The true purports of Srila Prabhupada in Srimad Bhagavatam is how we apply the verses and their purports to our daily lives – especially in moments of reversals, adversities and difficulties. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Maharaj, Srila Prabhupada’s spiritual master quoted this story to illustrate that even in the field of devotional service, scriptural quotes without proper understanding of the instructions, and true purport but quoted in parrot like fashion is just a subtle way for devotees to receive respect and adoration from the masses. Needlessly to say, he was thrown into prison! To show he was the perfect educated gentleman, he said loudly, Now the villager thought that he should put forth his protest against such injustice by applying his last resort. Then the judge said, “Do you realize that you will have to go to jail?” The judge asked “Was there anyone else with you?” The villager replied “No!” The foolish villager thought that if he could speak some English in front of the judge, then he would be impressed and have great respect for him. When the villager was brought before the judge in court, the Judge asked him in Bengali, “Did you commit the murder?” Once some robbers killed a man while escaping with the loot from his house and made it look like the villager was the culprit. He only thought that a sort of respect for an “English speaking person” could be attained by using these words in front of others! A simple villager once picked up some English words just by listening here and there.īut he never attempted to serious understand the application of these words in their proper context.
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