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\u015ar\u012bmad-Bh\u0101gavatam<\/a> 1.16.4<\/a>
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Pradyumna<\/a>:<\/span> Translation: “Once when Mah\u0101r\u0101ja<\/a> Par\u012bk\u1e63it<\/a> was on his way to conquer the world, he saw the master of Kali<\/a>–yuga<\/a>, who was lower than a \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>,<\/i> disguised as a king and hurting a cow and a bull by his leg. The King at once caught hold of him to deal sufficient punishment.” [SB <\/span>1.16.4<\/a>]<\/div>\n

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Prabhup\u0101da:<\/span> So it was the duty of the king to go on tour and see persons who are actually not abiding by the laws of Vedic principles. This is the duty of the king. Just like in the Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101<\/a><\/i> it is said that c\u0101tur<\/a>–var\u1e47ya\u1e41<\/a> may\u0101<\/a> s\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6da\u1e41<\/a> gu\u1e47a<\/a>–karma<\/a>–vibh\u0101ga\u015ba\u1e25<\/a>:<\/i> [Bg. 4.13<\/a>] “In the human society I have divided four classes of men.” C\u0101tur<\/a>–var\u1e47ya\u1e41<\/a> may\u0101<\/a> s\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dam<\/a><\/i> [Bg. 4.13<\/a>].<\/i> K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a<\/a> says, “I have done it.”<\/div>\n

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So by nature, there are four classes of men. Anywhere you go you’ll find four classes of men. First-class, intelligent men. In whichever you take, you’ll find not all of them of the same category. First class, second class, third class and fourth class. First class means the most intelligent class, scientists, philosophers, like that; mathematicians, great religionists. They’re first-class men. The second class, administrator, to see that the government is going nicely, people are not unhappy, people are not suffering from thieves and rogues. This is the first business. Good government means that people will think that they’re secure, their property and person is secure. There will be no harm. Not very many years ago, say about hundred years ago, in India the native states, the rule was that if something is lying on the streets, valuable or invaluable, so nobody should touch it. The person who has lost or who has left that thing there, he would come and pick it up. You cannot touch. That was the law. And if one was caught, a thief, his hands will be cut off. In Kashmir state this was the rule. As soon as a thief is arrested and if he’s proved that he has stolen, the only punishment is cut his throat, a\u1e25, cut his hands. Bas.<\/i>Exemplary punishment so that nobody will dare<\/a> to steal. So this is second class, administrators. And the third class are to produce money\u2014businessmen, mercantile. Money is also required. So without money nothing can be done, so that is not… But that is the occupation of…, the third class take. And the fourth class, \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>.<\/i> They cannot take any post as intelligent class or administrator class or money-producing class. They are simply servant, help others, \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>.<\/i> The \u015b\u016bdra<\/a><\/i> was not meant for taking the political part.<\/div>\n

