In this morning devotional class held on January 24, 2026 in Sridhar Mayapur, His Holiness Jayapataka Swami leads a discussion of Srimad Bhagavatam 3.23.50, which describes Devahuti’s radiant appearance. The lecture expands to the story of Kardama Muni’s material phase: his austere asceticism, his marriage to Devahuti, the creation of a flying palace, his expansion into nine forms, and the rapid conception of nine daughters. The Swami contrasts these material pleasures—especially sexual desire and fleeting enjoyment—with the eternal, self‑less love of the Gopis for Krishna in the spiritual realm. He explains the significance of various mantras (the Gayatri, the 18‑syllable Krishna mantra, and the Hare Krishna Mahamantra), their role in purifying consciousness, and how they lead to destinations such as Haridham, Brahma Jyoti, or Krishna‑loka. Practical guidance is given on sadhana‑bhakti: regular chanting, scriptural study, service, patience, and sincerity. A poignant Q&A addresses a devotee’s personal dilemma about an abortion request from her husband; the Swami emphasizes that abortion is a grave sin, offers forgiveness through sincere devotional service, and advises atonement through prayer, Tulsi puja, and deeper Krishna consciousness. The class concludes with reminders to maintain Krishna consciousness, the impermanence of material pleasures, and the path toward spiritual liberation.
Questions this video answers
Abortion is a very serious sin. The Swami advises that forgiveness comes through sincere devotional service: pray to Krishna, perform Tulsi puja, deepen your Krishna consciousness, and engage in regular chanting and service. He does not sanction the act but assures that with genuine repentance and devotion, Krishna’s mercy can forgive the transgression.
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Be sure to subscribe to our channel. We publish new videos every day. Don't forget, grab your smartphone and download the Lava Mantra app and stay in touch. Guru Maharaj's message is your advice advantage the following is a morning class given by His Holiness Jaya Pataka Swami Maharaj on January 24, 2026 in Sridhar Mayapur, India. The class begins with a reading from the Srimad Bhagavatam 3rd Kanto chapter 23, verse 50.
Reading From Srimad Bhagavatam 3rd Canto chapter 23, verse number 50. Translation she stood and scratched the ground with her foot, which was radiant with the luster of her gem like nails, her head bent down. She spoke slow yet charming accents, suppressing her tears. Purport Devahuti was so beautiful that her toenails appeared just like pearls. And as he scratched the ground, it appeared as if falls and had been thrown on the ground. When a woman scratches the ground with her foot, it's a sign that her mind is very disturbed. These signs were sometimes exhibited by the Gopis before Krishna. And the Gopis came in the dead of night and Krishna asked them to return to their homes. The Gopis also scratched the ground like this because their minds were very disturbed.
Boomi likhan korte dakarte laglan shangharan korean johan martite darkta konoromoni jakantar padier martita dark katan takon busta vitalito kahano gopikara sri krishna shamuke production kuratakan govi raptre gopikara johan sri krishna kachna.
So.
This verse is. And the third part is a very important aspect of Krishna consciousness.
So in this verse, in the Purport Rla Prabhupda is explaining a very important aspect of Krishna consciousness.
This all happened in higher planets.
And assuming that all these things happened in higher planet in say, Satya Yuga.
Their lifespan cannot even be imagined by us.
Nagodo meditate.
As a Brahmachari. He was meditating for 10,000 or so years.
He decided.
He decided that before he took Sannyas, he would be a grihasta.
Then Swayambubamunu approached him with his daughter and he said, if you desire, you may take my daughter.
He didn't say if you desire. He knew.
Oh, he knew. I'm sorry.
So like this, Vhyasdha for the first, I don't know how many years, he was very austere.
So Kardama Muni as a Grahasta in the first phase, he was very austere.
Yes. Sahadharmini is his wife Hilauti. She was also very serving him very diligently, very austerely.
His Sahaderamani Devahuti was also serving him. Was serving him very diligently and also very austerely.
Thinking about strange personalities on it.
Kardama Muni was not an ordinary Yogi. He was always thinking about the supreme personality of Godhead.
So it was time to experience his life. He had his wife bathed and cleaned and everything brought to her beauty. My mates in Venusauro.
So when he wanted to enjoy Grihasta life he had his wife bathed and cleaned by some maids from the higher planets in the Bindusarovara lake. And so that she could be brought to her proper beauty.
Tar sahadar minike. Sundar bhabe snan karano.
Created a flying castle with all kinds of amenities.
Kardamamuni created a flying castle with all kinds of facilities for material sense gratification.
Has stated that he flew all over the universe and enjoyed with his wife for many years.
So it is stated that he flew all over the universe and enjoyed with his wife for many years.
His wife had many types of desires.
Sexual desires.
Sexual desires.
He standed himself in nine forms.
So he expanded himself into nine forms.
And each one had sexual relations with rape and was impregnated with a sperm.
So each form had a sexual relationship with her and she was impregnated with.
A sperm among Proti Rupe.
So it is said that Devahuti conceived nine children.
But she was only pregnant for one a day or so.
But she was pregnant only for one day or so.
And after one day all the children were born. But they were all girls.
She was in great anxiety. Her husband is now going to Sannyas.
So she was in great anxiety that my husband is now going to take Sannyas.
Now if they are given in marriage then they will all go to their respective homes. Now for a woman it is the custom that her father takes care of her or her husband takes care of her or when she is older, her elder son takes care of her.
She had no son.
She had no son. So she is in anxiety.
You cannot imitate Haramoni in Devahote.
We cannot imitate Kardamamuni and Devahuti.
We are people of the age of Kali. When we get pregnant, our pregnancy remains for nine to 10 months. We do not become pregnant for one day like Devahuti.
We cannot make a flying castle like.
We cannot make a flying castle like Kardama Muni.
We cannot do the things that he did.
We cannot do the things that he did. So what can we learn from this Otayev?
That.
We must think of Krishna all the times. That is one lesson. Here.
I know. Jail world sex life. How is that? In the material world there is sex life.
In the material world there is sex life. How is that?
How is this made possible?
There is also sex life in the.
Spiritual world also there is sex life.
But it is not material.
But it is not material.
It's completely spiritual.
It is completely spiritual.
Like in the material world, some little enjoy sex life.
In the material world, some people enjoy the sex life. But the pleasure is only momentary.
The desires increase and they need some more sex.
Then by that gradually the desire increases and they need some more sex.
But then that happiness only is there for momentarily and then it is gone.
On. Some people and they are stronger by having been in the Vriasta Ashram.
Some people, they may be stronger by being in the Grihasta Ashram.
Fight with many Krishna.
We should always fight with Maya to be ka conscious.
Life. The attraction of Krishna and ladies do all these queens of Dharga is gender is.
Permanent in the spiritual world. The sex life between Krishna and the Gopis or the queens of Dwarka it is not temporary, it is permanent.
It's constant. The holies they love Krishna. And different times Raj, silence, agency, all this. It's not just kalango continuously.
The Gopis, when they love Krishna, it is a constant ecstasy. It is not something which comes and goes.
We have heard how the Gopis they are cursing the creator Brahma that he doesn't know how to create. Because he has created the sense of blinking of the eyes. They love Krishna so much that even the blinking of the eyes is a disturbance for them. Because they are drinking the nectar of Krishna's form.
They want. So there's always a sense of aggregation. But the difference is that in the material world one wants to enjoy his own senses or her own senses.
So there is sense gratification. But in the material world, the difference is that they want their own sense gratification.
A pleasure. That's all lust.
When we want our own pleasure, that won't last.
No, no. That's all lust.
That is called lijer.
All these they want Krishnas, they want Krishna to be healthy.
The Gopis, they want Krishna to be happy.
Maybe they want to hug Krishna, kiss.
Krishna dances Krishna at that time they may want to hug Krishna, kiss Krishna, dance with Krishna.
It's for Krishna's pleasure.
It is For Krishna's pleasure.
I want.
Says that even if Krishna wants someone else, I will go and serve her.
