KRISHNA’S POSITION AS OUR MAINTAINER APPRECIATING KRISHNA’S POSITION (15.12 – 15.15)
(a) Paramatma – Supreme Lord is in everyone’s heart as Paramatma and also all pervading
(b) Paramatma is the initiator of all activities
Supreme Lord is the witness of all past acts
Living entity acts according to past deeds
Living entity forgets and has to act according to the direction of Supreme Lord
Lord’s direction – He gives remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness
Also awards different fruitive results
(c) He is worshiped as ‘Brahman’ / ‘Paramatma’ and also as the incarnation of Vedas
Vedas give right direction to the people to mold their lives and come back to Godhead
Vedas give knowledge of Supreme Personality of Godhead
(d) Supreme Lord as Vyasadeva – He gives the ‘Vedanta-sutra’ and ‘Srimad Bhagavatam’
(e) God is all good and all merciful – Lord is full
He is supplier and digester of foodstuffs (15.12 – 15.14)
Witness of all activities (15.15)
Giver of knowledge as Vedas and Bhagavad-gita (15.15)
Thus He is worshipable by the conditioned soul
(f) Vedas provide perfection in three stages:
‘Establishing the relationship’ as the purpose of Vedas – By understanding the Vedic Literature – one understands the relationship with Supreme Personality of Godhead o Why Lord presents Vedic knowledge – because a living entity individually needs to understand Krishna o Lord gives intelligence
Understanding processes of Vedas – By performing different processes- one approaches Him o e.g. Performance of Vedic rituals, discussions of Vedic philosophy, and worship of the Lord
Goal of Vedas – At the end one attains the Supreme Goal – Supreme Personality of Godhead
(g) Conclusion – Test 15.15 defines all the above three stages of perfection
(a) Importance of digestive fire (Ref. Ayurveda)
Fire in the stomach digests all the food sent there
If the fire is not blazing there is no hunger
(b) Supporting References
Ref. Brhat-aranyaka Upanisad – Supreme Lord is situated as fire in the stomach and digesting all kinds of foodstuff
Ref. Vedanta Sutra – The Lord is situated within sound, body, air and even within the stomach as digestive fire
(c) Four kinds of foodstuffs – Swallowed, chewed, licked and sucked
LINK BETWEEN TEXTS 15.14 & 15.15: Up until Text 15.14 it is shown how even conditioned living entities can appreciate and recognize Krishna. We should be attracted to Krishna by knowing His position as:
Our maintainer on both the cosmic and personal levels (15.12 – 15.14)
Compiler of Vedanta and knower of the Vedas (15.15)
Text 15.15
THEME: Indeed Krishna is the only source of happiness
He provides the awareness of current experiences, remembrances of previous pleasant experiences and forgetting the unpleasant experiences
Even provides bliss to the transcendentalists by giving Vedanta-sutra and liberation
Learnings from Purport 15.15
(a) Paramatma – Supreme Lord is in everyone’s heart as Paramatma and also all pervading
(b) Paramatma is the initiator of all activities
Supreme Lord is the witness of all past acts
Living entity acts according to past deeds
Living entity forgets and has to act according to the direction of Supreme Lord
Lord’s direction – He gives remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness
Also awards different fruitive results
(c) He is worshiped as ‘Brahman’ / ‘Paramatma’ and also as the incarnation of Vedas
Vedas give right direction to the people to mold their lives and come back to Godhead
Vedas give knowledge of Supreme Personality of Godhead
(d) Supreme Lord as Vyasadeva – He gives the ‘Vedanta-sutra’ and ‘Srimad Bhagavatam’
(e) God is all good and all merciful – Lord is full
He is supplier and digester of foodstuffs (15.12 – 15.14)
Witness of all activities (15.15)
Giver of knowledge as Vedas and Bhagavad-gita (15.15)
Thus He is worshipable by the conditioned soul
(f) Vedas provide perfection in three stages:
