Srila Prabhupada - Bhagavad Gita 02.40-45 (Enhanced, 681213BG, Los Angeles)

"Thus far I have declared to you the analytical knowledge of sāṅkhya philosophy. Now listen to the knowledge of yoga, whereby one works without fruitive result."
Prabhupāda: Come here.
Devotee: "Thus far I have declared to you the analytical knowledge of sāṅkhya philosophy. Now listen to the knowledge of yoga, whereby one works without fruitive result."
Prabhupāda: Which one this is reading? Second Chapter?
Devotee: Yes. Text 39. (BG 2.39)
Prabhupāda: Oh.
Devotee: "O son of Pṛthā, when you act by such intelligence you can free yourself from the bondage of works."
Verse 40: "In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear."
Purport: "Activity in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or acting for the benefit of Kṛṣṇa without expectation of sense gratification, is the highest transcendental quality of work. Even a small beginning of such activity finds no impediment, nor can that small beginning be lost at any stage. Any work begun . . ."
Prabhupāda: Yes. Is the purport going on?
Devotee: Yes. "Any work begun on the material plane has to be done nicely till the end, otherwise the whole attempt becomes a failure. But any work begun in Kṛṣṇa consciousness has a permanent effect, even though not finished. The performer of such work is therefore not at a loss even if his work in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is incomplete. One percent done in Kṛṣṇa consciousness bears permanent results, so that the next beginning is from the point of two percent, whereas in material activity, without a hundred percent success there is no profit."
"There is a nice verse in this connection in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. It says if someone gives up his occupational duty and works in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and then again falls down on account of not being complete in such activities, still, what loss is there on his part? And what can one gain if one performs his material activities very perfectly? Or, as the Christians say, 'What profiteth a man if he gain the whole world yet suffers the loss of his eternal soul?' "
"Material activities and the results of such actions will end with the body, but work in Kṛṣṇa consciousness will carry a person again to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, even after the loss of this body. At least one is sure to have a chance in the next life of being born into human society, either in the family of a great cultured brāhmaṇa or else a rich aristocratic family that will give the man a further chance for elevation. That is the unique quality of work done in Kṛṣṇa consciousness."
Prabhupāda: What is that? So the reference of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . . .
(baby sounds) Attention diverted.
(aside) Yes. Yes. Keep it open. Let them come. Yes.
There is a verse in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in connection with instruction of Nārada Muni to Vyāsadeva. And Vyāsadeva was disciple of Nārada Muni, and Vyāsadeva compiled so many Vedic literatures-Mahābhārata, Purāṇas, Vedānta-sūtra, Upaniṣads, various types of . . . not types; practically the same Vedas, divided into departmental knowledge for understanding of the common people.
Just like Mahābhārata. Mahābhārata is the history of India. Mahā means great, and bhārata means India. And you see, Mahābhārata is the history of two royal families fighting in the Battle of Kurukṣetra and politics and diplomacy. This is the subject matter of Mahābhārata. Of course, there are many nice instructions.
So this Mahābhārata was especially made for the less intelligent class of men. Strī-śūdra-dvija-bandhūnāṁ trayi na śruti-gocara (SB 1.4.25). Strī means woman, and śūdra means ordinary labor class of men. Strī, śūdra and dvija-bandhu. Dvija-bandhu means . . . dvija means higher class, twice-born. Śūdra means once-born and dvija means twice-born. That means first birth by the father and mother, and the second birth by the Vedic knowledge mother and spiritual master father. This is called second birth, according to Vedic reformatory procedures.
So dvija, dvija-bandhu means a person born in the higher family who are by tradition very cultured, but a son born in that family is not cultured. He is just like śūdra, once-born. He has no cultural birth. So they are called dvija-bandhu.
(aside) You have to take him.
Dvija-bandhu means born in high family, but has no quality, higher qualities. They are called dvija-bandhu. So for these classes of men, Mahābhārata was composed by Vyāsadeva.
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