she brings in a place where there is a big pit and he falls down, the male elephant. Then he becomes captured. Yes. These are the nature's example, how for... And not only sex. Just like the bees. They enter into the lotus flower for eating honey, and they are enjoying. In the meantime, the lotus flower petals becomes closed.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB563VrndavanaNovember251976_39" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="569" link="Lecture on SB 5.6.3 -- Vrndavana, November 25, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 5.6.3 -- Vrndavana, November 25, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 5.6.3 -- Vrndavana, November 25, 1976|Lecture on SB 5.6.3 -- Vrndavana, November 25, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Why not we become also in comfortable position? Let me eat as he eats," or "Let me sleep now." These are so-called comforts. So they want to imitate. When the living being imitates the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then he falls down. Kṛṣṇa bhuliyā jīva bhoga vāñchā kare, pasate māyā tāre jāpaṭiyā dhare. As soon as he forgets his position—he wants to imitate—that is the beginning of māyā, falldown. You should be very careful.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB564VrndavanaNovember261976_40" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="570" link="Lecture on SB 5.6.4 -- Vrndavana, November 26, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 5.6.4 -- Vrndavana, November 26, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 5.6.4 -- Vrndavana, November 26, 1976|Lecture on SB 5.6.4 -- Vrndavana, November 26, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">An unchaste wife can kill her husband at any time, and an uncontrolled mind, followed by lust, anger, greed, madness, envy and illusion, can certainly kill the yogi. When the yogi is controlled by the mind, he falls down into the material condition.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6120HonoluluMay201976_41" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="628" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.20 -- Honolulu, May 20, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.20 -- Honolulu, May 20, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.20 -- Honolulu, May 20, 1976|Lecture on SB 6.1.20 -- Honolulu, May 20, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">And so Śukadeva Gosvāmī is going to give example from the history about the Ajāmila, how he was in the beginning very good boy, brāhmaṇa, and then, under the influence of a prostitute, he fell down and became most degraded, and then again, because in the past he had some good asset of spiritual life... That is described in the Bhāgavata, svalpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt. Spiritual life is so nice, Kṛṣṇa consciousness.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6121ChicagoJuly51975_42" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="629" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.21 -- Chicago, July 5, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.21 -- Chicago, July 5, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.21 -- Chicago, July 5, 1975|Lecture on SB 6.1.21 -- Chicago, July 5, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So he was so much trained up, and still, by seeing the sex behavior of a śūdra and śūdrāṇī, he fell down long, long years ago. Now these things are very common affair. How the young man can be saved? It is very difficult. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has given one panacea: "Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa." That can save you.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6121ChicagoJuly51975_43" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="629" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.21 -- Chicago, July 5, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.21 -- Chicago, July 5, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.21 -- Chicago, July 5, 1975|Lecture on SB 6.1.21 -- Chicago, July 5, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">One, somebody, kaścit. Kaścid dāsī-patiḥ. And why he fell down? Because he married one maidservant, prostitute. The prostitute class, you will find in the history of India, but they are a class, a low-class woman. Otherwise, in gentleman class or higher class, namely the brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, and vaiśya, it is not possible to mix freely. That is not possible.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6124ChicagoJuly81975_44" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="637" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.24 -- Chicago, July 8, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.24 -- Chicago, July 8, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.24 -- Chicago, July 8, 1975|Lecture on SB 6.1.24 -- Chicago, July 8, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">He was initiated, but he fell down. Later on, he fell down in contact with a prostitute. Therefore he lost his all qualification, and he was busy... Instead of serving Kṛṣṇa, he was busy in begetting children, up to the eighty-fifth year. Therefore pravayasaḥ.  Although he had made... The last one is tenth. Although he had nine sons, still, at the eighty-fifth year he is begetting another. That is called kṛpaṇa.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB612829PhiladelphiaJuly131975_45" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="647" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Philadelphia, July 13, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Philadelphia, July 13, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Philadelphia, July 13, 1975|Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Philadelphia, July 13, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">He... Purposefully, he did not fall down. Circumstantially came in contact with a prostitute, could not help him. So circumstantially he fell down, not by willingly. This should be noted. Willingly doing, that is very great offense. But circumstantially, there is every chance because we are fallen and practiced to malpractices life after life.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB612829HonoluluMay281976_46" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="648" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Honolulu, May 28, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Honolulu, May 28, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Honolulu, May 28, 1976|Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Honolulu, May 28, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">This Ajāmila was in the beginning a devotee. Later on he fell down. But Kṛṣṇa, Nārāyaṇa, is so kind that He gave him the dictation that "You keep your son's name as Nārāyaṇa," so that he'll be able to call the holy name Nārāyaṇa by calling his son. He was very much attached to the youngest son, whose name was Nārāyaṇa.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB612829HonoluluMay281976_47" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="648" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Honolulu, May 28, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Honolulu, May 28, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Honolulu, May 28, 1976|Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Honolulu, May 28, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">This opportunity was given to Ajāmila that, although he fell down from his standard of devotional service, but he got the opportunity of chanting "Nārāyaṇa." Ante nārāyaṇa smṛtiḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 2.1.6|SB 2.1.6]]). And when we are afraid of something, so we chant, we call somebody who is very dear. This is very psychological.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6146DetroitJune121976_48" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="679" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.46 -- Detroit, June 12, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.46 -- Detroit, June 12, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.46 -- Detroit, June 12, 1976|Lecture on SB 6.1.46 -- Detroit, June 12, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The fathers, parents, will not allow. So this person, this Ajāmila, happened to see that a young śūdra, he's embracing another young śūdrāṇī, and naturally, he became excited. And then he made contact with that prostitute, and whatever money he had he was spending for her. In this way he fell down, sadācāro. That is stated here, that naṣṭa-sadācāro, on account of mixing with a prostitute, he became completely fall down.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6146DetroitJune121976_49" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="679" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.46 -- Detroit, June 12, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.46 -- Detroit, June 12, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.46 -- Detroit, June 12, 1976|Lecture on SB 6.1.46 -- Detroit, June 12, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So the point is that although he was born in a brāhmaṇa family, he was being trained up as a pure brāhmaṇa, but he fell down to the modes of ignorance. Therefore one has to surpass the platform of goodness also. There are many cases, very good boy, all of a sudden falls. In our society, you have seen very nice boy, doing nicely, all of a sudden, finished. So that is possible.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB615662SuratJanuary31971atAdubhaiPatelsHouse_50" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="693" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.56-62 -- Surat, January 3, 1971, at Adubhai Patel's House" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.56-62 -- Surat, January 3, 1971, at Adubhai Patel's House">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.56-62 -- Surat, January 3, 1971, at Adubhai Patel's House|Lecture on SB 6.1.56-62 -- Surat, January 3, 1971, at Adubhai Patel's House]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So these things are being shown regularly in the cinema. What character will be formed of the young men? By seeing once, this Ajāmila, he fell down so much, and our boys and girls are seeing these things every day in the cinema.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6161VrndavanaAugust281975_51" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="694" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.61 -- Vrndavana, August 28, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.61 -- Vrndavana, August 28, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.61 -- Vrndavana, August 28, 1975|Lecture on SB 6.1.61 -- Vrndavana, August 28, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Then you will be above these three guṇas. Just like this boy, Ajāmila. He is attracted because all of a sudden he fell down on the platform of passion. There are three platforms: sattvic, rajasic, tamasic. So if you keep yourself on the sattvic platform, there is also chance to falling down on the passion and ignorance.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6166VrndavanaSeptember21975_52" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="698" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.66 -- Vrndavana, September 2, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.66 -- Vrndavana, September 2, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.66 -- Vrndavana, September 2, 1975|Lecture on SB 6.1.66 -- Vrndavana, September 2, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So he became a śūdra. Although he was born in a brāhmaṇa family, he was being trained up, but on account of the association of a śūdrāṇī, prostitute, he fell down and he became a pāpaḥ, most sinful man. So as a pāpaḥ, he did not know how to earn money honestly. He is neither brāhmaṇa, nor kṣatriya, nor vaiśya.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6167VrndavanaSeptember31975_53" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="699" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.67 -- Vrndavana, September 3, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.67 -- Vrndavana, September 3, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.67 -- Vrndavana, September 3, 1975|Lecture on SB 6.1.67 -- Vrndavana, September 3, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">But because it was not śuddha-sattvata, therefore he fell down, even on the sattva-guṇa platform. But when one is on the śuddha-sattva... Just like Haridāsa Ṭhākura. This man was brahminically qualified, but as soon as he saw that a śūdrāṇī and śūdra were engaged in lusty affairs, he fell down.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6168VrndavanaSeptember41975_54" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="700" link="Lecture on SB 6.1.68 -- Vrndavana, September 4, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.1.68 -- Vrndavana, September 4, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.1.68 -- Vrndavana, September 4, 1975|Lecture on SB 6.1.68 -- Vrndavana, September 4, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Although he was born in the brāhmaṇa family and educated nicely, but on account of bad association he fell down from the standard of human ideal life. Therefore he is punishable. Not only he, every one of us. The human fom of life is specially meant for going back to home, back to Godhead. The animal life...</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6215CalcuttaJanuary61971_55" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="701" link="Lecture on SB 6.2.1-5 -- Calcutta, January 6, 1971" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.2.1-5 -- Calcutta, January 6, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.2.1-5 -- Calcutta, January 6, 1971|Lecture on SB 6.2.1-5 -- Calcutta, January 6, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So these Naxalites, they are taken to the slaughterhouse and they are taught how to kill. Therefore they do not care. Immediately beating by rocks, and as soon as he falls down, they go away, just like slaughterhouse. They are taught. And the military men, they are also taught like that, to become cruel. A very horrible position in this Kali-yuga.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6211AllahabadJanuary161971_56" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="711" link="Lecture on SB 6.2.11 -- Allahabad, January 16, 1971" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.2.11 -- Allahabad, January 16, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.2.11 -- Allahabad, January 16, 1971|Lecture on SB 6.2.11 -- Allahabad, January 16, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Just like Kṛṣṇa says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ([[Vanisource:BG 18.66 (1972)|BG 18.66]]). Now, in course of prosecuting the devotional service, even he falls down there is no loss. Because whatever he has done, that remains his credit. Whereas a person who is following the ritualistic principles but does not develop devotional service, what will be benefit? He may get a promotion to the heavenly planet.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB6211VrndavanaSeptember131975_57" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="712" link="Lecture on SB 6.2.11 -- Vrndavana, September 13, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.2.11 -- Vrndavana, September 13, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.2.11 -- Vrndavana, September 13, 1975|Lecture on SB 6.2.11 -- Vrndavana, September 13, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">As soon as he fell down at the feet of Ambarīṣa Mahārāja, he said, "You are Durvāsā Muni. You are so great, powerful. Don't put me into this difficulty. What you want?" "Now you excuse me." "Excuse? If I have got any resultant actions of my pious activities, take everything. Take everything. You be saved." This is Vaiṣṇava, and this is avaiṣṇava.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB621214AllahabadJanuary171971atKumbhamela_58" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="713" link="Lecture on SB 6.2.12-14 -- Allahabad, January 17, 1971, at Kumbha-mela" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.2.12-14 -- Allahabad, January 17, 1971, at Kumbha-mela">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.2.12-14 -- Allahabad, January 17, 1971, at Kumbha-mela|Lecture on SB 6.2.12-14 -- Allahabad, January 17, 1971, at Kumbha-mela]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">He served Nārāyaṇa in his previous life when he was young man, but by bad association he fell down. But the effect was there at the time of his death, so much effective that the Viṣṇudūta recommends that "Because he has chanted at the time of his death the holy name of Lord, he is now free from all sinful reaction."</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB631617GorakhpurFebruary101971_59" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="721" link="Lecture on SB 6.3.16-17 -- Gorakhpur, February 10, 1971" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.3.16-17 -- Gorakhpur, February 10, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.3.16-17 -- Gorakhpur, February 10, 1971|Lecture on SB 6.3.16-17 -- Gorakhpur, February 10, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">One can stay. Without this Brahman activity, even one is elevated to the Brahman position, he falls down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adho anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 10.2.32|SB 10.2.32]]). They are not very much inclined or decline practically to accept this devotional service.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB632023GorakhpurFebruary141971_60" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="724" link="Lecture on SB 6.3.20-23 -- Gorakhpur, February 14, 1971" link_text="Lecture on SB 6.3.20-23 -- Gorakhpur, February 14, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 6.3.20-23 -- Gorakhpur, February 14, 1971|Lecture on SB 6.3.20-23 -- Gorakhpur, February 14, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">A person who has taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, giving up his all religious principles and occupations, even he falls down on account of his immature position, he is much gainer than the person who is sticking to his religious principle, so-called religious principle, but does not know what Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He does not gain anything. That is the verdict of Nārada Muni.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB761BostonMay81968_61" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="737" link="Lecture on SB 7.6.1 -- Boston, May 8, 1968" link_text="Lecture on SB 7.6.1 -- Boston, May 8, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 7.6.1 -- Boston, May 8, 1968|Lecture on SB 7.6.1 -- Boston, May 8, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Suppose a brahmacārī, he's supposed to follow the laws of celibacy, but he could not. He falls down. There are so many rules and regulations. And fall down.(?) He began the execution of devotional service, but some way or other māyā catches him and he falls down. Nārada Muni says, "Oh, there is no loss for him."Yatra kva vābhadram abhūd amuṣya kiṁ ko vā artha āptaḥ abhajatāṁ sva-dharmataḥ. Nārada Muni says that even if he falls down he does not lose anything.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB761BostonMay81968_62" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="737" link="Lecture on SB 7.6.1 -- Boston, May 8, 1968" link_text="Lecture on SB 7.6.1 -- Boston, May 8, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 7.6.1 -- Boston, May 8, 1968|Lecture on SB 7.6.1 -- Boston, May 8, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">His next life he may get a brāhmaṇa birth or a very, I mean to say, learned family. Like that he can get. But that is not a very good gain. But Nārada Muni says if one has begun the occupational duty of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, giving up all other occupational duties, even if he falls down, that one percent, two percent, remains as his asset so that he will be able to begin from next life again Kṛṣṇa consciousness.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB764VrndavanaDecember51975_63" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="752" link="Lecture on SB 7.6.4 -- Vrndavana, December 5, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 7.6.4 -- Vrndavana, December 5, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 7.6.4 -- Vrndavana, December 5, 1975|Lecture on SB 7.6.4 -- Vrndavana, December 5, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">One has taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but on account of immature Kṛṣṇa consciousness, if he falls down, falls down like that, then he gets... Yoga-bhraṣṭaḥ sanjāyate śucīnāṁ. But if one purposefully commits mistake and sinful life, "Now I am chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. I can do all sinful life. It will become counteracted," that rascal will be punished very, very much. Nāmnād balād yasya hi pāpa-buddhiḥ. "I am living in Vṛndāvana.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB768NewVrindabanJune241976_64" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="761" link="Lecture on SB 7.6.8 -- New Vrindaban, June 24, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 7.6.8 -- New Vrindaban, June 24, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 7.6.8 -- New Vrindaban, June 24, 1976|Lecture on SB 7.6.8 -- New Vrindaban, June 24, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Ajāmila, first of all, he was a brahmacārī, brāhmaṇa, very well behaved brāhmaṇa, learned everything, but due to bad association he fell down. But Kṛṣṇa gave him the opportunity, Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā, na me bhakta praṇaśyati. If once one has sincerely become the pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa, that will never go in vain.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB769VrndavanaDecember111975_65" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="762" link="Lecture on SB 7.6.9 -- Vrndavana, December 11, 1975" link_text="Lecture on SB 7.6.9 -- Vrndavana, December 11, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 7.6.9 -- Vrndavana, December 11, 1975|Lecture on SB 7.6.9 -- Vrndavana, December 11, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">One who is already mixed, or merged into the Brahman, they fall down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 10.2.32|SB 10.2.32]]). Why? Anādṛta yusmad aṅghrayaḥ. Unless one is very rigid devotee, even he has approached the other feature—that means the Brahman feature: Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān—so he falls down, very, very easily. And why? That is this attachment—sneha-pāśair dṛḍhair baddham. Dṛḍhair baddham.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB791MayapurFebruary81976_66" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="783" link="Lecture on SB 7.9.1 -- Mayapur, February 8, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 7.9.1 -- Mayapur, February 8, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 7.9.1 -- Mayapur, February 8, 1976|Lecture on SB 7.9.1 -- Mayapur, February 8, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Just like spark and the whole fire. Both of them are fire, but spark is spark, and the big fire is big fire. So the spark cannot become big fire. If he wants to become so, then he falls down. Then whatever little light was there, fire, it becomes extinguished. If the spark out of impudency wants to try to become the big fire, then he falls down.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB794MayapurFebruary111976_67" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="788" link="Lecture on SB 7.9.4 -- Mayapur, February 11, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 7.9.4 -- Mayapur, February 11, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 7.9.4 -- Mayapur, February 11, 1976|Lecture on SB 7.9.4 -- Mayapur, February 11, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So this mahā-bhāgavata, this word is very important in this verse, mahā-bhāgavato 'rbhakaḥ. Immediately, as soon as Brahmā requested, "My dear boy, please pacify." No hesitation, immediately he fell down. Upetya bhuvi kāyena. He is always at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, and, as a child, immediately as Brahmā said, immediately he did. Kāyena upetya nanāma, as it is, he was not to be lesson, that you meant like this, fall down this, no, he knows, everything.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB795MayapurFebruary121976_68" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="790" link="Lecture on SB 7.9.5 -- Mayapur, February 12, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 7.9.5 -- Mayapur, February 12, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 7.9.5 -- Mayapur, February 12, 1976|Lecture on SB 7.9.5 -- Mayapur, February 12, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Just like we are sometime extraordinarily happy, pleased when a small child offers his obedience. So naturally, when Prahlāda Mahārāja, a small boy five years old, and he fell down at the lotus feet of the Lord, He became very much pleased. So, not only for Prahlāda Mahārāja, anyone in this material world who offers his obeisances before the Deity, don't think it is useless. It is taken into account.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB795MayapurFebruary121976_69" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="790" link="Lecture on SB 7.9.5 -- Mayapur, February 12, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 7.9.5 -- Mayapur, February 12, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 7.9.5 -- Mayapur, February 12, 1976|Lecture on SB 7.9.5 -- Mayapur, February 12, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Those who are fully absorbed in family life, gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām, they are apaśyatām ātma-tattvam, they cannot see what is real life, what is the goal of life. So here we see Prahlāda Mahārāja fell down immediately. That is real education, Brahmā asked him, "You just try to pacify," immediately he fell down.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB798MontrealJuly11968_70" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="795" link="Lecture on SB 7.9.8 -- Montreal, July 1, 1968" link_text="Lecture on SB 7.9.8 -- Montreal, July 1, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 7.9.8 -- Montreal, July 1, 1968|Lecture on SB 7.9.8 -- Montreal, July 1, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Nobody can understand that there is a well underneath this, underneath this grass. And if by mistake one comes there, he falls down, say hundred feet down. And it is covered with grass. Even if he cries, "Please save me, save me," who is going to save him? Sometimes cow and animals and men fall down in that way.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB7937MayapurMarch151976_71" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="844" link="Lecture on SB 7.9.37 -- Mayapur, March 15, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 7.9.37 -- Mayapur, March 15, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 7.9.37 -- Mayapur, March 15, 1976|Lecture on SB 7.9.37 -- Mayapur, March 15, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Just like sometimes we experience that one person is elevated to the brahminical principle, sannyāsī principle, but all of a sudden he falls down, he becomes a demon. We have got experience. He becomes demon. Very high... So this material world is so contaminated that even you are on the sattva-guṇa, there is chance of being contaminated by the rajas-tamo guṇa. The struggle is there. Therefore we have to become very, very careful.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSB7940MayapurMarch181976_72" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="846" link="Lecture on SB 7.9.40 -- Mayapur, March 18, 1976" link_text="Lecture on SB 7.9.40 -- Mayapur, March 18, 1976">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 7.9.40 -- Mayapur, March 18, 1976|Lecture on SB 7.9.40 -- Mayapur, March 18, 1976]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">She allures the male elephant, and for sex the male elephant follows, and tactfully the elephant is put into a hole. He falls down. Then he is captured. Then for life he becomes a slave. Such a big animal, so strong, but by the trick of human being he becomes slave.</p>
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<div id="LectureonSBExcerptLosAngelesJuly31972_73" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="872" link="Lecture on SB Excerpt -- Los Angeles, July 3, 1972" link_text="Lecture on SB Excerpt -- Los Angeles, July 3, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB Excerpt -- Los Angeles, July 3, 1972|Lecture on SB Excerpt -- Los Angeles, July 3, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">"Let me enter this life. Let me enter that life, that life, that life, that." In this way he falls down. He is fallen already. From Vaikuṇṭha planet he is fallen in this material world, and he is again trying to make progress. Prāptaṁ mānuṣam.</p>
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<div id="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="2" parent="Lectures" text="Nectar of Devotion Lectures"><h3>Nectar of Devotion Lectures</h3>
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<div id="TheNectarofDevotionVrndavanaOctober181972_0" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" book="Lec" index="5" link="The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, October 18, 1972" link_text="The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, October 18, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, October 18, 1972|The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, October 18, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Those who could not finish, yoga-bhraṣṭaḥ, bhakti-yoga, if he falls down while executing, he has no loss because, even if he falls down, his life, next life is guaranteed in a nice family. Śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe. Either in rich family or in a devotee's family. So both ways, he gets the chance of having a human form of life, and if he's born in a Vaiṣṇava family, naturally he becomes Vaiṣṇava.</p>
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<div id="TheNectarofDevotionBombayDecember281972_1" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" book="Lec" index="9" link="The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972" link_text="The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972|The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">All right. If one has joined this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, doing very nicely, he's improving, that's all right. But if he falls down... Because sometimes they come out of sentiment, join this movement and again falls down. Sometimes. Not very occasionally. But there is chance because māyā is very strong.</p>
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<div id="TheNectarofDevotionBombayDecember281972_2" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" book="Lec" index="9" link="The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972" link_text="The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972|The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">One may fall down. Bhāgavata says bhajann apakvo 'tha patet tato yadi. He's not mature. In immature stage, by some reason or other, if he falls down, then yatra kva vābhadram abhūd amuṣya kim. Then what is the loss there? There is no loss.</p>
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<div id="TheNectarofDevotionBombayDecember281972_3" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" book="Lec" index="9" link="The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972" link_text="The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972|The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">There is no loss. Suppose he joined out of sentiment and executed devotional service for some time under the direction of the spiritual master, according to the regulations of the śāstras, but incidentally, he falls down. He becomes a victim to the māyā. Bhāgavata says still there is no loss. There is no loss.</p>
