oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
9th canto chapter 3 Text 22
evaṁ bruvāṇaṁ pitaraṁ
smayamānā śuci-smitā
uvāca tāta jāmātā
tavaiṣa bhṛgu-nandanaḥ
ŚB 9.3.22
Translation by Śrīla Prabhupad:
Sukanyā, however, being very proud of her chastity, smiled upon hearing the rebukes of her father. She smilingly told him, “My dear father, this young man by my side is your actual son-in-law, the great sage Cyavana, who was born in the family of Bhṛgu.”
Purport by Śrīla Prabhupad:
Although the father chastised the daughter, assuming that she had accepted another husband, the daughter knew that she was completely honest and chaste, and therefore she was smiling. When she explained that her husband, Cyavana Muni, had now been transformed into a young man, she was very proud of her chastity, and thus she smiled as she talked with her father.
End of purport.
Chastity is the pride; chastity is the strength, is the potency of the women, lady, you understand? That is, Sukanyā was chaste. That young man, Chyavana Muni, was very, very old. But he was transformed into a very young handsome man. Otherwise how can he accept Sukanyā, a young girl, as his wife? So two Aśvinī-kumāras came so he begged them to give him youthful life. The two Aśvinī-kumāras have power; they are physicians of the heavenly planets. So they told him to take a dip in that lake there. So the three of them, two Aśvinī-kumāras and Chyavana Muni, had a dip in that lake there and they came out as young handsome young men. Sukanyā couldn't recognize; they all three looked alike. Sukanyā couldn't recognize who was really her husband. So she requested the Aśvinī-kumāras, "Please tell me who is my husband." Now he was a very young man. The two Aśvini- kumāras were very pleased because Sukanyā was chaste. She wanted her actual husband that her father had given. That is chaste, lady. That is chastity. Prabhupad has said in his purport, and Śrīmad- Bhāgavatam speaks about it.
Bhāgavatam is pramāṇa amala, it is spotless proof and you have to accept it. Here Prabhupad says, "When suddenly Śaryāti saw that his daughter had accepted someone else, even though the man was young and handsome, he immediately chastised her as asatī, unchaste, because he assumed that she had accepted another man in the presence of her husband. According to Vedic culture, even if a young woman is given an old husband, she must respectfully serve him." This is Vedic culture. You understand? Prabhupad Mahārāja says, "This is chastity, this is chastity, satītva. It is not that because she dislikes her husband she may give him up and accept another." Then she will become unchaste, prostitute. There will be no chastity, and it is not Vedic culture. It is against Vedic culture. You understand? If he doesn't accept this so he will commit offense, he must be punished by Yamarāj, life after life.
bhāgavata ye nā māne, se—yavana-sama
tāra śāstā āche janme-janme prabhu yama
CB 1.1.39
In Caitanya-bhāgavata, Vrindavan dās Ṭhākura says, one who doesn't accept Śrīmad-Bhāgavata… Why Bhāgavata has been given to you? Why it has been given? This is as good as Krishna - kṛṣṇa tulya bhāgavata. Krishna is your only well-wishing friend, He knows what is really beneficial for you. Do you understand, Payonidhi? So? If you won't accept, you'll commit offense; you must be punished by Yamarāj life after life. It speaks about chastity. This is chastity!"It is not that because she dislikes her husband she may give him up and accept another." This is against Vedic culture. "According to Vedic culture, a woman must accept the husband given to her by her parents and remain chaste and faithful to him. Therefore King Śaryati was surprised to see a young man by the side of Sukanyā." Now Sukanyā is telling everything, and she smiled because she was chaste. She was proud because she was chaste, honest and proud. Do you understand? Chastity is the strength of women. The women who is not chaste, who is unchaste, no strength, no spiritual strength. Wonderful stories are there about chastity. In Mahābhārata, there is one story. Be attentive. There is a story in Mahābharata. One chaste lady was there, her husband was a leprosy patient, a leper.