‘Establishing the relationship’ as the purpose of Vedas – By understanding the Vedic Literature – one understands the relationship with Supreme Personality of Godhead o Why Lord presents Vedic knowledge – because a living entity individually needs to understand Krishna o Lord gives intelligence
Understanding processes of Vedas – By performing different processes- one approaches Him o e.g. Performance of Vedic rituals, discussions of Vedic philosophy, and worship of the Lord
Goal of Vedas – At the end one attains the Supreme Goal – Supreme Personality of Godhead
(g) Conclusion – Test 15.15 defines all the above three stages of perfection
(a) Importance of digestive fire (Ref. Ayurveda)
Fire in the stomach digests all the food sent there
If the fire is not blazing there is no hunger
(b) Supporting References
Ref. Brhat-aranyaka Upanisad – Supreme Lord is situated as fire in the stomach and digesting all kinds of foodstuff
Ref. Vedanta Sutra – The Lord is situated within sound, body, air and even within the stomach as digestive fire
(c) Four kinds of foodstuffs – Swallowed, chewed, licked and sucked
LINK BETWEEN TEXTS 15.14 & 15.15: Up until Text 15.14 it is shown how even conditioned living entities can appreciate and recognize Krishna. We should be attracted to Krishna by knowing His position as:
Our maintainer on both the cosmic and personal levels (15.12 – 15.14)
Compiler of Vedanta and knower of the Vedas (15.15)
Text 15.15
THEME: Indeed Krishna is the only source of happiness
He provides the awareness of current experiences, remembrances of previous pleasant experiences and forgetting the unpleasant experiences
Even provides bliss to the transcendentalists by giving Vedanta-sutra and liberation
Learnings from Purport 15.15
(a) Paramatma – Supreme Lord is in everyone’s heart as Paramatma and also all pervading
(b) Paramatma is the initiator of all activities
Supreme Lord is the witness of all past acts
Living entity acts according to past deeds
Living entity forgets and has to act according to the direction of Supreme Lord
Lord’s direction – He gives remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness
Also awards different fruitive results
(c) He is worshiped as ‘Brahman’ / ‘Paramatma’ and also as the incarnation of Vedas
Vedas give right direction to the people to mold their lives and come back to Godhead
Vedas give knowledge of Supreme Personality of Godhead
(d) Supreme Lord as Vyasadeva – He gives the ‘Vedanta-sutra’ and ‘Srimad Bhagavatam’
(e) God is all good and all merciful – Lord is full
He is supplier and digester of foodstuffs (15.12 – 15.14)
Witness of all activities (15.15)
Giver of knowledge as Vedas and Bhagavad-gita (15.15)
Thus He is worshipable by the conditioned soul
(f) Vedas provide perfection in three stages:
‘Establishing the relationship’ as the purpose of Vedas – By understanding the Vedic Literature – one understands the relationship with Supreme Personality of Godhead o Why Lord presents Vedic knowledge – because a living entity individually needs to understand Krishna o Lord gives intelligence
Understanding processes of Vedas – By performing different processes- one approaches Him o e.g. Performance of Vedic rituals, discussions of Vedic philosophy, and worship of the Lord
Goal of Vedas – At the end one attains the Supreme Goal – Supreme Personality of Godhead
(g) Conclusion – Test 15.15 defines all the above three stages of perfection
(a) All planets float in air only by Lord’s energy – Lord enters each atom, planet and each living entities heart by one plenary portion – Paramatma (Ref. Brahma Samhita)
Analogy: Living entity floats on water till he is alive because of the presence of spirit soul. Similarly planets float because of presence of Supreme Personality of Godhead
Analogy: Planets are held like hand full of dust in a fist – Thus He keeps all moving and nonmoving things in place
Supporting Ref. Vedic Hymns