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Therefore it is said here n\u1e5bpa<\/a>–li\u1e45ga<\/a>–dhara\u1e41<\/a> \u015b\u016bdram<\/a>. N\u1e5bpa<\/a>–li\u1e45ga<\/a>–dharam<\/a>. Li\u1e45ga<\/a><\/i> means, real meaning is gender. Just the masculine gender, feminine gender. And the other meaning is sign. Just like there are signs, certain signs, we can understand here is a male, here is a female. By the signs. So li\u1e45gam<\/a><\/i>means “signs,” “symptom.” So n\u1e5bpa<\/a>–li\u1e45ga<\/a>–dharam<\/a>. \u015a\u016bdra,<\/i> actually he was a \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>,<\/i> but he dressed like a king. Just like if a woman dresses like a man, that is artificial. Or a man dresses like woman, that is also artificial. So everyone has his original dress and position. There, because a \u015b\u016bdra<\/a><\/i> took the dress of a king, therefore it is called n\u1e5bpa<\/a>–li\u1e45ga<\/a>–dharam<\/a>.<\/i> Artificially, he was dressed like a king. That is the position of Kali<\/a>–yuga<\/a>. Now the government men, they are elected by votes. People do not consider whether he’s a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> or k\u1e63atriya<\/a><\/i> or vai\u015bya<\/a><\/i> or \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>.<\/i> As he likes… People are \u015b\u016bdras. Kalau<\/a> \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>–sambhava\u1e25<\/a>.<\/i> In the Kali<\/a>–yuga<\/a> everyone is a \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>.<\/i> Therefore naturally he will elect one \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>.<\/i> The \u015b\u016bdra<\/a><\/i>is not fit for government management. As such we find so many difficulties in the government because the head or the head man, they are all \u015b\u016bdras.<\/i> They have dressed like administrator, but they are \u015b\u016bdras.<\/i>This is the symptom of Kali<\/a>–yuga<\/a>. There is no br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>,<\/i> there is no k\u1e63atriya<\/a>,<\/i> there is no vai\u015byas.<\/i>Maybe a few vai\u015byas,<\/i> and all \u015b\u016bdras.<\/i> A br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> means the good quality, first-class quality. That is very, very rare to be found.<\/div>\n

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So it was the business of the king to see that things are going on. First of all, there is classification: intelligent class or br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>;<\/i> and the administrator class or k\u1e63atriya<\/a>;<\/i> and the mercantile class, money-producing class. So everyone is engaged, and he’s doing his own business. But this division must be there. Without division the society will be in chaos. The example is given… I have several times mentioned that, that just like in this body, there is division: the head division, the arms division, the belly division, and the leg division. They are all required. You cannot say that simply legs will do. What about the head and arms? “I don’t require.” That is not… That is dead body. That is dead body. Any part of the body, you cannot miss. They must be all in order; then your body is fit. Similarly, in the human society, the social body, there must be these classes: the head class, the arm class, the belly class and the leg class. Very scientific. You cannot simply… If you have got intelligent class of men, but nobody is helping him, then what, what will be the use of intelligence? The intelligent class must be there, but to help him the less intelligent class men also required. Just like if there are only intelligent class, that will be chaos. Nobody will care for anyone. Sometimes we’ll find in our society, all intelligent class, and they fight each other. That’s all. Everyone is thinking, “I am intelligent. I am boss. I must order you.” And the other is thinking, “Why you shall be boss? I am also boss.” So (laughs) fighting will go on. So this is going on. At the present moment there is no intelligent class of men. But kalau<\/a> \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>–sambhava\u1e25<\/a>.<\/i> Therefore things are all in chaos. Everywhere you go, any part of the world, nobody is happy, either in family or community and society, nationwide, you take. Everyone is distrust, unhappiness, godlessness. Because the intelligent class of men is finished.<\/div>\n

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So the king, his duty was that if you are professing yourself as a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>,<\/i> then it is the king’s duty to see that you are acting as a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>. Br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> is not by birth but gu\u1e47a<\/a>–karma<\/a>–vibh\u0101ga\u015ba\u1e25<\/a><\/i> [Bg. 4.13<\/a>]. Gu\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> means quality. And karma<\/a>,<\/i> and work also. Simply “I have got now sacred thread, I have become br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>,<\/i> doubly initiated; now my business is finished. I can work, I can do whatever we like, like less than \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>, ca\u1e47\u1e0d\u0101la<\/a>.<\/i>” No, sir. If you are initiated as a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>,<\/i> you must act as a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>.<\/i>Truthfulness\u2014satya\u1e41<\/a> \u015bamo damas titik\u1e63\u0101<\/a> \u0101rjava\u1e41<\/a> j\u00f1\u0101na\u1e41<\/a> vij\u00f1\u0101nam<\/a> \u0101stikya\u1e41<\/a> brahma<\/a>–karma<\/a><\/i> [Bg.<\/i>18.42<\/a>]\u2014<\/i>everything is there. A br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> must be truthful. That is the first business of a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>\u2014<\/i>truthful. He’ll speak truth even before an enemy. Nobody speaks truth before an enemy because he wants to hide something. But br\u0101hma\u1e47a’s<\/i> business is to become truthful even before an enemy. That is stated.<\/div>\n

