Text 27] —_ Lord Visnu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena 799

are finding it very easy to spread Krsna consciousness amongst the Europeans
and Americans? History reports that the Americans and Europeans
proved their capability when they were anxious to expand colonization,
but at the present time, being contaminated by the advancement of
material science, their sons and grandsons are turning into reprobates. This
is due to their having lost their original spiritual culture, which is Vedic
civilization. Presently these descendants of the Aryan family are taking
this Krsna consciousness movement very seriously. Others also who are
associating with them and hearing the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra from the lips of pure devotees are also becoming captivated by the
transcendental vibration. Transcendental vibrations are very much effective
when chanted amongst Aryans, but even though one does not belong to
the Aryan family, he will become a Vaisnava simply by hearing the mantra
because the vibration has great influence over everyone.

Maharaja Prthu points out that even the goddess of fortune, who is the
constant companion of Lord Narayana, specifically wanted to hear about
the Lord’s glories, and for the association of the gopis, who are pure
devotees, the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, underwent severe austerities. The
impersonalist may ask why one should bother chanting the Hare Krsna
maha-mantra continually for so many years instead of stopping and trying
for kaivalya, liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord. In
answer, Maharaja Prthu maintains that the attraction of this chanting is
so great that one cannot give up the process unless he is an animal. This is
the case even if one comes in contact with this transcendental vibration by
chance. Prthu Maharaja is very emphatic in this connection—only an animal
can give up the practice of chanting Hare Krsna. Those who are not ani-
mals, who are actually intelligent, advanced, human, civilized men, cannot
give up this practice of continually chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna
Krsna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

TEXT 27

mma «alfastenad
UNS TRI sea: |
A ASATAU RAAT: Ill

athabhaje tuakhila-purusottamam
gunalayam padma-kareva lalasah
