If you begin to give something to Krishna, you become opulent

Prabhupada, Bombay, January 18, 1975: […] Krishna does not say that “You bring one thousand dollars.” No. He says, patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati.

So anywhere within this universe, you can get all these things, however poor man you may be. Patram, a little leaf, better tulasi leaf, or any leaf. Patram puspam a little flower. Phalam, little fruit, and little water, that’s all. Yo me bhaktya prayacchati. Krishna, He is the bhoktaram yajna-tapasam sarva-loka… [Bg. 5.29]. He is the proprietor of the all universes. So why He is asking this patram puspam phalam toyam? He is so poor? He is not poor. He is the most opulent. But if you begin to give something to Krishna, you become opulent. That is wanted. Therefore He is canvassing that “Give Me something.” Yat karosi yaj juhosi yad asnasi yat tapasyasi, kurusva tad mad-arpanam. Because you have forgotten to give to Krishna, therefore Krishna comes down. Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata [Bg. 4.7]. He canvasses, “Please give Me something,” as if He is in great need of it. He is not need of it. But if you hear Krishna and if you give something to Krishna, then it is for your benefit. You will understand gradually what is your relationship with Krishna and gradually develop your Krishna consciousness. Then your life is successful. Then your life becomes peaceful.

Otherwise there is no possibility. Otherwise there is no possibility. Everyone is hankering after peace, but this is the way of attaining peace, to revive your relationship with Krishna, to engage your mind fully in the service of Krishna in the matter of understanding Krishna. And if you understand Krishna… The books are there. Bhagavad-gita is there. Srimad-Bhagavata is there. You have got your reason. You have got your knowledge. Try to understand Krishna. Then your life is successful. Janma karma ca me divyam yo janati tattvatah [Bg. 4.9]. Simply you try to understand Krishna. Then, from this asat, this temporary life which you are changing one after another, tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti kaunteya… [Bg. 4.9]. After giving up this body… This is also temporary body, asat, the asat. Asat means it will not stay. So after giving up this body, if you get another body… That is compulsory. Tatha dehantara-praptir dhiras tatra na muhyati [Bg. 2.13]. Dehantara-praptih there is. Just like we are getting different bodies in this life, similarly, when this body is finished, we get another body. But another body or this body, because this material body, asat. Asad-grahat, because we accept this material, temporary body, there must be suffering, klesada. Or whatever we feel pains and pleasure, that is due to this body.

So the best achievement of life is the how to stop this getting material body again. Spiritual body. That is happiness. Then you will get eternal happiness, blissful life. Tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti kaunteya [Bg. 4.9]. That you go to the spiritual world. There is spiritual world, as this, here, is material world. You have got material body. So if you are fit for going to the spiritual world, then you get spiritual body, same way. And spiritual body means sac-cid- ananda-vigraha [Bs. 5.1], spiritual body. Vigraha means body, and sac-cid-ananda… Sat means eternal, cit means full of knowledge, and ananda, blissful. That we want.

Full Lecture: http://prabhupadabooks.com/classes/sb/3/26/43/bombay/january/18/1975