Thank You so much Mataji,s and Prabhu's . I am reading Bhagavat Gita and Bhagavatam. I have been instructed by my gurudev not to read 10th canto first but go from the first canto which we are doing.
I got a little concerened cause this was not mentioned int he 10types devotional services. I wanted to make sure i dont become a Gyani but a Bhakt. hence the question. Thank you for all vaishnavas to help me clarify my questions.
Yes, but we should not skip directly to the pastimes of Krishna without reading Bhagavad Gita and gathering sufficient knowledge about Krishna. Srila Prabhupada has given the specific order to follow. First Bhagavad Gita, then Srimad Bhagavatam and lastly Chaitanya Charitamrita. Gita govinda, Ujjwala-nilamani and Govinda lilamrita are some of the books which should not be read at the beginning or through the process of devotional service. They are meant for highly advanced devotees who are completely soaked in rasa. Because if we don't properly understand the transcendental nature of Krishna, these pastimes may evoke lusty feelings in an immature mind, or if we have to read pastimes, we should confine the scope of our reading to Krishna's dealings with His cowherd boyfriends because dealings with gopis can only be understood by liberated devotees, not by conditioned souls. We should be selective and read only those books that our spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, has instructed us to read.
Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita that one who studies Bhagavad Gita is considered as if he is worshiping Krishna with his intelligence. Which is very powerful type of service.
One may use body, mind, intelligence, soul in the service of Krishna.
To use mind means to think of Krishna by remembering His Name, Form ...
To serve to Him with body means to clean the Temple, to serve to the Deity form of the Lord...
To serve with intelligence means to study and analyze Shastras.
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THE BHAGAVAD-GITA IS NON-DIFFERENT FROM LORD KRISHNA
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Hare Krishna . Dandavat Pranams.
Thank You so much Mataji,s and Prabhu's . I am reading Bhagavat Gita and Bhagavatam. I have been instructed by my gurudev not to read 10th canto first but go from the first canto which we are doing.
I got a little concerened cause this was not mentioned int he 10types devotional services. I wanted to make sure i dont become a Gyani but a Bhakt. hence the question. Thank you for all vaishnavas to help me clarify my questions.
Hare Krishna
Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita that one who studies Bhagavad Gita is considered as if he is worshiping Krishna with his intelligence. Which is very powerful type of service.
One may use body, mind, intelligence, soul in the service of Krishna.
To use mind means to think of Krishna by remembering His Name, Form ...
To serve to Him with body means to clean the Temple, to serve to the Deity form of the Lord...
To serve with intelligence means to study and analyze Shastras.
Your servant,