SRI ISOPANISAD

Mantra Eleven

1. Verse: Only people who can learn about nescience and real knowledge side by side
can become transcendental.

2. Para One: The problems of death have not been solved by science.

3. Para Two and Three: Example of Hiranyakasipu.

4. Para Four: If he failed, then what chance to the modern demons have?

6. Para Five: So we shouldn’t bother with this struggle in material life. We should go
back to Godhead.

7. Para Six: This knowledge is given in sastra.

8. Para Seven: Lord Krsna has sent representatives and come Himself to help us.

9. Para Eight and Nine: One has to learn the process of material life from sastra. The
goal is not sense gratification, but one’s senses will become pleased through
devotional service. This is real enjoyment. Example of necessity of reducing fever in
order to become happy — not try to enjoy in sick condition. But materialists are
thinking the main thing to do is to increase the temperature, but at the same time they
complain that everything is going to hell.

10. Para Ten: This doesn’t mean we neglect the needs of the body, but that we make the
best use of a bad bargain. Regulation should be there so we live a healthy life — for
God realization.

11. Para Eleven: We have to concentrate on Srimad Bhagavatam and the 18 items from
Bhagavad-gita.

12. Para Twelve: The essence has been given by Srila Rupa Goswami: hear and chant
about Lord Krsna.

13. Para Thirteen: So in summary, unless we dedicate our activities of religion, economic
development and sense gratification to Lord Krsna we will be covered by nescience.