“So one man is working very nicely. He is taking the credit of becoming a scientist. Why the other man cannot do it? Another man is also working in the laboratory. Just like this airless telegram, radio. Many scientists were working, and in our childhood we have… 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 Krishna. 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 Krishna. If Krishna gives the intelligence, then he gets the intelligence, and he takes the credit. Nimitta-matram bhava savyasacin.
Krishna says to Arjuna that “This plan of Battle of Kuruksetra is already there. I have caused assembly of all the demonic persons here.” Paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam: [Bg. 4.8] “This is My plan. So Arjuna, I am flattering you so much that you fight. Fight. But don’t think if you do not fight, they will go home. They will have to die here, because it is My plan already.” Nimitta-matram bhava savyasacin: “Because you are My devotee, you take the credit. You take the credit.” So actually a devotee, because he is very sincere servant of Krishna, so Krishna wants to give credit to His devotee, although He is doing everything. Sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca [Bg. 15.15]. So always think like that, that… Do not try to take credit yourself. We should always remember that it is Krishna’s credit. He wants to do something at a certain time, and some of his servant is authorized to do that. That’s all. Otherwise, whole credit goes to Krishna. That is Krishna consciousness. Govindam adi-purusam.”
Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.26.44
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Bombay, January 19, 1975
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Full Lecture: http://causelessmercy.com/t/t/750119SB.BOM.htm
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