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    Hare Krishna dandvats Mataji. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I do hereby wish you a very happy day today on your birthday and pray for you to have Krishna conscious years in the time to come, to let all your material and spiritual desires be fulfilled and for you to have this as your last birth in this material world. Gauranga, Radhe Radhe, Hari Bol! Hare Krishna.

  • Wish u a very happy krishna conscious birthday.... may lord be with u always......
    Plz accept my humble obeisances..

    Hare Krishna
    Ur most unqualified Servent
    Rajesh
  • ..radhe krishna..
  • The only qualification in devotional service

    The question may be raised that since the Lord is supposed to be worshiped
    by great demigods like Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and others, how can an
    ordinary human being on this planet serve Him? This is clearly explained by
    Prthu Maharaja by the use of the word yathadhikara, “according to one’s
    ability.” If one sincerely executes his occupational duty, that will be
    sufficient. One does not need to become like Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Indra,
    Lord Caitanya or Ramanujacarya, whose capabilities are certainly far above
    ours. Even a sudra, who is in the lowest stage of life according to the
    material qualities, can achieve the same success. Anyone can become
    successful in devotional service provided he displays no duplicity. It is
    explained here that one must be very frank and open-minded (amayinah). To be
    situated in a lower status of life is not a disqualification for success in
    devotional service. The only qualification is that whether one is a
    brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya or sudra, he must be open, frank and free from
    reservations. Then, by performing his particular occupational duty under the
    guidance of a proper spiritual master, he can achieve the highest success in
    life. As confirmed by the Lord Himself, striyo vaisyas tatha sudras te ‘pi
    yanti param gatim (Bg. 9.32). It does not matter what one is, whether a
    brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra or a degraded woman. If one engages
    himself seriously in devotional service, working with body, mind and
    intelligence, he is sure to be successful in going back home, back to
    Godhead.
  • bhaktya tv ananyaya sakya
    aham evam-vidho ‘rjuna
    jnatum drastum ca tattvena
    pravestum ca parantapa

    “My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I [as nama-rupa avatara] be understood as I am, standing [dancing] before you [on your tongue], and can thus be seen directly [in the proper light]. Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of My understanding.” (Bg. 11.54)
  • Hare krishna
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