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There are many instances. Just like Satyak\u0101ma-j\u0101b\u0101la, a boy, Satyak\u0101ma, he went to Gautama<\/a> Muni<\/a>: “Sir, I want to become your disciple.” “Oh, very good. Are you br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> or br\u0101hma\u1e47a’s<\/i> son?” Formerly, in Vedic ways, nobody could be accepted as a disciple unless he’s born in high class family, br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>, k\u1e63atriya<\/a>, vai\u015bya<\/a>\u2014<\/i>especially br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>.<\/i> So this question was asked, “Which family you belong to?” So he said, “I do not know what is my classification.” “Now, who is your father?” “That I do not know.” “Ask your mother.” Then he went to his mother, “Who is my father?” “My dear boy, I do not know.” So actually his mother was maidservant. So maidservants have so many men, and by whom she was pregnant she cannot remember. She also told the truth. And this Satyak\u0101ma, he also came to Gautama<\/a>Muni<\/a>, he said, “Sir, my father, my mother also do not know who is my father.” “Oh, that’s all right. You are a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>,<\/i> because you are truthful. You do not hide yourself, that ‘I am a prostitute’s son.’ You say this is the position. ‘I am plainly speaking that my mother does not know who is my father. I do not know!’ ” So because he was truthful… That is the symptom of br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>.<\/i> He accepted, “Yes, I’ll accept you as my disciple.”<\/div>\n

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Indian:<\/span> Prabhup\u0101da, how did K\u0101ma<\/a>…?<\/i><\/div>\n

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Prabhup\u0101da:<\/span> You do… Don’t disturb. So this is the process, that the four castes\u2014br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>, k\u1e63atriya<\/a>, vai\u015bya<\/a>…<\/i> They were caste<\/a> system when they actually things were going on. Just like a carpenter. His son naturally becomes a carpenter by seeing the father’s work. So he can be very easily classified as a carpenter. Similarly, formerly, the br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> family, k\u1e63atriya<\/a><\/i> family, vai\u015bya<\/a><\/i> family, they were following the rules and regulations in such a way that naturally a br\u0101hma\u1e47a’s<\/i> son became a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>.<\/i> Because he has learned already the br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> principle from the parent. So naturally little touch will make him… That is initiation. Even though one is born in a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> family, why does he required initiation and sacred thread ceremony? Because simply by taking birth in a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> family one does not become a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>.<\/i> He has to be raised to the br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> standard. Otherwise, there was no initiation, there was no necessity of initiation or offering the sacred thread. That is called sa\u1e41sk\u0101ra<\/a>.<\/i> Otherwise, by birth everyone is \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>. Janman\u0101<\/a> j\u0101yate<\/a> \u015b\u016bdra\u1e25<\/a> sa\u1e41sk\u0101r\u0101d bhaved dvija\u1e25<\/a>.<\/i> So it is very good that one has taken his birth in a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> family, but provided he has learned the br\u0101hma\u1e47a’s<\/i> activities nicely from the parent, he is br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>. Ki\u1e41<\/a> punar<\/a> br\u0101hma\u1e47a\u1e25<\/a> pu\u1e47ya\u1e25<\/a>(?).<\/i><\/div>\n

