Vaisnava-siddhanfa-maIa

Siila Sac-cid-ananda llaliivinoda Tlaluia publislcd ilc bool Vaislnava-

Siddlania-Mala in ilc ycai 1S92 liom Calcuiia, Wcsi lcngal, India.
Tlc Tlaluia ciicd ilc lamous vcisc "Sii Madlval piala vislnum paiaiamam
allila amnaya-vcdyam ca visvam" on ilc covci ol lis bool.
Tlis lamous vcisc appcais in ilc Piamcya-Rainavali ol Siipada laladcva
Vidyablusana (Piamcya-Rainavali 1.S). Tlis vcisc is a summaiy dcsciipiion ol ilc
icn lundamcnial iiuils ol Vaislnavism as cnunciaicd by Siipada Madlvacaiya, ilc
loundci ol ilc lialma-Madlva-sampiadaya.
Tlis ilcological iicaiisc ol ilc Tlaluia picscnis ilc lundamcnial iiuils ol
Gaudiya Vaisnavism in a clcai, concisc loimai ol qucsiions and answcis. Tlis bool
was oiiginally publislcd as a plilosoplical iniioduciion io ilc livc scciions ol a
bool dcsciibing ilc mcilod ol spicading ilc Nama Haiia piogiam oi ilc mailci
placc ol ilc Holy namc ol Kisna. Wc inviic ilc icadcis io caiclully icad ilc
Tlaluia's masicilul and clcgani picscniaiion and appicciaic ilc dcpil ol His
dcvoiion and picacling spiiii.
Tianslaicd liom ilc oiiginal lcngali by Dasaiaila Suia dasa
Copyiigli (c) 199+, Ncciai lools
Firsf Chapfer:
Nava-prameya-siddhanfa (Nine Trufhs of Evidence)
Q. Wlai command las ilc supicmcly woislipablc Sii Caiianya Malapiablu givcn
io us'
A. His oidci is ilis: ilai wc vciy caiclully obscivc ilc ninc insiiuciions ol iiuil
ilai Sii Madlvacaiya las givcn us iliougl ilc guiu-paiampaia (disciplic
succcssion).
Q. Wlo loims ilc guiu-paiampaia'
A. Tlc adi-guiu (oiiginal guiu) ol all ilc spiiiiual masicis in ilc disciplic
succcssion is llagavan, ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad. Slowing His gicai
mcicy, Hc gavc insiiuciions in ilc iiuil io Loid lialma, ilc adi-lavi (oiiginal
poci). Tlcsc iiuils wcic in iuin iaugli by lialma io Sii Naiada, by Naiada io
Vyasa, and succcssivcly liom Vyasa io Sii Madlvacaiya. Sucl insiiuciions icccivcd
iliougl ilis disciplic succcssion aic callcd Guiu-Paiampaia-Upadcsa.
Q. Wlai aic ilc namcs ol ilcsc ninc insiiuciions givcn by Sii Madlvacaiya'
A. Tlcii namcs aic ilus:
1) llagavan alonc is ilc Supicmc iiuil, onc wiiloui a sccond.
2) Hc is ilc objcci ol lnowlcdgc in all ilc Vcdas.
3) Tlc univcisc is ical ¦saiya].
+) Dillcicnccs ¦bciwccn Isvaia, jiva and maiici] aic ical.
5) Jiva souls aic ilc scivanis ol Loid Haii.
6) All souls aic dillcicni accoiding io ilcii dillcicni siiuaiions.
7) Libciaiion ¦molsa] is ilc namc ol aiiainmcni ol llagavan's lcci.
S) llagavan's puic woislip ¦amala blajana] is ilc only way io aiiain
libciaiion.
9) Piaiyalsa ¦diicci pciccpiion], anumana ¦logic], and sabda ¦spiiiiual
sound] aic ilc ilicc iypcs ol cvidcncc.
Second Chapfer:
Bhagavan AIone Is fhe Supreme Trufh
Q. Wlo is llagavan, ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad'
A. llagavan is ilc onc Wlo cxpands all jivas and all maiici by His own
inconccivablc cncigy (aciniya-salii), and ilcn cnicis inio ilcsc cicaiions as ilc
Supicmc Loid (Isvaia-svaiupa). Hc also iiansccnds all souls and maiici as ilc
impcisonal lialman cllulgcncc (bialma-svaiupa), wlicl is lai bcyond all
imaginaiion; and moicovci, ii is Hc wlo manilcsis His divinc poicncy (paia-salii)
io icvcal His loim ol ciciniiy, lnowlcdgc and bliss (sac-cid-ananda svaiupa),
ilcicby bccoming ilc objcci ol dcvoiion loi all souls.
Q. Wlai aic ilc dillcicni iypcs ol ilc Loid's poicncics'
A. Wc aic unablc io lully dcsciibc ilc Loid's poicncics. Tlc icason loi ilis is His
saliis lavc no boundaiics, wlcicas wc lavc boundaiics; ilcicloic, His cncigics aic
callcd paia-salii. Tlcsc saliis aic complcicly impciccpiiblc io us, bui on ilc oilci
sidc ol ilc maiici, in ilc divinc icalm ol His paia-salii, all ilings aic accomplislcd
clloiilcssly. Tlus ilc paia-salii simuliancously conducis ilc opposing allaiis ol
spiiii and maiici auiomaiically.
Q. Tlcn is llagavan suboidinaic io ilc salii'
A. Ii is noi ilai llagavan is onc iling and ilc salii is anoilci, jusi as ilc buining
powci ol ilc liic is inscpaiablc liom ilc liic, similaily llagavan's salii is
inscpaiablc liom llagavan.
Q. Il llagavan is ilc onc and only Supicmc iiuil ilcn wly did Sii Caiianya
Malapiablu givc His lollowcis insiiuciions aboui dcvoiional scivicc io Sii Kisna
(Kisna llalii)'
A. llagavan las six cicinal qualiiics - Hc posscsscs all wcalil, siicngil, lamc,
bcauiy, lnowlcdgc and icnunciaiion. Dillcicni loims ol ilc Loid (llagavad-
svaiupa) manilcsi accoiding io wlcilci cciiain ol ilcsc qualiiics aic bcing
cxpicsscd io gicaici oi lcssci dcgiccs. Ioi cxamplc, wlcn His wcalil lcaiuic is
loicmosi, ilcn Hc manilcsis as Naiayana, ilc Loid ol Vailunila; wlcn His bcauiy
and swccincss picdominaic, ilcn Hc manilcsis as Viindavana-Candia Sii Kisna.
Tlcicloic, only Sii Kisna is ilc iopmosi supicmc manilcsiaiion ol llagavan.
Q. How many iypcs ol loims docs ilc Loid lavc'
A. All ol His loims aic lully conscious, supicmcly bcauiilul, ovcillowing wiil
divinc bliss, all aiiiaciivc, vibianily aciivc, and pciccivablc by puic lovc. Accoiding
io ilc dillcicni naiuics ol dillcicni souls, ilc Loid's cicinal loim manilcsis in an
inliniic numbci ol ways. Tlus, accoiding io ilcsc dillcicnccs in ilc Loid's
manilcsiaiion, dillcicni naiuicd souls aic cicinally aiiaclcd io Him in ilcii own
oiiginal loims. Only ilc loim ol Sii Kisna is ilc cicinal blisslul svaiupa.
