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| {{terms|"I know that only Krsna is purusa here, and everyone is woman"}} | | {{terms|"I know that only Krsna is purusa here, and everyone is woman"}} |
| {{notes|}} | | {{notes|Story: Mirabhai & Rupa Gosvami}} |
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| | [[Category:Mira Bai]] |
| [[Category:Challenge]] | | [[Category:Challenge]] |
| [[Category:Rupa Gosvami]] | | [[Category:Rupa Gosvami]] |
| [[Category:Know]] | | [[Category:Know That]] |
| [[Category:Only]] | | [[Category:Only Krsna]] |
| [[Category:Krsna]] | | [[Category:Krsna Is]] |
| [[Category:Purusa]] | | [[Category:Purusa]] |
| [[Category:Everyone]] | | [[Category:Everyone Is]] |
| [[Category:Women]] | | [[Category:Krsna and Women]] |
| | [[Category:Prabhupada's Stories|#]] |
| | [[Category:Prabhupada Speaks - Lectures, 1966 - 1977]] |
| | [[Category:Prabhupada Speaks - Lectures, 1972]] |
| | [[Category:Prabhupada Speaks - Lectures, Bhagavad-gita As It Is]] |
| | [[Category:Prabhupada Speaks - in India, Ahmedabad]] |
| | [[Category:Prabhupada Speaks - Stories]] |
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| <div id="Lectures" class="section" sec_index="4" parent="compilation" text="Lectures"><h2>Lectures</h2> | | <div id="Lectures" class="section" sec_index="4" parent="compilation" text="Lectures"><h2>Lectures</h2> |
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| <div class="heading">Mira challenged that "I came to Vṛndāvana. I know that only Kṛṣṇa is puruṣa here, and everyone is woman. So how does it mean that Rūpa Gosvāmī's declined to see another woman?" So Rūpa Gosvāmī agreed, "Yes, I am mistaken. Yes, Kṛṣṇa is the only puruṣa." | | <div class="heading">Mira challenged that "I came to Vṛndāvana. I know that only Kṛṣṇa is puruṣa here, and everyone is woman. So how does it mean that Rūpa Gosvāmī's declined to see another woman?" So Rūpa Gosvāmī agreed, "Yes, I am mistaken. Yes, Kṛṣṇa is the only puruṣa." |
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| | <mp3player>https://s3.amazonaws.com/vanipedia/clip/721208BG.AHM_clip.mp3</mp3player> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG Lecture -- Ahmedabad, December 8, 1972|Lecture on BG Lecture -- Ahmedabad, December 8, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Similarly, prakṛti... Just, this is an example. Here, either man or woman, everyone is prakṛti. The real puruṣa is Kṛṣṇa. And there is a nice example. When Rūpa Gosvāmī was there in Vṛndāvana in his bhajana, Mirabhai went to see him. And Rūpa Gosvāmī's message was that he does not see any woman. They were very strict. At least, the story is like... So Mira challenged that "I came to Vṛndāvana. I know that only Kṛṣṇa is puruṣa here, and everyone is woman. So how does it mean that Rūpa Gosvāmī's declined to see another woman?" So Rūpa Gosvāmī agreed, "Yes, I am mistaken. Yes, Kṛṣṇa is the only puruṣa." So puruṣa means the enjoyer, and prakṛti means the instrument of enjoyment, prakṛti, energy. Just like here we see one man is very big, rich man, but he's enjoyer by utilizing his energy. Similarly, the whole cosmic situation, whole creation is..., the supreme enjoyer is God.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG Lecture -- Ahmedabad, December 8, 1972|Lecture on BG Lecture -- Ahmedabad, December 8, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Similarly, prakṛti... Just, this is an example. Here, either man or woman, everyone is prakṛti. The real puruṣa is Kṛṣṇa. And there is a nice example. When Rūpa Gosvāmī was there in Vṛndāvana in his bhajana, Mirabhai went to see him. And Rūpa Gosvāmī's message was that he does not see any woman. They were very strict. At least, the story is like... So Mira challenged that "I came to Vṛndāvana. I know that only Kṛṣṇa is puruṣa here, and everyone is woman. So how does it mean that Rūpa Gosvāmī's declined to see another woman?" So Rūpa Gosvāmī agreed, "Yes, I am mistaken. Yes, Kṛṣṇa is the only puruṣa." So puruṣa means the enjoyer, and prakṛti means the instrument of enjoyment, prakṛti, energy. Just like here we see one man is very big, rich man, but he's enjoyer by utilizing his energy. Similarly, the whole cosmic situation, whole creation is..., the supreme enjoyer is God.</p> |
| <p>Therefore Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā,</p> | | <p>Therefore Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā,</p> |
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| :suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ | | :suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ |
| :jñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati | | :jñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati |
| :([[Vanisource:BG 5.29|BG 5.29]]) | | :([[Vanisource:BG 5.29 (1972)|BG 5.29]]) |
| <p>If we want really peace, then we should understand these three things: that Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the enjoyer. We have to serve Him for His enjoyment. That is called devotional service. Transcendental loving service. Just like the master is there, and for his enjoyment, there are so many servants. They are engaged in his service. That is our position. Mamaivāṁśo jīva-bhūtaḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 15.7|BG 15.7]]). You take in so many ways. Our position is to serve Kṛṣṇa, and by His pleasure, we shall be pleased. There are so many instance</p> | | <p>If we want really peace, then we should understand these three things: that Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the enjoyer. We have to serve Him for His enjoyment. That is called devotional service. Transcendental loving service. Just like the master is there, and for his enjoyment, there are so many servants. They are engaged in his service. That is our position. Mamaivāṁśo jīva-bhūtaḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 15.7 (1972)|BG 15.7]]). You take in so many ways. Our position is to serve Kṛṣṇa, and by His pleasure, we shall be pleased. There are so many instances.</p> |
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