Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 03 Chapter 31 Purports - Lord Kapila's Instructions on the Movements of the Living Entities
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- A beautiful prostitute tried to attract him in the dead of night, but since he was situated in devotional service, in transcendental love of Godhead, Haridasa Thakura was not captivated. Rather, he turned the prostitute into a great devotee
- A living entity is called materialistic, and upon being freed from all designations, when he is fully Krsna conscious, engaged in devotional service, he is called liberated
- A living entity misuses his little independence when he wants to lord it over material nature. This misuse of independence, which is called maya, is always available, otherwise there would be no independence
- A man becomes attached to a woman because of her service, her beauty and many other assets, and similarly a woman becomes attached to a man for his giving her a nice place to live, ornaments, dress and children
- A man should not be attached to a woman, nor should a woman be attached to a man. Both man and woman should be attached to the service of the Lord
- A particular body is given to the living entity for a particular type of activity. This process is going on perpetually, from a time which is impossible to trace out
- A person who does not actually utilize his human intelligence to get out of the clutches of maya, the cycle of birth and death, is accepted as miserly
- A person who is always thinking of Krsna in devotion is the topmost of all yogis
- A sane man should understand the miserable condition of this material body. Without being unnecessarily upset, he should try to find out if there is a remedy
- A sane person who has understood the philosophy of life and death is very upset upon hearing of the horrible, hellish condition of life in the womb of the mother or outside of the mother. But one has to make a solution to the problems of life
- A self-realized soul who aspires to the topmost platform of yogic perfection should not associate with young women
- A wife could not see her husband during the daytime. Householders even had different residential quarters. The internal quarters of a residential house were for the woman, and the external quarters were for the man
- A woman is generally fond of household prosperity, ornaments, furniture and dresses. She is satisfied when the husband supplies all these things sufficiently
- A woman's attachment to her husband may elevate her to the body of a man in her next life, but a man's attachment to a woman will degrade him, and in his next life he will get the body of a woman
- Absorption of intelligence in the personal service of Krsna and full consciousness of Krsna always are the path of self-realization and liberation
- Acceptance of service rendered by a woman may appear very pleasing, but one should be very cautious in accepting such service because it is clearly said that woman is the gateway to death, or forgetfulness of one's self
- According to Vedanta-sutra, we can understand that everything is generated from the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- Actually his (the conditioned soul) position is to know that he is an eternal servant of the Supreme Lord
- Advancement in Krsna consciousness involves developing the qualities of truthfulness, cleanliness, mercy, gravity, intelligence in spiritual knowledge, simplicity, material opulence, fame, forgiveness, and control of the mind and the senses
- After birth the child may forget about the difficulties of his past lives, but when we are grown-up we can at least understand the grievous tortures undergone at birth and death by reading the authorized scriptures like Srimad-Bhagavatam
- After cultivating such knowledge within the womb of his (Sukadeva Gosvami's) mother, he came out at the end of sixteen years and immediately left home so that he might not be captured by the influence of maya
- After emulsification of the ovum and sperm, the body gradually develops either into a lump of flesh or into an egg, as the case may be
- After getting the seed of devotional service, if one sows it within his heart and pours water on it by hearing and chanting, the seed grows into a big plant, and there are fruits and flowers which the living entity can enjoy, even in this material world
- After suffering different kinds of hellish conditions, a man comes again to the human form of body. The same topic is continued in this (SB 3.31.1) chapter
- All descriptions of the child's bodily situation in the womb of the mother are beyond our conception. It is very difficult to remain in such a position, but still the child has to remain
- All these qualities (truthfulness, cleanliness, mercy, gravity, intelligence in spiritual knowledge, simplicity, material opulence, fame, forgiveness, and control of the mind and the senses) are to be manifested with the progress of Krsna consciousness
- An intelligent man should give up such undesirable association and should always mix with saintly persons. When he is in association with saintly persons, all his doubts about the spiritual expansion of life are eradicated
- Anadi karama-phale, which means that these actions and reactions of one's activity cannot be traced, for they may even continue from the last millennium of Brahma's birth to the next millennium
- Anger also can be utilized towards a person who is atheistic or who is envious of the Personality of Godhead
- Animals in bodies lower than that of the human being are conscious only as far as their bodily distress and happiness are concerned; they cannot think of more than their bodily necessities of life-eating, sleeping, mating and defending
- Another kind of distress is that he (the child) wants to get some things with which to play, but circumstances may be such that he is not able to attain them, and he thus becomes aggrieved and feels pain
- Another significant point in this verse (SB 3.31.12) is that the Lord comes, icchaya, by His own will
- Anyone who approaches Him (Krsna) does not come back again to accept a form in material existence, but goes back to Godhead, back home, never to return
- Anyone who seriously takes to Krsna consciousness - whether in the lowest species of life or a woman or of the less intelligent classes, such as the mercantile or laborer class - will go back home, back to Godhead, and reach the abode of Krsna
- Anyone who surrenders unto Him can overcome the influence of the stringent laws of material nature
- Arguments may be put forward as to why we have been put under the influence of this material energy by the supreme will of the Lord
- As a common male wants to be attracted by a female, that propensity similarly exists in the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He also wants to be attracted by the beautiful features of a woman
- As an incarnation of the Personality of Godhead Himself, He helps by speaking instructions such as Bhagavad-gita
- As confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, mamaivamsah: both the living entity and the Supreme Lord are unborn, but it has to be understood that the supreme cause of the part and parcel is the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- As confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, na hanyate hanyamane sarire: (BG 2.20) the living entity never dies, even after the death or annihilation of this material body
- As it is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, after many, many births the knowledge comes to the conditioned soul that Vasudeva is great, He is master, and He is Lord
- As Krsna confirms in Bhagavad-gita, sambhavamy atma-mayaya: (BG 4.6) I appear at My will, by My internal potential power
- As long as either is attached to the other for such material enjoyment, the woman is dangerous for the man, and the man is also dangerous for the woman
- As long as the child is within the womb of his mother, he is in a very precarious and horrible condition of life, but the benefit is that he revives pure consciousness of his relationship with the Supreme Lord and prays for deliverance
- As stated in Bhagavad-gita, intelligence and forgetfulness are both supplied by the Supersoul sitting with the individual soul within the body
- As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gita, Give up all other engagements. Just surrender unto Me
- As the Supreme Lord puts the living entity into the condition of horrible existence, He can also deliver him, and therefore one should seek shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna
