Sri Isopanisad Mantra 8

Krishna Cannot Be Contaminated He Purifies All

📅 May 11, 1970 📍 Los Angeles ⏱ 14 min
Krishna remains eternally pure and purifies all who come into His consciousness, like sunlight dispelling all darkness.
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Śrī Īśopaniṣad, Mantra 8 — May 11, 1970, Los Angeles 700511IP-LOS ANGELES [14:10 Minutes] Iso-08_700511IP-LOS ANGELES Prabhupāda: oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate [Īśo Invocation] īśāvāsyam idam sarvaṁ yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam [Īśo mantra 1] kurvann eveha karmāṇi jijīviṣec chataṁ samāḥ evaṁ tvayi nānyatheto 'sti na karma lipyate nare [Īśo mantra 2] asuryā nāma te lokā andhena tamasāvṛtāḥ tāṁs te pretyābhigacchanti ye ke cātma-hano janāḥ [Īśo mantra 3] anejad ekaṁ manaso javīyo nainad devā āpnuvan pūrvam arṣat tad dhāvato 'nyān atyeti tiṣṭhat tasminn apo mātariśvā dadhāti [Īśo mantra 4] tad ejati tan naijati tad dūre tad v antike tad antar asya sarvasya tad u sarvasyāsya bāhyataḥ [Īśo mantra 5] yas tu sarvāṇi bhūtāny ātmany evānupaśyati sarva-bhūteṣu cātmānaṁ tato na vijugupsate [Īśo mantra 6] yasmin sarvāṇi bhūtāny ātmaivābhūd vijānataḥ tatra ko mohaḥ kaḥ śoka ekatvam anupaśyataḥ [Īśo mantra 7] Prabhupāda: Again, from the beginning. Thank you very much. [04:26] Apāpa-viddham [Īśo mantra 8]. This is most important part of this verse. No sin can pollute Kṛṣṇa.

There is nothing sinful for Kṛṣṇa. How it is? The example is given, generally, just like the sun. There is no contamination for the sun.

There is no possibility of the sun being contaminated, or the sun being dark. This is a material thing. So how Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord, He can be contaminated by any kind of sinful action? God is good.

There cannot be any sinful action. Sometimes less intelligent class of men, they criticize Kṛṣṇa, "Why Kṛṣṇa did it?" Yes, Kṛṣṇa is God. He can do anything, whatever He like. Your laws cannot restrict Kṛṣṇa. You may...

For you there may be so many restrictive laws, but for Kṛṣṇa there is no restrictive law. He can surpass all restrictive regulation. This question was put to Parīkṣit Mahārāja after rasa-līlā, that "Kṛṣṇa came to establish the principles of moral and religious life. How He enjoyed the company of so many young girls who were not..., they were wives of other persons.

So how it is so?" So the answer was given that Kṛṣṇa cannot be contaminated. Rather, anything comes to Kṛṣṇa, even with contaminated mind, becomes purified. The same example: the sun cannot be contaminated, but anything contaminated, if you put into the sunshine, it becomes purified. So you approach Kṛṣṇa with any desire...

Akāmaḥ sarva-kāmo vā [SB 2.3.10]. The gopīs... Of course, that is not this material thing. Still, as young girls they were captivated by the beauty of Kṛṣṇa.

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