Todays Bhagavad Gita Class "The Material World Means Politics"

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"The Material World Means Politics,

Jealousy, Diplomacy, Envy"

73/07/07 London, Bhagavad-gita 1.1

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Pradyumna (leads chanting, etc.):

 

dhrtarastra uvaca

dharma-ksetre kuru-ksetre

samaveta yuyutsavah

mamakah pandavas caiva

kim akurvata sanjaya [bg. 1.1]

Prabhupada: (during chanting of sloka) Now, in your leisure hour you will

try to repeat and get by heart some of the slokas. That will be very nice. Go

on.

 

Pradyumna: (after synonyms) "Translation: Dhrtarastra said: O Sanjaya,

after assembling in the place of pilgrimage at Kuruksetra, what did my sons and

the sons of Pandu do, being desirous to fight?"

 

Prabhupada: So the history is that same family, there was dispute who

would occupy the throne. Dhrtarastra and, actually he was the eldest son of the

king, and next was Pandu. So every country the law of primogeniture, what is

called? The eldest child... In your country even the eldest child is a girl, she

also occupies the throne. Just like present Queen Elizabeth. Formerly there was

Queen Victoria; before that, another Elizabeth. But in India woman has no such

right. Woman is never given any responsible post. That is the opinion of the

greatest politician in the history of the world, Canakya Pandita. According to

his opinion, visvaso naiva kartavyah strisu raja-kulesu ca. He has given his

explicit opinion that "You cannot trust with any responsible post or any

responsibility with a woman and politician." Those who are diplomat, politician,

you cannot trust them. So the general regulation is that woman should remain

under the protection of husband, er, father, husband and children. Just like

these Pandus, their mother, Kunti, she was very, very qualified lady. But still,

after the death of her husband, she always remained with the sons. The sons are

going to the forest; the mother is also going. Also the wife is also going,

Draupadi. This was the... So two parties... Dhrtarastra was the eldest son, but

he was blind, bodily defect. Therefore he was not awarded the throne. His next

brother, Pandu, he was offered the throne, but he died very early age, a young

man. When these Pandus, the five sons, Yudhisthira Maharaja, at at that time not

Maharaja, Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva, they were very small

children, so they were taken care of by Dhrtarastra and other elderly family...

Bhismadeva. He was the grandfather of the Pandavas. He was the elder uncle of

Dhrtarastra. Bhisma was elder brother of Dhrtarastra's father. He was so old.

But he was... Actually, the kingdom belonged to Bhisma, but he remained a

brahmacari, he did not marry. There was no issue of Bhismadeva. Therefore his

nephews, Dhrtarastra and Pandu, they were inheritor.

 

Now, after the death of Pandu, there was conspiracy. Dhrtarastra wanted

that "Actually, this is my kingdom. Now, somehow or other, I could not get it.

Now my brother is dead. So if I do not inherit, why not my sons.?" This was the

politics. Politics are always there, and enviousness, jealousy. This is the

nature of this material world. You cannot avoid it. Spiritual world means just

the opposite. There is no politics. There is no jealousy. There is no

enviousness. That is spiritual world. And material world means politics,

jealousy, diplomacy, enviousness, so many things. This is material world. So

even in the heavenly planets, these things are there, politics. Even in animal

kingdom, these politics are there. This is the nature. Matsarata. Matsarata

means enviousness. One man is envious of another man. It doesn't matter, even

they are brothers or family members. Here the family members, Dhrtarastra and

Pandu, two brothers, their sons, they were family members, but the

enviousness...

 

So the Krsna consciousness movement is not for the persons who are

envious. Envious. It is a movement to train people how to become not envious. It

is very first-class scientific movement, yes. Not to become envious. Therefore

Srimad-Bhagavatam in the beginning introduces, dharmah projjhita-kaitavo atra

[sB 1.1.2]. In this Srimad-Bhagavatam, dharma, religious principles, cheating

type of religious principle is completely eradicated, thrown away, projjhita.

They are kicked out, projjhita. Just like you collect all the dirty things from

the room, sweeping and then kick out, don't keep it within the room. Similarly,

cheating type of religious system -- kicked out. It is not such religion, "this

religion,that religion." Any religion system, if there is jealousy, that is

not religion. Jealousy means... We should understand jealousy, what is jealousy.

Jealousy means that you are rightful owner of something; I won't allow you to

take it. This is jealousy. This is jealousy. Jealousy, try to understand.

Suppose you are rightful owner of something, and I am trying that "You don't own

it. I shall own it. Or somebody own it. I shall not allow it." This is jealousy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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