Sinful reactions vanish like fried seeds when one practices joyful Krishna consciousness through hearing and chanting.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Prabhupāda: aprārabdha-phalaṃ pāpaṃ kūtaṃ bījaṃ phalonmukham krameṇaiva pralīyante viṣṇu-bhakti-ratātmanā [Padma Purāṇa] [There are different stages of dormant reactions to sinful activities to be observed in a sinful life. Sinful reactions may be just waiting to take effect [phalonmukha], reactions may be still further dormant [kūṭa], or the reactions may be in a seedlike state [bīja]. In any case, all types of sinful reactions are vanquished one after another if a person engages in the devotional service of Lord Viṣṇu.] "One who is engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then all his reactions of past sinful activities, gradually they become vanquished." There are different stages. Just like I have infected some, I mean, say, for cholera today.
Immediately cholera does not take place. After two or three days the cholera appears. It takes some time. Just like if you sow a seed of a tree, immediately it does not become a tree and gives its fruits, delivers its fruit.
It takes some time. Therefore, imperceptibly, or knowingly or unknowingly, we are doing so many sinful activities. So they are in the seedling stage, then growing stage. Then, when we suffer, that is called prārabdha.
Prārabdha means, "Now receive the result." So in this way we are creating, we are sowing, some seeds. That will take its reaction, either in this body or another body. It takes time to fructify. So...
But if we act in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then it is just like fried seed. Fried seed, if you sow in a land, it will not fructify, fried seed. So this fried seed... Our activities can be made a fried seed by the fire of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. So there will be no reaction.
Pratyakṣāvagamaṃ dharmyaṃ susukhaṃ kartum avyayam [Bg 9.2]. [This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.] Susukham, very pleasant. Śravaṇaṃ kīrtanaṃ viṣṇoḥ [SB 7.5.23]. [There are six principles favorable to the execution of pure devotional service: (1) being enthusiastic, (2) endeavoring with confidence, (3) being patient, (4) acting according to regulative principles [such as śravaṇaṃ kīrtanaṃ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇam—hearing, chanting and remembering Kṛṣṇa], (5) abandoning the association of nondevotees, and (6) following in the footsteps of the previous ācāryas. These six principles undoubtedly assure the complete success of pure devotional service.] This devotional service is not very unpleasant; it is very pleasant.
You very melodiously sing with instruments, and somebody will participate in hearing, śravaṇaṃ kīrtanaṃ viṣṇoḥ. Of course, it must be in relationship with the Supreme Lord, not ordinary music. We take the advantage of musical science, but we don't sing any ordinary song. We glorify the Supreme Lord.