Now suppose if you construct a temple for Krsna, the same spirit that as one, a karmi, is constructing a big skyscraper building, a bhakta is doing the same thing. He is also after the cement, after the iron, after the stone. Does it mean simply by handling this iron and stone and cement he becomes bhakta? No. He knows that cement is the property of Krsna; it should be used for Krsna. This is siddhi. He knows perfectly. The cement comes from Krsna, iron comes from Krsna. Bhumir apo 'nalo vayuh kham mano buddhih [Bg. 7.4]. Everything comes from Krsna. Yato va imani bhutani. Therefore it should be used for Krsna. That is siddhi. That is siddhi. This secret, they do not know, and they claim they have become siddhas. No. Siddhi means that nirbandhah krsna-sambandhe yuktam vairagyam ucyate. Everything should be used for Krsna. That is siddhi. That is known to the bhaktas. Not so-called karmis, jnanis, yogis, no. They are not siddhas. Therefore pure devotion is
anyabhilasita-sunyam
jnana-karmady-anavrtam
anukulyena krsnanu-
silanam bhaktir uttama
[Brs. 1.1.11]
Bhakti is the siddhi.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 7.3 -- Vrndavana, October 31, 1973
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