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Prabhupada, Los Angeles, April 22, 1973: […] There was a caricature-picture in some paper. Perhaps you remember. From Montreal or here, I don’t remember. One old lady and her husband, sitting, face to face.
The lady is requesting the husband: “Chant, chant, chant.” And the husband is answering: “Can’t, can’t, can’t.” So this is going on. We are requesting everyone: “Please chant, chant, chant.” And they are replying: “Can’t, can’t.” This is their misfortune. This is their misfortune.
So still it is our duty to make all these misfortunate, unfortunate creatures fortunate. That is our mission. We therefore go in the street and chant. Although they say: “Can’t,” we go on chanting. That is our business. And, somehow or other, we push on some literature in his hand. He is becoming fortunate.
He would have squandered his hard-earned money in so many nasty, sinful ways, and if he purchases one book, never mind what is the price, his money is properly utilized. The beginning of Krishna consciousness is there.
Because he is giving some money, hard-earned money, for this Krishna consciousness movement, he is getting some spiritual profit. He’s not losing. He’s getting some spiritual profit. Therefore our business is, somehow or other, bring everyone in this Krishna consciousness movement. He will be profited.
So this business is going on not only in the human society. Krishna ’s plan is so great that, that Krishna appeared as human being or as Lord Krishna, not everyone knew that He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He was dealing just like ordinary human being. Not ordinary. When there was need, He proved Himself the Supreme Personality of Godhead. But generally He was known as ordinary human being.
Therefore Sukadeva Gosvami is describing Krishna in a description when He was playing with the cowherd boys. Krishna . So Sukadeva Gosvami is pointing out who is this cowherd boy? He said: ittham brahma-sukhanubhutya, satam. The impersonalists, they are meditating upon the impersonal Brahman and feeling some transcendental bliss.
And Sukadeva Gosvami says the source of that transcendental bliss is here, Krishna . Aham sarvasya prabhavah. Krishna is the source of everything. Therefore the transcendental bliss which the impersonalists try to experience by meditating upon impersonal Brahman, Sukadeva Gosvami says: ittham satam brahma-sukhanubhutya.
Brahma-sukham, the transcendental bliss of realization of Brahman. Dasyam gatanam para-daivatena. Here is the person who is the source of brahma-sukha and dasyam gatanam para-daivatena. Dasyam gatanam means devotees.
A devotee is always prepared to render service to the Lord. Dasyam gatanam para-daivatena. Supreme Personality of Godhead. And… And mayasritanam nara-darakena. And those who are under the spell of illusory energy, for them He is ordinary boy.
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