- As we have fallen into this material existence because of our lust and anger, the same two qualities can be utilized for the purpose of advancing in Krsna consciousness, and one can elevate himself again to his former pure, spiritual position
- Association of women is the gateway to hellish life
- At sixteen years of age, youth begins
- At the end he (the devotee) gives up his material body, or the material energy, and as pure soul he enters the kingdom of God
- At the end of the seventh month the child is moved by the bodily air and does not remain in the same place, for the entire uterine system becomes slackened before delivery
- Attachment to women is so contaminating that one becomes attached to the condition of material life not only by the association of women but by the contaminated association of persons who are too attached to them
- Attraction for woman's association is the cause of the material conditional life, and anyone interested in being freed from this conditional life must detach himself from the association of women
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- Because he is disturbed by the germs in his foul bed, which is contaminated by his urine and stool, the poor child continues to cry. He is unable to take any remedial measure for his relief
- Because his consciousness is not very developed, the child can tolerate it, otherwise he would die. That is the benediction of maya, who endows the suffering body with the qualifications for tolerating such terrible tortures
- Because of different reactionary activities, one man is born in a rich family, and another is born in a poor family, although both of them are born in the same place, at the same moment and in the same atmosphere
- Because of His (the Supreme Lord) full knowledge, He is never subjected to the influence of material nature
- Because woman is especially created by the Lord to give service to man. By accepting her service, a man is entrapped. If he is not intelligent enough to know that she is the gateway to hellish life, he may indulge in her association very liberally
- Bhagavad-gita confirms this; a man gets his next life's birth according to what he thinks of at the time of death
- Birth after birth, he travels not only in the different species of life, but also from one planet to another. Lord Caitanya says that the living entities, bound up by fruitive activities, are wandering in this way throughout the whole universe
- Both lust and anger stand on the platform of the mode of passion
- Both man and woman should be attached to the service of the Lord. Then there is the possibility of liberation from material entanglement for both of them
- Both the Supreme Soul and the jiva soul are sitting in the same body, as confirmed in the Upanisads. They are sitting as friends, but one is suffering, and the other is aloof from suffering
- Boys are apt to create so many artificial demands for playing, and when they do not attain satisfaction they become furious with anger, and the result is suffering
- Brahma-samhita therefore says that everything has come from the Supreme Personality of Godhead - sarva-karana-karanam
- By changing his material body birth after birth, he (the living entity) travels not only in the different species of life, but also from one planet to another
- By controlling the senses, or by the process of yoga regulation, one can understand the position of his self, the Supersoul, the world and their interrelation; everything is possible by controlling the senses. Otherwise, we are no better than animals
- By the influence of maya only, one forgets his eternal relationship with Krsna and he becomes a victim of the influence of maya, and his materialistic life of continued birth and death becomes still more stringent
- By the influence of maya only, one forgets his eternal relationship with Krsna and identifies himself with his body and the by-products of the body - namely wife, children, society, friendship and love
- By the influence of maya, the external energy, one forgets everything just after birth. Therefore the child is praying that he prefers to remain within the womb rather than come out
- By the transcendental energy of the Lord, everything is possible
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- Directed from within and guided externally by the spiritual master, one attains the path of Krsna consciousness, which is the way out of the material clutches
- Due to our lust, we want many things for our sense gratification, but the same lust can be transformed in a purified way so that we want everything for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- Due to the spell of maya we forget everything and become enamored by the present so-called happiness, which is described as actually no more than a counteraction to distress
- During sexual intercourse, the soul is transferred through the semen of the father into the mother's womb in order to produce a particular type of body
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- Engage the children, engage the wife and engage the husband, all in Krsna conscious duties, and then all these bodily or material attachments will disappear
- Even fifty years ago in Hindu society, such association was restricted. A wife could not see her husband during the daytime. Householders even had different residential quarters
- Even persons who are in this material existence can give up womanly attraction if they are attracted by the Supreme Brahman. Such was the case with Haridasa Thakura
- Every living entity, being classified as energy, is supposed to be originally a woman, or one who is enjoyed
- Everyone is advised that one should not freely mix even with one's daughter or with one's mother or with one's sister
- Everything belongs to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; therefore everything can be engaged in the service of the Lord
- Everything is done by the supervision of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- Everything is possible by the grace of the Lord
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- Foolish persons may even make a show of so-called yoga, but they are unable to control the senses and mind, which is the real purpose of yoga practice. Such people can have no opulence in their lives. In a word, they are very unfortunate
- For a person seeking advancement in Krsna consciousness, such association (with women or with persons interested in material enjoyment) is more dangerous than suicide
- From birth to the end of five years of age is called childhood. After five years up to the end of the fifteenth year is called pauganda
- From this verse (SB 3.31.41) it appears that a woman is also supposed to have been a man in his (her) previous life, and due to his attachment to his wife, he now has the body of a woman
- From time immemorial, the living entity travels in the different species of life and the different planets, almost perpetually
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- He (A brahmana) uses that intelligence to preach Krsna consciousness for the benefit of the public, and therefore he is magnanimous
- He (a living entity) takes the body as himself, his bodily expansions as his kinsmen, and the land from which his body is born as worshipable
- He (Krsna) does not assume any form, as the impersonalists think, because He comes at His own will, and the form in which He descends is His eternal form
- He (Krsna) is not forced to come by the laws of material nature
- He (the child) is put in very awkward circumstances, and the suffering continues
- He (the Lord) is avikaram, changeless. He is always the same Supreme, but unfortunately the Mayavadi philosophers, because of their impure hearts, cannot understand that the Supreme Soul, the Supersoul, is different from the individual soul
- Here (in SB 3.31.21) it is stated, upasadita-visnu-padah. This means realization of Krsna consciousness
- Here (in SB 3.31.39) the word pratilabdhatma-labhah occurs. Atma means self, and labha means gain
- Hindus, Muslims and Christians are faithful in their particular type of religion, and they go to the church, temple or mosque, but they cannot give up the association of persons who are too much addicted to sex life and satisfaction of the palate
- How the human being is born is described by Kapiladeva. The human being develops in the mother's abdomen and suffers there and comes out again
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- If a grown man were put into such a condition as the child within the abdomen, completely entangled in all respects, it would be impossible for him to live even for a few seconds
