We Think We Are Of This World
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Paramhamsa Vani
Jul 3, 2026, 12:00:19 AMJul 3
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Sree Sree Guru Gaurangau Jayatah!
It has been stated by our Parampujyapad Sri Bhaktivedenta Swami Maharaj in his own writing and I have gone through those writings. Somewhere he was delivering sermons. He said, “Once Lord Indra was cursed by his Gurudev, Brihaspati. He committed an offense to his Gurudev, Brihaspati and so got cursed ‘go and take birth as a hog.’ By his curse, Devaraj Indra became a hog and he has got his own children and family. The throne of heaven became vacant, empty. Brahmaji was thinking, 'who will replace Devaraj Indra, the foreman of heaven become a hog.' Then Brahma went there. ‘My dear sir, you are the emperor of heaven. Why are you here in the hog family? You go and govern heaven. There is nobody there. You go there. Come with me.’
‘No! I have got this nice hog family—many children, wife, etc. I have got no time. I don’t believe it. You go.’
Like that we have forgotten. We belong to Sri Krishna. If Sri Krishna comes to us and says, ‘You are My eternal servant. Come to Me.’
‘No! I have got this nice building, children, wife, etc. I have no time to go to You. I don’t believe You. Wherefrom have You come? Why are You demanding me? I don’t believe it.’
So we have forgotten that we belong to Sri Krishna. We think we are of this world. We are in illusion. Among crores of human beings one or two fortunate persons, by the grace of Guru, Vaishnavas, and Bhagavan, will know that they do not belong to this world and that they belong to Sri Krishna. For that, you should perform bhajan. It is very difficult to get suddha bhakta. Among the emancipated souls and those who achieve their goals, a person who has taken absolute shelter of Narayana and performs exclusive devotion to Narayana is self-realized. Those who have that attitude to serve Krishna are blessed.
--- Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
It has been stated by our Parampujyapad Sri Bhaktivedenta Swami Maharaj in his own writing and I have gone through those writings. Somewhere he was delivering sermons. He said, “Once Lord Indra was cursed by his Gurudev, Brihaspati. He committed an offense to his Gurudev, Brihaspati and so got cursed ‘go and take birth as a hog.’ By his curse, Devaraj Indra became a hog and he has got his own children and family. The throne of heaven became vacant, empty. Brahmaji was thinking, 'who will replace Devaraj Indra, the foreman of heaven become a hog.' Then Brahma went there. ‘My dear sir, you are the emperor of heaven. Why are you here in the hog family? You go and govern heaven. There is nobody there. You go there. Come with me.’
‘No! I have got this nice hog family—many children, wife, etc. I have got no time. I don’t believe it. You go.’
Like that we have forgotten. We belong to Sri Krishna. If Sri Krishna comes to us and says, ‘You are My eternal servant. Come to Me.’
‘No! I have got this nice building, children, wife, etc. I have no time to go to You. I don’t believe You. Wherefrom have You come? Why are You demanding me? I don’t believe it.’
So we have forgotten that we belong to Sri Krishna. We think we are of this world. We are in illusion. Among crores of human beings one or two fortunate persons, by the grace of Guru, Vaishnavas, and Bhagavan, will know that they do not belong to this world and that they belong to Sri Krishna. For that, you should perform bhajan. It is very difficult to get suddha bhakta. Among the emancipated souls and those who achieve their goals, a person who has taken absolute shelter of Narayana and performs exclusive devotion to Narayana is self-realized. Those who have that attitude to serve Krishna are blessed.
--- Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
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