not obliged to worship if surrendered to Krishna

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So Vedic injunction is that we are obliged to so many living entities, and we have to satisfy them. Just like you are obliged to the government for supplying so many amenities, and you have to pay tax just to fulfill your obligation. If you don't pay tax, then you are liable to criminality. Similarly, we are receiving so many benefits from the Indra, Candra. We are getting rains from Indra, the moonshine from the Candra, or the moon-god, and the sunshine from the sun-god. These are essential things, heat and light. So we are obliged, certainly. But if you take shelter of Krsna, then you are free from all obligation. Krsna says, aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami [Bg 18.66]. If you don't pay tax, then you are liable to be punished. That is papa. Similarly, we are obliged to so many living entities, demigods, saintly persons. Certainly we are obliged. We are receiving so much benefit from them. But if we surrender to Krsna... Saranam saranyam gato mukundam. Saranam saranyam mukundam parihrtya kartam. Giving aside all other duties, if we simply surrender to Krsna, then we are no more obliged. Nayam kihkaro na ca rni ca rajan. We are indebted, and we must give service to all of them, but if you surrender to Mukunda... (More...)

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