Knowing Krsna’s Energies 73

Since all the members of the party were seated
comfortably, and since the river breeze was very
pleasant, they slept soundly that night. In the
morning they all got up early, but to their astonish-
ment they saw that the boat had not moved an inch
toward the destination, even though the boatmen
had rowed vigorously all night long. Finally, after
inquiring, they found that despite the boatmen’s
rowing, the boat had not moved because they had
failed to raise the anchor. The marriage ceremony
was thus spoiled because of a foolish mistake.

Our present civilization is therefore a mistaken
civilization because the mistaken leaders have for-
gotten to raise the anchor of attachment. Instead,
the anchor is being more and more firmly fixed
because they have structured the social order on the
basis of sense gratification. This sense gratifying
social and political set-up, maintained by various
plans and schemes, has been described in Bhagavad-
gita as follows:

kamam asritya duspuram
dambha-mana-madanvitah

mohad grhitvasad-grahan
pravartante ’suci-vratah

cintam aparimeyam ca
pralayantam upasritah

kamopabhoga-parama
etavad iti niscitah

“The demoniac, taking shelter of insatiable lust,
pride, and false prestige, and being thus illusioned,
