SB 1.7.4-7 – Vyasa’s mystic vision as the seed of the Bhagavatam

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Your time is so good. So our Acharyas have written different types of books on bhagavatam.
Yes, till now in our kundalani, before Shri Prabhupada, there are two Acharyas who have written a lot on complete bhagavatam. The first one is Srinath Chakravarti, who has written Chitanya Manushya in the name of bhagavatam. And the second one is Vishwanath Chakravarti, who has written Saravata Darshana in the name of bhagavatam.
And Shri Prabhupada has also written with bhagavatam. Apart from this, there are many other Acharyas who have written on some parts of bhagavatam. One of them is Jeev Goswami, who has written six books on bhagavatam in the name of bhagavatam.
After him, Bhaktivinoda Thakur has written Bhagavat Ardha Manushyamana in the name of bhagavatam. In this, he has written a compilation according to different subjects. And then, Bhaktivinoda Thakur has written his Gaurya Vashishtha.
In Vashishtha, it is not complete bhagavatam, but he has written on some important shlokas. So, today, I will talk about Jeev Goswami’s Sandarbha. Jeev Goswami has written the thread with which we make a design, a composition.
What is Sandarbha? It is a thread with which we make a composition. The thread is bhagavatam shlokas. So, regarding bhagavatam shlokas, Bhagavan Krishna and Bhagavad Gita, how is it made? Here, how does it happen? Here, Jeev Goswami tells us about bhagavatam.
At 6.70 pm, in this thread, Gaurya Vashishtha is written. It is a very important shloka. Prabhupada ji has said that if you have a lot of doubts about Krishna Gyan and you are very interested in Krishna Gyan, then you should read this Sandarbha.
Now, this Sandarbha is very peaceful. It is written by Hanumanath, who is very peaceful. I will talk about him later.
Our Acharya has written many shlokas. Among them, the Bhagavan Krishna Gyan and Bhagavad Gita, Jeev Goswami is describing bhagavatam. I have started the discussion because if you want to understand, there are 18,000 shlokas.
Sometimes, we take a long talk for 3-4-5 hours. We keep listening and if the talk is long, then we do not understand what was said earlier and what is the point. We do not understand.
So, if we like the talk, then we enjoy it. If we do not like it, then we sleep. It is very difficult the meaning and flow of the talk.
Jeev Goswami says that there are 18,000 shlokas and how to understand their meaning? Bhagavatam is the seed of bhagavatam. Looking at the seed, we can understand what is there in bhagavatam. What is the seed of bhagavatam? It is based on which person bhagavatam comes from.
There are 3 seeds in bhagavatam. In the second chapter there is a question which is asked to Naini Sharan, who has come from Michigan. You tell us what is the meaning of the shlokas? What is the most beneficial in these shlokas? So, that question starts with bhagavatam.
Similarly, at the end of the first chapter of bhagavatam, in the second chapter Shri Jeev Goswami has come and he is asked a strange question. He is asked what is the most important task of a person? What is the most important task of a person at the time of death? In reality, these two questions are the same. Because the most important task is there.
When there is the least time, the most important task is there. The task at the time of death is the same for all religions. It is the same for all religions.
It is the same for all religions. So, the answer to these two questions is very different. But, Shri Jeev Goswami says that apart from this, if we look at the essence of bhagavatam, there is another important thing.
What is that? Bhagavatam has been compiled by Vyasadev Ji and before that, what did he do? He started with Vrindavan. Before that, 4-5 shlokas, in which Vyasadev and Narad Ji are mentioned. And there, Vyasadev has compiled all the shastras but still he is sad.
Still he is sad. And Narad Ji comes and says Avatamsa Gaya Yashon Bhajwate Nirmalai What is sad is that you have forgotten the essence of Bhagavan. And his 4-5 shlokas are mentioned.
And Narad Ji says in this way, I have buried myself in bhakti of Bhagavan. And in this, there are two types of discussions. One is analytical and the other is autobiographical.
