Text 138] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 171

world is dull, but in the spiritual world everything is alive. The desire for enjoy-
ment is present both in Krsna and in His parts and parcels, the living entities. In the
spiritual world, such desires are also spiritual. No one should mistakenly consider
such desires to be material. In the material world, if one is sexually inclined and
enjoys sex life, he enjoys something temporary. His enjoyment vanishes after a
few minutes. However, in the spiritual world the same enjoyment may be there,
but it never vanishes. It is continually enjoyed. In the spiritual world such sex
desire appears to the enjoyer to be more and more relishable with each new
feature. In the material world, however, sex enjoyment becomes distasteful after a
few minutes only, and it is never permanent. Because Krsna appears very much
sexually inclined, He is called the new Cupid in the spiritual world. There is no ma-
terial inebriety in such desire, however.

Gayantam trayate yasmat gayatri tvarn tatah smrta: if one chants the gayatri-
mantra, he is gradually delivered from the material clutches. That which delivers
one from material entanglement is called gayatri. An explanation of the gayatri-
mantra can be found in Madhya-lila, Chapter Twenty-one, text 125:

kama-gayatri-mantra-rdpa, haya krsnera svarGpa,
sardha-cabisa aksara tara haya
se aksara ‘candra’ haya, krsne kari’ udaya,

trijagat kaila kima-maya

This mantra is just like a Vedic hymn, but it is the Supreme Personality of God-
head Himself. There is no difference between the kdma-gayatri and Krsna. Both
are composed of twenty-four and a half transcendental letters. The mantra
depicted in letters is also Krsna, and the mantra rises just like the moon. Due to
this, there is a perverted reflection of desire in human society and among all kinds
of living entities. In the mantra: klirn kama-devaya vidmahe puspa-bandaya
dhimahi tan no ‘nangah pracodayat, Krsna is called Kama-deva or Madana-
mohana, the Deity who establishes our relationship with Krsna. Govinda, or
puspa-bana, who carries an arrow made of flowers, is the Personality of Godhead
who accepts our devotional service. Ananiga, or Gopijana-vallabha, satisfies all the
gopis and is the ultimate goal of life. This kama-gayatri (klirn kima-devaya vid-
mahe puspa-banaya dhimahi tan no ‘narigah pracodayat) simply does not belong
to this material world. When one is advanced in spiritual understanding, he can
worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead with his spiritually purified senses
and fulfill the desires of the Lord.

man-manda bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yaji marh_ namaskuru

mam evaisyasi satyam te
pratijane priyo ‘si me