So I mean, it's very difficult to understand. We can't understand. That's why Prabhupada said that how we can discuss these things, they are thinking material.
It is very difficult to understand these things. That's why Srila Prabhupada said we cannot discuss these things. We cannot understand these things because people will take it as material.
Ota Bishai was Tuta a Toto Otanta Kotini Karunagula Manushara.
Tell me about Radh Raj.
So one Grihasta couple, they brought the 10th. They brought. They brought the 10th canto of rmad Bhagavatam to Srila Prabhupada and said, please talk to us about Radha and Krishna.
He said, you are not qualified.
He said, you are not qualified. They said, no, no, we are qualified. Prabhupada said, well, I am not qual.
We have started reflection in the real.
World because we have distorted reflection in the material world.
If one does not practice the sadhana aspects of devotional service and gradually he advances in devotional service, he will not understand anything. Therefore, Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu only discussed this confidential matter with only a few of his very, very intimate associates. And he never discussed these matters in public with everyone. Because the common people, they will misunderstand this subject matter and they will simply think about their material experiences of these lusty affairs.
We have been discussing Shanta Sakya Vatsalya, Shanta Dasya Sakya Vatsalya. In the evening classes.
Devotees are constantly thinking and serving and playing and doing things which reach Dharma.
All these devotees are constantly thinking, singing, playing and all these things with Krishna.
Krishna ananda, vidharan kochan.
Soon we will be discussing the Madhuriya Rasa.
What are the relations, the fixed relationship.
What is the inspiration? The fixed relationships, the different transitory emotions.
Actually reach the standard. Light in one draw and further advance.
So to reach this stage we need to chant, purify ourselves, chant the Gayatri Mantra and reach that stage.
Pochanar Janma, Amadar K. Niyomito, Hari Krishna, Mahamantra Javib.
We have to not only chant, we have to service. We have to.
We have to not only chant but we have to render service. We have to read Srila Prabhupada's books especially Srimad Bhagavad, Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam and Sri Chaitanya Charitah.
I saw that Prabhupada reading the Harvard Villas talks about the 18 syllable Krishna mantra. How great it is.
I was reading the Haribhakti Vilas where it says that the 18 syllable Krishna mantra, how great it is.
And how this takes on how to be detached from the jail world and take you to the spiritual world.
How it helps one to be detached from the material world and takes one to the spiritual world.
And so I saw that 18th mantra, Nagayatri. Second.
I saw that this 18 syllable mantra is the sixth mantra or second to last mantra in the set of Gayatri Mantra.
And the last mantra is the Kama Gayatri.
And the last mantra is the Kama Gayatri.
And on 24 and a half syllables.
That has 24 and a half syllables.
That is called the mantra form of.
Krishna and that is called the mantra.
Form of Krishna Krishna. So if we are not purified enough, we cannot utter, we cannot chant this guy three mantra. So therefore we vow to the spiritual master that we shall at least chant the Hare Krishna. Hare Krishna. Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. This mantra we will chant at least 16 rounds times 108.
And.
All the ill effects of all yoga are destroyed by this Hare Krishna Mantra.
By chanting this Hare Ka Mantra, all the ill effects of Kali Yuga are destroyed.
In the spiritual world there is Haridham.
In the spiritual world there is Haridam Goloka. That's surrounded by the Brahma Jyoti.
So the enemies are Krishna killed by Krishna. My God is the order of the Brahmin Jyotic.
So the enemies of Krishna who are killed by Krishna, the Mayavadis, they go to the Brahma Jyoti. It says if one worships Narayan or Sriram, they go to Haridam.
So there is the Gayatri mantras for Lord Ram, for Lord Varaha, for Rishenga. So by chanting of these mantras one will attain the Haridham.
Not necessarily any mantras, but there are mantras that like. Maha Mantra.
But these mantras are not Gayatri mantras. Like for example Narasimha mantra is a Maha Mantra.
I don't know where the devotees want to go to.
I don't know where the devotees will go to, where they want to go to. I don't know where the devotees want to go to.
The world is so bad. I want to have peace. Shanti ub don't have any. They might end up in the Roman.
