Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto Four

SB 4.14.24 – 29

Dec 23, 2019

Acintya Prabhu

December 23, 2019
Text 24:
Those who, out of gross ignorance, do not worship the king, who is actually the Supreme Personality of Godhead, experience happiness neither in this world nor in the world after death.
Text 25:
You are so much devoted to the demigods, but who are they? Indeed, your affection for these demigods is exactly like the affection of an unchaste woman who neglects her married life and gives all attention to her paramour.
Texts 26-27:
Lord Viṣṇu; Lord Brahmā; Lord Śiva; Lord Indra; Vāyu, the master of air; Yama, the superintendent of death; the sun-god; the director of rainfall; Kuvera, the treasurer; the moon-god; the predominating deity of the earth; Agni, the fire-god; Varuṇa, the lord of waters; and all others who are great and competent to bestow benedictions or to curse — all abide in the body of the king. For this reason the king is known as the reservoir of all demigods, who are simply parts and parcels of the king’s body.
Text 28:
King Vena continued: For this reason, O brāhmaṇas, you should abandon your envy of me, and by your ritualistic activities you should worship me and offer me all paraphernalia. If you are intelligent, you should know that there is no personality superior to me who can accept the first oblations of all sacrifices.
Text 29:
The great sage Maitreya continued: Thus the King, who became unintelligent due to his sinful life and deviation from the right path, became actually bereft of all good fortune. He could not accept the requests of the great sages, which the sages put before him with great respect, and therefore he was condemned.

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Gaudacandra Prabhu

Gaudacandra Prabhu

Kauai, Hawaii

Acintya Prabhu Lives on the Island of Kauai and has served many year in Hawaii at puja, cook and temple president. He was the owner of a raw food restaurant on Kauai for several years.  He now preaches to celebrities through his new job and is a regular speaker for class on e-sanga. 

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