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We Must Cultivate Proper desires (SB-6_10_1)
Lecture by H.H.Radhanath Swami
11th March 2007

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
indram evaḿ samādiśya
bhagavān viśva-bhāvanaḥ
paśyatām animeṣāṇāḿ
tatraivāntardadhe hariḥ
TRANSLATION
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After instructing Indra in this way, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, the cause of the cosmic manifestation, then and there disappeared from the presence of the on looking demigods.
O King Parikshit following the Lords instructions the demigods approached Dadichi, the son of Aparva. He was very liberal and when the begged him to give them his body he at once partially agreed however just to hear religious instructions from them he smiled and jokingly spoke as follows: O elevated demigods, at the time of death sever unbearable pain takes away the consciousness of living entities who have accepted this material bodies don’t u know about this pain? In this material world every living entity is very much addicted to this material body, struggling to keep his body forever, everyone tries to protect it by all means even by the sacrifice of all his possessions; therefore who would be prepared to deliver his body to anyone even if it were demanded by Lord Vishnu.
Purport by His Divine Grace A.C BhaktiVedanata Swami Prabhupada
It is said ‘atmanam sarvatho rakshe tato dharman tato dhanam” one must protect his body by all means then he may protect his religious principles and thereafter his possessions. This is the natural desire of all natural living entities. No one wants to give up his body unless it is forcibly given away, even though the demigods said that they were demanding Dadichi’s body in accordance with the order of Lord Vishnu. Dadichi superficially refused to give them his body.