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TEXT 3 asraddadhanah purusa
SYNONYMS  asraddadhanah--those
who are faithless; purusah--such persons; dharmasya--of this
process of religion; asya--of it; parantapa--O killer of
the enemies; aprapya--without obtaining; mam--Me; nivartante--come
back; mrtyu--death; samsara--material existence; vartmani--on
the path of.
TRANSLATION Those who
are not faithful on the path of devotional service cannot attain Me, O
conqueror of foes, but return to birth and death in this material world.
PURPORT The faithless
cannot accomplish this process of devotional service; that is the purport
of this verse. Faith is created by association with devotees. Unfortunate
people, even after hearing all the evidence of Vedic literature from great
personalities, still have no faith in God. They are hesitant and cannot
stay fixed in the devotional service of the Lord. Thus faith is a most
important factor for progress in Krsna consciousness. In the Caitanya-caritamrta
it is said that one should have complete conviction that simply by serving
the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna he can achieve all perfection. That is called
real faith. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.4.12) it is stated that
by giving water to the root of a tree, its branches, twigs and leaves become
satisfied, and by supplying food to the stomach all the senses of the body
become satisfied, and, similarly, by engaging in the transcendental service
of the Supreme Lord, all the demigods and all the living entities automatically
become satisfied.
After reading
Bhagavad-gita
one should promptly come to the conclusion of Bhagavad-gita: one
should give up all other engagements and adopt the service of the Supreme
Lord, Krsna, the Personality of Godhead. If one is convinced of this philosophy
of life, that is faith. Now the development of that faith is the process
of Krsna consciousness.
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