- If a man's and woman's attachment is not to each other but to Krsna, then both of them are equally eligible to get out of the material entanglement and reach the abode of Krsna
- If a person goes to purchase something, the advertisements are full of pictures of women
- If a woman thinks of her husband at the time of death, naturally she gets the body of a man in the next life
- If by some chance or by pious activities they (the living entities) get in touch with a bona fide spiritual master, by the grace of Krsna, then they get the seed of devotional service
- If he (a living entity) changes from one property to another, that does not mean that he renounces
- If He (The Lord) wants to be captivated by such womanly attraction, would He be attracted by any material woman? It is not possible
- If one associates with a sudra, a foolish person who is like a dancing dog in the hands of a woman, then he cannot make any progress
- If one gets another chance in a human body and wastes his valuable time in the association of persons who are concerned with sexual life and palatable dishes, then naturally he again glides down to the same Andha-tamisra and Tamisra hells
- If someone is too attached to his wife, naturally he thinks of his wife at the time of death, and in his next life he takes the body of a woman
- If the attachment is transferred to Krsna, both of them (man and woman) become Krsna conscious, and then marriage is very nice
- If the instrument of sight is broken or becomes diseased or incapable of acting, then he, as the seer, also ceases to act
- If this controlling power is not exhibited by the human being, then he is no better than an animal
- If we do not believe in the scriptures, that is a different question, but if we have faith in the authority of such descriptions, then we must prepare for our freedom in the next life; that is possible in this human form of life
- If, however, one wants to stick to continued existence in the material world, he may indulge in female association unrestrictedly
- In Bhagavad-gita it is said that one has to work to satisfy Yajna, or Visnu, for any work done without the purpose of satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead is a cause of bondage
- In Bhagavad-gita it is said that one's intelligence is his friend, and the same intelligence can also be his enemy. Here (in SB 3.31.21) also the same idea is repeated: suhrdatmanaiva, friendly intelligence
- In Bhagavad-gita the Lord points out that a person who is serious about advancement in spiritual consciousness should always consider the four pangs of birth, death, disease and old age
- In Bhagavad-gita, therefore, it is specifically mentioned that one should be very alert to understand the specific difficulties of birth and death
- In Bhagavad-gita, Third Chapter, verse 36, Arjuna inquired from Krsna about the cause of a living being's lust
- In Kali-yuga, association with women is very strong. In every step of life, there is association with women
- In material existence we have so many objects of sense gratification, which we need for the maintenance of the body, we should use all of them without attachment, for the purpose of satisfying the senses of Krsna; that is actual renunciation
- In no standard yoga system is the association of women accepted
- In one millennium he (Narada Muni) was the son of a maidservant, and in the next millennium he became a great sage
- In one word, he (the child) is unhappy, even in his boyhood, just as he was unhappy in his childhood, what to speak of youth
- In order to give a particular type of human form to a person who has already suffered hellish life, the soul is transferred to the semen of a man who is just suitable to become his father
- In the body of a man there is a greater opportunity to get out of the material clutches; there is less opportunity in the body of a woman
- In the Caitanya-caritamrta Lord Caitanya instructs Rupa Gosvami that the living entities wander in life after life, undergoing the miserable conditions of material existence
- In the case of birds it (the emulsification of the ovum and sperm) develops into an egg, and in the case of animals and human beings it develops into a lump of flesh
- In the conditioned state a living entity, accepting his body as himself, forgets his eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and acts on the interest of his body
- In the hellish condition within the womb, the living entity is very much afraid of being born again
- In the hellish condition within the womb, the living entity is very much afraid of being born again, but when he is out of the womb, when he is in full life and good health, he forgets everything and commits again and again the same sins
- In the Hindu scriptures, therefore, woman's chastity and devotion to man is greatly emphasized
- In the human form of life the intelligence is developed, and one has to utilize that developed intelligence to get out of the cycle of birth and death. One who does not do so is a miser
- In the human form of life, by the grace of God, the consciousness is so developed that a man can evaluate his exceptional position and thus realize the self and the Supreme Lord
- In the intestine of the mother the umbilical cord, which is known as apyayani, joins the mother to the abdomen of the child, and through this passage the child within the womb accepts the mother's assimilated foodstuff
- In the material world, everyone is identifying with his body
- In the modern age, however, there are so many rascals who recommend that while one has genitals he should enjoy women as much as he likes, and at the same time he can become a yogi
- In the Vedas it is said that the living entity is always free. Asango hy ayam purusah
- In this material body, at the present moment the living soul is acting, and when the material body, due to its incapability to function, ceases, he also ceases to perform his reactionary activities
- In this verse (SB 3,31.13) it is said, visuddham avikaram akhanda-bodham: the Supersoul is always sitting apart from all contamination
- In this way he (a living entity) performs all sorts of misconceived activities, which lead to his perpetual bondage in repetition of birth and death in various species
- Independence implies that one can use it properly or improperly. It is not static; it is dynamic. Therefore, misuse of independence is the cause of being influenced by maya
- Instead of being attracted by material beauty, if one is accustomed to be attracted by the beauty of Radharani and Krsna, then the statement of Bhagavad-gita, param drstva nivartate (BG 2.59), holds true
- It is a long film spool of actions and reactions, and one life-span is just a flash in such a reactionary show
- It is an unfortunate civilization in which these matters are not plainly discussed to make people understand the precarious condition of material existence
- It is assumed that even if a person acquires some spiritually uplifting knowledge, circumstantially he is prone to forget it
- It is best, therefore, to practice controlling the senses by performing bhakti-yoga, engaging in the service of Madana-mohana
- It is clearly said here (in SB 3.31.15) that a living entity is put under the influence of maya by His will, and if anyone wants to get out of this entanglement, this can be made possible simply by His mercy
- It is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita that when there is an increase of irreligion and discrepancies arise in the real religious activities, the Supreme Lord comes to protect the pious and kill the impious
- It is confirmed in the Brahma-samhita, anadir adir govindah: (Bs. 5.1) Govinda, the Supreme person, has no cause. He is unborn. But the living entity is born of Him
- It is explained by the Gosvamis that Radharani is the manifestation of the pleasure potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- It is not necessary to arrange for paraphernalia to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu
- It is not the semen of the man that creates life within the womb of a woman; rather, the living entity, the soul, takes shelter in a particle of semen and is then pushed into the womb of a woman. Then the body develops
- It is said in Bhagavad-gita that a living entity is wandering in this material world on a chariot made by material nature
- It is said that a living entity is eternal and, as such, qualitatively one with the Supreme Lord. Then what is the reason he falls prey to the material and commits so many sinful activities by the influence of the material energy?
