This surrender is made or it happens?

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"This surrender is made or it happens"

Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

You are already surrendered, but you are surrendered to the police of God.

Lecture on BG 9.4 -- Melbourne, April 22, 1976:

Guest (Indian man): This surrender is made or it happens?

Prabhupāda: You are already surrendered, but you are surrendered to the police of God. Just like a citizen. He has to surrender. He has to surrender to the police or to the government. If he surrenders to the government, then he hasn't got to the police custody in jail. So instead of surrendering to Kṛṣṇa, we have surrendered to His māyā. And the māyā is punishing us.

daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī

mama māyā duratyayā

mām eva ye prapadyante

māyām etāṁ taranti (te)

(BG 7.14)

So if you want to get relief from the punishment of this māyā, then you surrender to Kṛṣṇa. Your position is to surrender, either this side or that side.