8 TEACHINGS OF QUEEN KUNTI
‘‘Among all the living entities wandering throughout the universe, one
who is very fortunate receives, by the mercy of the spiritual master
and the mercy of Krsna, the seed of devotional service.’’ (Cc.
Madhya 19.151) The Krsna consciousness movement does not consist of
wretched, unfortunate men. No. It consists of the most fortunate. One
who has taken to Krsna consciousness is to be considered the most fortu-
nate because he has found the way to act so that his life will be perfect.
One who is Krsna conscious and discharging his duties nicely is the most
fortunate and the most perfect. This is humbly stated here by Kuntidevi.

Although Kunti had the body of a woman, she was a devotee.
Therefore she was not like an ordinary unintelligent woman. Rather, she
was the most intelligent, for she recognized Krsna to be the Supreme
Godhead: ‘‘He has come to me to offer me respect, materially appearing
to be my nephew, but He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”’
Therefore in a previous verse she said, alaksyam sarva-bhutanam antar
bahir avasthitam: ‘‘You are not seen by ordinary men, although You are
everywhere, inside and outside.’ In another verse also she said, na lak-
syase mudha-drsa: ‘‘Fools and rascals cannot see You.’ This indicates
that Kunti saw Him. Unless she were able to see Krsna as He is, how
could she say, na laksyase miidha-drsa? She also said, prakrteh param:
‘*You are transcendental to this material creation.”

Now here also, in this verse, Kunti continues to express herself with
humility. This humility is very good in devotional service. Therefore Sri
Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches us, trndd api sunicena taror api
sahisnuna: ‘‘One should be more tolerant than the tree and humbler than
the grass to make progress in spiritual life.’ This is necessary because for
one who is living in this material world there will be so many distur-
bances, just as if one were traveling on the ocean. One cannot expect a
very peaceful situation on the ocean; even a big ship may also be
unsteady, and at any moment there may be tumultuous waves. Similarly,
in this material world we should always expect danger; one cannot expect
a very peaceful life within this material world. The sdstra, the Vedic
literature, says, padam padam yad vipadam (Bhag. 10.14.58): at every step
there is danger. But if one becomes a devotee, then one can escape
(maydam etam taranti te).

If one takes to Krsna consciousness, in the beginning there will be
many disturbances caused by Maya, the material energy of illusion. Maya
will test us to see how firmly we are fixed in Krsna consciousness. Be-
cause she is also an agent of Krsna, she does not allow anyone the
freedom to disturb Krsna. Therefore she tests very rigidly to see whether
