Text 14] The Advent of Lord Krsna: Introduction 35

adanta-gobhir visatam tamisram
punah punas carvita-carvanandm

“Because of their uncontrolled senses, persons too addicted to ma-
terialistic life make progress toward hellish conditions and repeatedly
chew that which has already been chewed. Their inclinations toward
Krsna are never aroused, either by the instructions of others, by their
own efforts, or by a combination of both.” (Bhag. 7.5.30) At the present
moment, all of human society is engaged in the business of chewing the
chewed (punah punas carvita-carvandénam). People are prepared to
undergo mrtyu-samsdra-vartmani, taking birth in one form, dying, ac-
cepting another form and dying again. To stop this repetition of birth
and death, krsna-kathd, or Krsna consciousness, is absolutely necessary.
But unless one hears krsna-kathd from a realized soul like Sukadeva
Gosvami, one cannot relish the nectar of krsna-katha, which puts an end
to all material fatigue, and enjoy the blissful life of transcendental exis-
tence. In relation to the Krsna consciousness movement, we actually see
that those who have tasted the nectar of krsna-katha lose all material
desires, whereas those who cannot understand Krsna or krsna-katha
regard the Krsna conscious life as “brainwashing” and “mind control.”
While the devotees enjoy spiritual bliss, the nondevotees are surprised
that the devotees have forgotten material hankerings.

TEXT 14
qa Fay
ad fray aaa ana

Sarees: a erat Ree |
Tey Surat HRT

SMEAANAT «ARTA? 2B

sita uvaca
evam nisamya bhrgu-nandana sadhu-vadam
vaiydsakih sa bhagavan atha visnu-rdétam
pratyarcya krsna-caritam kali-kalmasa-ghnarh
vydhartum arabhata bhagavata-pradhanah
