Prabhupāda: Eh? That is the . . . if one simply hears, simply by hearing sincerely, seriously, he becomes perfect. It is so nice. If simply people come here and simply hear Bhagavad-gītā and try to understand it, he becomes perfect. But they will not come. As soon as they will hear, "Oh, Swāmījī is preaching that I am not God; God is different," "Oh, don't come here." Finish. I have to flatter him that, "You are God." Then he will come.
His hearing is disturbed, because there is no flattering words. But if he sticks to hearing only, he becomes perfect. But māyā will not allow him to hear: "Oh, please get out. Don't come here." Even our students. They remain here for some time, go away. Māyā dictates, "Oh, why you are spoiling your time?" But the process is very simple, hearing. But māyā will not allow him to accept this simple process.
So one has to become very strong. Mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te (BG 7.14).
One who determines, "Yes, I will hear of Kṛṣṇa, nothing," then māyā cannot do anything. Māyā was defeated. If simply one decides that "I am simply of hear . . . hearing . . . simply I hear of Kṛṣṇa and nothing more," then he defeats the māyā, simply by determination, that's all.
Yes. Next?
Devotee: "The Lord therefore says to Arjuna, tac chṛṇu, or 'Hear from Me.' "
Prabhupāda: Yes. "Hear from Me." And hearing from whom? From a loafer? No. From Kṛṣṇa or Kṛṣṇa's representative. That will effect. Hearing, there must be hearing process also from the authorized person. Just like if you take electricity, you should take electricity where the electric point is there. Electric is everywhere; that's nice. Everyone accepts there is electricity. But you have to take electricity from the plug where the electricity current is going on. Then you get electricity.
Therefore śravaṇam, hearing, from whom? From Kṛṣṇa or His representative. Then it is perfect. Not from Dr. Radhakrishnan and any other nonsense, because they are not devotee. They are not representative of Kṛṣṇa. What you will derive? You cannot derive any benefit, because there is no electricity. It is simply plug, looking like plug. If you take some white limewater, lime, just like whitewash, it looks like milk, is that milk because it is white? "All is not gold that glitters?"
Therefore you have to seek person from where you have to hear. Tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet (MU 1.2.12).
Therefore you have to select person from where to hear. That is the . . . either you search out, or by Kṛṣṇa's grace you get a person who is authorized. Then your life is successful. Some way or other, you have to come. Just like Mahārāja Parīkṣit. He was devotee of Kṛṣṇa from the beginning of his life. Kṛṣṇa send him . . . Kṛṣṇa sent him, Parīkṣit . . . Śukadeva Gosvāmī. "Now Mahārāja Parīkṣit is going to die within seven days. He is very anxious what to do. Please go there." Because Kṛṣṇa is sitting within yourself. As soon as Kṛṣṇa finds that you are very sincere, seeking Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa will immediately give you chance, "Here is chance. Here is chance."
So we have to utilize in that way. Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ (SB 7.5.23). "Hear from Me." Nobody . . . either you hear from Kṛṣṇa or from Kṛṣṇa's representative. Just like Arjuna is hearing from Kṛṣṇa, and you hear from Arjuna. Then you get the perfect instruction. If you say: "Where is Arjuna? Where is Kṛṣṇa?" but Arjuna's words are there in the Bhagavad-gītā, Kṛṣṇa's words are there. So if you take the words as it is, then you hear Bhagavad-gītā. If you change, then you don't hear Bhagavad-gītā; you hear something nonsense. These are very simple things.