288 THE SCIENCE OF SELF-REALIZATION

Krsna, immediately Krsna’s paraphernalia, Krsna’s name, Krsna’s fame,
Krsna’s abode, Krsna’s associates—everything—all of a sudden become
manifested within because He is present. This is the beginning of one’s
Krsna consciousness. To remember by reference to a context means that
as soon as one hears a code word, one at once remembers all the informa-
tion behind that code. Similarly, when our minds are attracted to Krsna
and everything about Krsna simply by hearing a little glorification of His
qualities, that is the beginning of pure Krsna consciousness. Then there
is no more gati, or movement of the mind.

It was just that way with the gopis: as soon as they heard the sound of
Krsna’s flute, they gave up everything. Some of them were lying down,
some were working in their family affairs, some were taking care of their
children, but as soon as they heard Krsna’s flute, they forgot everything
and rushed to Him. Their husbands, their brothers, and their fathers
said, ‘Why are you going and leaving your duty?’ But they did not
care—they simply left. There is no impediment and no stumbling block
in that merge of the mind with Krsna. This is the beginning of pure
devotion.

Purusottama means Krsna. The word purusa means ‘‘enjoyer.’’ The
conditioned living entities are false enjoyers, imitation enjoyers. Here in
this material world, all living entities are acting as purusas. The more ex-
act meaning of purusa is ‘‘male.’’ The male is considered to be the en-
joyer, and the female is considered to be the enjoyed. In the material
world, whether one has a male or a female body, everyone has the pro-
pensity to enjoy, and therefore everyone is called purusa. But actually the
only purusa is the Supreme Lord. We living entities are His energy, and
He is the supreme enjoyer. We are not purusa. Energies are employed for
enjoyment, and we are energies, instruments of the Supreme Person.
Therefore Purusottama is the supreme transcendental person, Krsna.
When our pure devotion for the Supreme Personality of Godhead is em-
ployed and there are no impediments or stumbling blocks, that is the
symptom of pure Krsna consciousness.

There is no ambition or motive in pure Krsna consciousness. Every
other transcendental function or mode of worship is backed by a motive:
. someone wants salvation, someone wants material prosperity, someone
wants to go to a higher planet, someone wants to go to Krsnaloka. These
ambitions should not be there. A pure devotee has no-.such ambitions. A
pure devotee does not even desire to go to the supreme abode of Krsna.
Of course, he goes, but he has no desire. He simply wants to engage him-
self fully in Krsna’s service.
