Krishna clearly says that “This is the most confidential Knowledge”

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Prabhupada, January 8, 1977, Bombay: ..That is stated, what you are saying, that in Kali-yuga people will be so fallen. Mandah sumanda-matayo manda-bhagya [SB 1.1.10]. They are mandah, bad, or very slow. Mandah. And they have got their own manufactured ideas, sumanda-matayo.

Not only mandah, but they have got their own manufactured idea. And manda-bhagya, unfortunate. And upadrutah. The first thing, three things, upadrava, disturbances… One disturbance is there will be no rainfall, and therefore there will be scarcity of food, and government will tax like anything.

People will be so harassed that they will leave their hearth and home and go to the forest. this is awaiting in the Kali-yuga. But if you take to this Krishna consciousness movement, you’ll be saved.

kaler dosa-nidhe rajann asti hy eko mahan gunah kirtanad eva Krishnasya mukta-sangah param vrajet

He’ll have nothing to do with this. If you take this vaccine—there may be epidemic—It will not touch you. That is Krishna consciousness. So we are preaching that, “Please take it.” One who is fortunate will take it. And one who is manda-bhagya, he’ll not take it.

What can be done? Our business is to canvass, “Please take it. Please take it.” So we will go on like that. People may take it or don’t take it. Our business, because we are servants of Krishna… Ya imam mad- bhaktesu. Find out. Na ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya- krttamah [Bg. 18.69]. Ya idam paramam guhyam mad-bhaktesv abhidhasyati. It is paramam guhyam.

When Krishna says, sarva- dharman parityajya mam ekam [Bg. 18.66], it is not very easily accepted. That is the most confidential part of His instruction. But still, we have to canvass. What is that?

Giriraja: ya idam paramam guhyam mad-bhaktesv abhidhasyati bhaktim mayi param krtva mam evaisyaty asamsayah [Bg 18.68]

Prabhupada: Asamsayah.

Giriraja: Asamsayah. “For one who explains the supreme secret to the devotee, devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me.”

Prabhupada: That’s all. So we are trying to do that. Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66] It will be accepted by the devotees, not the karmi, jnani, yogis, no. Only bhaktas. Therefore mad-bhaktesv abhidhasyati.

So we have got two functions: first of all we are trying to make them bhakta, and then convincing him about this philosophy. Man-mana bhava mad- bhaktah. Without being bhakta, nobody will understand what is yoga. The beginning is bhakto ’si priyo ’si me rahasyam ekam uttamam: “Because, Arjuna, you are My bhakta, I’ll explain to you.

Otherwise it is lost.” So without being a bhakta, nobody can understand Bhagavad-gita. However he may say that “I am very staunch devotee. I am reader of…,” he will misunderstand. So here Krishna clearly says that “This is the most confidential knowledge.

And without being bhakta, nobody will be able to understand.” So the preacher has got two different businesses. One side, he has to make bhakta. The persons will… Because without being bhakta, he cannot understand. Then he teaches. So these two businesses going on in our Krishna consciousness movement. To become bhakta there is Deity—“Come here. Man-mana bhava mad-bhaktah: Just think of Me: Just man-mana. And become a devotee.”

And naturally, if he comes to the temple, he’ll offer some obeisances, he’ll offer some flower, some fruit. Mad-yaji. Even a child will offer namaskara. In this way he becomes devotee. And then he understands. So we have got two functions. All over the world, whey we are opening these centers? Bhakto ’si—to make them bhakta.

And they have become bhakta. And then you speak something about Krishna. He’ll learn it. So that is explained here, ya idam paramam… Who will surrender? “Huh! I shall go to surrender to Krishna. I shall surrender to my senses.” Surrender he has to. He’s not independent.

But ahankara-vimudhatma. Because he’s rascal by ahankara, false ego, he does not accept Krishna—“Huh! Why shall I accept Krishna?” He will accept maya. And the maya, by pulling by the ear—“Come here. Sit down”— that I shall accept. Mam eva ye prapadyante mayam… And that… But stop that force. That he does not do. “Better let maya pull me by the ear, and whatever she likes, I shall do.” But he’ll not like to carry out the order of Krishna.

Therefore it is very confidential knowledge, to surrender to Krishna. So anyone who tries for this business… That is Krishna’s desire, that “Try to make these rascals a devotee and convince him about the importance of Bhagavad-gita.” If you do this thing, ya idam paramam guhyam mad-bhaktesv abhidhasyati [Bg 18.68], then? What is next line?

Giriraja: The next verse? Bhaktim mayi param krtva…

Prabhupada: Ah. Mam evaisyasi. “He becomes pure devotee, and he comes back to Me.” Mam evaisyasi asamsayah [Bg. 18.65]. That is the solution: go back home, back to Godhead. Yad gatva na nivartante tad dhama paramam [Bg. 15.6]. That is the mission of human life.

For that purpose we have to do everything. How to go back to home, back to Godhead. And that point we are missing. We are engaged in so-called philanthropic work. Real purpose of life we are missing. And this can be done only in this human form of life. The Prahlada Maharaja says,

kaumara acaret prajno dharman bhagavatan iha durlabham manusam janma tad apy adhruvam arthadam [SB 7.6.1]

Arthardam. Although it is temporary, arthadam. The dog will die, and I will also die. Both of our body is temporary. But I can die understanding the importance of life. The dog cannot. That is the difference. Therefore Prahlada Maharaja advises, kaumara acaret: “From the beginning of life teach dharman bhagavatan.”

So these are the indications in the sastras. We have to do that if we actually want to do something tangible. And if you manufacture ideas, that we can do, but that will not be very much effective. read more