Sri Bhagwanuwatch
Partha Naiveh Namutra Vinashastasya Vidyate.
Na h kalyankritkaschid durgatim ta gachhati..40.
* God said - O son of the earth, the yogi engaged in welfare works is neither destroyed in this world nor in the hereafter. O friend, the one who does good is never defeated by evil.
Purport: In Shrimad Bhagwat, Shri Narada gives instructions to Muni Vyasadeva as follows -
tyaktva svadharmam charanambujan harerbhajannapakotha pattetto if.
Yatra ke vabhadrambhudamushya ki ko varth aaptoऽbhajatam swadharmatah..
If one surrenders all material hopes and takes refuge in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is neither loss nor downfall. On the other hand, if we talk about the non-devotees, they are engaged in their respective professions, yet they are unable to achieve anything.
For spiritual advancement in life i.e. Krsna consciousness, the yogi has to give up all material activities. One can infer that if Krsna consciousness is perfected it can lead to the highest attainment, but if this accomplishment is not achieved then one is harmed both from the physical and spiritual point of view.
The scriptures dictate that if a person does not follow the svadharma, he has to suffer the consequences of sin. The Bhagavata Purana says that the unsuccessful yogi need not worry. Even if he has to suffer the consequences of not performing self-righteousness properly, he is not at a loss because good Krishna consciousness is never forgotten.
One who is engaged in this way, in the next life, he takes birth in the lower yoni and does the same devotion as before. On the other hand, if one performs the assigned tasks with perseverance, but if he lacks Krsna consciousness, he does not necessarily get auspicious results.
The meaning of this verse is that humanity can be divided into two divisions - regular and irregular.
Those who engage in sense gratification like an animal without next birth and liberation fall into the irregular department, and those who follow the principles of duty as described in the scriptures fall into the regular department. People working in irregular department are never welfare because they are engaged in feeding, sleeping, fear and sex like animals, which is always sad. But those who follow the rules of the scriptures and attain Krsna consciousness certainly make progress in life.
The followers of the Kalyan Marga can be divided into three parts: (1) those who enjoy materialistic opulence, (2) those striving for liberation from this world, and (3) the devotees of Krishna consciousness.
The people of the first category can be further divided into two categories - the positive workers and those who do not desire sense gratification. The positive workers can rise to a higher level of life, even they can go to heaven, yet because they are not free from this world, they cannot properly follow the auspicious path.
Good deeds are those from which liberation is attained. Any such work which is done without Krsna consciousness is not beneficial even at the slightest. Work related to Krsna consciousness is the only auspicious work and one who willingly accepts all bodily discomforts in order to progress on the path of Krsna consciousness is very difficult. One is called a complete yogi through penance.
