Lecture [Partially Recorded]

Prabhupāda: So to love Kṛṣṅa, we don't require anything. Ahaituky apratihatā [SB 1.2.6].

[The supreme occupation [dharma] for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self.]

It is open for everyone. But we should learn to sacrifice for Kṛṣṅa. That is the sign of love. Yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi [Bg 9.27].

[O son of Kuntī, all that you do, all that you eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may perform, should be done as an offering unto Me.]

If you... You are eating. If you simply decide that "I shall not eat anything which is not offered to Kṛṣṅa," then Kṛṣṅa will understand, "Oh, here is a devotee." "I shall not see anything except Kṛṣṅa's beauty," Kṛṣṅa can understand. "I shall not hear anything except Hare Kṛṣṅa and topics on Kṛṣṅa..." These things are there.

It does not require that you become very wealthy, very beautiful or very learned. You have to decide that "I shall not do this without Kṛṣṅa. I shall not do this without Kṛṣṅa. I shall not mix with any man who is not Kṛṣṅa conscious. I shall not talk anything which does not speak about Kṛṣṅa."

So your... "I shall not go anywhere except Kṛṣṅa's temple. I shall not engage my hands in anything except Kṛṣṅa's business." In this way, if you train your activities, then you love Kṛṣṅa and Kṛṣṅa is purchased—simply by your determination. Kṛṣṅa does not require anything from you. Simply He wants to know whether you have decided to love Kṛṣṅa. That's all.

Ahaituky apratihatā. Ahaituky apratihatā means it is not dependent on anything. You can yourself automatically, by whatever asset you have got—thinking, feeling, walking, eating, sleeping—whatever you have got. By such things, by using those things in Kṛṣṅa consciousness, you can purchase Kṛṣṅa. This is the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement.

You haven't got to acquire something extra for loving Kṛṣṅa or purchasing Kṛṣṅa. Kṛṣṅa becomes purchased. Therefore... Kṛṣṅa cannot be purchased. His name is Ajita. He cannot be conquered, but His devotee can purchase Him, can conquer Him.

Just like you have seen the pictures in our Back to Godhead about Bhīṣma, that it was just joking, but he knew that "Arjuna cannot be killed, because he is very dear friend of Kṛṣṅa. So these people are requesting me to kill Arjuna. So I shall show my," I mean to say, "capacity of fighting." And actually Arjuna became perplexed.

Bhīṣma wanted to see that Kṛṣṅa shall have to break His promise for His devotee. "I know I shall not be able to kill Arjuna, but at least I shall see that Kṛṣṅa has broken His promise." So Kṛṣṅa actually did not break His promise. He did not accept any weapon, but He simply showed Bhīṣma that "I have come to kill you with this wheel of the chariot." His sudarśana-cakra is different.

So these are the reciprocation. Kṛṣṅa can do anything for His devotee. Personally He may be very severe, but for devotee He can do anything. That means devotee can purchase by his devotion. Kṛṣṅa is so... [break] [end]