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Where is the history of the human society in the Western countries? They cannot give history more than three thousand years

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"where is the history of the human society in the Western countries? They cannot give history more than three thousand years"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1977 Conversations and Morning Walks

Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ, this śloka was cited just little after the creation. That means millions and millions of years ago. Now, not recently. Many millions and billions of years ago. This is the oldest. Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam (SB 7.5.23). Whichever item you take, it is very, very . . . just like this Parīkṣit Mahārāja. That is at least five thousand years ago. So where is the history of the human society in the Western countries? They cannot give history more than three thousand years.

Prabhupāda: You take . . . you take this. I'll give you hint. You can develop it. Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ (SB 7.5.23). The beginning is hearing about Kṛṣṇa—Bhagavad-gītā, Bhāgavatam. Big, big sabhā, you'll find many Vaiṣṇavas chanting. They are reciting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and hundreds and thousands are hearing.

Hari-śauri: Hmm. Show the nine devotional processes . . .

Prabhupāda: Yes, the nine devotional process and how, by each process, one becomes perfect. Just like Parīkṣit Mahārāja, simply hearing, and Śukadeva Gosvāmī, simply chanting, reciting Bhāgavatam. So both of them got salvation. Lakṣmī, she is simply pāda-sevanam, giving massage to the lotus feet of the Lord. Arjuna simply made friendship with Kṛṣṇa. Hanumān simply worked as a hard servant. He doesn't know what He is . . . "Lord Rāmacandra wants it." Then it is done. Jump over. He does not know any philosophy. He has got bodily strength, so whatever Rāmacandra says, he'll do. He was asked to bring that medicine for Lakṣmaṇa. He did not know where to find it: "Take this whole mountain." (laughter) That is Hanumān. He was not intelligent. "Fight! We have to fight with Rāvaṇa. Then block his whole city by throwing stones and trees and dirt." Everything became blocked; they could not move. So in one side he is born of animal life, he had no higher intelligence, but his staunch desire that, "I shall serve Lord Rāmacandra . . ." By that. Only this desire made him perfect. Dāsyam. Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ (SB 7.5.23). So smaraṇam. Prahlāda Mahārāja, five-years-old boy, how he could protest against such a powerful demon father? He was simply thinking of Kṛṣṇa, "All right, my father is punishing me. What can I do?" Simply absorbed, smaraṇam.

Rāmeśvara: One thing they will like to see in this movie is many different temples, beautiful temples from South India, and also Vaiṣṇava festivals.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Rāmeśvara: Like Ratha-yātrā in Jagannātha Purī.

Prabhupāda: And the stories also, that how by executing one of the items a devotee becomes perfect.

Hari-śauri: And show how they're doing those . . .

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Hari-śauri: . . . items in different sampradāyas and . . .

Rāmeśvara: This will show, this movie will show, that Vaiṣṇavism is very authorized.

Prabhupāda: Oh, yes.

Rāmeśvara: Chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa is widespread. Because that . . . they are criticizing.

Prabhupāda: No, no, this, this, this śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ, this śloka was cited just little after the creation. That means millions and millions of years ago. Now, not recently. Many millions and billions of years ago. This is the oldest. Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam (SB 7.5.23). Whichever item you take, it is very, very . . . just like this Parīkṣit Mahārāja. That is at least five thousand years ago. So where is the history of the human society in the Western countries? They cannot give history more than three thousand years.

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