Q. Wlai is Sii Kisna's lila'
A. Among ilc limiilcss vaiicgaicd icalms ol ilc cniiic spiiiiual woild, ilc mosi
supicmcly claiming poiiion is callcd Sii-Vindavana. Tlcic, Sac-Cid-Ananda Sii
Kisna is picscni in ilc loim ol Sii Sii Radla-Kisna loi ilc puiposc ol pciloiming
cicinal pasiimcs. Wlcn souls manilcsi ilcii own loim ol divinc bliss, ilcn ilcy
livc in Viindavana in ilc mood ol Sii Radlila's giilliicnds (sincc Slc is ilc
pcisonilicaiion ol supicmc bliss), and ilus ilcy aiiain ilc qualilicaiion loi
paiiicipaiion in Sii Kisna's cicinal pasiimcs.
Q. Wlai aic ilc obsiaclcs io ilc aiiainmcni ol Sii Kisna lila'
A. Tlcic aic iwo iypcs ol obsiaclcs: 1) maiciial consciousncss (jada-buddli) and
2) bcyond ilc conccpiion ol maiciial consciousncss, ilcic is impcisonal
consciousncss (niiviscsa-buddli).
Q. Wlai is maiciial consciousncss'
A. Maiciial consciousncss is an awaicncss ilai is limiicd io maiciial iimc, placc,
objccis, aspiiaiions, ilouglis and aciiviiics. Accoiding io maiciial consciousncss,
onc sccs ilc icalm ol Viindavana dlama io bc a maiciial placc. Timc is dividcd
inio ilicc paiis: pasi, picscni and luiuic. Objccis iclci io all pciislablc ilings.
Aspiiaiion iclcis io ilc lopcs loi impcimancni lappincss, sucl as aiiaining ilc
lcavcnly plancis, cic. In ilis condiiion, ilc soul can ilinl only in maiciial
ilouglis. Sucl a soul imagincs ilc lollowing icmpoiaiy aciiviiics io bc
woiilwlilc:
- ilc culiuic ol civilizaiion
- moial cilics
- scicniilic lcaining
- indusiiial dcvclopmcni
- and ilc incicasc ol domcsiic piospciiiy.
Q. Wlai is impcisonal consciousncss'
A. Iiisi, ilc piinciplc in ilc maiciial woild wlicl scpaiaics all ilings is callcd
viscsa (disiinciion bascd upon maiciial qualiiy). ly mcicly icnouncing maiciial
ilinling, onc only givcs up ilc conccpiion ol maiciial disiinciion, and ilcicby
onc's consciousncss lalls inio ilc icalm ol niiviscsa (non-disiinciion). In ilis
condiiion, onc is unablc io pciccivc ilc dillcicnccs bciwccn maiciial objccis, sincc
ilc scll is siiuaicd in niivana oi mciging wiil ilc impcisonal abodc ol lialman.
Tlis siaic is noi a lappy onc ai all; bcing bcicli ol ilc naiuial bliss ol ilc cicinally
conscious soul, ilc picma oi ccsiaiic lovc loi ilc Loid icmains conccalcd. Tlc
cicinal pasiimcs ol Sii Kisna aic cciiainly bcyond maiici; indccd, ilcy aic
cndowcd wiil cin-maya-viscsa, oi divincly conscious disiinciion.
Q. Il Sii Kisna's pasiimcs aic bcyond maiici, ilcn low docs Hc cnaci His lila in
ilc maiciial woild ai ilc cnd ol ilc Dvapaia-Yuga'
A. Sii Kisna-Lila is cciiainly iiansccndcnial io maiici, bui by ilc powci ol His
inconccivablc poicncy (aciniya-salii) Hc manilcsis His spoiis wiilin ilc maiciial
splcic. Lvcn ilougl manilcsicd ilcic, Sii Kisna's pasiimcs ncvci blcnd wiil
maiici oi bccomc subjcci io ilc iulcs ol maiici. Tlcsc pasiimcs ol Sii Kisna lavc
iwo plascs: 1) Pialaia (manilcsi in ilc maiciial woild), 2) Apialaia (manilcsi
only in ilc spiiiiual woild bcyond maiici) and boil condiiions aic visuddla-
cinmaya, oi pcivadcd wiil ilc puicsi divinc consciousncss. His pasiimcs aic
pciloimcd only in ilc mosi puicly sacicd icalm ol Vailunila, and ilcy aic
ccnicicd in ilc loicsi ol Sii Viindavana. Tlcii manilcsiaiion in ilc maiciial woild
and in ilc lcaiis ol jivas is only duc io His aciniya-salii as wcll as His causclcss
mcicy. Lvcn wlcn Kisna's lila is pciloimcd in ilc woild ol maiici, ilc condiiioncd
souls wlo paiialc ol ilc maiciial consciousncss (jada-buddli) aic unloiiunaicly
clcaicd; ilcii coniaci wiil maiici malcs ilcm scc ilc lila wiil lauliy vision.
Wlocvci bccomcs liccd liom jada-buddli, jusi lilc ilc iwo iascals Jagai and
Madlai did duiing ilc pasiimcs ol Sii Caiianya Malapiablu, ilcn ilcy will also bc
ablc io undcisiand ilcsc iiuils. lccoming iclicvcd ol lauliy maiciial vision, sucl
loiiunaic souls aic ilcn aiiiacicd io ilc Loid's pasiimcs. As long as ilc jivas
cannoi undcisiand Sii Kisna-Taiiva (ilc iiuil aboui ilc Loid), ilcn ilcy cannoi
iasic iasa oi divinc iclislablc mcllows.
Q. Tlcsc iiuils ol Sii Kisna-iaiiva aic ilc icligious piinciplcs ol ilc Vaislnava-
dlaima. Wlai aboui pcoplc wlo aic involvcd wiil oilci iypcs ol icligion'
A. Dillcicni icligions lavc dillcicni insiiuciions loi ilc woislip ol ciilci Isvaia
(ilc pcisonal God), Paiamaima (ilc localizcd supcisoul in ilc lcaii) oi lialma
(His all-pcivading impcisonaliiy) - bui all ilicc ol ilcsc iypcs ol icligions aic
uliimaicly poiniing in ilc diicciion ol Kisna-Taiiva. Alici ilc jivas cvolvc upwaids
iliougl ilcii vaiious couiscs ol dcvclopmcni, ilcy cvcniually will aiiain Kisna
llalii in ilc cnd. Lvcn ilougl ilcy aiiain ilc incomplcicncss ol ilcii vaiious
icligious pails, Sii Kisna llalii is siill availablc io ilcm. Tlc awaicncss ol ilc
supicmc naiuic ol Sii Kisna-iaiiva is ilc uliimaic lnowlcdgc inlcicni wiilin cacl
and cvciy living cniiiy.
Third Chapfer:
He Is KnowabIe by AII fhe Vedas
Q. How can onc lnow ilc iiuil ol ilc Loid (llagavai-iaiiva)'
A. Tlis can bc lnown by ilc soul's lnowlcdgc ol ilc scll-cvidcni iiuil (svaial-
siddla-jnana).
