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Kunti is not ordinary devotee. She has become one of the relative of Krsna, and Krsna has come to offer her respect. So Kunti's not an ordinary devotee

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"Kuntī is not ordinary devotee. She has become one of the relative of Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa has come to offer her respect. So Kuntī's not an ordinary devotee"

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave this concession to the fallen souls of this age that, "You simply chant Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, you'll be delivered." Kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ vrajet (SB 12.3.51). That is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's special concession. Otherwise, a devotee . . . Kuntī is not ordinary devotee. She has become one of the relative of Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa has come to offer her respect. So Kuntī's not an ordinary devotee. Still, she says that "Kṛṣṇa, kindly help me to become detached from my this family attachment. I am attached to two families: my father's family and my husband's family, vṛṣṇiṣu and pāṇḍuṣu.".

Love of Kṛṣṇa is not very easy thing. By love, you can purchase Kṛṣṇa. So love of Kṛṣṇa is not any easy thing obtainable, but Caitanya Mahāprabhu distributed this love of Kṛṣṇa to anyone, to everyone, even to Jagāi-Mādhāi. So Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura therefore has sung in his song, pāpī tāpī jata chilo, hari-nāme uddhārilo, tāra sākṣī jagāi and mādhāi. Caitanya Mahāprabhu is so magnanimous that He delivered all kinds of sinful men. Jata chilo. And simply allowing them to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, delivered. Tāra sākṣī jagāi and mādhāi.

Now, at that time, there was two Jagāi-Mādhāis. But at the present moment, by the grace of Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His process of teaching, how many Jagāi-Mādhāis are being delivered. You see? So it is possible. If Caitanya Mahāprabhu is pleased, then He can give kṛṣṇa-prema, love of Kṛṣṇa, to anyone, doesn't matter what is his qualification. He gives. If a person who is giving in charity, he can select any man: "You take." That is power of Śrī Caitanya Mahā . . . otherwise, kṛṣṇa-prema, to understand Kṛṣṇa, is very, very difficult job.

Manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye (BG 7.3). Out of many millions of people, they are trying to make life successful. Nobody knows. They are simply working like animals. They do not know how to make the human life successful. The human life is successful when he understands Kṛṣṇa. Otherwise he remains an animal. That's all. Anyone who is not Kṛṣṇa conscious, one who does not know what is Kṛṣṇa, he's no better than animal. He's animal. So this is going on.

So Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave this concession to the fallen souls of this age that, "You simply chant Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, you'll be delivered." Kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ vrajet (SB 12.3.51). That is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's special concession. Otherwise, a devotee . . . Kuntī is not ordinary devotee. She has become one of the relative of Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa has come to offer her respect. So Kuntī's not an ordinary devotee. Still, she says that "Kṛṣṇa, kindly help me to become detached from my this family attachment. I am attached to two families: my father's family and my husband's family, vṛṣṇiṣu and pāṇḍuṣu."

So the purpose is that one has to become detached from this so-called society, friendship, love. This will entangle us. One has to become free from this attachment. Sarvopādhi-vinirmuktam (CC Madhya 19.170). So long I shall think that "I belong to this family, I belong to this nation, I belong to this religion, I belong to this color, I belong to . . ." So many things we have created, there is no possibility of become Kṛṣṇa conscious. No. So long I shall think, "I am American," "I am Indian," "I am African," then we are attached. So long I am thinking that "I belong to this family, that family," then I'm attached. So long I'm thinking, "I'm father of this, mother of this, husband of this, wife of this," that is attachment.

Page Title:Kunti is not ordinary devotee. She has become one of the relative of Krsna, and Krsna has come to offer her respect. So Kunti's not an ordinary devotee
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-09-02, 07:15:45
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1