Parikshit was ready to slay a cow-killer – should we follow in his footsteps?
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So, in the Bhagavad Gita it is said that Parikshit Maharaj was ready to kill the person Kali personified was attacking a cow. So, should we also do something like that? I am not saying that.
So, let us see. In general, there are different situations and they call for different kinds of action. If we see, when Krishna came, the Lord came as Krishna and he came as Kshatriya and his devotees also came as Kshatriyas and they fought the cause of dharma and they established it.
But that same Lord when he came in Kanyuga, he came as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, he came as a Brahmana. And most of the devotees are also Brahmanas. And Chaitanya Mahaprabhu did not fight the Maharshi war.
He actually shared the process of bhakti. And that is how we recommended the elevation. That is how we help people to get elevated.
So, according to, that means even the Lord demonstrates that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu when he comes as a Brahmana, he does not take up weapons and start fighting. The Lord also demonstrates that according to one’s position, one should do one’s part in establishing dharma. So, as a Kshatriya when he comes, he does Kshatriya activity.
When he comes as a Brahmana, he does Brahmana activity. That is sharing spiritual knowledge. So, Srila Prabhupada said that he established ISKCON primarily for establishing a Brahminical culture.
So, our purpose should be on promoting education. See, there are only two verses that are repeated in the Bhagavad Gita. One is Man Manabhava Madh Bhakto and the other is Shreyansva Dharmo Viguna Paradharma Sunsthita.
Act according to your dharma. So, you know, we are primarily a Brahminical society. So, we are meant to share spiritual knowledge with others.
And we focus on that. And by that, the change of consciousness will be gradual, but it will happen. And that is a sustainable way we can do it in our situation.
Thank you very much, Srila Prabhupada.