V9 - Here SP is discussing in the purport that one does not take birth in this material world.
Devotional service and impersonalists - two different paths. Impersonalists is very very hard and their success is only partial because they merge into the brahmajyoti of the Lord. Dev aspect is very different and we need to only understand that we are spirit soul and all activities connected to Krsna are spiritual and not material. For us also in kali-yuga SP has given us the ability to chant to Holy names and get purified. The devotees goal is to not be born in this material world but to go back to Goloka. The impersonal feature is only the sat feature. Brhmajyoti feature is only the eternal feature but someone in Goloka get all the sac-cid and ananda features and hence higher than impersonal liberation. When we take care of the Lord, the Lord also wants to take care of us. He helps us, he protects us in whatever we do. This is the Lord's mercy. When the devotee understand Krsna's pasttimes, his advent, his glories etc - he doesn't have to take birth again - he is engaged 24*7 in KC activities - Also in practices etc. This way we understands Krsna and not just book knowledge but real knowledge - realization of Krsna. When that realization takes place then he is liberated.
V10: In wanting to perform dev service we need to be free from attachment (material life), fear (people who have problems with material life, it ends up in stress, fights, distress and hence they fear such relationships in the spiritual world. For such people merging into the Brahmajyoti is the highest concept and they fear relationships so much) and anger (Someone trying to understand Krsna become angry when they are trying to obtain the truth but get cheated by so many different yogis and hence become angry. They want some spirituality and they get cheated and frustrated and become very angry.) and also be fully absorbed in Krsna. Such people who have such good Faith, association, bhajana kriya, anartha nivritti etc... they come to prema or pure love for Krsna. This practice is very important. How? Chanting, be purified by the knowledge of Krsna - hearing and reading Krsna Katha, as we get purified we get affection for Krsna and then it turns into pure love for Krsna. Then our sadhana bhakti will turn to prema bhakti.
V11-15 : How One should apply the knowledge of transcendental subjects. How did such people come to him?
V11- Directly proportional to how much we surrender to Krsna. Pleasure we derive are eternal pleasure in the spiritual world. But here everything is temporary - both happiness and distress are temporary here in the material world. Some want to realize Krsna as a lover, as a servant, friend etc. So different people want to surrender to Krsna differently. SP explains that whatever one's desire is, one should approach Krsna to fulfill their desires. If we have material desires, Krsna will fulfill them but still he will purify us so in time we won't have those desires. Whatever desires we have, if we keep Krsna in the center then we get purified gradually.
V12- Approach Krsna in different ways. Some approach Krsna indirectly through the demigods for some fruitive activities. He becomes the yagneshwara. Krsna says people who pray to demigods are less intelligent. They feel demigods are equal to Krsna. They are actually servants of Krsna. Everything works well in tandem. Eq- car and another ex is the body. and only organ which can enjoy is the stomach. When that is pleased then everybody is pleased. Same way by pleasing Krsna everyone is satisfied and pleased. All their desires are fulfilled by Krsna. He is the Supreme person and he is giving the powers to the demigods as well. Nowadays people are so foolish that they worship anything/anyone as God. Ex- Dhruva maharaj he approached Krsna for material desire to get a kingdom bigger than his grandfathers. As soon as the Lord touched him, he understood that he doesn't want those material things and asks for forgiveness from Krsna. Same way when we desire some material thing - he doesn't give it right away as it won't be good for us but after testing us he gives us those material things so we understand that we aren't hankering for it. Hence we should go for something which is permanent. We live forever if we live for Krsna. We should become intelligent that we don't have temporary things but something which is permanent.
V13- From previous verse we know we have desires but how do we go about purifying all our desires. In this verse Krsna explains how those in the varnasrama dharma can purify ourselves. The whole varnasrama systems is to help us purify our desires and be able to connect to Krsna. The 4 categories of people are there - Intelligent, who want to control, want to work, serve others. We notice many of us are sudras or we are working for someone and some have vaisya mentality. These divisions are based onthe modes of the material nature. Brahmans have mode of goodness. Ksatryias mode of passion, Vaisyasa - mode of passion and ignorance, Sudras - mode of ignorance but have parts of other qualities as well. Krsna also says that I am spiritual and not under these rules. Everythign is sustained within him. Lord has aboslute status. Although he has created this system for the Human beings can go through these Varnasrama system to purify their animal tendencies to human tendency and yet he is the non doer and not bound to this system. We try to serve the Supreme Lord and hence through this system we try to purify ourselves. Vaisnavas are higher than brahmana because they want to purify everyone and take them back to Godhead and hence they are as good as Krsna. One who is connected to Krsna can also go back home, back to Godhead.
