Arrival Address & Hari Hari Biphale Janama

[kīrtana]

Prabhupāda: [prema-dhvani]

You can play Hari hari biphale janama. I shall... I'll sing before you.

Devotees: Jaya Prabhupāda!

[03:35]

Prabhupāda: [sings Hari hari biphale janama acompanied by harmonium, drum and karatālas]

[break]

[09:06] ...movement is enlightening people because they're simply wasting their time without worshiping Rādhā-Kṛṣṅa. The purport of this song made by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, that anyone who is not coming to Kṛṣṅa consciousness, he is simply wasting his valuable human life... [sounds of children] [aside:] Take care of the children. This life is meant for reviving our lost Kṛṣṅa consciousness. There is Kṛṣṅa consciousness... [babies crying]

Devotee: If they cannot stay still, they must be taken out.

Prabhupāda: Otherwise how it is happening that this place was a church and nobody was coming, so much so that they had to sell it to others? We purchased it. When I first came here to see this church, there was nobody. The place is the same. The people is the same. I have not brought men from India. Why it is crowded now? This is the proof that in everyone's heart Kṛṣṅa consciousness is there. Nitya-siddha kṛṣṅa-bhakti sādhya kabhu naya. It is not artificial way of taking something sentimentally. Otherwise, how in my absence all these boys and girls are maintaining the status quo very nicely? I am very glad. That is required. This is the proof that in everyone's heart there is Kṛṣṅa consciousness.

nitya-siddha kṛṣṅa-bhakti sādhya kabhu naya śravaṅādi-śuddha-citte karaye udaya [Cc Madhya 22.107]

[Pure love for Kṛṣṅa is eternally established in the hearts of the living entities. It is not something to be gained from another source. When the heart is purified by hearing and chanting, this love naturally awakens.]

Udaya means awakening. It is not an artificial way of giving something, imposing something to become Kṛṣṅa conscious. No. The Kṛṣṅa consciousness is there, in everyone's heart. It has to be awakened by certain process. That process is śravaṅa-kīrtana, nine different types of devotional service.

śravaṅaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṅoḥ smaraṅaṁ pāda-sevanam arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyaṁ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam [SB 7.5.23]

[Prahlāda Mahārāja said: Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Viṣṅu, remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord respectful worship with sixteen types of paraphernalia, offering prayers to the Lord, becoming His servant, considering the Lord one's best friend, and surrendering everything unto Him (in other words, serving Him with the body, mind and words)—these nine processes are accepted as pure devotional service. One who has dedicated his life to the service of Kṛṣṅa through these nine methods should be understood to be the most learned person, for he has acquired complete knowledge.]

So anywhere... It doesn't matter, either in India or outside. People thought like that, that Kṛṣṅa consciousness is the monopoly business for the Indians or for the Hindus. They were thinking like that: "It cannot be preached. Nobody will take it." But I thought, "If Kṛṣṅa is God, why it will not be taken by everyone? It must be taken." So I was not very much hopeful to become successful. When I was in Boston port, I wrote one poetry that "I do not know why I have been brought here. How these people will take to Kṛṣṅa consciousness? As soon as I will say these four regulative principles, they will ask me to go away." [laughter] It is very difficult for this country or this part of the world to follow the four principles of regulative life: no illicit sex, no gambling, no meat-eating and no intoxication. Even Lord Zetland, when he was given this formula for becoming advanced in spiritual consciousness, he flatly replied, "It is impossible for us." Yes. But impossible thing can be made possible by the grace of Kṛṣṅa. That is possible—Kṛṣṅa is all-powerful—provided we are serious and sincere. That is the main business. We must be very serious and sincere. Then Kṛṣṅa will give you intelligence.

That is said in the Bhagavad-gītā:

teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajataṁ prīti-pūrvakam buddhi-yogaṁ dadāmi taṁ yena mām upayānti te [Bg 10.10]

[To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.]

Anyone who is engaged very seriously, satata-yuktānām, twenty-four hours, thinking, "Kṛṣṅa, how can I serve you...?" This is the only business. Man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru [Bg 18.65].

[Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.]