Do you understand? Yes. But chaste lady shouldn't leave and get another husband. No. This is against Vedic culture. Where is the chastity? The woman should be, the lady should be devoted to her husband, this pāti-vrātyā, satītva pāti-vrātyā - chastity and devotion to the husband. That is the ornament of the woman, lady. And is the potency, strength of the lady, ornament and potency, chaste lady, chastity. And she must serve the husband with full faith and devotion her parents have given her. She shouldn't reject. Though her husband was a leprosy patient, the lady was serving with full faith and devotion, giving him all pleasure. She was a chaste lady and had devotion. I was saying yesterday, and it is the ideal - Lord Rama's wife, Sītādevī is ideal chaste lady, the crest jewel of chaste ladies - sati śiromaṇi, pati vrata śiromaṇi, Sītādevī. Do you know, Rāmāyāṇa? Yes. Goddess Sītā, the wife of Lord Rāma, was ideal.
Lord Rāma is ideal for all men and Goddess Sītā is ideal for all women. Lord Rāma is known as maryāda-puruṣottama. Do you know? Lord Krishna is known as līlā puruṣottama, Lord Rāma is known as maryāda puruṣottama, and Lord Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu is known as what? You know? prema-puruṣottama. You understand, Payonidhi? līlā-puruṣottama, maryāda-puruṣottama, and prema-puruṣottama. Do you understand? Yes. So maryāda-puruṣottama Lord Rāma, He never transgresses the Vedic etiquette, Vedic rules, regulations. Strictly He observed the Vedic etiquette, Vedic rules, Vedic culture. Do you understand? He came here to teach us this thing. He very strictly follows. You understand? Similarly, Sītādevī is the ideal chaste lady, ideal devoted lady to her husband. Lord Rama is eka patni vrata, only accepts one wife, He doesn't accept another wife. Do you understand? Sītādevī was banished. After returning from killing Rāvaṇa, rescuing Sītā, Lord Rāma returned to Ayodhya. Do you know the story? But the people of Ayodhya couldn't accept it. Sītādevī stayed in the house of Rāvaṇa, a great demon so many years, how she was chaste? How she was chaste? Therefore Lord Rama, before accepting her, Lord Rāma told her, "Enter into the fire and prove your chastity." Do you understand? So Sītādevī, entered into the fire, came out bright, effulgent - chaste lady. Do you understand? This test. Lady should be chaste. "Enter into the fire! If the fire will never burn you then you are chaste lady!" Do you understand? So Lord Rama has accepted. Lord Rama knows because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He knows everything. Sītā was pure and chaste, yes. He accepted. But the people of Ayodhyā couldn't accept it. So people told so many things about Sītādevi as unchaste.
yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas
tat tad evetaro janaḥ
sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute
lokas tad anuvartate
BG 3.21
Isn’t it? śreṣṭha, leader, do you understand, those who are leaders, those who are superiors, they should be ideal. They should set example before others. Do you understand?
yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas
tat tad evetaro janaḥ
sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute
lokas tad anuvartate
BG 3.21
Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā says. The king will be leader, Government-head will be leader, he is leader. Father is a leader, guru is a leader, superior persons are leaders, they should set example before others. Otherwise, how the other people can be taught? You understand? So people of Ayodhyā thought of like this, "O, Lord Rāma accepted an unchaste wife." So Lord Rama had to banish Sītā. So Sītādevī was banished. But Sītādevī didn't disrespect her husband Lord Rama because she was devoted, she was chaste. She was not thinking of any other male but Lord Rāma, though banished. Do you understand? It is mentioned. Sītādevī was saying like this, "Let me die, let my body be burned to ashes and let those ashes be put at the root of a tree as manure, and let that tree grow vigorously and take the log of that tree to the carpenter. Let the carpenter make wooden sandals for my husband. So let him use it, let me serve my husband in that way." Do you follow my language, Payoniddhi? This is chastity. The chaste lady only thinks of her husband, never thinks of any other male than her husband. You understand? Such is chastity, strength. So I was telling that story from the Mahābharata. That chaste lady was there and her husband was a leprosy patient. But she was devotedly serving, pati-bṛatya, satitva, never disrespecting him and fulfills all the desires of her husband and giving him pleasure. Once her husband thought of to enjoy a prostitute who was living nearby, you understand? A prostitute was living nearby. Her husband thought of to enjoy that prostitute. He is a leprosy patient - ugly looking, cannot move, you see, invalid, completely invalid person, cannot move. But he wants to enjoy. This desire of enjoyment is so strong.
