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Prabhupāda:

ahaṁ hi sarva-yajñānāṁ bhoktā ca prabhur eva ca na tu mām abhijānanti tattvenātaś cyavanti te

[Bg 9.24]

[I am the only enjoyer and the only object of sacrifice. Those who do not recognize My true transcendental nature …

Because we do not know God in fact, simply understanding, "Oh, there is God," and little more advanced, "God is …

Kṛṣṇa has explained in the Bhagavad-gītā about Himself. That is more than sufficient. And still more, Lord Caitanya has explained …

So in the Bhagavad-gītā you'll find that the Lord advises people in general that sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vra... …

[Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not …

"Just try to surrender unto Me, and I shall give you all protection." Then Caitanya Mahāprabhu... He's also Kṛṣṇa Himself. …

So for the general, people in general, the first requisition is that they must learn how to surrender unto God. …

yānti deva-vratā devān pitṝn yānti pitṛ-vratāḥ bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti mad-yājino 'pi mām

[Bg 9.25]

[Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth …

Now, the argument that "In whatever form you worship the Supreme..." This is the Māyāvādī theory, that "God is impersonal. …

He says clearly herewith that yānti deva-vratā devān: "Those who are worshiping the demigods..." The demigods have their different places …

So here Kṛṣṇa says, "Those who are trying to worship the demigods, they'll go to the planets of the demigods." …

Pitṛ-vratāḥ. There is a form of worship of the forefathers. So there is a particular planet. The worshiper of the …

Now, suppose if you have purchased ticket for an intermediate station between California, San Francisco, and New York. So you …

Now, what is the difference between going to other planets and to the planet where Kṛṣṇa is? That will be …

[That abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or moon, nor by electricity. One who reaches it never …