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Adopting The Process Of Surrender


Gajendra’s Prayers Of Surrender Adopting The Process Of Surrender
Srila Sukadeva Goswami Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura

Worshipping The Supreme Authority What Austerity Did Gajendra Perform?


His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura

The Proper Method Of Chanting


Srila Jagadananda Pandita

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He is different from the cause and the result. I
surrender unto Him, the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, who is self-sufficient in every-
thing. The Supreme Personality of Godhead,
by expanding His personal energy, keeps this
cosmic manifestation visible and again some-
times renders it invisible. He is both the supreme
cause and the supreme result, the observer and
the witness, in all circumstances. Thus He is
transcendental to everything. May that Supreme
Personality of Godhead give me protection.
In due course of time, when all the causative
and effective manifestations of the universe,
including the planets and their directors and
maintainers, are annihilated, there is a situation
of dense darkness. Above this darkness, how-
ever, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I
take shelter of His lotus feet. An artist onstage,
covered by attractive dresses and dancing with
different movements, is not understood by his
audience; similarly, the activities and features of
the supreme artist cannot be understood even by
the demigods or great sages, and certainly not by
those who are unintelligent like animals. Neither
the demigods and sages nor the unintelligent can
understand the features of the Lord, nor can they
express in words His actual position. May that
Gajendra’s Prayers Of Surrender Supreme Personality of Godhead protect me.
Sri Sukadeva Goswami Renunciants and great sages who see all living
beings equally, who are friendly to everyone and
Sri Sukadeva Goswami said: Thereafter, the King who flawlessly practice in the forest the vows of
of the elephants, Gajendra, fixed his mind with brahmacarya, vänaprastha and sannyäsa desire
perfect intelligence and chanted a mantra which to see the all-auspicious lotus feet of the Su-
he had learned in his previous birth as Indradyum- preme Personality of Godhead. May that same
na and remembered by the grace of Lord Krishna. Supreme Personality of Godhead be my destina-
The King of the elephants, Gajendra, prayed: tion. The Supreme Personality of Godhead has
I offer my respectful obeisance unto the Supreme no material birth, activities, name, form, qual-
Person, Vasudeva [oà namo bhagavate väsude- ities or faults. To fulfill the purpose for which
väya]. Because of Him this material body acts this material world is created and destroyed, He
due to the presence of its indwelling spirit, and comes by His original internal potency, in the
He is therefore the root cause of everyone. He form of a human being like Lord Rama or Lord
is worshipable even for exalted persons such as Krishna. He has immense potency, and in His
Brahma and Shiva, and yet He has entered the various forms, all free from material contami-
heart of every living being. Let me meditate upon nation, He acts wonderfully. He is therefore the
Him. The Supreme Godhead is the supreme Supreme Brahman. I offer my respects to Him.
platform on which everything rests, the ingre- I offer my respectful obeisance unto the
dient by which everything has been produced, Supreme Personality of Godhead, the self-ef-
and the person who has created and is the only fulgent Supersoul, who is the witness in
cause of this cosmic manifestation. Nonetheless, everyone’s heart, who enlightens the in-
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dividual soul and who cannot be reached by You personally appear in their pure minds. There-
exercises of the mind, words or consciousness. fore I offer my respectful obeisance unto You.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is re- Since an animal such as me has surrendered
alized by pure devotees who act in the tran- unto You, who are supremely liberated, certainly
scendental existence of bhakti-yoga. He is the You will release me from this dangerous position.
one who bestows uncontaminated happi- Indeed, being extremely merciful, You inces-
ness and is the master of the transcendental santly try to deliver me. By your partial feature
world. Therefore I offer my respect unto Him. as Paramatma, You are situated in the hearts of
I offer my respectful obeisance to Lord Vasudeva, all embodied beings. You are celebrated as direct
who is all-pervading, to the Lord’s fierce form as transcendental knowledge, and You are unlim-
Lord Nrsimhadeva, to the Lord’s form as an ani- ited. I offer my respectful obeisance unto You,
mal [Lord Varahadeva], to Lord Dattatreya, who the Supreme Personality of Godhead. My Lord,
preached impersonalism, to Lord Buddha, and those who are completely freed from material
to all the other incarnations. I offer my respectful contamination always meditate upon You within
obeisance unto the Lord, who has no material the cores their hearts. You are extremely difficult
qualities but who accepts the three qualities good- to attain for those like me who are too attached
ness, passion and ignorance within this material to mental concoction, home, relatives, friends,
world. I also offer my respectful obeisance unto money, servants and assistants. You are the Su-
the impersonal Brahman effulgence. I beg to offer preme Personality of Godhead, uncontaminated
my respectful obeisance unto You, who are the by the modes of nature. You are the reservoir
Supersoul, the superintendent of everything, and of all enlightenment, the supreme controller. I
the witness of all that occurs. You are the Supreme therefore offer my respectful obeisance unto You.
