O greatly fortunate Sukadeva Gosvami, please continue narrating Srimad-Bhagavatam so that I can place my mind upon the Supreme Soul, Lord Krsna, and, being completely freed from material qualities, thus relinquish this body.
PURPORT
To be fully engaged in hearing the transcendental narration described in the text of Srimad-Bhagavatam means to constantly associate with the Supreme Soul, Sri Krsna. And to constantly associate with the Supreme Lord Krsna means to be liberated from the qualities of matter. Lord Krsna is like the sun, and material contamination is like darkness. As the presence of the sun dissipates darkness, constant engagement in the association of the Lord Sri Krsna frees one from the contamination of the material qualities. Contamination by the material qualities is the cause of repeated birth and death, and liberation from material qualities is transcendence. Maharaja Pariksit was now a realized soul by this secret of liberation, through the grace of Sukadeva Gosvami, for the latter had informed the King that the highest perfection of life is to be in remembrance of Narayana at the end of life. Maharaja Pariksit was destined to give up his body at the end of seven days, and thus he decided to continue remembering the Lord by His association with the topics of Srimad-Bhagavatam, and thus to quit his body in full consciousness of the presence of the Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Soul.
The hearing of Srimad-Bhagavatam performed by professional men is different from the transcendental hearing of Maharaja Pariksit. Maharaja Pariksit was a soul realized in the Absolute Truth, Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead. The fruitive materialist is not a realized soul; he wants to derive some material benefit from his so-called hearing of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Undoubtedly such an audience, hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam from the professional men, can derive some material benefit as they desire, but that does not mean that such a pretense of hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam for a week is as good as the hearing of Maharaja Pariksit.
It is the duty of the sane to hear Srimad-Bhagavatam from a self-realized soul and not be duped by professional men. One should continue such hearing till the end of one’s life so that one can actually have the transcendental association of the Lord and thus be liberated simply by hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam.
Maharaja Pariksit had already given up all his connections with his kingdom and family, the most attractive features of materialism, but still he was conscious of his material body. He wanted to be free of such bondage also by the constant association of the Lord.
Being totally Krsna conscious is the end of the attatchment to the material body, for Krsna is who is all. He is not attatched to material nature. Nor can a soul who is in complete awareness of the supreme truth. there is no death, because the soul can neither be born nor die. There is only devotional service.
Pure Nectar. So, there is everything in the books of the Acarya, why then to change them Jayadvaita Swami? Why create the whole institutional guru madeness ? Why to create BBTI, and give away the brihad mridanga oryginal, Prabhupadas BBT to others? And finaly how after all of this, and much more wrong, one can call present “ISKCON” the “body of Prabhupada”, the top hit-brain washing spell mantra of institutinal manipulators? They have stolen His heart, they have thrown it away, yet they dare to exploid it mercilessly! Isn’t it the modern day rakshasa way, certainly it is not the way of the acaryas. Prabhupada said that He has given everything is in His books. So where is the problem? Why to change them?!
Why to change them? ….. says jagadarta das.
It is simply because the original books do not serve the purpose of the present management of GBC. guru mafia position which holds BBTi .
So, BBTi must change the writing of the original books of HDG. Srila Prabhupada in order to continue their business.
That is the name of the game of the conditioned Jivas as described in the BG. 7.27.
” iccha – dvesa samutthena …. ”
O scion of Bharata [Arjuna], O conquerer of the foe, all living entities are born into delusion, overcome by the dualities of desire and hate.
Hari BOL. AGTSP.
Oh, ok. So you mean to say that if in initial days if editorial board has done some mistake (like using trees instead of pitris), we must tell everyone that Prabhupada translated the word pitris as trees? What great Prabhupadanugas are you all? Prabhupada’s teachings are in safe hands.
This site is all about patting one’s own back. Else the moderator would not be afraid of posting my comments.