(b) Supreme Personality of Godhead is the source of the moonshine
The moon nourishes nourishes all vegetables and they becomes delicious and succulent
Importance of the word “Rasatmakah” (supplying the juice) – This indicates Everything becomes palatable by agency of Supreme Lord through the influence of moon
Text 15.14
THEME: To digest we need Krishna’s energy as fire and life airs (outgoing and incoming)
Learnings from Purport 15.14
(a) Importance of digestive fire (Ref. Ayurveda)
Fire in the stomach digests all the food sent there
If the fire is not blazing there is no hunger
(b) Supporting References
Ref. Brhat-aranyaka Upanisad – Supreme Lord is situated as fire in the stomach and digesting all kinds of foodstuff
Ref. Vedanta Sutra – The Lord is situated within sound, body, air and even within the stomach as digestive fire
(c) Four kinds of foodstuffs – Swallowed, chewed, licked and sucked
LINK BETWEEN TEXTS 15.14 & 15.15: Up until Text 15.14 it is shown how even conditioned living entities can appreciate and recognize Krishna. We should be attracted to Krishna by knowing His position as:
Our maintainer on both the cosmic and personal levels (15.12 – 15.14)
Compiler of Vedanta and knower of the Vedas (15.15)
Text 15.15
THEME: Indeed Krishna is the only source of happiness
He provides the awareness of current experiences, remembrances of previous pleasant experiences and forgetting the unpleasant experiences
Even provides bliss to the transcendentalists by giving Vedanta-sutra and liberation
Learnings from Purport 15.15
(a) Paramatma – Supreme Lord is in everyone’s heart as Paramatma and also all pervading
(b) Paramatma is the initiator of all activities
Supreme Lord is the witness of all past acts
Living entity acts according to past deeds
Living entity forgets and has to act according to the direction of Supreme Lord
Lord’s direction – He gives remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness
Also awards different fruitive results
(c) He is worshiped as ‘Brahman’ / ‘Paramatma’ and also as the incarnation of Vedas
Vedas give right direction to the people to mold their lives and come back to Godhead
Vedas give knowledge of Supreme Personality of Godhead
(d) Supreme Lord as Vyasadeva – He gives the ‘Vedanta-sutra’ and ‘Srimad Bhagavatam’
(e) God is all good and all merciful – Lord is full
He is supplier and digester of foodstuffs (15.12 – 15.14)
Witness of all activities (15.15)
Giver of knowledge as Vedas and Bhagavad-gita (15.15)
Thus He is worshipable by the conditioned soul
(f) Vedas provide perfection in three stages:
‘Establishing the relationship’ as the purpose of Vedas – By understanding the Vedic Literature – one understands the relationship with Supreme Personality of Godhead o Why Lord presents Vedic knowledge – because a living entity individually needs to understand Krishna o Lord gives intelligence
Understanding processes of Vedas – By performing different processes- one approaches Him o e.g. Performance of Vedic rituals, discussions of Vedic philosophy, and worship of the Lord
Goal of Vedas – At the end one attains the Supreme Goal – Supreme Personality of Godhead
(g) Conclusion – Test 15.15 defines all the above three stages of perfection
(a) All planets float in air only by Lord’s energy – Lord enters each atom, planet and each living entities heart by one plenary portion – Paramatma (Ref. Brahma Samhita)
Analogy: Living entity floats on water till he is alive because of the presence of spirit soul. Similarly planets float because of presence of Supreme Personality of Godhead
Analogy: Planets are held like hand full of dust in a fist – Thus He keeps all moving and nonmoving things in place
Supporting Ref. Vedic Hymns
(b) Supreme Personality of Godhead is the source of the moonshine
The moon nourishes nourishes all vegetables and they becomes delicious and succulent
