SB 01.09.14 – When the time is bad, tolerate by seeking Krishna’s guidance

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Srimad bhagavatam 1914 Vishnu pitamaha is Speaking about the cause of suffering and he is analyzing various factors So he says I say that uh, I think in my opinion it is kalakritam that is because of time So sometimes the time is apriyam unfavorable for us it is inevitable time which sometimes become unfavorable to us and he illustrates the power of time by saying So sapalo that means In this world Loko the planets and sapalo that even the loka the palas the leaders the kings of the loka So the kings and when their planets everything is under the control of time And that control of time is illustrated through Just as wind carries away a cloud similarly everyone is carried away by time So, what does it mean when he says that time is the cause of suffering Actually, he will give multiple a different analysis, but essentially what he focuses on is that We should take shelter of the lord in all situations, so he says that just as the Wind cannot be seen but still it moves something which is seen that is clouds Similarly in this world. We may not be able to see Time we see time as it is measured through a clock, but we can’t see time directly in itself but time moves all of us now that is not in terms of physical movement that we do ourselves but Time moves us in the sense that Time brings upon us various karmic reactions Depending on how we are situated at different times So time being upon us.
So Just like when we are on a journey so some places maybe if an airplane is going through the Through the atmosphere then some places there will be a calm atmosphere Some places there will be a turbulent atmosphere And the airplane just goes through it. So similarly We also go through various situations in our life And sometimes When we are moving forward in our life journey We encounter calmness and sometimes we encounter turbulence so Of course at one level we could say it is because of karma That karmic reactions are coming upon us But which how can but what can we say which karmic reaction is coming at a particular time Which karmic reaction is coming at a later time? Why does it happen like that? so If we try to go into that zone of analysis, we will end up in a paralysis by analysis. We can’t find out so therefore We understand even astrology is talking about that the certain times are favorable and certain times are unfavorable so when When Bali Maharaj is arrested by The Servants of Mamanadev that is the Vishnu Devatas Then some of his associates the other Rakshas try to fight and attack the Vishnu Devatas Bali Maharaj tells them don’t do this Now the time is unfavorable.
Don’t make things more complicated Similarly earlier in that same canto When the Lord goes to when the Devatas go to the Lord at that time The Lord tells them because Devatas have been defeated by the demons and the Lord asks the Devatas ask for relief. The Lord says this time is unfavorable for you So don’t try to retaliate. He says make a sandhi Which is arranged for a truce and together churn the milk ocean for nectar So the point is that there can be certain times when Miseries just come upon us and And the countering of miseries seems impossible for us So at that time we just have to recognize this is a bad phase coming in my life and we just Tolerate it now Tolerance is not passive When we tolerate we tolerate by absorbing ourselves in Krishna so When the bad times are there to to try to do something material To counter the problem when there is no solution available.
He is likely to aggravate the problem So rather than doing something which makes a bad situation worse If we focus on taking shelter of Krishna Then and wait for the time to pass then we will be able to Then Then our efforts will be productive not destructive and Understanding how time is working. It is subtle And we need the guidance of Krishna to understand that and only when we take shelter of Krishna will we get that guidance so here Maharaj, Vishma is telling you, Maharaj don’t take a knee jerk reaction now that now you are thinking that I should renounce the kingdom and go to the forest but Because I was cause of death of all of them. He says no their death the death of all the warriors who died It has come by their according to their time So your time was unfavorable at that time In the past when you suffered And you took shelter of the lord.
So now also when your time is unfavorable take shelter of the lord and for you taking shelter of the lord means Continuing as the king because that’s what the lord wants you to do So for us also when we are taking shelter of the holy name We may have turbulent situations in our life at different times And we may have to we may be undecided of how to deal with them But at least when we are practicing devotional service here in chanting at that time We know this is what Krishna wants me to do. Krishna wants me to remember him at this stage and if I do that then By Doing Krishna’s will I show him my sincere desire to serve him and then he will give me intelligence about How best to deal with situations how to when to tolerate certain situations when to Take corrective steps and what corrective steps to take So when problems come the first thing that we need is a calm mind And that comes only when we take shelter of Krishna and because of problems we let our mind become We we let the restless mind take us away from Krishna. Then we will only make a bad situation worse That’s why the only way to make a bad situation better is by taking shelter of Krishna