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<div id="TheNectarofDevotionBombayDecember281972_4" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" book="Lec" index="9" link="The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972" link_text="The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972|The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">He doesn't gain anything. But the, that man who joined this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement out of sentiment, but immaturely he falls down, he has no loss. This is the...</p>
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<div id="TheNectarofDevotionBombayDecember281972_5" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" book="Lec" index="9" link="The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972" link_text="The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972|The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Even if (he) falls down in this life, he could not execute cent percent the duties in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, even he falls down, so whatever he has done in this life, that becomes a permanent asset. So that, from next life, he'll be given chance. In... In ordinary karmi's life, there is no guarantee that he'll get next life a human body. According to his karma he'll get a body.</p>
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<div id="TheNectarofDevotionBombayDecember281972_6" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" book="Lec" index="9" link="The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972" link_text="The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972|The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Just Ajāmila. Ajāmila in his boyhood, he was very sincere brāhmaṇa. He was conducting devotional service under the direction of his father. But in youthhood, he fell down. He became a victim of a prostitute.</p>
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<div id="TheNectarofDevotionVrndavanaOctober261972_7" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" book="Lec" index="18" link="The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, October 26, 1972" link_text="The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, October 26, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, October 26, 1972|The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, October 26, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Two alternatives. So when Bhīṣma was fighting very fiercely, severely, Arjuna's chariot became broken and he fell down; at that time Kṛṣṇa took one of the wheels of the chariot and immediately approached Bhīṣma, and when He was approaching Bhīṣma, Bhīṣma was also piercing His body with arrows. And Kṛṣṇa was accepting the arrows move lovable than the flowers. This is the dealing.</p>
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<div id="TheNectarofDevotionVrndavanaNovember21972_8" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" book="Lec" index="30" link="The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 2, 1972" link_text="The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 2, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 2, 1972|The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 2, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">There is a verse like this—I don't exactly remember—that if one is engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and, and without being mature, somehow or other, if he falls down, there is no loss, whereas other persons, who are sticking to their sva-dharma, but has no idea of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he does not gain anything. These are the statements of Nārada.</p>
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<div id="TheNectarofDevotionVrndavanaNovember81972_9" class="quote" parent="Nectar_of_Devotion_Lectures" book="Lec" index="36" link="The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 8, 1972" link_text="The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 8, 1972">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 8, 1972|The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 8, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Āruhya kṛcchreṇ... By great austerity, auspici..., and penance, one may rise up to the platform of Brahman realization, paraṁ padam. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ patanty adhaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 10.2.32|SB 10.2.32]]). Again he falls down. We have seen many big, big sannyāsī. they give up this world as brahma satyaṁ jagan mithyā, false. But after some time, when they cannot actually realize Brahman, they again come to this jagat for humanitarian work, for welfare activities.</p>
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<div id="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="3" parent="Lectures" text="Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures"><h3>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures</h3>
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<div id="LectureonCCMadhyalila6151154GorakhpurFebruary141971_0" class="quote" parent="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta_Lectures" book="Lec" index="42" link="Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 6.151-154 -- Gorakhpur, February 14, 1971" link_text="Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 6.151-154 -- Gorakhpur, February 14, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 6.151-154 -- Gorakhpur, February 14, 1971|Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 6.151-154 -- Gorakhpur, February 14, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Therefore, we are forgetful of Kṛṣṇa. Our relationship with Kṛṣṇa is practically extinguished. And again, the fire, spark, if he falls down on a dry grass, then gradually, the grass becomes blazing. So even if we are... Because in this material world there are three modes of material nature. If we are associated with the goodness quality, then our spiritual energy again becomes blazing fire.</p>
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<div id="LectureonCCMadhyalila6154155GorakhpurFebruary191971KrsnaNiketan_1" class="quote" parent="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta_Lectures" book="Lec" index="44" link="Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 6.154-155 -- Gorakhpur, February 19, 1971 (Krsna Niketan)" link_text="Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 6.154-155 -- Gorakhpur, February 19, 1971 (Krsna Niketan)">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 6.154-155 -- Gorakhpur, February 19, 1971 (Krsna Niketan)|Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 6.154-155 -- Gorakhpur, February 19, 1971 (Krsna Niketan)]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">He has come to the position of Brahman realization, but because he has no information of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, nirākāra-vādī, he falls down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adho anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 10.2.32|SB 10.2.32]]). They don't care, this worshiping, or bhakti-mārga. They say, "Oh, these things are meant for the lower class of men or ignorant men, uneducated persons. Bhakti-mārga is for the uneducated persons."</p>
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<div id="LectureonCCMadhyalila20313317NewYorkDecember211966_2" class="quote" parent="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta_Lectures" book="Lec" index="91" link="Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 20.313-317 -- New York, December 21, 1966" link_text="Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 20.313-317 -- New York, December 21, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 20.313-317 -- New York, December 21, 1966|Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 20.313-317 -- New York, December 21, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Therefore we have to accept this, that if we be engaged in devotional service of the Supreme Lord, then we are transcendental to these material modes of nature. Therefore anyone who is so engaged, he is liberated. He is liberated. Officially he is liberated. But if he falls down by the attraction of these three modes of nature, that is a different thing. That is possible. That is possible if we are not strong enough because...</p>
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<div id="LectureonCCMadhyalila222731NewYorkJanuary151967_3" class="quote" parent="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta_Lectures" book="Lec" index="112" link="Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 22.27-31 -- New York, January 15, 1967" link_text="Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 22.27-31 -- New York, January 15, 1967">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 22.27-31 -- New York, January 15, 1967|Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 22.27-31 -- New York, January 15, 1967]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">One who does not serve according to his position, then sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ, he falls down from that position, and this falldown is this material body. It is very nice example. We have got a particular position in the body of the Supreme Lord. Just consider the viśva-mūrti, the gigantic universal form of the Lord.</p>
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<div id="Festival_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="6" parent="Lectures" text="Festival Lectures"><h3>Festival Lectures</h3>
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<div id="HisDivineGraceSrilaBhaktisiddhantaSarasvatiGosvamiPrabhupadasAppearanceDayEveningGorakhpurFebruary151971_0" class="quote" parent="Festival_Lectures" book="Lec" index="44" link="His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada's Appearance Day, Evening -- Gorakhpur, February 15, 1971" link_text="His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada's Appearance Day, Evening -- Gorakhpur, February 15, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada's Appearance Day, Evening -- Gorakhpur, February 15, 1971|His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada's Appearance Day, Evening -- Gorakhpur, February 15, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So the Māyāvādī philosophers, they mistake that "Param Brahman or myself—all the same." No. That is not the fact. Therefore, without having shelter of the Param Brahman, he falls down again in this material world. Ārūhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adho 'nādṛta yuṣmad aṅghrayaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 10.2.32|SB 10.2.32]]). Because he has no information of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, he falls down again to the material platform.</p>
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<div id="Arrival_Addresses_and_Talks" class="sub_section" sec_index="7" parent="Lectures" text="Arrival Addresses and Talks"><h3>Arrival Addresses and Talks</h3>
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<div id="ArrivalLectureDallasMarch31975_0" class="quote" parent="Arrival_Addresses_and_Talks" book="Lec" index="20" link="Arrival Lecture -- Dallas, March 3, 1975" link_text="Arrival Lecture -- Dallas, March 3, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Arrival Lecture -- Dallas, March 3, 1975|Arrival Lecture -- Dallas, March 3, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">This morning we were discussing this point, mirage. In the mirage there is a show of false water, and the animal runs after it. But there is no water, and finally he becomes more thirsty, and it is desert; he falls down and dies. So the material world means we are running after false family. But don't think that there is no real family life.</p>
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<div id="Initiation_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="8" parent="Lectures" text="Initiation Lectures"><h3>Initiation Lectures</h3>
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<div id="GurudasaSannyasaInitiationSanFranciscoJuly211975_0" class="quote" parent="Initiation_Lectures" book="Lec" index="60" link="Gurudasa Sannyasa Initiation -- San Francisco, July 21, 1975" link_text="Gurudasa Sannyasa Initiation -- San Francisco, July 21, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Gurudasa Sannyasa Initiation -- San Francisco, July 21, 1975|Gurudasa Sannyasa Initiation -- San Francisco, July 21, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So as soon as saw the feather of peacock, immediately he fell down. How? Because the peacock feather is on the head of Kṛṣṇa, he immediately remembered Kṛṣṇa. This is called alambana, "with reference to the context."</p>
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<div id="General_Lectures" class="sub_section" sec_index="11" parent="Lectures" text="General Lectures"><h3>General Lectures</h3>
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<div id="LectureSeattleOctober111968_0" class="quote" parent="General_Lectures" book="Lec" index="24" link="Lecture -- Seattle, October 11, 1968" link_text="Lecture -- Seattle, October 11, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture -- Seattle, October 11, 1968|Lecture -- Seattle, October 11, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Even if he falls down sometimes out of ignorance, still, he'll very soon become purified. The process is so nice. Just like a fan is moving and make the switch off. Still you will see the fan is moving, but rest assured it will stop because the switch is off. Similarly, a person taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, his material life's switch is off immediately.</p>
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<div id="ClassinLosAngelesLosAngelesNovember151968_1" class="quote" parent="General_Lectures" book="Lec" index="30" link="Class in Los Angeles -- Los Angeles, November 15, 1968" link_text="Class in Los Angeles -- Los Angeles, November 15, 1968">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Class in Los Angeles -- Los Angeles, November 15, 1968|Class in Los Angeles -- Los Angeles, November 15, 1968]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Now he begins chanting or regulative principles, but all of a sudden, he falls down. He falls down. He could not prosecute. By some reason or by some circumstances, he falls down. So Bhāgavata says, "What is the wrong with him even if he falls down?" Just see. Even if he falls down due to immature development of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, still, he's not loser.</p>
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<div id="PandalLectureDelhiNovember121971_2" class="quote" parent="General_Lectures" book="Lec" index="95" link="Pandal Lecture -- Delhi, November 12, 1971" link_text="Pandal Lecture -- Delhi, November 12, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Pandal Lecture -- Delhi, November 12, 1971|Pandal Lecture -- Delhi, November 12, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">In the desert, there is some reflection of heat, and the animals think there is water. And they run after water, the water also going ahead and the animal also going ahead. In this way, when he is too much tired, he falls down and dies.</p>
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<div id="Philosophy_Discussions" class="sub_section" sec_index="13" parent="Lectures" text="Philosophy Discussions"><h3>Philosophy Discussions</h3>
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<div id="PhilosophyDiscussiononHegel_0" class="quote" parent="Philosophy_Discussions" book="Lec" index="4" link="Philosophy Discussion on Hegel" link_text="Philosophy Discussion on Hegel">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Philosophy Discussion on Hegel|Philosophy Discussion on Hegel]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Śyāmasundara: I mean if someone is in the spiritual world, he falls down into the material world...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Falls down is different.</p>
<p>Śyāmasundara: ...yes, and then he becomes again released...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Again he is free.</p>
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<div id="PhilosophyDiscussiononJacquesMaritain_1" class="quote" parent="Philosophy_Discussions" book="Lec" index="15" link="Philosophy Discussion on Jacques Maritain" link_text="Philosophy Discussion on Jacques Maritain">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Philosophy Discussion on Jacques Maritain|Philosophy Discussion on Jacques Maritain]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Those who are strictly following their religious principles but has no idea of devotional service, he does not gain anything in this life. And a person who has engaged himself in the devotional service of the Lord, even if he falls down due to immaturity, he has gained so many things.</p>
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<div id="PhilosophyDiscussiononCarlGustavJung_6" class="quote" parent="Philosophy_Discussions" book="Lec" index="18" link="Philosophy Discussion on Carl Gustav Jung" link_text="Philosophy Discussion on Carl Gustav Jung">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Philosophy Discussion on Carl Gustav Jung|Philosophy Discussion on Carl Gustav Jung]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Hayagrīva: All ethics are derived.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. So to become completely pure, then he is the necessity of morality and ethics. Just like we prescribe, "No illicit sex, no meat-eating, no intoxication, no gambling." These are the four pillars of sinful life. If we avoid these thing, then we can stay on the platform of purity. And God consciousness, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is based on this morality. One who cannot follow the principles, he falls down from the spiritual platform, and he cannot make any progress.</p>
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<div id="PhilosophyDiscussiononJohannGottliebFichte_2" class="quote" parent="Philosophy_Discussions" book="Lec" index="25" link="Philosophy Discussion on Johann Gottlieb Fichte" link_text="Philosophy Discussion on Johann Gottlieb Fichte">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Philosophy Discussion on Johann Gottlieb Fichte|Philosophy Discussion on Johann Gottlieb Fichte]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Śyāmasundara: If I drop this and there is a reaction, a noise, it is not because this caused the noise but that each thing is motivated by its own purpose.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: But there is already the law, if he falls down there will be noise(?). The thing is already there, but it becomes manifested under certain circumstances, that's all.</p>
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<div id="PhilosophyDiscussiononPlotinus_3" class="quote" parent="Philosophy_Discussions" book="Lec" index="29" link="Philosophy Discussion on Plotinus" link_text="Philosophy Discussion on Plotinus">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Philosophy Discussion on Plotinus|Philosophy Discussion on Plotinus]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Kingdom. Yes. That is his falldown. When he decides to give up the spiritual life, he falls down in the material life, and that is the beginning of his material tribulations. And so long he will maintain a tinge of material happiness, the nature's life, that he has to accept, a type of material body, and there are varieties. So in all condition the spirit soul remains the part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, but according to the different body he gets different circumstances.</p>
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<div id="PhilosophyDiscussiononStAugustine_4" class="quote" parent="Philosophy_Discussions" book="Lec" index="31" link="Philosophy Discussion on St. Augustine" link_text="Philosophy Discussion on St. Augustine">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Philosophy Discussion on St. Augustine|Philosophy Discussion on St. Augustine]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Why man? Every living entity has a mortal body. So to enter into the mortal body, that is a kind of punishment. And then there is evolutionary process from lower grade of body to higher grade of body. That is quite reasonable, that every living entity or soul is part and parcel of God, but on account of some sinful activities or disobedience to God, as they believe Adam on account of disobedience to God they lost Paradise and came to this material world, similarly, the soul belongs to the Paradise, or heaven, or Kṛṣṇa, but somehow or other he falls down within this material world, and he gets first a body like Adam.</p>
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<div id="PhilosophyDiscussiononJohnLocke_5" class="quote" parent="Philosophy_Discussions" book="Lec" index="38" link="Philosophy Discussion on John Locke" link_text="Philosophy Discussion on John Locke">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Philosophy Discussion on John Locke|Philosophy Discussion on John Locke]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Devotee: Gītā?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. The word begins ataḥ paurva-dehikam. You can stop the machine and find it. (break) You can record it. Tatra taṁ paurva-dehikam buddhi-saṁyogam. Yes, that is. Therefore Kṛṣṇa consciousness, culture of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is never lost. It goes on, unless it is perfect. Therefore it is stated, sv-alpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt. Even little acting on Kṛṣṇa consciousness can save one from the greatest danger—as it was done by Ajamila. He cultivated Kṛṣṇa consciousness in the beginning of his life, then he fell down, he became the greatest debauch. But at the end of life again he remembered Nārāyaṇa and he got salvation.</p>
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<div id="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="section" sec_index="5" parent="compilation" text="Conversations and Morning Walks"><h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2>
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<div id="1967_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="0" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1967 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1967 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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<div id="DiscourseonLordCaitanyaPlayBetweenSrilaPrabhupadaandHayagrivaApril561967SanFrancisco_0" class="quote" parent="1967_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="1" link="Discourse on Lord Caitanya Play Between Srila Prabhupada and Hayagriva -- April 5-6, 1967, San Francisco" link_text="Discourse on Lord Caitanya Play Between Srila Prabhupada and Hayagriva -- April 5-6, 1967, San Francisco">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Discourse on Lord Caitanya Play Between Srila Prabhupada and Hayagriva -- April 5-6, 1967, San Francisco|Discourse on Lord Caitanya Play Between Srila Prabhupada and Hayagriva -- April 5-6, 1967, San Francisco]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: So Gopīnātha Ācārya was present there. He was known to Gadādhara and Gadādhara inquired that is there any sannyāsī who came here? Then Gopīnātha Ācārya said, "Yes, we have seen one sannyāsī. He fell down in ecstasy and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya has taken Him to his home." So he invited, "All right, you come with me. I am taking you there." So all the parties were taken to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya's place.</p>
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<div id="1968_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1968 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1968 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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<div id="MorningWalkatStowLakeMarch231968SanFrancisco_0" class="quote" parent="1968_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="6" link="Morning Walk at Stow Lake -- March 23, 1968, San Francisco" link_text="Morning Walk at Stow Lake -- March 23, 1968, San Francisco">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk at Stow Lake -- March 23, 1968, San Francisco|Morning Walk at Stow Lake -- March 23, 1968, San Francisco]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: "I have no qualification. I am frail. I am trying, but I am failing." All these appeals should be made. And Kṛṣṇa is all-powerful, He can do anything. Even we, we do not perform, trying our best, if we fail, Kṛṣṇa will help us. Just like a child tries his best, but he falls down. The mother takes up and, "All right. Come on. Walk." Like that. Yes?</p>
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<div id="1969_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="2" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1969 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1969 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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<div id="RoomConversationwithAllenGinsbergMay141969ColumbusOhio_0" class="quote" parent="1969_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="16" link="Room Conversation with Allen Ginsberg -- May 14, 1969, Columbus, Ohio" link_text="Room Conversation with Allen Ginsberg -- May 14, 1969, Columbus, Ohio">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with Allen Ginsberg -- May 14, 1969, Columbus, Ohio|Room Conversation with Allen Ginsberg -- May 14, 1969, Columbus, Ohio]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Allen Ginsberg: As the material shadow. How did we fall into that?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. Yes. That is very natural. Just like... (knock on door) Come on. Because jīva, although parā śaktī, he has got independence. So when he wants to imitate Kṛṣṇa... In the spiritual world Kṛṣṇa is the enjoyer, and all others, they are enjoyed. Predominator and the predominating. The Lord is the predominating, so there is no disagreement. There they know, "The Lord is predominator. We have to serve." When this service attitude is impaired, that "Why serve Kṛṣṇa? Why not ourself?" that is māyā. Then he falls down in the material energy.</p>
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<div id="1973_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="6" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1973 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1973 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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<div id="MorningWalkMay91973LosAngeles_0" class="quote" parent="1973_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="25" link="Morning Walk -- May 9, 1973, Los Angeles" link_text="Morning Walk -- May 9, 1973, Los Angeles">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- May 9, 1973, Los Angeles|Morning Walk -- May 9, 1973, Los Angeles]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Oh, just see. His real aim was to get some money.</p>
<p>Svarūpa Dāmodara: Radhakrishnan was there, the president. But ultimately, he could not walk. He fell down in the water.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: And what about the money?</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationwithFatherTannerandotherguestsJuly111973London_1" class="quote" parent="1973_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="42" link="Room Conversation with Father Tanner and other guests -- July 11, 1973, London" link_text="Room Conversation with Father Tanner and other guests -- July 11, 1973, London">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with Father Tanner and other guests -- July 11, 1973, London|Room Conversation with Father Tanner and other guests -- July 11, 1973, London]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Mrs. Wells: For a young man or a young woman, beginning?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Well, I say that there is every chance of falling down. That is up to you to keep fit. Otherwise there is chance of falling down. But even he falls down, whatever he has done, that is permanent.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkDecember51973LosAngeles_2" class="quote" parent="1973_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="90" link="Morning Walk -- December 5, 1973, Los Angeles" link_text="Morning Walk -- December 5, 1973, Los Angeles">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- December 5, 1973, Los Angeles|Morning Walk -- December 5, 1973, Los Angeles]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Yaśomatīnandana: Prabhupāda, is every jīva given a chance in the beginning to go in the spiritual world? Then he falls down, or...?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Eh?</p>
<p>Yaśomatīnandana: Or sometimes the jīva may choose directly...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: The jīva is atomic. It is smaller than the atoms. One ten-thousandth part of the tip of the hair. Keśāgra-śata-bhāgasya śatāṁśaḥ sādṛśātmakaḥ ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 19.140|CC Madhya 19.140]]). So every living entity, atom.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkDecember71973LosAngeles_3" class="quote" parent="1973_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="92" link="Morning Walk -- December 7, 1973, Los Angeles" link_text="Morning Walk -- December 7, 1973, Los Angeles">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- December 7, 1973, Los Angeles|Morning Walk -- December 7, 1973, Los Angeles]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Thank you very much. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Rascal means that... You know the story, that Kālidāsa, a great poet, he was a great rascal. So... It is a long story. So he was sitting on the branch of a tree and cutting. So some gentleman: "Why you are cutting? You'll fall down." "No, no, I'll not fall down." But when he fell down, then he went to that gentleman, "How did you know, sir, that I shall fall down?" Then they concluded, "Here is a rascal number one."</p>
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<div id="1974_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="7" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1974 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1974 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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<div id="MorningWalkApril11974Bombay_0" class="quote" parent="1974_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="51" link="Morning Walk -- April 1, 1974, Bombay" link_text="Morning Walk -- April 1, 1974, Bombay">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- April 1, 1974, Bombay|Morning Walk -- April 1, 1974, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: That's all right, Brahma-light. But the Brahma-light, according to Bhāgavata philosophy, even one enters in the Brahman effulgence, still he falls down. Still he falls down. Arūhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ anādhṛta-yusmad-aṅghrayaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 10.2.32|SB 10.2.32]]). Unless one is fixed up in the personal form of the Lord, there is chance of falling down.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkatMarinadelReyJuly121974LosAngeles_1" class="quote" parent="1974_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="140" link="Morning Walk at Marina del Rey -- July 12, 1974, Los Angeles" link_text="Morning Walk at Marina del Rey -- July 12, 1974, Los Angeles">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk at Marina del Rey -- July 12, 1974, Los Angeles|Morning Walk at Marina del Rey -- July 12, 1974, Los Angeles]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Svarūpa Dāmodara: But a... Big, big people were invited and actually he didn't walk. He fell down in the water.</p>
<p>Bali Mardana: Maybe Kṛṣṇa took his power away.</p>
<p>Svarūpa Dāmodara: He was almost beaten. (laughter)</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: The same thing...</p>
