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Pufana
Bhakfisiddhanfa Sarasvafi Thakura
Sii Kisna manilcsi His cicinal biiil ilc puic cogniiivc csscncc ol ilc sciving soul
wlo is locaicd abovc all mundanc limiiaiions, King Kamsa is ilc iypical aggicssivc
cmpiiicisi, cvci on ilc looloui loi ilc appcaiancc ol ilc iiuil loi ilc puiposc ol
suppicssing Him bcloic Hc las iimc io dcvclop. Tlis is no cxaggciaiion ol ilc ical
connoiaiion ol ilc consisicni cmpiiic posiiion. Tlc maiciialisi las a naiuial
icpugnancc loi ilc iiansccndcni. Hc is disposcd io linl ilai laiil in ilc
incompiclcnsiblc is ilc paicni ol dogmaiism and lypociisy in ilc guisc ol
icligion. Hc is also cqually undci ilc dclusion ilai ilcic is no ical dividing linc
bciwccn ilc maiciial and ilc spiiiiual, lc is siicngilcncd in lis dclusion by ilc
inicipiciaiion ol sciipiuics by pcisons wlo aic lilc-mindcd wiil limscll. Tlis
includcs all ilc lcxicogiaplic inicipicicis.
Tlc lcxicogiaplical inicipiciaiion is uplcld by Kamsa as ilc ical scicniilic
cxplanaiion ol ilc sciipiuics, and is pcilccily in lccping wiil lis dicad ol and
avcision loi ilc iiansccndcnial. Tlcsc lcxicogiaplical inicipicicis aic cmploycd
by Kamsa in puiiing down ilc liisi suspccicd appcaiancc ol any gcnuinc laiil in
ilc iiansccndcnial. King Kamsa lnows vciy wcll ilai il ilc laiil in ilc
iiansccndcnial is oncc allowcd io giow ii is suic io upsci all lis cmpiiic piospccis.
Tlcic is lisioiical giound loi sucl misgivings. Accoidingly il ilc cmpiiic
dominaiion is io bc picscivcd in iaci ii would bc ncccssaiy noi io losc a momcni
io pui down ilc iiansccndcnial lcicsy ilc insiani ii ilicaicns io malc iis
appcaiancc in caincsi. King Kamsa, aciing on ilis iiadiiional lcai is ncvci slow io
ialc ilc scicniilic piccauiion ol dcpuiing cmpiiic icaclcis ol ilc sciipiuics,
baclcd by ilc icsouiccs ol diciionaiy and giammai and all cmpiiic subilciics io
pui down, by ilc slow ol spccious aigumcnis bascd on lypoilciical piinciplcs,
ilc iiuc inicipiciaiion ol ilc cicinal icligion icvcalcd by ilc sciipiuics.
Kamsa is siiongly pcisuadcd ilai laiil in ilc iiansccndcnial can bc cllcciivcly pui
down by cmpiiicism il piompi and dccisivc mcasuics aic adopicd ai ilc vciy
ouisci. Hc aiiiibuics ilc lailuic ol ailcism in ilc pasi io ilc ncglcci ol ilc
adopiion ol sucl mcasuics bcloic ilc ilcisiic lallacy las lad iimc io spicad among
ilc lanaiical masscs.
lui Kamsa is lound io couni wiiloui lis losi. Wlcn Kisna is boin Hc is lound io
bc ablc io upsci all sinisici dcsigns againsi ilosc wlo aic appiiscd by Himscll ol
His advcni. ilc appaicnily causclcss laiil displaycd by pcisons iiicspcciivc ol agc,
scx and condiiion may conlound all iabid cmpiiicisi wlo aic on piinciplc advcisc
io ilc Absoluic Tiuil Wlosc appcaiancc is uiicily incompaiiblc wiil ilc
dominaiion ol cmpiiicism.
lui no advcisc clloiis ol ilc cmpiiicisis, wlosc iulc sccms iill ilcn io bc pclccily
wcll-csiablislcd ovci ilc minds ol ilc dcludcd souls ol ilis woild can dissuadc
any pcison liom cxclusivcly in lollowing ilc Tiuil wlcn Hc aciually manilcsis His
biiil in ilc puic cogniiivc csscncc ol ilc soul.
Puiana is ilc slayci ol all inlanis. Tlc baby, wlcn lc oi slc comcs oui ol ilc
moilci's womb, lalls ai oncc inio ilc lands ol ilc pscudo-icaclcis ol icligion.
Tlcsc icaclcis aic succcsslul in loicsialling ilc aiicmpis ol ilc good picccpioi
wlosc lclp is ncvci sougli by ilc ailcisis ol ilis woild ai ilc bapiisms ol ilcii
babics. Tlis is cnsuicd by ilc aiiangcmcnis ol all csiablislcd cluiclcs ol ilc
woild. Tlcy lavc bccn succcsslul only in supplying waicllul Puianas loi cllcciing
ilc spiiiiual dcsiiuciion ol pcisons liom ilc momcni ol ilcii biiil wiil ilc
coopciaiion ol ilcii woildly paicnis. No luman coniiivancc can picvcni ilcsc
Puianas liom obiaining posscssion ol ilc pulpiis. Tlis is duc io ilc gcncial
picvalcncc ol ailcisiic disposiiion in ilc pcoplc ol ilis woild.
