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<h3>Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures</h3>
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All living entities are by constitution eternal servant. That is their healthy position. So long they remain servant of the Supreme, that is healthy. Same example I have given many times, that my part and parcel of the body, this finger, so long it is fit to give service to the body, it is healthy. If it cannot give service, then it is diseased. Similarly, all living entities who are not  rendering any service to the Lord, they are simply working for sense gratification, that is diseased conditi.
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[[Vanisource:730727 - Lecture BG 01.37-39 - London|730727 - Lecture BG 01.37-39 - London]]:
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Pradyumna: Translation: "O Janārdana, although these men, overtaken by greed, see no fault in killing one's family or quarreling with friends, why should we, with knowledge of the sin, engage in these acts?"

Prabhupāda: So other party, Duryodhana's party, they were not considering all these pious or impious, sinful or vicious activities. Because ''lobha-upahata-cetasaḥ'': "They have lost their sense on account of greediness for acquiring the empire." When one becomes lusty or overpowered by greediness, then he loses all intelligence. There are many places stated that. ''Kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ yajanti anya-devatāḥ'' ([[vanisource:BG 7.20 (1972)|BG 7.20]]).

Kṛṣṇa says that, "Those who are worshipers of other demigods . . ." Actually worshipful is the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa. Others, they should be shown respect. But worship means for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is worshipful. ''Śaraṇyam''. He is to be taken shelter of; He is to be worshiped. That is being taught. That is religion. ''Man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru'' ([[vanisource:BG 18.65 (1972)|BG 18.65]]). Always thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, worshiping Him, offering Him obeisances, that is Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. The Deity room, offering obeisances, worshiping, chanting, dancing, always be engaged to offer respect and submission to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is the duty of everyone.

Because all living entities are by constitution eternal servant. That is their healthy position. So long they remain servant of the Supreme, that is healthy. Same example I have given many times, that my part and parcel of the body, this finger, so long it is fit to give service to the body, it is healthy. If it cannot give service, then it is diseased. Similarly, all living entities who are not giving . . . rendering any service to the Lord, they are simply working for sense gratification, that is diseased condition. And in the diseased condition, nobody can be happy. That is not possible. If you have got some disease, you cannot be happy.

So that is the position. They cannot understand that by serving Kṛṣṇa, we become healthy, or in our normal position. This is called ignorance. Somebody is trying to forget Him; somebody is trying to become equal with Him. This business is going on. And nobody is submitting that, "My Lord, I forgot my service. From this day, I become again Your servant. Please give me protection." ''Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām'' . . . ([[vanisource:BG 18.66 (1972)|BG 18.66]]). This is the teaching of all ''śāstra'', all ''Vedas''.

But these people, the other party, they have become blind. They have become blind. Why? ''Lobha-upahata-cetasaḥ.'' They have lost their sense. ''Kula-kṣaya-kṛtaṁ doṣam.'' There is a great fault by destroying dynasty. Nowadays people are destroying from the womb, abortion, contraception, destroying. They do not know. ''Kula-kṣaya''. Actually ''putra. Putra'' means . . . ''put'' means ''puṁ-nāma-narakam''. There is a hell which is called ''puṁ-nāma-naraka''. And ''tra'' means ''trāyate'', deliver. So ''putra'' means ''puṁ-nāma-narakāt trāyate iti putra''. The Sanskrit word for son, ''putra'', means that the son is expected to deliver the forefathers from the hellish condition of life. Sometimes due to our sinful activities, we become ghost. That is very hellish condition. So when ''śraddhā'' is offered by the ''putra''—Who will offer? The ''putra'' will offer; that is the duty—then he gets again material body. These are the subtle laws.

People do not know; neither they are eager to know. But these are the information we get from Vedic literature. ''Putra'' has got a duty to save the forefathers. Therefore one has to . . . it is his duty to keep a ''putra''. At least one son he must leave. But people are not very much anxious to have ''putra''. Rather to kill ''putra''. They are so sinful. ''Kāma-lobha-hata-cetasaḥ''. Simply sense enjoyment. That's all. Why ''bhāryā''? Why one should marry? ''Putrārthe kriyate bhāryā. Bhāryā'' means wife. One accepts a wife. Why? For a ''putra''. For a son. Why son is required? ''Putraḥ piṇḍaṁ prayojanam'': offering oblations by the ''putra'' to deliver the forefathers. That is ''prayojanam''. That is absolutely necessary. Each and every one should leave a ''putra'' before his death. He has got so many duties. This is Vedic civilization. But nobody now cares for that. Neither it is possible.