Srila Rupa Goswami
In The Nectar of Instruction Srila Rupa Goswami gives the following very powerful instruction:
vāco vegaṁ manasaḥ krodha-vegaṁ
jihvā-vegam udaropastha-vegam
etān vegān yo viṣaheta dhīraḥ
sarvām apīmāṁ pṛthivīṁ sa śiṣyāt
“A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind’s demands, the actions of anger and the urges of the tongue, belly and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the world.”
The word for word meanings given for the fourth line are as follows.
sarvām-all; api-certainly; imām-this; pṛthivīm-world; saḥ-that personality; śiṣyāt-can make disciples.
In the published book as quoted above Srila Prabhupada translates this as “can make disciples all over the world.” It is interesting to note in this connection that when Srila Prabhupada was speaking with clergymen in Detroit on 15 June 1967 he translated this line to say that such a person can make the whole world his disciples.
This is a great encouragement for us because Srila Prabhupada ordered us to deliver the world. This verse gives us the key of how we will become qualified to make the whole world our disciples. We must become perfect masters of our tongues, bellies, genitals, minds, words, and anger by engaging them all fully in Krishna’s service. This will qualify us to successfully carry out our duty to make the whole world Krishna conscious.
So let’s do it. Let’s give up all our nonsense and become perfect goswamis, masters of our senses.
Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom
Question: What is Most Important?
My Dear Respected Gurudeva,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
What’s most important?
There are different degrees of importance. I am eager to know what’s the most important thing.
Answer: Surrender to Krishna
My Dear Kaspars,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
This is only one thing of importance, that you must fully surrender to Krishna.
I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.
Learn from His Holiness Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Originally published at https://ultimate-self-realization.blogspot.com on September 20, 2020.