- It is said that Sukadeva Gosvami, on this consideration, remained for sixteen years within the womb of his mother; he did not want to be entangled in false bodily identification
- It is said that this human form of life is the only means for crossing over the nescience of maya, or material existence
- It is said that when a woman is having labor pains she promises that she will never again become pregnant and suffer from such a severely painful condition
- It is said that without the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead one cannot understand Him or His actual form, quality and name
- It is sometimes misunderstood that if one has to associate with persons engaged in devotional service, he will not be able to solve the economic problem
- It is to be accepted that the source of knowledge is the Supreme Person
- It may be questioned herein how the child can be fully Krsna conscious within the womb of the mother without any paraphernalia with which to execute Krsna consciousness
- It should be noted that the child is born crying and suffering. After birth the same suffering continues, and he cries
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- Janmady asya yatah (SB 1.1.1). This means that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, or the Supreme Person, Brahman, the Absolute Truth, is the source from whom everything emanates
- Just as during the formation of this body we have to pass through so many difficulties within the womb of the mother, at the time of death there are also many difficulties
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- Knowledge cannot be imparted by anyone other than the Supreme Lord or His representative
- Krsna as the Supersoul is seated within the heart of the living entity, and when the living entity is serious, the Lord directs him to take shelter of His representative, a bona fide spiritual master
- Krsna demands, Give up everything and surrender unto Me
- Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita, aham sarvasya prabhavah: (BG 10.8) "I am the source of birth of everything, including Brahma and Lord Siva and the living entities
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- Liberation means to be situated in one's constitutional position
- Lord Brahma's being attracted by his daughter is the vivid example that no one is exempt from sexual attraction to woman
- Lord Brahma's being captivated by the charms of his daughter and Lord Siva's being captivated by the Mohini form of the Lord are specific instances which instruct us that even great demigods like Brahma and Lord Siva, are captivated by the beauty of woman
- Lord Caitanya has advised that any person who is engaged in Krsna consciousness and who desires to pass beyond material nescience must not associate himself with women or with persons interested in material enjoyment
- Lord Krsna said that it is lust which causes a living entity to glide down from his exalted position to the abominable condition of material existence
- Lord Krsna's name is Madana-mohana, for He can subdue the god Cupid, or lust. Only by engaging in the service of Madana-mohana can one curb the dictates of Madana, Cupid. Otherwise, attempts to control the senses will fail
- Lord Ramacandra actually walked on the surface of the world, and Lord Krsna also walked just like an ordinary man
- Lust circumstantially changes into anger
- Lust is actually the product of the mode of passion, and in the absence of satisfaction of lust, the same desire transforms into anger on the platform of ignorance
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- Mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te. Whoever surrenders unto the lotus feet of Krsna can get out of this false conception of life
- Man and woman should live together as householders in relationship with Krsna, only for the purpose of discharging duties in the service of Krsna
- Material life means eat, drink, be merry and enjoy, with no concern for understanding one's spiritual identity and the process of spiritual advancement
- Material nature is always under His control, and it is therefore not possible that material nature can control the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- Material nature supplies the body, but it does so under the direction of the Supersoul
- Materialistic life involves a series of actions and reactions
- Maya is so strong that the Lord says that it is very difficult to surmount her influence. But one can do so very easily if he surrenders unto Me - the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- Maya means "illusion," or that which is actually not
- Miserable life begins from the moment the living entity begins to contact his material body. Unfortunately, we forget this experience and do not take the miseries of birth very seriously
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- Not only children but also elderly persons should be very careful to protect their sense of Krsna consciousness and avoid unfavorable circumstances so that they may not forget their prime duty
- Not only is woman the gateway to hell for man, but man is also the gateway to hell for woman. It is a question of attachment
- Nothing should be used for one's sense gratification. That is real renunciation. Nor should one unnecessarily increase the necessities of the body
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- On one side of where the child is floating is the heat of gastric fire, and on the other side are urine, stool, blood and discharges. After seven months the child, who has regained his consciousness, feels the horrible condition of his existence
- One can be liberated in the knowledge of the Absolute Truth simply by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- One can chant while sleeping, while working, while imprisoned in the womb or while outside
- One can imagine what the pangs of birth are like. The child remains for ten months in that horrible condition within the abdomen, and at the end of ten months he is forcibly pushed out
- One does not need any material arrangement to cultivate Krsna consciousness. One can cultivate Krsna consciousness anywhere and everywhere, provided he can always think of Krsna
- One has to associate with liberated persons not directly, physically, but by understanding, through philosophy and logic, the problems of life
- One has to transmigrate from one body to another, and the transmigration into the bodies of dogs and hogs is especially miserable
- One has to utilize intelligence to get out of the cycle of birth and death. One who does not do so is a miser, just like a person who has immense wealth but does not utilize it, keeping it simply to see
- One is liberated not by knowledge but by the mercy of the Supreme Lord
- One kind of body, that of the trees and plants, sprouts from the earth; the second kind of body grows from perspiration, as with flies, germs and bugs; the third kind of body develops from eggs; and the fourth develops from an embryo
- One may officially be a very religious man, but if he associates with such persons (who are too much addicted to sex life and satisfaction of the palate), then he is sure to slide down to the darkest region of hell
- One should feel grateful to the Supreme Personality of Godhead for having obtained such a nice human form of body, and one should properly utilize it
- One should know that he is under the control of the Supreme Lord and not think that he is fully independent. Otherwise, why should he be put into conditional life?
