Çré Mohiné Ekädaçé Issue no: 258 8th May 2025

Surrender
Lord Krishna Blesses the Liberated Kings The Six Conditions
Srila Shukadeva Gosvami His Divine Grace
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Prabhupada

Surrender
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura
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Lord Krishna Blesses the Liberated Kings position, O almighty Lord. Infatuated with his
opulence and ruling power, a king loses all self-re-
Srila Shukadeva Gosvami
straint and cannot obtain his true welfare. Thus
bewildered by Your illusory energy, he imagines
Shukadeva Gosvami said: Jarasandha had de- his temporary assets to be permanent. Just as men
feated 20,800 kings in combat and thrown them of childish intelligence consider a mirage in the
into prison. As these kings emerged from the Gi- desert to be a pond of water, so those who are
ridroni fortress, they appeared dirty and shabbily irrational look upon the illusory transformations
dressed. They were emaciated by hunger, their of mäyä as substantial.
faces were dried up, and they were greatly weak- Previously, blinded by the intoxication of riches,
ened by their long imprisonment. The ecstasy we wanted to conquer this earth, and thus we
of beholding Lord Krishna having dispelled the fought one another to achieve victory, mercilessly
weariness of their imprisonment, the kings stood harassing our own subjects. We arrogantly disre-
with joined palms and offered words of praise to garded You, O Lord, who stood before us as death.
that supreme master of the senses. But now, O Krishna, that powerful form of Yours
The kings said: Obeisances to You, O Lord of the called time, moving mysteriously and irresistibly,
ruling demigods, O destroyer of Your surrendered has deprived us of our opulences. Now that You
devotees’ distress. Since we have surrendered to have mercifully destroyed our pride, we beg sim-
You, O inexhaustible Krishna, please save us from ply to remember Your lotus feet. Never again will
this terrible material life, which has made us so we hanker for a miragelike kingdoma kingdom
despondent. O master, Madhusudana, we do not that must be slavishly served by this mortal body,
blame this King of Magadha, since it is actually which is simply a source of disease and suffering
by Your mercy that kings fall from their royal and which is declining at every moment. Nor,

