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TEXT 24 utsideyur ime loka
SYNONYMS  utsideyuh--put
into ruin; ime--all these; lokah--worlds; na--do not;
kuryam--perform;
karma--prescribed duties; cet--if;
aham--I; sankarasya--of
unwanted population; ca--and;
karta--creator; syam--shall
be; upahanyam--destroy;
imah--all these; prajah--living
entities.
TRANSLATION If I should
cease to work, then all these worlds would be put to ruination. I would
also be the cause of creating unwanted population, and I would thereby
destroy the peace of all sentient beings.
PURPORT Varna-sankara
is unwanted population which disturbs the peace of the general society.
In order to check this social disturbance, there are prescribed rules and
regulations by which the population can automatically become peaceful and
organized for spiritual progress in life. When Lord Krsna descends, naturally
He deals with such rules and regulations in order to maintain the prestige
and necessity of such important performances. The Lord is the father of
all living entities, and if the living entities are misguided, indirectly
the responsibility goes to the Lord. Therefore, whenever there is general
disregard of regulative principles, the Lord Himself descends and corrects
the society. We should, however, note carefully that although we have to
follow in the footsteps of the Lord, we still have to remember that we
cannot imitate Him. Following and imitating are not on the same level.
We cannot imitate the Lord by lifting Govardhana Hill, as the Lord did
in His childhood. It is impossible for any human being. We have to follow
His instructions, but we may not imitate Him at any time. The Srimad-Bhagavatam
affirms:
naitat samacarej jatu
isvaranam vacah satyam
"One should
simply follow the instructions of the Lord and His empowered servants.
Their instructions are all good for us, and any intelligent person will
perform them as instructed. However, one should guard against trying to
imitate their actions. One should not try to drink the ocean of poison
in imitation of Lord Siva." (Bhag. 10.33.30)
We should
always consider the position of the isvaras, or those who can actually
control the movements of the sun and moon, as superior. Without such power,
one cannot imitate the isvaras, who are superpowerful. Lord Siva
drank poison to the extent of swallowing an ocean, but if any common man
tries to drink even a fragment of such poison, he will be killed. There
are many pseudo-devotees of Lord Siva who want to indulge in smoking ganja
(marijuana) and similar intoxicating drugs, forgetting that by so imitating
the acts of Lord Siva they are calling death very near. Similarly, there
are some pseudo-devotees of Lord Krsna who prefer to imitate the Lord in
His rasa-lila, or dance of love, forgetting their inability to lift
Govardhana Hill. It is best, therefore, that one not try to imitate the
powerful, but simply follow their instructions; nor should one try to occupy
their posts without qualification. There are so many "incarnations" of
God without the power of the Supreme Godhead.
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