Person, the origin of material nature and of the After worshiping the Supreme Personality of
total material energy. You are also the owner of Godhead, those who are interested in the four
the material body. Therefore, You are the supreme
complete. I offer my respectful obeisance unto You. principles of religion, economic development,
My Lord, You are the observer of all the objectives sense gratification and liberation obtain from Him
of the senses. Without Your mercy, there is no all they desire. What then is to be said of other
possibility of solving the problem of doubts. The benedictions? Indeed, sometimes the Lord gives
material world is just like a shadow resembling a spiritual body to such ambitious worshipers.
You. Indeed, one accepts this material world as May that Supreme Personality of Godhead,
real because it gives a glimpse of Your existence. who is unlimitedly merciful, bestow upon me
My Lord, You are the cause of all causes, but You the benediction of liberation from this present
Yourself have no cause. Therefore You are the danger and from the materialistic life. Unalloyed
wonderful cause of everything. I offer my respect- devotees, who have no desire other than to serve
ful obeisance unto You, who are the shelter of the the Lord, worship Him in full surrender and al-
Vedic knowledge contained in the scriptures like ways hear and chant about His activities, which
the Païcarätras and Vedänta-sütra, who represent are most wonderful and auspicious. Thus they
You and who are the source of the spiritual lineage are always submerged in an ocean of transcen-
(paramparä). Because it is You who can give lib- dental bliss. Such devotees never ask the Lord for
eration, You are the only shelter for all transcen- any benediction. I, however, am in danger. Thus
dentalists. Let me offer my respectful obeisance I pray to that Supreme Personality of Godhead,
unto You. My Lord, as the fire in araëi wood is who is existing eternally, who is invisible, who is
covered, You and Your unlimited knowledge are the Lord of all great personalities, such as Brah-
covered by the material modes of nature. Your ma, and who is attainable only by transcendental
mind, however, is not attentive to the activities bhakti-yoga. Due to His being extremely subtle,
of the modes of nature. Those who are advanced He is beyond the reach of my senses and transcen-
in spiritual knowledge are not subject to the reg- dental to all external realization. He is unlimited,
ulative principles directed in the Vedic scriptures. He is the original cause, and He is completely full
Because such advanced souls are transcendental, in everything. I offer my obeisance unto Him.
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The Supreme Personality of Godhead creates I offer my respectful obeisance unto the Su-
His minor parts and parcels (jéva-tattva), be- preme Personality of Godhead, by whose illu-
ginning with Lord Brahma, the demigods and sory energy the individual living entity (jiva),
the expansions of Vedic knowledge [Säma, Åg, who is part and parcel of God, forgets his real
Yajur and Atharva] and including all other living identity because of the bodily concept of life. I
entities, moving and non-moving, with their dif- take shelter of the Supreme Personality of God-
ferent names and characteristics. As the sparks head, whose glories are difficult to understand.
of a fire or the shining rays of the sun emanate Sri Sukadeva Goswami continued: When the
from their source and merge into it again and King of the elephants was describing the supreme
again, the mind, the intelligence, the senses, the authority, without mentioning any particular
gross and subtle material bodies, and the con- person, he did not invoke the demigods, headed
tinuous transformations of the different modes by Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Indra and Chandra.
of nature all emanate from the Lord and again Thus none of them approached him. However,
merge into Him. The Lord is neither demigod because Lord Hari is the Supersoul, Purusottama,
nor demon, neither human nor bird or beast. the Personality of Godhead, He appeared before
He is not woman, man, or neuter, nor is He an Gajendra. After understanding the awkward con-
animal. He is not a material quality, a fruitive ac- dition of Gajendra, who had offered his prayers,
tivity, a manifestation or unmanifest phenomena. the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who
He is the last word in the discrimination of “not lives everywhere, appeared with the demigods,
this, not this,” and He is unlimited. All glories to who were offering prayers to Him. Carrying His
the Supreme Personality of Godhead! I do not disc and other weapons, He appeared there on
wish to live anymore after I am released from the the back of His carrier, Garuda, with great speed,
attack of the crocodile. What is the use of this according to His sweet will. Gajendra had been
elephant’s body, covered externally and internally forcefully captured by the crocodile in the water
by ignorance? I simply desire eternal liberation and was feeling acute pain, but when he saw that
from all coverings of ignorance as they are not Narayana, wielding His disc, was coming in the
sky on the back of Garuda, he immediately took
destroyed even by the influence of all powerful a lotus flower in his trunk, and with great diffi-
time. Now I fully desire release from material culty due to his painful condition, he uttered the
life, and thus I offer my respectful obeisance unto following words: O my Lord, Narayana, master
that Supreme Person who is the creator of the of the universe, O Supreme Personality of God-
universe, who is Himself the form of the universe head, I offer my respectful obeisance unto You.”
and who is nonetheless transcendental to this Seeing the devoted Gajendra in such an aggrieved
cosmic manifestation. He is the supreme knower position, the unborn Supreme Personality of God-
of everything in this world, the Supersoul of the head, Hari, immediately got down from the back
universe. He is the unborn, supremely situated of Garuda by His causeless mercy and pulled the
Lord. I offer my respectful obeisance unto Him. King of the elephants, along with the crocodile,
I offer my respectful obeisance unto the Su- out of the water. Then, in the presence of all the
preme, the Supersoul, the master of all mystic onlooking demigods, the Lord severed the croco-
yoga, who is seen in the core of the heart by per- dile’s head from its body with His disc. In this way
fect mystics when they are completely purified He rescued Gajendra, the King of the elephants.
and freed from the reactions of fruitive activity — Çrémad-Bhägavatam (Bhägavata Puräëa) » Canto 8: Withdrawal of the
by practicing bhakti-yoga. My Lord, You are Cosmic Creations » Chapter Three » Verses: 1-33.
the controller of formidable strength in three
kinds of energy. You appear as the reservoir of Worshipping The Supreme Authority
all sense pleasure and the protector of the sur- His Divine Grace
rendered souls. You possess unlimited energy, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
but You are unapproachable by those who are
unable to control their senses. I offer my re- From the above description, apparently Ga-
spectful obeisance unto You again and again. jendra was directing his prayers to the supreme
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authority although he did not know who that appeared before him because of his fervent prayer.
supreme authority was. He simply conjectured, This does not mean that the demigods were angry
"There is a supreme authority who is above every- with Gajendra, for actually when Lord Visnu is wor-
thing." In response, the Lord's various expansions, shiped, all the other demigods are also worshiped.
such as Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva, Chandra and In- Yasmin tuñöe jagat tuñöam: if the Supreme Person-
dra, all thought, "Gajendra is not asking our help. ality of Godhead is satisfied, everyone is satisfied.
He is asking the help of the Supreme, who is above
all of us." As Gajendra has described, the Supreme yathä taror müla-niñecanena
Lord has various parts and parcels, including the tåpyanti tat-skandha-bhujopaçäkhäù
demigods, human beings and animals, all of whom präëopahäräc ca yathendriyäëäà
are covered by separate forms. Although the demi- tathaiva sarvärhaëam acyutejyä
gods are in charge of maintaining different aspects
of the universe, Gajendra understood that they "As pouring water on the root nourishes the
were unable to rescue him. The fact is; harià vinä trunk, branches, twigs and all other parts of a tree,
naiva måtià taranti: besides the Supreme Lord, no and as supplying food to the stomach enlivens
one can save any person from the dangers of birth, the senses and limbs of the entire body, so solely
death, old age and disease. It is only the Supreme worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Personality of Godhead who can rescue one from through devotional service automatically satisfies
this dangerous material existence. Therefore an the plethora of demigods, who are parts of that
intelligent person, to get protection from this dan- Supreme Personality." (SB 4.31.14) When the
gerous existence, approaches the Supreme Person- Supreme Personality of Godhead is worshiped,
ality of Godhead, and not any of the demigods. As all the demigods are simultaneously satisfied.
confirmed in Bhagavad-gétä (7.20), kämais tais tair — Çrémad-Bhägavatam (Bhägavata Puräëa) » Canto 8: Withdrawal of the
håta jïänäù prapadyante 'nya-devatäù: those who Cosmic Creations » Chapter Three » Verses :30, Purport
are unintelligent approach the various demigods
for temporary material benefits. Actually, the demi- Adopting The Process Of Surrender
gods cannot save the living entity from the dangers Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura
of material existence. Like other living entities, the
demigods are merely external parts of the Supreme As long as we follow the tendency to rely on
Personality of Godhead's transcendental body. As our own strength, pride, and experience, we can-
stated in the Vedic mantras, sa ätma-aìgäny anyä not fully surrender at the Supreme Lord’s lotus
devatäù. Within the body is the ätmä, the soul, feet. As long as we do not adopt the process of
whereas the various parts of the body like the surrender, we will naturally respect the ascend-
hands and legs are external. Similarly, the ätmä ing or empirical process of approaching God.
of the entire cosmic manifestation is Narayana, When we understand the futility of our borrowed
Lord Visnu, and all the demigods, human beings strength, the insignificance of our pride, and
and other living entities are parts of His body. the ultimate futility of our endeavours, we will
It may also be concluded that since a tree lives naturally surrender to the Lord and accept the
on the strength of its root and when the root is teachings of the devotional disciplic succession.
nourished with water all the parts of the tree are To illustrate this point the Bhägavatam tell the
nourished, one should worship the Supreme Per- story of Gajendra, king of the elephants. Once
sonality of Godhead, who is the original root of when Gajendra was in a mountain lake, intoxicat-
everything. Although the Supreme Personality of ed and frolicking with his consorts, the aquatics
Godhead is very difficult to approach, He is very became disturbed. Because of Gajendra’s carefree
near to us because He lives within our hearts. As behaviour and their fear of his imposing pres-
soon as the Lord understands that one is seeking ence, the lake’s inhabitants were very fearful and
His favour by fully surrendering, naturally He apprehensive. However, by the arrangement of
immediately takes action. Therefore, although the Providence, before too long a powerful crocodile
demigods did not come to the aid of Gajendra, arrived and captured Gajendra’s leg in his jaws. A
the Supreme Personality of Godhead immediately fierce battle between them ensued and continued
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for one thousand years, both trying to establish tations or the desire for liberation like the karmés,
superiority over the other. In this time Gajen- jïänés, and yogés, we will conquer the unconquer-
dra found his strength gradually diminishing as able Supreme Lord. It does not matter how learned
also his pride in his own strength and expertise. or foolish we may be—or whatever else we are.
When Gajendra was weakened to the point that We must simply hear about Vaikuntha from the
he was about to lose the battle with the crocodile, lotus mouthes of the saints. This is the sole path
he realised that the only way to survive was to of auspiciousness in this material world where all
take shelter at the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord. are plagued by anxiety. If we study the scriptures
As long as the insignificant living entities, under under the guidance of our own misdirected minds
the influence of false ego, consider themselves to we will be cheated. To think that we can discuss the
be as great as did the maddened Gajendra, they will scriptures by interpreting them according to our
continue to reach for God by their own endeavour. own urges for either material enjoyment or libera-
However, when they realise the glories of taking tion means we think we can control the scriptures.
shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet, they will face the However, the scriptures are directly Lord Krishna’s
choice between continuing the futile endeavour or incarnation. Thus this method is wholely inappro-
completely surrendering to Him. The saints always priate. Rather, Bhagavad-gétä directs us (4.34) :
glorify surrender and never encourage anyone to
approach God by their own endeavour. However tad viddhi praëipätena, paripraçnena sevayä
great we may be, if we still think the ascending upadekñyanti te jïänaà, jïäninas tattva-darçinaù
path is beneficial, our downfall is guaranteed.
Krishna is the true shelter for everyone. Taking “ Simply try to learn the truth by approaching
shelter of others can never protect us. Bhaga- a genuine spiritual master. Inquire from him
vad-gétä 13.28 states: submissively and render service unto him. The
self-realized souls can impart knowledge unto
prakåte kriyamäëäni, guëaiù karmäëi sarvaçaù you because they have seen the truth.”
ahaìkära-vimüòhätmä, kartäham iti manyate Those who wish to become masters of the ma-
terial energy practice karma-käëòa. By making a
“The spirit soul bewildered by the in- show of accepting instructions while maintain-
fluence of false ego thinks himself the doer ing the desire to become the master, they simply
of activities that are in actuality carried out deceive themselves. The scriptures (çästra) do
by the three modes of material nature.” not reveal themselves to such deluded people for
People who are bewildered by false ego think that their true meaning is only understood by sur-
they are the proactive agents and tend to follow the rendered souls. The Vedas state:
ascending path. Impersonalists desire liberation,
which they try to attain by their own work, and yo- yasya deve parä bhaktir, yathä deve tathä gurau
gés especially want to ascend by their own endeav- tasyaite kathitä hy arthäù, prakäçante mahätmana
our. Caitanya-caritämåta states: “Those who follow
the path of knowledge (jïäna) consider themselves “ In the hearts of those great souls who have
liberated souls while still living here.” These jïänés implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual
want to become one with the undifferentiated master, all the imports of Vedic knowledge are
Brahman. The thirst for the insignificant to become revealed. This revelation takes place automati-
great is the basis of the philosophy of ascending cally due to their adopting the optimal spiritual
knowledge. The yogés want to ascend a mere few method. (Svetäçvatara Upaniñad 6.23)
feet and attain mystic perfections. Or, in rare cases
they may seek oneness with the Lord. These are Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructs:
all examples of the goals of the ascending path.
Whatever our current position may be, we should tåëäd api sunécena, taror api sahiñëunä
surrender body, mind, and speech to the pure tran- amäninä mänadena, kértanéya sadä hari
scendentalists (sädhus). By hearing submissively
from them, without being driven by material temp-
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One who thinks himself lower than the grass, who plant trees and perform other public welfare activi-
is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not ex- ties, give in charity, carry out severe vows, worship
pect personal honour yet is always prepared to give the demigods, chant confidential mantras, visit
full respect to others can very easily chant the holy holy places or accept major and minor disciplinary
name of the Lord. (Caitanya-caritämåta Ädi 17.31) injunctions, but even by performing all such ac-
When we see ourselves as humbler than a blade of tivities one does not bring Me under his control.
grass, we can properly chant Lord Hari’s holy names.
As soon as we try to become even a little higher, we sat-saìgena hi daiteyä yätudhänä mågäù khagäù
will be forced to take leave from that pure chanting. gandharväpsaraso nägäù siddhäç cäraëa-guhyakäù
— AmåtaVäëé: Nectar of Instructions of Immortality; His Divine Grace
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada; Compiled by Sripada Bhakti vidyädharä manuñyeñu vaiçyäùçüdräù striyo 'ntya-jäù
Mayukha Bhagavat Maharaja; Adapted and Published by Isvaradasa; Translated rajas-tamaù-prakåtayas tasmiàs tasmin yugeyuge
from Bengali by Bhumipati dasa.
bahavo mat-padaà präptäs tväñöra-käyädha
What Austerity Did Gajendra Perform? vädayaùvåñaparvä balir bäëomayaç cätha vibhéñaëaù
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarawati Thakur
sugrévo hanumän åkño gajo gådhro vaëikpat-
gajendra-vänara-gope ki tapa karila haùvyädhaù
bala dekhi, tärä more ke-mate päila kubjä vraje gopyo yajïa-patnyas tathäpare

asure o tapa kare, ki haya tähära “In every yuga many living entities entangled
vine mora çaraëa laile nähi pära in the modes of passion and ignorance gained
the association of My devotees. Thus, such living
“Tell Me, what kind of austerities did Ga- entities as the Daityas, Räkñasas, birds, beasts,
jendra, the monkeys, and the cowherds per- Gandharvas, Apsaräs, Nägas, Siddhas, Cäraëas,
form to attain Me? Even the demons perform Guhyakas and Vidyädharas, as well as such lower
austerities, but what is the result? Unless they situated human beings as the vaiçyas, çüdras,
take shelter of Me, they cannot be delivered.” women and others, were able to achieve My
In the Çrémad Bhägavatam (11.12.1-8) the Su- supreme abode. Vrtrasura, Prahlada Maharaja
preme Personality of Godhead speaks to Uddha- and others like them also achieved My abode
va as follows: by association with My devotees. Personalities
such as Vrsaparva, Bali Maharaja, Banasura,
na rodhayati mäà yogo na säìkhyaà dharma eva ca Maya, Vibhisana, Sugriva, Hanuman, Jambavan,
na svädhyäyas tapas tyägo neñöä-pürtaà na dakñiëä Gajendra, Jatayu, Tuladhara, Dharma-vyadha,
Kubja, the gopis in Vrindavan and the wives of
vratäni yajïaç chandäàsi the brähmaëas who were performing ritual sacri-
térthäni niyamä yamäùyathä fices similarly achieved that supreme destination.
varundhe sat-saìgaù
sarva-saìgäpaho hi mäm te nädhéta-çruti-gaëä nopäsita-mahattamäùa
vratätapta-tapasaù mat-saìgänmäm upägatäù
“My dear Uddhava, by associating with My pure
devotees one can destroy one's attachment for all “The persons I have mentioned did not un-
objects of material sense gratification. Such puri- dergo serious studies of the Vedic literature, nor
fying association brings Me under the control of did they worship great saintly persons, nor did
My devotee. One may perform the añöäìga-yoga they execute severe vows or austerities. Simply
system, engage in philosophical analysis of the ele- by My association and that of My devotees, they
ments of material nature, practice non-violence and achieved Me.
other ordinary principles of piety, chant the Vedas, kevalena hi bhävena gopyo gävo nagä mågäùye
perform penances, take to the renounced order of 'nye müòha-dhiyo nägäù siddhä mäm éyur aïjasä
life, execute sacrificial performances and dig wells,
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The inhabitants of Vrindavan, including the gopis, Whole-heartedly accept everything that is fa-
cows, unmoving creatures such as the twin arjuna vourable for executing devotional service and
trees, animals, living entities with stunted conscious- similarly reject everything that is unfavourable
ness such as bushes and thickets, and snakes such as for that purpose. Do not endeavour for mundane
Kaliya, all achieved the perfection of life by unalloyed speculative knowledge, fruitive activities and mys-
love for Me. Thus they all very easily achieved Me.” tic yoga. Mahaprabhu has compared immature
renunciation to the hypocritical renunciation of
A poet of South India is quoted in the Padyävalé a monkey, as the sole purpose is bodily pleasure
as follows: and personal comfort. Always remember that Lord
Krishna protects and maintains all entities. Humbly
vyädhasyäcaraëaà dhruvasya surrender your life and soul to the lotus feet of the
ca vayo vidyä gajendrasya kä Lord, and, in this way, rid yourself of all materi-
kubjäyäù kim u näma rüpam al aspirations which naturally haunt the mind.
adhikaà kià tat sudämno dhanam The Supreme Lord Krishna knows that it is
vaàsaù ko vidurasya yädava-pater very difficult for the living entities to find the
ugrasya kim pauruñaà association of genuine saintly persons, so He
bhaktyä tuñyati kevalaà na Himself has now advented in Nadia as a pure
ca guëair bhakti-priyo mädhavaù devotee of the Lord. Therefore, all who are en-
dowed with proper intelligence should take
“Did the hunter named Dharma have any accrued shelter of our Lord Gauräìga's lotus feet, be-
piety? Did age disqualify the five-year-old Dhruva? cause He is the perfect saint and spiritual master.
Did Gajendra, who lived by Trikuta Mountain, pos- — Prema-Vivarta –Srila Jagadananda Pandita, BBT; translated by Sarvabha-
sess any learning? Did Mathura's Kubja, the maid- vana dasa
servant of Kamsa, have any beauty? Did Sudama
Brahmana, the friend of Krishna, have any wealth?
Did the social status of Vidura disqualify him? Did
the prowess of Ugrasena, the King of the Yadus,
disqualify him? Madhava was endeared by their
devotional service alone for He is never pleased
by those simply possessing material qualities.”
— Çré Caitanya Bhägavata; Madhya-khaëòa, Chapter 23, text 46. Pur-
port by His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada !! Sri Sri Nitai Gaurchandra Jayati !!
ISKCON
The Proper Method Of Chanting Bhagavata Mahavidyalaya
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Founder-Acarya: His Divine Grace
If you want to chant Lord Krishna's holy name A.C. BhaktiVedanta Swami Prabhupada
with purity, then earnestly seek the company of Editor
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pure devotees of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna.
You must also reject all unbeneficial desire for Copy Editor
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sense enjoyment, liberation, mystic powers, and
other material acquisitions. Sanskrit Editor,
Scrupulously avoid the ten offenses against Vrajsevika Devi Dasi
the holy name of the Lord and free yourself Assistance
from the dualities of honour and dishonour. Vamsidhari Gauri Devi Dasi
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rial things and chant His holy name constantly.

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