Supreme Lord Is Maintaining The Whole Universe
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Paramhamsa Vani
Mar 31, 2026, 11:42:49 PMMar 31
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Sree Sree Guru Gaurangau Jayatah!
A sadhu cannot speak for money or some other ulterior motive. Then it is not hari-katha, as it is not for Krishna.
You have given up everything. You have taken shelter of the Supreme Lord, but you have no belief! The Supreme Lord is maintaining and sustaining the whole universe—even those who are averse to Him. So, if anybody takes shelter of Him, will he not be protected? Do you not have such a belief? Do you have to take money for giving Him service? Hearing is devotional service. Speaking for the satisfaction of Sri Krishna is also devotion.
“But, if we take no money, then how shall we live?”
Then let us die! If no one gives us food for our service and we die, then let us die! What is the use of having this sort of belief? God is maintaining the whole universe, will He not maintain me? Why should I ask for this?
If a person goes to another's house and starts working for him, without demanding anything, how long will the master of the house remain silent? Two or three days go by without feeding him. The master thinks, "He is working for me. How can I eat without giving him something?" That person might be a very bad person, but the master does not consider this. If anybody acts on behalf of the Supreme Lord, will He not protect him? The Supreme Lord is All-Powerful. He maintains infinite brahmandas but does not give these worldly things to the devotees? So why should you accept money for speaking about the Supreme Lord. If you hear that sort of speech, then that person is speaking about the end, and that end is money.
---Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
A sadhu cannot speak for money or some other ulterior motive. Then it is not hari-katha, as it is not for Krishna.
You have given up everything. You have taken shelter of the Supreme Lord, but you have no belief! The Supreme Lord is maintaining and sustaining the whole universe—even those who are averse to Him. So, if anybody takes shelter of Him, will he not be protected? Do you not have such a belief? Do you have to take money for giving Him service? Hearing is devotional service. Speaking for the satisfaction of Sri Krishna is also devotion.
“But, if we take no money, then how shall we live?”
Then let us die! If no one gives us food for our service and we die, then let us die! What is the use of having this sort of belief? God is maintaining the whole universe, will He not maintain me? Why should I ask for this?
If a person goes to another's house and starts working for him, without demanding anything, how long will the master of the house remain silent? Two or three days go by without feeding him. The master thinks, "He is working for me. How can I eat without giving him something?" That person might be a very bad person, but the master does not consider this. If anybody acts on behalf of the Supreme Lord, will He not protect him? The Supreme Lord is All-Powerful. He maintains infinite brahmandas but does not give these worldly things to the devotees? So why should you accept money for speaking about the Supreme Lord. If you hear that sort of speech, then that person is speaking about the end, and that end is money.
---Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
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