yā dustyajā durmatibhir
jīryato yā na jīryate
tāṁ tṛṣṇāṁ duḥkha-nivahāṁ
śarma-kāmo drutaṁ tyajet
ŚB 9.19.16
9th canto Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam says, Yayāti Mahārāja's statement. yā dustyajā - it is very difficult to give up this desire of enjoyment, especially sense enjoyment, sexual enjoyment. Do you understand? Payonidhi, have you giving it up? Hah? Test is there, test is for you. Do you understand, Payonidhi? 9th canto Yayāti Mahārāja says: jīryato yā na jīryate - A man has become old, completely invalid, completely old and invalid. His senses are very, very weak now, he cannot enjoy. Still, at desire is there. He is going to die, he is on the death bed, still, he has desire to enjoy sex. Sex desire is so strong. Do you understand? But if you want really happiness, blissfulness, free from these miseries: immediately give it up!
yā dustyajā durmatibhir
jīryato yā na jīryate
tāṁ tṛṣṇāṁ duḥkha-nivahāṁ
śarma-kāmo drutaṁ tyajet
ŚB 9.19.16
How can one give it up? hah? kāma kṛṣṇa arpane, do you understand, Payonidhi? kāma kṛṣṇa kāmārpane - offer it to Krishna! Become as lusty as gopīs! gopīyāḥ kāmaḥ. Develop gopi-bhāva! Do you understand, Payonidhi? Otherwise you cannot give up this sex desire. This is kāma kṛṣṇa arpane. Do you understand? There is one story. A great Mogul Emperor was there, Akbar, do you know? Akbar, a great Mogul Emperor. So in his court, there was Vira Balla. You understand Virabal? Who used to speak very funny stories and makes Akbar laugh, enjoy. So once, he said, "Emperor Akbar, this lust, this sex desire is so strong, one cannot give it up. It is very difficult to give it up. Even an old man going to die, completely invalid, still he has that desire." And Akbar said, "No, this is not true. An old man, invalid, who is going to die?"
"No, it is true. Shall it be proved?" "Yes, prove it." Then Vira Balla said, "Alright, you find out the oldest person in your empire who is going to die. We will go to him and prove it." Do you understand? So it was found out, that oldest person in his empire. Then Vira Balla said, "Alright, you will go, I will go myself, and bring your young daughter,16-years old young daughter with us. These three persons should go there." So emperor Akbar brought his young daughter, 16 years-old young daughter, very beautiful. She put on a nice sāri, nice ornaments, nupur, tinkling 'rounroun,' very nice, put on lip stick, so many things, very beautiful.The three of them went then message was sent to that oldest person that 'Emperor Akbar is coming to see you.' He was astonished, amazed. "Why Emperor Akbar is coming to see me? I am going to die." Still they went and that old man was lying on the cot invalid completely, going to die, on the threshold of death. He is going to die. So, this side of the cot, Vira Balla and Emperor Akbar stood, and that side of the cot, Akbar's young daughter stood. Do you understand? That person looked at the young daughter. He didn't look at Akbar. And Vira Balla said, "You see, he is not looking at you, Emperor Akbar. He is looking at your daughter. You see how the sex desire is there." So strong! jīryato yā na jīryate tāṁ tṛṣṇāṁ duḥkha-nivahāṁ śarma-kāmo drutaṁ tyajet That he said. If you really want happiness and pleasure in your life and completely do away with this material distress and suffering, immediately give up this desire.