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But if he deviates from the family principle… Just like in the \u015b\u0101stra<\/a><\/i> it is said that in a higher class family, br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>, k\u1e63atriya<\/a>,<\/i> especially br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>,<\/i> if the garbh\u0101dh\u0101na-sa\u1e41sk\u0101ra<\/a><\/i> is not accepted, the whole family becomes \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>. Garbh\u0101dh\u0101na-sa\u1e41sk\u0101ra<\/a>.<\/i> That means begetting the child, there is a ceremony which is called garbh\u0101dh\u0101na-sa\u1e41sk\u0101ra<\/a>.<\/i> So in the Kali<\/a>–yuga<\/a> practically no sa\u1e41sk\u0101ra<\/a><\/i> is performed. Therefore in the \u015b\u0101stra<\/a><\/i> it is said kalau<\/a> \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>–sambhava\u1e25<\/a>.<\/i> So Vedic process, Vedic principles of accepting. It is not possible in this Kali<\/a>–yuga<\/a>. Because the garbh\u0101dh\u0101na-sa\u1e41sk\u0101ra<\/a><\/i> is not there. In nobody’s family there the garbh\u0101dh\u0101na-sa\u1e41sk\u0101ra<\/a><\/i> is taken. Sex life is also regulated by garbh\u0101dh\u0101na-sa\u1e41sk\u0101ra<\/a>.<\/i> Therefore in the Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101<\/a><\/i> it is said, dharm\u0101viruddha\u1e25 k\u0101mo ‘smi. Aviruddha<\/a>,<\/i> “Sex life which is not against the religious principles, that I am. That sex life I am,” K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a<\/a> says. “I am that sex life.” That is godly. But sex life for sense gratification or for prostitution, that is not K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a<\/a>. That is Kali<\/a>. So this is the process.<\/div>\n

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So it was the duty of the king to see that if a man is professing himself as a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>,<\/i> he must act as a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>.<\/i> That was the duty. Otherwise, he should be punished. Just like here. This \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>,<\/i> he was presenting himself as a k\u1e63atriya<\/a>, n\u1e5bpa<\/a>–li\u1e45ga<\/a>–dharam<\/a>.<\/i> Therefore he was punished. Not that the king is callous: “Let him do whatever he likes.” Just like now our, everywhere, the government, it doesn’t care whether you are acting as a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>, \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>,<\/i> or whatever nonsense you are doing. Doesn’t care. “You pay me tax, that’s all.” Bring your tax, income tax, and everything, then you are free, whatever you are doing. That was not the duty of the king. The king’s duty is to see that actually one who is presenting himself as br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>,<\/i> he’s acting as a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>,<\/i> he has acquired the qualities of a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>. Gu\u1e47a<\/a>–karma<\/a>–vibh\u0101ga\u015ba\u1e25<\/a><\/i> [Bg. 4.13<\/a>].<\/i> He has got the quality and acting. Similarly, a k\u1e63atriya<\/a><\/i> also, he must act as a k\u1e63atriya<\/a>.<\/i> Similarly, vai\u015byas.<\/i> These are all, statements are there in the Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101<\/a>,<\/i> you know. K\u1e5b\u1e63i<\/a>-gorak\u1e63ya-v\u0101\u1e47ijya\u1e41<\/a> vai\u015bya<\/a>–karma<\/a> svabh\u0101va<\/a>–jam<\/a><\/i> [Bg 18.44<\/a>]. \u015aaurya\u1e41 tejo<\/a> yuddhe<\/a> c\u0101py apal\u0101yanam<\/a> \u012b\u015bvara<\/a>-bh\u0101va\u015b ca<\/a> k\u1e63\u0101tra\u1e41<\/a> karma<\/a> svabh\u0101va<\/a>–jam<\/a>.<\/i> Everything is given. Paricary\u0101tmaka\u1e41 karma<\/a> \u015b\u016bdrasy\u0101pi svabh\u0101va<\/a>–jam<\/a>.<\/i> Everything is given there. So it is the duty of the government, that this man is professing as a br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>,<\/i> as a k\u1e63atriya<\/a><\/i> or a vai\u015bya<\/a>,<\/i> whether he is acting, or whether he’s cheating others. No cheating will be allowed. That is government’s duty.<\/div>\n

