Krishna is the Perfect Brahmchari

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Fools

rush in where angels fear to tread. While

the saintly people, who have spent their whole life thoroughly studying

Krsna have concluded that He is the perfect brahmachari, yet the foolish

people, who hardly know anything about Krishna accuse Him of being

immoral. A little knowledge is indeed a dangerous

thing. The ignorant unhesitatingly pontificate on matters they know

little about.

 

 

by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta

Swami Prabhupada

 

Some rascals describe that Krishna is immoral. He is

master of senses and rascals say He

is immoral. Krishna is perfect brahmachari, for it was declared by Bhismadeva.

Bhismadeva is the first-grade brahmachari in the universe. He promised

to Satyavati's father... You know the story. Satyavati's father... His,

Bhismadeva's father was attracted by a fisherwoman, fishergirl. So he

wanted to marry. And the father of the girl denied, "No, I cannot give

my daughter to you." So "Why? I am king, I am asking your daughter."

"No, you have got a son." Bhismadeva was the son of his first wife,

mother Ganges. The mother Ganges was wife of Santanu Maharaja, and

Bhismadeva was the only remaining son. The contract was between Santanu

Maharaja and Ganges, Mother Ganges, that "I can marry you if you allow

me that all the children born I shall throw in the water of the Ganges.

And if you do not allow me, then immediately I shall leave your

company." So Santanu Maharaja said, "All right, still, I shall marry

you." So she was throwing all the children in the Ganges. So this

Bhismadeva... So after all, father, so he became very much sorry, that

"What is this? What kind of wife I have got? She is simply throwing all

the children in the water." So at the time of Bhismadeva, Santanu

Maharaja said, "No, I cannot allow it. I cannot allow it." Then mother

Ganges said, "Then I am going.Yes, you can go, I don't want you. I

want this son." So he was wifeless. Again he wanted to marry the

Satyavati. So the father said, "No, I cannot give my daughter to you

because you have got a son, grown-up son. He will be king. So I cannot

give my daughter to you to become your maidservant. Her... If I would

have thought that her son would be the king, then I can offer you my

daughter." So he said, "No, that is not possible." But Bhismadeva

understood that "My father is attracted with this girl." So he

approached. He said to the fisherman that "You can offer your daughter

to my father, but you are thinking that I shall become king. So your

daughter's son will be king. On this condition you can offer your

daughter." So he replied, "No, I cannot.Why?You may not be king,

but your son may be king." Just see, this material calculation. Then at

that time he said, "No, I shall not marry. That's all. I promise. I

shall not marry." So he remained brahmachari. Therefore his name is

Bhisma. Bhisma means very solid, firmly fixed. So he was a brahmachari.

For the sake, for the satisfaction of his father's senses, he remained

brahmachari.

 

So Bhismadeva, in Rajasuya-yajna, admitted that "Nobody is better

brahmachari than Krishna. He was within the gopis, all young girls, but

He remained a brahmachari. If I would have been within the gopis, I do

not know what was, what would have been my condition." So therefore

Krishna is the perfect brahmachari, Hrsikesa. And these rascals they are

saying that Krishna is immoral. No. Krishna is perfect brahmachari.

Dhira. Dhira means one who is not agitated even there is cause of being

agitated. So Krishna is such a brahmachari. In spite of in His just on

the verge of youth-hood at the age of 15, 16, years, all the village

girls were friends, they were very much attracted with Krishna's beauty.

They used to come to Krishna for dancing in the village. But He was

brahmachari. You will never hear that Krishna had some illicit sex. No.

There was no such thing description. The dancing is description, but no

contraceptive pill. No. That is not described here. Therefore He is Hrsikesa.Hrsikesa

means perfect brahmachari. Vikara-hetu, even there is cause of

being agitated, He is not agitated. That is Krishna. He has got

thousands and thousands of devotees, and some of the devotees, if they

want Krishna as lover, Krishna accepts that, but He does not require

anyone else. He does not require. He is self-sufficient. He does not

require anyone's help for His sense gratification. Therefore Krishna is Hrsikesa,

the master of the senses.

 

So at least Krishna's devotees... There are many instances of Krishna's

devotees. They are also... Why many? Almost all devotees, they are

master of the senses, gosvami. Just like Haridas Thakur, you

know. Haridas Thakur was young man, and the village zamindar, he

was Mohammedan. So everyone was eulogizing Haridas Thakur, such a great

devotee. So the zamindar, the village zamindar, he

became very much envious. So he employed one prostitute to pollute

Haridas Thakur. And she came at dead of night, nicely dressed,

attractive. She was also young, very beautiful. So she proposed that "I

have come, being attracted by your beauty." Haridas Thakur said, "Yes,

that's all right. Come on, sit down. Let me finish my chanting. Then we

shall enjoy." So she sat down. But Haridas Thakur chanting, he was

chanting... We, we cannot chant even sixteen rounds, and he was chanting

three times sixty-four rounds. So

sometimes somebody wants to imitate Haridas Thakur. It is not possible.

So Haridas Thakur, when it became morning, the prostitute, "Sir, now it

is morning.Yes, next night I shall... Come next night. Today I could

not finish my chanting." That was a plea. In this way three days passed.

Then the prostitute became converted, fell down on his..., "Sir, I came

to pollute you. Now save me, I am so fallen." So Haridas Thakur said

"Yes, I know that. I could have leaved this place immediately when you

came, but I wanted that you have come to me, you may be converted to

this Vaisnavism." So the prostitute became a great devotee by the mercy

of... Haridas Thakur said that "You sit down in this place. You chant

Hare Krishna before this tulasi plant. Now I am leaving this place." That place is situated

in the district of Yasohara, which is now in Bangladesh, and devotees still visit there. So how Krishna can

be immoral? By accepting, by chanting Krishna's name, the immoral

persons are becoming moral, and Krishna is immoral. Just see the

foolishness.

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One who knows the transcendental

nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body,

take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal

abode, O Arjuna - Lord Krsna[bg 4.9]