- One should try to associate with a liberated person, and then the problems of life, namely birth and death, can be solved
- One who does not take heed of these indications of suffering in human existence is said to be undoubtedly committing suicide
- One who is carrying pious activity with him is given a chance to take his birth in a rich or pious family, and one who is carrying impious activity is given a chance to take birth in a lower, poor family
- One who is intelligent, by the grace of the Lord, and develops Krsna consciousness, is successful in his life because simply by keeping himself in Krsna consciousness, he will be saved from the repetition of birth and death
- Only in one order, the householder, is there license to mix with women under restricted conditions
- Only the grhasthas, or householders, are given license to have an intimate relationship with a woman, and that relationship is also restricted for begetting nice children
- Our memory is lost because we are now covered by His (of the Supreme Personality of Godhead) material energy
- Out of the four social divisions, the brahmacari, vanaprastha and the sannyasi - three orders - are strictly prohibited from the association of women
- Out of the four social divisions, the members of the first order (namely brahmacarya), the third order (vanaprastha) and the fourth order (sannyasa) are strictly prohibited from female association
- Owing to various kinds of disturbances and to being out of the abdomen, the child cannot remember what he was thinking of for his salvation
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- Real knowledge entails renunciation, or nonacceptance of this body as the self
- Real knowledge means to develop the consciousness of I am not this body. I am spirit soul, an eternal part and parcel of the Supreme Lord
- Real self-realization by means of controlling the senses is explained herein (in SB 3.31.19). One should try to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead and one's own self also
- Realizing himself to be part and parcel of the Supreme Soul, the devotee discharges his devotional service and is completely aloof from material action and reaction
- Renunciation is not possible. If one renounces his palatial building and goes to a forest, there is actually no renunciation, for the palatial building is the property of the SPG and the forest is also the property of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- Renunciation necessitates renouncing the false understanding that one can lord it over material nature
- Rupa Gosvami advises that if one renounces anything which could be applied in the service of the Lord and does not use it for that purpose, that is called phalgu-vairagya, insufficient or false renunciation
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- Samyag-darsanaya buddhya: one has to see perfectly, and by intelligence and yogic practice one has to renounce this world
- She (a woman) blocks the path of spiritual realization
- Since a living entity is eternally the servitor of the Supreme Lord, when one seriously and sincerely engages in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, he is situated in the position of liberation
- Since materialistic people are concerned with the tongue, belly and genitals, if anyone wants to advance in spiritual life he must be very careful about associating with such people. To associate with such materialistic men is to commit purposeful suicide
- Since the child depends completely on the assimilated foodstuff of the mother, during pregnancy there are restrictions on the food taken by the mother
- Since the child is born from the womb of the mother and the worms are also born of fermentation within the womb of the same mother, under the circumstances the child and the worms are actually brothers
- Since the identity of the living entity is very minute, he is prone to be subjected to material nature, but when he is freed from this material body, which is false, he attains the same, spiritual nature as the Supreme Lord
- Since the via medium is Krsna, the consciousness is pure, and there is no possibility of degradation at any time
- So-called social, national and government leaders mislead people more and more, under the bodily conception of life, with the result that all the leaders, with their followers, are gliding down to hellish conditions birth after birth
- So-called yogis who perform various bodily feats are also in the same category as such ignorant people - who are bewildered by the bodily conception of life
- Sometimes it happens that a rejected well is covered by grass, and an unwary traveler who does not know of the existence of the well falls down, and his death is assured. Similarly, association with a woman begins when one accepts service from her
- Sometimes the child cries for the mother's breast, but because the nurse thinks that it is due to pain within his stomach that he is crying, she supplies him some bitter medicine. The child does not want it, but he cannot refuse it
- Such people have no sense of decency, and even in public streets or public parks they embrace each other just like cats and dogs and pass it off in the name of love-making
- Such unfortunate creatures can never become materially prosperous. Behavior like that of cats and dogs keeps them in the position of cats and dogs
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- The activities of the conditioned souls under the influence of material nature are explained here (in SB 3.31.15). Every conditioned soul is engaged in different types of work under the influence of material nature
- The association of woman is very much restricted in the Vedic civilization
- The atmosphere within the abdomen was not at all pleasing, but as far as the child's feeding was concerned, it was being properly done by the laws of nature
- The body of a man should not be misused through forming an attachment to women and thus becoming too entangled in material enjoyment, which will result in getting the body of a woman in the next life
- The body of the soul develops in four different ways according to its different sources
- The captivating power of woman, and man's susceptibility to such attraction, must also exist in the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the spiritual world and must be represented in the transcendental pastimes of the Lord
- The change of body is taking place at every moment, but that does not mean that we are improving from the fetal condition of life to a more comfortable condition. The best thing is, therefore, to develop Krsna consciousness
- The change of body means a change to a different field of activities. Similarly, when the body of the boy changes into that of a youth, the boyish activities change into youthful activities
- The child is fed by the mother's intestine within the womb and grows from day to day
- The child is put into such a precarious condition externally, but internally he is the same, and the Lord is there
- The child prays that it is better to remain within the womb of darkness and be constantly absorbed in Krsna consciousness than to get out and again fall a victim to the illusory energy
- The child wants to remain within the abdomen of its mother and at the same time wants to become free from the clutches of maya
