Text 44] Krsna Is the Source of All Incarnations 187

can dictate the codes of religion. Real religion means to know God, our
relation with Him, our duties in relation with Him and to know ultimately
our destination after leaving this material body. The conditioned
souls who are entrapped by the material energy hardly know all these
principles of life. Most of them are like animals engaged in eating,
sleeping, fearing and mating. They are mostly engaged in sense enjoyment
under the pretention of religiosity, knowledge or salvation. They are still
more blind in the present age of quarrel or Kali-yuga. In the Kali-yuga the
population is just a royal edition of the animals. They have nothing to do
with spiritual knowledge or godly religious life. They are so blind that
they cannot see anything beyond the needs of the body. They have no
information of the spirit soul beyond the jurisdiction of the subtle mind,
intelligence or ego, but they are very much proud of their advancement in
knowledge, science and material prosperity. They can risk their lives to
become a dog or hog just after leaving the present body, for they have
completely lost sight of the ultimate aim of life. The Personality of God-
head Sri Krsna appeared before us just a little prior to the beginning of
Kali-yuga, and He returned to His eternal home practically at the com-
mencement of Kali-yuga. While He was present, He exhibited everything
by His different activities. He spoke the Bhagavad-gita specifically and
eradicated all pretentious principles of religiosity. And prior to His depar-
ture from this material world, He empowered Sri Vyasadeva through
Narada to compile the messages of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, and thus both
the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam are like torch bearers for
the blind people of this age. In other words, if men in this age of Kali want
to see the real light of life, they must take to these two books only, and
their aim of life will be fulfilled. Bhagavad-gita is the preliminary study of
the Bhagavatam. And Srimad-Bhagavatam is the summum bonum of life,
Lord Sri Krsna personified. We must therefore accept Srimad-Bhagavatam
as the direct representation of Lord Krsna. One who can see Srimad-
Bhagavatam can see also Lord Sri Krsna in person. They are identical.

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