Govardhan Puja 2009 with HH Mahavishnu Swami - 2/3

utsideyur ime loka, na kuryam karma ced aham
sankarasya ca karta syam, upahanyam imah prajah

If I did not perform prescribed duties, all these worlds would be ut to ruination.. I would be the cause of creating unwanted population, I would thereby destroy the peace of all living beings.

Varna-sankara is unwated population which disturbs the peace of the general society. In order to check this social disturbance, there are prescribed rules and regulations by which the population can automatically become peaceful and organised for spiritual progress in life. when Lord Krishna descends, naturally He deals with such rules and regulations in order to maintain the prestige and necessity of such important performances. The Lord is the father of all living entities, and if the living entities are misguided, indirectly the responsibility goes to the Lord. Therefore, whenever there is a general disregard of regulative principles, the Lord Himself descends and corrects the society. We should, however, note carefully that although we have to follow in the footsteps of the Lord, we still have to rememeber that we cannot imitate the Lord by kifting Govardhan Hill, as the Lord did in His childhood. It is impossible for any human being. we have to follow His instructions, but we may not imitate Him at any time. The Srimad Bhagavatam (10.33.30-31) affirms :

naitat samacarej jatu, manasapi hy anisvarah
vinasyaty acaran maudhyad, yatha-'rudro 'bdhi-jam visam

isvaranam vach satyam, tathaivacaritam kvacit
tesam yat sva-vaco-yuktam, buddhimams tat samacaret

One should simply follow the instructions of the Lord and His empowered servants. their instructions are all good for us, and any intelligent person will perform them as instructed. however, one should guard aginst trying to imitate their actions. One should not try to drink the ocean of poison in imitation of Lord Shiva.

We should always consider the position of the Isvaras, or thos who can actually control the movements of the sun and moon, as superior. without such power, one cannot imitate the Isvaras, who are superpowerful. Lord Shiva drank poison to the extent of swallowing an ocean, but if any common man tries to drink even a fragment of such poison, he will be killed. There are many pseudo devotees of Lord shiva who want to indulge in smoking ganja (marijuana) and similar intoxicating drugs, forgettin that by so imitating the acts of Lord shiva they are calling death very near. Similarly, there are some pseudo devotees of Lord Krishna who prefer to imitate the Lord in His rasa-lila, or dance of love, forgetting their inability to lift Govardhan Hill. It is best, therefore, that one not try to imitate the powerful, but simply follow their instructions; nor should one try to occupy their posts without qualification. There are so manuy "incarnations" of God without the power of the Supreme Godhead.

Bhavagavad-gita Chapter 3 Text 24

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