So his wife could understand this then the wife thought, 'How can I help my husband? The prostitute wants money, we have no money. We are very poor and my husband is a leprosy patient - ugly looking, complete invalid, no beauty, nothing. Why the prostitute would accept him? What shall I do?' Then she went to the prostitute's house, used to go there, serve there. She cleanses her house, washes her cloth, does some work every day. So after a few days, the prostitute saw, 'Why this lady is coming and rendering such service to me? I am a prostitute, I am condemned in the society. Why this lady, very beautiful looking lady, seems to be very chaste lady, and devoted. Why she is rendering service to me?' So once she told her, "Why are you serving me? I am a prostitute, condemned in the society.", Then she expressed, "I have a husband but he is a leprosy patient, completely invalid but, he wants to enjoy you." We have no money and my husband also is not looking handsome; he is ugly. You won't accept him so I am serving you if you shower some mercy on him." Then the prostitute was very much pleased with the service of that chaste lady. "Yes, alright, bring your husband this evening. I will fulfill his desire." Do you understand?
Then in the evening, that chaste lady went to the prostitute's house carrying her husband on the shoulder because he couldn't move, he couldn't walk. When they reached, the prostitute had prepared some food, nice tasty food, and she had put it on a table in different pots. One earthen pot, one brass pot, one silver pot, one golden pot, one stone pot, do you understand, in different pots she had put. Then the prostitute told that leprosy patient, "Please take your sit and I have prepared some food. You just eat it then I will fulfill your desire."
So that leprosy patient tasted form this pot, from that pot, from that pot, from that pot. And he said, "This is only one food, not different food. Why you have put it in different pots? You could have put in one pot." You understand my point? Then the prostitute said, "Yes. Food is one, containers are different. One is an earthen container, another is a silver container, another a golden container, another is a stone container or different container but inside, food is one. It contains one food, only containers are different. Similarly, you have such a beautiful wife, chaste, devoted wife. I am a prostitute. Inside your wife and inside me, the same thing is there. Only the outward body may be different. She may be blackish, she may be white. (You follow my point, Payonidhi?) Then why do you want me? Why have you come to me? Such a good lady, chaste, devoted." The prostitute taught him a very good lesson. The prostitute taught him a very good lesson.
Sometimes, prostitute teach very good lessons, yes. Yes, Cintāmaṇi veśyā, isn't it? Bilvamangal Ṭhakura's story is there. Cintāmaṇi veśyā taught him a very good lesson. She told Bilvamangal. Bilvamangal was such a lusty person, very lusty, person, very addicted to Cintāmaṇi veśyā. Do you understand? Even he went to her house in a very, very bad day. Continuously raining, continuously raining, inundated, the whole land was inundated. And that was his śrāddhā, pitṛ-śrāddha-divasa. Mahārāja, how do you say in English, pitṛ-śrāddha? Offering śrāddhā, oblations, śrāddhā to his deceased father, you see, anniversary. That day, one should do sankīrtana, think of Viṣṇu, Kṛṣṇa, austere life should maintain. But on that day, Bilvamangala went to that prostitute's house, Cintāmaṇi veśyā. The whole land was inundated, continuous, pouring torrential rains. He is so mad, kāmāndha, do you understand? andha means blind. One who has developed such lust, he is one sort of blind man, kāmāndha, do you understand? He went. One dead body was floating on the water. Taking help of that dead body as a boat, he went there. Then the prostitute had closed her doors from inside, bolted it, so how could he enter? He entered into the roof, through the roof. That hut was a thatched roof, some little opening was there and one snake was hanging. He thought it was a rope, the snake was hanging there. Catching hold of that snake, thinking it a rope, he entered into the roof. That Cintāmaṇi veśyā saw him, "Hey! Why have you come here, such a bad day? And it is pitṛ-śrāddha-divasa, day of your śrāddha-divasa, you should have thought of Kṛṣṇa, do saṅkīrtan. Why, what beauty is here? What is there inside my body?
