Niranjana Swami

Niranjana Swami

Lectures from a Disciple, Vol. 2, The Lord Protects Those Who Glorify His Name

Krishna is capable of bestowing unlimited pleasure, and we can taste some of that pleasure when we come under the protection of His internal potency. Thus devotees sincerely pray from the heart for the Lord's protection and shelter, and especially protection and shelter under His internal potency.

Srila Prabhupada

Lecture on Bhagavad-gita 4.9, Bombay, March 29, 1968

Indriya, the senses, all in all. To satisfy the senses, that is sukha, that is happiness. And those who are a little disgusted with sense gratification, indriyani parany ahur indriyebhyah param manah [Bg 3.42]. They are mental speculators. They write poetries and utopian theories, "This philosophy, that philosophy." In this way they satisfy the mind. But that is also not happiness. Mental happiness. Mano-rathena asato dhavato bahih. If you become satisfied by mental happiness, then you'll have to come down again. Asato ma sad-gamah. Real life is: "Don't stay in this temporary world, but go to the real world," paras tasmat tu bhavo 'nyo 'vyakto 'vyaktat sanatanah [Bg 8.20]. You'll find all these things in Bhagavad-gita. So either on the bodily plane or on the mental plane you cannot be happy. That is not possible. But if you want to be happy, then you have to come to the spiritual platform and engage in spiritual activities, sukham atyantikam yat tad atindriyam grahyam [Bg 6.21]. Atindriya means above the material platform of sensual and mental activities.