Krishna Is Not Bound by Material Laws – Anyone Who Approaches Him Even with Impurity Becomes Purified

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Bhagavad-gītā 4.14 — August 6, 1974, Vṛndāvana 740806BG-VRNDAVAN [33:19 Minutes] Bg-04.14_740806BG-VRNDAVAN Pradyumna: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [devotees repeat] na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā iti māṁ yo 'bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate [Bg. 4.14] [break] [01:41]

Prabhupāda: ...na me karma-phale spṛhā iti māṁ yo 'bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate [Bg. 4.14] So in another place Kṛṣṇa says, janma karma me divyaṁ yo jānāti tattvataḥ [Bg. 4.9]. Karma, every living entity is bound up by the resultant action of his own karma. But Kṛṣṇa is not like that. The..., in the English constitutional law it is said that "The King can no..., king can do no wrong." King can order punishment for the criminal, but the king is never criminal.

King cannot be punished. Your President Nixon is fighting on this point. Although people wants to impeach him, he's fighting on this point, that "I am not wrong." Actually, that much facilities must be given to the head executive. If he becomes under the laws, then his position is not exalted.

The... That is the principle of accepting in the highest order of life. So in the material condition, that is not applicable perfectly, but so far spiritual condition is concerned, God must be given full freedom; otherwise, there is no meaning of God. If God is also under the, under your laws... Sometimes: "Why God has done like this?" They inquire like that.

This question sometimes put. "Why God has put us into this condition?" These are foolish question. But the real conception of God is that He is free to do anything, whatever He likes. You cannot say, "Why God can...

Will..., God will do this, will do not that." No. That is not the conception of God. So here Kṛṣṇa says that na me karma-phale spṛhā. He is ātmārāma. Ātmārāma. Ātmārāma means He is fully satisfied in Himself. And He can create so many things.

He is creator. So there is no question of desiring something. He can do anything, whatever He likes. But...

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