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O almighty Lord, will we hanker to enjoy the He also presented them with various items
heavenly fruits of pious work in the next life, since befitting the pleasure of kings, such as betel nut.
the promise of such rewards is simply an empty
enticement for the ears. Please tell us how we may Honored by Lord Mukunda and freed from trib-
constantly remember Your lotus feet, though we ulation, the kings shone splendidly, their earrings
continue in the cycle of birth and death in this gleaming, just as the moon and other celestial
world. Again and again we offer our obeisances bodies shine brilliantly in the sky at the end of the
unto Lord Krishna, Hari, the son of Vasudeva. That
Supreme Soul, Govinda, vanquishes the suffering rainy season. Then the Lord arranged for the kings
of all who surrender to Him. to be seated on chariots drawn by fine horses and
Shukadeva Gosvami said: Thus the kings, now adorned with jewels and gold, and pleasing them
freed from bondage, glorified the Supreme Lord.
Then, my dear Parikshit, that merciful bestower of with gracious words, He sent them off to their
shelter spoke to them in a gentle voice. own kingdoms. Thus liberated from all difficulty
[The Supreme Personality of Godhead said:] by Krishna, the greatest of personalities, the kings
From now on, my dear kings, you will have firm
devotion to Me, the Supreme Self and the Lord of departed, and as they went they thought only of
all that be. I assure you this will come to pass, just Him, the Lord of the universe, and of His won-
as you desire. Fortunately you have come to the derful deeds. The kings told their ministers and
proper conclusion, my dear kings, and what you other associates what the Personality of Godhead
have spoken is true. I can see that human beings’
lack of self-restraint, which arises from their intox- had done, and then they diligently carried out the
ication with opulence and power, simply leads to orders He had imparted to them.
madness. Having arranged for Bhimasena to kill Jarasand-
Haihaya, Nahusha, Vena, Ravana, Naraka and
many other rulers of demigods, men and demons ha, Lord Keshava accepted worship from King
fell from their elevated positions because of infatu- Sahadeva and then departed with the two sons
ation with material opulence. Understanding that of Pritha. When they arrived at Indraprastha, the
this material body and everything connected with
it have a beginning and an end, worship Me by victorious heroes blew their conchshells, bringing
Vedic sacrifices, and with clear intelligence protect joy to their well-wishing friends and sorrow to their
your subjects in accordance with the principles of enemies. The residents of Indraprastha were very
religion. As you live your lives, begetting genera- pleased to hear that sound, for they understood
tions of progeny and encountering happiness and
distress, birth and death, always keep your minds that now the King of Magadha had been put to
fixed on Me. Be detached from the body and ev- rest. King Yudhishthira felt that his desires were
erything connected to it. Remaining self-satisfied, now fulfilled. Bhima, Arjuna and Janardana offered
steadfastly keep your vows while concentrating
your minds fully on Me. In this way you will ul- their respects to the King and informed him fully
timately attain Me, the Supreme Absolute Truth. about what they had done.
Shukadeva Gosvami said: Having thus instruct- Upon hearing their account of the great favor
ed the kings, Lord Krishna, the supreme master of
all the worlds, engaged male and female servants Lord Keshava had mercifully shown him, King
in bathing and grooming them. O descendant of Dharmaraja shed tears of ecstasy. He felt such love
Bharata, the Lord then had King Sahadeva honor that he could not say anything.
them with offerings of clothing, jewelry, garlands — Çrémad-Bhägavatam (Bhägavata Puräëa) » Canto 10: The Summum Bonum
and sandalwood paste, all suitable for royalty. After
they had been properly bathed and adorned, Lord » Chapter 73 » Verses 1- 35 » Translation By the Disciples of His Divine Grace A.

