Without controlling the senses, civilization remains sophisticated animal life, advancing toward destruction not enlightenment.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.5.3 — September 9, 1973, Stockholm 730909SB-STOCKHOLM [43:14 Minutes] SB-05.05.03_730909SB-STOCKHOLM Prabhupāda: So, ye vā mayīśe kṛta-sauhṛdārthā janeṣu dehambhara-vārtikeṣu gṛheṣu jāyātmaja-rātimatsu na prīti-yuktā yāvad-arthāś ca loke [SB 5.5.3] So it has been recommended... [aside:] It is not working? Haṁsadūta: It's not working?
Prabhupāda: What is the use of keeping big, big paraphernalia? [laughs] Bahvārambhe laghu kriyā. Ārambha, arrangement is very big, but work is no. No work. What is the use of keeping useless machine?
So that is going on. In the material world, everything is bahvārambhe laghu kriyā. That has been spoken by Cāṇakya Paṇḍita. Ajā yuddhe muni śrāddhe.
Ajā yuddhe. Ajāḥ means goats. You have seen goat fighting? As if, though, two big, big heroes are fighting.
But as soon as somebody comes: "Hut!" they'll go away. Have you seen, experienced? Goats and lambs, they'll fight. [makes sound:] "Onnh, onnh." Like this.
[laughter] But, but as soon somebody comes: "Hut!" So this is one of the example of bahvārambhe laghu kriyā. Ārambha: as if something very serious going to happen. But actually it is nonsignificant. Ajā yuddhe muni śrāddhe. Muni, in the jungle, in the forest, there are munis. So they are arranging for some festival to offer oblations to the forefathers, śrāddha.
So what they have got? They have got some fruits and leaves. That's all. So the arrangement may be that "Tomorrow we are going to have this festival." But the festival means some leaves and some water.