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<div id="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="8" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1975 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1975 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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<div id="MorningWalkMay81975Perth_0" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="61" link="Morning Walk -- May 8, 1975, Perth" link_text="Morning Walk -- May 8, 1975, Perth">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- May 8, 1975, Perth|Morning Walk -- May 8, 1975, Perth]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: That's it. They are thinking, "I am doing my duty," but they do not gain anything. And a person doesn't care for any responsibility; he comes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He gains something. Even if he falls down in immature stage, he gains something. But other man, he is doing his duty very nicely, but he is gaining nothing. You should read the purport.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkMay101975Perth_2" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="65" link="Morning Walk -- May 10, 1975, Perth" link_text="Morning Walk -- May 10, 1975, Perth">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- May 10, 1975, Perth|Morning Walk -- May 10, 1975, Perth]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Amogha: Sometimes we see that a devotee may be very sincere, but at the same time he becomes weak somehow, and he falls down.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Even if he falls down, still he is fortunate, because the injection is there. It will act, some day or another. Still he is fortunate. As fortunate man he took it, but he fell down. That does not mean he's unfortunate. Still he's fortunate, because the poison is already there.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkMay101975Perth_3" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="65" link="Morning Walk -- May 10, 1975, Perth" link_text="Morning Walk -- May 10, 1975, Perth">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- May 10, 1975, Perth|Morning Walk -- May 10, 1975, Perth]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Amogha: So he became weak because he misused his individual will.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: He misused the instruction of his spiritual master. Therefore he became unfortunate, or he fell down. (pause) This is botanical garden?</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkMay141975Perth_4" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="70" link="Morning Walk -- May 14, 1975, Perth" link_text="Morning Walk -- May 14, 1975, Perth">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- May 14, 1975, Perth|Morning Walk -- May 14, 1975, Perth]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Devotee (1): Saṅkīrtana movement is vijñānam.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. (pause) (break) He is in goodness but sometimes he is attacked by the other two base qualities, passion and ignorance. Then he falls down. Where there is chance of being contaminated, that is not pure goodness. Pure goodness is never contaminated.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkMay311975Honolulu_5" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="95" link="Morning Walk -- May 31, 1975, Honolulu" link_text="Morning Walk -- May 31, 1975, Honolulu">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- May 31, 1975, Honolulu|Morning Walk -- May 31, 1975, Honolulu]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Śrutakīrti: Back to the start.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes. It is like that. Goloka nadha(?). One is trying to go to back to home, back to Godhead. A little discrepancy... Mahārāja Bhārata? Yes, he became deer. Therefore we should be very careful. That is the instruction. Even Mahārāja Bhārata, he fell down.</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationwithDrJohnMizeJune231975LosAngeles_6" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="108" link="Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles" link_text="Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles|Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Dr. John Mize: I'm sorry, he what?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: He falls down.</p>
<p>Dr. John Mize: He falls.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: He falls down on account of his independence. Just like you have got independence. You are sitting here. You can go immediately. You may not like to hear me.</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationwithDrJohnMizeJune231975LosAngeles_8" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="108" link="Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles" link_text="Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles|Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Just like this finger is part and parcel of my body. Whatever I am ordering, it is immediately carrying out. I say, "Make it like this." He will, it will do. So... But this is dead matter. It is acting mechanically. The brain directs immediately the finger and it acts, like machine. This whole body is just like a machine, but soul is not machine mechanical part. It is spiritual part. So therefore, as I am directing the finger, as being machine, it is working, but if somebody else, a friend or servant, I may direct him to do something, he may not do it. So when the soul misuses the independence, then he falls down.</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationwithDrJohnMizeJune231975LosAngeles_9" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="108" link="Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles" link_text="Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles|Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: So he liked to be an ekala. That means he fell in love, a low class of woman, and by her association, he became an ekala. There are many instances. The Ajamila upakhyana. He was a brāhmaṇa and then he fell down very low. So this misuse of independence is always there.</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationwithDrJohnMizeJune231975LosAngeles_10" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="108" link="Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles" link_text="Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles|Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Just like they are working. And if he falls down in the sattva-guṇa, then he at least keeps himself in the knowledge that "I am fire. I do not belong to this dull material." So therefore we have to bring him again to the sattva-guṇa, brahminical qualification, so that he can understand ahaṁ brahmāsmi, "I am spirit soul. I am not this matter."</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationwithDrJohnMizeJune231975LosAngeles_11" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="108" link="Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles" link_text="Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles|Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Dr. John Mize: But Kṛṣṇa has no tendency to fall, whereas we do.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: No. Because Kṛṣṇa is God. Therefore He is all good. Even He falls down, to our estimation, it is not fall down. (break) ...cannot judge God. If we are devotee, in all circumstances we shall glorify God, "You are all-good." That is devotee.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkJune291975Denver_12" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="117" link="Morning Walk -- June 29, 1975, Denver" link_text="Morning Walk -- June 29, 1975, Denver">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- June 29, 1975, Denver|Morning Walk -- June 29, 1975, Denver]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: So one stag came there. "What is the...?" "Oh, it is so nice. I am dancing. You see? It is very nice." So he also fell down. And as soon as he fell down, he got on his head and got out. So that is intelligence, that "Let this rascal work hard and make a nice park for us, and we shall take advantage of it." This is intelligence.</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationwithwriterSandyNixonJuly131975Philadelphia_13" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="141" link="Room Conversation with writer, Sandy Nixon -- July 13, 1975, Philadelphia" link_text="Room Conversation with writer, Sandy Nixon -- July 13, 1975, Philadelphia">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with writer, Sandy Nixon -- July 13, 1975, Philadelphia|Room Conversation with writer, Sandy Nixon -- July 13, 1975, Philadelphia]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Devotee: Prabhupāda, earlier today you were speaking in Bhāgavatam class about Ajamila and how by circumstances he fell down, and that because it wasn't intentional, Kṛṣṇa forgave him. So, but still, at one point or another, he agreed to the desires of the prostitute. So isn't that free will?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: That is free will, but under the point of revolver. So māyā is very strong. māyā is very strong. So when you are under the māyā's clutches, she dictates and you have to do.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkOctober281975Nairobi_14" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="226" link="Morning Walk -- October 28, 1975, Nairobi" link_text="Morning Walk -- October 28, 1975, Nairobi">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- October 28, 1975, Nairobi|Morning Walk -- October 28, 1975, Nairobi]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Cyavana: In this area there are monkeys.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Very... and they are also chased by another bird, monkey-eating bird. They'll go and capture and take him and throw him in the ground, and he falls down and dies. Then the bird eats. You know the monkey-eating birds? I have seen in Los Angeles zoo.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkNovember41975Bombay_15" class="quote" parent="1975_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="233" link="Morning Walk -- November 4, 1975, Bombay" link_text="Morning Walk -- November 4, 1975, Bombay">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- November 4, 1975, Bombay|Morning Walk -- November 4, 1975, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: So unless you come to the stage of understanding Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is no safety. Then he may fall down at any moment. Therefore we see so, so many Māyāvādī sannyāsīs, yogīs. They fall down. They fall down. Big, big sannyāsī, they, after studying so much... The Karpatraji, now he is fall down to politics. Vivekananda, he fell down to hospital. That is fall down. You say, brahma satya jagan mithya: "The world is false." Why you come down to false again? That means you did not get any substance in your so-called Brahman knowledge.</p>
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<div id="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="9" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1976 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1976 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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<div id="MorningWalkJanuary91976Madras_0" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="9" link="Morning Walk -- January 9, 1976, Madras" link_text="Morning Walk -- January 9, 1976, Madras">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- January 9, 1976, Madras|Morning Walk -- January 9, 1976, Madras]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Devotee (3): (break) A devotee who has tasted the nectar of the lotus feet of the Lord can never, if he falls down, can never forget it. Does it mean that his journey in the material world is finished, I mean, is about to finish?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Answer, somebody.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkJanuary91976Madras_1" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="9" link="Morning Walk -- January 9, 1976, Madras" link_text="Morning Walk -- January 9, 1976, Madras">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- January 9, 1976, Madras|Morning Walk -- January 9, 1976, Madras]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Devotee (3): A person who has tasted the nectar of the lotus feet of the Lord, if he falls down he can never forget anything. He doesn't act like an ordinary karmī. Does that mean that his journey in the material world is about to finish?</p>
<p>Mahāṁśa: He falls down due to certain offenses, but afterwards, by the mercy of a pure devotee, he comes back. Because he has tasted the nectar of devotional service, he may try to enjoy the material world for some time. But afterwards he will be fed up again and come back.</p>
<p>Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: There's a statement in the Bhagavad-gītā that if one is engaged in the service of the Lord, even if he falls down, he is to be considered saintly. Sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 9.30 (1972)|BG 9.30]]).</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes, if it is accidental. If it is purposefully, then he is not saintly; then he is offender.</p>
<p>Bharadvaja(?): Accidentally means that māyā...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Accident.... He had former habit, and unknowingly he has done something wrong. That is accident. That is explained by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. Not purposefully doing wrong. That is aparādha. Nāmnād balād yasya hi pāpa-buddhiḥ.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkMarch111976Mayapur_2" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="49" link="Morning Walk -- March 11, 1976, Mayapur" link_text="Morning Walk -- March 11, 1976, Mayapur">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- March 11, 1976, Mayapur|Morning Walk -- March 11, 1976, Mayapur]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: His instance was that even an associate of Caitanya Mahāprabhu can fall down. And if one falls down, his punishment is that, suicide. There is no other punishment. He must commit suicide. This is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's instruc.... Otherwise he is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's personal servant. He cannot fall down. But Caitanya Mahāprabhu showed this instance that "Even one is My personal servant, he can fall down." And if anyone by any cause he falls down, his punishment is he must commit suicide. This is instruction.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkMarch111976Mayapur_3" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="49" link="Morning Walk -- March 11, 1976, Mayapur" link_text="Morning Walk -- March 11, 1976, Mayapur">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- March 11, 1976, Mayapur|Morning Walk -- March 11, 1976, Mayapur]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: We're too attached to our bodies anyway, Śrīla Prabhupāda.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: No, no, if he falls down, that is automatically suicide. If he falls down, that means it is suicide. He got the chance. If he falls down, that is suicide.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkMarch141976Mayapur_4" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="52" link="Morning Walk -- March 14, 1976, Mayapur" link_text="Morning Walk -- March 14, 1976, Mayapur">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- March 14, 1976, Mayapur|Morning Walk -- March 14, 1976, Mayapur]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Natural sequence.... Just like you are infected, some contaminous disease. You'll suffer. There is a story that one fool was sitting on a branch of a tree and he was cutting off. And somebody said, "You'll fall down." "Ha, fall down." But when he fell down he said, "Oh, you are a great astrologer." So who goes to the astrologer? Only fools and rascal.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkJune211976Toronto_5" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="153" link="Morning Walk -- June 21, 1976, Toronto" link_text="Morning Walk -- June 21, 1976, Toronto">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- June 21, 1976, Toronto|Morning Walk -- June 21, 1976, Toronto]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: He is not devotee. He's pretending to be devotee. One who is devotee never falls down. There are so many false devotees. He falls down.</p>
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<div id="MorningWalkJune211976Toronto_6" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="153" link="Morning Walk -- June 21, 1976, Toronto" link_text="Morning Walk -- June 21, 1976, Toronto">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Morning Walk -- June 21, 1976, Toronto|Morning Walk -- June 21, 1976, Toronto]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Falls down means again when he revives, he'll begin from that point, where he fell down. (break) ...it is to be understood that polluted.</p>
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<div id="GardenConversationJune221976NewVrindaban_7" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="154" link="Garden Conversation -- June 22, 1976, New Vrindaban" link_text="Garden Conversation -- June 22, 1976, New Vrindaban">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Garden Conversation -- June 22, 1976, New Vrindaban|Garden Conversation -- June 22, 1976, New Vrindaban]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: That is Māyāvāda. They have understood that "I am not this body, ahaṁ brahmāsmi, but I am the supreme Brahman." The same disease is there—master. Therefore they are condemned, arūhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padam tataḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 10.2.32|SB 10.2.32]]). Because the mentality to remain master is continuing, even they are in the Brahman, merge into the Brahman, the mastership mentality is there; therefore he falls down again.</p>
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<div id="AnswerstoaQuestionnairefromBhavansJournalJune281976Vrndavana_8" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="169" link="Answers to a Questionnaire from Bhavan's Journal -- June 28, 1976, Vrndavana" link_text="Answers to a Questionnaire from Bhavan's Journal -- June 28, 1976, Vrndavana">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Answers to a Questionnaire from Bhavan's Journal -- June 28, 1976, Vrndavana|Answers to a Questionnaire from Bhavan's Journal -- June 28, 1976, Vrndavana]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: So one may become liberated even that.... but from that liberated position again he falls down unless he understands the Supreme Person, Kṛṣṇa. Aruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adho 'nādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 10.2.32|SB 10.2.32]]). Unless he comes to the final understanding of the Absolute Truth, Kṛṣṇa, he'll fall down.</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationJuly311976NewMayapurFrenchfarm_9" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="235" link="Room Conversation -- July 31, 1976, New Mayapur (French farm)" link_text="Room Conversation -- July 31, 1976, New Mayapur (French farm)">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation -- July 31, 1976, New Mayapur (French farm)|Room Conversation -- July 31, 1976, New Mayapur (French farm)]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: They, the world is desert, duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam ([[Vanisource:BG 8.15 (1972)|BG 8.15]]), but they have got fertile brain, how to become happy. And as soon as they make some arrangement, kicks on his face and he falls down. That's all. What do you think? Is it right? Sometimes you have got fertile brain. (laughter) This fertile brain, he will not accept. He'll be kicked out. Everything will be finished. If you want to be happy, then you have to go back home, back to Kṛṣṇa. That is the only way. Otherwise, your fertile brain will...</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationonNewYorkcourtcaseNovember21976Vrindaban_10" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="324" link="Room Conversation on New York court case -- November 2, 1976, Vrindaban" link_text="Room Conversation on New York court case -- November 2, 1976, Vrindaban">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation on New York court case -- November 2, 1976, Vrindaban|Room Conversation on New York court case -- November 2, 1976, Vrindaban]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Aksayananda: We can arrange elsewhere.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Ha. So (Hindi). He will go with you, immediately. Meeting arrange (Hindi). Thank you very much. (pause) Combine together in Vṛndāvana. Fight! Without fight where is life? If there is no fighting then what is that life? That is dead stone. Fight must be there. Kṛṣṇa's whole life is fighting from the very birth. His father carried Him to Gokula where He (indistinct) and He fell down from the Yamunā and... Just born, fighting began. Just born. And at Yaśodāmayī's house, Nanda Mahārāja's house, so many demons daily coming, Śakaṭāsura, Aghāsura, Bakāsura, Pūtanā, so on, so on, so on. Ultimately Kaṁsa, when He was young boy. Vṛndāvana, so many asuras came.</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationwithLifeMemberMrMalhotraDecember221976Poona_11" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="350" link="Room Conversation with Life Member, Mr. Malhotra -- December 22, 1976, Poona" link_text="Room Conversation with Life Member, Mr. Malhotra -- December 22, 1976, Poona">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with Life Member, Mr. Malhotra -- December 22, 1976, Poona|Room Conversation with Life Member, Mr. Malhotra -- December 22, 1976, Poona]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: It is said, "My Lord, the lotus-eyed, vimukta-mānina, if somebody artificially is thinking that he has become liberated or merged into the existence, āruhya kṛcchreṇa, for which he has undergone very severe tapasya," āruhya kṛcchreṇa... Kṛcchreṇa means with great difficulty. Paraṁ padam, brahmajyoti, patanti adhaḥ, "again he falls down," anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ... Just like these rascals that are going in the sky to find out a place in the Mars and in the Moon.</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationwithLifeMemberMrMalhotraDecember221976Poona_12" class="quote" parent="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="350" link="Room Conversation with Life Member, Mr. Malhotra -- December 22, 1976, Poona" link_text="Room Conversation with Life Member, Mr. Malhotra -- December 22, 1976, Poona">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation with Life Member, Mr. Malhotra -- December 22, 1976, Poona|Room Conversation with Life Member, Mr. Malhotra -- December 22, 1976, Poona]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Although with severe austerities and penances (he) might go to the paraṁ pada, patanty adhaḥ, anādṛta-yuṣmad, because he could not get shelter at the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, he falls down. He must fall down to the material activities. Patanty adhaḥ. That is adho patha. As soon as a person, after undergoing severe austerities, becomes very highly elevated in the sannyāsa stage, but if he cannot get shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, then surely he shall fall down for these material activities, material enjoyment. That is the sign that he's fallen down.</p>
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<div id="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" class="sub_section" sec_index="10" parent="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1977 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1977 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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<div id="ConversationwithYogiAmritDesaiofKripaluAshramPAUSAJanuary21977Bombay_0" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="2" link="Conversation with Yogi Amrit Desai of Kripalu Ashram (PA USA) -- January 2, 1977, Bombay" link_text="Conversation with Yogi Amrit Desai of Kripalu Ashram (PA USA) -- January 2, 1977, Bombay">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Conversation with Yogi Amrit Desai of Kripalu Ashram (PA USA) -- January 2, 1977, Bombay|Conversation with Yogi Amrit Desai of Kripalu Ashram (PA USA) -- January 2, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Yogi Amrit Desai: It's not complete.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: No, no. It will not agree (avail?). One may be artificially tyāgī, but if there is no bhakti he'll fall down. Just like Viśvāmitra was a great yogi, but because there was no bhakti he fell down. He had relationship with Menakā and gave birth to Śakuntalā, such a big yogi. So he fall down, must fall down in māyā, because there is no bhakti.</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationJanuary31977Bombay_1" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="5" link="Room Conversation -- January 3, 1977, Bombay" link_text="Room Conversation -- January 3, 1977, Bombay">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation -- January 3, 1977, Bombay|Room Conversation -- January 3, 1977, Bombay]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Setterji: Running! In Mahābhārata(?) I was heard that body was running. But actually I have seen at that time. Head was cut and the body was running.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Just see. (laughter) And then he fell down.</p>
<p>Setterji: Then he fell down. And of that, the other men went.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: That, how he was running with his mind, just see.</p>
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<div id="RoomConversationJanuary211977Bhuvanesvara_2" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="38" link="Room Conversation -- January 21, 1977, Bhuvanesvara" link_text="Room Conversation -- January 21, 1977, Bhuvanesvara">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation -- January 21, 1977, Bhuvanesvara|Room Conversation -- January 21, 1977, Bhuvanesvara]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Pandemonium, yes. This has to be reformed. You cannot avoid these four classes working under the superior instruction of brahminical culture. Then everything... This life successful, next life is back to home, back to Godhead. That is civilization, no speculation. The formula is already there. Bhagavad-gītā is the guidance, as it is. "Be happy here, and next life hope. Why you are disappointed? Take this way and be happy." This is our movement. We are not going to exploit anyone. We are giving the right path: "Be happy in this life and next life also." This is our mission. Para upakāra. They are blindly following some ways of life. Blind men, certainly, without guidance, we are falling down in the ditch. Once this human life is misused, he falls down in the ditch.</p>
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<div id="EveningDarsanaMay151977Hrishikesh_3" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="171" link="Evening Darsana -- May 15, 1977, Hrishikesh" link_text="Evening Darsana -- May 15, 1977, Hrishikesh">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Evening Darsana -- May 15, 1977, Hrishikesh|Evening Darsana -- May 15, 1977, Hrishikesh]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Partial. So partial understanding will not satisfy because he is himself, the same quality, sac-cid-ānanda. He's seeking after ānanda. If he does not get ānanda, if he cannot dance with Kṛṣṇa, then he falls down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 10.2.32|SB 10.2.32]]). Again material dancing, again hospital, schools. Big, big sannyāsīs could not get any relish. Then... (Hindi) The brahma satyaṁ jagan mithyā.</p>
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<div id="TalkwithSvarupaDamodaraJune201977Vrndavana_4" class="quote" parent="1977_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" book="Con" index="191" link="Talk with Svarupa Damodara -- June 20, 1977, Vrndavana" link_text="Talk with Svarupa Damodara -- June 20, 1977, Vrndavana">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Talk with Svarupa Damodara -- June 20, 1977, Vrndavana|Talk with Svarupa Damodara -- June 20, 1977, Vrndavana]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: Just like Tṛṇāvarta. He took away Kṛṣṇa as a small child. When he was up, He became as heavy as the mountain, and then he could not go up. Then he wanted to smash the child and throw it, but the child wrapped the neck of Tṛṇāvarta in such a way, he could not. The result was that he fell down and died. And the child was saved.</p>
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<div id="Correspondence" class="section" sec_index="6" parent="compilation" text="Correspondence"><h2>Correspondence</h2>
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<div id="1971_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="6" parent="Correspondence" text="1971 Correspondence"><h3>1971 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoDrBigelowAllahabad20January1971_0" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="27" link="Letter to Dr. Bigelow -- Allahabad 20 January, 1971" link_text="Letter to Dr. Bigelow -- Allahabad 20 January, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Dr. Bigelow -- Allahabad 20 January, 1971|Letter to Dr. Bigelow -- Allahabad 20 January, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Originally the soul comes from God. Just like a spark comes from fire, and when the spark falls down it appears to be extinguished. The spark soul originally comes from the spiritual world to the material world. In the material world he falls down into three different conditions which are called the modes of nature. Just like the spark of fire when it falls on dry grass and the fire quality continues. When the spark falls on the ground it cannot display its fiery manifestation unless the ground is favorably situated.</p>
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<div id="LettertoDrBigelowAllahabad20January1971_1" class="quote" parent="1971_Correspondence" book="Let" index="27" link="Letter to Dr. Bigelow -- Allahabad 20 January, 1971" link_text="Letter to Dr. Bigelow -- Allahabad 20 January, 1971">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Dr. Bigelow -- Allahabad 20 January, 1971|Letter to Dr. Bigelow -- Allahabad 20 January, 1971]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">One is almost forgetful but still there is an instinct of spiritual nature, and one is completely in search of spiritual perfection. There is a bona fide method for the achieving spiritual perfection by the spiritual spark soul and if he is properly guided then he is very easily sent back to home, back to Godhead where from originally he fell down.</p>
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<div id="1975_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="10" parent="Correspondence" text="1975 Correspondence"><h3>1975 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoPremJBatraAhmedabad28September1975_0" class="quote" parent="1975_Correspondence" book="Let" index="571" link="Letter to Prem J. Batra -- Ahmedabad 28 September, 1975" link_text="Letter to Prem J. Batra -- Ahmedabad 28 September, 1975">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Prem J. Batra -- Ahmedabad 28 September, 1975|Letter to Prem J. Batra -- Ahmedabad 28 September, 1975]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So mind and intelligence are already there in the soul, but in the conditional stage the same mind and intelligence become polluted as false egotism or enjoyer. The bhakti process is to purify everything. The mind is not the soul but is a venue for expressing the soul's desire. So if the mind is purified, then things go on nicely in its original position. If he does not go on rightly he falls down in conditional life. The whole yogic system is to convert the mind from matter to spirit.</p>
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Latest revision as of 04:23, 17 May 2018

