6 The Nectar of Instruction

Jagai and Madhai, who blasphemed and struck Nityananda
Prabhu. In His Siksdstaka Lord Caitanya wrote, trndd api
sunicena taror api sahisnund: “One should be humbler than
the grass and more tolerant than the tree.” One may then
ask why the Lord exhibited His anger. The point is that one
should be ready to tolerate all insults to one’s own self, but
when Krsna or His pure devotee is blasphemed, a genuine
devotee becomes angry and acts like fire against the offen-
ders. Krodha, anger, cannot be stopped, but it can be applied
rightly. It was in anger that Hanuman set fire to Lanka, but
he is worshiped as the greatest devotee of Lord Ramacandra.
This means that he utilized his anger in the right way. Ar-
juna serves as another example. He was not willing to fight,
but Krsna incited his anger: “You must fight!”” To fight
without anger is not possible. Anger is controlled, however,
when utilized in the service of the Lord.

As for the urges of the tongue, we all experience that the
tongue wants to eat palatable dishes. Generally we should
not allow the tongue to eat according to its choice, but should
control the tongue by supplying prasada. The devotee’s at-
titude is that he will eat only when Krsna gives him prasdda.
That is the way to control the urge of the tongue. One should
take prasdda at scheduled times and should not eat in
restaurants or sweetmeat shops simply to satisfy the whims
of the tongue or belly. If we stick to the principle of taking
only prasada, the urges of the belly and tongue can be
controlled.

In a similar manner, the urges of the genitals, the sex im-
pulse, can be controlled when not used unnecessarily. The
genitals should be used to beget a Krsna conscious child,
