Gosvami vs Godasa

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.2.1–5 — January 6, 1971, Calcutta 710106SB-CALCUTTA [34:38 Minutes] SB-06.02.01–05_710106SB-CALCUTTA Devotee: [indistinct introduction to recording] ...1971, Calcutta. [break] Prabhupāda: ...authorized is Śukadeva Gosvāmī. [aside:] You haven't got to sit there. Devotee: [indistinct] recording. Prabhupāda: evaṁ te bhagavad-dūtā yamadūtābhibhāṣitam upadhāryātha tān rājan pratyāhur naya-kovidāḥ [SB 6.2.1] So the speeches of the Yamadūta, assistants of Yamarāja, was thus finished, argument. The argument was that "This man, Ajāmila, born of a brāhmaṇa father, although acquired all qualification... He was qualified brāhmaṇa, not simply born of a brāhmaṇa father, but qualified brāhmaṇa, with full knowledge of Vedic instruction, nice character, very gentle and silent, and offering respects to elderly persons, spiritual master, father. In this way he was perfect brāhmaṇa.

But due to his contact with a prostitute he lost his all good qualification. And later on, he had to earn money by hook and crook, and thus he degraded more and more, and therefore his sinful activities are now responsible for his punishment, and we shall take him to the court of Yamarāja." That was the summary of the speech of the Yamadūta. Evaṁ te bhagavad-dūtā yamadūtābhibhāṣitam. So after finishing that speech, the bhagavad-dūta... So there are bhagavad-dūta also, assistants, servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

There are two kinds of servants: the māyā's servant and Kṛṣṇa's servant. Nobody is master. That is illusion. Everyone is servant.

Every living entity is a servant. As enunciated by Caitanya Mahāprabhu, jīvera svarūpa haya nitya-kṛṣṇa-dāsa [Cc. Madhya 20.108-109]: "The real, constitutional position of the living entity is eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa." When he does not render service to Kṛṣṇa, under false prestige... Just like somebody says, "The Vaiṣṇava religion is slave mentality." "Vaiṣṇava religion is slave mentality.

They want to be servant." So the rascals do not know that "What you have gained by master mentality?" You are simply servant of your senses. But they criticize that Vaiṣṇava is a slave man. Everyone is slave. Somebody is slave of the senses, and somebody is slave of Kṛṣṇa. Nobody is master.

That is illusion. Kāmādīnāṁ kati na katidhā pālitā durnideśāḥ [Cc. Madhya 22.16, Brs 3.2.35]. The slaves of the senses, they are following the dictation of the senses, and abominable activities they are doing.

Just like Ajāmila. He was a brāhmaṇa. He was a slave of Nārāyaṇa, a slave of Kṛṣṇa, brāhmaṇa Vaiṣṇava. Brāhmaṇa means...

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