Atleast the moderator can understand seeing this, that he is on the wrong path, because he has to delete comments. We have got one human form of life after travelling through 84 lakh species, and once in such rare birth does one get Krishna consciousness. After getting that also, if one misses out, it is the greatest loss. When you know that you need to delete my comments to establish your word and not face them, that means your arguments are not based on sastras and acharyas. Why miss the valuable opportunity just to protect some temporary ego?
What do you mean with “not based on sastras and acharyas”? Please read again, because each word of this article is fully quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (http://prabhupadabooks.com/sb/2/8/3), it doesn’t contain our own words or arguments. If you can’t bear it to hear from Srila Prabhupada directly, then that’s only your personal hangup, not ours or that of our readers.
By the way, correcting obvious errors or typos is not the same as changing the meaning. Please visit this website: http://www.bookchanges.com
To use your chance of human life properly, which is very rare as you stated correctly, please try to read Srila Prabhupada’s original unchanged books and to follow his instructions (see also http://www.iskcon-truth.com. Please don’t get misled by unauthorized, false gurus, you don’t need them – just follow Srila Prabhupada, and you won’t get cheated. Who is your guru?
Your servant,
webmaster prabhupadanugas.eu
Krishna das means a servant of Krishna or servant of those who are serving in the line of Krishna selflessly ….. wow what a beautiful name. Therefore, you have to serve Srila Prabhupada who is coming in the line of Krishna not any tom, dick and harry gurus. You simply need to reject them.
Correction means something not correct.
Change means changing the contents of the writing.
These are two different scenario.
Isn’t it, Krishna das ?
So what is your arguments in relations to the above said scenario i.e. simply correction ( spelling or grammar mistake ) or change of the contents of the Original writing of Srila Prabhupada ?
Have Srila Prabhupada’s Original writings not been changed in a whole sale i.e. sentences deleted and modified to best suit the agenda of the present management of Iskcon gurus ?
As you said in your comments ;
” Why miss the valuable opportunity just to protect some temporary ego? ”
Whose ego is this ?
Is it not your ego, Krishna das ?
You need to reject the false ego of your accepting false guru who so ever he is and accept Srila Prabhupada as your Guru in order to make your life sublime in cultivating KC.
Hari BOL. AGTSP.
Thanks that you have agreed that corrections are necessary. Now, on what basis do we decide what is a correction and what is a deliberate change? If you say editorial board has deliberately changed something and expect me to believe you, why should I not believe that it is actually a correction but you are propagating it as a change to create a doubt on the editorial board, just to make us follow you? If they are not trustworthy, what makes you trustworthy? Are you not advocating blind faith? Just a simple example. The Chaitanya Charitamrita was such a rush job, if you compare the original manuscripts written by Prabhupada with the first edition print, you even find the purports swapped. These are mistakes made by the editorial board then, which must be corrected. If trusting the editorial board is wrong, what makes trusting you all right? See the Kannada translation of Bhagavad Gita, initiated by the ritviks. The first sentence in the first purport says “Bhagavad Gita is the most widely read theistic science”. In Kannada it is translated as Bhagavad Gita is a dharma grantha (religious scripture). Do you think the meaning is the same? Translation is done by a karmi scholar. Now tell me whom to trust?
Krishna das do not beat around the bush.
If you are serious to know and understand the CHANGES being brought to align with the motive of the present Iskcon gurus management team after doing your research and reading the changes unnecessarily made duly deleted and replaced with new sentences to best suit the agenda of the Editors and associates, only then, you should ask meaningful questions as I posted in my comments to which you have not addressed it at all.
Until such time, please do not waste your time in writing IGNORANTLY.
Hope it finds you well.
Hari BOL. AGTSP.
Amar Puri Prabhu, you mentioned:
>>It is simply because the original books do not serve the purpose of the present management of GBC. guru mafia position which holds BBTi . So, BBTi must change the writing of the original books of HDG. Srila Prabhupada in order to continue their business.