Importance of the word “Rasatmakah” (supplying the juice) – This indicates Everything becomes palatable by agency of Supreme Lord through the influence of moon
Text 15.14
THEME: To digest we need Krishna’s energy as fire and life airs (outgoing and incoming)
Learnings from Purport 15.14
(a) Importance of digestive fire (Ref. Ayurveda)
Fire in the stomach digests all the food sent there
If the fire is not blazing there is no hunger
(b) Supporting References
Ref. Brhat-aranyaka Upanisad – Supreme Lord is situated as fire in the stomach and digesting all kinds of foodstuff
Ref. Vedanta Sutra – The Lord is situated within sound, body, air and even within the stomach as digestive fire
(c) Four kinds of foodstuffs – Swallowed, chewed, licked and sucked
LINK BETWEEN TEXTS 15.14 & 15.15: Up until Text 15.14 it is shown how even conditioned living entities can appreciate and recognize Krishna. We should be attracted to Krishna by knowing His position as:
Our maintainer on both the cosmic and personal levels (15.12 – 15.14)
Compiler of Vedanta and knower of the Vedas (15.15)
Text 15.15
THEME: Indeed Krishna is the only source of happiness
He provides the awareness of current experiences, remembrances of previous pleasant experiences and forgetting the unpleasant experiences
Even provides bliss to the transcendentalists by giving Vedanta-sutra and liberation
Learnings from Purport 15.15
(a) Paramatma – Supreme Lord is in everyone’s heart as Paramatma and also all pervading
(b) Paramatma is the initiator of all activities
Supreme Lord is the witness of all past acts
Living entity acts according to past deeds
Living entity forgets and has to act according to the direction of Supreme Lord
Lord’s direction – He gives remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness
Also awards different fruitive results
(c) He is worshiped as ‘Brahman’ / ‘Paramatma’ and also as the incarnation of Vedas
Vedas give right direction to the people to mold their lives and come back to Godhead
Vedas give knowledge of Supreme Personality of Godhead
(d) Supreme Lord as Vyasadeva – He gives the ‘Vedanta-sutra’ and ‘Srimad Bhagavatam’
(e) God is all good and all merciful – Lord is full
He is supplier and digester of foodstuffs (15.12 – 15.14)
Witness of all activities (15.15)
Giver of knowledge as Vedas and Bhagavad-gita (15.15)
Thus He is worshipable by the conditioned soul
(f) Vedas provide perfection in three stages:
‘Establishing the relationship’ as the purpose of Vedas – By understanding the Vedic Literature – one understands the relationship with Supreme Personality of Godhead o Why Lord presents Vedic knowledge – because a living entity individually needs to understand Krishna o Lord gives intelligence
Understanding processes of Vedas – By performing different processes- one approaches Him o e.g. Performance of Vedic rituals, discussions of Vedic philosophy, and worship of the Lord
Goal of Vedas – At the end one attains the Supreme Goal – Supreme Personality of Godhead
(g) Conclusion – Test 15.15 defines all the above three stages of perfection
(a) Benefit of such a conception of life as given in this verse – This invokes Krishna consciousness in the conditioned soul
The unintelligent cannot see how things are taking place in the material world
In such a conception of life, the beginning of Krishna consciousness, lies a great deal of advancement for the conditional soul in this material world o Sun provides illumination – With rise of sun all activities begin ▪ One sun illuminates the entire solar system ▪ Each universe has only one sun o Moon as one of the stars (Ref Bg. 10.21) – Very pleasing to the people and nourishes the vegetables o Fire – Help in cooking and many factories
Without Lord’s mercy there cannot be sun, moon or fire – without which no-one can live
Text 15.13
THEME : The Lord holds the earth which gives vegetables. Vegetables are nourished by moonshine which comes from the Lord.
