SB 11.07.16 – Seek instruction to apply instruction

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bhagavatam 11.7.16 soham mamaham iti mughla matir magadhas tanmayaya virchitatman samubandhe tatvan jisavigatitam bhavatayataham samsadhayami bhagvan anushadhi dityam here uddhava is praying to the lord for his mercy so that he can become free from the influences of maya and become capable of following the instructions of the lord so uddhava is playing the role of a conditioned soul and is offering prayers as if he is at our level of existence soham mamaham iti mughla matir vigadhas soham mughla matir what is the mughla matir? the foolish consciousness is that mamaham that i am the body and the things related with the body are mine vigadham we are absorbed emerged mudhamati in this foolishness and where does this foolishness come from? tanmayaya virchitat it has actually been created by your maya my dear lord of course he is not blaming the lord he is recognizing that the power of illusion is so great because it comes from the supreme lord sometimes when we start watching a movie and then if the movie is well directed if it’s a horror movie that causes our spine to tingle and our hairs to stand and it may cause us to palpitate and tremble and sweat so now it’s not that we can blame the movie for that it is we who chose to watch the movie and that’s why we are getting those emotions but the fact that we are getting those emotions by watching the movie indicates that the movie has been directed and produced very well so similarly when illusion captivates us so thoroughly that we completely forget who we are actually souls parts of krishna and totally misidentify ourselves with our body and our bodily conditions then this illusion is of course because we want it to enjoy at the material level so we are responsible for our being an illusion by the same time the thoroughness of the illusion also indicates the glory of the master of illusion so my dear lord this illusion is created by you through your illusion energy and that means things related with I and things related with the body everything comes under illusion now how do I come out of this illusion means easily so how can I easily what you have instructed me earlier so krishna has told earlier become detached from the world fix your mind and atma and in that way live in this world travel around but without getting entangled so how can I apply this instruction my dear lord you have given me this instruction means to apply implement execute bhagwan oh lord my dear lord how may I execute it please teach that to me so not only do we need instruction but we also need instruction to apply the instruction that means that just knowing that we have to redirect ourselves from matter to spirit from krishnetara to krishna just knowing that doesn’t enable us to do that we need a process for doing that just as if a doctor tells us that ok you are feeling weak and sick because your WBC count is very low ok but what should I do about it please tell me what should I eat what should I avoid eating what medicine should I take so all that has to be told so like that he is telling my dear lord you have told me to become detached but please tell me what is the process by which I can become detached after all I have come under illusion because of your maya and if I want to come out of this maya I cannot do this by my own power as is indicated in the previous verse dushkara it’s very difficult to come out of maya by one’s own power and he is explaining that is because this maya is actually your power and your maya can be overcome only by your higher power, your mercy so here Uddhava is asking my dear lord please help me so that I can fix my mind on you and so that I can follow your instructions and thereby become liberated and return back to you so this is a very good prayer to offer when we are trying to take shelter of Krishna by remembering him through chanting his holy names so we know that the Harinam is the yuga avatar for Kalyuga, that chanting is the yuga dharma but still we are not able to fix the mind on the holy name, we are not able to hear the holy name attentively so we can pray to Krishna Krishna please guide me internally and externally how I can best take shelter of your holy name, how can I remember you and when Krishna sees the sincerity and the intensity of our prayers, of our longing to take shelter of him, then he will empower us to apply his instructions he will enable us to fix our mind on him, he will reveal his beauty and glory through the holy name and attract our mind to him increasingly and ultimately permanently, and that will be life’s supreme perfection