Sometimes we are accused that we’re escaping labor, we are parasites, we are dependent on the society. We are not dependent on the society; we are dependent on Krsna. Yoga-ksemam vahamy aham [Bg. 9.22]. Krsna is supplying us this nice building, nice food, nice opportunity. Not only one—we have got hundreds of buildings like that, without any labor. We are not working like these laborers.
Just see. I went to your country with forty rupees, and now I have got forty crores of worth, property. So I did not work like them. (laughs) Yes. The people are bringing money. Krsna is sending money, daily one to five lakhs of rupees. So this is Krsna consciousness. Why one should work? Nayam deho deha-bhajam nrloke kastan kaman arhate vid- bhujam ye [Bhag. 5.5.1]. Vid-bhujam, the stool-eaters, they will work hard. Human life is not meant for working hard. Take Krsna’s shelter. Krsna will supply everything. Yoga-ksemam vahamy aham [Bg. 9.22]. Tesam nityabhiyuktanam yoga-ksemam vahamy.
So this pa means working hard, parisrama. And pha means foam, phenam. If you work very hard… You have seen sometimes the horse. They are having foams in the mouth. So we have to work so hard in this material world that sometimes foam comes. Yes. We become thirsty. We require some drinking because the tongue becomes dry, the lips become dry, and sometimes, the pa, pha… And ba—still, we are disappointed, vyarthata. And bha—we are always fearful, bhaya. And ma—after this, mrtyu, death. After so working hard, after always being fearful, being baffled and so on, so on, still, you cannot live here; you must die. This is called pavarga. In Sanskrit grammar, there are vargas: ka-varga, ca-varga, ta-varga, pa-varga. So pa-varga means pa, pha, ba, bha, ma. So material life means these five kinds of difficulties; at last—death. Ma means mrtyu. But if you take shelter of Krsna, then you are saved. Therefore Krsna is described as apavarga-saranam. If one wants to nullify this pavarga, then he must take shelter of Krsna. Aham tvam sarva… Because we are working hard why? According to our sinful activities, we are put into the situation, working very hard. Without working, we cannot get our food. So Krsna is apavarga-saranam. If you want apavarga, if you want to nullify these five kinds of pa, pha, ba, bha, ma, then you must take shelter of Krsna.
So Krsna is always kind, but when He sees that you are very eager to go to Krsna, He calls. He calls. Just like He explained to Arjuna, “My dear Arjuna, because you are My very dear friend,” sarva- guhyatamam, “I am just disclosing the most confidential part of knowledge.” Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja: [Bg. 18.66] “This is the most confidential part of knowledge. Don’t be entangled with this pavarga. Take shelter of Me.” So this is calling Arjuna. So Prahlada Maharaja expecting, “When the Lord will call me?” That is real mercy. You cannot call God, or Krsna, “Please come to me and save me.” Krsna is not your servant; He does not agree to be your servant. But when He’s pleased, He says, He calls you, “Please come and surrender unto Me.” Therefore we must expect, “When the master will call me?” Don’t try to see God, but act in such a way that God will call you, “Please come here.” That is wanted. That is bhakti, not that “O God, please come. I will see you.” Why God will come to see you? He is very busy. What you have done that you want to see God? If you say, “O Indira Gandhi, please come here. I’ll see you,” she will come? Be qualified, and she will see you. Similarly, don’t try… This is not bhakti. Nacia nacia aire gopala. No. Gopala is not anyone’s servant that He’ll come dancing and dancing. You be qualified, and He’ll see you. He’ll call you, “Yes, come back. Come back home, back to home, back to Godhead.” Be qualified. (aside:) Why you are standing? Stand. Yes.
So this is Prahlada Maharaja’s instruction. Everyone should be anxious how Krsna will call him back to home, back to Godhead. And that is done, that is possible, when you are engaged in service.
Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.16
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Mayapur, February 23, 1976
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