Q. Wlai is scll-cvidcni iiuil'
A. Tlcic aic iwo iypcs ol lnowlcdgc (jnana): 1) scll-cvidcni(svaial-siddla),and 2)
ilai wlicl dcpcnds on ilc scnscs (indiiya-paiaianiia). Scll-cvidcni lnowlcdgc is
ilc naiuial iiuil ilai is inlcicnily a lcaiuic ol ilc puic spiiii soul's oiiginal loim.
Ii is cicinal, jusi as ilc ioialiiy ol ilc divincly conscious icalm is also cicinal. Tlis
scll-cvidcni lnowlcdgc is callcd vcda oi amnaya. Tlis vcda, in ilc loim ol puic
lnowlcdgc (siddla-jnana-iupa) las incainaicd in ilc maiciial woild in ilc slapc
ol Rl, Sama, Yajul and Ailaiva, along wiil ilc condiiioncd souls (baddladivas);
ilis alonc is ilc scll-cvidcni lnowlcdgc (svaial-siddla-jnana). Wlaicvci
lnowlcdgc ilai oidinaiy souls can gailci iliougl ilc usc ol ilcii maiciial scnscs
is only ilc sccond iypc ol lnowlcdgc, oi indiiya-paiaianiia (dcpcndcni on ilc
scnscs).
Q. Can anyonc lnow ilc llagavai-iaiiva (ilc iiuil ol ilc Loid) by indiiya-
paiaianiia-jnana (scnsual lnowlcdgc)'
A. No. llagavan, ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, is bcyond ilc scopc ol all
ilc maiciial scnscs. Ioi ilis icason, Hc is lnown as Adlolsaja. Tlc scnscs, as wcll
as all ilc maiciial conccpiions gailcicd liom ilc scnsc pciccpiions, always icmain
vciy lai away liom ilc llagavai-iaiiva, ilc iiuil ol ilc Loid.
Q. Il llagavan is aiiainablc iliougl scll-cvidcni lnowlcdgc (svaial-siddla-jnana),
ilcn wc slould bc ablc io aiiain Him by wlaicvci svaial-siddla-jnana ilai wc
picscnily lavc. Wlai ilcn is ilc nccd io siudy ilc Vcdic sciipiuics'
A. Tlc Vcda is picscni in cvciy puic spiiii soul's cxisicncc in ilc loim ol svaial-
siddla-jnana. Accoiding io ilc dillcicni lcvcls ol dillcicni souls in ilc maiciially
condiiioncd siaic, ilis Vcda will sponiancously manilcsi iiscll io onc pcison, oi
may icmain vcilcd io somconc clsc. Tlcicloic, io lclp icawalcn ilc loigcilul
condiiioncd souls io ilc cicinally scll-cvidcni iiuils, ilc Vcda las also incainaicd
in ilc loim ol wiiiicn bools wlicl may bc siudicd, icciicd and lcaid.
Q. Wc lavc lcaid ilai llagavan is pciccivablc only iliougl blalii (dcvoiional
scivicc). Il ilis is iiuc, ilcn low can wc say ilai Hc is pciccivablc by jnana, cvcn
svaial-siddla-jnana'
A. Tlai wlicl is callcd svaial-siddla-jnana is anoilci namc loi blalii. Wlcn
spcaling ol iopics iclaicd io ilc supicmc iiuil (paia-iaiiva), somc call ii jnana and
somc call ii blalii.
Q. Tlcn wly is jnana condcmncd in ilc dcvoiional sciipiuics (blalii-sasiias)'
A. Tlc dcvoiional sciipiuics cxpicss a gicai icvcicncc loi svaial-siddla-jnana;
indccd, ilcy siaic ilai oilci ilan ilis puicly scll-cvidcni spiiiiual lnowlcdgc,
ilcic is no auspicious wcllaic. Tlc iypcs ol jnana ilai aic condcmncd in ilc
blalii sasiias aic: 1) indiiya-paiaianiia-jnana (lnowlcdgc bascd on scnsc
pciccpiion) and 2) niiviscsa-jnana (impcisonal non-disiinci lnowlcdgc), ilc laiici
ol wlicl is mcicly an abscncc ol ilc loimci.
Q. All ilc Vcdic sciipiuics spcal ol 1) laima (liuiiivc aciiviiics), 2) jnana
(spcculaiivc lnowlcdgc) and 3) blalii (dcvoiional scivicc). ly wlicl ol ilcsc can
ilc llagavai-iaiiva (ilc iiuil ol ilc Loid) bc lnown'
A. ly cxamining ilc siaicmcnis ol all ilc Vcdas collcciivcly, ii is sccn ilai ilcy aic
all in complcic agiccmcni ilai oilci ilan llagavan, ilcic is noiling bui noiling
clsc woiil lnowing. All ilc laima (liuiiivc aciiviiics) mcniioncd in ilc Vcdas
uliimaicly lcad io llagavan. Wlcn jnana (spcculaiivc lnowlcdgc) liuciilics inio
iis puic condiiion, ilcn onc givcs up all dualiiics ilai aiisc liom boil viscsa-jnana
and niiviscsa-jnana, onc ilcn aims loi llagavan. Tlc pioccss ol llalii
(dcvoiional scivicc ) naiuially culiivaics a diicci iclaiionslip wiil llagavan;
ilcicloic ilc Loid can bc lnown by all ilc Vcdas.
Fourfh Chapfer:
The Universe Is ReaI
Q. Somc pcoplc say, «Tlis univcisc is lalsc - ii is only madc ol maya.» Is ilis
iiuc'
A. Tlis univcisc is ical, bui ii is icmpoiaiy and pciislablc. Tlc iwo claiaciciisiics
'ical' and 'cicinal' lavc scpaiaic mcanings. Tlc maiciial univcisc is noi cicinal,
bccausc cvcniually ii will bc dcsiioycd accoiding io ilc Loid's dcsiic. lui ii is a
laciual icaliiy, noi lalsc. Wlcncvci ilc sciipiuics say ilai ilis univcisc is lalsc, ii is
io bc undcisiood ilai ilis siaicmcni mcicly iclcis io iis icmpoiaiy, pciislablc
naiuic.
Q. Wlai is Maya'
A. llagavan's divinc poicncy (paia-salii) is composcd ol an inliniic vaiiciy ol
cncigics. Among all ol ilcsc, wc lnow aboui ilicc in paiiiculai: ilc piinciplcs ol
I) cii (consciousncss), 2) jiva (spiiii soul) and 3) maya (maiciial illusion). Iiom
His cii poicncy, ilc Loid issucs loiil ilc manilcsiaiion ol His own loims and
pasiimcs (blagavai-iaiiva-pialasa); liom His jiva poicncy, Hc issucs loiil a
limiilcss numbci ol iiny aiomic paiiiclcs ol consciousncss; liom His maya poicncy,
Hc issucs loiil ilc manilcsiaiion ol ilis maiciial univcisc. Wlaicvci is pioduccd
liom ilc maya poicncy is pciislablc, bui loi ilc duiaiion ol iis manilcsiaiion, ii is
ical.
Fiffh Chapfer:
Difference (Bheda) Is ReaI
Q. Wlcncvci boil llagavan and ilc jivas aic spolcn ol as bcing conscious
(caiianya), ilcn is ilc dillcicncc bciwccn ilc iwo ical oi imaginaiy'
A. No. llagavan's consciousncss is all pcivading (viblu-caiianya), and ilc jiva's
consciousncss is inliniicsimal (anu-caiianya). Tlis dillcicncc bciwccn ilc iwo is
noi imaginaiy, bui laciual. llagavan is ilc Loid ol His own maya-salii, wlcicas
ilc jivas aic suboidinaic io maya-salii.