Bhagavad-gita As It Is

BG Chapters 1 - 6

BG 6.47, Purport:

One can avoid worshiping a respectable man or a demigod and may be called discourteous, but one cannot avoid serving the Supreme Lord without being thoroughly condemned. Every living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus every living entity is intended to serve the Supreme Lord by his own constitution. Failing to do this, he falls down. The Bhāgavatam (11.5.3) confirms this as follows:

ya eṣāṁ puruṣaṁ sākṣād
ātma-prabhavam īśvaram
na bhajanty avajānanti
sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ

"Anyone who does not render service and neglects his duty unto the primeval Lord, who is the source of all living entities, will certainly fall down from his constitutional position."

BG Chapters 13 - 18

BG 14.27, Purport:

The living entity, although Brahman by nature, has the desire to lord it over the material world, and due to this he falls down. In his constitutional position, a living entity is above the three modes of material nature, but association with material nature entangles him in the different modes of material nature—goodness, passion and ignorance.

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Canto 1

SB 1.5.17, Purport:

It is enjoined in the scriptures that one can relinquish all such duties and surrender unto the service of the Lord. So if one does so and becomes successful in the discharge of his devotional service unto the Lord, it is well and good. But it so happens sometimes that one surrenders himself unto the service of the Lord by some temporary sentiment, and in the long run, due to so many other reasons, he falls down from the path of service by undesirable association.

SB 1.5.17, Purport:

In the Bhagavad-gītā it is said that even a small quantity of devotional service can save one from the most dangerous position. There are many instances of such examples in history. Ajāmila is one of them. Ajāmila in his early life was a devotee, but in his youth he fell down. Still he was saved by the Lord at the end.

SB 1.5.19, Purport:

There are certainly many instances where devotees of the Lord have fallen down due to uncongenial association, just like fruitive workers, who are always prone to degradation. But even though he falls down, a devotee is never to be considered the same as a fallen karmī. A karmī suffers the result of his own fruitive reactions, whereas a devotee is reformed by chastisement directed by the Lord Himself.

SB 1.7.55, Purport:

Here Aśvatthāmā is indicated as twice-born. Certainly he was twice-born, but he fell down from his position, and therefore he was properly punished.

SB 1.12.24, Purport:

Yayāti was much attached to Devayānī, and when he went to his father-in-law's place to call her, Śukrācārya was angry with him and cursed him to become impotent. Yayāti begged his father-in-law to withdraw his curse, but the sage asked Yayāti to ask youthfulness from his sons and let them become old as the condition of his becoming potent. He had five sons, two from Devayānī and three from Śarmiṣṭhā. From his five sons, namely (1) Yadu, (2) Turvasu, (3) Druhyu, (4) Anu and (5) Pūru, five famous dynasties, namely (1) the Yadu dynasty, (2) the Yavana (Turk) dynasty, (3) the Bhoja dynasty, (4) the Mleccha dynasty (Greek) and (5) the Paurava dynasty, all emanated to spread all over the world. He reached the heavenly planets by dint of his pious acts, but he fell down from there because of his self-advertisement and criticizing other great souls. After his fall, his daughter and grandson bestowed upon him their accumulated virtues, and by the help of his grandson and friend Śibi, he was again promoted to the heavenly kingdom, becoming one of the assembly members of Yamarāja, with whom he is staying as a devotee. He performed more than one thousand different sacrifices, gave in charity very liberally and was a very influential king.

SB 1.16.22, Purport:

We know from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that Ajāmila, an innocent son of a brāhmaṇa, was walking down a road and saw a śūdra pair sexually embracing. This attracted the boy, and later on the boy became a victim of all debaucheries. From a pure brāhmaṇa, he fell down to the position of a wretched urchin, and it was all due to bad association. There was but one victim like Ajāmila in those days, but in this age of Kali the poor innocent students are daily victims of cinemas which attract men only for sex indulgence.

SB Canto 3

SB 3.12.34, Purport:

As a fire can consume anything and everything without being contaminated, so, by the grace of the Lord, the fire of Brahmā's greatness consumed his desire for the sinful act of sex with his daughter. The Vedas are the source of all knowledge, and they were first revealed to Brahmā by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead while Brahmā was thinking of re-creating the material world. Brahmā is powerful by dint of his devotional service unto the Lord, and the Lord is always ready to forgive His devotee if by chance he falls down from the noble path of devotional service.

SB 3.19.26, Translation:

Though struck indifferently by the Lord, the conqueror of all, the demon's body began to wheel. His eyeballs bulged out of their sockets. His arms and legs broken and the hair on his head scattered, he fell down dead, like a gigantic tree uprooted by the wind.

SB 3.22.17, Purport:

The Gandharva Viśvāvasu, while flying in the sky, could see Devahūti playing ball on the roof of the palace. Ball playing was also current, but aristocratic girls would not play in a public place. Ball playing and other such pleasures were not meant for ordinary women and girls; only princesses like Devahūti could indulge in such sports. It is described here that she was seen from the flying airplane. This indicates that the palace was very high, otherwise how could one see her from an airplane? The vision was so distinct that the Gandharva Viśvāvasu was bewildered by her beauty and by hearing the sound of her ankle bangles, and being captivated by the sound and beauty, he fell down.

SB 3.25.41, Purport:

The Supreme Brahman is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the living entity is also Brahman. Without realization that he is Brahman, spirit soul, an eternal servitor of the Lord, if one simply thinks that he is Brahman, his realization is only theoretical. He has to realize and at the same time engage himself in the devotional service of the Lord; then he can exist in the Brahman status. Otherwise he falls down.

SB 3.30.23, Translation:

While passing on that road to the abode of Yamarāja, he falls down in fatigue, and sometimes he becomes unconscious, but he is forced to rise again. In this way he is very quickly brought to the presence of Yamarāja.

SB 3.33.22, Purport:

Unless we are able to transfer our attachment to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is no possibility of becoming freed from material attachment. The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, therefore, confirms that it is not possible for one to become liberated by cultivation of empiric philosophical speculation. Simply knowing that one is not matter but spirit soul, or Brahman, does not purify one's intelligence. Even if the impersonalist reaches the highest platform of spiritual realization, he falls down again to material attachment because of not being situated in the transcendental loving service of the Supreme Lord.

SB Canto 4

SB 4.9.10, Translation:

My Lord, the transcendental bliss derived from meditating upon Your lotus feet or hearing about Your glories from pure devotees is so unlimited that it is far beyond the stage of brahmānanda, wherein one thinks himself merged in the impersonal Brahman as one with the Supreme. Since brahmānanda is also defeated by the transcendental bliss derived from devotional service, then what to speak of the temporary blissfulness of elevating oneself to the heavenly planets, which is ended by the separating sword of time? Although one may be elevated to the heavenly planets, he falls down in due course of time.

SB 4.20.37, Purport:

Because the Supreme Personality of Godhead is all-spiritual, He can descend from the spiritual sky without changing His body, and thus He is known as acyuta, or infallible. When a living entity falls down to the material world, however, he has to accept a material body, and therefore, in his material embodiment, he cannot be called acyuta. Because he falls down from his real engagement in the service of the Lord, the living entity gets a material body to suffer or try to enjoy in the miserable material conditions of life. Therefore the fallen living entity is cyuta, whereas the Lord is called acyuta.

SB 4.24.34, Purport:

In other words, the individual soul, although within the illumination of the Supreme, sometimes falls down from that illumination because of his tiny position, and when he falls down he enters into material, conditional life. The Lord, however, is not subject to such conditioning; therefore He is described as self-illuminated. Consequently any conditioned soul within this material universe can remain completely perfect when he is under the protection of Vāsudeva, or when he is engaged in devotional service.

SB 4.26.13, Purport:

It is clearly visible that when a neophyte in Kṛṣṇa consciousness eats too much, he falls down. Instead of being elevated to pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he becomes attracted by Cupid. The so-called brahmacārī becomes agitated by women, and the vānaprastha may again become captivated into having sex with his wife. Or he may begin to search out another wife. Due to some sentiment, he may give up his own wife and come into the association of devotees and a spiritual master, but due to his past sinful life he cannot stay. Instead of being elevated to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he falls down, being attracted by Cupid, and takes to another wife for sex enjoyment.

SB 4.28.53, Purport:

The natural position of the living entity is to serve the Lord in a transcendental loving attitude. When the living entity wants to become Kṛṣṇa Himself or imitate Kṛṣṇa, he falls down into the material world.

SB 4.28.54, Purport:

The original home of the living entity and the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the spiritual world. In the spiritual world both the Lord and the living entities live together very peacefully. Since the living entity remains engaged in the service of the Lord, they both share a blissful life in the spiritual world. However, when the living entity wants to enjoy himself, he falls down into the material world. Even while he is in that position, the Lord remains with him as the Supersoul, his intimate friend. Because of his forgetfulness, the living entity does not know that the Supreme Lord is accompanying him as the Supersoul. In this way the living entity remains conditioned in each and every millennium. Although the Lord follows him as a friend, the living entity, because of forgetful material existence, does not recognize Him.

SB 4.29.4, Purport:

The more one desires a degraded life within his heart, the more he falls down to occupy different forms of abominable existence. This is the process of transmigration and evolution.

SB Canto 5

SB 5.6.4, Purport:

An unchaste wife can kill her husband at any time, and an uncontrolled mind, followed by lust, anger, greed, madness, envy and illusion, can certainly kill the yogī. When the yogī is controlled by the mind, he falls down into the material condition. One should be very careful of the mind, just as a husband should be careful of an unchaste wife.

SB 5.8 Summary:

Although Bharata Mahārāja was very elevated, he fell down due to his attachment to a young deer.

SB 5.8 Summary:

Mahārāja Bharata took compassion upon the motherless calf, rescued it from the water, took it to his āśrama and cared for it affectionately. He gradually became attached to this young deer and always thought of it affectionately. As it grew up, it became Mahārāja Bharata's constant companion, and he always took care of it. Gradually he became so absorbed in thinking of this deer that his mind became agitated. As he became more attached to the deer, his devotional service slackened. Although he was able to give up his opulent kingdom, he became attached to the deer. Thus he fell down from his mystic yoga practice.

SB 5.8.26, Translation:

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, in this way Bharata Mahārāja was overwhelmed by an uncontrollable desire which was manifest in the form of the deer. Due to the fruitive results of his past deeds, he fell down from mystic yoga, austerity and worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If it were not due to his past fruitive activity, how could he have been attracted to the deer after giving up the association of his own son and family, considering them stumbling blocks on the path of spiritual life? How could he show such uncontrollable affection for a deer? This was definitely due to his past karma. The King was so engrossed in petting and maintaining the deer that he fell down from his spiritual activities. In due course of time, insurmountable death, which is compared to a venomous snake that enters the hole created by a mouse, situated itself before him.

SB 5.12.14, Purport:

Despite a very rigid life in devotional service, Bharata Mahārāja did not consult a spiritual master when he became overly attached to a deer. Consequently he became strongly attached to the deer, and, forgetting his spiritual routine, he fell down.

SB 5.13.9, Translation:

The conditioned soul in the material forest is sometimes swallowed by a python or crushed. At such a time he is left lying in the forest like a dead person, devoid of consciousness and knowledge. Sometimes other poisonous snakes bite him. Being blind to his consciousness, he falls down into a dark well of hellish life with no hope of being rescued.

