50 Krsna Consciousness: the Topmost Yoga System

we should not hear of the Supreme Lord from one who is not
purified.

One may ask, “How can you taint the words of Krsna,
which are naturally transcendentally pure? What is the harm if
we hear from the nondevotee?” This question may be raised.
The example given here is that milk is very nice and nutritious,
but as soon as it is touched by a serpent it becomes poison
immediately. The serpent is very envious. He bites and puts to
death immediately, unnecessarily, and therefore is considered
the cruelest animal amongst the living entities. In the sastra
nonviolence is recommended, as in every scripture, but the
serpent and the scorpion are allowed to be killed. You cannot
say that milk is so nutritious, and we can drink—what is the
harm if it is touched by serpents? No—the result will be death.
One should not hear at least the Bhagavad-gita and the
Srimad-Bhagavatam from those who are not devotees of the
Lord, who have no realization of God and who are envious of
Him. Their touch renders it poison. The words of the Lord are
always sublime, but as soon as they are touched by the serpent
of a nondevotee, one should be very careful about hearing.

In the Bhagavatam, it is indicated that as soon as Sukadeva
touched it, it became delicious. This is the distinction. Basically
it is the ripened fruit of Vedic knowledge, but at the same
time it has been touched by Sukadeva Gosvamin.

The Lord is the supreme object of yoga and the reservoir of
all transcendental pleasure; He reveals Himself only to His
devotees and by the mercy of His devotees all can relish His
intimate association.
