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[23:12] [noisy]

Translation = "Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and therefore they worship the demigods. Quickly, of course, …

Prabhupāda:

kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ kṣipraṁ hi mānuṣe loke siddhir bhavati karma-jā

[Bg. 4.12]

So last night we were discussing,

ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ

[Bg. 4.11]

Everyone is seeking the Absolute Truth in different way. So the worship of the demigods, that is also, in one …

So karma, to get success in one's particular type of occupational duties, sometimes they worship the demigods. That is described …

So demigod worship may be bringing quickly the resultant action, desired result, but antavat tu phalaṁ teṣām [Bg. 7.23] = …

But bhakti is not like that. The bhaktas, they are not after any reward from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. …

na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye mama janmani janmanīśvare bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi

[Cc. Antya 20.29, Śikṣāṣṭaka 4]

That is the desire of devotee. He doesn't want even liberation. Janmani janmani: he wants to serve the lotus feet …

So kṣipraṁ hi mānuṣe loke siddhir bhavati karma-jā. So karma-kāṇḍīya, those who are on the platform of fruitive activities, generally …

The immediate result and remote result is described in Sanskrit word, śreya and preya. Preya means immediate benefit, and śreya …

So that is not good. We, because we are eternal---nityo nityānāṁ cetanaś cetanānām [Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.2.13]---we should be after eternal …

That is stated, naṣṭa-prāyeṣv abhadreṣu nityaṁ bhāgavata-sevayā [SB 1.2.18]. This class is held for the benefit of the human society. …

And Kṛṣṇa is sitting within your heart. When He sees you, that you are very serious about Kṛṣṇa, then He …