Four things: Always think of Kṛṣṅa... This Hare Kṛṣṅa means, "O the energy of Kṛṣṅa, O Kṛṣṅa, please engage me in Your service." I have given service to this material world so much, but I could not satisfy the master, neither I am satisfied. Everyone is serving: society, friendship, love, family, country. But none of them are satisfied. None of them sat... Even your President, he could not satisfy you. You had to drag him down. Neither he could satisfy himself. Even Gandhi could not satisfy his countrymen. Although he gave so much service, he was shot dead. So this is the material world. You cannot satisfy anyone, neither you become satisfied, materially engaged. This is called material world. We may show some artificial satisfaction, but there cannot be satisfaction in the material world. First of all you have to take it as axiomatic truth that there is no happiness and there cannot be any satisfaction in this material world. Then you'll make..., spiritually advance. If you have got little faith still that "I can be satisfied; I can be happy materially," then that is māyā's influence. That is māyā's influence. There is no possibility.

So if you want satisfaction, then you have to take to Kṛṣṅa consciousness. Compulsory: "You must." There is no other alternative. Therefore Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura sings, hari hari biphale janama goṅāinu: "My dear Lord Kṛṣṅa, I have simply wasted my time." Actually, anyone who has not taken Kṛṣṅa consciousness—simply wasting time. This is fact, scientifically true. But they do not know it. Māya-mohita. Mohitaṁ nābhijānāti mām ebhyaḥ param avyayam [Bg 7.13].

[Deluded by the three modes [goodness, passion and ignorance], the whole world does not know Me who am above the modes and inexhaustible.]

Being covered by the illusory energy, they do not know the background of this gigantic cosmic manifestation. That is Kṛṣṅa.

So intelligence means to find out Kṛṣṅa. In the Īśopani..., Īśo, it is stated that "My dear Lord, please wind up Your these dazzling rays so that I can actually see Your face." Within brahma-jyoti the Kṛṣṅa is there. So Kṛṣṅa can be seen only by service. You cannot challenge Kṛṣṅa, "Kṛṣṅa, come here. I shall see You." No. That is not possible. You have to submit. Therefore Kṛṣṅa says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṅaṁ vraja [Bg 18.66]. That is the way. You have to surrender. So long you don't surrender, that is up to you. Kṛṣṅa will not force you. He is almighty, He can force you, but He does not do that. He says, "You do this. If you do not do it, that is your business. But I say you do it."

So Kṛṣṅa says everything in the Bhagavad-gītā. People are simply misled by so-called rascals, yogīs, svāmīs, incarnation, magician, juggler, bluffer. But they come and go. They cannot do anything, because they are themself cheated. They are themself cheated, so how they can do good to others? So don't be members of the society of cheaters and cheated. Then the life will be spoiled. Our only request, this Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement, is, "Take to Kṛṣṅa consciousness." Kṛṣṅa kṛṣṅa kṛṣṅa kṛṣṅa kṛṣṅa kṛṣṅa kṛṣṅa he. This is our... Caitanya Mahāprabhu has taught, always chant Kṛṣṅa, Kṛṣṅa or Hare Kṛṣṅa, as it is convenient. That is the way of..., the simple way. There is no difficulty. There is no loss. These boys and girls took "Kṛṣṅa, Kṛṣṅa," so there was no loss, but now everything is gain. So why not make an experiment that chant Hare Kṛṣṅa always?

satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaś ca dṛḍha-vratāḥ namasyantaś ca māṁ bhaktyā nitya-yuktā upāsate [Bg 9.14]

[Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion.]

This process, I am very glad that you are following despite all impediments. The Deity is nicely decorated, and the Deity is worshiped, and He's pleased upon you. Be blessed. Continue this process. Don't deviate. Strictly follow the regulative principle, chant Hare Kṛṣṅa at least sixteen rounds, and you'll be happy. There is no doubt about it. You can experience. It is not an imposition. Don't leave this process. Then in this life you will be able to understand Kṛṣṅa.

It is very difficult to understand Kṛṣṅa.

manuṣyāṅāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin vetti māṁ tattvataḥ [Bg 7.3]

[Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth.]

To understand Kṛṣṅa is very, very difficult, even for the siddhas, those who have attained perfection of life. Kṛṣṅa said, yatatām api siddhānām [Bg 7.3]. First of all, out of many, many millions of person, one endeavors to become siddha, perfect. That is also not very easy, siddha. Siddha means perfectly self-realized. Ahaṁ brahmāsmi. That is siddhi. That is the siddhi of human life. The dogs', cats' life, they cannot understand that "I am Brahman," ahaṁ brahmāsmi. They think, "I am dog." So if you think like that—"I am American," "I am Indian," "I am Hindu," "I am Muslim"—then you are no better than the dogs and cats, because they are also thinking like that. But when you think yourself that "I am not this body; I am spirit soul," that is called brahma-bhūtaḥ. Brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kāṅkṣati [Bg 18.54].

