Prabhupāda: Pitṟn yānti . . . devān yānti . . . what is that? Deva . . . pitṟn yānti pitṛ-vrataḥ (BG 9.25). So those who are just like fond of performing śraddhās, karma-kāṇḍa, they go to the Pitṛloka.
Dr. Patel: We are all, I mean, ordained to perform śraddhā, all Vaiṣṇavas.
Prabhupāda: Yes. No, Vaiṣṇavas do not do so.
Dr. Patel: We are . . . we, all are, all of us, are we not doing . . .
Prabhupāda: No.
Dr. Patel: . . . śraddhā ceremony . . .
Prabhupāda: The Vaiṣṇava, Vaiṣṇava has no duty except serving Kṛṣṇa. That's all.
Dr. Patel: That's right. But a Vaiṣṇava family . . .
Prabhupāda: No.
Chandobhai: Gṛhasthas, gṛhasthas.
Dr. Patel: Gṛhasthas.
Prabhupāda: He, whatever he may be. That is stated. That is stated that . . .
Dr. Patel: Only Jains can do.
Prabhupāda: That is stated that pitṛṇām. No, what is that verse? Devarṣi-bhūtāpta-nṛnam-pitṛṇām (SB 11.5.41). We are . . . just like we are indebted to our forefathers, family, similarly we are indebted to devas, the demigods. Just like the sun is supplying light. So we are indebted. Deva, ṛṣi, to big great, big, big, saintly ṛṣis. They have given us the śāstras. Devarṣi, devarṣi bhūtā . . . Bhūtā, ordinary living entities. Just like you are taking milk from the cows. And another, horse, is giving me service. So devarṣi-bhūtā apta, relatives. We take so much help from relatives.
Devarṣi-bhūtāpta-nṛnam, ordinary human being. Pitṛṇām: and the pitṛs. So we are debted to so many. If you want to clear up the debts, it will take millions of births. (laughter) So devarṣi-bhūtāpta-nṛnam-pitṛṇāṁ nayaṁ kiṅkara na ṛni ca rājan (SB 11.5.41). This man is neither servant nor indebted. Who? Sarvātmanā yaḥ śaraṇaṁ mukundam: one who has taken . . . that Kṛṣṇa says that, "You just surrender to Me. I will protect you." So if he does not do anything else . . . one may think that he is being entangled in sinful activities because he does not do other duties. But Kṛṣṇa says, ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi (BG 18.66). So one who has taken shelter, full shelter unto Kṛṣṇa, he doesn't require to do any so-called social, political and other duties. He doesn't require.