The Cheating of Great Souls -- Srila Prabhupada

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The Cheating of

Great Souls

Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta

Swami Prabhupada

That great souls cheat others

may be astonishing to know, but it

is a fact that great souls cheat others for a

great cause. It is said that Lord Krishna also

advised Yudhishthir to tell a lie before

Dronacarya, and it was also for a great cause.

The Lord wanted it, and therefore it was a

great cause. Satisfaction of the Lord is the criterion

of one who is bona fide, and the highest

perfection of life is to satisfy the Lord by

one’s occupational duty. That is the verdict

of Gétä and Bhägavatam.

...To satisfy the Lord, anything is good,

for it is in relation with the Absolute Truth.

We also had the same opportunity to cheat

the family members and leave home to engage

in the service of Srimad Bhägavatam.

Such cheating was necessary for a great

cause, and there is no loss for any party in

such transcendental fraud.

— Purport to Bhäg. 1.13.37 www.gopaljiu.org *** Has anyone ever been cheated into surrendering to Krishna? .***