Q. How many iypcs ol blcda (dillcicncc) aic ilcic'
A. Tlcic aic iwo iypcs ol llcda: vyavalaiila (iclaiing io bclavioi) and iaiivila
(iclaiing io iiuil).
Q. Wlai is vyalavaiila-blcda'
A. Tlis is illusiiaicd in ilc dillcicncc bciwccn a clay poi and a piccc ol cloil. Tlcy
sccm io bc dillcicni ilings, bui ilcy boil oiiginaicd liom ilc samc iling - ilc
soil ol ilc caiil. In ilc oiiginal condiiion as soil, ilcic is no dillcicncc bciwccn
ilc iwo ilings (ilc poi and ilc cloil). Tlis iypc ol dillcicncc is callcd
vyavalaiila-blcda .
Q. Wlai is iaiivila-blcda'
A. Tlis is wlcn onc iling is dillcicni liom anoilci iling in iis lunciion as wcll as
in iis oiiginal causc. Tlis iypc ol dillcicncc is callcd iaiivila-blcda.
Q. Is ilc dillcicncc bciwccn ilc jiva and llagavan vyavalaiila oi iaiivila'
A. Taiivila.
Q. Wly is ilai'
A. lccausc in no condiiion wlaisocvci can ilc jiva bccomc llagavan.
Q. Tlcn low aic wc io undcisiand ilc piolound siaicmcnis (mala-valya) ol ilc
sciipiuics lilc iai-ivam-asi (You aic ilai Is)'
A. Tlc gicai sagc Svcialciu icccivcd ilc lollowing insiiuciions: «you aic spiiii
soul; you aic noi boin liom maiici, bui liom consciousncss (caiianya). Iiom ilis
lcsson ii is ncvci io bc undcisiood ilai you aic ilc supicmc all-pcivading
consciousncss (viblu-caiianya).»
Q. Tlcn ilc sciipiuial siaicmcnis icgaiding ilc oncncss ol ilc jiva wiil ilc all-
pcivading lialman cllulgcncc do noi apply'
A. Iiom ilc jiva's poini ol vicw, ilc dillcicncc bciwccn ilc iwo (blcda) is cicinal;
and liom lialman's poini ol vicw, ilc non-dillcicncc is cicinal. Tlcicloic
dillcicncc and non-dillcicncc (blcda and ablcda) aic boil cicinal and iiuc.
Q. How can wc undcisiand ilis coniiadicioiy conclusion'
A. ly ilc Loid's inconccivablc poicncy (aciniya-salii), all coniiadicioiy iiuils
cxisi in complcic laimony; bui ilc iiny jivas, wlo posscss vciy limiicd
iniclligcncc, ilinl ilai sucl ilings aic impossiblc.
Q. Tlcn wly do wc always lcai condcmnaiion ol ilc plilosoply ol oncncss'
A. lccausc ilosc wlo piopound ilc plilosoply ol oncncss say ilai ilc dillcicncc
is also cicinal, and by pioving ilis, ilcy lavc coiiccily ascciiaincd ilc doubilcss
iiuil ol aciniya-blcdablcda (simuliancous oncncss and dillcicncc). Tlosc wlo
picacl ilc plilosoply ol blcdablcda aic laulilcss, wlcicas ilosc wlo only
piopound ciilci blcda oi ablcda aic condcmncd by ilcii adlcicncc io a onc-
sidcd iiuil.
Q. Wlo las ilc solc opinion ol ablcda (non-dillcicncc)'
A. Tlc niiviscsa-vadis (piopoundcis ol non-disiinciion) only acccpi ilc
plilosoply ol ablcda, wlcicas ilc saviscsa-vadis (piopoundcis ol cicinal
disiinciion) do noi acccpi ilis plilosoply ol ablcda.
Q. Wlo acccpis ilc saviscsa plilosoply'
A. All ilc Vaisnava-Sampiadayas acccpi ii.
Q. How many sampiadayas do ilc Vaisnavas lavc'
A. Tlcic aic loui piincipal vaisnava dociiincs: 1) Dvaiia, 2) Visisia-advaiia, 3)
Dvaiia-advaiia, +) Suddla-dvaiia
Q. Aic ilcic any oniological disagiccmcnis among ilcii vicws'
A. Tlcic is no aciual disagiccmcni bciwccn ilcii dociiincs, loi ilcy aic all
saviscsa-vadis (bclicvcis in cicinal disiinciion). Nonc ol ilcm iolciaic ilc
plilosoply ol lcvala-ablcda (only oncncss). All ol ilcsc loui Vaislnava gioups
lavc allcciion loi ilc Loid, and ilus ilcy acccpi ilc iiuc piinciplcs ol ilc Loid's
cncigy (blagavai-salii). Tlosc ol ilc dvaiia sclool (dvaiia-vadis) say ilai ilosc ol
ilc cxclusivcly advaiia sclool aic ioially blind. Tlis is bccausc ilc dvaiia-vadis can
scc ilc cicinaliiy ol ilc dvaiia-vada (dociiinc ol dualiiy). Tlis is ilc opinion ol Sii
Madlvacaiya. Tlc visisia-advaiia-vadis say ilai all ilings aic cndowcd wiil
aiiiibuics, and ilcicloic can ncvci bc advaiia oi non-dual. Tlc dvaiia-advaiia-
vadis aic vciy ouispolcn in ilcii vicws, wlicl clcaily dcnouncc ilc impcisonal
plilosoply ol advaiia. Tlc dociiinc ol suddla-advaiia also condcmns ilc advaiia
plilosoply and csiablislcs iis own conclusion by cmplasizing ilc puic loim ol
cicinal aiiiibuics. ly sccing and iloiouglly undcisianding an ovcivicw ol ilcsc
loui sclools ol Vaislnava dociiinc, ii is obvious ilai ilcic is no disagiccmcni
among ilcm.
Q. Tlcn wly did Sii Caiianya Malapiablu acccpi only ilc dociiinc ol Sii
Madlvacaiya'
A. Tlc spccial claiaciciisiic ol Madlvacaiya's dociiinc is ilai ii vciy clcaily
dclcais ilc lauliy misialcs ol ilc advaiia plilosoply. ly mainiaining ilis loicclul
posiiion, ilc disiicss causcd by ilc impcisonal plilosoply is casi vciy lai away.
Tlcicloic, in oidci io biing aboui salc and suic bcnclii loi ilc unloiiunaic
condiiioncd souls wlo aic wcalcncd liom ilc onslauglis ol Kali-Yuga, Sii
Caiianya Malapiablu acccpicd ilc dociiinc ol Sii Madlvacaiya. lui by doing so
Hc did noi minimizc ilc impoiiancc ol ilc oilci ilicc vaislnava dociiincs
wlaisocvci. Wliclcvci iypc ol saviscsa-vada (plilosoply ol cicinal disiinciion)
onc acccpis is jusi linc, loi ii will cciiainly biing cicinal auspiciousncss.
