Prabhupada, Stockholm, September 9, 1973: In the material world, everything is bahvarambhe laghu kriya. That has been spoken by Canakya Pandita. Aja yuddhe muni sraddhe. Aja yuddhe. Ajah means goats. You have seen goat fighting?
As if, though, two big, big heroes are fighting. But as soon as somebody comes: “Hut!” they’ll go away. Have you seen, experienced? Goats and lambs, they’ll fight: (makes sound:) “Onh, onnh.” Like this. But, but as soon somebody comes: “Hut!”
So this is one of the example of bahvarambhe laghu kriya. Arambha, as if something very serious going to happen. But actually it is nonsignificant. Aja yuddhe muni sraddhe. Muni, in the jungle, in the forest, there are munis. So they are arranging for some festivals to offer oblations to the forefathers, sraddha. So what they have got?
They have got some fruits and leaves. That’s all. So the arrangement may be that “Tomorrow, we are going to have this festival.” But the festival means some leaves and some water. That’s all. No utensils, no gold, no jewels, nothing of the sort. So this is another bahvarambhe laghu kriya.
Arrangement is very big, but fact is nothing. And dampatya kalahe caiva. And fight between or quarrel between husband and wife. In India, there is no question of divorce. So nobody takes very serious care when there is fight between husband and wife. So there also: “I’m going to immediately leave you, going to kill you…” and so many things.
But after an hour, everything is finished. No more quarrel. Dampatya kalahe caiva prabhate megha-garjane. And in the morning, if you see big cloud assembly and thundering sound, but you rest assured. There will be no rain in the morning. So these things are bahvarambhe laghu kriya. Arambha, beginning is very gorgeous. But end is nothing. So that is not good, bahvarambhe laghu kriya. Full Lecture
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