Knowledge Through Disciplic Succession 59
At one time, Indra, the king of heaven, committed
an offense at the feet of his spiritual master, and
his spiritual master cursed him to take the birth of a
hog. Thus the throne of the heavenly kingdom be-
came empty as Indra went to earth to become a
hog. Seeing the situation, Brahma came to earth and
addressed the hog: “‘My dear sir, you have become
a hog on this planet earth. I have come to deliver
you. Come with me at once.” But the hog replied:
“Oh I cannot go with you. I have so many responsi-
bilities—my children, wife and this nice hog society.”
Even though Brahma promised to take him back to
heaven, Indra, in the form of a hog, refused. This is
called forgetfulness. Similarly, Lord Sri Krsna comes
and says to us, ““What are you doing in this material
world? Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam
vraja. Come to Me, and I'll give you all protection.”
But we say, “I don’t believe You Sir. I have more
important business here.” This is the position of the
conditioned soul—forgetfulness. This forgetfulness is
quickly dissipated by following in the path of disciplic
succession.
