Category:Without Protection
Theme Analysis
The philosophical essence of this category emphasizes the absolute necessity of receiving protection from the Supreme Personality of Godhead and implementing proper protection within human society. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that material methods of defense—such as medicine, armies, or independent arrangements—are completely useless without the ultimate sanction of Kṛṣṇa. Furthermore, a civilized society must offer strict protection to its most vulnerable and vital members, namely women, cows, and brāhmaṇas. Without such protection, society degrades into demonic exploitation. Ultimately, the conditioned soul remains trapped in the dark well of material ignorance unless rescued by the supreme protection of the Lord.
- The Failure of Material Defense: No mundane protective measure—whether a physician, a parent, or an expert defense strategy—can save a person if they are without the ultimate protection of Kṛṣṇa.
- Protecting the Pillars of Society: Human civilization is based on the proper protection of women, cows, and brāhmaṇas. Without this protection, society falls into chaos, exploitation, and demonic activities.
- The Supreme Shelter: Pure devotees never consider themselves safe on their own strength. They recognize that without the continuous protection of the Supreme Lord, they are always in danger.
- Spiritual Rescue: The living entity cannot escape the clutches of material illusion without the specific mercy and protection of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda (Gaura-Nitāi).
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Without Protection We are Lost.
Subcategories
This category has only the following subcategory.
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Pages in category "Without Protection"
The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
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- According to Manu-samhita, every woman should be protected, either by her husband, by her father or by her grown sons. Without such protection, a woman will be exploited
- Although he (the devotee) should use his common sense in the matter of defending, he is sure that without being protected by Lord Krsna no one can defend himself, however expert he may be in the art of defense
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- Krsna gives protection to everyone, for without His protection no one can live even for a single moment. But one should not think, - If Krsna is giving protection to everyone, what is the use of becoming a devotee
- Kunti continued, "When You (Krsna) sent Akrura, I could understand that there was no possibility of our being put in danger. All good fortune in our life began when You sent Akrura to us. Since, I have been convinced that we are not without protection"
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- The gopis said, "There are many means of protection, but when one is doomed, none of the protective measures can help, and without Your protection the so-called sources of protection simply become sources of continued distress"
- The poor subjects were without protection due to the Battle of Kuruksetra, and they were awaiting the assumption of power by Maharaja Yudhisthira
- This (that without the protection of Gaura-Nitai one cannot get out of the dark well of ignorance in material existence) is indicated here (in SB 7.15.46) by the word nocet, which means that one will always remain in the dark well of material existence
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- Without protection of cows, brahminical culture cannot be maintained; and without brahminical culture, the aim of life cannot be fulfilled
- Without protection of the brahmanas and the cows, there can be no human civilization and no question of happy, peaceful life. Asuras, therefore, are always interested in killing the brahmanas and cows
- Without the protection of Gaura-Nitai - Krsna and Balarama - one cannot get out of the dark well of ignorance in material existence
- Without the spread of brahminical culture and without proper protection from the government, no social standard can be maintained properly