Bones are there, stool is there, urine is there, mucus is there, bile is there, flesh is there, blood is there. All nasty things are there inside this body. It is a bag. What attraction is there? All-beautiful is Kṛṣṇa. kandarpa-koṭi-kamanīya- viśeṣa-śobham. Kṛṣṇa's beauty far excels that of crores of Cupids. He is all-attractive. If you will be attracted towards Kṛṣṇa, what is this attraction?" She just chastised, and gave a good lesson. And then he turned his face towards Kṛṣṇa, Bilvamangal, completely, you understand? Yes. Sometimes prostitutes teach very good lesson, very good lesson they teach. Then Bilvamangal completely became sädhu, a great saint and dear devotee of Kṛṣṇa. I'm not going to tell that story. I am going to tell this story...
Then that leprosy patient said, "Alright, let us go. I have been taught a very good lesson. Let us go." So that night was also like that, very dark night and torrential rain was there, very dense dark night. So the devoted chaste lady carried her husband on her shoulders. They went. So on the path, there was Mandukya Muni sitting on a śulā. What you say, Mahārāja, śulā? A pointed thing that passes through the anus. It's a punishment, we say śuli. Do you understand? The king, the king of that state had inflicted that punishment on Mandukya Muni. He was sitting on that, that pointed thing we say śulā, that pierced through the anus...very painful. You understand? But this Muni, he has some strength, yogic strength. Therefore he was not dying, but it's very painful. So on the path in that dense dark night, that chaste lady, devoted lady carrying her husband, was going. By chance, her feet hit him, that Muni. That became, that muni got much more pain, therefore he said: "Who are you? Who are you to hurt me? Oh! You are so proud of your chastity!?" It is said here this Sukanyā was proud because of her chastity. That is pride. "You are so proud of your chastity!? Alright, I curse: as soon as the sun will rise, your husband will die!!" (to a disciple: Hey! Follow me! huh! Payonidhi! Don't be inattentive) "As soon as the sun will rise, your husband will die! I curse." Then that chaste lady said, "Alright. If really I am pure and chaste and honest, I say: the sun will never rise, my husband will never die!" Yes. A chaste lady can say so. Such strength she has, this potency of chastity. That happened. The sun did not rise. Yes. The rising of the sun was checked up. Then that was a problem for Brahmā. Brahma's creation will now going to be destroyed! If the sun will never rise, that is a great problem for Brahmā. "Oh! My creation will be destroyed!" All demigods, they approached Brahma, "What happened? What happened? Everything will be destroyed now. The sun is not rising."
Then Brahmã meditated and could understand, "Oh, chaste lady. That chaste lady has checked the rising of the sun." So Brahmā went to that chaste lady, Anaśuyā. Anaśuyā is another chaste lady. Do you know Anaśuyā, Payonidhi? What are you doing? These are stories. It is in Vedic literatures, speaking about the chastity of the lady. Why it is here in Bhagavatam? This is teaching. We have to accept it. This is Vedic culture. She is the wife of Atri Muni, the wife of Atri Muni is Anaśuyā. She is a very famous chaste lady. That is another story, I will tell you. Now let me finish this story with Anaśuyā. Lord Brahmā came to that chaste lady whose husband is a leprosy patient. Then he requested, "Please, O chaste lady," he paid obeisances, "Please, withdraw your words. Withdraw your words. Let the sun rise otherwise the whole creation will be destroyed." But that lady said, "NO! I won't allow my husband to die. Because if the sun will rise, my husband will die." Then Brahmã said, "No, your husband will never die. I will make him alive. Please withdraw your words." And to Anaśuyā, another chaste lady, she was also requested, "Please, O mother, please withdraw your words." She withdrew her words then the sun rose and her husband died but Brahmā sprinkled some water from his kamandalu water pot, and her husband regained his life. Now no leprosy - very handsome young man, very beautiful husband. Do you understand? This is chastity, satitva. Do you follow? This is the potency, strength of chastity. That is the ornament of the ladies, the strength of the ladies. No chaste; even in kāya, mana, vākya - in body, mind and speech one should be chaste. Even in the mind, she should not think of any other male but her husband. This is chastity. Such is chastity. And this speaks about chastity. So Sukanyā laughed. It says, 'she was completely innocent, chaste. Though chastised by her father, she was smiling because she was chaste.' You understand? Then I will tell you the story of Anaśuyā.