- The complication of materialistic life is due to an uncontrolled mind and uncontrolled senses
- The conclusion is that as long as one is fixed in the bodily conception, he has to suffer birth and death
- The conditioned soul has to take direct instruction from the spiritual master, and thus he gradually becomes enlightened to the path of Krsna consciousness
- The conditioned soul is put into the Andha-tamisra and Tamisra hellish conditions, and after suffering there he gets a hellish body like the dog's or hog's. After several such births, he again comes into the form of a human being
- The culmination of yoga is full Krsna consciousness
- The devotee's intelligence is always in touch with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. His attitude towards the material existence is one of detachment, for he knows perfectly well that this material world is a creation of illusory energy
- The difference between the living entity & the Supreme Personality of Godhead is that the living entity is prone to be subjected to material nature, whereas the Supreme Godhead is always transcendental to material nature as well as to the living entities
- The distinction between an animal and a man is that the animal cannot control himself and has no sense of decency, whereas the human being has the sense of decency and can control himself
- The distresses of childhood are already explained, but when the child attains boyhood he is enrolled in a school which he does not like. He wants to play, but he is forced to go to school and study and take responsibility for passing examinations
- The entire material existence is entanglement in this bodily conception of life
- The entire process of devotional service is to purify oneself of this contamination of material nature and put oneself on the spiritual platform, where he is qualitatively one with the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- The evolutionary process of different types of bodies is something like that of a fructifying flower
- The exact opposite of miserly is udara, very magnanimous. A brahmana is called udara because he utilizes his human intelligence for spiritual realization
- The expansion of ignorance is explained in this verse (SB 3.31.30). The first ignorance is to identify one's material body, which is made of five elements, as the self
- The final change is called death, and acceptance of a new body is called birth. That is the solution to the question of birth and death
- The first living creature is Brahma himself, and from him were created sages like Marici, who in their turn created Kasyapa Muni and others, and Kasyapa Muni and the Manus created different demigods and human beings, etc
- The fortunate child in the womb of his mother realizes his superior position and is thereby distinguished from other bodies
- The garbhadhana ceremony before sexual intercourse was compulsory for persons in the higher grades of society, and it is very scientific. Other processes recommended in the Vedic literature during pregnancy are also very important
- The hatha-yoga system is especially recommended for persons who are grossly implicated in the bodily conception
- The human form of life is supposed to be the highest, for it offers consciousness for getting out of the clutches of birth and death
- The illusory energy acts within the abdomen as well as outside the abdomen, but the trick is that one should remain Krsna conscious, and then the effect of such a horrible condition cannot act unfavorably upon him
- The individual soul becomes repentant that he forgot his constitutional position, wanted to become one with the Supreme Soul and tried his best to lord it over material nature. He has been baffled, and therefore he is repentant
- The individual soul is the servant, and therefore he surrenders unto Him. At that time he becomes a mahatma, a great soul. Therefore, a fortunate living being who comes to this understanding, even within the womb of his mother, has his liberation assured
- The influence of maya is also explained in Bhagavad-gita as insurmountable. But insurmountable maya can be overcome simply by Krsna consciousness
- The jiva soul says, I take shelter of the Supreme Lord. Therefore, constitutionally, the jiva soul is the subordinate servitor of the Supreme Soul, the Personality of Godhead
- The knowledge the conditioned soul gains by mental speculation, however powerful it may be, is always too imperfect to approach the Absolute Truth
- The liberated person is described in Bhagavad-gita: one who engages in uninterrupted devotional service to the Lord, having surpassed the stringent laws of material nature, is understood to be situated in Brahman
- The living entity has neither birth nor death, but is eternal
- The living entity is contaminated and suffering because he has a material body, but that does not mean that because the Lord is also with him, He also has a material body
- The living entity is eternal, but because of his accepting nonpermanent things, misidentifying his interest, he is put into ignorance, and therefore he suffers material pangs
- The living entity is liberated. His material contamination is temporary, and his actual position is that he is liberated. This liberation is achieved by Krsna consciousness
- The living entity, when put into a hellish condition of life, prays to the Lord that he will never again commit sinful activities and have to be put into the womb for repeated birth and death
- The Lord is always seeking the opportunity to reclaim the fallen souls to His abode, the kingdom of God
- The Lord is the Supreme Person, the supreme male
- The Lord says, "I am sitting in everyone's heart, and due to Me one is forgetful or one is alive in knowledge." The forgetfulness of the conditioned soul is also due to the direction of the Supreme Lord
- The maha-mantra, Hare Krsna, can be chanted even within the abdomen of one's mother
- The materialist advances in many ways, but he is unable to stop these four principles (birth, death, disease and old age) of suffering inherent in material existence
- The materialistic theory that there is no soul and that a child is born simply by material combination of the sperm and ovum is not very feasible. It is unacceptable
- The Mayavadi philosophers say that simply by cultivation of knowledge by mental speculation, one can be liberated from the condition of material bondage
- The miserable condition of material existence is not only felt when we come out of the womb of the mother, but is also present within the womb. Miserable life begins from the moment the living entity begins to contact his material body
- The miseries of material existence begin from the very day when the spirit soul takes shelter in the ovum and sperm of the mother and father, they continue after he is born from the womb, and then they are further prolonged
- The mother and other relatives are awaiting the child, and as soon as he is born, the mother feeds him, and everyone takes care of him. The living entity soon forgets his position and becomes entangled in bodily relationships
- The physiological attraction for women is very great, and therefore people are very slack in spiritual understanding