Tlc cluicl ilai las ilc bcsi clancc ol suivival in ilis damncd woild is ilai ol
ailcism undci ilc convcnicni guisc ol ilcism. Tlc cluiclcs lavc always piovcd
ilc siaunclcsi uploldcis ol ilc giosscsi loim ol woildlincss liom wlicl cvcn ilc
woisi ol non-ccclcsiasiical ciiminals aic lound io iccoil.
Ii is noi liom any dclibciaic opposiiion io ilc oidaincd clcigy ilai ilcsc
obscivaiions aic madc. Tlc oiiginal puiposc ol ilc csiablislcd cluiclcs ol ilc
woild may noi always bc objcciionablc. lui no siablc icligious aiiangcmcni loi
insiiuciing ilc masscs las yci bccn succcsslul. Tlc Supicmc Loid Sii Caiianya
Malapiablu, in puisuancc ol ilc icaclings ol ilc sciipiuics cnjoins all abscncc ol
convcniionalism loi ilc icaclcis ol ilc cicinal icligion. Ii docs noi lollow ilai ilc
mcclanical adopiion ol ilc unconvcniional lilc by any pcison will malc lim a lii
icaclci ol icligion. Rcgulaiion is ncccssaiy loi coniiolling ilc inlcicni woildlincss
ol condiiional souls.
lui no mcclanical icgulaiion las any valuc, cvcn loi sucl a puiposc. Tlc bona-
lidc icaclci ol icligion is nciilci any pioduci ol noi ilc lavouici ol, any
mcclanical sysicm. In lis lands no sysicm las lilcwisc, ilc clancc ol
dcgcnciaiing inio a lilclcss aiiangcmcni. Tlc mcic puisuii ol lixcd dociiincs and
lixcd liiuigics cannoi lold a pcison io ilc iiuc spiiii ol dociiinc oi liiuigy.
Tlc idca ol an oiganiscd cluicl in an iniclligiblc loim, indccd, mails ilc closc ol
ilc living spiiiiual movcmcni. Tlc gicai ccclcsiasiical csiablislmcnis aic ilc dilcs
and ilc dams io iciain ilc cuiicni ilai cannoi bc lcld by any sucl coniiivanccs.
Tlcy, indccd, indicaic a dcsiic on ilc paii ol ilc masscs io cxploii a spiiiiual
movcmcni loi ilcii own puiposc. Tlcy also unmisialably indicaic ilc cnd ol ilc
absoluic and unconvcniional guidancc ol ilc bona-lidc spiiiiual icaclci. Tlc
pcoplc ol ilis woild undcisiand picvcniivc sysicms, ilcy lavc no idca ai all ol ilc
unpicvcnicd posiiivc cicinal lilc. Nciilci can ilcic bc any caiily coniiivancc loi
ilc pcimancni picscivaiion ol ilc lilc cicinal on ilis mundanc planc on ilc
populai scalc.
Tlosc aic, ilcicloic, gicaily misialcn wlo aic disposcd io lool loiwaid io ilc
amclioiaiion ol ilc woildly siaic in any woildly scnsc liom ilc woildly succcss ol
any ically spiiiiual movcmcni. Ii is ilcsc woildly cxpccianis wlo bccomc ilc
paiions ol ilc misclicvous iacc ol ilc pscudo-icaclcis ol icligion, ilc Puianas,
wlosc congcnial lunciion is io siillc ilc ilcisiic disposiiion ai ilc vciy momcni ol
iis suspccicd appcaiancc. lui ilc ical ilcisiic disposiiion can ncvci bc siillcd by
ilc clloiis ol ilosc Puianas. Tlc Puianas lavc powci only ovci ilc ailcisi. Ii is a
ilanllcss bui saluiaiy iasl wlicl ilcy pciloim loi ilc bcnclii ol ilcii unwilling
viciims.
lui as soon as ilcisiic disposiiion piopci malcs iis appcaiancc in ilc puic
cogniiivc csscncc, ol ilc awalcncd soul, ilc Puianas aic dccisivcly silcnccd ai ilc
vciy cailicsi siagc ol ilcii cncounici wiil ncw-boin Kisna. Tlc would-bc slayci is
lciscll slain. Tlis is ilc icwaid ol ilc ncgaiivc sciviccs ilai ilc Puianas
unwiiiingly icndci io ilc causc ol ilcism by siiangling all lypociiiical
dcmonsiiaiions againsi ilcii own lypociisy.
lui Puiana docs noi ai all lilc io icccivc lci icwaid in only loim wlicl involvcs
ilc ioial dcsiiuciion ol lci wiong pcisonaliiy. King Kamsa also docs noi lilc io
losc ilc sciviccs ol ilc mosi iiusicd ol lis agcnis. Tlc cllcciivc silcncing ol ilc
wlolc iacc ol pscudo-icaclcis ol icligion is ilc liisi clcai indicaiion ol ilc
appcaiancc ol ilc Absoluic on ilc mundanc planc. Tlc bona-lidc icaclci ol ilc
Absoluic, lcialds ilc Advcni ol Kisna by lis uncompiomising campaign againsi
ilc pscudo-icaclcis ol icligion.