SB 5.14.30, Purport:

First of all, the conditioned soul is cheated by so-called svāmīs, yogīs and incarnations when he approaches them to be relieved of material miseries. When the conditioned soul is not satisfied with them, he comes to devotees and pure brāhmaṇas who try to elevate him for final liberation from material bondage. However, the unscrupulous conditioned soul cannot rigidly follow the principles prohibiting illicit sex. intoxication, gambling and meat-eating. Thus he falls down and takes shelter of people who are like monkeys. In the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement these monkey disciples, being unable to follow the strict regulative principles, sometimes fall down and try to form societies based on sex.

SB Canto 6

SB 6.1.19, Purport:

The word sakṛt is significant because it indicates that if one sincerely surrenders to Kṛṣṇa once, he is saved even if by chance he falls down by committing sinful activities. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (9.30):

api cet su-durācāro
bhajate mām ananya-bhāk
sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ
samyag vyavasito hi saḥ

"Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated." If one never for a moment forgets Kṛṣṇa, he is safe even if by chance he falls down by committing sinful acts.

SB 6.1.56-57, Purport:

In other words, Ajāmila followed the rules and regulations of celibacy as a perfect brahmacārī and was very softhearted, truthful, clean and pure. How he fell down in spite of all these qualities and thus came to be threatened with punishment by Yamarāja will be described in the following verses.

SB Canto 8

SB 8.3.1, Purport:

Even if there is some falldown, practice of Kṛṣṇa consciousness never goes in vain. For example, Ajāmila, in his boyhood, practiced chanting the name of Nārāyaṇa under the direction of his father, but later, in his youth, he fell down and became a drunkard, woman-hunter, rogue and thief. Nonetheless, because of chanting the name of Nārāyaṇa for the purpose of calling his son, whom he had named Nārāyaṇa, he became advanced, even though he was involved in sinful activities. Therefore, we should not forget the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra under any circumstances.

SB Canto 9

SB 9.6.51, Purport:

By gradually associating with the members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, simply by taking prasāda and taking part in chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, ordinary persons are being considerably elevated. Saubhari Muni regrets that he had bad association even in the deepest part of the water. Because of the bad association of the sexually engaged fish, he fell down. A secluded place is also not secure unless there is good association.

SB Canto 10.1 to 10.13

SB 10.2.38, Purport:

When Akrūra went to Vṛndāvana to take Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma away to the festival arranged by Kaṁsa, upon seeing the marks of the Lord's lotus feet on the ground of Vṛndāvana, he fell down and began to groan. These marks are visible to devotees who receive the causeless mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (tavānukampitām).

SB Cantos 10.14 to 12 (Translations Only)

SB 11.10.26, Translation:

Until his pious results are used up, the performer of sacrifice enjoys life in the heavenly planets. When the pious results are exhausted, however, he falls down from the pleasure gardens of heaven, being moved against his desire by the force of eternal time.

SB 11.30.34, Translation:

Then, seeing that four-armed personality, the hunter became terrified of the offense he had committed, and he fell down, placing his head upon the feet of the enemy of the demons.

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

CC Adi-lila

CC Adi 7.53, Purport:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is an ideal teacher by His personal behavior, and so also are all His disciples. Thus this brāhmaṇa, being purified in association with Caitanya Mahāprabhu, followed these principles in submitting his request to the higher authority. He fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and then spoke as follows.

CC Adi 7.54, Purport:

This gṛhastha-brāhmaṇa wanted to invite all the sannyāsīs to his house, but he also knew that it would be very difficult to induce Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to accept such an invitation because the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs would be present. Therefore he fell down at His feet and fervently appealed to the Lord to be compassionate and grant his request.

CC Adi 15.9, Purport:

In the Bhakti-sandarbha, by Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, there is a quotation from the Skanda Purāṇa admonishing that a person who eats grains on Ekādaśī becomes a murderer of his mother, father, brother and spiritual master, and even if he is elevated to a Vaikuṇṭha planet, he falls down.

CC Adi 15.16, Translation:

One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate betel nuts offered to the Deity, but they acted as an intoxicant, and He fell down on the ground unconscious.

CC Adi 17.10, Purport:

While coming to see the Lord, Advaita Ācārya was glorifying the characteristics of mother Śacīdevī, and thus upon arriving He fell down on the ground in ecstasy. Then, under the instruction of Lord Caitanya, Śacīdevī took advantage of this situation to touch Advaita Ācārya's lotus feet. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very much pleased by His mother's action, and He said, "Now My mother's offense at the lotus feet of Advaita Ācārya has been rectified, and she may have love of Kṛṣṇa without difficulty."

CC Madhya-lila

CC Madhya 3.164, Translation:

Śrīmatī Śacīmātā thought that the body of Nimāi was being smashed when He fell down so. She cried, "Alas!" and petitioned Lord Viṣṇu.

CC Madhya 4.45, Translation:

Mādhavendra Purī began to lament, "I saw Lord Kṛṣṇa directly, but I could not recognize Him!" Thus he fell down on the ground in ecstatic love.

CC Madhya 13.180, Translation:

When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was dancing and wandering in this way, He fell down in front of Mahārāja Pratāparudra.

CC Madhya 13.183, Translation:

Not even Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, Kāśīśvara or Govinda took care of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu when He fell down. Nityānanda was in great ecstasy, and Kāśīśvara and Govinda were elsewhere.

CC Madhya 14.6, Translation:

Mahārāja Pratāparudra was so humble that with folded hands he first took permission from all the devotees. Then, with great courage, he fell down and touched the lotus feet of the Lord.

CC Madhya 15.108, Purport:

If one accepts the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra as a material vibration, he falls down. One should worship and chant the holy name of the Lord by accepting it as the Lord Himself.

CC Madhya 15.261, Purport:

In his Bhakti-sandarbha (265), Jīva Gosvāmī further quotes from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.74.40):

nindāṁ bhagavataḥ śṛṇvaṁs tat-parasya janasya vā
tato nāpaiti yaḥ so ’pi yāty adhaḥ sukṛtāc cyutaḥ

“"If one does not immediately leave upon hearing the Lord or the Lord"s devotee blasphemed, he falls down from devotional service.’”

CC Madhya 17.93, Translation:

When Candreśekhara came there, he fell down before the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and began to cry. The Lord, standing up, embraced him out of His causeless mercy.

CC Madhya 19.246, Translation:

While Candraśekhara was waiting outside the city, he suddenly saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrive, and he fell down at the Lord's feet. Being very happy, he took the Lord to his home.

CC Madhya 22.28, Translation:

“"If one simply maintains an official position in the four varṇas and āśramas but does not worship the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu, he falls down from his puffed-up position into a hellish condition."

CC Madhya 22.112, Translation:

“"If one simply maintains an official position in the four varṇas and āśramas but does not worship the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu, he falls down from his puffed-up position into a hellish condition."

CC Madhya 23.119, Translation:

Sanātana Gosvāmī then humbly accepted his position as lower than a piece of straw, and symbolically holding some straw in his mouth, he fell down, clasped the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and submitted the following petition.

CC Madhya 24.142, Translation:

“"If one simply maintains an official position in the four varṇas and āśramas but does not worship the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu, he falls down from his puffed-up position into a hellish condition."

CC Madhya 24.271, Translation:

“Seeing the ants, the hunter whisked them away with a piece of cloth. After thus clearing the ants from the ground, he fell down flat to offer his obeisances.

CC Madhya 24.314, Translation:

After hearing all the explanations of all the different meanings of the ātmārāma verse, Sanātana Gosvāmī was struck with wonder. He fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and began to offer prayers.

CC Antya-lila

CC Antya 3.257, Purport:

If one does not take shelter of Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet, he falls down (patanty adhaḥ), even from liberation. The Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, however, gives liberation and at the same time offers shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.

CC Antya 6.190, Translation:

Staying at a distant place in the courtyard, he fell down to offer obeisances. Then Mukunda Datta said, "Here is Raghunātha."

CC Antya 8.26, Purport:

As confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.14.4), a person without devotional service who simply wants to know things (kevala-bodha-labdhaye) gains only dry speculative knowledge but no spiritual profit. This is confirmed in the Bhakti-sandarbha (111), wherein it is said:

jīvan-muktā api punar yānti saṁsāra-vāsanām
yady acintya-mahā-śaktau bhagavaty aparādhinaḥ

"Even though one is liberated in this life, if one offends the Supreme Personality of Godhead he falls down in the midst of material desires, of which dry speculation about spiritual realization is one."

CC Antya 8.26, Purport:

If one becomes an offender to his spiritual master or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he falls down to the material platform to merely speculate.

CC Antya 9.68, Purport:

The desire of the impersonalist to merge into the existence of Brahman is also material because such an impersonalist wants to gratify his senses by merging into the existence of Kṛṣṇa instead of serving His lotus feet. Even if such a person merges into the Brahman effulgence, he falls down again into material existence.

CC Antya 15.57, Translation:

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the transcendental beauty of Kṛṣṇa, He fell down on the ground unconscious. At that time, all the devotees, headed by Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, joined Him in the garden.

CC Antya 17 Summary:

Absorbed in transcendental ecstasy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went out one night without opening the doors to His room. After crossing over three walls, He fell down among some cows belonging to the district of Tailaṅga. There He remained unconscious, assuming the aspect of a tortoise.

CC Antya 17.72, Translation:

"How wonderful it is! Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left His residence without opening the three strongly bolted doors. Then He crossed over three high walls, and later, because of strong feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa, He fell down amidst the cows of the Tailaṅga district and retracted all the limbs of His body like a tortoise. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who appeared in that way, rises in my heart and maddens me."

Other Books by Srila Prabhupada

Teachings of Lord Caitanya

Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 16:

After hearing the different explanations of the word ātmārāma, Sanātana Gosvāmī was struck with wonder, and he fell down in devotion at the feet of Lord Caitanya. "I understand that You are personally the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa," Sanātana said, "and with Your breathing there are many manifestations of Vedic literature. You are the teacher of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and You best know the meanings of the verses of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. It is not possible for others to understand the confidential meanings of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam without Your mercy."

Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 19:

In the Padma Purāṇa Lord Śiva personally tells Bhāgavatīdevī:

śṛṇu devi parakṣyāmi
tāmasāni yathā-kramam
yeṣāṁ śravaṇa-mātreṇa
pātityaṁ jñāninām api
apārthaṁ śruti-vākyānāṁ
darśayaḻ loka-garhitam
karma-svarūpa-tyājyatvam
atra ca pratipādyate
sarva-karma-paribhraṁśān
naiskarmyaṁ tatra cocyate
parātma jīvayor aikyaṁ
mayātra pratipādyate

"My dear Devī, sometimes I teach Māyāvādī philosophy for those who are engrossed in the mode of ignorance. But if a person in the mode of goodness happens to hear this Māyāvādī philosophy, he falls down, for when teaching Māyāvādī philosophy, I say that the living entity and the Supreme Lord are one and the same."

Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 21:

It is useless labor to try to get grains from empty husks. Thus it is stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.2.32) that a person who gives up the transcendental loving service of the Supreme Lord and superficially considers himself liberated, never attains to liberation. With great labor, austerity and penance, he may be elevated to the liberated platform, but for want of shelter at the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, he falls down again into material contamination.

Nectar of Devotion

Nectar of Devotion 5:

This statement is supported in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, First Canto, Fifth Chapter, verse 17, wherein Śrī Nārada Muni advises Vyāsadeva thus: "Even if one does not execute his specific occupational duty, but immediately takes direct shelter of the lotus feet of Hari (Kṛṣṇa), there will be no fault on his part, and in all circumstances his position is secure. Even if, by some bad association, he falls down while executing devotional service, or if he doesn't finish the complete course of devotional service and dies untimely, still he is not at a loss.

Nectar of Devotion 9:

If someone is heard blaspheming by words, one should be so expert that he can defeat the opposing party by argument. If he is unable to defeat the opposing party, then the next step is that he should not just stand there meekly, but should give up his life. The third process is followed if he is unable to execute the above-mentioned two processes, and this is that one must leave the place and go away. If a devotee does not follow any of the above-mentioned three processes, he falls down from his position of devotion.

Nectar of Devotion 33:

There is another instance of anger on the part of a friend of Rādhārāṇī's. When Rādhārāṇī was dissatisfied with the behavior of Kṛṣṇa and had stopped talking with Him, Kṛṣṇa was very sorry for Rādhārāṇī's great dissatisfaction, and in order to beg forgiveness, He fell down at Her lotus feet. But even after this, Rādhārāṇī was not satisfied, and She did not talk with Kṛṣṇa. At that time, one of Her friends chastised Her in the following words: "My dear friend, You are allowing Yourself to be churned by the rod of dissatisfaction, so what can I say unto You? The only advice I can give You is that You had better leave this scene immediately, because Your misbehavior is giving me too much pain. I cannot bear to see Your behavior, because even though Kṛṣṇa's peacock feather has touched Your feet, You still appear to be red-faced."

Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead

Krsna Book 4:

While Kaṁsa was speaking to his brother-in-law and sister, tears flowed from his eyes, and he fell down at their feet. Believing the words of Durgā-devī, whom he had tried to kill, Kaṁsa immediately released his brother-in-law and sister. He personally unlocked the iron shackles and very sympathetically showed his friendship for his family members.

Krsna Book 7:

Tṛṇāvarta felt the baby to be as heavy as a big mountain, and he tried to get out of His clutches, but he was unable to do so, and his eyes popped out from their sockets. Crying very fiercely, he fell down to the ground of Vṛndāvana and died. The demon fell exactly like Tripurāsura, who was pierced by the arrow of Lord Śiva. Tṛṇāvarta hit a stone slab, and his limbs were smashed. His body became visible to all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.

Krsna Book 7:

When the gopīs saw the demon killed and child Kṛṣṇa very happily playing on his body, they immediately picked Kṛṣṇa up with great affection. The cowherd men and women became very happy to get back their beloved child Kṛṣṇa. At that time they began to talk about how wonderful it was that the demon had taken away the child to devour Him but could not do so; instead he fell down dead.

Lectures

Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

Lecture on BG 1.45-46 -- London, August 1, 1973:

If the enemy has broken his chariot, he is fallen down on the ground, the other party also will immediately get down from the chariot. Suppose he is feeling... If one is on the foot and another on the chariot, so he will be in superior position. So therefore the opposite party must also get down from the chariot and walk with him. That means the defeated enemy should be given all opportunities so he may not think that unnecessarily, in weak position, he has been killed. No. So Arjuna says... Arjuna, of course, did later on. When he killed Karṇa. Karṇa was without weapon, and he fell down from the chariot. Karṇa, after falling down from the chariot, and he was trying to raise the wheel of the chariot from the mud, so Kṛṣṇa asked Arjuna "That this is the opportunity to kill him. You kill him immediately." So at that time he had no weapons and he fell down from the chariot, and in that position he was killed by Arjuna by the order of Kṛṣṇa. This is violating the laws.

So you can violate the laws on the order of Kṛṣṇa. You cannot do. This is surrender. When Kṛṣṇa says that "You do this," although it is wrong, you have to do it. There is no consideration.

Lecture on BG 2.12 -- Mexico, February 12, 1975:

If a man comes, follows the regulative principle even for some time and again he falls down, so so long he has followed, that asset is permanent. Anything, spiritual asset, that is never lost. So little, little, little, when it is complete, cent percent, then you become liberated. Spiritual asset is never lost. So even a person comes to the temple and follows the regulative principle for some time—again he falls down—he's not loser; he's gainer. Others who do not take this lesson and outside they may perform his so-called duties very perfectly, he's loser.

Lecture on BG 2.16 -- Mexico City, February 16, 1975:

So anyone who begins cultivation of spiritual knowledge, he is on the path of perfection, but even if he falls down immaturely, he is guaranteed to get next life a human body so that he can again begin his cultivation of spiritual knowledge and make his life perfect. Therefore the conclusion is that without delay, we should immediately take to spiritual life and try to make our life perfect. Because there is no certainty when our death is coming. That is real intelligence.

Lecture on BG 2.20 -- Hyderabad, November 25, 1972:

Even after great austerities and penance, one may rise, paraṁ padam, in the, merging into the Brahman effulgence. Still, from there, he falls down. He falls down. Because Brahman, the spirit soul, is ānandamaya. As Kṛṣṇa, or the Absolute, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is ānandamayo 'bhyāsāt (Vedānta-sūtra 1.1.12), sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ (Bs. 5.1). So simply by merging into the Brahman existence, one cannot become ānandamaya. Just like you are going very high in the sky. So to remain in the sky, it is not very ānandamaya. If you can get shelter in some planet, then it is ānandamaya. Otherwise, you have to come back again on this planet.

Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973:

When Kali was awarded four places. He was first of all ordered by Parīkṣit Mahārāja. As soon as he saw that this black man is going to kill one cow, "Oh, who are you in my kingdom? You are trying to kill a cow?" He took his sword, "I shall kill you," immediately. So he fell down. "Sir, I am also your subject, and this is my business, killing. So what can I do? I must have some means of livelihood." Just like this butcher. His means of livelihood is to kill animal. So if the animal slaughterhouse is closed, then there will be so much unemployment. The butcher must have chance of killing. So that is not law, "Oh, butcher must have also employment." No. "Therefore slaughterhouse must be maintained." Not that.

Lecture on BG 2.40 - London, September 13, 1973:

All right, you have joined Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, that's all right. Execute it nicely, make progress. But not progress—tyaktvā sva-dharmaṁ caraṇāmbujaṁ harer bhajann apakvo 'tha (SB 1.5.17). If he could not execute properly, he could not chant sixteen rounds, he could not observe the rules and regulations or for sometimes he could execute and then again, he became slackened. Just like sometimes we see some of our student falls down. So Nārada Muni says, bhajann apakvo 'tha. His execution of devotional service could not be completed; somehow or other, it was checked, it was obstructed, and he falls down again in the clutches of māyā, falls down. There is possibility. Māyā is very strong. Māyā is very strong. At any moment we can fall down. Therefore we have to keep ourselves very much vigilant, strong, strong.

Lecture on BG 2.49-51 -- New York, April 5, 1966:

Yoga system means the transcendental process by which we realize ourself, we link up our life with self-realization. That is called yoga. Now, now, somebody begins this yoga of self-realization, but for unfortunately he cannot prosecute the task in a nice way, and sometimes he falls down, falls down from the path. Still, there is encouragement that "You are not loser. You are not loser. Because you will be given a chance next life, and that next life is not ordinary next life." That next life is śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe: "You'll have your birth next life either in a very rich family, or in the family of very highly advanced, educated father."

Lecture on BG 4.10 -- Calcutta, September 23, 1974:

Ajāmila, in his boyhood, he was brāhmaṇa. He was giving service to Viṣṇu. But in young age he became a victim of a prostitute, and he fell down. But at the end, ante nārāyaṇa-smṛtiḥ (SB 2.1.6), when Yamadūta was coming and were so fearful, he did not know whom to take shelter, but he was attached to his youngest son, whose name was Nārāyaṇa. So he thought, "This Nārāyaṇa would give me protection." So he asked him, "Nārāyaṇa!" But at the same time he remembered that "That Nārāyaṇa, oh, hm, I sometimes gave service." So immediately Nārāyaṇa saved him. Svalpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt.

Lecture on BG 6.41 -- Detroit, July 17, 1971:

One joins this movement; due to some reason, immaturity, he falls down. For him the assurance is that he does not lose. He's still gainer. But one who's sticking to the material duties, but does not take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, Bhāgavata says, "What does he gain?" It is very important question. The spiritualistic duties, transcendental duties, Kṛṣṇa conscious duty is so nice that even if you fall down, whatever you have done, that is your guaranteed property. That is your guaranteed property. And anything, whatever you gain in this material world... Suppose you become very rich man, good factory, working. But as soon as this body's ended, everything is ended. Lost everything. These things will not go with you. Your factory, your skyscraper building, your millions of dollars, bank balance, that you'll have to leave behind you. You have to go with your work only, what you have done, pious or sinful activities. That will go with you. The result of pious activity and sinful activity will go with you. But in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, whatever you have done, it will go with you, and to give you other chance you'll have your birth in two nice places: śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe (BG 6.41).