Krishna saw to it that they dined on excellent food. C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Prabhupada

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His Divine Grace
Svami Prabhupada
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Prabhupada

“Every one of you must understand that any- Surrender

thing material has its starting point, growth, main- Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura
tenance, expansion, deterioration and, finally,
disappearance. All material bodies are subject to It appears to us that our only asset is our world-
these six conditions, and any relative acquisitions ly experience, so how can we renounce that to
surrender to a transcendental object?
accumulated by this body are definitely subject
to final destruction. Therefore, no one should Do not be afraid, thinking surrender is too hard.
be attached to perishable things. As long as one In order to know the Absolute Truth one needs
is within this material body, he should be very a strong heart. To learn to swim one must not be
cautious in worldly dealings. The most perfect afraid of water. Surrender is not difficult but easy
way of life in this material world is simply to be and natural for the spirit soul. Anything opposed
devoted to My transcendental loving service and to surrender is miserable and unnatural.
to execute honestly the prescribed duties of one’s
particular position. As far as you are concerned, Are surrender and determination essential?
you all belong to kñatriya families. Therefore, you
should live honestly, according to the prescribed One must have full confidence in the Lord. One
duties befitting the royal order, and make your must also have firm determination to worship
citizens happy in all respects. Keep to the standard Hari: “I must receive His grace. I must not go
of kñatriya life. Do not beget children out of sense astray. I must always go on chanting His name.
gratification, but simply take charge of the welfare God will undoubtedly help me if I am true.” If
of the people in general. we are completely surrendered to our spiritual
Everyone takes birth in this material world in master’s lotus feet, we will certainly attain all
continuation of his previous life, and thus he is perfection. May the mercy of the spiritual master,
subject to the stringent laws of nature, such as who is nondifferent from Sri Rupa, be our only
birth and death, distress and happiness, profit and asset! Then success is certain.
loss. One should not be disturbed by duality but
should always be fixed in My devotional service Can one totally renounce the empirical path?
and thus remain balanced in mind and satisfied
in all circumstances, considering all things to As long as we tend to rely on our own strength,
be given by Me. Thus one can live a very happy pride, and experience, we cannot fully surrender
and peaceful life, even within this material con- at the Supreme Lord’s lotus feet. As long as we do
dition. In other words, one should actually be not adopt the process of surrender, we glorify the
callous to the material body and its by-products ascending or empirical process of approaching
and should be unaffected by them. One should God. When we understand the futility of bor-
remain fully satisfied in the interests of the spirit rowed strength, the insignificance of our pride,
soul and engage in the service of the Supersoul. and how futile our endeavors, we will surrender
One should engage his mind only in thinking of to the Lord and accept the teachings of the disci-
Me, one should simply become My devotee, one plic succession.
should simply Worship Me, and one should offer To illustrate this point the Bhägavatam tells
his respectful obeisances unto Me alone. In this the story of Gajendra, king of the elephants.
way, one can cross over this ocean of nescience Once when Gajendra, who was intoxicated, was
very easily and at the end come back to Me. In enjoying the association of female elephants in
conclusion, your lives should constantly be en- a lake, the aquatics became disturbed. Because
gaged in My service.” of Gajendra’s careless behavior and their fear of

