Sree Sree Guru Gaurangau Jayatah!
Sri Krishna says to Arjuna, “bhumirapo analo vayuh, kham mano buddhir eva cha, ahankaram itiyam me, bhinna prakritir ashtada.” Krishna says, “I have two kinds of potencies–one is para and the other is apara. Para means superior, apara means not superior—inferior. Inferior potency means material energy. In material energy you will find eight elements: earth, water, fire, air, sky, and mind, intelligent and false ego—not real ego. The eight elements of the apara potency is the material energy of Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. Energy belongs to Sri Krishna. Whatever is created by the energy also belongs to Sri Krishna. This body is the outcome of the apara potency of Sri Krishna. So, who is the master of this body? As for example, I am the master of my own potency, similarly, Supreme Lord is the master of His own potency. I am part of the potency of Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna. This body is part of the material potency and the astral body is also part of the material potency. The possessor of the potency is Sri Krishna. Who then is the possessor of this body? ‘He!’ I am not even the owner of my own body, it does not belong to me. This house belongs to Sri Krishna. But out of nescience, ignorance, when we become averse to Sri Krishna, the illusory energy of Sri Krishna envelops us to think we are the masters of this world and we are the enjoyers. We are here now, after 400 years somebody will take this and he will say that I am the proprietor. After 500 years another person will come, he will demand that he is the proprietor, out of ignorance. We, human beings, have some rules and regulations, laws. If you can purchase this land, you can register and then you become its owner. Human beings got some laws which are made, but dogs do not require any such laws. At the Calcutta Math, there is one junction. Our math is there, 5 storied building and there are many dogs. On that side 4 dogs and on the other side 5 dogs. They have made some demarcation. That side dogs should not come to this side. If that side dogs enter there they will wow…wow…wow…attack—always disturbing. There is no recurrent law. So, this is the nescience. Actually, we belong to Sri Krishna.
--- Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj