Learn. PLAY. ¶, In the Tantra-śāstra Lord Śiva speaks to his wife, Satī, in this way: “My dear wife, a person who has surrendered himself at the lotus feet of Govinda and who has thus developed pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness can be very easily awarded all the perfections desired by the impersonalists; and beyond this, he can enjoy the happiness achieved by the pure devotees.” ¶, Happiness derived from pure devotional service is the highest because it is eternal. This means that pure devotional service is even transcendentally stronger than Kṛṣṇa Himself, because it is Kṛṣṇa’s internal potency. And what’s more, He sometimes carries out your orders as if He were your messenger! ¶, Furthermore, a person engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, acting in devotional service, can develop all the good qualities that are generally found in the demigods. There are many, many snakes on the ground of the forest, and when a fire takes place, it burns the dried foliage, and the snakes are immediately attacked. Kṛṣṇa is called Madana-mohana, which means that He is so attractive that He can defeat the attraction of thousands of Cupids. Others cannot understand that He is the Supreme Lord, but He is still living with you as your cousin, as your friend and even as your messenger. This verse is in connection with Lord Kṛṣṇa’s instruction to Uddhava, where He says, “My dear Uddhava, devotional service unto Me is just like a blazing fire which can burn into ashes unlimited fuel supplied to it.” The purport is that as the blazing fire can burn any amount of fuel to ashes, so devotional service to the Lord in Kṛṣṇa consciousness can burn up all the fuel of sinful activities. ¶, In the preliminary phase of spiritual life there are different kinds of austerities, penances and similar processes for attaining self-realization. Another perfection is called vaśitā, and by this perfection one can bring anyone under his control. ¶, The mystic perfections achieved by actually successful yogīs are eight in number. Text 3: Chapter 3: Eligibility of the Candidate for Accepting Devotional Service. It is said that even one drop of happiness in Kṛṣṇa consciousness stands beyond comparison with an ocean of happiness derived from any other activity. a) Five b) Six c) Eight d) Ten. He is satisfied simply by discharging loving service to the Lord. Chapter One, Give sanskrit names for the 4 divisions of Bhakti Rasamrita Singhu, Give Sanskrit names for Waves of Purva Vibhag, Give sanskrit names for the 5 main Stayi Bhavas, Give English names for the 5 main Stayi Bhavas. Dedication: TO THE SIX GOSVĀMĪS OF VṚNDĀVANA . One who is engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and devotional service has without doubt become freed from all contaminations of material sinful activities. But if even such a person takes to the path of devotional service and begins to chant the holy names of the Lord-Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare-he is at once fit to perform the ritualistic ceremonies. ¶, Those effects described as “almost mature” refer to the distress from which one is suffering at present, and the effects “lying as seed” means that in the core of the heart there is a certain stock of sinful desires which are like seeds. And aspiring by oneself alone to achieve devotional service is also not very hopeful because Kṛṣṇa does not agree to award devotional service to merely anyone. ¶, It has been seen that great māyāvādī (impersonalist) sannyāsīs—very highly educated and almost realized souls—may sometimes take to political activities or to social welfare activities. It is the pleasurable experience coming from interaction between the object of service and the servant. The many sinful activities stored within us for which we have not yet suffered are considered immature. That is the position of pure devotees. A pure devotee never thinks himself as great; he always thinks that other devotees are greater than himself. Even though a person is highly educated academically, if he cannot go beyond the sphere of mental activities then he is sure to perform only material activities and thus remain impure. He is very dear and affectionate, and He is the director of all your activities, both individual and familial. Its beginning, its fruition and results, and how one suffers such results in the form of distress, are part of a great chain. STUDY. In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Third Canto, 29th Chapter, 10th verse, Śrīla Kapiladeva, while instructing His mother, has given the following characteristics of pure devotional service: “My dear mother, those who are My pure devotees, and who have no desire for material benefit or philosophical speculation, have their minds so much engaged in My service that they are never interested in asking Me for anything-except to be engaged in that service. Nectar of Devotion: Text 0.1: Dedication. That is the proof of how great this process of devotional service is. The Complete Science of Bhakti-yoga. This is also magic, but whereas the prākāmya power acts to create wonderful effects within the scope of nature, kāmāvasāyitā permits one to contradict nature-in other words, to do the impossible. The reason is that they actually do not derive any ultimate transcendental happiness in the impersonal understanding and therefore must come down to the material platform and take to such mundane affairs. There is no preventing one’s falling down from material happiness, and there is even every chance of falling down from the spiritual happiness derived out of identifying oneself with the impersonal Brahman. There is even an attempt in the form of the United Nations for world-help activity. But Śrīdhara informed the Lord that he did not want any material opulence. nitinmistry. Neither the yoga process, nor philosophical speculations, nor fruitive activities can save one from the seeds of sinful desires. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. This is a kind of hypnotism which is almost irresistible. Give Sanskrit names for Waves of Purva Vibhag. Test. CHAPTER THREE: Eligibility of the Candidate for Accepting Devotional Service. For example, a man may have committed criminal acts but not yet been arrested for them. Created by. Any kind of happiness derived from religiousness, economic development, liberation or sense gratification cannot even dare to enter into the heart of a pure devotee. On account of a devotee’s high grade of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, even the demigods like to live with him, and therefore it can be understood that the qualities of the demigods have developed within his body.” ¶, On the other hand, a person who is not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness has no good qualities. ¶, In this connection, Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks in the Sixth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, 2nd Chapter, 17th verse, about the story of Ajāmila, who began life as a fine and dutiful brāhmaṇa, but in his young manhood became wholly corrupted by a prostitute. Śukadeva points out that austerity, charity and the performance of ritualistic ceremonies for counteracting sinful activities are recommended processes, but that by performing them one cannot remove the sinful desire-seed from the heart, as was the case with Ajāmila in his youth.