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him, the lake’s inhabitants were on the verge of the Lord. These are all examples of the goals of the
death. But after some time by the arrangement of ascending path.
providence, a powerful crocodile arrived and bit From whatever our current position if we sur-
Gajendra’s leg. A fierce battle between them ensued render body, mind, and speech to the sadhus,
and continued for one thousand years, both trying hearing submissively from them without the desire
to establish superiority over the other. Meanwhile, of maintaining the evil motive of karmis, jnanis,
Gajendra found his strength gradually diminishing and yogis, and without being driven by material
along with his pride in his own skill and expertise. temptations or the desire for liberation, then we
When Gajendra was weakened to the point that will conquer the unconquerable Supreme Lord.
he was about to lose the battle to the crocodile, It does not matter how learned or foolish we may
he realized that the only way to survive was to be—or wherever else we are: simply hear about
take shelter at the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord. Vaikuntha from the lotus mouth of the saints. We
As long as the living entities consider their in- are presently in an incompatible situation in this
significant false ego to be as great as that of the world of anxiety.
maddened Gajendra, they will continue to reach If we study the scriptures under the guidance of
for God by their own endeavor. When the glo- our own minds we will be cheated. To think we
ries of taking shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet are can discuss the scriptures by interpreting them
awakened in their hearts, however, they will face according to our own urges for material enjoyment
the choice between continuing the endeavor or or liberation means we think we can control the
simply making a complete surrender. The saints scriptures. But the scriptures are directly Lord
always glorify surrender and never encourage Krishna’s incarnation.
anyone to approach God by their own endeavor. Bhagavad-gétä (4.34) states:
However great we may be, if we think the ascend-
ing path beneficial, our downfall is guaranteed. tad viddhi praëipätena, paripraçnena sevayä
Krishna is everyone’s shelter. Taking shelter of upadekñyanti te jïänaà, jïäninas tattva-darçinaù
others can never protect us.
Bhagavad-gétä 13.28 states: Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spir-
itual master. Inquire from him submissively and
prakåte kriyamäëäni, guëaiù karmäëi sarvaçaù render service unto him. The self-realized souls
ahaìkära-vimüòhätmä, kartäham iti manyate can impart knowledge unto you because they have
seen the truth.
The spirit soul bewildered by the influence of
false ego thinks himself the doer of activities that
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Those who wish to become masters of the ma- Is our fortune guaranteed by fully surrender-
terial energy practice karma-käëòa. By making a ing to the Supreme Lord?
show of accepting instructions while maintaining
the desire to become the master, they deceive The spiritual master knows perfectly how fool-
themselves. The shastras do not reveal them- ish, incompetent, evil, and unsteady we are. Thus
selves to them. The shastras are revealed only to he makes suitable arrangements for us to cure all
surrendered souls. our material diseases. A bona fide spiritual master
The Vedas state: is one who teaches us what we need to know and
hear. If we surrender one hundred percent at the
yasya deve parä bhaktir, yathä deve tathä gurau lotus feet of such a personality, in whose hands
tasyaite kathitä hy arthäù, prakäçante mahätma- the most auspicious Supreme Lord has entrusted
na our well-being, then he will award us complete
fortune. But if we take shelter of duplicity, follow
Only unto those great souls who have implicit a double standard, pretend to be devotees, and
faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are make only a show of executing devotional ser-
all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically vice, he will deceive us. He will say, “You have
revealed. (Svetäçvatara Upaniñad 6.23) not become disciples. You do not follow the
rules and regulations and still maintain material
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu instructs: or sinful desires in your heart. Since you love to
hear what the cheaters have to say and have not
tåëäd api sunécena, taror api sahiñëunä yet developed proper ears to hear my instructions;
amäninä mänadena, kértanéya sadä hari you are cheated.” It is our duty to gladly obey the
instructions our spiritual master mercifully and
One who thinks himself lower than the grass, sincerely imparts. Such willingness to hear is a
who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does symptom of a surrendered soul.
not expect personal honor yet is always prepared
to give all respect to others can very easily chant What does the word namaù means as we find
the holy name of the Lord. (Caitanya-caritämåta it in the mantras?
Ädi 17.31)
So long as we see ourselves as humbler than a The word namaù means to surrender before the
blade of grass, we can chant Hari’s holy names. Lord by giving up false ego or independence. “O
As soon as we try to become even a little higher, my spiritual master! O Lord Krishna! From today
we will have to take leave from our chanting. onwards I am Your servant and a soul surrendered
unto you. Please direct me and engage me in Your
What should a devotee facing material distress do? service. From today onwards I have given up false
ego or my sense of being the doer. Now my only
Everything that happens is the Lord’s supreme prayer is that let Your orders and instructions be
will. Therefore there is nothing we can do but the polestar director of my life.”
wait patiently for the Lord’s mercy whenever To give up material pride based on being the
we experience distress. Sri Nrsimhadeva always enjoyer, doer, seer, or maintainer is the purport
protects His devotees from all inauspiciousness. of offering obeisances. When by the guru’s mercy
If we are fixed in devotional service we need not one give up the mentality of being the doer, one
worry about our protection or maintenance. can attain transcendental knowledge and actually
All material inauspiciousness will be destroyed become initiated. It is a symptom of intelligence
simply by our surrendering to the Supreme Lord. that one works for perfection by faithfully serving
his spiritual master, who is dear to Krishna, as long
as he is present in this world. But if we cannot
attain such perfection because we are not respect-

