We Don't Have a Warranty For This Life | HG Vaisesika Dasa | ISV | 15 Mar 2026

Recently, Nirākulā, my wife, and I have been getting our affairs in order—trying to make sure that we don’t have any extra stuff (because things pile up) and making sure that every paper we have is accounted for: all the accounts and everything like that. And there are a lot of papers. Looking through the papers, I came across a file full of warranties for various appliances, from small to large. Every one of them had some kind of guarantee, at least for some time. Most of them have run out. But there is one we can’t find anywhere. We looked in the attic and the godown. We went through the glove boxes in our car and—you know those drawers that have a combination of many different kinds of papers and you’re not sure? We went through those too, and we couldn’t find a contract that guaranteed how long we were going to stay in this body. Apparently, we didn’t get one. At least, my parents didn’t tell me about it. In the Bhagavad-gītā, Kṛṣṇa describes how this human life is temporary but very useful. In fact, that’s also in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam—a famous verse spoken by the avadhūta brāhmaṇa who lived in the wilderness (which is not a bad idea; nobody can bug you out there). He met with King Yadu, who was traveling with his retinue. When the King interviewed the avadhūta brāhmaṇa, he could understand that this was a self-realized person. He asked him how he became self-realized, and the brāhmaṇa said, "I have twenty-four gurus. They are here with me." King Yadu looked around and said, "I don’t see anybody here." Then the brāhmaṇa began to enunciate the various gurus that he followed, starting with the mountain. It was tolerant; although it was smashed by lightning bolts and clouds poured water, it still stood firm and yet provided crystal-clear water and minerals to everybody. The tree was mentioned, and many other entities, both moving and inert. Then he gave this famous verse, which I’ve heard many times from many speakers on the Bhāgavatam, and which Śrīla Prabhupāda quoted frequently as well (SB 11.9.29): labdhvā su-durlabham idaṁ bahu-sambhavānte mānuṣyam artha-dam anityam apīha dhīraḥ tūrṇaṁ yateta na pated anu-mṛtyu yāvan niḥśreyasāya viṣayaḥ khalu sarvataḥ syāt At the very end of the verse, syāt means something is coming up. What is available or what is coming? He said viṣayaḥ—sense gratification. Sarvataḥ—where is sense gratification? Everywhere. It’s available to everyone, including little critters like the salamanders, the frogs, and the fish; they all have access to sense gratification. So, what the Avanti Brāhmaṇa was pointing out is that it’s not a big deal. Because if salamanders and frogs can get it for free, why should you work so hard for it? He said what this human life is especially meant for is to take this temporary amount of time that we have (since we don’t have a warranty and don’t know how long we’ll be here) and utilize it to transfer ourselves to the eternal atmosphere: the spiritual world. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: