Chapter 9Chapter 9Text 23-25Text 23-25

Worship of other Worship of other demigods and demigods and worship of Krsna.worship of Krsna.

Text 23Text 23

ye 'py anya-devatä-bhaktäye 'py anya-devatä-bhaktä

yajante çraddhayänvitäùyajante çraddhayänvitäù

te 'pi mäm eva kaunteyate 'pi mäm eva kaunteya

yajanty avidhi-pürvakamyajanty avidhi-pürvakam

Those who are devotees of other gods and Those who are devotees of other gods and who worship them with faith actually who worship them with faith actually worship only Me, O son of worship only Me, O son of KuntéKunté, but they , but they do so in a wrong way.do so in a wrong way.

Wrong way of worshiping SupremeWrong way of worshiping Supreme

Pouring water on leaves and branches.Pouring water on leaves and branches.Serving different parts of body by serving Serving different parts of body by serving

stomach.stomach.Yatha mula taror….Yatha mula taror….

Bribe to officers in organization/ Bribe to officers in organization/ government and following the government government and following the government rules.rules.

Text 24Text 24

ahaà hi sarva-yajïänäàahaà hi sarva-yajïänäà

bhoktä ca prabhur eva cabhoktä ca prabhur eva ca

na tu mäm abhijänantina tu mäm abhijänanti

tattvenätaç cyavanti tetattvenätaç cyavanti te

I am the only enjoyer and master of all I am the only enjoyer and master of all sacrifices. Therefore, those who do not sacrifices. Therefore, those who do not recognize My true transcendental nature recognize My true transcendental nature fall down.fall down.

Falling down due to ignoranceFalling down due to ignorance

Here it is clearly stated that there are many Here it is clearly stated that there are many types of types of yajïayajïa performances recommended in performances recommended in the Vedic literatures, but actually all of them are the Vedic literatures, but actually all of them are meant for satisfying the Supreme Lord. meant for satisfying the Supreme Lord.

Less intelligent persons, however, without Less intelligent persons, however, without knowing this fact, worship demigods for knowing this fact, worship demigods for temporary benefit.temporary benefit.

Therefore they fall down to material existence Therefore they fall down to material existence and do not achieve the desired goal of life. and do not achieve the desired goal of life.

Akama sarva kamo va…Akama sarva kamo va…

Text 25Text 25

yänti deva-vratä devänyänti deva-vratä devänpitèn yänti pitå-vratäùpitèn yänti pitå-vratäùbhütäni yänti bhütejyäbhütäni yänti bhütejyä

yänti mad-yäjino 'pi mämyänti mad-yäjino 'pi mämThose who worship the demigods will take birth Those who worship the demigods will take birth

among the demigods; those who worship the among the demigods; those who worship the ancestors go to the ancestors; those who ancestors go to the ancestors; those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings; and those who worship Me will live such beings; and those who worship Me will live with Me.with Me.

Ignorance cause of fall downIgnorance cause of fall down

In previous verse Krsna said, one falls down not In previous verse Krsna said, one falls down not knowing Krsna as the master and enjoyer of all knowing Krsna as the master and enjoyer of all the sacrifices.the sacrifices.

Here in this verse there is hint or information Here in this verse there is hint or information about spiritual planets or Krsna Loka and Srila about spiritual planets or Krsna Loka and Srila Prabhupada says,Prabhupada says,“Unfortunately many people have no information “Unfortunately many people have no information of these sublime planets where of these sublime planets where KåñëaKåñëa and and ViñëuViñëu live, and because they do not know of live, and because they do not know of them they fall down. Even the impersonalists fall them they fall down. Even the impersonalists fall down from the brahmajyoti.”down from the brahmajyoti.”

The The KåñëaKåñëa consciousness consciousness movement is therefore distributing movement is therefore distributing sublime information to the entire sublime information to the entire human society to the effect that human society to the effect that

by simply chanting the Hare by simply chanting the Hare KåñëaKåñëa mantra one can become mantra one can become perfect in this life and go back perfect in this life and go back

home, back to Godhead. home, back to Godhead.