The Happiness Of Eternal Love contd......

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Humble Pranams at the divine Lotus feet of our ever present Bhagawan Sri

Sathya Sai Baba!

 

There are many results of past sinful activities for which we are

suffering at the present moment,and we may be suffering in the future

due to our present sinful activities.But all of these reactions to

sinful deeds can be immediately stopped if we take to KRSNA

consciousness.As evidence for this ,Rupa Gosvami quotes a verse from the

Srimad-Bhagawatham(11.14.19).This verse is in connection with Lord

KRSNA's instruction to Udhava ,where He says, " My dear Udhava devotional

service unto Me is just like a blazing fire that can burn into ashes

unlimited fuel supplied to it " .The purport is that as the blazing fire

can burn any amount of fuel to ashes ,so devotional service to the Lord

in Krsna consciousness can burn up all the fuel of sinful activities.For

example ,in the Gita Arjuna thought that fighting was a sinful activity

,but Krsna engaged him on the battle field under His order,and so the

fighting became the Devotional service .Therefore Arjuna,was not

subjected to any sinful reaction.

 

Srila Rupa Gosvami quotes a verse from the Third Canto of Srimad

-Bhagavatham (3-33-6),in which Devahuti addressed her son,Kapiladeva,an

incarnation of Krsna,who taught a type of yoga called, " Sankhya " , and

says 'My dear Lord,there are nine different kinds of devotional service

,beginning from hearing and chanting.Anyone who hears about Your glories

,who offers you obeisances,who thinks of You and,in this way,executes

any of the nine kinds of devotional service-even if he is born in a

family of dog-eaters [the lowest grade of mankind] - becomes immediately

qualified to perform sacrifices. "

 

As such,how is it possible that anyone actually engaged in devotional

service is full Krsna consciousness has not become purified?It is not

possible.One who is engaged in Krsna consciousness and devotional

service has without doubt become freed from all contaminations of

material sinful activities.Devotional service therefore has the power to

actually nullify all kinds of reactions to sinful deeds.A devotee is

nevertheless always alert not to commit any sinful activities;this is

his specific qualification as a devotee.Thus the Srimad-Bhagawatham

states that by performing devotional service a person who was born even

in a family of dog-eaters may become eligible to take part in the

performance of the ritualistic ceremonies recomended in the Vedas.

 

It is implicit in this statement that a person born into a family of

dog-eaters is generally not fit for performing yagna ,or sacrifice .The

priestly caste in charge of performing these ritualistic ceremonies

recomended in the vedas is called the " Brahmana " order.Unless one is a

Brahmana,he can not perform these ceremonies.

 

 

 

To be contd..

 

Jai Sai Ram