Illumination in Pure Devotional Service
Our internet connectivity was flickering, so we performed chanted several Vaisnava songs.
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naiva tasya kṛtenārtho
nākṛteneha kaścana
na cāsya sarva-bhūteṣu
kaścid artha-vyapāśrayaḥ
na—never; eva—certainly; tasya—his; kṛtena—by discharge of duty; arthaḥ—purpose; na—nor; akṛtena—without discharge of duty; iha—in this world; kaścana—whatever; na—never; ca—and; asya—of him; sarva-bhūteṣu —in all living beings; kaścit—any; artha—purpose; vyapa-āśrayaḥ—taking shelter of.
TRANSLATION
A self-realized man has no purpose to fulfill in the discharge of his prescribed duties, nor has he any reason not to perform such work. Nor has he any need to depend on any other living being.
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yas tv ātma-ratir eva syād
ātma-tṛptaś ca mānavaḥ
ātmany eva ca santuṣṭas
tasya kāryaṁ na vidyate
yaḥ—one who; tu—but; ātma-ratiḥ—takes pleasure; eva—certainly; syāt—remains; ātma-tṛptaḥ—self-illuminated; ca—and; mānavaḥ—a man; ātmani—in himself; eva—only; ca—and; santuṣṭaḥ—perfectly satiated; tasya—his; kāryam—duty; na—does not; vidyate—exist.
TRANSLATION
One who is, however, taking pleasure in the self, who is illumined in the self, who rejoices in and is satisfied with the self only, fully satiated—for him there is no duty.
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evaṁ pravartitaṁ cakraṁ
nānuvartayatīha yaḥ
aghāyur indriyārāmo
moghaṁ pārtha sa jīvati
evam—thus prescribed; pravartitam—established by the Vedas; cakram—cycle; na—does not; anuvartayati—adopt; iha—in this life; yaḥ—one who; aghāyuḥ—life full of sins; indriya-ārāmaḥ—satisfied in sense gratification; mogham—useless; pārtha—O son of Pṛthā (Arjuna); saḥ—one who does so; jīvati—lives.
My dear Arjuna, a man who does not follow this prescribed Vedic system of sacrifice certainly leads a life of sin, for a person delighting only in the senses lives in vain. [Bhagavad-gītā 3.17]
Questions asked:
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+How is Karmi work and Vedic system of sacrifice different? Verse states here, ” Therefore, for those who want to enjoy this material world, the above-mentioned cycle of performing yajñas is absolutely necessary. ” So sense gratfication is also Ok?
+What happens if animal kills an animal, that is prescribed for them right, for these souls?
+The consciousness of kshatriyas must have been really high, considering they’re able to access these spiritual weapons instantaneously, no?. For eg, in the Mahabharatha.
+Where can I read about the science of spiritual weapons?
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karma brahmodbhavaṁ viddhi
brahmākṣara-samudbhavam
tasmāt sarva-gataṁ brahma
nityaṁ yajñe pratiṣṭhitam
karma—work; brahma—Vedas; udbhavam—produced from; viddhi—one should know; brahma—the Vedas; akṣara—the Supreme Brahman (Personality of Godhead); samudbhavam; directly manifested; tasmāt—therefore; sarva-gatam—all-pervading; brahma—Transcendence; nityam—eternally; yajñe—in sacrifice; pratiṣṭhitam—situated.
Regulated activities are prescribed in the Vedas, and the Vedas are directly manifested from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Consequently the all-pervading Transcendence is eternally situated in acts of sacrifice. [Bhagavad-gītā 3.15]
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In this darshan the verses explained were:
annād bhavanti bhūtāni
parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ
yajñād bhavati parjanyo
yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ
annāt—from grains; bhavanti—grow; bhūtāni—the material bodies; parjanyāt—from rains; anna—food grains; sambhavaḥ—are made possible; yajñāt—from the performance of sacrifice; bhavati—becomes possible; parjanyaḥ—rains; yajñaḥ—performance of yajña; karma—prescribed duties; samudbhavaḥ—born of.