Lecture on BG 6.41 -- Detroit, July 17, 1971:

So Bhāgavata says such persons who are very nicely done their materialistic way of life, duties, but has not taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, what does he gain? This is the comparison. One joins this movement; due to some reason, immaturity, he falls down. For him the assurance is that he does not lose. He's still gainer. But one who's sticking to the material duties, but does not take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, Bhāgavata says, "What does he gain?" It is very important question.

Lecture on BG 6.40-43 -- New York, September 18, 1966:

Suppose he has fallen down. There is no inauspicity. But a person who does not approach God, but regularly makes his duties perfectly, what does he get? What does he get, religious? He does not get any benefit of his life. But a person, even he falls down, because he has taken shelter of the Supreme Lord, "Oh, he is better." So these things are sanctioned by Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā and all Vedic literatures, that there is no harm even one is not able to fulfill his mission properly, half-finished. Still... Why? Why he is not in loss? The next śloka says.

Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969:

Without God consciousness, without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the sympathy for other living entities is very limited. But with God consciousness, with Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the sympathy for other living entities is full. That is the system. Go on.

Devotee: "Failing to do this, he falls down.

Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969:

"You live here, you are nonsense, you criminals. Live here. Don't disturb in the open state." Similarly all these criminals who have violated the laws of God, who have simply given pain to the Lord, they are put in this material world. All these. And, sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ, he falls down from the specified place.

Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969:

There is an instance of Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura. Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura was in his previous life, elevated to almost prema-bhakti, highest platform of devotional service. But there is always chance of falldown. So somehow or other he fell down.

Lecture on BG 7.3 -- Montreal, June 3, 1968:

Recently in Delhi one of our Godnephew, oh, he was crushed by motor accident, completely crushed. He fell down, and the motor car passed over him, and all the bones were crushed. I have received that letter. So we should know that this place is not at all safe. At any moment there is danger. Padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadām.

Lecture on BG 9.2 -- Melbourne, April 20, 1976:

You'll find in the Bhagavad-gītā that śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe yoga-bhraṣṭo 'bhijāyate (BG 6.41). This is called bhakti-yoga. Suppose somebody is enjoying, but māyā is very strong. If he falls down... He could not execute the Kṛṣṇa consciousness program completely in this life. Mostly if you simply stick, there is no difficulty. But if voluntarily we give up, that is another thing. What is the wrong there? Chant, dance, and take prasādam. You haven't got to work.

Lecture on BG 9.23-24 -- New York, December 10, 1966:

Best intelligence is to accept Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, as the predominator and be predominated by Him. That is our natural life. One who does not know, he falls down. Na tu mām abhijānanti tattvena... Tattvena, by truth. Simply to know Kṛṣṇa, "Oh, Kṛṣṇa was somebody born in India, and He was very powerful and He was very intelligent.

Lecture on BG 15.1 -- Bombay, October 28, 1973:

Simply understanding ahaṁ brahmāsmi will not help us because it is stated in the śāstra that āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ (SB 10.2.32), even by severe austerities and penances one comes to the stage of merging into Brahman, sāyujya mukti, still, there is chance of falling down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ (SB 10.2.32). Why? Now anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ. One who has not realized the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa, he falls down.

Lecture on BG 15.15 -- August 5, 1976, New Mayapur (French farm):

Harikeśa: When one has tasted a higher taste, how is it that one can fall back down again into material sense gratification?

Prabhupāda: There is, that possibility is always. Just like the fire spark. Because it is spark, some way or other, if he falls down from the fire it is extinguished. That possibility is always there. Because it is small, there is possibility of being extinguished.

Lecture on BG 18.67-69 -- Ahmedabad, December 9, 1972:

It is psychologically wrong. Just like madman, he is thinking, "I am the king of this Ahmadabad." And if he increases that ego, what benefit he'll get? Just like the madman does also. He falls down on the street: "I am the king." So this kind of false ego increasing is simply suicidal.

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

Lecture on SB 1.1.3 -- London, August 20, 1971:

So as soon as a living entity thinks like that, that he can also enjoy like Kṛṣṇa, then he falls down and he's given the chance of lording it over this material nature. But to help him, the Vedic knowledge is there. The Vedic knowledge gives him the chance of enjoying this material world under some principles so that some day he may again come back to home, back to Godhead. This is the Vedic literature.

Lecture on SB 1.2.3 -- London, August 24, 1971:

So we, all living entities, being part and parcel of the Supreme Brahman, Kṛṣṇa, certainly we are Brahman. There is no doubt about it. But if one stops activities of Brahman realization, then he falls down.

Lecture on SB 1.2.6 -- London, August 26, 1971:

He was dancing in the front of Bindu-mādhava at Prayag—the Prayag description I have already given you—and at that time Rūpa Gosvāmī went to meet Him, and he fell down before His lotus feet and prayed with these words.

Lecture on SB 1.3.26 -- Los Angeles, October 1, 1972:

I want to become exactly... Because enviousness, due to enviousness... Icchā-dveṣa samutthena (BG 7.27). When we become envious... "Oh, God is enjoyer, so why not I become an enjoyer?" "Yes," God says, "you become enjoyer." So then he falls down in this material world.

Lecture on SB 1.3.26 -- Los Angeles, October 1, 1972:

So if he falls down or contacts the mode of goodness, that is considered the fire spark falling on dry grass. Dry grass means... Goodness means one who is situated almost on the spiritual platform. Just like the brahminical qualification: truthfulness, controlling the senses, controlling the mind, simplicity, full of knowledge, practical application of knowledge in life, and completely faith in God.

Lecture on SB 1.5.12-13 -- New Vrindaban, June 11, 1969:

Why you are under the clutches of māyā? How you fall down?" That answer, there is none. Because God is great, acyuta. He never falls down. Then how He can fall down? If He falls down under the clutches of māyā, then māyā becomes great, not God great.

Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969:

If one is not very strong, not very much advanced, not mature, and falls down under the clutches of māyā again, so, Nārada Muni says, yatra kva vābhadram abhūt: "There is no," I mean to say, "loss." Abhadra means great loss, or inauspicity. There is no... "It is still good, even if he falls down."

Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969:

This question was raised by Arjuna, that "Kṛṣṇa, one person is engaged in bhakti-yoga. It is very good. If he can execute bhakti-yoga to the perfect point and becomes liberated, goes back to Kṛṣṇa, it is very nice. But if he falls down, then what is his position? He loses both things? He loses Kṛṣṇa consciousness and all this material enjoyment.

Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969:

License. Similarly, a devotee, a person in devotional service, in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, even if he falls down by some reason or other, without being mature, then he has, he's not in loss.

Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969:

So Nārada Muni advises that "Induce everyone to be engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Never mind if he, even if he falls down. There is no loss." This is the principle. If he becomes successful, oh, the greatest boon. That greatest boon is described in Bhagavad-gītā, saṁsiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ, highest perfection.

Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969:

Here is the assurance by Nārada Muni, that "Even if he falls down, still, there is no loss. But the, on the other side, those who are not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, if he's very regular businessman or regular worker, so many things, still, his gain is nothing."

Lecture on SB 1.5.15 -- New Vrindaban, June 19, 1969:

On the other side, if a person without any knowledge, without any understanding, by sentiment takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and, being immature, if he falls down, there is no loss." This is the conclusion.

Lecture on SB 1.5.17-18 -- New Vrindaban, June 21, 1969:

And if he goes away, giving up the fighting, then he goes to hell. So similarly, if one does not discharge his duties, prescribed duties, then he falls down. Nārada Muni says, "Even if he falls down, still, there is no loss. Even if he falls down, there is no loss." Sva-dharma tyāgena anartha syād asam kara tato bhajanam pated katancid vrasyed mriyate vā yadi tathāpi bhaktir asikasya karmaṇy adhikarad na.(?) Even there is such chance, that I may fall down or I may not be mature, still, Nārada Muni gives: "There is no question of hesitation. Accept it.

Lecture on SB 1.5.17-18 -- New Vrindaban, June 21, 1969:

Śrīdhara Svāmī says that this word, here... Bhajann apakvo 'tha patet tato yadi vā. Vā means "What is there, even if he falls down?" Yatra kva vā nica-yony apy amuṣya bhaktir eka sya abhūt kim.(?) Now, now suppose a brāhmaṇa, a brāhmaṇa, he is, he has got so many duties. As a brahminical, he has to perform so many sacrifices, nitya...

Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969:

So whole stress is being given that "You take, you preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If some way or other..." The whole, the three verses, are stressing that "Even if he falls down, there is no harm. Preach to take Kṛṣṇa consciousness."

Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969:

Similarly, anyone who has taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, even if he falls down... Generally, he does not, but even, taking for accepted that he, somehow or other, he fallen, still, he'll not have to suffer like others. Just like here, the animals, under the protection of the devotees, at least he has no fear of his life. No devotee will kill.

Lecture on SB 1.5.18 -- New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969:

So Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, he raised himself in his previous life to the bhāva-bhakti. Bhāva-bhakti means always feeling for Kṛṣṇa. That is the prior stage of loving Kṛṣṇa, bhāva-bhakti. So he, in his previous life he was raised, but somehow or other, he fell down. But it is assured, śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe yoga-bhraṣṭo 'bhijāyate: (BG 6.41) "Even such Kṛṣṇa consciousness person falls down, he is given chance to take birth in nice brāhmaṇa family or śuci, pure family, and rich family."

Lecture on SB 1.5.23 -- Vrndavana, August 4, 1974:

If you are actually in spiritual position, then by giving others little opportunity to serve you, he'll be delivered. No question of understanding the philosophy. A devotee must be so perfect. The system is, therefore, as soon as one sees a devotee, he falls down and takes the..., touches the feet. This is the system.

Lecture on SB 1.7.5-6 -- Johannesburg, October 15, 1975:

Therefore Nārada Muni said that "Even one accepting by sentiment, and later on," bhajann apakvo 'tha, "his execution of devotional service (is) not mature and he falls down, then," Nārada Muni says, yatra kva vābhadram abhūd amuṣya kim, "where is the loss for that person? On the other hand, the other person who has not accepted this—he is very regularly executing his respons..., material responsibility—what does he gain by that?" This is the opinion. "If Kṛṣṇa consciousness is accepted even by sentiment, and after that, even he falls down, there is no loss.

Lecture on SB 1.7.41-42 -- Vrndavana, October 2, 1976:

Āruhya. They can rise up to that. Ahaṁ brahmāsmi: to understand that "I am not this matter, I am Brahman." But unless one takes shelter of the gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa, he'll fall down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ (SB 10.2.32). Why? Anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ. Because one does not know, as Caitanya Mahāprabhu teaches, that gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsānudāsaḥ (CC Madhya 13.80). He falls down. He has no shelter. Anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ.

Lecture on SB 1.8.24 -- Mayapura, October 4, 1974:

So Kṛṣṇa remembered this. When Karṇa was killed, it was not... He was not killed lawfully because he fell down from his chariot, and he was trying to repair the chariot, and Kṛṣṇa advised Arjuna, "This is the opportunity to kill him. Otherwise you cannot kill him. Kill him immediately." So when Karṇa protested, "Arjuna, what you are doing? I am not fighting. I am repairing my chariot and you..." So Kṛṣṇa said, "Yes, you did unlawful action by making Draupadī naked.

Lecture on SB 1.8.46 -- Los Angeles, May 8, 1973:

Where there is Kṛṣṇa, the victory is assured. So in this way there was fierce fighting between Arjuna and Bhīṣma. And Arjuna's chariot became broken into pieces, and he fell down, and when Kṛṣṇa saw that "Now Arjuna is going to be killed," He broke His own promise. He broke His own promise and took one wheel of the chariot and reached before Bhīṣma that "Now I shall kill you." Bhīṣma immediately gave up his weapon.

Lecture on SB 1.10.3 -- Mayapura, June 18, 1973:

Just like Bhīṣma. Bhīṣma promised, "Kṛṣṇa, tomorrow either Your friend Arjuna will die, I am determined now, or You have to break Your promise." Because Kṛṣṇa said, "I will not fight." But when Arjuna was practically devastated by the arrows of Bhīṣma, he fell down, his chariot broke, everything shattered. Now Kṛṣṇa saw, "Now Arjuna is going to die."

Lecture on SB 1.15.40 -- Los Angeles, December 18, 1973:

He does not know what is his real interest. But because he is child, he is catching this, catching that, catching that. Sometimes he catches fire and burns his hand. Sometimes he falls down in the water. Sometimes he catches snake. These are all dangerous things, but he does not know.

Lecture on SB 1.15.40 -- Los Angeles, December 18, 1973:

A female elephant is induced to attract the male elephant, and for sex, the male follows the female elephant, and the female elephant is trained up. He puts him in a ditch. He falls down. Then he cannot move. You see. That means in spite of his becoming such a giant animal, powerful animal, simply for sex life he becomes captivated.

Lecture on SB 1.15.49 -- Los Angeles, December 26, 1973:

So he had some little affection, just like we have got affection for cubs of dog and others. So one day, that little calf did not return in the evening, and he went to search out on the hill, and accidentally he fell down, and next life he became a deer. Yes.

Lecture on SB 2.3.19 -- Los Angeles, June 15, 1972:

So in this way, for this misunderstanding, he is falsely trying to have happiness through so many species of life. "Let me enter this life, let me enter that life, that life, that life, that ..." In this way he falls down. He is fallen already from Vaikuṇṭha planet. He is fallen in this material world, and he is again trying to make progress.

Lecture on SB 2.9.3 -- Melbourne, April 5, 1972:

There is sometimes question, "How one who lived in association with Kṛṣṇa, how he fell down?" Generally those who are living with Kṛṣṇa or Vaikuṇṭha, they never fall down. But those who are in the effulgence of Kṛṣṇa, in the impersonal Brahman, they fall down. Because it is the propensity of the living entity to enjoy. But one cannot enjoy; there is no ānanda.

Lecture on SB 2.9.14 -- Melbourne, April 13, 1972:

While you are discharging your devotional service even being immature you fall down, it doesn't matter even if you fall down. Bhajann apakvo 'tha. Apakva means nonmature. Patet tato yadi. He falls down from the path of devotional service. Yatra kva vā abhadram abhūd amuṣya kim: "What is the loss there?" And those who are sticking to their occupational duty...

Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974:

In the śāstra it is said that even it is lost... Not lost. Suppose some reason a man comes and joins this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, and in the middle he falls down, he does not make further progress because he falls down. But whatever he has done, that is permanent credit. That will never be lost.

Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974:

Therefore it is said in the Bhagavad-gītā, śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe yoga-bhraṣṭo 'bhijāyate (BG 6.41). Yoga-bhraṣṭaḥ. Bhraṣṭa means he was executing devotional service, but some way or other, being allured by māyā or some other causes, even if he falls down, so that credit is there. Therefore he has to begin next life... He is given chance next life.

Lecture on SB 3.25.14 -- Bombay, November 14, 1974:

Suppose one gives up his occupational duty and takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, tyaktvā sva-dharmaṁ caraṇāmbujaṁ hareḥ, and takes to the shelter of Kṛṣṇa, but bhajann apakvaḥ, could not mature his devotional service, bhajann apakvo 'tha patet tato yadi, and he falls down... This is Nārada's statement. So he says, "What is the loss even if he falls down? By sentiment he comes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and even if he falls down, still, where is the loss? And contrary to this, a man who is performing very perfectly his sva-dharma, but has no Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then what is the gain?" There is no gain.

Lecture on SB 3.25.17 -- Bombay, November 17, 1974:

Again he falls down. Why? Anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ: "Because they neglected to worship Your lotus feet." So unless one becomes devotee, there is no secure position in the spiritual world. One may... Just like a very crude example.

Lecture on SB 3.25.25 -- Bombay, November 25, 1974:

So anyway, somehow or other, if one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, tyaktvā sva-dharmaṁ caraṇāmbujaṁ hareḥ, and practices for some time regularly, then again, due to bad association or by something, he falls down, so śāstra says that "What is the loss? There is no loss. On the other hand, if a person is executing his occupational duties very nicely, but he does not know what is Kṛṣṇa conscious, then what is the gain? There is no gain."

Lecture on SB 3.25.25 -- Bombay, November 25, 1974:

If you do not become inclined, śraddhā, this śraddhā of kṛṣṇa-kathā, then whatever you are doing—simply wasting your time, and it is a labor of love only, that's all. Śrama eva hi kevalam. And a devotee, even if he falls down by chance... There is every possibility of falling down because māyā is very strong. And it is a fight against māyā. Daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā (BG 7.14). Duratyayā. Māyā is very strong.

Lecture on SB 3.25.42 -- Bombay, December 10, 1974:

But a Kṛṣṇa conscious human being, even though he is unable to execute properly, even if he falls down, his human life is guaranteed. His human life is guaranteed. And that life in a rich family and in very nice purified family, śucīnām. Śucīnām means purified family, nice brāhmaṇa, Vaiṣṇava family.

Lecture on SB 5.5.1 -- Vrndavana, October 23, 1976:

By very severe austerities they come to the Brahman platform, monism, to become one with the Supreme, but from there he falls down. Why falls down? Anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ. Because they have no information of the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord. Unless you come to that point, then there is no possibility of eternal happiness.

Lecture on SB 5.5.2 -- Hyderabad, April 13, 1975:

That is called praśāntā. That is stated here, mahānta. This is mahānta, sama-cittāḥ praśāntā vimanyavaḥ. Vimanyavaḥ, because a devotee has to suffer so many tribulations. That is the history of all devotees. But he's never angry. He's never angry. Then he falls down. Vimanyavaḥ. Just like Lord Jesus Christ.

Lecture on SB 5.5.5 -- Stockholm, September 10, 1973:

Then she brings in a place where there is a big pit and he falls down, the male elephant. Then he becomes captured. Yes. These are the nature's example, how for... And not only sex. Just like the bees. They enter into the lotus flower for eating honey, and they are enjoying. In the meantime, the lotus flower petals becomes closed.

Lecture on SB 5.6.3 -- Vrndavana, November 25, 1976:

Why not we become also in comfortable position? Let me eat as he eats," or "Let me sleep now." These are so-called comforts. So they want to imitate. When the living being imitates the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then he falls down. Kṛṣṇa bhuliyā jīva bhoga vāñchā kare, pasate māyā tāre jāpaṭiyā dhare. As soon as he forgets his position—he wants to imitate—that is the beginning of māyā, falldown. You should be very careful.

Lecture on SB 5.6.4 -- Vrndavana, November 26, 1976:

An unchaste wife can kill her husband at any time, and an uncontrolled mind, followed by lust, anger, greed, madness, envy and illusion, can certainly kill the yogi. When the yogi is controlled by the mind, he falls down into the material condition.

Lecture on SB 6.1.20 -- Honolulu, May 20, 1976:

And so Śukadeva Gosvāmī is going to give example from the history about the Ajāmila, how he was in the beginning very good boy, brāhmaṇa, and then, under the influence of a prostitute, he fell down and became most degraded, and then again, because in the past he had some good asset of spiritual life... That is described in the Bhāgavata, svalpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt. Spiritual life is so nice, Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Lecture on SB 6.1.21 -- Chicago, July 5, 1975:

So he was so much trained up, and still, by seeing the sex behavior of a śūdra and śūdrāṇī, he fell down long, long years ago. Now these things are very common affair. How the young man can be saved? It is very difficult. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has given one panacea: "Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa." That can save you.

