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Week# 270

July 12, 2013

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Jaya Rādha Mādhava Jaya Kunja Vihārī

Jaya Gopī Jana Vallabha Jaya Giri Vara Dhārī ... (Jaya)

Yaśodā Nandana Vraja Jana RanjanaYamunā tīra Vana Cāri ... (Jaya)

[ Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare ]

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Question:

When Lord Krishna left this world 5,000 years ago, what major things happened afterwards?

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Parikshit Maharaj

Son of Abhimanyu

Grandson of Arjun

10Next Sloka 4 pillars of Dharma

Dharma (Goodness) and Bhoomi

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tapah śaucam dayā satyamiti pādāh krte krtāhadharmāmśais trayo bhagnāhsmaya-sańga-madais tava …. (S. B. 1.17.24)

The four legs of dharma were established by the four principles of austerity, cleanliness, mercy and truthfulness. But it appears that three of your legs are broken due to rampant irreligion in the form of pride, lust, and intoxication.

SB-25What are the 4 pillars of dharma?

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Parikshit Maharajwas about to kill kali. But kali fell on his feet begging for mercy.

“Please give me shelter” - kali pleaded.

What did Parikshit Maharaj give?

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abhyarthitas tadā tasmaisthānāni kalaye dadaudyūtam pānam striyah sūnāyatrādharmaś catur-vidhah ... (SB: 1.17.38)

[Maharaja Parikshit, thus being petitioned by the personality of Kali, gave permission to reside in places where gambling, drinking, prostitution and animal slaughter were performed.]

SB-24What did Parikshit Maharaj give?

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Kali said, “It is impossible to find those Places in your kingdom! Please give something practical…”

Parikshit thought, and gave one more place for Kali to stay…. What is it?

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According to Srimad Bhagavatam..

Gold encourages:

• Falsity **• Envy• Greed• Lust• Intoxication

** even the artificial currency is not as per gold reserve – so, falsity

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But what do Krishna devotees wear on neck?

Kanaka kamini pratishta bagini..

They never want GOLD..

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Parikshit Maharaja continued to travel through the forest..

He was not aware that his crown was made of GOLD!

He gets thirsty.. Enters an ashram Commits a great sin!

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Dyūtam – Places of gamblingPānam – Places of drinking intoxicantsStriyah – Places of illegal marital relationsSūnā – Places of animal killings

Kanaka – Cause of sinful acts

What are the residences of Kali?

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1. Dyūtam - Gambling

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Speculation is also Gambling

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How Dyūtam is dangerous?

• Makes our mind dirty• Causes addiction• Causes fraudulent mind• Gives tension and stress

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2. Pānam - drinking

Going for a Beer?

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Related forms of Pānam

• Alcohol• Coffee/tea• Smoking• Drugs

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How Pānam is harmful

• Poor health• Depression• Addiction

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3. Striyah – Relations outside marriage

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Related forms of Striyah

• Cinema• Internet and Videos• Television• Violent movies

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How striyah is harmful

• Brings bodily conception• Promotes selfishness• Makes mind very dirty!

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4. Sūnā– Animal slaughter

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Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu condemned Kāli Worship

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Sūnā– In the name of religion

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Related forms of Sūnā..

• Meat eating• Eating eggs• Eating fish

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How Sūnā is harmful

• Incurs the worst sin• Bad karmic reactions• No compassion• Makes mind cruel

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Animal Slaughter Totals (USA) - 2012: 9.0 billion animals each year!= 24.65 million every day!= 1 million animals every hour!

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But, vegetarians also kill plants that have lives.Aren’t they incurring any sins..?

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Yes! They also incur sin of killing !

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But, how big is their sin?That depends on the conscious level (state) of the killed

Dormant – Plants & vegetation (Water/Land)Dreaming – Living in water (fish, etc)Sleeping – Insects, worms..Awaken – Birds and animals..Alert – Human beingsSpiritual – Brahmins/Devotees

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Jalajā nava lakşāniSthāvarā lakşa vimśatiKrmayo rudra sankhyakahPakşiņām daśa lakşaņamTrimsal lakşāni paśavahCatur lakşāni mānuşah (Padma Purana)

This sloka also describes the living species in different levels of consciousness (nerve development)

There are 900,000 kinds of aquatics, 2,000,000 kinds of trees and plants, 1,100,000 kinds of insects and reptiles, 1,000,000 kinds of birds, 3,000,000 kinds of four-legged beasts, and 400,000 kinds of human species.

42Pain Nervous System Level(pain killer works by affecting nerve system)

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No to scale

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Then what can we eat?

We came to this mysterious worldWe do not belong here.Here, every one is a food to another

To get out of this misery, one should be spiritually awaken. Offer food first to the Lord first and eat.

