Devotional service does not produce any result. And the ordinary man... Suppose they are also selling books. An ordinary man also selling books, it appears to be the same. But they are not creating any result

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"devotional service, it does not produce any result. And the ordinary man . . . suppose they are also selling books. An ordinary man also selling books, it appears to be the same. But they are not creating any result"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

These activities, devotional service, it does not produce any result. And the ordinary man... Suppose they are also selling books. An ordinary man also selling books, it appears to be the same. But they are not creating any result. But ordinary bookseller, he's creating his result, pāpa-puṇya. That is karma and akarma.

740401 - Morning Walk - Bombay:

Prabhupāda: Adhidaiva, jīva. Adhiyajña, Paramātmā.

Dr. Patel: That is what I said.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Chandobhai: Adhiyajña is . . . (break)

Prabhupāda: Karma means which produces result, and akarma means which does not produce result. So that they do not know.

Chandobhai: And the vikarma.

Prabhupāda: Just like these activities, devotional service, it does not produce any result. And the ordinary man . . . suppose they are also selling books. An ordinary man also selling books, it appears to be the same. But they are not creating any result. But ordinary bookseller, he's creating his result, pāpa-puṇya. That is karma and akarma. And vikarma. Vikarma means against the . . .

Chandobhai: Vikṛta karma.

Prabhupāda: Yes, vikṛta.

Chandobhai: Vikṛta, against śāstra.

Dr. Patel: Although the actions which are prohibitory . . .

Prabhupāda: Yes, yes.

Dr. Patel: . . . and if we do it, it is vikarma.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Chandobhai: Adhiyajño 'ham evātra dehe deha-bhṛtāṁ vara. Īśvara, īśvara.

Prabhupāda: Īśvara.

Dr. Patel: That means īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ . . . (BG 18.61). (break)

Prabhupāda: . . . important thing, mām, Kṛṣṇa. They practice it, always remembering Kṛṣṇa. Then at the end of life, ante nārāyaṇa-smṛti. That is perfection of life. But how one will remember ante, then? There is a verse of . . . just wait.

Chandobhai: Yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran . . . (BG 8.6).

Prabhupāda: No. Just wait. There is a verse by Kulaśekhara. Kulaśekhara. Adyaiva viśatu me mānasa-rāja-haṁsaḥ (MM 33), he says. He says: "My Lord . . ." The idea is that "Now I am in quite fit order. So let me remember You and die. Because at the end of . . . at the end of . . . kapha-pitta-vāyu, there will be disorder. Smaraṇaṁ kutas te. At that time, it is . . ."