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So here, this man was cheating. Because here it is said: n\u1e5bpa<\/a>–li\u1e45ga<\/a>–dharam<\/a>.<\/i> He was dressed like a king. Just like king is very gorgeously dressed. But his bodily feature, he was a black man. The black man means \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>.<\/i> The br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>, k\u1e63atriya<\/a>, vai\u015bya<\/a>,<\/i> they were not black. But the \u015b\u016bdras<\/i> were black. From external point of view, these things are there. \u015a\u016bdras,<\/i> another name is k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a<\/a>. K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> means black. So this black man was dressed like a king, and what was he, was he going to do? Ghnanta\u1e41<\/a> go-mithuna\u1e41<\/a> pad\u0101<\/a>.<\/i>He was trying to kill a pair of cow and bull. So naturally he could understand. Par\u012bk\u1e63it<\/a> Mah\u0101r\u0101ja<\/a> was going on tour, and on his way he saw that this rascal is dressed like a king and he’s trying to kill cows and bulls. Oh, he immediately chastised him. N\u1e5bpa<\/a>\u2014<\/i>he has dressed like a king, but his business is like \u015b\u016bdra<\/a><\/i>or less than \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>.<\/i> Butchers, butchers cannot be intelligent class of men, br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a>.<\/i> A br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> is not butcher. Neither a k\u1e63atriya<\/a>. K\u1e63atriya<\/a><\/i> fights, kills, but in regular religious fight. Not that by whimsically he’ll fight and kill men. No. So, here it is said, nijagr\u0101haujas\u0101 v\u012bra\u1e25<\/a>.<\/i> A k\u1e63atriya<\/a><\/i> must be v\u012bra<\/a>,<\/i> hero. Whenever there is injustice, he must immediately come forward. “Why injustice? These poor animals, they are also my subject. How you can kill them? He’s also born in this land.” “National” means one is born in that particular land. So they are also born in this land. Why he should be treated differently? Just like in your country, even one Indian gets his child here, the child is counted as USA<\/a>-born, US citizen, eh? Immediately. So if that is the law, that anyone born in this land should be treated as national, what is this law that the cows and the bulls born in that land, they are to be slaughtered? What is this law?<\/div>\n

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So it is the duty of the king, emperor… Immediately detected that “Why these poor animals are being killed? They are also subject to the laws of the state. As the human being requires protection, similarly, the cows… Not only cows, everyone requires protection by the government. Why they should be not protected? Therefore because the protection was not given to the cows and the bulls, he immediately took him, that “This rascal is not a k\u1e63atriya<\/a>;<\/i> he’s a \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>.<\/i> In the dress of a king, he’s doing mischievous activities.” Immediately punished him. This is government’s duty. If anyone… Just like, anyone is breaking law, it is the duty of the government to chastise him, similarly, the law should be… Exact good government law means that anyone who kills an animal without sanction… Of course, they now give sanction, that “Yes, you can kill as many animals in the slaughterhouse as you like.” Because the government is \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>.<\/i> Government is not k\u1e63atriya<\/a>.<\/i> So therefore is no protection. Why animal? Even a human being, if he’s being killed on the street, on the Broadway, nobody cares for him. So this is the position. But Par\u012bk\u1e63it<\/a> Mah\u0101r\u0101ja<\/a> was not such a king or such a head of the executive… He immediately punished. Therefore it is mentioned specially: ojas\u0101<\/a> v\u012bra\u1e25<\/a> kalim<\/a>.<\/i> Kali<\/a> is to be punished.<\/div>\n