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ful toward our immortal spiritual master, if we ness. We will achieve perfection in proportion to
cannot serve selflessly even after knowing him our surrender to the Lord. Krishna did not send us
to be the lord of our heart, then we are deceived. to this world to give us trouble. We misused our
Unfortunately, we will have lost our best friend, independence and have ourselves invited trouble.
well-wisher, protector, and deliverer despite By maintaining faith in the auspicious words of the
having received his association. I am such an Supreme Lord our pride doers will be vanquished
unlucky person! After approaching the Ganges forever. Then we will stop running to become
I run toward the desert to accumulate water! expert fruitive workers and will surrender instead
After finding a mine of jewels I am attracted to at Krishna’s lotus feet.
pieces of glass in a shop! Those who are intelli-
gent should sincerely renounce material desire What is the symptom of a surrendered soul?
and subordinate themselves at the lotus feet of
the spiritual master with firm determination. To renounce the mentality that “I am the doer”
Otherwise, they will be deceived. and to accept Krishna as one’s sole maintainer are
the symptoms of a surrendered soul. Surrendered
Is it possible to achieve fortune without sur- souls do not need to think themselves in charge.
rendering? If we become dependent on the daughter of Vrish-
abhanu, then no insignificant pride in the activities
Without complete surrender to Krishna the of this world will capture our hearts. Unless we
living entities do not attain complete fortune. develop the pride that we are Krishna’s servants,
If Krishna is not in our remembrance at every we cannot fully surrender or take complete shelter.
step, at every movement, and at during every Without complete surrender, we will naturally
activity, we will certainly be misguided. If we become proud to be called “father” or “doer.”
maintain the conception of “I and mine” on
the strength of the knowledge we have gained How can we recognize a devotee?
through our senses, we will be baffled in the
end. If we are covered by the misconception We often try to measure devotees. Not under-
that we are enjoyers and this material world is standing their devotional activities, we reject them
meant for our enjoyment, then we will certainly as if we were their examiners. With what machine
become degraded. do we try to observe the devotees? Give up your
We are souls and this material world is dead false ego and approach the devotees with humility
matter. “Matter” is that which we can enjoy. and eagerness. By fully surrendering at their lotus
Forgetting our constitutional position we are feet, you will learn by their mercy to recognize what
controlled by false ego, imagining ourselves is a devotee. It is not possible to understand them
enjoyers and all matter meant for our enjoy- otherwise. But by sincerely hearing about Hari
ment. When false ego peaks, then the sinful from the devotees, all obstacles will be vanquished
conception, “I am almighty God” ruins us. If we and our hearts filled with immense strength.
are bewildered by our own apparent greatness, In Bhagavad-gétä (4.34), Lord Krishna states:
then we should know that our advancement
has been totally obstructed. tad viddhi praëipätena, paripraçnena sevayä
upadekñyanti te jïänaà, jïäninas tattva-darçina
Is a surrendered soul sure to achieve perfec-
tion? Just try to learn the truth by approaching
a spiritual master. Inquire from him sub-
The moment we surrender to the Supreme missively and render service unto him. The
Lord, life’s perfection comes within our grasp. self-realized souls can impart knowledge
By depending on the Lord who is the proprietor unto you because they have seen the truth.
of everything, we can easily attain auspicious- Pranipät means “unconditional surrender,” par-
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“serving temperament.” If we approach a spiritual knowledge. The real nature of the transcenden-
master with these three attitudes in tact, we will tal Absolute Truth will be realized simply by
certainly gain knowledge about the Absolute Truth surrendering unto those who have fully realized
and become successful. the Absolute Truth.
Therefore the Vedas state:
What is surrender?
tad-vijïänärthaà sa gurum eväbhigacchet
Krishna’s will is supreme in all matters. Even if I samit-päëiùçrotriyaà brahma-niñöham
think I will do something, I will not have the power
to do that thing if the Lord does not sanction it. To understand these things properly, one must
To dovetail our will with the Lord’s will is called humbly approach, with firewood in hand, a
çaraëägati, surrender. Surrender means peaceful spiritual master who is learned in the Vedas and
life. All material objects are favorable for Krishna’s firmly devoted to the Absolute Truth.
pastimes, but if instead of offering material objects to
Him we use them to seek our own happiness in this Bhagavad-gétä 4.34 also states:
world, we will forget Him. Hence the merciful Lord
has created this material world to test us. If we live tad viddhi praëipätena, paripraçnena sevayä
here seeking material happiness, we will certainly upadekñyanti te jïänaà, jïäninas tat-
forget Krishna. That the material world is meant tva-darçinaù
for our testing is proof of the Lord’s compassion.
One cannot approach the land of Vraja by one’s Just try to learn the truth by approaching
