Prescribed Duties!

Verse 1.17.16 (Ganeshan Prji):

* One must perform their duty without attachment.
* Renunciation in action, not renunciation of action.
* Srila Prabhupada, a real example of such renunciation in action and service.
* SP's Jaladuta prayers, so humble and selfless.
* We should try hard to follow his footsteps.
* A pure does his duty and patiently awaits for the Supreme Lord's directions.
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* We commit so many sins without even knowing it. That's why we need to continously render service to the Lord.
* Krishna cares only about the degree of our surrender.
* Our prescribed duty may not be flawless, but if we offer everything we have to KRishna, we are automatically taken care of.
* Follow SP's instructions to the best of our ability.

Verse 1.17.14 (Yugal Kishore Prabhuji):

* Maharaj Pariskshit is declaring here: Whoever causes offense-less living beings to suffer must fear me anywhere and everywhere in the world. By curbing dishonest miscreants, one automatically benefits the offense-less.
* Whether it may be man, woman or child or animals, whoever tries to harm these living beings, must fear Maharaj Parikshit cause he will not tolerate this. This is how powerful he was.
* Justice is applied equally to everybody.
* In China, 400 years ago there was an opium war. The whole country became addict to opium. So the King passed an order that anybody who sells/buys opium will be sentenced to death.
- The next day, the prince was caught. Even the prince was hanged, just to give the people the word that the state was strong in controlling this menace.
* But today, although given the power, it is not being used in thr right way to protect the innocent.
* That's why SP called democracy as demon-crazy.
* But Maharaj Parikshit was ready to even kill Kali to protect his citizens.
* Actually today there are no ksatriyas at all. The qualities of Ksatriyas was so genuine, for protecting the citizens.
* Even Duryodhana had good ksatriya qualities. Story: Arjuna taking the 5 arrows from Duryodhana.
* Even those qualities, today's people don't have.
* But at least chant nicely and go back to Godhead.