You also mentioned:
I posted in my comments to which you have not addressed it at all.
I don’t understand which of these comments even need addressal. Just that you and your group are assuming certain reasons for changes and saying that I must blindly believe that this is the reason and no other reason is possible. This proves that you want to actually become my Gurus.
Krishna das says: ” I don’t understand which of these comments even need addressal. ”
From the above statement, it simply shows and addresses itself that like the present bogus guru of Iskcon do not care and believe in what Srila Prabhupada says regarding changing His writings in the Books and yet the changes are continuously done with the message that best suit the agenda of the present Iskcon management keeping people like Krishna das IGNORANT what and as he says in his comments.
Krishna das did you read the changes of Srila Prabhupada books made by the present editors team ?
Here is a web site you can read ; http://bookchanges.com/
What are the other reasons of changing and deleting the sentences of Srila Prabhupada’s writings from His Books ?
Who is your guru to whom you are following ?
Desiring to become guru means deviation from the order of the present Acaraya Srila Prabhupada who has not authorized any of His disciples to become guru in accepting and collecting disciples ?
I have no such desire. Therefore, what you say is a blatant lie. Isn’t it ?
Now, please stop writing IGNORANTLY until you do your due delegance and then share what you have learned from it.
Otherwise, do not waste your time any more.
Hope you find it well.
Hari BOL. AGTSP.
>>Now, please stop writing IGNORANTLY until you do your due delegance and then share what you have learned from it.
A very authoritative statement coming from a senior authority and must immediately be followed.
I have a simple question, what makes “Your” following of Srila Prabhupada authentic and “your” understanding of the changes correct or wrong? When you say that these changes are done for selfish motives, what should compell me to believe this statement of yours? Do you want me to become like your disciples (or disciples of people like Madhu Pandit prabhu) who blindly believe whatever is told without questioning?
Krishna das writes ; ” I have a simple question, what makes “Your” following of Srila Prabhupada authentic and “your” understanding of the changes correct or wrong? When you say that these changes are done for selfish motives, what should compell me to believe this statement of yours? Do you want me to become like your disciples (or disciples of people like Madhu Pandit prabhu) who blindly believe whatever is told without questioning? ”
What makes not only ” mine ” following of Srila Prabhupada authentic but also for ” others ” who are sincere and serious followers being desirous in following of Srila Prabhupada Instructions – VANI simply by hearing what Srila Prabhupada says in His divine Books regardless of any so called mistake without any change at all because the writings of HDG. Srila Prabhupada penetrates in the heart of the Listeners that makes it authentic also as we sing the glory to the Guru Vandana every day ;
” cakhu-dan dilo jei, janme janme prabhu sei, divya-jnan hrdy prokasito ………. ”
Do you sing the Glory of Sri Guru Vandana from ” Prema-bhakti-candrika ” or you sing the glory of JAS, the Editor whom you are following perhaps ?
Now, for your next question ” When you say that these changes are done for selfish motives, what should compell me to believe this statement of yours? ” you will find the answer only after reading the Original writing of Srila Prabhupada when you compare it with the new edited writing of JAS. the editor.
Now it is your turn ,Krishna das to answer the following questions ;
Do you read the changes of Srila Prabhupada books made by the present editors team ?
Here is a web site you can read ; http://bookchanges.com/
What are the other reasons of changing and deleting the sentences of Srila Prabhupada’s writings from His Books ?
Who is your guru to whom you are following ?
Is it not TRUE that desiring to become guru means deviation from the order of the present Acaraya Srila Prabhupada who has not authorized any of His disciples to become guru in accepting and collecting disciples ?
If you are not willing to answer to the above said questions, then, I simply beg from you to follow Srila Prabhupada Instructions – VANI in order to make your life sublime.
That is it and that is all.
Hope you do follow Srila Prabhupada.
Hari BOL. AGTSP.