Analytical means visualisation and autobiographical means self-study. In both these ways, Narad Ji says that apart from bhakti, there is no other aspect of bhakti. He tells many people that if a person gives his self-love and does bhakti and even if he progresses in bhakti and even if he falls, he will still be a person.
Because the progress in bhakti is eternal. On the other hand, there are many aspects of bhakti which are gained. What is the use of all this? It is just a dream.
In this way, 4th and 5th shlokas do a very good visualisation. In 5th and 6th shlokas, bhakti is self-study. So, in both these ways, we are both physical and emotional.
In both these ways, our heart is at peace. For example, if we go to a place for a picnic, bhakti is very good for that. Bhakti is very good.
If we tell a story about a person’s life, how does he progress in bhakti? What happens with that? If he is motivated and motivated, then not only does he get attracted to that person, but he also gets attracted to the person who is showing him bhakti. So, Rana Maharaj has also written a book on this. So, when we see the life of a person, when both are interconnected, then he becomes more motivated.
Yes, this is the beauty of bhakti. Bhakti is not only telling, but it is also living. And it is not just living.
Sometimes, when we see bhaktas, they look so enlightened, so knowledgeable. But here, we feel that we cannot say anything to them. Actually, it is not like that when a bhakta is sitting in the sky with a brick in his hand and says, I am living.
But because you liked me, you gave me the blessings of God. So, in that way, Rana Maharaj says, how do I get into bhakti? Through this, through both of them, Navyasdev, who is a great scholar, tells that with the support of all knowledge, you can achieve everything. You can achieve everything.
So, at the end of 6th chapter, Narad Muni leaves. And in the beginning of 7th chapter, Navyasdev goes to the place of Vigham and meditates. And what is he meditating on? He listens to a good discourse and then later, whatever the discourse is, he meditates on it.
Maybe we can see it on a note or on a plate. So, in the same way, Navyasdev is also given an advice from his guru, Narad Muni. After that, he himself meditates on it.
And by meditating, he should manifest it in his inner self. And then, he should start contemplating it. So, those who meditate on the inner self, what they see is in these 4 shlokas.
So, let me tell you one thing. This whole bhagavad is a part of these 4 shlokas. Because these 4 shlokas are very important.
Narad Muni, on the basis of Vishveshwara Vatmata Dharma, after meditating on it, what he saw is shown in these 4 shlokas. And then, how these 4 shlokas should be further understood and expounded is shown in the rest of the bhagavad. So, what are these 4 shlokas? The first shloka is shown here.
We will tell you about it. Bhakti Yoge Nandansi Bhakti Yoge Nandansi Namyat Pranitamane Namyat Pranitamane Avasya Doshan Doordam Avasya Doshan Doordam Mayam Chitadapashrayam Mayam Chitadapashrayam So, here it is said Bhakti Yoge Nandansi So, what did Narada do with his love? He did bhakti yoga. And bhakti yoga doesn’t mean just holding a garland in your hand and chanting or worshipping God.
This is a complete mind. But what is its purpose? To see God from a different perspective. And not only to see God, but to understand the relationship between God and this universe.
So, bhakti yoga, I did bhakti yoga with the help of my mind. So, what happens in the mind? The mind of the devotee is free from all the bad karmas. Vyasadeva is a great sage.
Can there be any bad karmas in the mind of a devotee? No. But this love is such that I had written about karmakarana, jnanakarana, etc. According to that, the principle of dharma is very clear.
It is very clear. It is very simple. What does it mean to be simple? It means to see God from a different perspective even in dharma.
In the Vedic scriptures, the sages say, why do you worship Krishna? You can worship Rishi, you can worship Rudra. You can worship different deities. There are scriptures for this too.
Yes, there are scriptures. But there is a difference in the scriptures. In the scriptures, it is said that some scriptures are decisive.
Some scriptures are decisive. Decisive means to decide on their basis. Decisive means to decide about them.