Learnings from Purport 15.13
(a) All planets float in air only by Lord’s energy – Lord enters each atom, planet and each living entities heart by one plenary portion – Paramatma (Ref. Brahma Samhita)
Analogy: Living entity floats on water till he is alive because of the presence of spirit soul. Similarly planets float because of presence of Supreme Personality of Godhead
Analogy: Planets are held like hand full of dust in a fist – Thus He keeps all moving and nonmoving things in place
Supporting Ref. Vedic Hymns
(b) Supreme Personality of Godhead is the source of the moonshine
The moon nourishes nourishes all vegetables and they becomes delicious and succulent
Importance of the word “Rasatmakah” (supplying the juice) – This indicates Everything becomes palatable by agency of Supreme Lord through the influence of moon
Text 15.14
THEME: To digest we need Krishna’s energy as fire and life airs (outgoing and incoming)
Learnings from Purport 15.14
(a) Importance of digestive fire (Ref. Ayurveda)
Fire in the stomach digests all the food sent there
If the fire is not blazing there is no hunger
(b) Supporting References
Ref. Brhat-aranyaka Upanisad – Supreme Lord is situated as fire in the stomach and digesting all kinds of foodstuff
Ref. Vedanta Sutra – The Lord is situated within sound, body, air and even within the stomach as digestive fire
(c) Four kinds of foodstuffs – Swallowed, chewed, licked and sucked
LINK BETWEEN TEXTS 15.14 & 15.15: Up until Text 15.14 it is shown how even conditioned living entities can appreciate and recognize Krishna. We should be attracted to Krishna by knowing His position as:
Our maintainer on both the cosmic and personal levels (15.12 – 15.14)
Compiler of Vedanta and knower of the Vedas (15.15)
Text 15.15
THEME: Indeed Krishna is the only source of happiness
He provides the awareness of current experiences, remembrances of previous pleasant experiences and forgetting the unpleasant experiences
Even provides bliss to the transcendentalists by giving Vedanta-sutra and liberation
Learnings from Purport 15.15
(a) Paramatma – Supreme Lord is in everyone’s heart as Paramatma and also all pervading
(b) Paramatma is the initiator of all activities
Supreme Lord is the witness of all past acts
Living entity acts according to past deeds
Living entity forgets and has to act according to the direction of Supreme Lord
Lord’s direction – He gives remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness
Also awards different fruitive results
(c) He is worshiped as ‘Brahman’ / ‘Paramatma’ and also as the incarnation of Vedas
Vedas give right direction to the people to mold their lives and come back to Godhead
Vedas give knowledge of Supreme Personality of Godhead
(d) Supreme Lord as Vyasadeva – He gives the ‘Vedanta-sutra’ and ‘Srimad Bhagavatam’
(e) God is all good and all merciful – Lord is full
He is supplier and digester of foodstuffs (15.12 – 15.14)
Witness of all activities (15.15)
Giver of knowledge as Vedas and Bhagavad-gita (15.15)
Thus He is worshipable by the conditioned soul
(f) Vedas provide perfection in three stages:
‘Establishing the relationship’ as the purpose of Vedas – By understanding the Vedic Literature – one understands the relationship with Supreme Personality of Godhead o Why Lord presents Vedic knowledge – because a living entity individually needs to understand Krishna o Lord gives intelligence
Understanding processes of Vedas – By performing different processes- one approaches Him o e.g. Performance of Vedic rituals, discussions of Vedic philosophy, and worship of the Lord
Goal of Vedas – At the end one attains the Supreme Goal – Supreme Personality of Godhead
(g) Conclusion – Test 15.15 defines all the above three stages of perfection
(a) Benefit of such a conception of life as given in this verse – This invokes Krishna consciousness in the conditioned soul
The unintelligent cannot see how things are taking place in the material world
In such a conception of life, the beginning of Krishna consciousness, lies a great deal of advancement for the conditional soul in this material world o Sun provides illumination – With rise of sun all activities begin ▪ One sun illuminates the entire solar system ▪ Each universe has only one sun o Moon as one of the stars (Ref Bg. 10.21) – Very pleasing to the people and nourishes the vegetables o Fire – Help in cooking and many factories
Without Lord’s mercy there cannot be sun, moon or fire – without which no-one can live
Text 15.13
THEME : The Lord holds the earth which gives vegetables. Vegetables are nourished by moonshine which comes from the Lord.
