1410 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 32
TEXT 40
A RSMAS -eTRR AA |
AAT FH AG A THETA lvoll
na lolupayopadisen
na grharidha-cetase
nabhaktaya ca me jatu
na mad-bhakta-dvisam api

na—not; lolupaya—to the greedy; upadiset—one should instruct; na—not;
grha-ariidha-cetase—to one who is too attached to family life; na—not;
abhaktaya—to the nondevotee; ca—and; me—of Me; jatu—ever; na—not;
mat—My; bhakta—devotees; dvisém—to those who are envious of; api—
also.

TRANSLATION

It is not to be instructed to persons who are too greedy and too attached
to family life, nor to persons who are nondevotees and who are envious of
the devotees and of the Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

Persons who are always planning to do harm to other living entities are
not eligible to understand Krsna consciousness and cannot enter into the
realm of transcendental loving service to the Lord. Also, there are so-called
disciples who become submissive to a spiritual master most artificially,
with an ulterior motive. They also cannot understand what Krsna con-
sciousness or devotional service is. Persons who, due to being initiated by
another sect of religious faith, do not find devotional service as the
common platform for approaching the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
also cannot understand Krsna consciousness. We have experience that
some students come to join us, but because of being biased in some par-
ticular type of faith, they leave our camp and become lost in the wilderness.
Actually, Krsna consciousness is not a sectarian religious faith; it is a
teaching process for understanding the Supreme Lord and our relationship
with Him. Anyone can join this movement without prejudice, but unfor-
tunately there are persons who feel differently. It is better, therefore, not
to instruct the science of Krsna consciousness unto such persons.

Generally, materialistic persons are after some name, fame and material
gain, so if someone takes to Krsna consciousness for these reasons, he will