All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rain. Rains are produced by performance of yajña [sacrifice], and yajña is born of prescribed duties. [Bhagavad-gītā 3.14]
Here are the questions asked during the darshan:
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+How come all these sinful people who don’t chant are money rich and have so many foods?
+Is consciousness really effected or is it the mind, intelligence and ego?
+Maybe Babaji sometimes can cook for the devotees in the ashram. Does eating his leftovers can create the same effect?
+How and what does a devotee do when away from home and altar offer food?
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In this darshan the verses explained were:
yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo
mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ
bhuñjate te tv aghaṁ pāpā
ye pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt
yajña-śiṣṭa—food taken after performance of yajña; aśinaḥ—eaters; santaḥ—the devotees; mucyante—get relief from; sarva—all kinds of; kilbiṣaiḥ—sins; bhuñjate—enjoy; te—they; tu—but; agham—grievous sins; pāpāḥ—sinners; ye—those; pacanti—prepare food; ātma-kāraṇāt—for sense enjoyment.
The devotees of the Lord are released from all kinds of sins because they eat food which is offered first for sacrifice. Others, who prepare food for personal sense enjoyment, verily eat only sin. [Bhagavad-gītā 3.13]
Here are the questions asked during the darshan:
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+In the purport, why Govinda, Kṛṣṇa and Mukunda are mentioned separately?
+Śravanam is described in Vedabase as “Hearing about”. This can be considered a sacrifice?
+What is it meant by ¨compact of love¨ in the purport?
+Do those killed creatures get liberated? If we offer the end product to Visnu in right consciousness?
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In this darshan the verses explained were:
iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devā
dāsyante yajña-bhāvitāḥ
tair dattān apradāyaibhyo
yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ
iṣṭān—desired; bhogān—necessities of life; hi—certainly; vaḥ—unto you; devāḥ—the demigods; dāsyante—award; yajña-bhāvitāḥ—being satisfied by the performance of sacrifices; taiḥ—by them; dattān—things given; apradāya—without offering; ebhyaḥ—to the demigods; yaḥ—he who; bhuṅkte—enjoys; stenaḥ—thief; eva—certainly; saḥ—is he.
In charge of the various necessities of life, the demigods, being satisfied by the performance of yajña [sacrifice], supply all necessities to man. But he who enjoys these gifts, without offering them to the demigods in return, is certainly a thief. [Bhagavad-gītā 3.12]
Here are the questions asked during the darshan:
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+On what level of sacrafice are the native of the Americas; such as the Hopis, Pomos, Aztecs, Incas etc.? How do their cultures play into the Vedas?
+Why do other religions hate the concept like Demigods?
+Can people get liberation with demigod worship? Especially Mahajan worship? Without Visnu Tattva worship.
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We had a great time swimming and performing kīrtan in a little village in South India.
Very nice shots of Bābājī and children with their Deity carts.
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In this darshan the verses explained were:
devān bhāvayatānena
te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ
parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ
śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha
devān—demigods; bhāvayata—having been pleased; anena—by this sacrifice; te—those; devāḥ—the demigods; bhāvayantu—will please; vaḥ—you; parasparam—mutual; bhāvayantaḥ—pleasing one another; sreyaḥ—benediction; param—the supreme; avāpsyatha—do you achieve.
The demigods, being pleased by sacrifices, will also please you; thus nourishing one another, there will reign general prosperity for all. [Bhagavad-gītā 3.11]
Here are the questions asked during the darshan:
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+Is it ever appropriate to worship the demigods in any form? I read in Kṛṣṇa Book when Rukminī goes to the temple of goddess Durga for a good marriage before being swept away by Kṛṣṇa’s mercy. Was this a sacrifice for Viṣṇu first?
+How do you worship Lord Ganesh?
+In the arti, in which order you worship him? After Tulasi devi?
+Do you need to align your consciousness differently for each demigod, or is it standardized for all?
+Are demi-gods kṣatriyas?
+Couldn’t i just worship Lord Krsna? instead of Lord Ganesh, to remove any of my obstacles?
+How was the cart festival? Did you see nice carts?
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