r Brahma-sahit, Verse 34

San Francisco, September 13, 1968

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Prabhupda: (singing)
cintmai-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vkalakvteu surabhr abhiplayantam
lakm-sahasra-ata-sambhrama-sevyamna
govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi
govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi
Chant!
Devotees: (singing) govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi.
Prabhupda: (singing) govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi.
Devotees: (singing) govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi.
Prabhupda: (singing) govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi.
Devotees: (singing) govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi.
Prabhupda: This prayer for Govinda is from Brahma-sahit. It is
very old literature, and nobody can say when it was spoken, but it is
understood that these verses were written by Brahm, and when
Lord Caitanya was traveling in South India He picked up this book
from a temple, hand-written, and He delivered to His devotees. So, it is
very authorized book. In this book the description of Ka is very
vivid, vividly given. There His place, His activities, His form, everything
is there nicely given. So, this, this verse, it is, it is not first verse. This is
the 34th verse of the Fifth Chapter. Cintmai-prakara-sadmasu kalpavka-lakvteu
surabhrabhiplayantam. That, that
place, cintmai ... Cintmai, a stone. In the transcendental world the,
as we have got experience here, the houses are made of bricks, there the
houses are made of cintmai stone. The cintmai stone is..., of
course there is no exact translation, but it is understood it is something
like touchstone. Touchstone means the stone which if it touches a iron,
it transforms into gold.
So, the abode of Ka is described that there are houses, cintmaiprakara-sadmasu. Prakara means house. And cintmai-prakarasadmasu kalpa-vka, and that the trees are desire trees. What is that
desire tree? Just like here in, in this material world, a tree is meant for
delivering a particular fruit or flower, but desire tree means whatever

you desire you get immediately delivered from the tree. That is
called, cintmai-prakara-sadmasu, kalpa-vka. Kalpa means
whatever you like, whatever you will. Cintmai-prakarasadmasu kalpa-vka-lakvteu. Such trees are not one. Just like here
in your country, as soon as you go outside the city there are hundreds
and thousands of trees, there is neither fruit nor flower, but they are
meant for fuel or some other purposes. But there, there are many
millions of trees which are all desire trees. Whatever you want, it is
present there. The tree will supply immediately. Prakarasadmasu kalpa-vka-lakvteu.
And surabhrabhiplayantam. Ka is engaged in, as, a cowherds boy.
He is herding cows. What sort of cows? Surabhi. Surabhi means that
cow supplies you milk as much as you like, and as many times you can,
you like, you can draw milk from that cow. Immense supply of
milk, surabhr abhiplayantam. Lakm-sahasra-ata-sambhramasevyamnam, and the Lord is worshiped by many hundreds, thousands
of goddess of fortune. The gops, here you see the picture. That is a
little sample only. But in the transcendental kingdom the Lord is
always served with all great respect and obeisances and devotion, many
thousands of goddess of fortune. That goddess of fortune means they
are most beautiful, and everything is complete, that such a place and
such abode and such activities are described about Ka.
cintmai-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vkalakvteu surabhr abhiplayantam
lakm-sahasra-ata-sambhrama-sevyamna
govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi
And that Personality of Godhead, Govinda, Ka, is the original
person. As in the Vednta-stra it is said, "Who is Brahman? What
is Brahman? What is the Absolute Truth?" (break)
Devotees: (singing) ...tam aha bhajmi.
Prabhupda: So, the description is that Govinda is very fond of playing
on flute,venum. Venum means flute. Veu kvaantam aravindadalyatka. His eyes are just like lotus petals. Very beautiful
eyes. Veu kvaantam aravinda-dalyatka barhvatasam. And
He likes peacock feather, peacock feather on the head. So you will
find Ka always with peacock feather. He wears a very valuable
helmet, helmet on His head, but you will find one peacock
feather.Barhvatasam
asitmbuda-sundargam,
and
His
complexion of the body is blackish, just like new clouds. He is not that
complexion light; He is blackish,Ka, and..., but He is so beautiful,