Sixfh Chapfer:
]iva Is fhe Servanf of Sri Hari
Q. Wlai is ilc naiuial cicinal posiiion (niiya-dlaima) ol ilc spiiii soul'
A. Tlc niiya-dlaima ol ilc jiva is scivicc io Sii Kisna (lisna-dasya).
Q. Wlai is ilc unnaiuial, lallcn posiiion (vaidlaimya) ol ilc spiiii soul'
A. Tlc downlall ol ilc jiva occuis: 1) Wlcn a dcludcd soul acccpis ilc dociiinc ol
non-dillcicncc (ablcda) and sccls impcisonal niivana; oi 2) Wlcn a loolisl soul
sccls piolicicncy in maiciialisiic plcasuics.
Q. Wly do you call ilcsc ilings unnaiuial'
A. Tlcy'ic unnaiuial bccausc ilc spiiii soul is madc ol cicinal consciousncss
(cinmaya), and ilc only cicinal naiuic ol anyiling ilai is cinmaya is lappincss
(ananda) and lovc (piiii). In ilc impcisonalisiic dociiinc ol niiviscsa-vada ilcic is
no lappincss; ilcii uliimaic goal is simply io ncgaic ilc soul. And in ilc
plilosoply ol ilc maiciialisiic viscsa-vada (vaiscsila), ilc uniquc cicinal spiiiiual
disiinciion ol ilc soul is obliiciaicd. Tlcicloic, boil ilc jiva's downlall and ilc
jada-vada causc ilc jiva's downlall.
Q. Wlo scaiclcs alici maiciialisiic lappincss'
A. Pcoplc wlo aic bcwildcicd by ilcii maiciial laima conduci liuiiivc aciiviiics on
ilc cniangling pail ol aciion and icaciion, and ilcicby puisuc luiuic lappincss
wiil lopcs ol aiiaining ilc lcavcnly maiciial plancis, cic.
Q. Wlo scaiclcs loi powci and inllucncc in ilc maiciial splcic'
A. Tlosc wlo lavc aclicvcd pcilcciion in ilc pail ol asianga yoga (ciglilold
pioccss), and also ilosc wlo piaciicc ilc pail ol Sadanga-Yoga (six-lold pioccss),
scaicl loi powci in ilc maiciial splcic ilai comcs liom ilc liuiis ol ilcii
mysiicism (vibluii).
Q. Wlai will icmain ol ilc spiiii soul il you icbulc boil maiciialisiic lappincss
and impcisonal niivana'
A. Tlcn ilc soul will icsi in iis own naiuial joylulncss. Tlcsc iwo iypcs ol so-
callcd lappincss aic mcicly maiciial dcsignaiions (upadlila); ilc icalizaiion ol
ilc soul's naiuial, cicinal ccsiasy is noi a maiciial dcsignaiion (ii is niiupadlila).
Q. Wlai is ilc icalizaiion ol ilc soul's own iiuc lappincss'
A. Tlc spiiii soul ilai is siiippcd ol iis iclaiionslip wiil maiici pciccivcs ilc
ccsiaiic lappincss ol culiivaiing iis iclaiionslip wiil Sii Kisna, a boundlcss joy
ilai is claiaciciisiic ol iis own puic consciousncss - ilai is ilc naiuial lappincss
ol ilc jiva.
Sevenfh Chapfer:
Differenf LeveIs of ]ivas
Q. Aic all souls ol onc iypc, oi aic ilcic dillcicni iclaiivc lcvcls'
A Tlcic aic dillcicni iclaiivc lcvcls among ilc jivas.
Q. How many iypcs ol lcvcls aic ilcic'
A. Tlcic aic iwo iypcs: ilosc living in ilc icaliiy ol ilcii naiuial cicinal loim
(svaiupa), and ilosc living in ilc dicam ol ilcii lalsc maiciial dcsignaiion
(upadli).
Q. Wlai is ilc maiciial dcsignaiion ol ilc soul'
A. Tlc soul's maiciial dcsignaiion consisis ol all ilc loims ol maya ilai capiivaic
ilc soul as a icsuli ol laving iuincd away liom Kisna.
Q. Wly don'i souls icmain in ilcii iiuc posiiion, licc liom maiciial dcsignaiions'
A. Tlosc souls wlo acccpi noiling oilci ilan scivicc as ilcii cicinal occupaiion
do noi givc up ilcii iiansccndcncc io maiciial dcsignaiions, wlicl is naiuial in
ilcii iiuc posiiion (svaiupa). Tlcii aiiiaciion io lacing Kisna is cvcilasiing. lui
ilosc wlo conscni io ilc noiion ol scllislly sccling ilc cnjoymcni ol ilcii own
so-callcd lappincss iuin away liom Kisna, and loi ilis icason ilcy aic slacllcd
wiilin ilc piison-lousc ol ilc maiciial woild madc ol maya.
Q. Ii would bc vciy good il Kisna pioiccicd spiiii souls liom sucl unloiiunaic
misconccpiions; wly docsn'i Hc do ilai'
A. In ilis icgaid, I would lilc io say ilai Loid Kisna givcs His cxpandcd spiiii
souls a qualiiy ol indcpcndcncc - a licc will ilai allows ilcm io closc bciwccn
loving Him oi puisuing scllisl illusions. Il a soul closcs io misusc ilis
indcpcndcncc, ilcn iis svaiupa oi csscniial cicinal loim lalls inio a posiiion ol dull
maiici. In ilis siupclicd condiiion, ilc soul cannoi pciccivc ilc bliss ol iis own
iiuc spiiiiual indcpcndcncc, a boundlcss joy wlicl is naiuial loi a soul composcd
ol cicinal consciousncss (cii).
Q. Wlai is ilc cicinal loim (svaiupa) ol ilc jiva'
A. Tlc jiva is madc ol cii, and cnjoying ananda is iis only dlaima.
Q. How many iclaiivc lcvcls aic ilcic among souls siiuaicd in ilcii naiuial, cicinal
posiiion (svaiupa)'
A. Tlcic aic livc iypcs, bccausc ilcic aic livc cicinal mcllows (niiya-iasa) in ilc
spiiiiual woild. lcing naiuially siiuaicd in ilcii own icspcciivc mcllows, ilc jivas
ilcicby icpicscni dillcicni lcvcls ol cicinal cxisicncc.
Q. Wlai aic ilc livc dillcicni mcllows'
A. Ncuiialiiy (sania), sciviiudc (dasya), liicndslip (sallya), paiciniiy (vaisalya)
and conjugal allcciion (singaia).
Q. Plcasc cxplain ilc mcanings ol ilcsc livc woids'
A. 1) Aiiaclmcni io Kisna ilai docs noi involvc a closc pcisonal iclaiionslip wiil
Him is callcd sania-iaii; 2) Aiiaclmcni io Kisna ilai las a pcisonal iclaiionslip,
bui wlicl consisis ol a mood ol scivicc cndowcd wiil awc and icvcicncc is callcd
dasya-iaii; 3) Aiiaclmcni io Kisna wlicl las a pcisonal iclaiionslip, wlicl is
dcvoid ol icvcicncc io ilc poini ol liicndly conlidcncc is callcd sallya-iaii; +)
Aiiaclmcni io Kisna wlicl las a pcisonal iclaiionslip, and is lull ol an
ovcillowing caiing mood ol lovc (sncla) is callcd vaisalya-iaii; 5) Aiiaclmcni io
Kisna wlicl aiiains ilc lcvcl ol a lovci's lamiliaiiiy, and wlicl is cndowcd wiil
slcci biilliancc ol bcauiy is callcd Singaia-Raii.
