All beings act only according to the will of God. The Lord transmits his orders to material nature, which makes all the arrangements necessary for souls incarnate and conditioned by matter. They are therefore not independent, although they foolishly imagine themselves to be the perpetrators of their acts. Victory always belongs to God. As for the subordinate beings, they fight according to the arrangements foreseen by the Lord. Victory or defeat is not really theirs, it is the result of arrangements made by the Lord through material nature. Pride in victory or gloom in defeat are therefore quite inappropriate. One must depend entirely on God, the Supreme Person, for He alone is responsible for the victories and defeats of all beings.

In this regard, he recommends: “Perform your duty, for action is better than inaction.”

The individual being distinct from God, whom each of us is, is inspired to act in accordance with his social position. His victory or defeat depends entirely on the Supreme Lord.

The Lord further specifies: “You have the right to fulfill the duties incumbent upon you, but not that of enjoying the fruit of your deeds.”

You must be sincere, act according to your position. Victory or defeat depends only on the Lord. Let us not be distressed by our failures too, let us continue to do our duty. When God sees fit, He will grant us victory. We should not be exuberant after victory, nor distressed when defeat. We have to make a sincere effort to accomplish Krishna's will without worrying about victory or defeat. Our only duty is to act sincerely, so that our activities can be appreciated by Krishna, God, the Supreme Person.

On all the planets of our galaxy “the Milky Way” as of all galaxies, all living beings, including the master deities, are found entirely subordinate to the will of the Lord. They struggle like birds caught in a net, unable to move freely.

The difference between learned believers and unbelievers is that the former know that nothing can happen without the Sovereign Lord willing it, while the latter can understand nothing of the supreme will of God. No one can act independently; on the contrary, each one acts under the direction of God, the Supreme Person. Hence, victory and defeat come according to the consequences of karma, past acts, and the Supreme Lord is the sole judge in the matter. Since we are acting under the dominion of the Supreme Being according to our karma, no one from Brahma the demiurge to