all-attractive. Here, of course, in this material world, blackish we do not

like; we want fair complexion. But Ka, the original person, He is
blackish, but not blackish like this. Kandarpa-koti-kamaniya-visesasobham. His beauty is surpassing many millions of Cupids. You have
heard the name of Cupid. He is a very enchanting person, loving
person, but here it is descibed, kandarpa-koi-kamanya-vieaobha. If you assemble millions of Cupids in one place, still it can not
be compared with the beauty of Ka, Ka is so beautiful. Kandarpakoi-kamanya-viea-obha. Veu kvaantam, always playing on
flute. (singing)
veu kvaantam aravinda-dalyatka
barhvatasam asitmbuda-sundargam
kandarpa-koi-kamanya-viea-obha
govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi
Devotees: (singing) govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi.
Prabhupda: (singing) govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi.
Devotees: (singing) govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi.
Prabhupda: So just imagine the position of the Ka conscious
person. Everyone is worshiping somebody. Somebody is worshiping his
wife, somebody is worship..., worshiping his husband, somebody is
worshiping the leader of the country, somebody is worshiping
something, something, something. And if anyone has nothing, then
somebody is worshiping a dog, a cat. But we are worshiping the original
person, Ka.
Just
see
our
position. Govindam dipurua tam ahabhajmi. We are not flattering ordinary things. We
have
captured
the
original.Govindam dipurua tam aha bhajmi. And why not? He is so...
Devotees: (all shout simultaneously, enthusiastically) Jaya, hari bol!
Prabhupda: He is so beautiful. (laughter) Kandarpa-koi-kamanyaviea-obha. And calling us, by playing on His flute, nice flute. When
He was playing His flute, all the gops, they would give up all their
family duties, everything, and go off to Ka, Ka. Their fathers,
their brothers, their husbands, who will call them, "Where you are
going? It is dead of night!" "No, we are going to Ka."
Devotees: (laughter) Jaya, hari bol!
Prabhupda: So, Ka is so nice. Just to attract us, that you want love,
here, atVndvana, He appears at Vndvana, in Vndvana, and shows
His ll, His activities, just to attract us. How lovable object! You are

trying to find out something lovable. You are being frustrated. Here is
something complete, if you love, you will become complete. And
this Govinda can be achieved simply by love. You don't require any
other qualification. He is so great, He is the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, He is the proprietor of everything, but what does He want
from
you?
In
the Bhagavad-gt He
says, patra pupa phala toya yo
mebhakty prayacchati [Bg. 9.26]. We can worship Ka with a little
flower, with a little fruit, a little water, that's all. How universal it is! A
little flower, a little fruit, a little water can be collected by any poor
man. You don't require to earn many thousands of dollars to
worship Ka. Why Ka will ask you, you contribute dollars, or
millions of rupees? No. He is full in Himself. He has got everything,
complete. So He is not beggar. But, He is beggar. In what sense? He is
begging
your
love.
Therefore
He
says
that patra pupa phala toya yo me bhaktyprayacchati. He is
not beggar from you a little flower, a little fruit, but Ka said, "If
something should be given to Me. Please try to give Me something,
because that is the token of love. You are taking so many things from
Me. I am supplying you light, I am supplying air, I am supplying you
water, I am supplying you life, food, everything. You can not
reciprocate something for Me? I am asking you simply a little water,
little flower, a little leaf." So, what does He want? He wants yo
mebhakty prayacchati. He wants simply bhakti, or love, pure love. Yo
me bhaktyprayacchati tad aha bhaktyupahtam anmi prayattmana. And because a devotee is lover
of Ka,
brings
these
things
in
love
and
devotion,
therefore Kasays, aham anmi: "I get that and eat that."
Devotees: Jaya, hari bol!
Prabhupda: So Ka worship is not very costly affair. Simply you
have to decide that "I shall love only Ka." And if you love only Ka,
then you will actually love everything. If you love..., because you are
loving the root. Just like if you supply foodstuff to your stomach, then
you supply foodstuff all the parts of your body. This is the method.
The Bhgavata describes this method.
yath taror mla-niecanena
}tpyanti tat-skandha-bhujopakh
propahrc ca yathendriy
tatha (iva) sarvrhaam acyutejy
[SB 4.31.14]

Just like, taror mla-niecanena, if you supply water on the root of

the tree, the water is immediately transferred to the branches, to the
leaves, to the flowers, to the fruitseverywhere. Everyone knows it. It
is scientific. But if you supply water to one leaf, or thousand leaves, it
does not mean that other leaves are also getting the benefit. So, at the
present moment, people are captivated for human welfare activities.
Oh, what human welfare activities they will do? It is not in your power.
You can do something, but very limited. There are living entities, they
are not only human beings. There are 8,400,000's of living entities,
and the human living entities they are only minute portion. They are
only 400,000's these, only. Other living entities, they are eight million.
That is not very difficult to understand. If you take a census of the
living entities in the city of San Francisco, then the census of the
human being residing in this city, they will be very, a small number in
comparison to the birds, bests, aquatics, ants, and so many other living
entities, so many other living entities. So, suppose a portion of human
living entity you serve, then what is the value of service? What is the
value of that service?
Therefore, the Bhgavata says, just like watering the root of the tree
you can serve all the leaves, flowers, branches, and everything of the
tree, just by supplying foodstuff to your stomach you can serve all the
limbs of your body, similarly, simply by loving Ka you can learn how
to love everyone. If you don't love Ka, and if you love the whole
universe, it is still imperfect. Imperfect. And, because we are not
loving Ka, therefore we are sectarian. Just like, take for example
your country, or any country, it doesn't matter. I am giving example, I
am not attacking anybody, I am giving example. You love your
countrymen. That's very nice, but why don't you love the cows of your
country? As it... It is also living entity. They are also born in this
country. Have they not right to live? Oh, you know in argument, in
logic, you will accept, "Yes." But because we do not love Ka,
therefore there is partiality, that one section of the living entities
should be loved, and the another section of the living entities should be
sent to the slaughterhouse. Why this defect? This defect is due to your
lack of loving affairs with Ka. And as soon as you try to love Ka,
then you will see, "Oh, the cows are my brothers, oh, the black people
are my brothers, the white people are my brothers, the ants are my
brothers, the dogs are my brothers, the trees are my brother, everyone
my brother." That is universal brotherhood. If you simply talk of
universal brotherhood, and you do not loveKa, hah, then it is

useless. (laughter) It is useless. Therefore, actually it is happening.

