760222SB.MAY       So here the fierceful attitude, very, very fierceful, that is very

pleasing to Prahlada Maharaja. He said, naham bibhemy ajita te

‘tibhayanakasya: “Your face is very fearful to the enemies, but it is

very beautiful to me.” Everything. Naham bibhemy ajita te

‘tibhayanakasya jihva. Everything fierceful… In the next verse

Prahlada Maharaja will say that “This fierceful attitude of Your

Lordship is not at all fearful to me, as it is fearful to me, this

material existence.” That he will explain, next verse. Trasto ‘smy

aham krpana-vatsala duhsahogra-samsara-cakra-kadanad grasatam

pranitah. This material world is very, very fierceful to the devotees.

They are very, very much afraid of. This is the difference.

Materialistic persons, they are thinking, “This world is very pleasing. We are enjoying. Eat, drink, be merry and enjoy.”

But the

devotees, they think, “It is very, very fierceful. How soon we shall

get out of it?” My Guru Maharaja used to say that “This material world

is not fit for living for any gentleman.” He used to say. “No

gentleman can live here.” So these things are not understood by the

nondevotees, how much pinching this material world is. Duhkhala…

Krsna says it is duhkhalayam asasvatam. That is the difference between

the devotee and nondevotee. The duhkhalayam, they are trying to adjust

how to make it sukhalayam. That is not possible.

   So unless one becomes detestful of this material world, it is to be

understood that he has not yet entered in the spiritual understanding.

Bhaktih paresanubhavo viraktir anyatra syat. This is the test of

bhakti. If one has entered the domain of devotional service, this

material world will be not at all tasteful for him. Virakti. No more.

Ara nare bapa..,

SB 8.22.11 P       Bali Maharaja Surrenders His Life

Actually, everyone should fear the so-called society, friendship

and love for which he works so hard all day and night. As indicated by

Bali Maharaja by the words janad bhitah, every devotee in Krsna

consciousness should always be afraid of the common man engaged in

pursuing material prosperity. Such a person is described as pramatta,

a madman chasing the will-o’-the-wisp. Such men do not know that after

a hard struggle for life one must change his body, with no certainty

of what kind of body he will receive next. Those who are completely

established in Krsna conscious philosophy and who therefore understand

the aim of life will never take to the activities of the materialistic

dog race

760223SB.MAY    So Prahlada Maharaja was not afraid of the fierceful features of Lord

Nrsimhadeva. He was not fearful…  So the question may be that “If you are not afraid of this fearful

appearance of Me, then that means you are not afraid of anything?” The

answer is, “Yes, I am afraid. Yes, I am afraid.” What is that?

Trasto ‘ham aham krpana-vatsala duhsahogra-samsara-cakra-kadanad: “I

am afraid of this material existence, not this, Your fearful…” This

fearful appearance is fearful for the asuras, duskrtina.

… This is called samsara-cakra-kadanat.

Prahlada Maharaja, a devotee, is afraid, very, very afraid. He is not

afraid of the lion or the elephant or the tiger or the snake. No. He’s

not afraid of these. But he’s afraid of this repetition of birth and

death. That is called samsara-cakra. Is it not botheration? Any sane

man will understand how much botheration it is. Just like I am now old

man. There are so many inconveniences. …. So a devotee should be very very

much afraid of this repetition of birth and death. Samsara… This is

Prahlada Maharaja… To follow the footprints of Prahlada Maharaja,

one should be very, very afraid. And the whole process of Vedic

civlization, especially devotional service, is how to avoid this

samsara-cakra-kadana. Everyone should be very, very afraid of.

Foolish persons… “Where angels dare not, the fools rush in”…