Prabhupada, Bombay, January 19, 1975: […] I was present in a meeting. Sir Jagadish Candra Bose was speaking. So Marconi and Sir Jagadish Candra Bose and many other physicists, they were working to study the waves of air and how to establish wireless telegram. So actually Jagadish Candra Bose, he found out the means, and they were talking, Marconi and Jagadish Candra Bose.
Marconi took the hint and immediately he published in the paper. And in those British ruling, British government, they wanted to give credit all to the Englishmen. Actually, this wireless telegram was established by Sir Jagadish Candra Bose. He spoke in a meeting. So anyway… Just like two scientists are working to find out something, to invent something, but the wireless telegram is in the credit of Mr. Marconi.
Why not Jagadish Candra Bose? There is the hand of Krsna. They are… So many people are working for inventing something, but one man takes the credit; other men cannot. Why? Why this discrimination? There must be some cause of this discrimination. That is explained in the Bhagavad-gita, sarvasya caham hrdi sannivistah: “I am situated in everyone’s heart.” Mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca [Bg. 15.15]. Mattah, “From Me, if I give you the intelligence, ‘Now mix this chemical with this chemical, your product will come.’ ”
Others, they have got the chemical, and the laboratory man also there. But one takes the credit; one cannot take the credit. That is due to Krsna. If Krsna gives the intelligence, then he gets the intelligence, and he takes the credit. Nimitta-matram bhava savyasacin. Full Lecture
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