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Why one must be free from the desire for all kind of designations in order to approach sanatana-dhama?

Posted by Krishna das on November 26, 2025 at 9:38am

Hare Krishna

We are after designations. Someone wants to become " sir," someone wants to become " lord ," someone wants to become " sevak " or something else. 

As long as we are attached to these designations, we are attached to the body, because designations belong to the body. Designations and attachments are due to our lust and desire, our wanting to lord it over the material nature. As long as we do not give up this propensity of lording it over material nature, there is no possibility of returning to the kingdom of the Supreme, the sanatana-dhama.

" The whole world moves under this impression. People are considering the land, this earth, to belong to human society, and they have divided the land under the false impression that they are the proprieters. One has to get out of this false notion that human society is the proprieter of this world. When one is freed from such a false notion, he becomes free from all the false associations caused by familial, social and national affections. These faulty associations bind one to this material world. "

Bhagavad-gita As It Is 15.5 PURPORT

Hari bol

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  • Akshit November 28, 2025 at 4:06pm

    If not then...

    https://youtu.be/zbhYOVeFaks?si=j0inSuZNdlqlnOeQ   from 18:35 

  • Akshit November 28, 2025 at 12:38pm

    Is this discussion over now?

    Hare Krishna 

  • Gayatri November 27, 2025 at 12:52pm

    Akshit  tell me who is the one devotee of lord who left his brother's side ( that is he left the designation of being a brother ) to support Lord?

    Tell me who is the one devotee who left the side of his own mother to serve Lord?

    Tell me who is the one devotee of Lord who left his guru when he decided to support Lord and stood by the Lord's side and even leaves his guru ?

    Tell me the name of the one devotee of Lord who didn't support his father's view and supported Lord and stood in the favor of Lord?

    Tell me the name of the devotees of Lord who ditched the demigod for supporting Lord ?

    Tell me the name of the devotees who ditched the husband for the sake of Lord? 

    Tell me the name of one devotee of Lord who fights with his own family to be at the service of Lord?

    Try to find the answers- 

    This is not for senior devotee ( KD prabhu).

    This is only test for AKSHIT prabhu.

    • Akshit > Gayatri November 27, 2025 at 1:29pm

      1-Vibhishan ji

      2-Lord Chaitnya? He left both his mother and wife of maybe Dhruv maharaj 

      3-bali maharaj

      4- prahalad maharaj 

      5- garuda? (He stole amrit from Indra right?)

      6- Meera Bai? 

      7- I think prahalad maharaj again...

      Did I pass? (Also why I am suddenly taking a other test after coming to home after giving a test)

      • Gayatri > Akshit November 27, 2025 at 1:58pm

        1. is right  2. could be Lord Chaitanaya  but I would say Bharata who left his mother kaikeyi and totally served lord his brother..  

        3. right again  4. right  5. could be garuda yes ( but I would say- even  braj vaasi's who left Indra pooja and did what Lord suggested

        6. meerabai is right again ( if it were many devotees then it is gopi's)

        7. Arjuna fought with his own kit and kin isn't it?, could be prahalaada too. 

         

        Look at you. I appreciated you previously that you are a  humble person to say that I don't know anything... Now I am appreciating you again. You are having good amount knowledge at young age. Good job kid.

        Just a random test to see where you stand in bhakti.

        You pass and I know one think for sure.. Not all have this much enthusiasm in bhakti and curiosity to know like you.

        It shows you are something for sure.

         

        • Akshit > Gayatri November 27, 2025 at 2:03pm

          No 

          This is i know because I have heard these things from you , kD prabhuji (this is a nice nickname) , Govind Sharan prabhuji, Gaurav Chauhan Prabhuji and lectures from HG amogh lila prabhuji and HG amrendra prabhuji, and many more.

          I am still to learn only, please just guide me 🙏 (this is not humbleness this is truth) 

          Hare Krishna 

          • Gayatri > Akshit November 27, 2025 at 2:35pm

            All glories to Srila Prabhuapda

            If the books were not in English. I cannot read Sanskrit nor understand them.

            I am illiterate in Tamil, Bengali and Sanskrit .. how can I even read all these Vaishnava Scriptures?

            I owe it all to Srila Prabhupada.

            • Akshit > Gayatri November 27, 2025 at 2:40pm

              Yes, and even if their are other English version we don't know how much misinterpretation are in their. 

              All glories to srila Prabhupada 

              Hare Krishna 

              • Krishna das > Akshit November 27, 2025 at 5:26pm

                I haven't heard about Meerabai from Srila Prabhupada but which is the most authoritative account on Meerabai in English language?

                I just heard Indresh ji speaking on how she merged into the deity of Dwarkadish. 

                Suddenly I am inspired to learn all about her. Please help me out. I will be grateful if anyone can direct me towards a book from which I can read about her. Thank you in advance!

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