Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.12.3 for the morning class at Bhaktivedanta Ashram.
“At the end of the Bhagavad-gita Lord Krishna explains that this science should not be explained to those who are envious or not austere or not engaged in devotional service—in other words, that it is for devotees. But Srila Prabhupada said that sometimes a preacher, who knows the heart of the Lord—ultimately the Lord wants everybody to come back to Him—will take a risk and speak in an open audience where there may be people who are not devotees. But they take the risk because they know how important it is to Krishna to get His lost children back to Him. Therefore Srila Prabhupada sometimes did meet challenges. Even Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura met challenges. All the acharyas who preached in a big way met challenges from the envious. But they took the risk for Krishna.”
