Indra's function is to carry water?: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:56, 17 May 2018

Expressions researched:
"Indra's function is to carry water"

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

Yes. The sanitary engineer's functions, they are coming here, everyone knows. They are called sanitary engineers? The scavengers? Similarly, they are like that, different kinds of engineers. Sanitary engineer, water work engineer, light department engineer, that's all. First of all, try to understand what is your function, then try to understand what is other's function. Your function is to become servant of Kṛṣṇa.

Lecture on SB 7.6.1 -- Montreal, June 10, 1968:

Guest: Indra's function is to carry water?

Prabhupāda: Yes. The sanitary engineer's functions, they are coming here, everyone knows. They are called sanitary engineers? The scavengers? Similarly, they are like that, different kinds of engineers. Sanitary engineer, water work engineer, light department engineer, that's all. First of all, try to understand what is your function, then try to understand what is other's function. (chuckles) Your function is to become servant of Kṛṣṇa. That's it. How you can know? There are millions and trillions of other beings, what is the function? Here you have to see what is your function. That is

sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ

tat-paratvena nirmalam

hṛṣīkena hṛṣīkeśa-

sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate

(CC Madhya 19.170)

You have to purify your senses and be engaged in the service of Kṛṣṇa. We have to first of all see whether I am actually in my own function. That is the sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66). That is the function. We have to give up all other functions. Simply to be engaged in Kṛṣṇa's function. That is my duty. So everyone's function is that. Candra's function, he is giving light under the order of Kṛṣṇa. He is servant of Kṛṣṇa. (end)

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 {{terms|"Indra's function is to carry water"}}
 {{notes|}}
-{{compiler|Mangalavati}}
+{{compiler|Mangalavati|Rishab}}
 {{complete|ALL}}
 {{first|15Apr11}}
-{{last|15Apr11}}
+{{last|10Jul12}}
 {{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=0|CC=0|OB=0|Lec=1|Con=0|Let=0}}
 {{total|1}}
 {{toc right}}
-[[Category:Indra]]
-[[Category:Function]]
-[[Category:Carry]]
-[[Category:Water]]
 [[Category:Questions asked to Srila Prabhupada]]
 [[Category:Questions asked to SP... 1968]]
+[[Category:Questions On... Demigods]]
 </div>
 <div id="Lectures" class="section" sec_index="4" parent="compilation" text="Lectures"><h2>Lectures</h2>
@@ Line 31: / Line 28: @@
 :sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate
 :([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 19.170|CC Madhya 19.170]])
-<p>You have to purify your senses and be engaged in the service of Kṛṣṇa. We have to first of all see whether I am actually in my own function. That is the sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ([[Vanisource:BG 18.66|BG 18.66]]). That is the function. We have to give up all other functions. Simply to be engaged in Kṛṣṇa's function. That is my duty. So everyone's function is that. Candra's function, he is giving light under the order of Kṛṣṇa. He is servant of Kṛṣṇa. (end)</p>
+<p>You have to purify your senses and be engaged in the service of Kṛṣṇa. We have to first of all see whether I am actually in my own function. That is the sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ([[Vanisource:BG 18.66 (1972)|BG 18.66]]). That is the function. We have to give up all other functions. Simply to be engaged in Kṛṣṇa's function. That is my duty. So everyone's function is that. Candra's function, he is giving light under the order of Kṛṣṇa. He is servant of Kṛṣṇa. (end)</p>
 </div>
 </div>
 </div>