This is confirmed in the Upanisad. Two birds are sitting on the same tree as friends. One is eating the fruit, one is simply observing. Anumanta. That is stated in the Bhag... Upadrasta anumanta. Anumanta. Anumanta means you cannot touch any fruit of this world without the sanction of the Supersoul. Therefore He is anumanta. If you say, "Then if He is giving me sanction for any action, then how I am responsible?" No. He is not giving. Because you are insisting, therefore He says, "All right, do it, at your risk." He is insisting, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja: [Bg. 18.66] "Simply surrender." He is insisting that. But you are insisting in a different way: "I want to steal, I want to this, I want to this." But Krsna knows everything, that "This rascal will do. All right, do it at your risk." Anumanta upadrasta. And He remains witness: "Because you have done this, now you suffer. Now you suffer."
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
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