Learnings from Purport 15.13
(a) All planets float in air only by Lord’s energy – Lord enters each atom, planet and each living entities heart by one plenary portion – Paramatma (Ref. Brahma Samhita)
Analogy: Living entity floats on water till he is alive because of the presence of spirit soul. Similarly planets float because of presence of Supreme Personality of Godhead
Analogy: Planets are held like hand full of dust in a fist – Thus He keeps all moving and nonmoving things in place
Supporting Ref. Vedic Hymns
(b) Supreme Personality of Godhead is the source of the moonshine
The moon nourishes nourishes all vegetables and they becomes delicious and succulent
Importance of the word “Rasatmakah” (supplying the juice) – This indicates Everything becomes palatable by agency of Supreme Lord through the influence of moon
Text 15.14
THEME: To digest we need Krishna’s energy as fire and life airs (outgoing and incoming)
Learnings from Purport 15.14
(a) Importance of digestive fire (Ref. Ayurveda)
Fire in the stomach digests all the food sent there
If the fire is not blazing there is no hunger
(b) Supporting References
Ref. Brhat-aranyaka Upanisad – Supreme Lord is situated as fire in the stomach and digesting all kinds of foodstuff
Ref. Vedanta Sutra – The Lord is situated within sound, body, air and even within the stomach as digestive fire
(c) Four kinds of foodstuffs – Swallowed, chewed, licked and sucked
LINK BETWEEN TEXTS 15.14 & 15.15: Up until Text 15.14 it is shown how even conditioned living entities can appreciate and recognize Krishna. We should be attracted to Krishna by knowing His position as:
Our maintainer on both the cosmic and personal levels (15.12 – 15.14)
Compiler of Vedanta and knower of the Vedas (15.15)
Text 15.15
THEME: Indeed Krishna is the only source of happiness
He provides the awareness of current experiences, remembrances of previous pleasant experiences and forgetting the unpleasant experiences
Even provides bliss to the transcendentalists by giving Vedanta-sutra and liberation
Learnings from Purport 15.15
(a) Paramatma – Supreme Lord is in everyone’s heart as Paramatma and also all pervading
(b) Paramatma is the initiator of all activities
Supreme Lord is the witness of all past acts
Living entity acts according to past deeds
Living entity forgets and has to act according to the direction of Supreme Lord
Lord’s direction – He gives remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness
Also awards different fruitive results
(c) He is worshiped as ‘Brahman’ / ‘Paramatma’ and also as the incarnation of Vedas
Vedas give right direction to the people to mold their lives and come back to Godhead
Vedas give knowledge of Supreme Personality of Godhead
(d) Supreme Lord as Vyasadeva – He gives the ‘Vedanta-sutra’ and ‘Srimad Bhagavatam’
(e) God is all good and all merciful – Lord is full
He is supplier and digester of foodstuffs (15.12 – 15.14)
Witness of all activities (15.15)
Giver of knowledge as Vedas and Bhagavad-gita (15.15)
Thus He is worshipable by the conditioned soul
(f) Vedas provide perfection in three stages:
‘Establishing the relationship’ as the purpose of Vedas – By understanding the Vedic Literature – one understands the relationship with Supreme Personality of Godhead o Why Lord presents Vedic knowledge – because a living entity individually needs to understand Krishna o Lord gives intelligence
Understanding processes of Vedas – By performing different processes- one approaches Him o e.g. Performance of Vedic rituals, discussions of Vedic philosophy, and worship of the Lord
Goal of Vedas – At the end one attains the Supreme Goal – Supreme Personality of Godhead
(g) Conclusion – Test 15.15 defines all the above three stages of perfection
KRISHNA’S POSITION AS OUR MAINTAINER
APPRECIATING KRISHNA’S POSITION (15.12-15.15)
Text 15.12 – 15.15
THEME : Splendor of the sun, moon, electricity and fire come from Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Learnings from Purport 15.12
(a) Benefit of such a conception of life as given in this verse – This invokes Krishna consciousness in the conditioned soul
The unintelligent cannot see how things are taking place in the material world
In such a conception of life, the beginning of Krishna consciousness, lies a great deal of advancement for the conditional soul in this material world o Sun provides illumination – With rise of sun all activities begin ▪ One sun illuminates the entire solar system ▪ Each universe has only one sun o Moon as one of the stars (Ref Bg. 10.21) – Very pleasing to the people and nourishes the vegetables o Fire – Help in cooking and many factories
Without Lord’s mercy there cannot be sun, moon or fire – without which no-one can live
Text 15.13
THEME : The Lord holds the earth which gives vegetables. Vegetables are nourished by moonshine which comes from the Lord.