Lecture on SB 6.1.21 -- Chicago, July 5, 1975:

One, somebody, kaścit. Kaścid dāsī-patiḥ. And why he fell down? Because he married one maidservant, prostitute. The prostitute class, you will find in the history of India, but they are a class, a low-class woman. Otherwise, in gentleman class or higher class, namely the brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, and vaiśya, it is not possible to mix freely. That is not possible.

Lecture on SB 6.1.24 -- Chicago, July 8, 1975:

He was initiated, but he fell down. Later on, he fell down in contact with a prostitute. Therefore he lost his all qualification, and he was busy... Instead of serving Kṛṣṇa, he was busy in begetting children, up to the eighty-fifth year. Therefore pravayasaḥ. Although he had made... The last one is tenth. Although he had nine sons, still, at the eighty-fifth year he is begetting another. That is called kṛpaṇa.

Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Philadelphia, July 13, 1975:

He... Purposefully, he did not fall down. Circumstantially came in contact with a prostitute, could not help him. So circumstantially he fell down, not by willingly. This should be noted. Willingly doing, that is very great offense. But circumstantially, there is every chance because we are fallen and practiced to malpractices life after life.

Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Honolulu, May 28, 1976:

This Ajāmila was in the beginning a devotee. Later on he fell down. But Kṛṣṇa, Nārāyaṇa, is so kind that He gave him the dictation that "You keep your son's name as Nārāyaṇa," so that he'll be able to call the holy name Nārāyaṇa by calling his son. He was very much attached to the youngest son, whose name was Nārāyaṇa.

Lecture on SB 6.1.28-29 -- Honolulu, May 28, 1976:

This opportunity was given to Ajāmila that, although he fell down from his standard of devotional service, but he got the opportunity of chanting "Nārāyaṇa." Ante nārāyaṇa smṛtiḥ (SB 2.1.6). And when we are afraid of something, so we chant, we call somebody who is very dear. This is very psychological.

Lecture on SB 6.1.46 -- Detroit, June 12, 1976:

The fathers, parents, will not allow. So this person, this Ajāmila, happened to see that a young śūdra, he's embracing another young śūdrāṇī, and naturally, he became excited. And then he made contact with that prostitute, and whatever money he had he was spending for her. In this way he fell down, sadācāro. That is stated here, that naṣṭa-sadācāro, on account of mixing with a prostitute, he became completely fall down.

Lecture on SB 6.1.46 -- Detroit, June 12, 1976:

So the point is that although he was born in a brāhmaṇa family, he was being trained up as a pure brāhmaṇa, but he fell down to the modes of ignorance. Therefore one has to surpass the platform of goodness also. There are many cases, very good boy, all of a sudden falls. In our society, you have seen very nice boy, doing nicely, all of a sudden, finished. So that is possible.

Lecture on SB 6.1.56-62 -- Surat, January 3, 1971, at Adubhai Patel's House:

So these things are being shown regularly in the cinema. What character will be formed of the young men? By seeing once, this Ajāmila, he fell down so much, and our boys and girls are seeing these things every day in the cinema.

Lecture on SB 6.1.61 -- Vrndavana, August 28, 1975:

Then you will be above these three guṇas. Just like this boy, Ajāmila. He is attracted because all of a sudden he fell down on the platform of passion. There are three platforms: sattvic, rajasic, tamasic. So if you keep yourself on the sattvic platform, there is also chance to falling down on the passion and ignorance.

Lecture on SB 6.1.66 -- Vrndavana, September 2, 1975:

So he became a śūdra. Although he was born in a brāhmaṇa family, he was being trained up, but on account of the association of a śūdrāṇī, prostitute, he fell down and he became a pāpaḥ, most sinful man. So as a pāpaḥ, he did not know how to earn money honestly. He is neither brāhmaṇa, nor kṣatriya, nor vaiśya.

Lecture on SB 6.1.67 -- Vrndavana, September 3, 1975:

But because it was not śuddha-sattvata, therefore he fell down, even on the sattva-guṇa platform. But when one is on the śuddha-sattva... Just like Haridāsa Ṭhākura. This man was brahminically qualified, but as soon as he saw that a śūdrāṇī and śūdra were engaged in lusty affairs, he fell down.

Lecture on SB 6.1.68 -- Vrndavana, September 4, 1975:

Although he was born in the brāhmaṇa family and educated nicely, but on account of bad association he fell down from the standard of human ideal life. Therefore he is punishable. Not only he, every one of us. The human fom of life is specially meant for going back to home, back to Godhead. The animal life...

Lecture on SB 6.2.1-5 -- Calcutta, January 6, 1971:

So these Naxalites, they are taken to the slaughterhouse and they are taught how to kill. Therefore they do not care. Immediately beating by rocks, and as soon as he falls down, they go away, just like slaughterhouse. They are taught. And the military men, they are also taught like that, to become cruel. A very horrible position in this Kali-yuga.

Lecture on SB 6.2.11 -- Allahabad, January 16, 1971:

Just like Kṛṣṇa says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66). Now, in course of prosecuting the devotional service, even he falls down there is no loss. Because whatever he has done, that remains his credit. Whereas a person who is following the ritualistic principles but does not develop devotional service, what will be benefit? He may get a promotion to the heavenly planet.

Lecture on SB 6.2.11 -- Vrndavana, September 13, 1975:

As soon as he fell down at the feet of Ambarīṣa Mahārāja, he said, "You are Durvāsā Muni. You are so great, powerful. Don't put me into this difficulty. What you want?" "Now you excuse me." "Excuse? If I have got any resultant actions of my pious activities, take everything. Take everything. You be saved." This is Vaiṣṇava, and this is avaiṣṇava.

Lecture on SB 6.2.12-14 -- Allahabad, January 17, 1971, at Kumbha-mela:

He served Nārāyaṇa in his previous life when he was young man, but by bad association he fell down. But the effect was there at the time of his death, so much effective that the Viṣṇudūta recommends that "Because he has chanted at the time of his death the holy name of Lord, he is now free from all sinful reaction."

Lecture on SB 6.3.16-17 -- Gorakhpur, February 10, 1971:

One can stay. Without this Brahman activity, even one is elevated to the Brahman position, he falls down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adho anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ (SB 10.2.32). They are not very much inclined or decline practically to accept this devotional service.

Lecture on SB 6.3.20-23 -- Gorakhpur, February 14, 1971:

A person who has taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, giving up his all religious principles and occupations, even he falls down on account of his immature position, he is much gainer than the person who is sticking to his religious principle, so-called religious principle, but does not know what Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He does not gain anything. That is the verdict of Nārada Muni.

Lecture on SB 7.6.1 -- Boston, May 8, 1968:

Suppose a brahmacārī, he's supposed to follow the laws of celibacy, but he could not. He falls down. There are so many rules and regulations. And fall down.(?) He began the execution of devotional service, but some way or other māyā catches him and he falls down. Nārada Muni says, "Oh, there is no loss for him."Yatra kva vābhadram abhūd amuṣya kiṁ ko vā artha āptaḥ abhajatāṁ sva-dharmataḥ. Nārada Muni says that even if he falls down he does not lose anything.

Lecture on SB 7.6.1 -- Boston, May 8, 1968:

His next life he may get a brāhmaṇa birth or a very, I mean to say, learned family. Like that he can get. But that is not a very good gain. But Nārada Muni says if one has begun the occupational duty of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, giving up all other occupational duties, even if he falls down, that one percent, two percent, remains as his asset so that he will be able to begin from next life again Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Lecture on SB 7.6.4 -- Vrndavana, December 5, 1975:

One has taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but on account of immature Kṛṣṇa consciousness, if he falls down, falls down like that, then he gets... Yoga-bhraṣṭaḥ sanjāyate śucīnāṁ. But if one purposefully commits mistake and sinful life, "Now I am chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. I can do all sinful life. It will become counteracted," that rascal will be punished very, very much. Nāmnād balād yasya hi pāpa-buddhiḥ. "I am living in Vṛndāvana.

Lecture on SB 7.6.8 -- New Vrindaban, June 24, 1976:

Ajāmila, first of all, he was a brahmacārī, brāhmaṇa, very well behaved brāhmaṇa, learned everything, but due to bad association he fell down. But Kṛṣṇa gave him the opportunity, Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā, na me bhakta praṇaśyati. If once one has sincerely become the pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa, that will never go in vain.

Lecture on SB 7.6.9 -- Vrndavana, December 11, 1975:

One who is already mixed, or merged into the Brahman, they fall down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ (SB 10.2.32). Why? Anādṛta yusmad aṅghrayaḥ. Unless one is very rigid devotee, even he has approached the other feature—that means the Brahman feature: Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān—so he falls down, very, very easily. And why? That is this attachment—sneha-pāśair dṛḍhair baddham. Dṛḍhair baddham.

Lecture on SB 7.9.1 -- Mayapur, February 8, 1976:

Just like spark and the whole fire. Both of them are fire, but spark is spark, and the big fire is big fire. So the spark cannot become big fire. If he wants to become so, then he falls down. Then whatever little light was there, fire, it becomes extinguished. If the spark out of impudency wants to try to become the big fire, then he falls down.

Lecture on SB 7.9.4 -- Mayapur, February 11, 1976:

So this mahā-bhāgavata, this word is very important in this verse, mahā-bhāgavato 'rbhakaḥ. Immediately, as soon as Brahmā requested, "My dear boy, please pacify." No hesitation, immediately he fell down. Upetya bhuvi kāyena. He is always at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, and, as a child, immediately as Brahmā said, immediately he did. Kāyena upetya nanāma, as it is, he was not to be lesson, that you meant like this, fall down this, no, he knows, everything.

Lecture on SB 7.9.5 -- Mayapur, February 12, 1976:

Just like we are sometime extraordinarily happy, pleased when a small child offers his obedience. So naturally, when Prahlāda Mahārāja, a small boy five years old, and he fell down at the lotus feet of the Lord, He became very much pleased. So, not only for Prahlāda Mahārāja, anyone in this material world who offers his obeisances before the Deity, don't think it is useless. It is taken into account.

Lecture on SB 7.9.5 -- Mayapur, February 12, 1976:

Those who are fully absorbed in family life, gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām, they are apaśyatām ātma-tattvam, they cannot see what is real life, what is the goal of life. So here we see Prahlāda Mahārāja fell down immediately. That is real education, Brahmā asked him, "You just try to pacify," immediately he fell down.

Lecture on SB 7.9.8 -- Montreal, July 1, 1968:

Nobody can understand that there is a well underneath this, underneath this grass. And if by mistake one comes there, he falls down, say hundred feet down. And it is covered with grass. Even if he cries, "Please save me, save me," who is going to save him? Sometimes cow and animals and men fall down in that way.

Lecture on SB 7.9.37 -- Mayapur, March 15, 1976:

Just like sometimes we experience that one person is elevated to the brahminical principle, sannyāsī principle, but all of a sudden he falls down, he becomes a demon. We have got experience. He becomes demon. Very high... So this material world is so contaminated that even you are on the sattva-guṇa, there is chance of being contaminated by the rajas-tamo guṇa. The struggle is there. Therefore we have to become very, very careful.

Lecture on SB 7.9.40 -- Mayapur, March 18, 1976:

She allures the male elephant, and for sex the male elephant follows, and tactfully the elephant is put into a hole. He falls down. Then he is captured. Then for life he becomes a slave. Such a big animal, so strong, but by the trick of human being he becomes slave.

Lecture on SB Excerpt -- Los Angeles, July 3, 1972:

"Let me enter this life. Let me enter that life, that life, that life, that." In this way he falls down. He is fallen already. From Vaikuṇṭha planet he is fallen in this material world, and he is again trying to make progress. Prāptaṁ mānuṣam.

Nectar of Devotion Lectures

The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, October 18, 1972:

Those who could not finish, yoga-bhraṣṭaḥ, bhakti-yoga, if he falls down while executing, he has no loss because, even if he falls down, his life, next life is guaranteed in a nice family. Śucīnāṁ śrīmatāṁ gehe. Either in rich family or in a devotee's family. So both ways, he gets the chance of having a human form of life, and if he's born in a Vaiṣṇava family, naturally he becomes Vaiṣṇava.

The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972:

All right. If one has joined this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, doing very nicely, he's improving, that's all right. But if he falls down... Because sometimes they come out of sentiment, join this movement and again falls down. Sometimes. Not very occasionally. But there is chance because māyā is very strong.

The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972:

One may fall down. Bhāgavata says bhajann apakvo 'tha patet tato yadi. He's not mature. In immature stage, by some reason or other, if he falls down, then yatra kva vābhadram abhūd amuṣya kim. Then what is the loss there? There is no loss.

The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972:

There is no loss. Suppose he joined out of sentiment and executed devotional service for some time under the direction of the spiritual master, according to the regulations of the śāstras, but incidentally, he falls down. He becomes a victim to the māyā. Bhāgavata says still there is no loss. There is no loss.

The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972:

He doesn't gain anything. But the, that man who joined this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement out of sentiment, but immaturely he falls down, he has no loss. This is the...

The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972:

Even if (he) falls down in this life, he could not execute cent percent the duties in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, even he falls down, so whatever he has done in this life, that becomes a permanent asset. So that, from next life, he'll be given chance. In... In ordinary karmi's life, there is no guarantee that he'll get next life a human body. According to his karma he'll get a body.

The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, December 28, 1972:

Just Ajāmila. Ajāmila in his boyhood, he was very sincere brāhmaṇa. He was conducting devotional service under the direction of his father. But in youthhood, he fell down. He became a victim of a prostitute.

The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, October 26, 1972:

Two alternatives. So when Bhīṣma was fighting very fiercely, severely, Arjuna's chariot became broken and he fell down; at that time Kṛṣṇa took one of the wheels of the chariot and immediately approached Bhīṣma, and when He was approaching Bhīṣma, Bhīṣma was also piercing His body with arrows. And Kṛṣṇa was accepting the arrows move lovable than the flowers. This is the dealing.

The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 2, 1972:

There is a verse like this—I don't exactly remember—that if one is engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and, and without being mature, somehow or other, if he falls down, there is no loss, whereas other persons, who are sticking to their sva-dharma, but has no idea of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he does not gain anything. These are the statements of Nārada.

The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 8, 1972:

Āruhya kṛcchreṇ... By great austerity, auspici..., and penance, one may rise up to the platform of Brahman realization, paraṁ padam. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ patanty adhaḥ (SB 10.2.32). Again he falls down. We have seen many big, big sannyāsī. they give up this world as brahma satyaṁ jagan mithyā, false. But after some time, when they cannot actually realize Brahman, they again come to this jagat for humanitarian work, for welfare activities.

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures

Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 6.151-154 -- Gorakhpur, February 14, 1971:

Therefore, we are forgetful of Kṛṣṇa. Our relationship with Kṛṣṇa is practically extinguished. And again, the fire, spark, if he falls down on a dry grass, then gradually, the grass becomes blazing. So even if we are... Because in this material world there are three modes of material nature. If we are associated with the goodness quality, then our spiritual energy again becomes blazing fire.

Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 6.154-155 -- Gorakhpur, February 19, 1971 (Krsna Niketan):

He has come to the position of Brahman realization, but because he has no information of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, nirākāra-vādī, he falls down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adho anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ (SB 10.2.32). They don't care, this worshiping, or bhakti-mārga. They say, "Oh, these things are meant for the lower class of men or ignorant men, uneducated persons. Bhakti-mārga is for the uneducated persons."

Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 20.313-317 -- New York, December 21, 1966:

Therefore we have to accept this, that if we be engaged in devotional service of the Supreme Lord, then we are transcendental to these material modes of nature. Therefore anyone who is so engaged, he is liberated. He is liberated. Officially he is liberated. But if he falls down by the attraction of these three modes of nature, that is a different thing. That is possible. That is possible if we are not strong enough because...

Lecture on CC Madhya-lila 22.27-31 -- New York, January 15, 1967:

One who does not serve according to his position, then sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ, he falls down from that position, and this falldown is this material body. It is very nice example. We have got a particular position in the body of the Supreme Lord. Just consider the viśva-mūrti, the gigantic universal form of the Lord.

Festival Lectures

His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada's Appearance Day, Evening -- Gorakhpur, February 15, 1971:

So the Māyāvādī philosophers, they mistake that "Param Brahman or myself—all the same." No. That is not the fact. Therefore, without having shelter of the Param Brahman, he falls down again in this material world. Ārūhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adho 'nādṛta yuṣmad aṅghrayaḥ (SB 10.2.32). Because he has no information of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, he falls down again to the material platform.

Arrival Addresses and Talks

Arrival Lecture -- Dallas, March 3, 1975:

This morning we were discussing this point, mirage. In the mirage there is a show of false water, and the animal runs after it. But there is no water, and finally he becomes more thirsty, and it is desert; he falls down and dies. So the material world means we are running after false family. But don't think that there is no real family life.

Initiation Lectures

Gurudasa Sannyasa Initiation -- San Francisco, July 21, 1975:

So as soon as saw the feather of peacock, immediately he fell down. How? Because the peacock feather is on the head of Kṛṣṇa, he immediately remembered Kṛṣṇa. This is called alambana, "with reference to the context."

General Lectures

Lecture -- Seattle, October 11, 1968:

Even if he falls down sometimes out of ignorance, still, he'll very soon become purified. The process is so nice. Just like a fan is moving and make the switch off. Still you will see the fan is moving, but rest assured it will stop because the switch is off. Similarly, a person taken to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, his material life's switch is off immediately.

Class in Los Angeles -- Los Angeles, November 15, 1968:

Now he begins chanting or regulative principles, but all of a sudden, he falls down. He falls down. He could not prosecute. By some reason or by some circumstances, he falls down. So Bhāgavata says, "What is the wrong with him even if he falls down?" Just see. Even if he falls down due to immature development of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, still, he's not loser.

Pandal Lecture -- Delhi, November 12, 1971:

In the desert, there is some reflection of heat, and the animals think there is water. And they run after water, the water also going ahead and the animal also going ahead. In this way, when he is too much tired, he falls down and dies.

Philosophy Discussions

Philosophy Discussion on Hegel:

Śyāmasundara: I mean if someone is in the spiritual world, he falls down into the material world...

Prabhupāda: Falls down is different.

Śyāmasundara: ...yes, and then he becomes again released...

Prabhupāda: Again he is free.

Philosophy Discussion on Jacques Maritain:

Prabhupāda: Those who are strictly following their religious principles but has no idea of devotional service, he does not gain anything in this life. And a person who has engaged himself in the devotional service of the Lord, even if he falls down due to immaturity, he has gained so many things.

Philosophy Discussion on Carl Gustav Jung:

Hayagrīva: All ethics are derived.

Prabhupāda: Yes. So to become completely pure, then he is the necessity of morality and ethics. Just like we prescribe, "No illicit sex, no meat-eating, no intoxication, no gambling." These are the four pillars of sinful life. If we avoid these thing, then we can stay on the platform of purity. And God consciousness, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is based on this morality. One who cannot follow the principles, he falls down from the spiritual platform, and he cannot make any progress.

Philosophy Discussion on Johann Gottlieb Fichte:

Śyāmasundara: If I drop this and there is a reaction, a noise, it is not because this caused the noise but that each thing is motivated by its own purpose.

Prabhupāda: But there is already the law, if he falls down there will be noise(?). The thing is already there, but it becomes manifested under certain circumstances, that's all.

Philosophy Discussion on Plotinus:

Prabhupāda: Kingdom. Yes. That is his falldown. When he decides to give up the spiritual life, he falls down in the material life, and that is the beginning of his material tribulations. And so long he will maintain a tinge of material happiness, the nature's life, that he has to accept, a type of material body, and there are varieties. So in all condition the spirit soul remains the part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, but according to the different body he gets different circumstances.

Philosophy Discussion on St. Augustine:

Prabhupāda: Why man? Every living entity has a mortal body. So to enter into the mortal body, that is a kind of punishment. And then there is evolutionary process from lower grade of body to higher grade of body. That is quite reasonable, that every living entity or soul is part and parcel of God, but on account of some sinful activities or disobedience to God, as they believe Adam on account of disobedience to God they lost Paradise and came to this material world, similarly, the soul belongs to the Paradise, or heaven, or Kṛṣṇa, but somehow or other he falls down within this material world, and he gets first a body like Adam.

