B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 5.

The attitude of the disciple should be to satisfy the bona fide spiritual master.
Then it will be very easy for him to understand spiritual knowledge.
This is confirmed in the Vedas, and Rūpa Gosvāmī will further explain
that for a person who has unflin

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B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 7.

kṛṣṇa-bhakti — abhidheya, sarva-śāstre kaya
ataeva muni-gaṇa kariyāche niścaya

A human being's activities should be centered only on devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. That is the verdict of all Vedic literatures, and all saintly people have firmly conc

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B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 8.

In the Padma Purāṇa there is a statement of submission in feeling by devotees
praying to the Lord: "My Lord, I know that young girls have natural affection
for young boys, and that young boys have natural affection for young girls.
I am praying at Your

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B H A K T I (DEVOTIONAL SERVICE). part 6.

In many places devotional service has been compared to a creeper.
One has to sow the seed of the devotional creeper, bhakti-latā, within his heart.
As he regularly hears and chants, the seed will fructify and gradually grow
into a mature plant and then

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Q. 190. HOW SHOULD ONE BEHAVE TOWARDS THE SPIRITUAL MASTER ?‏

Q. 190. HOW SHOULD ONE BEHAVE TOWARDS THE SPIRITUAL MASTER ?‏

A.  BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

ācāryaḿ māḿ vijānīyān
nāvamanyeta karhicit
na martya-buddhyāsūyeta
sarva-deva-mayo guruḥ

SYNONYMS
ācāryam — the spiritual master; mām — Myself; vijānīyāt — one should k

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Q. 193. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT IS SEPARATE FROM LORD KRISHNA ?

Q. 193. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT IS SEPARATE FROM LORD KRISHNA ?

A.  BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

khaḿ vāyum agniḿ salilaḿ mahīḿ ca
jyotīḿṣi sattvāni diśo drumādīn
sarit-samudrāḿś ca hareḥ śarīraḿ
yat kiḿ ca bhūtaḿ praṇamed ananyaḥ

SYNONYMS
kham — ether; vāyum — ai

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Q. 192. HOW CAN ONE BE DELIVERED FROM THE OCEAN OF BIRTH AND DEATH ?

Q. 192. HOW CAN ONE BE DELIVERED FROM THE OCEAN OF BIRTH AND DEATH ?

A.  BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

ye tu sarvāṇi karmāṇi
mayi sannyasya mat-parāḥ
ananyenaiva yogena
māḿ dhyāyanta upāsate
teṣām ahaḿ samuddhartā
mṛtyu-saḿsāra-sāgarāt
bhavāmi na cirāt pārtha
mayy ā

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Q. 189. HOW CAN ONE ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?

Q.  189.  HOW CAN ONE ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?

A.  BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

na yasya svaḥ para iti
vitteṣv ātmani vā bhidā
sarva-bhūta-samaḥ śāntaḥ
sa vai bhāgavatottamaḥ

SYNONYMS
na — there is not; yasya — of whom; svaḥ paraḥ iti

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Q. 191. WHICH SCRIPTURE PROPOUNDS THE HIGHEST TRUTH ?

Q. 191. WHICH SCRIPTURE PROPOUNDS THE HIGHEST TRUTH ?

A.  BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo 'tra paramo nirmatsarāṇāḿ satāḿ
vedyaḿ vāstavam atra vastu śivadaḿ tāpa-trayonmūlanam
śrīmad-bhāgavate mahā-muni-kṛte kiḿ vā parair īśvaraḥ
sadyo hṛ

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Q. 188.WHY SHOULD ONE MEDITATE ON LORD KRISHNA ?

Q.  188.  WHY SHOULD ONE MEDITATE ON LORD KRISHNA ?

A.   BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

oḿ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya
janmādy asya yato 'nvayād itarataś cārtheṣv abhijñaḥ svarāṭ
tene brahma hṛdā ya ādi-kavaye muhyanti yat sūrayaḥ
tejo-vāri-mṛdāḿ yathā vinimayo yat

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Q. 187. HOW CAN THE MIND BE ABSORBED IN THE SUPREME LORD ?

Q. 187. HOW CAN THE MIND BE ABSORBED IN THE SUPREME LORD ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.


viṣayān dhyāyataś cittaḿ
viṣayeṣu viṣajjate
mām anusmarataś cittaḿ
mayy eva pravilīyate

SYNONYMS
viṣayān — objects of sense gratification; dhyāyataḥ — of one who is meditatin

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Q. 186. HOW CAN ONE ACHIEVE THE SHELTER OF THE LORD`S LOTUS FEET ?

