You may be very proud that, "I am American," "I am Indian," "I am this or that," but the laws of nature is equal for everyone. If you act as cats and dogs you become cats and dogs, that's all. There is no excuse. You cannot say that, "I am born in such and such family, such and such way." No. Work will be considered. Therefore in the next verse:
- deha-vāg-buddhijaṁ dhīrā
- dharmajñāḥ śraddhayānvitāḥ
- kṣipanty aghaṁ mahad api
- veṇu-gulmam ivānalaḥ
- (SB 6.1.14)
Deha-vāg-buddhijaṁ dhīrā. Dhīrā, dhīrā means "advanced," those who are sober, not animals but human beings. There are two kinds of living entities: dhīrā and adhīrā. Dhīrā means "sober," one who thinks, "What is my condition? What I am? I am this body or I am something beyond this body? What I am meant for? Why I have come here? What is God? What I am?" So many things, they are a subject matter to think. That is called dhīrā. And adhīrā means one who does not know anything. Just like cats and dogs, jumping, that's all. That is called adhīrā. So adhīrā and dhīrā, there are two classes of men. Here it is mentioned dhīrā:
- deha-vāg-buddhijaṁ
- dharmajñāḥ śraddhayānvitāḥ
- (SB 6.1.14)
If you want to be free from the reaction of sinful life . . . because these, the example of this child in the womb of the mother being killed, this is due to our ignorance, sinful life. He is put into that torturing condition. So:
- kṣipanty aghaṁ mahad api
- veṇu-gulmam ivānalaḥ
- (SB 6.1.14)
Just like dry grass on the field, if you want to cleanse, you simply set fire. You simply set fire, and gradually, everything will be cleansed. If you take one's—what is called—broomstick to cleanse, it will take so much time, but if you set fire, then everything will be cleansed. Veṇu-gulmam ivānalaḥ. Analaḥ. Analaḥ means "fire," if you set fire. That is done actually.