[And of all yogīs, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all.]

After that, after being brahma-bhūtaḥ-samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu mad-bhaktiṁ labhate parām—then bhakti life begins. After being liberated, after being self-realized, then bhakti begins. And as soon as bhakti begins, then you understand Kṛṣṅa. Bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ [Bg 18.55].

[One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.]

You cannot understand Kṛṣṅa by any other process—by jñāna, by yoga, by tapasya, by karma, by sacrifice, by charity. You cannot understand. Simply, Kṛṣṅa says, bhaktyā mām abhijānāti. If you want to know Kṛṣṅa as He is, then you have to take to this process, very simple process, man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru [Bg 18.65]:

[Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.]

"Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your respectful obeisances unto Me." Four things. That is here. Chant Hare Kṛṣṅa. That will be thinking of Kṛṣṅa, man-manā. And unless you are devotee, you cannot engage your time in that way. Then if you chant Hare Kṛṣṅa mahā-mantra, automatically you become devotee. Then you worship Deity. Unless you are a devotee, you cannot worship Kṛṣṅa.

The atheist will say, "They are worshiping some idol." No. That is not fact. They do not know that here is Kṛṣṅa personally; He is accepting the devotees' service in a manner in which we can serve Him at the present moment. If Kṛṣṅa shows you the virāṭ-rūpa, then you cannot serve Him. Where you'll get the dress of the virāṭ-rūpa? The whole world's cloth factory will fail you. [laughter] Therefore Kṛṣṅa is accepted, a four-feet-small Deity, so that you can acquire Kṛṣṅa's dress within your means. You can put Kṛṣṅa within your means. That is Kṛṣṅa's mercy. Therefore it is forbidden, arcye viṣṅu śilā-dhīḥ [Padyāvalī 115]. If any rascal thinks that in the Viṣṅu form, as stone, as wood; vaiṣṅave jāti-buddhiḥ, devotees considered as belonging to certain nation, caste—these are nārakī-buddhi. [break] This is not to be done. It is fact that here is Kṛṣṅa. Very kindly, just to show me favor, He has come in this form. But He's Kṛṣṅa; He's not stone. Even it is stone, that is also Kṛṣṅa, because there is nothing else but Kṛṣṅa, anything. Without Kṛṣṅa, there is no existence. Sarvaṁ khalv idam brahma [Chāndogya Upaniṣad 3.14.1].

[Everything, both matter and spirit, is non-different from the Supreme Personality of Godhead who is the Supreme Brahman.]

So Kṛṣṅa has got the power that even in His so-called shape of stone, He can accept your service. That is Kṛṣṅa.

So you have to understand these things, and if you understand properly what is Kṛṣṅa, this much qualification will make you fit for being liberated even in this life.

janma karma me divyaṁ yo jānāti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti kaunteya [Bg 4.9]

[One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.]

It is all stated there. So Kṛṣṅa can be understood only by devotional service, by no other way. You cannot speculate, "Kṛṣṅa may be like this." Just like Māyāvādīs, they imagine. The imagination will not help you. You cannot imagine God. That is foolishness. God is not subjected to your imagination. Then He is not God. Why He should be subjected to your imagination?

So these things are to be understood properly, and one can understand properly when he's pure devotee. Otherwise not. Nāhaṁ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtāḥ [Bg 7.25]:

[I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them I am covered by My eternal creative potency [yoga-māyā]; and so the deluded world knows Me not, who am unborn and infallible.]

"I am not exposed to everyone." Why He should be exposed to everyone? When He's pleased, He will reveal Himself to you. Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ [Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.234].

[No one can understand the transcendental nature of the name, form, quality and pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṅa through his materially contaminated senses. Only when one becomes spiritually saturated by transcendental service to the Lord are the transcendental name, form, quality and pastimes of the Lord revealed to him.]

You cannot ask the sun to appear immediately. When he is pleased, he will appear in the morning. Similarly, you have to please Kṛṣṅa so that He will appear before you and talk with you and bless you.

Thank you very much.

Devotees: Jaya! All glories to His Divine Grace!

[devotees offer obeisances] [kīrtana] [end]