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yajña-śistāśinah santomucyante sarva-kilbisaihbhuñjate te tv agham pāpāye pacanty ātma-kāranāt .. B.G 3.13

The devotees of the Lord are released from all kinds of sins because they eat food which is offered first to the Lord. Others, who prepare food for personal sense enjoyment, verily eat only sin.

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patram puspam phalam toyamyo me bhaktyā prayacchatitad aham bhakty-upahrtamaśnāmi prayatātmanah … (B.G 9.26)

If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it.

But, what to offer and how to offer?

47Only the Bhakti makes Him hungry!

48Duryodhana Vidura

[O Shyamalā O Sundarā Citta Chorā Nanda Nandanā...O Shyamalā] ... O Shyamalā [Manmana Mohanā Madhi Vadanā Manjula Bālā O Madhu Sūdhanā] Yadhukula Sūrā O Yadhu Nandanā Yamunā Nadikūla Naţa Vardanā ... O Shyamalā

[Gokula Ramaņā Govardhanā Kālindi Vanamālā hari Govindā] Gopika Kāntā O Giri Vardanā Kāliya Mardanā Ati Narţanā .... O Shyamalā

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But he has expanded a lot..He has even expanded into…?

Kali did not stop at his designtated places

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everyone!

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Dyūtam – Do you deal with stock market?Pānam – Do you drink coffee/tea?Striyah – Do you watch Hollywood/Bollywood?Sūnā – Do you eat egg/fish/meat?

“dyūtam pānam striyah sūnā”Is our house free from kali?

Or, just one thing..: Do you have any GOLD?

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Here is some statistics for you….

98 % of population drinks alcohol97 % of the people eat meat97 % of people gambled at least once99 % of people see cinemas, TV, videos

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It is only the beginning of kali yuga… but..

Where is the country…?

• Without meat eating?• Without gambling?• Without intoxication?• Without cinemas or clubs?..

Tell me..Which country?

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Kali can enter even in Lord Shiva!Causing writing and preaching wrong things..

That is why Lord Vishnu had to come down as Veda Vyasa and re-write EVERYTHING!

And the scriptures have already starting to deteriorate..

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That is why Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu said..

Even if you lost every scripture we have, but we simply have Srimad Bhagavatam, you did not loose anything!

You can try yourself..Read ALL the scriptures, and THEN read Srimad Bhagavatam, and see what happens to you!

You will throw away everything else for sure! Why?

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It is the only Amala Purana! – Deva Purana

It starts from Saranagati (where Gita ends at) and ends with Nama Sankirtan..

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There is only one way to throw Kali out from us

Harer nāma harer nāma Harer nāmaiva kevalamKalau nāsty eva nāsty eva

Nāsty eva gatir anyathā - Brhan Naradiya Purana

Every other mantra has been affected by Kali

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We saw the four pillars of religion are ...

tapah śaucam dayā satyamiti pādāh krte krtāhadharmāmśais trayo bhagnāhsmaya-sańga-madais tava …. (S. B. 1.17.24)

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Intoxication kills Tapasya (Austerity)

Cinema, Illicit relations kills Saucam (Purity)

Meat Eating kills Daya (Mercy)

Gambling kills Satyam (Truthfulness)

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First 4 principles to follow for Krishna Consciousness…

• No gambling• No meat eating• No intoxication• No illicit sex

Then only you can get on the very first step of Krishna Consciousness.. Otherwise not..!

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Come on! Wake up!

Vibhāvarī śesa, āloka-praveśa, nidrā chādi' uţha jīvaBolo hari hari, mukunda murāri, rāma krsna hayagrīva

Come on! Wake up! The night is over!Arise O soul.. Give up your sleep.. Chant the names of Lord Hari, Mukunda!

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And do what?bolo krsna bhajo krsna, loho krsna-nāma krsna mātā, krsna pitā, krsna dhana prāņa tomā sabā lāgiyā krsnera avatāra hena krsna bhajo, saba chāro anācāra .... (C.B. 2.13.83-84)

[Sing the glories of Krishna! Worship him and chant his Holy Name! He is the father, mother, wealth and very life of all living entities. He has appeared to deliver all of you. Worship him, giving up all activities.]

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QuizWhat were the 4 places Kali asked first?What are the sanskrit terms for those?

What was the 5th place kali asked?What are the 4 pillars of dharma in sanskrit?

(dyūtam pānam striyah sūnā)

(tapah śaucam dayā satyam)

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Tapasya (Austerity) – Killed by _________?Saucam (Purity) – Killed by _________?Daya (Mercy) – killed by _________?Satyam (Truthfulness)– Killed by _________?

How are 4 dharmas killed?

(dyūtam pānam striyah sūnā)

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And, what is the only means to drive Kali away?

Harer nāma harer nāma Harer nāmaiva kevalamKalau nāsty eva nāsty evaNāsty eva gatir anyathā

67Gokulbhajan.comHare Krsna Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare

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Hare Krishna!

End of Hari Katha