So, what does it mean? In the Bhagavad Gita, God says, I have given you all the instructions. If you tell me later, I am ashamed to teach you all the dharmas. Now, there are some pandits.
They also have this regret. What do they do in dharma? What do they do? They worship Krishna. They say, sarva-dharmam parityajya mam ekam sarva-dharmam parityajya They worship dharma.
Why? Because they think, how can they worship dharma? So, they worship dharma. But what is dharma? It is very different. Suppose, there is a mother.
She also has two children. Now, the results of the test have come. She has two children.
One of them is very intelligent. He always scores very well. He scores 90%.
And the other one is very intelligent. He scores very well. So, today both of them have come home.
And both of them say, father, he scores 75% I have to score 70%. Father, you have scored 90%. Very good.
What is the second child? Father, I have to score 70%. Father, I have to score 70%. Both of them have scored 70%.
Very good. Why? Because they worship dharma. If a child scores 70% out of 50%, then it is a good thing.
But if a child scores 70% out of 90%, then it is a bad thing. So, it has become a habit. In the same way, if a person is an atheist, he scores 50%.
Lord Shiva says, you worship the goddess, you worship the god, and if you do it, then you are very virtuous. So, you are not able to score 50%. You are coming home because you are an atheist.
And Arjuna, he does Shudra Makti. So, what does Lord Arjuna say? You have to worship the god. Very good.
Why are you coming from 70%? You are from 90%. Why are you coming from 70%? You can worship the god. So, why do you do the rest? The other deities who worship me, they worship me in a very different way.
They say, Lord Shiva says, this is not right. Why are you coming from 70%? Why are you coming from 70%? So, they say, we have to worship the god. How do we do it? We have to worship the god.
So, in the scriptures, a lot has been said. And the worship of the deities or the worship of Lord Shiva, this is not wrong. This is religious and good.
But this is not the best. So, that is why Amal has been told here. So, in the scriptures, the mal was not the mal of any sin, or bad qualities.
But the mal was that it was the highest principle of dharma. So, what is found here? It is the highest principle of dharma. So, This is the god.
And in front of the god, in the form of the god’s servant, there is the mal. So, the mal in different dharmas, there is an attempt Why are there bad things in this world? If God is a nakshat, why are there bad things in this world? There are two types of bad things in this world Natural evil and moral evil Natural evil means negative bad things Moral evil means negative bad things What does it mean? If there is an earthquake or a storm, all this is natural If God is a nakshat, why are there bad things in this world? And what is moral evil? We see people committing atrocities, people committing injustice, people attacking women in different ways We see people committing atrocities If God is a nakshat, why are there bad things in this world? There are two types of bad things in this world Natural evil and moral evil Natural evil and negative evil Why are there bad things in this world? If God is a nakshat, and if God is a nakshat, we don’t see God in this world It is said in Bhagavad Gita that there are three types of bad things in this world In Bhagavad Gita it is said Jiva, Jagat and Jagatish Jagat is the nose, Jiva, Jagat and Jagatish God is invisible And in Shastras it is said Jagatish is a nakshat But we don’t see Jagatish We see Jiva and Jagat But we see Jiva committing bad things And in Jagat there are many bad things So if Jagatish is in control of both Why do Jiva and Jagat commit bad things? So the mystery behind this is Mayam Jigat Apash God is in control of Maya So why do bad things happen in Jyotish? It is said in Shastras Different religions say that there are different ways to solve this problem If God is good, then there are bad things in this world There are different beliefs in Abrahamic religions Christianity, Islam, Judaism There is a belief that God is in control of this universe It is said that God is in control of this universe because he is a devil So did humans commit sin? Because we are under the control And it is said that the devil is very powerful God is not so powerful But he is almost equal God does not cause pain to anyone But sometimes what happens? That the devil attacks God And because of that God does not want anything in our life But despite his will the devil is in our life So what do we say? When our God is not able to save us then we should forgive God So we did not talk about Jyotish In America In America Jimmy Pagli wrote a book which became a bestseller What was his point? That Man should forgive God If God is not able to save us then how can we forgive God? We should forgive God But we do not understand that if God is good then why is there evil in the world? God is good but he is not powerful So this is not the case It is said God is completely equal to Mahayana If he is equal then why is there conflict in this world? Why is there conflict? Why is there evil in this world? I will tell you the answer You can run faster than me I will run faster Jaya Sankovita Jiva Jaya Sankovita Jiva Atmanandri Gunaatmakam Atmanandri Gunaatmakam Parodimante Janartham Parodimante Janartham Dharkutam Chavdiparjate So, yaya means what I have been told about maya in the previous shloka. What happens due to the effect of maya? There are three elements here jagadish jiv and jagad in these three elements jagadish is everything jiv is unconscious we all are conscious maya is unconscious jagad is unconscious and maya is in reality it regulates jagad but jiv jiv is above maya maya is below jiv but jiv who tries to enjoy maya jiv is above maya maya is above jiv like this what is the meaning of this poem see this means here So you have to listen.