Philosophy Discussion on John Locke:

Devotee: Gītā?

Prabhupāda: Yes. The word begins ataḥ paurva-dehikam. You can stop the machine and find it. (break) You can record it. Tatra taṁ paurva-dehikam buddhi-saṁyogam. Yes, that is. Therefore Kṛṣṇa consciousness, culture of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is never lost. It goes on, unless it is perfect. Therefore it is stated, sv-alpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt. Even little acting on Kṛṣṇa consciousness can save one from the greatest danger—as it was done by Ajamila. He cultivated Kṛṣṇa consciousness in the beginning of his life, then he fell down, he became the greatest debauch. But at the end of life again he remembered Nārāyaṇa and he got salvation.

Conversations and Morning Walks

1967 Conversations and Morning Walks

Discourse on Lord Caitanya Play Between Srila Prabhupada and Hayagriva -- April 5-6, 1967, San Francisco:

Prabhupāda: So Gopīnātha Ācārya was present there. He was known to Gadādhara and Gadādhara inquired that is there any sannyāsī who came here? Then Gopīnātha Ācārya said, "Yes, we have seen one sannyāsī. He fell down in ecstasy and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya has taken Him to his home." So he invited, "All right, you come with me. I am taking you there." So all the parties were taken to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya's place.

1968 Conversations and Morning Walks

Morning Walk at Stow Lake -- March 23, 1968, San Francisco:

Prabhupāda: "I have no qualification. I am frail. I am trying, but I am failing." All these appeals should be made. And Kṛṣṇa is all-powerful, He can do anything. Even we, we do not perform, trying our best, if we fail, Kṛṣṇa will help us. Just like a child tries his best, but he falls down. The mother takes up and, "All right. Come on. Walk." Like that. Yes?

1969 Conversations and Morning Walks

Room Conversation with Allen Ginsberg -- May 14, 1969, Columbus, Ohio:

Allen Ginsberg: As the material shadow. How did we fall into that?

Prabhupāda: Yes. Yes. That is very natural. Just like... (knock on door) Come on. Because jīva, although parā śaktī, he has got independence. So when he wants to imitate Kṛṣṇa... In the spiritual world Kṛṣṇa is the enjoyer, and all others, they are enjoyed. Predominator and the predominating. The Lord is the predominating, so there is no disagreement. There they know, "The Lord is predominator. We have to serve." When this service attitude is impaired, that "Why serve Kṛṣṇa? Why not ourself?" that is māyā. Then he falls down in the material energy.

1973 Conversations and Morning Walks

Morning Walk -- May 9, 1973, Los Angeles:

Prabhupāda: Oh, just see. His real aim was to get some money.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: Radhakrishnan was there, the president. But ultimately, he could not walk. He fell down in the water.

Prabhupāda: And what about the money?

Room Conversation with Father Tanner and other guests -- July 11, 1973, London:

Mrs. Wells: For a young man or a young woman, beginning?

Prabhupāda: Well, I say that there is every chance of falling down. That is up to you to keep fit. Otherwise there is chance of falling down. But even he falls down, whatever he has done, that is permanent.

Morning Walk -- December 5, 1973, Los Angeles:

Yaśomatīnandana: Prabhupāda, is every jīva given a chance in the beginning to go in the spiritual world? Then he falls down, or...?

Prabhupāda: Eh?

Yaśomatīnandana: Or sometimes the jīva may choose directly...

Prabhupāda: The jīva is atomic. It is smaller than the atoms. One ten-thousandth part of the tip of the hair. Keśāgra-śata-bhāgasya śatāṁśaḥ sādṛśātmakaḥ (CC Madhya 19.140). So every living entity, atom.

Morning Walk -- December 7, 1973, Los Angeles:

Prabhupāda: Thank you very much. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Rascal means that... You know the story, that Kālidāsa, a great poet, he was a great rascal. So... It is a long story. So he was sitting on the branch of a tree and cutting. So some gentleman: "Why you are cutting? You'll fall down." "No, no, I'll not fall down." But when he fell down, then he went to that gentleman, "How did you know, sir, that I shall fall down?" Then they concluded, "Here is a rascal number one."

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

Morning Walk -- April 1, 1974, Bombay:

Prabhupāda: That's all right, Brahma-light. But the Brahma-light, according to Bhāgavata philosophy, even one enters in the Brahman effulgence, still he falls down. Still he falls down. Arūhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ anādhṛta-yusmad-aṅghrayaḥ (SB 10.2.32). Unless one is fixed up in the personal form of the Lord, there is chance of falling down.

Morning Walk at Marina del Rey -- July 12, 1974, Los Angeles:

Svarūpa Dāmodara: But a... Big, big people were invited and actually he didn't walk. He fell down in the water.

Bali Mardana: Maybe Kṛṣṇa took his power away.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: He was almost beaten. (laughter)

Prabhupāda: The same thing...

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

Morning Walk -- May 8, 1975, Perth:

Prabhupāda: That's it. They are thinking, "I am doing my duty," but they do not gain anything. And a person doesn't care for any responsibility; he comes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He gains something. Even if he falls down in immature stage, he gains something. But other man, he is doing his duty very nicely, but he is gaining nothing. You should read the purport.

Morning Walk -- May 10, 1975, Perth:

Amogha: Sometimes we see that a devotee may be very sincere, but at the same time he becomes weak somehow, and he falls down.

Prabhupāda: Even if he falls down, still he is fortunate, because the injection is there. It will act, some day or another. Still he is fortunate. As fortunate man he took it, but he fell down. That does not mean he's unfortunate. Still he's fortunate, because the poison is already there.

Morning Walk -- May 10, 1975, Perth:

Amogha: So he became weak because he misused his individual will.

Prabhupāda: He misused the instruction of his spiritual master. Therefore he became unfortunate, or he fell down. (pause) This is botanical garden?

Morning Walk -- May 14, 1975, Perth:

Devotee (1): Saṅkīrtana movement is vijñānam.

Prabhupāda: Yes. (pause) (break) He is in goodness but sometimes he is attacked by the other two base qualities, passion and ignorance. Then he falls down. Where there is chance of being contaminated, that is not pure goodness. Pure goodness is never contaminated.

Morning Walk -- May 31, 1975, Honolulu:

Śrutakīrti: Back to the start.

Prabhupāda: Yes. It is like that. Goloka nadha(?). One is trying to go to back to home, back to Godhead. A little discrepancy... Mahārāja Bhārata? Yes, he became deer. Therefore we should be very careful. That is the instruction. Even Mahārāja Bhārata, he fell down.

Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles:

Dr. John Mize: I'm sorry, he what?

Prabhupāda: He falls down.

Dr. John Mize: He falls.

Prabhupāda: He falls down on account of his independence. Just like you have got independence. You are sitting here. You can go immediately. You may not like to hear me.

Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles:

Prabhupāda: Just like this finger is part and parcel of my body. Whatever I am ordering, it is immediately carrying out. I say, "Make it like this." He will, it will do. So... But this is dead matter. It is acting mechanically. The brain directs immediately the finger and it acts, like machine. This whole body is just like a machine, but soul is not machine mechanical part. It is spiritual part. So therefore, as I am directing the finger, as being machine, it is working, but if somebody else, a friend or servant, I may direct him to do something, he may not do it. So when the soul misuses the independence, then he falls down.

Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles:

Prabhupāda: So he liked to be an ekala. That means he fell in love, a low class of woman, and by her association, he became an ekala. There are many instances. The Ajamila upakhyana. He was a brāhmaṇa and then he fell down very low. So this misuse of independence is always there.

Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles:

Just like they are working. And if he falls down in the sattva-guṇa, then he at least keeps himself in the knowledge that "I am fire. I do not belong to this dull material." So therefore we have to bring him again to the sattva-guṇa, brahminical qualification, so that he can understand ahaṁ brahmāsmi, "I am spirit soul. I am not this matter."

Room Conversation with Dr. John Mize -- June 23, 1975, Los Angeles:

Dr. John Mize: But Kṛṣṇa has no tendency to fall, whereas we do.

Prabhupāda: No. Because Kṛṣṇa is God. Therefore He is all good. Even He falls down, to our estimation, it is not fall down. (break) ...cannot judge God. If we are devotee, in all circumstances we shall glorify God, "You are all-good." That is devotee.

Morning Walk -- June 29, 1975, Denver:

Prabhupāda: So one stag came there. "What is the...?" "Oh, it is so nice. I am dancing. You see? It is very nice." So he also fell down. And as soon as he fell down, he got on his head and got out. So that is intelligence, that "Let this rascal work hard and make a nice park for us, and we shall take advantage of it." This is intelligence.

Room Conversation with writer, Sandy Nixon -- July 13, 1975, Philadelphia:

Devotee: Prabhupāda, earlier today you were speaking in Bhāgavatam class about Ajamila and how by circumstances he fell down, and that because it wasn't intentional, Kṛṣṇa forgave him. So, but still, at one point or another, he agreed to the desires of the prostitute. So isn't that free will?

Prabhupāda: That is free will, but under the point of revolver. So māyā is very strong. māyā is very strong. So when you are under the māyā's clutches, she dictates and you have to do.

Morning Walk -- October 28, 1975, Nairobi:

Cyavana: In this area there are monkeys.

Prabhupāda: Very... and they are also chased by another bird, monkey-eating bird. They'll go and capture and take him and throw him in the ground, and he falls down and dies. Then the bird eats. You know the monkey-eating birds? I have seen in Los Angeles zoo.

Morning Walk -- November 4, 1975, Bombay:

Prabhupāda: So unless you come to the stage of understanding Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is no safety. Then he may fall down at any moment. Therefore we see so, so many Māyāvādī sannyāsīs, yogīs. They fall down. They fall down. Big, big sannyāsī, they, after studying so much... The Karpatraji, now he is fall down to politics. Vivekananda, he fell down to hospital. That is fall down. You say, brahma satya jagan mithya: "The world is false." Why you come down to false again? That means you did not get any substance in your so-called Brahman knowledge.

1976 Conversations and Morning Walks

Morning Walk -- January 9, 1976, Madras:

Devotee (3): (break) A devotee who has tasted the nectar of the lotus feet of the Lord can never, if he falls down, can never forget it. Does it mean that his journey in the material world is finished, I mean, is about to finish?

Prabhupāda: Answer, somebody.

Morning Walk -- January 9, 1976, Madras:

Devotee (3): A person who has tasted the nectar of the lotus feet of the Lord, if he falls down he can never forget anything. He doesn't act like an ordinary karmī. Does that mean that his journey in the material world is about to finish?

Mahāṁśa: He falls down due to certain offenses, but afterwards, by the mercy of a pure devotee, he comes back. Because he has tasted the nectar of devotional service, he may try to enjoy the material world for some time. But afterwards he will be fed up again and come back.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: There's a statement in the Bhagavad-gītā that if one is engaged in the service of the Lord, even if he falls down, he is to be considered saintly. Sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ (BG 9.30).

Prabhupāda: Yes, if it is accidental. If it is purposefully, then he is not saintly; then he is offender.

Bharadvaja(?): Accidentally means that māyā...

Prabhupāda: Accident.... He had former habit, and unknowingly he has done something wrong. That is accident. That is explained by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. Not purposefully doing wrong. That is aparādha. Nāmnād balād yasya hi pāpa-buddhiḥ.

Morning Walk -- March 11, 1976, Mayapur:

Prabhupāda: His instance was that even an associate of Caitanya Mahāprabhu can fall down. And if one falls down, his punishment is that, suicide. There is no other punishment. He must commit suicide. This is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's instruc.... Otherwise he is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's personal servant. He cannot fall down. But Caitanya Mahāprabhu showed this instance that "Even one is My personal servant, he can fall down." And if anyone by any cause he falls down, his punishment is he must commit suicide. This is instruction.

Morning Walk -- March 11, 1976, Mayapur:

Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: We're too attached to our bodies anyway, Śrīla Prabhupāda.

Prabhupāda: No, no, if he falls down, that is automatically suicide. If he falls down, that means it is suicide. He got the chance. If he falls down, that is suicide.

Morning Walk -- March 14, 1976, Mayapur:

Prabhupāda: Natural sequence.... Just like you are infected, some contaminous disease. You'll suffer. There is a story that one fool was sitting on a branch of a tree and he was cutting off. And somebody said, "You'll fall down." "Ha, fall down." But when he fell down he said, "Oh, you are a great astrologer." So who goes to the astrologer? Only fools and rascal.

Morning Walk -- June 21, 1976, Toronto:

Prabhupāda: He is not devotee. He's pretending to be devotee. One who is devotee never falls down. There are so many false devotees. He falls down.

Morning Walk -- June 21, 1976, Toronto:

Prabhupāda: Falls down means again when he revives, he'll begin from that point, where he fell down. (break) ...it is to be understood that polluted.

Garden Conversation -- June 22, 1976, New Vrindaban:

Prabhupāda: That is Māyāvāda. They have understood that "I am not this body, ahaṁ brahmāsmi, but I am the supreme Brahman." The same disease is there—master. Therefore they are condemned, arūhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padam tataḥ (SB 10.2.32). Because the mentality to remain master is continuing, even they are in the Brahman, merge into the Brahman, the mastership mentality is there; therefore he falls down again.

Answers to a Questionnaire from Bhavan's Journal -- June 28, 1976, Vrndavana:

Prabhupāda: So one may become liberated even that.... but from that liberated position again he falls down unless he understands the Supreme Person, Kṛṣṇa. Aruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adho 'nādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ (SB 10.2.32). Unless he comes to the final understanding of the Absolute Truth, Kṛṣṇa, he'll fall down.

Room Conversation -- July 31, 1976, New Mayapur (French farm):

Prabhupāda: They, the world is desert, duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam (BG 8.15), but they have got fertile brain, how to become happy. And as soon as they make some arrangement, kicks on his face and he falls down. That's all. What do you think? Is it right? Sometimes you have got fertile brain. (laughter) This fertile brain, he will not accept. He'll be kicked out. Everything will be finished. If you want to be happy, then you have to go back home, back to Kṛṣṇa. That is the only way. Otherwise, your fertile brain will...

Room Conversation on New York court case -- November 2, 1976, Vrindaban:

Aksayananda: We can arrange elsewhere.

Prabhupāda: Ha. So (Hindi). He will go with you, immediately. Meeting arrange (Hindi). Thank you very much. (pause) Combine together in Vṛndāvana. Fight! Without fight where is life? If there is no fighting then what is that life? That is dead stone. Fight must be there. Kṛṣṇa's whole life is fighting from the very birth. His father carried Him to Gokula where He (indistinct) and He fell down from the Yamunā and... Just born, fighting began. Just born. And at Yaśodāmayī's house, Nanda Mahārāja's house, so many demons daily coming, Śakaṭāsura, Aghāsura, Bakāsura, Pūtanā, so on, so on, so on. Ultimately Kaṁsa, when He was young boy. Vṛndāvana, so many asuras came.

Room Conversation with Life Member, Mr. Malhotra -- December 22, 1976, Poona:

Prabhupāda: It is said, "My Lord, the lotus-eyed, vimukta-mānina, if somebody artificially is thinking that he has become liberated or merged into the existence, āruhya kṛcchreṇa, for which he has undergone very severe tapasya," āruhya kṛcchreṇa... Kṛcchreṇa means with great difficulty. Paraṁ padam, brahmajyoti, patanti adhaḥ, "again he falls down," anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ... Just like these rascals that are going in the sky to find out a place in the Mars and in the Moon.

Room Conversation with Life Member, Mr. Malhotra -- December 22, 1976, Poona:

Prabhupāda: Although with severe austerities and penances (he) might go to the paraṁ pada, patanty adhaḥ, anādṛta-yuṣmad, because he could not get shelter at the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, he falls down. He must fall down to the material activities. Patanty adhaḥ. That is adho patha. As soon as a person, after undergoing severe austerities, becomes very highly elevated in the sannyāsa stage, but if he cannot get shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, then surely he shall fall down for these material activities, material enjoyment. That is the sign that he's fallen down.

1977 Conversations and Morning Walks

Conversation with Yogi Amrit Desai of Kripalu Ashram (PA USA) -- January 2, 1977, Bombay:

Yogi Amrit Desai: It's not complete.

Prabhupāda: No, no. It will not agree (avail?). One may be artificially tyāgī, but if there is no bhakti he'll fall down. Just like Viśvāmitra was a great yogi, but because there was no bhakti he fell down. He had relationship with Menakā and gave birth to Śakuntalā, such a big yogi. So he fall down, must fall down in māyā, because there is no bhakti.

Room Conversation -- January 3, 1977, Bombay:

Setterji: Running! In Mahābhārata(?) I was heard that body was running. But actually I have seen at that time. Head was cut and the body was running.

Prabhupāda: Just see. (laughter) And then he fell down.

Setterji: Then he fell down. And of that, the other men went.

Prabhupāda: That, how he was running with his mind, just see.

Room Conversation -- January 21, 1977, Bhuvanesvara:

Prabhupāda: Pandemonium, yes. This has to be reformed. You cannot avoid these four classes working under the superior instruction of brahminical culture. Then everything... This life successful, next life is back to home, back to Godhead. That is civilization, no speculation. The formula is already there. Bhagavad-gītā is the guidance, as it is. "Be happy here, and next life hope. Why you are disappointed? Take this way and be happy." This is our movement. We are not going to exploit anyone. We are giving the right path: "Be happy in this life and next life also." This is our mission. Para upakāra. They are blindly following some ways of life. Blind men, certainly, without guidance, we are falling down in the ditch. Once this human life is misused, he falls down in the ditch.

Evening Darsana -- May 15, 1977, Hrishikesh:

Prabhupāda: Partial. So partial understanding will not satisfy because he is himself, the same quality, sac-cid-ānanda. He's seeking after ānanda. If he does not get ānanda, if he cannot dance with Kṛṣṇa, then he falls down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ (SB 10.2.32). Again material dancing, again hospital, schools. Big, big sannyāsīs could not get any relish. Then... (Hindi) The brahma satyaṁ jagan mithyā.

Talk with Svarupa Damodara -- June 20, 1977, Vrndavana:

Prabhupāda: Just like Tṛṇāvarta. He took away Kṛṣṇa as a small child. When he was up, He became as heavy as the mountain, and then he could not go up. Then he wanted to smash the child and throw it, but the child wrapped the neck of Tṛṇāvarta in such a way, he could not. The result was that he fell down and died. And the child was saved.

Correspondence

1971 Correspondence

Letter to Dr. Bigelow -- Allahabad 20 January, 1971:

Originally the soul comes from God. Just like a spark comes from fire, and when the spark falls down it appears to be extinguished. The spark soul originally comes from the spiritual world to the material world. In the material world he falls down into three different conditions which are called the modes of nature. Just like the spark of fire when it falls on dry grass and the fire quality continues. When the spark falls on the ground it cannot display its fiery manifestation unless the ground is favorably situated.

Letter to Dr. Bigelow -- Allahabad 20 January, 1971:

One is almost forgetful but still there is an instinct of spiritual nature, and one is completely in search of spiritual perfection. There is a bona fide method for the achieving spiritual perfection by the spiritual spark soul and if he is properly guided then he is very easily sent back to home, back to Godhead where from originally he fell down.

1975 Correspondence

Letter to Prem J. Batra -- Ahmedabad 28 September, 1975:

So mind and intelligence are already there in the soul, but in the conditional stage the same mind and intelligence become polluted as false egotism or enjoyer. The bhakti process is to purify everything. The mind is not the soul but is a venue for expressing the soul's desire. So if the mind is purified, then things go on nicely in its original position. If he does not go on rightly he falls down in conditional life. The whole yogic system is to convert the mind from matter to spirit.