Classes and Bhajans

Lecture by Bhakti Purusottama Swami on Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 7, Chapter 13, Texts 11-13.  This lecture continues the theme from the previous lecture about the behavior of the perfect person and how a perfect person sometimes acts in suprising ways.  The second half of the class, Maharaj speaks about the Julan Yatra festival (Radha and Krishna Swinging) that is currently happening all this week.  These are wonderful stories about Radha and Krishna.

TRANSLATION Text 11

As a historical example of this, learned sages recite the story of an ancient discussion between Prahlada Maharaja and a great saintly person who was feeding himself like a python.

PURPORT

The saintly person met by Prahlada Maharaja was undergoing ajagara-vritti, the living conditions of a python, which does not go anywhere but sits in one place for years and eats whatever is automatically available. Prahlada Maharaja, along with his associates, met this great saint and spoke to him as follows.

TRANSLATION Texts 12-13

Prahlada Maharaja, the most dear servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, once went out touring the universe with some of his confidential associates just to study the nature of saintly persons. Thus he arrived at the bank of the Kaveri, where there was a mountain known as Sahya. There he found a great saintly person who was lying on the ground, covered with dirt and dust, but who was deeply spiritually advanced.

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2008-08-13

Lecture by Bhakti Purusottama Swami on Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 7, Chapter 13, Text 10.  Maharaj speaks on the sometimes unexplainable activities of the pure devotees using many examples from Lord Chaitanya. 

TRANSLATION

Although a saintly person may not expose himself to the vision of human society, by his behavior his purpose is disclosed. To human society he should present himself like a restless child, and although he is the greatest thoughtful orator, he should present himself like a dumb man.

PURPORT

A great personality very much advanced in Krishna consciousness may not expose himself by the signs of a sannyasi. To cover himself, he may live like a restless child or a dumb person, although he is the greatest orator or poet.

Dallas, TX
2008-08-12