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Not that anyone will come: "I am a sadhu." No. We must know by the characteristic of sadhu. That has been described

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"Not that anyone will come: "I am a sādhu." No. We must know by the characteristic of sādhu. That has been described"

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

The Kṛṣṇa's representative is sādhu. Therefore Kapiladeva is advising herewith that, "You, mother, you associate with sādhus."

Ete sādhavaḥ. He has described the symptoms of sādhu. By the last three, four ślokas, He has described what is the symptom. Everything should be accepted by the symptom, characteristic. Not that anyone will come: "I am a sādhu." No. We must know by the characteristic of sādhu. That has been described. Similarly, incarnation of God, not that anyone will come and say: "I am incarnation of God." That will not be accepted. We have to see the characteristics of God as they are stated in the śāstra, then we can accept somebody as God by uncommon quality.

How to become Kṛṣṇa conscious? Yat karoṣi: "Whatever you do," kuruṣva tad mad-arpaṇam, "the result you give Me." Then it will be Kṛṣṇa consciousness. You always think that you are doing for Kṛṣṇa. Of course, by the order of Kṛṣṇa or by His representative, not whimsically. If you do something nonsense and if you think that, "I am doing for Kṛṣṇa," that will not be accepted. It must be verified by the acceptance of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa's . . . or Kṛṣṇa's representative. Arjuna did not fight without Kṛṣṇa's order. Therefore we must receive the order. If we say that, "We do not find Kṛṣṇa. How shall I . . .?" then Kṛṣṇa's representative. That is sādhu. The Kṛṣṇa's representative is sādhu. Therefore Kapiladeva is advising herewith that, "You, mother, you associate with sādhus."

Ete sādhavaḥ. He has described the symptoms of sādhu. By the last three, four ślokas, He has described what is the symptom. Everything should be accepted by the symptom, characteristic. Not that anyone will come: "I am a sādhu." No. We must know by the characteristic of sādhu. That has been described. Similarly, incarnation of God, not that anyone will come and say: "I am incarnation of God." That will not be accepted. We have to see the characteristics of God as they are stated in the śāstra, then we can accept somebody as God by uncommon quality.

Page Title:Not that anyone will come: "I am a sadhu." No. We must know by the characteristic of sadhu. That has been described
Compiler:Soham
Created:2024-01-11, 15:07:35.000
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