- The prayer is therefore offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who descends to the surface of this earth, or any part of this universe, for the protection of the pious and the destruction of the impious
- The precarious condition of the living entity within the womb of his mother is described here - in SB 3.31.17
- The relationship between man and woman is very complicated, but the substance is that one who aspires to ascend to the transcendental stage of spiritual realization should be very careful in accepting the association of a woman
- The remedial measures can be understood when one associates with persons who are liberated. It must be understood who is actually liberated. The liberated person is described in Bhagavad-gita
- The restriction of association with such foolish persons is especially meant for those who are in the line of advancement in Krsna consciousness
- The scriptural injunctions are like favorable winds. If we do not cross over the ocean of the nescience of material existence in spite of all these facilities, then certainly we are all intentionally committing suicide
- The second is to accept something as one's own due to a bodily connection. In this way, ignorance expands
- The seed of Krsna consciousness is sown within the heart of the conditioned soul, and when one hears instruction from the spiritual master, the seed fructifies, and one's life is blessed
- The senses are so strong that when one becomes infatuated, the senses do not consider the relationship of daughter, mother or sister
- The so-called civilized man does not take account of this horrible condition of life, and sometimes, for the purpose of sense gratification, he tries to kill the child by methods of contraception or abortion
- The spiritual master is the mercy manifestation of the Supreme Person
- The statement of the Markandeya Purana about the child's situation within the womb is exactly corroborated by modern medical science, and thus the authority of the puranas cannot be disproved, as is sometimes attempted by the Mayavadi philosophers
- The Supersoul is in the heart of every living entity, but He can be realized only by a soul who is repentant
- The Supreme Lord, as Supersoul, is always present with the individual soul. He directs material nature to supply a particular type of body to the individual soul according to the result of his work, and the material nature supplies it
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is beyond the material creation. It is admitted even by impersonalists like Sankaracarya that Narayana is transcendental to this material creation
- The tendency to be attracted by womanly beauty is natural because it exists in the spiritual world
- The tendency to be attracted by womanly beauty is natural because it exists in the spiritual world. In the material world it is reflected pervertedly, and therefore there are so many inebrieties
- The transmigration into the bodies of dogs and hogs is especially miserable. But despite such miserable conditions, due to the spell of maya we forget everything and become enamored by the present so-called happiness
- The ultimate goal of life is Krsna, or Visnu, but those who are addicted to sex life cannot understand that their ultimate interest is Krsna consciousness
- The Vedanta-sutra confirms this. Janmady asya yatah: (SB 1.1.1) the Absolute Truth is the original source of everyone's birth
- The Vedic civilization, being based on spiritual understanding, arranges association with women very cautiously
- The word calac-caranaravindam refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who actually walks or travels upon the surface of the world
- The word dama-sariri means that we have a body in which we can control the senses and the mind
- The word krcchrena means with great difficulty
- The word krpana-dhih is significant in this (SB 3.31.17) verse. Dhi means intelligence, and krpana means miserly
- The word vigata jnanam means that the spiritual knowledge which the child developed in the abdomen is already lost to the spell of maya
- The worms have been described here (in SB 3.31.10) as sodara. Sodara means born of the same mother
- There are 8,400,000 species of bodies in gradual evolution, and there is systematic progress from the lower species of life to the higher
- There are different stages in the growth of a flower - the bud stage, the blooming stage and the full - fledged, grown-up stage of aroma and beauty
- There are many instances in the history of the world of a great conqueror's being captivated by the charms of a Cleopatra. One has to study the captivating potency of woman, and man's attraction for that potency
- There are many leaders to lead the ignorant public, but because every one of them is bewildered by the bodily conception of life, there is no peace and prosperity in human society
- There are many reasons for our conditional life in the material world, but the topmost of all such causes is the association of women
- There is no possibility for the Supreme Lord to become embodied by material qualities or material senses, for He is above the influence of material nature and cannot possibly be put in the darkness of ignorance like the living entities
- There is no possibility of creating a living entity without the presence of the soul simply by sexual intercourse
- There is no possibility of one's being situated in his own position unless he is blessed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- There is no qualitative difference between him and the Supreme Lord, but because he is not so quantitatively powerful as to never be put under the influence of material nature, he is quantitatively different from the Lord
- There is no sufficient means to repay the Personality of Godhead for His act of benediction; therefore, we can simply feel gratitude and pray to the Lord with folded hands
- There is none among them (the demigods) who is not attracted by the spell of maya in the form of woman
- They (those who are addicted to sex life) cannot improve any material condition, not to speak of becoming famous
- They (those who are too addicted to sex life) cannot remain grave, and they have no interest in the ultimate goal of life
- This false egoistic consciousness of "I am this body" at once develops after the child comes out of the womb
- This is (association with a woman) restricted for those who aspire to ascend to the transcendental platform
- This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita. Mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca (BG 15.15). The Lord says, Through Me one gets real knowledge and memory, and one also forgets through Me
- This Krsna consciousness cannot be checked in any circumstance. The conclusion of the child's prayer is: "Let me remain in this condition; although it is very miserable, it is better not to fall a victim to maya again by going outside
- This liberation (liberation of the living entities) is achieved by Krsna consciousness, which begins from the point of surrender. Therefore it is said here, I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Person
- This material attraction, therefore, certainly cannot attract the Supreme Lord
- This prayer of the child in the womb may be questioned by some atheistic people. How can a child pray in such a nice way in the womb of his mother?