own will. Only by the grace and blessings of Sri a spiritual master. Inquire from him sub-
Sri Radha-Krishna is one able to reside in Vraja. missively and render service unto him. The
Our independent will to reside in Vraja is detri- self-realized souls can impart knowledge
mental to the cultivation of Krishna consciousness. unto you because they have seen the truth.
Although I had a strong desire to go to Mathu- The transcendental Absolute Truth, or the spir-
ra in April, Krishna had some other plan and I itual subject matter, is omniscient. Every sober
could not go. Now I desire to go to Mathura in person is naturally eager to serve that omniscient
October, but if Krishna thinks otherwise, there and independent Lord. Only those who are
will be nothing I can do. If I try to do some- averse to such service suffer material distress by
thing against His will, I will become culpable. being thrown into this material prison house.
By worshiping Hari one’s body, mind, and self re- In order to deliver the fallen souls, divert their
main healthy. If one is averse to His worship, then attention, and purify their consciousness, the
all these three will become unfavorable. merciful Absolute Truth sends His liberated
representatives to this world.
How will we be protected?
How can one surrender before realizing the
The only way to be protected is to take shelter at truth?
the lotus feet of those great personalities who con-
stantly speak about the Supreme Lord and who are Unless we surrender, we cannot realize the
fully dependent on Him. Such persons deliver the truth. As long as we remain unsurrendered, we
fallen souls and befriend the poor. If we sincerely will continue to rush on the path of ruination,
take shelter of them, they will protect us. doubtful and bewildered about religious prin-
ciples.
How can we realize the Absolute Truth? Therefore Arjuna told Krishna, çiñyas te
aham çadhi mäm tväm prapannam: “I sur-
Transcendental subject matter never reveals render to You and become Your disciple.”
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to take shelter of both of them at the same time.
Either we are under Maya’s shelter or we are
under Krishna’s shelter. If we are subordinate to
Maya, it means we are attached to family life or
to material life in general. Being subordinate to
Krishna means we are attached to Krishna and
His service. Therefore Prahlada Maharaja says,
“Give up the dark well of family life and take
shelter of the Lord by approaching the saintly
persons.” If due to weakness we are unable to
leave home, then at least become detached from
family life and worship the Lord in the associa-
tion of devotees. This will certainly bring you
ultimate fortune.
If you make a show of serving the Lord while
mortal, he cannot be called guru. A mortal being remaining attached to home and family life,
under the jurisdiction of sense perception can then you will not awaken the propensity to
never be guru. Surrendering to such a spiritual serve the Lord. Instead you will remain forever
master can never take us to the Absolute Truth. drowned in the ocean of material existence.
The spiritual master is Krishna’s energy. He is After taking shelter of the Lord, if we remain
fully conversant with the science of Krishna. He attached to household duties and decide that
is nondifferent from Krishna and is a manifes- serving and pleasing one’s wife and children is
tation of Him. the aim of life, if we remain ever indifferent to
serving the Lord, giving more importance to our
Why are we unable to depend on God? family life, then what is the use of taking shelter
of the Lord? By serving the Lord we must become
As long as we depend on our own strength, convinced that we are His eternal servants. Is
pride, and experience, we cannot surrender at that happening? We can judge by the fruit. The
the Supreme Lord’s lotus feet. Until we develop fruit of service is to want more service and to
the mentality of surrender, we will continue progressively increase in that way.
to glorify the empirical path. When we finally We should analyze carefully what we are doing.
understand the insignificance of our borrowed Where is our shelter? In what direction does
strength, pride, and the uselessness of our own our mind rush? Don’t let yourself be cheated.
endeavor, then we will learn to surrender to A woman leaves her father’s house and takes
Krishna and accept the knowledge coming shelter of her husband’s house. As a result, her
through disciplic succession. When our hearts surname is changed. She no longer remains
are filled with the glories of surrender to the attached to her father’s house. It is natural to
Lord, our hearts will rush toward the Vaishnavas develop love for those whom we serve. Serve
who are glorifying Him. We should hear about Krishna and you will become attached to Him.
Vaikuntha from such persons while remaining — Amåta Väëé: Nectar of Instructions of Immoratality » His Divine Grace
in our present situation. Everything else will be Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada » Compiled by Sripada Bhakti
maintained and we can simply repose our faith Mayukha Bhagavat Mahäraja » Adapted and Published by Ishvara dasa »
in the Supreme Lord. Translated from Bengali by Bhumipati dasa

How does one surrender to the Supreme Lord?

Subordination to Maya and subordination to

the Lord are not synonymous. It is not possible

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