Anartha ke prabhav se jeeva, jeevi jo hai, vastu jagat mein bhaj gaya hai aur mohon mein bhaj gaya hai. So anartha ko nikalna hai, anartho bhushanam taaksha. Bhakti yogdhan ajo krishti, log krishti ajanan do.
Bhakti yogdhan ajo krishti ajanan do. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. So, what happens with that? All the wrong influences that we keep forgetting, they get freed from the wrong influences. So, Ananthopashyamaksham Bhaktiyogamadhakshajam Bhaktiyogamadhakshajam means peace of the world.
And what is the reason for this? The reason for this is Vyasa Vritti and Bhagavatam Vritti. Now, you tell me, how do we get rid of Vyasa Vritti and Bhagavatam Vritti? Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha Shobha So, in the beginning of the song, we pray to God that, Oh Lord, please give us the strength to do this great work. You are the one who has the strength in your heart to do this great work.
Oh Lord, please give us the strength to do this great work. You always try to make us live our life. So, God never leaves us.
He is always with us. and we do not have a religion. So we forget them.
And what is it? There are such people who are film stars, cricket stars, politicians, politicians who are not today. The people who never remember us, who do not even know that we exist, we hear about them. So this is what our religion is.
And in this way, we have the opportunity to worship God. But we forget that. And we think of other things.
This is the only thing we can do. So in this way, in the present, in the present, what is it to worship God? This is the solution. We understand that whatever happened in the past, whatever happened, it is in God’s hands that I too can do a good deed with it.
Even if there are mistakes, even if there are mistakes, if I come in the presence of God, then whatever is a very good deed, if it has a bad effect, if it has a bad effect, I can do a good deed with it. So whatever mistakes God has made in the past, in spite of that, I can do a good deed in my life. And when we hear about God, we think of the future, the present.
But we don’t think of anything. We only think of God. And then, in the future, there is attachment.
What is attachment? We think of this thing, we think of that thing, we think of that thing. Actually, attachment is so much in the future, in the future, what is attachment? What is fear? Attachment is about the spirit. Attachment is about the spirit.
Fear is about man. Actually, it is not like that. Attachment is about three things.
Attachment is about three things. Fear is about three things. Whatever we have done in the spirit, what is the result of that? I am not lying.
I don’t know what will happen. So, attachment is about that. there is attachment.
So, there are three things in the future. There are three things in the future. There are three things in the future.
Attachment is about the future. Fear is about the future. Why? How do we get free? We want to understand that there is always a possibility that God will never leave us.
No matter how many problems we face, God will never leave us. We can leave all the people of the world. We can leave our health.
We can leave our body. We can die. But God will never leave us.
God is always with us. So, why do we want to get free? Guruji says, What is the purpose of attachment? The Vedas say, Everyone should be happy. Everyone should be happy.
It is good to have an attachment so that everyone can be happy. But attachment is not enough. We need a process.