Q.  186.  HOW CAN ONE ACHIEVE THE SHELTER OF THE LORD`S LOTUS FEET ?

A.  BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

tadā pumān mukta-samasta-bandhanas
tad-bhāva-bhāvānukṛtāśayākṛtiḥ
nirdagdha-bījānuśayo mahīyasā
bhakti-prayogeṇa samety adhokṣajam

SYNONYMS
tadā — at that time;

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Q. 184. HOW CAN ONE BE FREE FROM MATERIAL BONDAGE ?

Q.  184.  HOW CAN ONE BE FREE FROM MATERIAL BONDAGE ?

A.  BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

 

nātaḥ paraḿ karma-nibandha-kṛntanaḿ
mumukṣatāḿ tīrtha-padānukīrtanāt
na yat punaḥ karmasu sajjate mano
rajas-tamobhyāḿ kalilaḿ tato 'nyathā

SYNONYMS
na — not; ataḥ — therefore

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Q. 185. HOW CAN ONE BE PURIFIED OF ALL IMPEDIMENTS ?

Q.  185.  HOW CAN ONE BE PURIFIED OF ALL IMPEDIMENTS ?

A.   BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

smarantaḥ smārayantaś ca
mitho 'ghaugha-haraḿ harim
bhaktyā sañjātayā bhaktyā
bibhraty utpulakāḿ tanum

SYNONYMS
smarantaḥ — remembering; smārayantaḥ ca — and reminding; mitha

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Q. 183. WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLE ?

Q.  183.  WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE  RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLE ?

A.  BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

etāvān eva loke 'smin
puḿsāḿ dharmaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ
bhakti-yogo bhagavati
tan-nāma-grahaṇādibhiḥ

SYNONYMS
etāvān — this much; eva — indeed; loke asmin — in this material world; p

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Q. 181. WHO CAN SWIM IN THE OCEAN OF NECTAR ?

Q.  181.  WHO CAN SWIM IN THE OCEAN OF NECTAR ?

A.   BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

yasya bhaktir bhagavati
harau niḥśreyaseśvare
vikrīḍato 'mṛtāmbhodhau
kiḿ kṣudraiḥ khātakodakaiḥ

SYNONYMS
yasya — of whom; bhaktiḥ — devotional service; bhagavati — to the Supreme P

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Q. 182. WHAT IS THE POWER OF THE HOLY NAME ?

Q.  182. WHAT IS THE POWER OF THE HOLY NAME ?

A.   BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

ajñānād athavā jñānād
uttamaśloka-nāma yat
sańkīrtitam aghaḿ puḿso
dahed edho yathānalaḥ

SYNONYMS
ajñānāt — out of ignorance; athavā — or; jñānāt — with knowledge; uttamaśloka — of th

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Q. 179. HOW CAN ONE BECOME PERFECT IN SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING ?

Q.  179.  HOW CAN ONE BECOME PERFECT IN SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING ?

A.  BY  SRILA PRABHUPADA.

yarhy abja-nābha-caraṇaiṣaṇayoru-bhaktyā
ceto-malāni vidhamed guṇa-karma-jāni
tasmin viśuddha upalabhyata ātma-tattvaḿ
śākṣād yathāmala-dṛśoḥ savitṛ-prakāśaḥ

SYNONY

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Q. 180. HOW CAN THE CONSCIOUSNESS BE PURIFIED ?

Q.  180.  HOW CAN THE CONSCIOUSNESS BE PURIFIED ?

A.  BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

kathaḿ vinā roma-harṣaḿ
dravatā cetasā vinā
vinānandāśru-kalayā
śudhyed bhaktyā vināśayaḥ

SYNONYMS
katham — how; vinā — without; roma-harṣam — standing of the hairs on end; dravatā

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Q. 177. WHO CAN UPROOT THE WEEDS OF SINFUL ACTIONS ?

Q.  177.  WHO CAN UPROOT THE WEEDS OF SINFUL ACTIONS ?

A.  BY  SRILA  PRABHUPADA.

kecit kevalayā bhaktyā
vāsudeva-parāyaṇāḥ
aghaḿ dhunvanti kārtsnyena
nīhāram iva bhāskaraḥ

SYNONYMS
kecit — some people; kevalayā bhaktyā — by executing unalloyed devotional s

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