Anaśuyā, the wife of Atri Muni was a chaste lady. When Lord Rāma was banished, going to forest with his wife, Sītādevī and Lakṣmaṇa, they visited Atri Muni's hermitage and visited Anaśuyā, a chaste lady. They bowed down to take her blessings. Anaśuyā gave a garment to Sītādevī. Have you seen the Ramayana on TV? A famous TV (show), Ramāyāna. That you can see and if you can read Ramāyāna you will get this information. So Anaśuyā gave a garment, a saree to Sītādevī that will never become dirty; it is always fresh, blazing. Do you understand? Yes, āmalana vastra. So that Anaśuyā, chaste lady, once Nārada Muni came to test her chastity. Do you understand? Nārada Muni came to test. She was famous, noted. Nārada Muni said, 'Let me go and test her chastity." Nārada Muni came, singing on his vinā, you understand. Nārada Muni was playing his vinā, ‘nārada muni bajae vinā rādhikā-ramaṇa'-nāme’, isn't it? Do you know vinā? A stringed instrument. Can you play, sing, like Nārada Muni? He is traveling in the universe, in all the universes, you see. Everywhere he can go to the material universes and the spiritual kingdom also. Nārada Muni came and when sādhu comes, it is the duty of a gṛhastha to serve sādhu, pay respect, give him nice sit, give him nice food, bikṣā. Nārada Muni said, "I have only one bikṣā, one condition. If you come naked and give me bikṣā I will accept it. Otherwise I won't accept it." Do you understand, Payonidhi? Naked! You understand? The lady cannot be naked before any other male: only she can be naked before her husband, or, before any woman. Then her chastity will never be polluted, spoiled. If she becomes naked before any other male, other than her husband, then her chastity is polluted, spoiled. So Nārada Muni gave that condition: "If you come naked and give me alms, I will accept. Otherwise I won't accept. I will get away." And it is gṛhastha-dharma, this is the dharma of a gṛhastha, duty of a gṛhastha. Atithi comes without prior notice. That is athiti, guest. In English you say 'guest'. Without prior notice, he arrives. It is athiti-sevā. It is the dharma of a gṛhastha: he must serve and please him. This is, śāstra has said, this thing. Mahāprabhu has said this thing. Do you understand? So they are gṛhasthas; her husband was not in the house, away, Atri Muni, only Anaśuyā was there then Anaśuyā thought of, 'What shall I do? That is the condition: if I won't give him bikṣā, he will go away then I will commit offence. We will be offenders, we will go to hell. But he is not prepared to break his conditions.' So she thought of, 'Alright, alright, I will give. I will come naked.' But if she will come naked before Nãrada Muni, how her chastity will be kept intact? It will be polluted. So she thought of. Kṛṣṇa gives intelligence.
teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ
bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam
dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ
yena mām upayānti te
BG 10.10
10th chapter Bhagavad-gīta. She is chaste.
