Work dedicated to Krishna frees; all other work, however well-intentioned, binds the soul to material suffering.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.2.16 — September 19, 1975, Vṛndāvana 750919SB-VRNDAVAN [38:37 Minutes] SB-06.02.16_750919SB-VRNDAVAN Harikeśa: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Second Chapter, sixteenth verse.
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Prabhupāda: gurūṇāṁ ca laghūnāṁ ca gurūṇi ca laghūni ca prāyaścittāni pāpānāṁ jñātvoktāni maharṣibhiḥ [SB 6.2.16] gurūṇāṁ ca laghūnāṁ ca gurūṇi ca laghūni ca prāyaścittāni pāpānāṁ jñātva uktāni maharṣibhiḥ [SB 6.2.16] So sinful activities, it is punishable. You cannot violate the laws of nature. Prakṛti is very strong. Daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā [Bg. 7.14].
Just like the government has police department, military department, law courts. Why? Because not all the citizens they are good citizens. There are many outlaws.
So more or less, whoever is in this material world, they are outlaws. Outlaw means they do not abide by the laws of nature, and therefore they are punishable. The first punishment is that we have got this material body. This is the first punishment. kṛṣṇa bhuliya jīva bhoga vāñchā kare pasate māyā tāre jāpaṭiyā dhare [Prema-vivarta] The first criminal action is that when we forget Kṛṣṇa and our relationship with Him... Our relationship with Kṛṣṇa is that Kṛṣṇa is the enjoyer; we are eternal servant.
This is our relationship. Just like a big man, rich man: he is the enjoyer and he has got many servants. That we practically see. The capitalist, he starts some business, big factory.
Ten thousand men are working, but the capitalist is not working. It is our practical experience. He is aloof from the factory. In a nice place, in a nice bungalow, garden house, he is enjoying.