Nectar of Instruction Verse 2

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Please read Srila Prabhupada's purport and begin discussing verse 2

of Nectar of Instruction. As always, discussions on previous verses

can also continue.

 

 

atyaahaaraH prayaasashcha prajalpo niyamaagrahaH |

janasa.ngashcha laulya.mcha ShaDbhirbhaktirvinashyati || 2 ||

 

One's devotional service is spoiled when he becomes too entangled in

the following six activities: (1) eating more than necessary or

collecting more funds than required; (2) overendeavoring for mundane

things that are very difficult to obtain; (3) talking unnecessarily

about mundane subject matters; (4) practicing the scriptural rules

and regulations only for the sake of following them and not for the

sake of spiritual advancement, or rejecting the rules and regulations

of the scriptures and working independently or whimsically; (5)

associating with worldly-minded persons who are not interested in

Krishna consciousness; and (6) being greedy for mundane achievements

(2).