Q. Aic ilcic any dillcicni aspccis ol lovc (iaii) oi mcllow (iasa)'
A. Lovc is nouiislcd by ilc combinaiion ol ilcsc loui ingicdicnis: 1) Viblava ----
(suppoiiing claiacicis and spccilic siimulanis), 2) Anublava --- (13 icsuliani
ccsiaiic sympioms), 3) Saiivila --- (S cspccially disiupiivc ccsiaiic sympioms) and
+) Vyablicaii - (33 iiansiioiy accompanying cmoiions). Tlc divinc iniciwcaving
ol ilcsc loui ingicdicnis siimulaics ilc coniinuous gusling ol ilc cicinally pcilcci
mcllows.
Q. How many dillcicni lcvcls aic ilcic in ilc maiciially dcsignaicd condiiions'
A. Tlcic aic ilicc basic iypcs: 1) Jivas wiil conccalcd consciousncss, lilc iiccs
and planis, cic. 2) Jivas wiil consiiicicd consciousncss, lilc animals and biids,
cic., and 3) Jivas wiil budding consciousncss, lilc pcoplc bcicli ol dcvoiion, cic.
Q. How many dillcicni iypcs ol jivas aic ilcic in icgaid io bcing ciilci maiciially
condiiioncd oi spiiiiually libciaicd'
A. Tlcic aic ilicc basic iypcs: 1) Niiya-mulia oi cicinally libciaicd souls, ilcy
aic iiansccndcnial io maiici; 2) laddla-Mulia oi ilosc wlo aic living in ilc
maiciial woild bui noi caugli up in ii; and 3) Niiya-baddla oi pcipciually
condiiioncd souls wlo aic complcicly cnianglcd in maiciial pciplcxiiics.
Q. Wlai iypc ol souls aic classilicd as niiya-baddla (pcipciually condiiioncd)'
A. Tlc ilicc iypcs ol souls aic conccalcd, consiiicicd and budding consciousncss
aic considcicd io bc Niiya-baddla.
Q. How many iypcs ol laddla-Mulia souls aic ilcic'
A. Tlcic aic iwo iypcs: 1) Tlosc wiil blooming consciousncss, lilc piaciicing
dcvoiccs (sadlana-blalias); and 2) Tlosc wiil lully llowciing consciousncss, lilc
dcvoiccs wlo aic iclisling ilc ouipouiings ol ccsiaiic dcvoiional scivicc duc io
bcing siiuaicd in ilcii naiuial cicinal mcllow (silayi-blava-blalias).
Q. Wlcic do ilc Niiya-laddla and ilc laddla-Mulia souls icsidc'
A. Tlcy livc in ilc woild ol maya.
Q. Wlcic do ilc Niiya-Mulia souls icsidc'
A. In ilc spiiiiual woild ol Vailunila (ilc placc ol no anxiciy).
Q. How many compaiaiivc lcvcls ol souls aic ilcic wiil budding consciousncss'
A. Tlcic aic many, bui ii is possiblc io iouglly classily ilcm inio six gcncial iypcs
ilusly: 1) Uncivilizcd iiibcs ol ignoiani pcoplc, lilc ilc Pulindas (aboiigincs) and
ilc Sabaias (mouniain pcoplc), cic. 2) Civilizcd iaccs wlicl lavc a dcvclopmcni
ol maiciialisiic lnowlcdgc and scicncc, as wcll as an cmplasis on indusiiializcd
pioduciion ol maiciial goods; ilcy do noi lnow wlai is piopci moial conduci, noi
do ilcy lavc aciual laiil in God; ilcsc aic ilc claiaciciisiics ol ilc mlccclas
(mcai-caiing iaccs), cic. 3) Raccs wlicl lavc no pcisonal God, bui wlicl aic vciy
lond ol ilc naiuial bcauiy ol ilc maiciial woild, lilc ilc luddlisis, cic. +) Raccs
wlosc cilics aic cndowcd wiil a plilosoply and laiil ol an imaginaiy God, jusi
lilc ilc laima-vadis (woislippcis ol vaiious dcmigods, cic., wlo do good wiil ilc
lopc ol bcing clcvaicd io liglci plancis. Tlis is callcd imaginaiy bccausc ilcy
bclicvc vaiious dcmigods io bc ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad). 5) Raccs
wlicl acccpi ilc iiuc Loid ol Cicaiion, bui do noi pciloim dcvoiional scivicc
unio Him. 6) Raccs wlo aic lond ol ilc niiviscsa-vada (dociiinc ol uliimaic
impcisonal oncncss), lilc ilc jnana-landis (ilosc wlo piaciicc ilc pail ol
inicllcciually-wianglcd spiiiiual lnowlcdgc).
Q. Wlai aic ilc dillcicni lcvcls ol all ilcsc classilicaiions ol souls'
A. Iiom ilc conccalcd-consciousncss cniiiics up io ilc budding-consciousncss
cniiiics, ilcy aic all classilicd accoiding io ilc dcgicc ol ilcii cngagcmcni in ilc
piinciplcs ol dcvoiional scivicc unio ilc Loid (blalii-iaiiva). Among ilc
blooming-consciousncss cniiiics (dcvoiccs) and ilc lully-llowciing-consciousncss
cniiiics (ccsiaiic dcvoiccs), ilc compaiaiivc lcvcls aic obvious.
Eighfh Chapfer:
Liberafion Is fhe Affainmenf of Krsna's Lofus Feef
Q. How many dillcicni iypcs ol libciaiion (molsa) aic ilcic'
A. Ii is said ilai ilcic aic livc iypcs ol molsla: 1) Salolya oi living on ilc samc
planci as ilc Loid, 2) Saisii oi aclicving divinc opulcnccs similai io ilc Loid's, 3)
Samipya oi bccoming a closc associaic ol ilc Loid, +) Saiupya oi obiaining bodily
lcaiuics similai io ilc Loid's, 5) Sayujya oi mciging inio ilc Loid's impcisonal
cllulgcncc. Ol ilcsc, ilc sayujya-niivana oi conccpiion ol libciaiion by bccoming
mcigcd in supicmc oncncss is spccilically ilc misialcn concociion ol ilc
niiviscsa-vada (plilosoply ol non-dillcicncc); ilis misialc is noi io bc ialcn inio
considciaiion by loolisl souls. Iiom ilc poini ol vicw ol ilc impcisonal lialman,
ilis loim ol mciging is onc loim ol pcilcciion. lui wlcn a soul bccomcs pcilccicd
by lnowing ilc iiuil ol simuliancous oncncss and dillcicncc (blcdablcda), ilcn
ilc aspcci ol oncncss (wlicl loimcily lad ilc powci io obliiciaic all dillcicnccs)
is unablc io icmain piomincni.
Q. Tlcn wlai is iiuc libciaiion'
A. Only ilc aiiainmcni ol ilc loius lcci ol Sii Kisna, in iis puicsi loim, is aciual
libciaiion.
