lecture from nectar of devotion by prabhupada

Hare Krishna . PAMHO. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

/* "If any people leave KC after some time , will he/she be fallen?" Prabhupada replied no*/

Why that person never falls? because a little path progressed by the devotee assured that he will not fall back again. As Krishna says in BG 2.40: In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear. One who once started but later leaves Krishna consciousness due to some reason his/her progress is temporarily checked, just in the case of Bharata Maharaja, where he had to took a body of deer, but he remembered all unlike non-devotees. Then again the fallen devotee given a chance to start his devotional service from where he ends, as we see Krishna affirms this fact in the below three verses

BG 6.40: The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Son of Prithā, a transcendentalist engaged in auspicious activities does not meet with destruction either in this world or in the spiritual world; one who does good, My friend, is never overcome by evil.

BG 6.41: The unsuccessful yogī, after many, many years of enjoyment on the planets of the pious living entities, is born into a family of righteous people, or into a family of rich aristocracy.

BG 6.42: Or [if unsuccessful after long practice of yoga] he takes his birth in a family of transcendentalists who are surely great in wisdom. Certainly, such a birth is rare in this world.

After affirming all these Krishna says at the end to Arjuna that to declare that his devotees never perises, means never fall life after life in the birth and death cycle.

BG 9.31: He quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kunti, declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes.

So Srila Prabhupada use the above references for that question.

Hope this will help.

Your aspiring servant

Hari Bol

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Sudipta Roy July 27, 2012 at 1:33pm

Hare Krishna . PAMHO. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

/* "If any people leave KC after some time , will he/she be fallen?" Prabhupada replied no*/

Why that person never falls? because a little path progressed by the devotee assured that he will not fall back again. As Krishna says in BG 2.40: In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear. One who once started but later leaves Krishna consciousness due to some reason his/her progress is temporarily checked, just in the case of Bharata Maharaja, where he had to took a body of deer, but he remembered all unlike non-devotees. Then again the fallen devotee given a chance to start his devotional service from where he ends, as we see Krishna affirms this fact in the below three verses

BG 6.40: The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Son of Prithā, a transcendentalist engaged in auspicious activities does not meet with destruction either in this world or in the spiritual world; one who does good, My friend, is never overcome by evil.

BG 6.41: The unsuccessful yogī, after many, many years of enjoyment on the planets of the pious living entities, is born into a family of righteous people, or into a family of rich aristocracy.

BG 6.42: Or [if unsuccessful after long practice of yoga] he takes his birth in a family of transcendentalists who are surely great in wisdom. Certainly, such a birth is rare in this world.

After affirming all these Krishna says at the end to Arjuna that to declare that his devotees never perises, means never fall life after life in the birth and death cycle.

BG 9.31: He quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kunti, declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes.

So Srila Prabhupada use the above references for that question.

Hope this will help.

Your aspiring servant

Hari Bol

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