Afraid (SB cantos 7 - 12)
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 7
When decomposition began and a bad smell unfortunately began to overwhelm the yogic power, the disciples allowed the dead body of the so-called yogī to be burned. Thus the bodily concept of life is extremely strong among foolish persons, who are compared to cows and asses. Nowadays, great scientists are trying to freeze dead bodies so that in the future these frozen bodies may again be brought to life. The incident narrated by Hiraṇyakaśipu from history must have taken place millions of years ago because Hiraṇyakaśipu lived millions of years ago and was even then quoting from history. Thus the incident occurred before Hiraṇyakaśipu's lifetime, but the same ignorance in the bodily concept of life is still prevalent, not only among laymen but even among scientists who think they will be able to revive frozen corpses.
Apparently the queens did not want to deliver the dead body for burning because they were afraid of dying with the dead body of their husband.
| Page Title: | Afraid (SB cantos 7 - 12) |
| Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Gopinath |
| Created: | 28 of Jun, 2011 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=105, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 105 |