A materially conscious person is satisfied, you get him a nice, aromatic flower for his personal enjoyment; and Kṛṣṇa conscious person, he at once thinks, "It is very nice flower; it should be offered to Kṛṣṇa." The flower is there, he is there, the consciousness is changed. That's all. He's thinking everything in relationship with Kṛṣṇa.
Here the man, distributing food to the animals and fish, he's thinking that, "I am doing some pious activities, and I shall enjoy the fruit of it." And that's a fact. But if we distribute kṛṣṇa-prasāda, we think that, "This man is being supplied kṛṣṇa-prasāda; one day he may become Kṛṣṇa conscious." There is no personal question. And the principle of distributing kṛṣṇa-prasāda is there. Therefore even they don't pay any charge, if you distribute the prasāda, if you are able, you are doing some service. Because by eating only, he shall one day become Kṛṣṇa conscious.
So whole program is for Kṛṣṇa. And that is you are preparing, you are earning money, you are distributing prasāda. Why? For Kṛṣṇa's sake. Otherwise, why should you work so hard? But we have voluntarily accepted, "Oh, Kṛṣṇa will be satisfied." This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Samsiddhir hari-tosanam. Everyone may act in his own duty. It doesn't matter what kind of duty he has got, but he has to see whether by execution of that duty Kṛṣṇa is satisfied. Then he's successful. That is the version in the Srimad-Bhāgavatam:
- ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā
- varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ
- svanuṣṭhitasya dharmasya
- saṁsiddhir hari-toṣaṇam
- (SB 1.2.13)
Svanuṣṭhitasya dharmasya, everyone has got a specific duty. So one has to see that by his specific duty, entrusted with or discharging that duty, whether Kṛṣṇa is being satisfied. That's all.
Therefore one has to accept a bona fide spiritual master to know whether Kṛṣṇa is being satisfied by his work. Who will certify? You cannot concoct, "Oh, I am doing for satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa." No, that is not possible. It must be accepted by the representative of Kṛṣṇa: "Yes, by your work, Kṛṣṇa is satisfied." Then it is all right.