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    Sacrifice of fruit of work is greater than sacrifice of work

    Swami replied: Certainly sacrifice of the fruit of work is greater than the sacrifice of work in case of householders who have the option for both. The reason is that the bond with the fruit is very strong. Generally, money or wealth is the fruit of work. Therefore, Veda says that sacrifice of the money and wealth is the real essence of the sacrifice and stands as the proof of the real love for God (Dhanena tyagenaikena… Veda). But remember, that the statements so far are related to the householders who have entered the family life (grihastha) after completing the learning (Brahmacharya). After learning you are clear about the world and God. Your attraction for the world defeated the attraction for God and hence you have entered the family life. Then you have started doing the worldly work and earned some fruit. After some time, you realized the reality in your worldly attraction and now the attraction to God defeated your worldly attraction. Therefore, you have gradually entered into God’s work through vanaprastha and sanyasa stages. But if you see the first hand saint who has taken sanyasa straightly from Brahmacharya, he has voted for God against the world in the beginning itself and such first hand detachment is certainly greater than the second hand detachment (sarvarambha parityagi satyagityabhidhiyate… Gita). The reward for the sacrifice of the fruit of work in the second hand detachment is attaining God’s abode (Brahmaloka) from which there is always a possibility of slip (Abramha Bhuvanat… Gita). Saktuprastha ( a great devotee) was given Brahmaloka for such sacrifice (refer Ashwamedha parva of Mahabharata). Narada who is a resident of Brahmaloka was born as a householder when he was affected by ego.

    The fruit for the first hand detachment is to become God or Brahman. Hanuman and Shankara are the examples for such main line who have become Brahman. Once you become Brahman you will never slip from Brahman (Nainamprapya vimuhyati… Gita) and this fruit is the best and is also the eternal. To become the president of America is greater than to get a visa to visit America. The result of attainment of Brahmaloka for the second hand saint was announced on the face of Saktuprastha. But the result of the first hand saint was not announced on the face of Hanuman. In fact, Hanuman was even insulted by Rama who did not reward Him while He was rewarding all the monkeys after the war. This means that the test for the first hand saint continues till the fruit is handed over to him. He will be tested till the end for his lack of aspiration for the fruit.
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