Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.25
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Los Angeles, April 17, 1973
Devotee:
vipadah santu tah sasvat tatra tatra jagad-guro bhavato darsanam yat syad apunar bhava-darsanam
“I wish that all those calamities would happen again and again so that we could see You again and again, for seeing You means that we will no longer see repeated births and deaths.”
Prabhupada: So that is very interesting verse that vipada, calamities, danger, that is very good if such danger and calamities remind me of Krsna. That is very good. Tat te ’nukampam su-samiksamano bhunjana evatma-krtam vipakam. A devotee, how he receives dangerous position? Danger must be there. Danger…
Because this place, this material world is full of dangers. These foolish persons, they do not know that. They are trying to avoid the dangers. That is struggle for existence. Everyone is trying to become happy and avoid danger. This is the material business. Atyantika-sukham. Atyantika-sukham.
Ultimate happiness. A man is working and thinking: “Let me work now very hard, and let me have some bank balance so when I shall get old, I shall enjoy life without any working.” That is the inner intention of everyone. Nobody wants to work. As soon as he gets some money he wants to retire from work, and to become happy. But that is not possible. You cannot be happy in that way.
pamho prabhus agtACBSP very nice class i already heard it many times but i’m never fed up to hear the special prayers of QUEEN KUNTI DEVI from the lotus mouth of SRILA PRABHUPADA.
It is true we should be very careful at home also about this vipada dangers wherever we go maya follows us but for people who live in full krsna consciousness the 3 forms of suffering through dangers and calimities don’t exist anymore says the bhagavad gita 2.65.
Unfortunately i’m still trying to become free from the bodily concept of life but I’m trying all the time my best to remember Krsna and never forget HIM therefore my krsna smarana is getting stronger everyday.
Dangers and calamities appear like a fake dream to remind me that when we forget Krsna there is material life, says SRILA PRABHUPADA.
That’s the nature of this material world, so thank you very much to all the prabhupadanugas around the world for helping each other to never forget Krsna – that’s the most dangerous moment.
agtys ys
seva das
haribol