Q. Wly is only aiiainmcni ol ilc loius lcci ol Sii Kisna callcd libciaiion'
A. Tlis is bccausc ilc slclici ol Sii Kisna's loius lcci auiomaiically siiuaics onc in
liccdom liom ilc inllucncc ol maiici. Tlc oilci loims ol libciaiion aic only
icmpoiaiy siiuaiions, loi ilc soul musi lall down again wlcn ilc cllccis aic
concludcd. lui ilc ccsiaiic bliss ol diinling ilc ncciai ol ilc Loid's loius lcci is a
pcimancni siiuaiion; ilcicloic wlai clsc could I possibly call libciaiion'
Q. Plcasc givc mc an cxamplc ol ilis'
A. Wlcn a lamp is lii, ii simuliancously spicads iis illuminaiion as ii dcsiioys ilc
dailncss. In ilis cxamplc, ilc dailncss icpicscnis ilc piinciplc ol impcisonal
libciaiion, and ilc lampligli icpicscnis ilc piinciplc ol siiuaiion ai ilc ncciaiinc
loius lcci ol Sii Kisna. Tlc lampligli is cvcilasiing, wlcicas ilc dailncss is noi. Ii
can only cxisi loi a sloii wlilc, wlcicas ilc illuminaiion ol ilc ligli is cicinal.
Ninfh Chapfer:
Pure Worship of Krsna Is fhe Cause of Liberafion
Q. Wlai musi onc do io aiiain libciaiion in ilc loim ol diinling ilc ncciai ol ilc
loius lcci ol Sii Kisna'
A. Onc aiiains sucl ncciai by cngaging in ilc puic dcvoiional woislip ol Kisna
(amala-lisna-blajan).
Q. Wlai aic you calling amala-lisna-blajan'
A. Wlcn a soul bound up in ilc maiciial woild, pciloims woislip, licc liom
impuiiiics, loi ilc solc puiposc ol aiiaining aiiiaciion io Kisna, ilai is callcd
amala-lisna-blajan.
Q. Wlai aic ilc impuiiiics ilai lindci Kisna-llajan'
A. Tlc ilicc impuiiiics aic ilc dcsiic loi maiciial scnsc giaiilicaiion, ilc dcsiic loi
ilc goal ol impcisonal mciging, and ilc dcsiic loi mysiic powcis.
Q. Wlai aic dcsiics loi maiciial scnsc giaiilicaiion'
A. Tlcic aic ilicc linds: ilc dcsiic loi ilc cnjoymcni ol woildly scnsual plcasuics,
ilc dcsiic loi ilc cnjoymcni ol aiiaining ilc lcavcnly maiciial plancis in ilc ncxi
lilc, and ilc dcsiic loi ilc cnjoymcni ol ilc sccming pcacc ilai comcs liom diy
icnunciaiion.
Q. You say ilai onc musi givc up scnsc giaiilicaiion, givc up icligious piinciplcs
ilai biing lappincss in ilc ncxi lilc, and givc up icnunciaiion as wcll - bui low
will onc mainiain onc's body' How will onc bcnclii ilc woild' How will onc
iclicvc ilc iioublcs ilai aiisc duc io cnilusiasm loi scnsual allaiis'
A. Ii is noi possiblc io complcicly givc up ilc allaiis ol ilc maiciial scnscs,
icligious piinciplcs mcani loi ilc wcllaic ol ilc woild, oi icnunciaiion wlicl
biings aboui pcacc. Howcvci, ilc dcsiic io cnjoy ilcsc ilings, as wcll as
cnilusiasiic cndcavois io puisuc ilcm, musi cciiainly bc givcn up.
Q. How can ilai bc possiblc'
A. Jusi pciloim all ilc bodily, mcnial and social duiics ilai aic ncccssaiy
accoiding io ilc vaina-asiama-dlaima sysicm (ilc spiiiiual divisions ol social
siiuciuic). You slould pciloim all ilcsc aciiviiics in sucl a way as io niccly assisi
you in youi culiivaiion ol dcvoiional scivicc io Sii Kisna. ly doing ilis piopcily,
you'll scc ilai ilcic will bc no impcdimcnis io youi diicci culiivaiion ol puic
Kisna Consciousncss. Jusi usc wlaicvci casily comcs youi way in lilc io nouiisl
youi diicci culiivaiion ol dcvoiion. Tlai will lclp you in youi divinc
advanccmcni, loi sucl a lilc siylc auiomaiically and simuliancously lullills all
duiics, icligiosiiy and icnunciaiion.
Q. Maiciial duiics and aciiviiics aic cciiainly vciy dillcicni ilan spiiiiual iiuils;
low will pciloiming sucl aciiviiics nouiisl onc's cicinal spiiiiual naiuic'
A. Tlc sccici is io inicgiaic ilc allaiis ol ilc scnscs, maiciialisiic lnowlcdgc, and
all maiciial iclaiionslips, by dovciailing ilcm wiil ccsiaiic cmoiions wlicl givc
iisc io puic Kisna-llalii. Plcasc jusi cngagc all youi scnscs in ilc scivicc ol ilc
sacicd dciiy loim ol ilc Loid. Illuminc youi soul wiil puic aiiaclmcni io Kisna
by caiing ilc icmnanis ol His piasadam, clani aboui ilc wondcilul qualiiics ol Sii
Kisna, smcll ilc sandalwood-smcaicd iulasi lcavcs ilai lavc iouclcd ilc lcci ol
Kisna, lcai and clani iopics aboui Kisna, ioucl pcoplc and ilings ilai aic iclaicd
io Kisna, go io scc Kisna in ilc icmplc, cic. Tlus all ol youi aciiviiics will
giadually bc ollcicd io Kisna, and wlcn sucl ilings givc iisc io ilc awalcning ol
ccsiaiic sympioms, ilcn youi impcdimcnis will vanisl, and you will bc lnown as a
dcvoicc (sadlala).
Q. Il I acccpi a simplc lilcsiylc wiil only ilc baic ncccssiiics io mainiain ilis body,
and il I climinaic maiciial dcsiics by piaciicc and icgulaiion, ilcn couldn'i I liisi
aiiain samadli iliougl lnowlcdgc alonc, and ilcicby giadually aiiain dcvoiion io
Kisna'
A. No. lccausc aiiaclmcni io scnsc and scnsc-objccis is so liimly iooicd in ilc
consciousncss, cvcn il you cndcavoi in yogic piaciiccs lilc yama (coniiol ol ilc
scnscs), niyama (icgulaicd piaciicc) and piaiyalaia (wiildiawing ilc mind liom
woildly aiiiaciions), ii is siill vciy dilliculi io climinaic youi iclaiionslip wiil
scnsual ilings. Tlc naiuic ol aiiaclmcni is ilai unlcss you can cxpciicncc a
liglci objcci ol pciccpiion, you aic noi ablc io givc up youi loimci objcci. lui il
you lccp a liglci iling bcloic you, so ilai youi gusling llow ol aiiaclmcni can
iusl iowaid ii, ilcn you can vciy casily givc up youi aiiaclmcni io any loimci
objccis ol pciccpiion. Tlcicloic il you pciloim ilc dcvoiional aciiviiics ilai I lavc
mcniioncd picviously, ilcn ilai alonc consiiiuics Amala-Kisna-llajan (uniainicd
dcvoiion io Kisna).