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The Kali<\/a> begins with this animal killing. That is Kali<\/a>–yuga<\/a>. Meat-eating. Therefore, to avoid the influence of Kali<\/a> we have to give up this habit. The four things are Kali’s disciple, friends. We have already discussed this. So one friend is this meat-eating problem, the butchers, Kali’s friends. And the liquor distiller, he’s also Kali’s friend. And the gamblers or the gambling house maintainer. And prostitute house maintainer. These are friends of Kali<\/a>. Now you will find all over the world these things are very prominent-clubs and butcherhouse and liquor house and gambling house. Therefore the whole atmosphere is Kali<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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So because it is now Kali<\/a> age, just like winter season, everywhere is cold, chillest, so similarly because this is the age of Kali<\/a> therefore even in India… This king, Mah\u0101r\u0101ja<\/a> Par\u012bk\u1e63it<\/a>, was in India. He wanted to chastise this rascal in the dress of a king and attempting (to) kill cows. So this was in India. Maybe in other place also, because the king was touring. So not only in India, all over the world the Vedic civilization was there. Five thousand years ago, everywhere the… All people used to follow the Vedic principles. That is the proof. Because the king was following the Vedic principles. So this cow-killing by the Kali<\/a>, it is said it was done on the border of India, somewhere near Sindhu<\/a> Pradesh, Afghanistan, like that. So anyway, it was on this planet and he wanted to prohibit. But India is the center. This king, Mah\u0101r\u0101ja<\/a> Par\u012bk\u1e63it<\/a>, his headquarters also was Hastin\u0101pura, near New Delhi at the present moment. Hastin\u0101pura. There is a place still, Hastin\u0101pura. There is one broken fort also. They say this fort belonged to the P\u0101\u1e47\u1e0davas. People go there to see. Anyway, now the king was so strict that even outside India some cow was being attempted to be killed, he immediately took his sword to punish him. Now in India they are killing ten thousand cows daily. This is Kali<\/a>–yuga<\/a>. That… Still, they have got some sentiment about cow-killing. There was about say five or six years ago, there was good agitation. But who cares for that? Because the government is \u015b\u016bdra<\/a>: n\u1e5bpa<\/a>–li\u1e45ga<\/a>.<\/i> They have taken the position of government, but they are all full of \u015b\u016bdras.<\/i> Now in India not only killing cows… We had never seen… In Bombay this time I saw in our Juhu-big, big signboards: Beef shop. Beef shop. So Hindus are there also now taking. I asked one lady, she was meat-eater. So I asked her, “Do you eat cow’s meat, cow’s flesh?” “Yes, sometimes.” So this is Kali<\/a>–yuga<\/a>. Now government is encouraging drinking and meat-eating. And illicit sex, that is, that has become now a common affair, anywhere you go. Why should you should have to go to brothel? Even big, big, other places. I don’t wish to mention. You see.<\/div>\n

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So this is the age of Kali<\/a>. So simply full of sinful activities, that’s all. That is Kali<\/a>–yuga<\/a>. But sinful activities will not help us. That they have no brain to understand. You have to purify yourself. Sinful activities will involve you more and more in the cycle of birth and death. You will take sometimes birth as a king or as a demigod, and sometimes as the worm of the stool. Because according to your karma<\/a>,<\/i>you will get next body. Karma\u1e47\u0101<\/a> daiva<\/a>–netre\u1e47a<\/a><\/i> [SB 3.31.1<\/a>].<\/i> Therefore the process is at least don’t act sinfully. Then you will get higher-class birth. \u016ardhva\u1e41 gacchanti<\/a> sattva<\/a>–sth\u0101\u1e25<\/a><\/i> [Bg. 14.18<\/a>].<\/i> You will get chance of taking your birth in higher planetary system where the standard of living is many, many thousands better than this planet. Just like Svargaloka, Janaloka. From our \u015b\u0101stra<\/a><\/i> we understand that the inhabitants of Candraloka, moon planet, they live for ten thousands of years, but these rascals are going there. They do not find any living entity. So that is the contradiction. But we believe that in the moon planet… And why we shall not believe? If the living entities are found everywhere, so why, what moon planet has done that there should be no living entity? From our experience we can see living entity is there on the land, in the air, in the water, even in the fire. So every planet is made of these five elements: earth, water, fire, air, sky. So we find by practical experience that in the water there is living entity, on the land there is living entity, within the land there is living entity. So why in the moon planet or other planet there should be no living entities? That’s a wrong theory.<\/div>\n