Jojo if they feel that the material world. Okay, I'm So distressed. And I want some relief from this distress. And then they may. If they don't have a relationship with Krishna then they may go to the Brahma Jyoti.
But if there is a relationship of service either with some avatar of the Lord or just service attitude then they may end up in the. Or they may attain the Haridham.
And they're doing all things about Ka. They go to Krishna Loka.
But if they chant the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra, they chant the Gayatri Mantra and they have been thinking about Krishna then they can go to Krishna Loka.
Hare krishna mahamantra gayatri mantra.
When I start with Sadhana Bhakti, we stay in the Sadhana Bhakti but our consciousness gradually elevates.
We start with Sadhana Bhakti, we stay in Sadhana Bhakti but our consciousness gradually elevates.
We have to be patient, we have to be committed. We have to be very sincere.
We have to be patient, we have to be committed and we have to be very sincere.
Devotional service Bhaktiya Karnakkone.
In this way, devotional service or Bhakti Yoga is a gradual process.
So here you are all yogis, Yoginis. You have to be very careful practice your Ka consciousness.
So you're all yogis, you're all yoginis. So you should be very careful to practice your Krishna consciousness.
Many things are revealed in the scriptures. So we should take advantage and study them and understand all the greatness of Ka.
Many things are revealed in the scriptures. Therefore we should study them, take advantage of them to understand about Ka.
Like this Krishna consciousness. And then everybody. Lord Chaitanya made it very easy.
Like this. Krishna consciousness is meant for everybody. And Lord Chaitanya has made it very easy.
The lifespan of devotee and Kardamuni was very, very long.
We have a very short life. His life fully committed to practice Bhaji Yoga.
We have a very short life. And this. And in this life we should be fully committed to practice Bhakti Yoga.
And in this heart life we go back to Krishna. Lots of in the practice kill it very sincerely.
So in this one life we can go back to Krishna if we practice very sincerely.
Anyway, now the time is up.
Anyway, now the time is up. I heard there is a question. A question, Guru Maharaj. In this section of Shrimad Bhagavatam we are studying about the conception of Devahuti. I want to confess that some years ago my husband asked me to abort the baby after I had conceived. I feel very guilty about it. And I want to know what is to be done under these kind of circumstances. When there is pressure to do something wrong. And will you forgive me? I promise not to do it again.
Alachana.
This is a very great sin. This shouldn't be done.
Eta kokonai kara chitnai.
Never.
Never.
What did I say?
What can I say?
You have done it.
You have done it.
In the Danayads they were arresting wise of Iranian hashit rule to kill her. Ready.
Even the demigods were arresting the wife of Hiranya Kashipu to kill her baby.
But they won't kill the baby in the womb.
But they won't kill the baby in the womb. They wait for the baby to be born and then to kill him.
Of course. Don't worry the sun, he is only a devotee. He is a great devotee.
Now Narada Muni said the son. Don't worry about the son. The son is going to be a devotee. He is going to be a great devotee.
Demigods tell us. They didn't want to abort the child. They want to wait till the child is born.
That shows that even the demigods they did not want to abort the child. They wanted to wait for the child to be born. I can forgive you. But what can I do? I'm not sanctioning it.
You have to know better process of atonement than devotional service.
And you should pray to Krishna. Because there is no better process of atonement than devotional service. So do your devotional service. Pray to Krishna, do Tulsi Puja and other things. So like this, by Krishna's mercy you may be forgiven.
I don't know why your husband asked you that. Why they put pressure on you.
I don't know why your husband asked you to do that. Why he put pressure on you.
We become grastas.
People become grihastas to have children.
Should the husband want to kill a baby?
So why should the husband want to kill a baby?
You know, maybe the government scientists, they say life runs after a certain time. But we don't know. That is unreal.
Maybe the scientists, they say that life comes after a certain time. But from the moment the embryo, the conception is there, life is there.
So jakanikra balin. Jivon kichudini shastrote.
Anyway, now it is very late. I have to end here. Hare Krishna.
Hare krishna. His holiness. Jai jai jagad guru. His divine grace.
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