Knowledge by Way of the Mahatmias 39

Sri Krsna further characterizes the mudhas:

moghasa mogha-karmano
mogha-jiiana vicetasah
raksasim asurim caiva
prakrtim mohinim sritah
“Those who are thus bewildered are attracted by
demonic and atheistic views. In that deluded con-
dition, their hopes for liberation, their fruitive
activities, and their culture of knowledge are all
defeated.” (Bg. 9.12)

The word moghasa indicates that the aspirations
of the atheists will be baffled. The karmis, or fruitive
laborers, are always hoping for something better to
gratify their senses. There is no limit to where they
will stop. They are trying to increase their bank
balance and are hoping to be happy at a certain point,
but that point never comes because they do not know
the ultimate point of satiation. Those who are
enamored by the attractions of illusory energy cannot
understand the ultimate aim of life. The word mogha-
karmanah indicates that they are laboring very hard
but that in the end they will only meet with
frustration. Unless we are established in Krsna con-
sciousness, all of our activities will be baffled at the
end.

This is not the verdict of an ordinary man, but of
Sti Krsna Himself. If we are searching for knowledge,
we should conduct research to find out whether
Krsna is not God. Without any objective, what is the
point of thousands of years of speculation? The
Supreme Lord is so vast that one cannot reach Him
