Volume 7 - Prabhupada

Text 185]The Lord Travels to Vrndavana103prayeQa veda tad idaril na mahajano 'yamdevya vimohita-matir bata mayayalamtrayyarh jac;li-krta-matir madhu-pupitayarhvaitanike mahati karmaQi yujyamanabIn this material world, karmis (fruitive actors) are accepted as mahajanas by foolishpeople who do not know the value of devotional service. Their mundane intelligenceand mental speculative methods are under the control of the three modesof material nature. Consequently they cannot understand unalloyed devotionalservice. They are attracted by material activities, and they become worshipers ofmaterial nature. Thus they are known as fruitive actors. They even become entangledin material activities disguised as spiritual activities. In Bhagavad-gita, suchpeople are described as veda-vada-rata. They do not understand the real purposeof the Vedas, yet they think of themselves as Vedic authorities. People versed inVedic knowledge must know Krr:Ja as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.Vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyab. (Bg. 15.15)A man covered by illusion cannot understand the proper way; therefore SriCaitanya Mahaprabhu says: dharma-sthapana-hetu sadhura vyavahara. Thebehavior of a devotee is the criterion for all other behavior. Sri CaitanyaMahaprabhu Himself followed the devotional principles and taught others tofollow them. Puri-gosanira ye acaral)a, sei dharma sara. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhupersonally followed the behavior of Madhavendra Puri and advised others tofollow his principles. Unfortunately, people have been attracted to the materialbody since time immemorial.yasyatma-buddhib kuQape tridhatukesva-dhib kalatradiu bhauma ijya-dhibyat-tirtha-buddhib sa/ile na karhicijjanev abhijneu sa eva go-kharab"A human being who identifies this body made of three elements with his self,who considers the by-products of the body to be his kinsmen, who considers theland of birth worshipable, and who goes to the place of pilgrimage simply to takea bath rather than meet men of transcendental knowledge there is to be consideredlike an ass or a cow." (Bhag. 1 0.84.13) Those who accept the logic of gac;Jc;Jalika-pravahaand follow in the footsteps of pseudo-mahajanas are carried awayby the waves of maya. Bhaktivinoda Thakura therefore warns:miche mayara vase, yaccha bhese:khaccha habuc;Jubu, bhaijiva krQa-dasa, e v1svasa,ka'rle ta' ara dubkha nai