Spiritualিক ক’ের বুঝাব কথা বড় েসই চািহ Ϡুϒ আিম দীন হীন েকােনা শΝЅ নািহ (১১)
ki ka’ re bujhāba kathā vara sei cāhi kṣudra āmi dīna hīna kono śakti nāhi ki ka’ re—by doing what; bujhāba—I will make them understand; kathā—Your message; vara—benediction; sei—that; cāhi—I crave; kṣudra—tiny; āmi—I; dīna hīna—fallen and insignificant; kono śakti— any power; nāhi—there is not.
How will I make them understand this message of Kṛṣṇa consciousness? I am very unfortunate, unqualified and the most fallen. Therefore, I am seeking Your benediction so that I can convince them, for I am powerless to do so on my own.
Commentary Humility is the natural characteristic of a pure devotee. In this verse, Śrīla Prabhupāda is again pondering how to present Kṛṣṇa consciousness in such a way that even people absorbed in material life will be able to understand. He sees that the task is daunting and the chance for success very slim. On several occasions, during conversations, he recalled how he felt at the time: I was thinking, ‘What shall I do here? I have come here. As soon as I shall impose these four principles they will say, ‘Go home.’ But I took that risk. I never said anything palatable. I spoke against their activities: ‘You don't do this, don't do this.’ Despite such apparent doubts, Prabhupāda was confident that by Kṛṣṇa’s mercy and empowerment, even the impossible was possible, as he had declared in Verse 4: “Your causeless mercy can make everything possible because You are the most expert mystic.” Any ability or power a living entity may have is due to the mercy and empowerment of the Lord alone. This truth is very nicely expressed by Arjuna in Chapter 15 of the First Canto of ŚrīmadBhāgavatam, where he remembers Kṛṣṇa after the Lord had left this world. Arjuna recognizes that now that the Lord has departed, his astounding power, which had astonished even the demigods, is no longer with him. In the purport to this verse (SB 1.15.5), Śrīla Prabhupāda elaborates: If endowment of powers and withdrawal of powers by the Lord are possible even for a great devotee like Arjuna, or even the demigods in heaven, then what to speak of the ordinary living beings who are but figs compared to such great souls. The lesson is, therefore, that no one should be puffed up for his powers borrowed from the Lord. The sane man should rather feel obliged to the Lord for such benefactions and must utilize such power for the service of the Lord. Such power can be withdrawn at any time by the Lord, so the best use of such power and opulence is to engage them in the service of the Lord. Of course, just as power can be withdrawn at any time by the Lord, it can also be bestowed at any time. Consequently, Śrīla Prabhupāda is seeking the Lord’s benediction. He presents himself as kṣudra (tiny), dīna (fallen), hīna (wretched), and śakti nāhi (powerless), thus following the example of other great personalities like the author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, who describes himself as dīna-hīna kṛṣṇadāsa—the most fallen and wretched Kṛṣṇadāsa. Or Sanātana Gosvāmī, who presented himself before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as nīca jāti, nīcasaṅgī, patita adhama—“born of a low family, associated with low men, fallen, and the lowest of mankind.” Genuine humility before the Lord is very powerful. When Dabira Khāsa and Sākara Mallika, who latter became Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī, approached the Lord with all humility, the Lord accepted them and said: “Now please abandon your humility, for My heart is breaking to see you so humble.” In other words, when the Lord sees the humble attitude of His devotee, He becomes very much inclined to offer all help. A perfect example is Prahlāda Mahārāja. When Nṛsiṁhadeva was extremely angry after having killed Hiraṇyakaśipu, Brahmā requested Prahlāda to approach the Lord and pacify Him. In ŚrīmadBhāgavatam it is said: When Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva saw the small boy Prahlāda Mahārāja prostrated at the soles of His lotus feet, He became most ecstatic in affection toward His devotee. Raising Prahlāda, the Lord placed His lotus hand upon the boy’s head because His hand is always ready to create fearlessness in all of His devotees. As Śrīla Prabhupāda pointed out in an earlier chapter: “The highest quality of the Supreme Lord is that He is bhakta-vatsala; in other words, He is always extremely pleased with His devotees.” (SB 7.2.7–8) And when the Lord is pleased, He is naturally inclined to offer any help or support a devotee may need to render devotional service.