They are proclaiming peace and prosperity, and they are fighting in the
United Nations. But where is the peace? Then where is the prosperity?
Because lacking love of Ka.
Therefore, this Ka consciousness is very urgent necessity for the
human society. They should learn how to love Ka. Then everything
will be adjusted, very easily. It is not utopian theory; it is practical.
There are many instances, and those who are following, the students in,
in our society, ask them how they love others, how they love everyone,
because they are..., they are trying to love Ka. Sogovindam dipurua tam aha bhajmi. Therefore our process is, try to love the
original person. And as soon as you become an expert lover... You will
find in, in our Back to Godhead there is a picture that a hunter, after
being initiated in Kaconsciousness, he is loving even the ants. Those
who have seen our Ka pictures. Have you got Back to Godhead here?
You can show picture?
The story is, the hunter, a hunter was killing in the forest many
animals, because hunter's business is to kill. So, I am speaking very
shortly. The story and the picture you will find in Back to Godhead
recently published. And Nrada, because he isVaiava, he is lover
of Ka, when he was passing on the path in the forest, he saw that
many half-dead animals are in torture, flapping. So, he was very kind.
"Oh, who has done this mischief, these poor animals?" So he searched
out the hunter, and he went there. The hunter asked me, "Oh, why you
are disturbing my business?" SoNrada said, "My dear hunter, I have
come to beg something from you." So hunter thought that "This
mendicant is a beggar, so he might have come to me to beg some skins,
or deer skin or tiger skin." So he said, "All right, please, let me do my
business. I shall give you skins, whatever you like." Nrada said, "No,
no, I don't want anything from you. I have come to request you
something." "What is that?" "How, if you are killing animals, why don't
you kill them all at once? Why you are killing them half, and giving
them so much torture?" "Oh," he said that "I have been educated in
that way. I have been trained in that way killing of animals by my
father. I take pleasure in it." So Nrada said, "So my request to you is
that if you want to kill animals, please kill them immediately. Don't kill
half. This is very great sinful." Then he inquired, "What is the sin?" He
said that "You are killing so many animals, so you are accumulating
sins." Then he explained everything, so he became little softened, and
he inquired that "How to get out of these sinful activities?"

ThatNrada said that "If you follow my instruction, then you can get
free from these sinful activities." "Now, what I will have to do?" He said
that "First of all break your bow, then I shall tell you." "Oh, if I break
my bow, then my business instrument is gone." "No, don't be afraid."
"Then how shall I eat?" "Oh, I shall send you food." So then he agreed:
"If you solve my food problem, then I will follow you." So Nradasaid,
"Yes, I shall send you all kinds of food. You give up this business, and
come with me." So the hunter and his wife went with Nrada,
and Nrada fixed them a place on the bank of the Ganges at Prayga,
and he said that "You sit down here and chant Hare Ka. I shall send
you all food that you require." "All right sir. Don't forget (laughter),
because I have given up my business." (laughter)
So next day it was advertised in the village that the hunter has
become aVaiava, a bare-headed boy (laughter), Vaiava. (laughter)
So, in the, in India it is the system that if anyone goes to a temple or to
a saintly person, the ladies especially, and they take some grains in
hand, at least one palmful, and contributes. So, ten, twenty, fifty people
are coming, and it becomes sufficient for the temple-keepers. That is
the system in India still. Still there are many hundreds and thousands
of temples in India, and India is advertised as poverty-stricken, but all
these temples are being maintain..., maintained by the people from the
morsel of their food, still. They contribute. If a sannys goes to the
house of a householder, he will never be refused. At least he should be
given a little rice, little flour. That is the system. So, so many people are
coming to see them, how they have becomeVaiava, saintly person,
and contributing, somebody flour, somebody dahl, somebody rice,
somebody fruit. "Oh," they thought. "Oh, why Nrada is sending so
much? We are only two persons, husband and wife, and he is sending
more than twenty person foodstuffs, daily." So, he was convinced that
"If I chant Hare Ka, I will not starve. Nrada will send everything,
that's all."
So, gradually by chanting they became very highly advanced
spiritually. So one day Nrada said to his friend Parvata, "My
dear Parvata, I have got a disciple inPrayga. He was hunter, and I have
initiated him to chant Hare Ka. Let us go and see how he is doing."
So, two friends are coming there, and it is the system that the disciple,
by seeing the spiritual master, should immediately offer obeisances and
receive him very nicely. So when he was going to receive from distant
placeNrada, he saw some ants were on the feet, and he was trying to
remove them so that they may not die, pressure of his foot... (break)

Prabhupda: (singing) govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi.

Devotees: (singing) govindam di-purua tam aha bhajmi.
Prabhupda: Thank you.
Devotees: Jaya. (end)