- This process (the soul is transferred through the semen of the father into the mother's womb) is applicable to all embodied living entities, but it is especially mentioned for the man who was transferred to the Andha-tamisra hell
- This process of birth and death is going on at every moment, by constant bodily change
- Those who are not in devotional service go on speculating for many, many thousands of years, but they are still unable to understand the nature of the Absolute Truth
- Those who are too addicted to sex life cannot understand the purpose of the Absolute Truth, nor can they be clean in their habits, not to mention showing mercy to others
- Throughout the entire material world, beginning from Brahma down to the small, insignificant creatures like the ant, everyone is attracted by sex life. That is the basic principle of this material world
- To be either a woman or a man only involves one's bodily dress. The soul in nature is actually the marginal energy of the Supreme Lord
- To one who wants to be materially satisfied or who wants to lord it over material nature, the Lord gives the opportunity to forget His service and engage in the so-called happiness of material activities
- To raise oneself from hellish life to the highest position of spiritual understanding is to transform this lust into love of Krsna
- To take care of the child is the primary duty of the parents because if such care is taken, society will be filled with good population to maintain the peace and prosperity of the society, country and human race
- To think oneself the same as the Supreme is not self-realization. Here it is clearly explained that the Supreme Lord is anadi, or purana, and He has no other cause. The living entity is born of the Supreme Godhead as part and parcel
- Too much salt, chili, onion and similar food is forbidden for the pregnant mother because the child's body is too delicate and new for him to tolerate such pungent food
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- Under the spell of maya, everyone is wandering throughout the universe on the carriage of the body offered by the material energy
- Unfortunately, we forget all these sufferings (as the child within the abdomen) and try to be happy in this life, not caring for the liberation of the soul from the entanglement of birth and death
- Unless he (the living entity) is enlightened with the supreme knowledge, one has to undergo the severe penalties of the hard struggle for existence in the material nature
- Unless one gets the opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of the Lord, there is no possibility of one's liberation from the cycle of birth and death in the different species of life
- Unserious about the horrible condition in the womb, such persons continue in materialism, grossly misusing the chance of the human form of life
- Upon coming out of the abdomen the child falls into a different atmosphere. He wants to eat one thing, but something else is given to him because no one knows his actual demand, and he cannot refuse the undesirables given to him
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- We are very anxious to establish universal brotherhood among human beings, but we should take into consideration that even the worms are our brothers, what to speak of other living entities
- We can see in the material world that the conditioned soul acts so powerfully that he is playing wonderfully in creating the so-called advancements of material civilization for sense gratification
- We do not know where the suffering ends. It does not end, however, by one's changing his body
- We have a very efficient boat in this human form of body, and there is a very expert captain, the spiritual master; the scriptural injunctions are like favorable winds
- We have seen the example in the life of Narada Muni
- We should always feel very much obliged to the Personality of Godhead, for He is always anxious to bring us into the happy condition of eternal life
- We should always remember, as it is stated in Bhagavad-gita, that both the gross and subtle material bodies are dresses; they are the shirt and coat of the living entity
- We should be concerned about all living entities
- We should be satisfied with whatever is offered and supplied by Krsna without much personal endeavor
- We should spend our time executing devotional service in Krsna consciousness. That is the solution to the problem of life and death
- When a blind man leads several other blind men, the result is that all of them fall down in a ditch. This is actually happening
- When a child is born, it is to be understood that his particular type of body is the beginning of another set of activities, and when an old man dies, it is to be understood that one set of reactionary activities is finished
- When a child is born, maya, or the illusory energy, is so strong that he is immediately overpowered into considering his body to be his self
- When a conditioned soul is seriously anxious to get out of the influence of the material clutches, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated within him as Paramatma, gives him this knowledge: Surrender unto Me
- When he (an intelligent man) is in association with saintly persons, all his doubts about the spiritual expansion of life are eradicated, and he makes tangible progress on the path of spiritual understanding
- When he (the conditioned soul) is actually in perfect knowledge, he knows that the Lord is the supreme worshipful object & that the living entity is His eternal servant. Without this knowledge, he engages in material activities; that is called ignorance
- When he (the living entity) is out of the womb, when he is in full life and good health, he forgets everything and commits again and again the same sins for which he was put into that horrible condition of existence
- When He (the Supersoul) sees that a conditioned soul is very serious about getting out of the clutches of the material influence, the Supreme Lord gives intelligence internally as Supersoul and externally as the spiritual master
- When He (the Supreme Lord) wants to be attracted by a woman, He has to create such a woman from His own energy. That woman is Radharani
- When he who has had many types of hellish bodies, like those of dogs and hogs, is to come again to the human form, he is given the chance to take his birth in the same type of body from which he degraded himself to hell
- When ignorance covers the soul, it is the source of his degradation to the most abominable condition of hellish life
- When one actually engages in the service of the Lord in various forms, either Narayana or Radha-Krsna or Sita-Rama, he is understood to be on the platform of liberation
- When one becomes freed from material contamination by rendering devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he can at that time understand the science of God
- When one is attracted by the transcendental beauty of Radha and Krsna, he is no longer attracted by material feminine beauty. That is the special significance of Radha-Krsna worship
- When one is frustrated in lording it over material nature and is very serious about getting out of this material entanglement, the Lord, from within, gives him the knowledge that he has to surrender unto Him; then there is liberation
- When one is undergoing some surgical operation he promises that he will never again act in such a way as to become diseased and have to undergo medical surgery, or when one falls into danger, he promises that he will never again make the same mistake
- When one is very anxious to get free from the material entanglement, he gets enlightenment through a spiritual master and Krsna
- When one renounces this false attitude and renounces the puffed-up position that he is also God, that is real renunciation. Otherwise, there is no meaning of renunciation
- When one says, I see, this means that he sees with his eyes or with his spectacles; he sees with the instrument of sight
- When one's instrument of action is broken and cannot function, that is called death. Again, when one gets a new instrument for action, that is called birth
- When the body of the child is completely formed at the end of six months, the child, if he is male, begins to move on the right side, and if female, she tries to move on the left side
- When the child comes out of the abdomen through the narrow passage, due to pressure there the breathing system completely stops, and due to agony the child loses his memory. Sometimes the trouble is so severe that the child comes Out dead or almost dead
- When the living entity is encaged in the material body, he is called jiva-bhuta, and when he is free from the material body he is called brahma-bhuta
- When the living entity is put into material nature, then his senses and qualities are polluted, or designated
- When the Supreme Lord wants to derive transcendental pleasure, He has to create a woman from His internal potency
- When we are attracted by Madana-mohana and the beauty of Krsna and His consorts, then the shackles of conditioned life, namely the beauty of a material woman, cannot attract us
- While discharging devotional service in full Krsna consciousness, one should not be miserly. He should not unnecessarily show that he has renounced this world
- Within the abdomen of the mother, the nourishment of the child was being carried on by nature's own arrangement
- Without being unnecessarily agitated, if we take to the process of Krsna consciousness by constantly chanting Hare Krsna, the cycle of birth and death can be stopped for good
- Woman is the wonderful creation of maya to keep the conditioned soul in shackles