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Pradyumna, Vrindavana, August 15, 1974: “I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the heat in fire. I am the life of all that lives, and I am the penances of all ascetics.” (Bhagavad-gita 7.9)
Prabhupada: So Krishna is describing how He is spread everywhere, in details. In the beginning, before this verse, He has mentioned in so many ways. So we can see Krishna in every step and every moment. If we practice to see Krishna, it is not difficult. Whenever there is fragrance… Just like rose flower, beauty and fragrance, you can immediately remember Krishna, “Here is Krishna.” Simply we have to practice it.
So as soon as you remember Krishna or you say or utter the word “Krishna,” immediately Krishna contacts you. You are in contact with Krishna immediately. And if you remain constantly in contact with Krishna by studying all these details, then where is the lack of Krishna consciousness? And if you remain always in that way, Krishna conscious, then you are the topmost yogi. Yoginam api sarvesam [Bg. 6.47] Very easy.
It is not at all difficult. Simply you have to practice. As soon as there is nice fragrance, nice flower… In another place it is said that the nice flower, or any flower that is fructified, that is blooming, that is smiling, smiling of Krishna. So you can see Krishna smiling as soon as you see a flower.
So I do not know why they say, “Can you show me Krishna?” Krishna is showing Himself in so many ways. They will not take it. It is not at all difficult to see Krishna every moment, in every step, if we study what Krishna says: “I am,” “This is.” Punyo gandhah prthivyam ca. Everything is there. Now, within the earth, the every stock is there. The flavor of rose flower is there, and the flavor of some other flower is also there, but you cannot take out by your so-called scientific chemical process.
You take some lump of earth and extract from it the flavor of rose. It is there. That is a fact. Because you sow the seed of a rose flower, it will exact the rose flavor from the earth. That’s a fact. Who can deny it? Otherwise, wherefrom the flavor is coming? Krishna also, He, it is said, jivanam sarva-bhutesu. He’s the life, seed. Bijo ’ham… Next, next verse He’ll say, bijam mam sarva-bhutanam. Bija, the seed.
The seed is so nicely made by Krishna’s brain that as soon as you put on the seed within the earth and put some water, it will come out, fructify, and gradually grow and exact the flavor, the color, everything. This is a fact. No, everybody knows.
Not only that, a small seed of banyan tree… Bijam mam sarva-bhutanam. There is also Krishna. Otherwise how this wonderful thing can happen? A small seed just like a mustard seed, and it… Not only one tree, but many millions of fruits, and in each fruit, many millions of trees. This is Krishna’s brain. You cannot do that. The so-called manufacturers, they can manufacture one watch, very complicated, but not that from that watch many watches will come. No, that is not possible.
But Krishna is so powerful, omnipotent, that He has manufactured… Because He is there. Bijam mam sarva-bhutanam. Whenever He is there, He can play wonderful things. This is the study of Krishna consciousness. Where is the difficulty? Bija… Punyo gandhah prthivyam ca tejas ca, tejas casmi vibhavasau. Now, this electric lamp, it is brilliant or it has got some heat, temperature. Wherefrom it is coming? It is coming from Krishna. That’s a fact. Cause of all causes.
isvarah paramah krsnah sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah anadir adir govindah sarva-karana-karanam [Bs. 5.1]
This is a fact. These are explained here. Everything, that is there. Janmady asya yatah [Bhag. 1.1.1]
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