“Why by Chance one does not live forever?”

Prabhupada, Honolulu, May 31, 1976: Any sane man can understand that things are being carried systematically—the seasonal changes, the seasonal fruits and flowers, the sunrise, the moonrise, the birds, death, old age, disease, everything systematically. And is that happening by chance? Why by chance one does not live forever? There is no such chance, sir. There is ruling. You cannot say, “Now here is a chance the man has not died.” Where is that chance? Why do you speak of nonsense chance? It is not chance. It is ruling. You must die. However, utopianly says, “Now we shall live.” Oh, that is not. There is ruler.

So the Yamaraja is in charge of ruling of the sinful persons. Dharmasya sasanam. Dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam [SB 6.3.19]. Dharma means the laws of God. It is not a sentiment thing, “I believe.” You believe or not believe, what does it matter? You believe or not believe in the government laws—it must be obeyed. Similarly, the so-called philosophers, they simply concoct idea, “I believe. I believe.” Whatever you believe, that is your business, but the ruling of the Supreme Lord must go on. You cannot check it. You cannot avoid it. You can go on with your believe or not believe. That is not the business. So Yamaraja is in charge of punishing according to the gravity of sinful activities. He’s meant for punishing. That is just like superintendent of police or something like that, big officer, inspector general of the police department or the minister in charge of law and order. Everything is there in imitation, yato va imani bhutani jayante, janmady asya yatah [Bhag. 1.1.1]. Wherefrom you get this idea? There must be minister in charge of law and order. Where you get this idea? The idea is there from the original government. And there is the director or the minister in charge of law and order. The Yamaraja is minister in charge. They say it is mythology, it is man’s creation. How it is man’s creation? Things are going on. In the sastra it is said,

yac-caksur esa savita sakala-grahanam raja samasta-sura-murtir asesa-tejah yasyajnaya bhramati sambhrta-kala-cakro govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

Savita, the sun, you, those who are initiated, so om bhur bhuvah svah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi. That savita, the sun, they (indistinct) from the sun. What is that? Yac-caksur esa, this is God’s eyes. As soon as there is sunlight, you see everything. You cannot avoid His eyes. You think that “Nobody’s here. Let me steal this.” No. Immediately recorded. At night the moon is there. There are so many witnesses. And the Supreme Personality of Godhead is also witnessing within. So we cannot escape His witnessing. He’s witnessing from inside, from outside. So how He’s escape your sinful activities? No. That is not possible.

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