Whatever we do, if we must for various reasons stop on the way, no effort is in vain. Any benefit obtained is acquired forever.

The Lord says in this regard: “To those who walk the path of devotional service, no effort is in vain, no benefit is ever lost. The slightest step frees us from the greatest fear.”

The action accomplished in God consciousness, with the sole purpose of satisfying Lord Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in his personal, primordial, original, infinite and absolute form, without desiring anything else, constitutes the summit of spiritual action.

On the other hand, the slightest effort to please Krishna is never lost. Unlike the material plan, where any action or undertaking that is not completed or to the end is considered a failure. Whereas on the spiritual plane, in Krishna consciousness or God consciousness, the slightest activity generates lasting benefits.

It is never in vain that one acts for the pleasure of Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, even if the enterprise remains unfinished. A step towards the Lord is a step for ever, even if we stop on the way, and when we leave again, it is always for a second step, which is added to the previous one.

What a difference from material acts, which only bear fruit to the end, otherwise we must start all over again.

Material activities and their fruits disappear with the body, this is what you need to know and keep in mind.

On the contrary, the action performed for the sole satisfaction of Krishna, God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, even interrupted, always ends up bringing its author back to God consciousness, even in the next life. By acting for Lord Krishna, we are at least assured of being reborn in a human body, either in the family of a wise scholar, a devout authentic servant of God, or in the family of a rich and cultured man, with the possibility of making further progress on the path of spiritual realization.

This is the incomparable virtue of devotional service to the Lord.