Shloka 28
Mohinī-mūrti Distributes Amṛta; Rāhu is Severed; Results Differ by Shelter
एवं सुरासुरगणा: समदेशकाल- हेत्वर्थकर्ममतयोऽपि फले विकल्पा: । तत्रामृतं सुरगणा: फलमञ्जसापु- र्यत्पादपङ्कजरज:श्रयणान्न दैत्या: ॥ २८ ॥
evaṁ surāsura-gaṇāḥ sama-deśa-kāla- hetv-artha-karma-matayo ’pi phale vikalpāḥ tatrāmṛtaṁ sura-gaṇāḥ phalam añjasāpur yat-pāda-paṅkaja-rajaḥ-śrayaṇān na daityāḥ
یوں دیوتا اور دَیَت—مقام، زمان، سبب، مقصد، عمل اور خواہش میں یکساں ہونے کے باوجود—نتیجے میں مختلف ہو گئے۔ پروردگار کے کنول جیسے قدموں کی خاک کی پناہ سے دیوتاؤں نے آسانی سے امرت پیا؛ مگر قدموں کی پناہ نہ لینے والے دَیَت مطلوبہ نتیجہ نہ پا سکے۔
In Bhagavad-gītā (4.11) it is said, ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham: the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the supreme judge who rewards or punishes different persons according to their surrender unto His lotus feet. Therefore it can actually be seen that although karmīs and bhaktas may work in the same place, at the same time, with the same energy and with the same ambition, they achieve different results. The karmīs transmigrate through different bodies in the cycle of birth and death, sometimes going upward and sometimes downward, thus suffering the results of their actions in the karma-cakra, the cycle of birth and death. The devotees, however, because of fully surrendering at the lotus feet of the Lord, are never baffled in their attempts. Although externally they work almost like the karmīs, the devotees go back home, back to Godhead, and achieve success in every effort. The demons or atheists have faith in their own endeavors, but although they work very hard day and night, they cannot get any more than their destiny. The devotees, however, can surpass the reactions of karma and achieve wonderful results, even without effort. It is also said, phalena paricīyate: one’s success or defeat in any activity is understood by its result. There are many karmīs in the dress of devotees, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead can detect their purpose. The karmīs want to use the property of the Lord for their selfish sense gratification, but a devotee endeavors to use the Lord’s property for God’s service. Therefore a devotee is always distinct from the karmīs, although the karmīs may dress like devotees. As confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (3.9) , yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ. One who works for Lord Viṣṇu is free from this material world, and after giving up his body he goes back home, back to Godhead. A karmī, however, although externally working like a devotee, is entangled in his nondevotional activity, and thus he suffers the tribulations of material existence. Thus from the results achieved by the karmīs and devotees, one can understand the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who acts differently for the karmīs and jñānīs than for the devotees. The author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta therefore says:
FAQs
Because the devas had taken shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet (His grace), so they received the fruit—nectar—whereas the Daityas, lacking that shelter, did not obtain the same result.
Even when conditions and efforts appear equal, outcomes differ based on one’s relationship to the Lord—devotional shelter (bhakti/śaraṇāgati) brings the highest result.
Make devotion primary—regular hearing/chanting, prayerful dependence on Bhagavān, and aligning actions with dharma—so results are purified and guided by divine grace.