Devotional service and impersonalists - two different paths. Impersonalists is very very hard and their success is only partial because they merge into the brahmajyoti of the Lord. Dev aspect is very different and we need to only understand that we are spirit soul and all activities connected to Krsna are spiritual and not material. For us also in kali-yuga SP has given us the ability to chant to Holy names and get purified. The devotees goal is to not be born in this material world but to go back to Goloka. The impersonal feature is only the sat feature. Brhmajyoti feature is only the eternal feature but someone in Goloka get all the sac-cid and ananda features and hence higher than impersonal liberation. When we take care of the Lord, the Lord also wants to take care of us. He helps us, he protects us in whatever we do. This is the Lord's mercy. When the devotee understand Krsna's pasttimes, his advent, his glories etc - he doesn't have to take birth again - he is engaged 24*7 in KC activities - Also in practices etc. This way we understands Krsna and not just book knowledge but real knowledge - realization of Krsna. When that realization takes place then he is liberated.
V10: In wanting to perform dev service we need to be free from attachment (material life), fear (people who have problems with material life, it ends up in stress, fights, distress and hence they fear such relationships in the spiritual world. For such people merging into the Brahmajyoti is the highest concept and they fear relationships so much) and anger (Someone trying to understand Krsna become angry when they are trying to obtain the truth but get cheated by so many different yogis and hence become angry. They want some spirituality and they get cheated and frustrated and become very angry.) and also be fully absorbed in Krsna. Such people who have such good Faith, association, bhajana kriya, anartha nivritti etc... they come to prema or pure love for Krsna. This practice is very important. How? Chanting, be purified by the knowledge of Krsna - hearing and reading Krsna Katha, as we get purified we get affection for Krsna and then it turns into pure love for Krsna. Then our sadhana bhakti will turn to prema bhakti.
V11-15 : How One should apply the knowledge of transcendental subjects. How did such people come to him?
V11- Directly proportional to how much we surrender to Krsna. Pleasure we derive are eternal pleasure in the spiritual world. But here everything is temporary - both happiness and distress are temporary here in the material world. Some want to realize Krsna as a lover, as a servant, friend etc. So different people want to surrender to Krsna differently. SP explains that whatever one's desire is, one should approach Krsna to fulfill their desires. If we have material desires, Krsna will fulfill them but still he will purify us so in time we won't have those desires. Whatever desires we have, if we keep Krsna in the center then we get purified gradually.
V12- Approach Krsna in different ways. Some approach Krsna indirectly through the demigods for some fruitive activities. He becomes the yagneshwara. Krsna says people who pray to demigods are less intelligent. They feel demigods are equal to Krsna. They are actually servants of Krsna. Everything works well in tandem. Eq- car and another ex is the body. and only organ which can enjoy is the stomach. When that is pleased then everybody is pleased. Same way by pleasing Krsna everyone is satisfied and pleased. All their desires are fulfilled by Krsna. He is the Supreme person and he is giving the powers to the demigods as well. Nowadays people are so foolish that they worship anything/anyone as God. Ex- Dhruva maharaj he approached Krsna for material desire to get a kingdom bigger than his grandfathers. As soon as the Lord touched him, he understood that he doesn't want those material things and asks for forgiveness from Krsna. Same way when we desire some material thing - he doesn't give it right away as it won't be good for us but after testing us he gives us those material things so we understand that we aren't hankering for it. Hence we should go for something which is permanent. We live forever if we live for Krsna. We should become intelligent that we don't have temporary things but something which is permanent.
V13- From previous verse we know we have desires but how do we go about purifying all our desires. In this verse Krsna explains how those in the varnasrama dharma can purify ourselves. The whole varnasrama systems is to help us purify our desires and be able to connect to Krsna. The 4 categories of people are there - Intelligent, who want to control, want to work, serve others. We notice many of us are sudras or we are working for someone and some have vaisya mentality. These divisions are based onthe modes of the material nature. Brahmans have mode of goodness. Ksatryias mode of passion, Vaisyasa - mode of passion and ignorance, Sudras - mode of ignorance but have parts of other qualities as well. Krsna also says that I am spiritual and not under these rules. Everythign is sustained within him. Lord has aboslute status. Although he has created this system for the Human beings can go through these Varnasrama system to purify their animal tendencies to human tendency and yet he is the non doer and not bound to this system. We try to serve the Supreme Lord and hence through this system we try to purify ourselves. Vaisnavas are higher than brahmana because they want to purify everyone and take them back to Godhead and hence they are as good as Krsna. One who is connected to Krsna can also go back home, back to Godhead.
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