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Prabhupāda:

naivātmanaḥ prabhur ayaṁ nija-lābha-pūrṇo mānaṁ janād aviduṣaḥ karuṇo vṛṇīte yad yaj jano bhagavate vidadhīta mānaṁ tac cātmane prati-mukhasya yathā mukha-śrīḥ

[SB 7.9.11]

[The Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always fully satisfied in Himself. Therefore when something is offered to …

Now in the previous verse it has been explained that neither any material opulence nor a qualified brāhmaṇa with twelve …

The modern economist says that this is unproductive investment. Because if you construct a very big temple... Just like in …

Many other temples. Similarly, in your country also there are many nice churches. I have traveled all over America, and …

So this church building or temple building or mosque building is coming down from time immemorial. People are investing their …

In Vṛndāvana there is a temple of Govindajī that was seven-storied. Four stories was broken by Aurangzeb on political grounds. …

That is explained in the Prahlāda Mahārāja's prayers: naivātmanaḥ prabhur ayaṁ nija-lābha-pūrṇo [SB 7.9.11]. You cannot satisfy the Supreme Lord …

If somebody says, "Swāmījī, come on. I shall construct a very nice, palatial temple. You come here." Oh, I shall …

The fact is that these fools, these rascals who are thinking that this world is for their enjoyment, this money …

So mānaṁ janam aviduṣaḥ karuṇo vṛṇīte [SB 7.9.11]. When Kṛṣṇa says or God says that "Give Me this..." Just like …

Some of you know how Bali Mahārāja became a great devotee of the Lord. Now here it is stated that …

[If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it.]

Here it is stated, nija-lābha-pūrṇo. He is so opulent that He has no hankering. Complete. Ṣaḍ-aiśvarya pūrṇaḥ. He is complete …

So the real fact is that we have lost our devotion, faith, in God. So He is begging therefore that …

Therefore here it is said, mānaṁ janād aviduṣaḥ karuṇo vṛṇīte. Out of His causeless mercy He begs sometimes, "Give Me …

There is a story that some sannyāsī went to a householder, because a sannyāsī goes to householder for begging. They …

So similarly, Kṛṣṇa, when He wants, "Give Me a little flower, a little fruit, a little water," it does not …