Q. Tlcn wlai do you call samala-lisna-blajan (woislip ol Kisna iainicd wiil
impuiiiics)'
A. Woislip ol Kisna ilai is pciloimcd by onc wlo mainiains ilc mcnialiiy ol
liuiiivc gain, cndcavois in yoga piaciicc, oi lopcs loi impcisonal libciaiion is
callcd samala (iainicd wiil impuiiiics). Tlcsc condiiions malc ii impossiblc io
aclicvc iiuc libciaiion ai ilc slclici ol Kisna's loius lcci.
Q. Plcasc summaiizc ilc condiiion ol onc wlosc woislip is uniainicd'
A. lccoming iiglicous is simply mainiaining ilc body sinlcssly wlilc living in ilc
maiciial woild - jusi acccpi sucl a lilcsiylc as 'sccondaiy dcvoiion' ol Kisna-
blalii. Wlaicvci you casily acquiic in lilc, jusi acccpi ilai as lavoiablc loi ilc
diicci culiivaiion ol dcvoiional scivicc.
Q. How many iypcs ol diicci culiivaiion aic ilcic'
A. Tlcic aic ninc iypcs: 1. Siavana (lcaiing), 2. Kiiiana (claniing), 3. Smaiana
(icmcmbciing), +. Pada-scvana (sciving His lcci), 5. Aicana (dciiy woislip), 6.
Vandana (ollciing piaycis), 7. Dasya (bccoming His scivani), S. Sallya (bccoming
His liicnd), and 9. Aima-nivcdana (ollciing ilc ioialiiy ol scll).
Q. Wlai will lappcn by ilc culiivaiion ol all ilcsc piaciiccs'
A. ly ilc giadual unloldmcni ol ccsiaiic cmoiions, you will cxpciicncc ilc
awalcning ol puic divinc lovc (picma).
Q. Wlai is picma'
A. Ii cannoi bc cxplaincd wiil woids; ii is divinc mcllow (iasa) - may you iasic ii
youiscll, and ilcn you will lnow.
Q. Duiing ilc piaciicing siagc ol dcvoiion, wlai ilings slould wc bc mindlul ol'
A. Onc slould avoid vilaima (indcccni aciiviiics), alaima (inaciion),
bcwildcimcni by laima, diy icnunciaiion, diy lnowlcdgc, and ollcnscs.
Q. How many ilings consiiiuic vilaima (indcccni aciiviiics)'
A. Tlcic aic numcious linds ol vilaima: ilc lollowing aic somc ol ilc moic
piomincni sins:
1. Lnvy.
2. Ciucliy.
3. Haid lcaiicdncss.
+. Violcncc iowaid all living cicaiuics.
5. Lusi loi ilc wivcs ol oilcis.
6. Angci.
7. Giccd loi ilc posscssions ol oilcis.
S. Absoipiion in scllisl bcnclii.
9. Dcccii.
10. Disicspcci.
11. Piidc.
12. Mcnial dclusion.
13. Unclcanlincss.
1+. Vandalism.
15. Haiming oilcis.
Q. Wlai is alaima'
A. Ailcism, ingiaiiiudc, and abscncc ol scivicc io gicai souls.
Q. Wlai is laima'
A. Kaima iclcis io pious, duiilul aciiviiics. Tlcic aic numcious iypcs ol pious
aciiviiics, and ilc lollowing lisi icpicscnis a lcw piomincni duiics:
1. Hclping oilcis.
2. Sciving onc's supciiois.
3. Claiiiy.
+. Consiiuciivc dcvclopmcni.
5. Tiuillulncss.
6. Clcanlincss.
7. Simpliciiy.
S. Ioigivcncss.
9. Mcicy.
10. Lngagcmcni accoiding io onc's own qualilicaiions.
11. Appiopiiaic icnunciaiion.
12. Unpicjudiccd considciaiion.
Q. Wlai is bcwildcimcni by laima'
A. Tlis is wlcn maiciial acquisiiions gaincd liom pious aciiviiics malc ilc mind
complaccni, and onc ilcicby iuins away liom ilc advanccmcni ol ilc soul.
Q. Wlai is diy icnunciaiion'
A. Rcnunciaiion ilai is piaciiccd wiil gicai cndcavoi is callcd diy oi subvcisivc
icnunciaiion. Wlcn onc's dcvoiional scivicc incicascs, ilcn onc is auiomaiically
siiuaicd in iiuc icnunciaiion; ilis is callcd puic dciaclmcni oi appiopiiaic
icnunciaiion.
Q. Wlai is diy lnowlcdgc'
A. Tlai lnowlcdgc wlicl docs noi spccilically locus on ilc cicinal iiuil ol divinc
consciousncss is callcd diy lnowlcdgc.
Q. How many iypcs ol apaiadla (ollcnscs) aic ilcic'
A. Tlcic aic iwo iypcs ol ollcnsc: scva apaiadla (ollcnscs commiiicd duiing ilc
pciloimancc ol dcvoiional scivicc), and nama apaiadla (ollcnscs commiiicd wlilc
claniing ilc loly namcs).
Q. Wlai is a biicl summaiy ol Amala-llajana (uniainicd woislip)'
A. Acccpiing onc's couisc ol lilc in a dciaclcd mood, aiiaining puic lnowlcdgc ol
ilc Loid, lcaiing and claniing His Gloiics in ilc company ol sainily pcisons - ilis
is uniainicd woislip.
Tenfh Chapfer:
Three Evidences - SpirifuaI Sound, Direcf Percepfion & Logic
Q. Wlai is cvidcncc (piamana)'
A. Piamana is ilai by wlicl ilc iiuil is ascciiaincd.
Q. How many iypcs ol cvidcncc aic ilcic'
A. Tlcic aic ilicc iypcs.
Q. Wlai aic ilcy'
A. Spiiiiual sound (sabda), diicci pciccpiion (piaiyalsa), and logic (anumana).
Q. Wlai is spiiiiual sound'
A. All ilc Vcdic sciipiuics aic cvidcncc in ilc loim ol spiiiiual sound, loi ilcy aic
ilc incainaiion ol scll-cvidcni lnowlcdgc (svaial-siddla-jnana). Tlcy alonc aic
ilc bcsi loim ol cvidcncc. Tlc icason loi ilis is wiiloui sucl a loim ol cvidcncc, ii
is noi possiblc io lnow ilc iiuil ilai livcs cicinally bcyond icmpoiaiy maiici.
Q. Wly can'i ilc Loid oi ilc spiiiiual woild bc obscivcd by diicci pciccpiion and
logic'
A. Lvidcncc by diicci pciccpiion (piaiyalsa) is mcicly lnowlcdgc gailcicd by
maiciialisiic scnsual impicssions; and logic (anumana) can diaw conclusions only
io ilc cxicni ol ilai samc icsouicc ol maiciial obscivaiion. Tlcsc iwo loims ol
cvidcncc can only givc lnowlcdgc ol ilc maiciial woild and noiling clsc.
Q. Tlcn wly do wc acccpi ilc pioccsscs ol diicci pciccpiion and logic in
ascciiaining ilc iiuil ol ilc supicmc goal ol lilc'
A. lccausc ilcy aic cllcciivc iools wiil wlicl io conliim ilc pcilcci iiuillulncss
ol ilai inloimaiion icccivcd liom ilc sabda-piamana (cvidcncc as spiiiiual sound;
ilc Vcdas).