Happiness and liberation
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 2
SB Canto 4
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Madhya-lila
Other Books by Srila Prabhupada
Teachings of Lord Caitanya
Conversations and Morning Walks
1976 Conversations and Morning Walks
Prabhupada: These are miracles, that's all. It has no value. People are after miracles. So in the Bhagavad-gītā it is said kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ yajante 'nya-devatāḥ [Bg. 7.20]. Those who are worshipers of other demigods, they are hṛta-jñānāḥ. Hṛta-jñānāḥ. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura gives his comment, hṛta-jñānāḥ naṣṭa buddhayaḥ, one who has lost his intelligence. So by worshiping the demigod Kali he is to be considered as hṛta-jñānāḥ, one who has lost his intelligence—and he becomes God. Is it possible? One who has lost his intelligence, he becomes God. With that lost intelligence. And this is the proof that on account of lost intelligence, he says yata mata tata pat. Kṛṣṇa says mām ekam. Sarva dharmān parityajya [Bg. 18.66]. And when he became Ramakrishna, same Kṛṣṇa is speaking, yata mata tata pat. So he has changed his view. We have to accept this? And how he gave up his wife, that's a long history, I don't wish to discuss. We know everything. So we cannot accept something which is beyond the instruction of śāstra.
- yaḥ śāstra vidhim utsṛjya
- vartate kāma kārataḥ
- na sa siddhim avāpnoti
- na sukhaṁ na parāṁ gatim
- [Bg. 16.23]
Page Title: | Happiness and liberation |
Compiler: | Matea, Visnu Murti |
Created: | 17 of Jul, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=2, CC=1, OB=1, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 5 |