1. KARTIK: Dhama-aparadhis become monkeys in Vrndavana

    Those who are living in Vrndavana and acting like monkey, they’ll get next life a monkey, to remain in Vrndavana, and then next life they will be liberated. In one life all their sinful activities will be punished. Because as soon as animal life is obtained, there is no more further record of the sinful life. The animals cannot make sinful activities more than what is destined by him. But their sinful activity is not taken into account. For this man who is offered this monkey’s body, he suffers the inconvenience of monkey life. So his sinful activities are counteracted, and because he came to Vrndavana and lived in Vrndavana by the mercy of Radharani, next life he will be… That is the glory of Vrndavana-dhama. Otherwise, what is the explanation of these dogs and hogs and monkeys in Vrndavana? If it is dhama-aparadha, committing offense in dhamaDhama-aparadha. As dhama-bhajana, if one undergoes devotional service out of Vrndavana and one executes devotional service in Vrndavana, that is hundred times better. Similarly, dhama-aparadha also. This aparadha, when offense is committed outside Vrndavana, that is not so grievous as committing offense in Vrndavana. Dhama-aparadha.

    Srila Prabhupada; Room Conversation — September 7, 1976, Vrndavana