HKHK X PUNAR MUSIKO BHAVA

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Here is a summary in bullet points of "The 🐅 Tiger Again Becomes a 🐁 Mouse" (29 April 2025):

• Story Source: Lecture by Srila Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam (May 27, 1972, Los Angeles).

• Parable Summary:

  • A mouse, troubled by a cat, asks a saint for a blessing.

  • The saint turns the mouse into a cat, then a dog, and finally a tiger, each time due to new fears.

  • As a tiger, the creature becomes arrogant and threatens the saint.

  • The saint curses him: punar mūṣiko bhava – “Become a mouse again.”

• Moral Lesson:

  • Material advancement without God realization leads to downfall.

  • Arrogance and misuse of blessings result in regression.

• Application to Modern Civilization:

  • Modern society enjoys technological progress due to past pious acts.

  • However, growing godlessness and immorality signal impending collapse.

  • Without spiritual grounding, humanity risks reverting to a primitive state.

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