We need a process. If a person is mentally ill, he is admitted to a hospital, he is mentally ill, he will lose his mind. Attachment is good, but it is not enough.
For that, we need to go to a doctor. After that, we need a process. Guruji says, Everyone should be happy.
But how can we be happy? Attachment is a process. We need a process. We need a process.
What is the purpose of this process? Every person should be happy. Everyone should be happy. What is the purpose of this process? Guruji says, Guruji was in Australia.
He was taking a course. There was a lady who asked him, Swamiji, if this is God’s message, then why are you here now? This message was given to me many years ago. What is it now? Guruji said, Because you were not born yet.
So, what does it mean? That, Guruji, God’s message comes to us. Guruji, God’s message comes to us. When you came to our life, you came to us.
When you came to our life, You came to us. You came to us. Guruji says, If a person wants to attain bhakti, there are two things.
A person should be fortunate and intelligent. What are these two things? Fortunate means, he should know about bhakti. He should know about bhakti.
Intelligent means, he accepts bhakti. There are two things. If a person is sick, he should know about medicine.
If he knows about medicine, he is fortunate. If he accepts medicine, he is intelligent. So, he is fortunate and intelligent.
By the grace of Lord Brahma, by the grace of Lord Shiva, we all become fortunate. Because we all get bhakti. But what is the difference? We are intelligent.
We are doing bhakti. But what is it? We are doing bhakti, but while doing bhakti, we are misguiding ourselves. We are doing bhakti.
We are doing japa. When we start japa, we hear Krishna’s voice. When we start japa, we hear Krishna’s voice.
When we start japa, we see 14 people, but we don’t see Krishna. We are doing bhakti. We are intelligent.
But our mind is misguiding us. We are doing bhakti. But our mind is misguiding us.
So, by the grace of Lord Shiva, we all get bhakti. The bhakti we have got, we have to teach it to our mind. When Lord Shiva was going to America he gave bhakti.
Bhakti is the message of bhakti. He gave it to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva said, Bhagavad Gita Chant Bhagavad Gita says, This is yours.
If it is yours, then it is yours. If it is yours, then it is yours. If it is yours, then it is yours.
So, in the Bhagavad Gita, it is said that we have to be brave, otherwise we will not be able to achieve anything. And through this, we can achieve peace, we can achieve peacefulness. And when we are able to do this, then we can return to Gokulam and do the work of a true Mahanand.
This is the purpose of the Bhagavad Gita. And the purpose of the Bhagavad Gita is to understand that Krishna Jyotapal ji gave birth to Mekshmahamna. And Mekshmahamna was the opportunity.
I discussed this with him. There were four people. First of all, I told him that if you want to understand the meaning of a book, then what is its seed? The seed of the Bhagavad Gita can be the question asked by Lord Krishna to Lord Krishna, or the question asked by Lord Krishna to Lord Krishna, or the question asked by Lord Krishna to Lord Krishna, can be the question asked by Lord Krishna to Lord Krishna.
So, what is the meaning of the seed of the Bhagavad Gita? In Narad Bhagavad Gita, after understanding the power of devotion on the head of Lord Krishna and on the head of Lord Krishna, the seed of the Bhagavad Gita is to understand the power of devotion and to achieve the inner truth. In this way, a doctor can understand the meaning of a book. I told him that there are four shlokas.
What is the first shloka? Aagwaha maya kriya krish In the same way, when we connect all the four shlokas together, we connect our feelings and emotions. In the same way, when we connect the four shlokas together, we connect our emotions and feelings. If we look behind, we will feel regret, if we look ahead, we will feel guilt, if we look around, we will feel guilty, but if we look up, we will feel faith, we will feel peace, we will feel happiness.
How do we use our eyes by which we can look up constantly? We can find a way to do this. If we look behind, we will feel regret, if we look ahead, we will feel guilt, if we look around, we will feel guilt, but if we look up, we will feel faith, we will feel happiness. So, how to look up and how to live in this consciousness, we will see in the next class.
Thank you.