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Long, long ago, sometimes in 1930, I had a talk in Allahabad with a great scientist Dr. Shah. He said that there is no reason to disbelieve that in other planets there is no living entity. And recently one Russian scientist also said that there are many planets where very, very intelligent class of men are there. So that is our theory, that the… if you go to the higher planetary system, you will find more comfortable standard of life, the duration of life is very long, and the people are very, very intelligent. They are called demigods. So whatever it may be, we have to follow our own principles, and there is no reason to disbelieve that in other planets there are no living entities. We cannot accept it.<\/div>\n

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So anyway, in every planet there is kingdom or there is government. Because in the Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101<\/a><\/i>we understand, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a<\/a> says,<\/div>\n

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ima\u1e41<\/a> vivasvate<\/a> yoga\u1e41<\/a>
\nproktav\u0101n<\/a> aham<\/a> avyayam<\/a>
\nvivasv\u0101n<\/a> manave<\/a> pr\u0101ha<\/a>
\nmanur ik\u1e63v\u0101kave<\/a> ‘brav\u012bt
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K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a<\/a> said that “This philosophy, this Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101<\/a><\/i> yoga<\/a> system, I first of all explained to the sun-god, whose name is Vivasv\u0101n<\/a>.” He spoke the same principle to his son Manu<\/a>, and Manu<\/a> also spoke the same principle to his son, Ik\u1e63v\u0101ku<\/a>. So Ik\u1e63v\u0101ku<\/a> came from the sun planet. He happens to be the grandson of Vivasv\u0101n<\/a>. So how you can say that in the sun planet there is no possibility of life? We get the history. And if you say that “In fire how one can live?” No. As we see that in water some other living entities can live, similarly, I may not be able to live in the fire, but there are other living entities who can live there. That should be the right conclusion. Because fire is as good another material element as the water is. As water is also one of the material elements, fire is also one of the eight material elements. So if we can see by our practical experience, there are living entities in the water, so why not living entities in the fire? And in the Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101<\/a><\/i> it is said that living entity, this spiritual spark, is not affected by material influence. In the Vedas<\/i> also it is…, asa\u1e45go ‘ya\u1e41 puru\u1e63a\u1e25<\/a>.<\/i> It has nothing to do with this material condition. Ad\u0101hya.<\/i> This special word is used that it cannot burned by the fire. A\u015bo\u1e63ya,<\/i> it cannot be dried up by air. Acchedya<\/a>,<\/i> it cannot be cut into pieces. These things are there. So we are firmly convinced that in the sun planet there is also living entity, and the king or the president there is called Vivasv\u0101n<\/a>, his name is Vivasv\u0101n<\/a>. And our g\u0101yatr\u012b<\/a>–mantra<\/a><\/i> is worshiping the sun planet. O\u1e41<\/a> bh\u016br bhuva\u1e25<\/a> sva\u1e25<\/a> tat<\/a> savitur vare\u1e47ya\u1e41<\/a> bhargo devasya<\/a> dh\u012bmahi<\/a>.<\/i> So this is the Vedic conception. Every planet there is king, and the king’s duty is to see that everyone is executing his professional occupational duty.<\/div>\n

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So Mah\u0101r\u0101ja<\/a> Par\u012bk\u1e63it<\/a> also, he used to go for examining. Therefore it is said, digvijaye<\/a> kvacit<\/a>.<\/i> Not that at a particular time he went out to, for touring. But he was going, say, yearly, or six-monthly. And one of his tour he found that a person dressed like a king was attempting to kill cows, and he punished him. So this is the statement.<\/div>\n

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Thank you very much. (end)<\/div>\n

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