Learnings from Purport 15.13
(a) All planets float in air only by Lord’s energy – Lord enters each atom, planet and each living entities heart by one plenary portion – Paramatma (Ref. Brahma Samhita)
Analogy: Living entity floats on water till he is alive because of the presence of spirit soul. Similarly planets float because of presence of Supreme Personality of Godhead
Analogy: Planets are held like hand full of dust in a fist – Thus He keeps all moving and nonmoving things in place
Supporting Ref. Vedic Hymns
(b) Supreme Personality of Godhead is the source of the moonshine
The moon nourishes nourishes all vegetables and they becomes delicious and succulent
Importance of the word “Rasatmakah” (supplying the juice) – This indicates Everything becomes palatable by agency of Supreme Lord through the influence of moon
Text 15.14
THEME: To digest we need Krishna’s energy as fire and life airs (outgoing and incoming)
Learnings from Purport 15.14
(a) Importance of digestive fire (Ref. Ayurveda)
Fire in the stomach digests all the food sent there
If the fire is not blazing there is no hunger
(b) Supporting References
Ref. Brhat-aranyaka Upanisad – Supreme Lord is situated as fire in the stomach and digesting all kinds of foodstuff
Ref. Vedanta Sutra – The Lord is situated within sound, body, air and even within the stomach as digestive fire
(c) Four kinds of foodstuffs – Swallowed, chewed, licked and sucked
LINK BETWEEN TEXTS 15.14 & 15.15: Up until Text 15.14 it is shown how even conditioned living entities can appreciate and recognize Krishna. We should be attracted to Krishna by knowing His position as:
Our maintainer on both the cosmic and personal levels (15.12 – 15.14)
Compiler of Vedanta and knower of the Vedas (15.15)
Text 15.15
THEME: Indeed Krishna is the only source of happiness
He provides the awareness of current experiences, remembrances of previous pleasant experiences and forgetting the unpleasant experiences
Even provides bliss to the transcendentalists by giving Vedanta-sutra and liberation
Learnings from Purport 15.15
(a) Paramatma – Supreme Lord is in everyone’s heart as Paramatma and also all pervading
(b) Paramatma is the initiator of all activities
Supreme Lord is the witness of all past acts
Living entity acts according to past deeds
Living entity forgets and has to act according to the direction of Supreme Lord
Lord’s direction – He gives remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness
Also awards different fruitive results
(c) He is worshiped as ‘Brahman’ / ‘Paramatma’ and also as the incarnation of Vedas
Vedas give right direction to the people to mold their lives and come back to Godhead
Vedas give knowledge of Supreme Personality of Godhead
(d) Supreme Lord as Vyasadeva – He gives the ‘Vedanta-sutra’ and ‘Srimad Bhagavatam’
(e) God is all good and all merciful – Lord is full
He is supplier and digester of foodstuffs (15.12 – 15.14)
Witness of all activities (15.15)
Giver of knowledge as Vedas and Bhagavad-gita (15.15)
Thus He is worshipable by the conditioned soul
(f) Vedas provide perfection in three stages:
‘Establishing the relationship’ as the purpose of Vedas – By understanding the Vedic Literature – one understands the relationship with Supreme Personality of Godhead o Why Lord presents Vedic knowledge – because a living entity individually needs to understand Krishna o Lord gives intelligence
Understanding processes of Vedas – By performing different processes- one approaches Him o e.g. Performance of Vedic rituals, discussions of Vedic philosophy, and worship of the Lord
Goal of Vedas – At the end one attains the Supreme Goal – Supreme Personality of Godhead
(g) Conclusion – Test 15.15 defines all the above three stages of perfection