She is always thinking of Kṛṣṇa, Supreme Personality of Godhead, and her husband as the representative of Kṛṣṇa. That is, chaste lady thinks like that. She had the foot-washing water of her husband, she had kept it. Every morning, she used to wash the feet of her husband and takes that water. That was there. Then she thought of, 'alright'. She took some water, that foot-washing water of her husband and sprinkled over the body of Nārada Muni, and immediately Nārada Muni turned into a woman. Do you understand, Payonidhi? Immediately Narada Muni was transformed into a woman! Now she came naked, 'Alright, take alms.' The woman can be naked before any woman and only before her husband; not before any other male. Then her chastity will be polluted. This is test, do you understand? Then Narada Muni felt ashamed and ran away and said, "Yes, she is chaste." This is the chastity. And Sukanyā is such a chaste lady. Later he got such a body, very handsome young body. No leprosy was there. This lust, lust is there always. That desire of sex is there but it is a question of chastity, sativa. Do you understand? It is not a question of being free from sex desire. It is very difficult to give up unless you develop pure kṛṣṇa-bhakti. Every moment, Hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate (CC Madhya 19.170) 24 hours, day and night, if your senses, including mind, are engaged in the service of Hrsīkeśa under the guidance of a bonafide guru, then you will be able to conquer this desire of lust or sex. Otherwise it is very difficult. Do you understand? I say kāma gopyā, like gopīs. kāma kṛṣṇa arpane. Give this desire to Kṛṣṇa, "Please, take it from me, O Kṛṣṇa.'
This Prahlād Mahārāja, when Lord Nṛsiṁhadev offered boons, Prahlad is a very dear devotee of the Lord, and Nṛsiṁhadev said, "I am very pleased with your devotion. Beg for the boons, whatever you like." Do you understand? Nṛsiṁhadev said to Prahlād Mahārāja. And He was offering mukti. But Prahlād Mahārāja said, "I don't want mukti. I don't want." So all, so many souls are suffering here from time immemorial. I don't want mukti. I don't want to be liberated and leave this world unless all the souls are delivered." Isn't it? This is the heart of a Vaiṣṇava. His heart bleeds seeing the suffering of the souls here. Do you understand? And in Caitanya-līlā, this Vasudeva Datta, he said the same thing to Mahāprabhu. Mahāprabhu said, "You are Prahlād. You are Prahlād." Prahlād had said and he said. So he didn't accept this boon of liberation. Then he said, "Alright, if you want to give some boon, so this is my prayer to You that
yadi dāsyasi me kāmān
varāṁs tvaṁ varadarṣabha
kāmānāṁ hṛdy asaṁrohaṁ
bhavatas tu vṛṇe varam
ŚB 7.10.7
Isn't it, Mahārāja? 7th canto. "Varadarṣabha - You are the Supreme Person and offering boons. If You want to give me any boon, this is my prayer from the core of my heart to You: Please give me such boon that at any moment any time this desire of sense gratification will never crop up in my heart." Do you understand me? He begged such boon. "There should be no material desire in my heart. Please give me this boon." So ask for this boon then you will be freed from this desire. Otherwise it is not easy thing, very difficult,
yā dustyajā durmatibhir
jīryato yā na jīryate
tāṁ tṛṣṇāṁ duḥkha-nivahāṁ
śarma-kāmo drutaṁ tyajet
ŚB 9.19.16
Yayāti Mahārāja says.
na jātu kāmaḥ kāmānām
upabhogena śāṁyati
haviṣā kṛṣṇa-vartmeva
bhūya evābhivardhate
ŚB 9.19.14
9th canto. If you give enjoyment to your senses the more you give, the more they want. They will never be satiated. As for example if you pour ghee in a blazing fire, will it be extinguished? Will it be extinguished? It will become more ablaze, more ablaze, and 'give more ghee! More ghee! More ghee!' Cannot be extinguished. Similarly, if you give enjoyment to your senses, more you give, more they want, will never be satiated. You understand? There is only one way - always, 24 hours, day and night, engage your senses with your mind in the service of Hrsīkeśa Who is the master and controller of the mind and senses, Kṛṣṇa. Then you will be able to develop kṛṣṇa-prema like gopīs. Then you will be able to conquer this lust, the desire. Otherwise not, no possibility.
Thank you.
vāñchā-kalpatarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ
Śrīla Prabhupad Ji Mahārāja ki Jaya!
Samaveda bhakta vrnd ki Jaya!