Question: You had mentioned before yesterday, about Bharata Mahārāja, who even though he was very advanced in spiritual life, he took birth as a deer. In the Bhagavad-gītā 2.40, it is mentioned that any advancement in this path can protect us from most dangerous type of fear, and Śrīla Prabhupāda said, at least we will have a chance to be born as human being. Please explain.

Jayapataka Swami: See, Bharata Mahārāja had given up his position, being the emperor of the world, and he was meditating on Kṛṣṇa in the forest. But somehow, he became attached to a deer, and when he was leaving his body, the deer was licking his face and he was...