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The devotees of the Lord are always very eager to see the Supreme Lord face to face, but they do not demand that the Lord come before them. Why?

Posted by Madhava das on August 5, 2025 at 9:40pm

Hare Krsna

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches this lesson in His Siksastaka. Adarsanam marma-hatam karotu va. The devotee is always eager to see the Lord face to face, but if he is brokenhearted because he cannot see the Lord, even life after life, he will never command the Lord to appear.

Hari bol

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  • Gayatri August 6, 2025 at 8:59am

    Why?

    • Madhava das > Gayatri August 6, 2025 at 5:23pm

      Because " a pure devotee considers such a demand to be contrary to devotional service. 

      This is a sign of pure devotion.

      If the Lord, by His own pleasure, appears before the devotee, the devotee feels extremely happy "

      Srimad-Bhagavatam 8.6.13 Purport

      • Gayatri > Madhava das August 6, 2025 at 11:09pm

        We all know that you know the answer along with the SB sloka 😀🤣🤣 so from now only answer to your questions is Why? Why?  You will only give the reply with quotations 😆

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