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
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
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
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
Śuddha-bhakti, the activity of the soul proper, in other words, engagement in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, is performed in a liberated condition. (The Nectar of Instruction).
māḿ ca yo 'vyabhicāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevate sa guṇān samatītya
There are six characteristics of pure devotional service, which are as follows: (1) Pure devotional service brings immediate relief from all kinds of material distress. (2) Pure devotional service is the beginning of all auspiciousness. (3) Pure devotion
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atyāhāraḥ prayāsaś ca prajalpo niyamāgrahaḥ jana-sańgaś ca laulyaḿ ca ṣaḍbhir bhaktir vinaśyati
One's devotional service is spoiled when one becomes too entangled in the following six activities: (1) eating more than necessary or collecting more funds tha
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