Unless one is favored by a pure devotee

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mahat-krpa vina kona karme `bhakti' naya

krsna-bhakti dure rahu, samsara nahe ksaya

 

"Unless one is favored by a pure devotee, one cannot attain the platform of

devotional service. To say nothing of krsna-bhakti, one cannot even be relieved

from the bondage of material existence.

 

PURPORT

Pious activities bring about material opulence, but one cannot acquire

devotional service by any amount of material pious activity-not by giving

charity, opening big hospitals and schools or working philanthropically.

Devotional service can be attained only by the mercy of a pure devotee. Without

a pure devotee's mercy, one cannot even escape the bondage of material

existence. The word mahat in this verse means "a pure devotee," as Lord Krsna

confirms in the Bhagavad-gita (9.13):

 

mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakrtim asritah

bhajanty ananya-manaso jnatva bhutadim avyayam

 

"O son of Prtha, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under the

protection of the divine nature. They are fully engaged in devotional service

because they know Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, original and

inexhaustible."

 

One has to associate with such a mahatma, who has accepted Krsna as the supreme

source of the entire creation. Without being a mahatma, one cannot understand

Krsna's absolute position. A mahatma is rare and transcendental, and he is a

pure devotee of Lord Krsna. Foolish people consider Krsna a human being, and

they consider Lord Krsna's pure devotee an ordinary human being also. Whatever

one may be, one must take shelter at the lotus feet of a devotee mahatma and

treat him as the most exalted well-wisher of all human society. We should take

shelter of such a mahatma and ask for his causeless mercy. Only by his

benediction can one be relieved from attachment to the materialistic way of

life. When one is thus relieved, he can engage in the Lord's transcendental

loving service through the mercy of the mahatma.

 

Cc Madhya 22.51

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PAMHO,AGTSP,AGTSGG

HARE KRISHNA,

 

 

Dear Prabhu could kindly explain this to me

little bit more ..

 

There are two ways of foregoing

sense pleasure. Either control the senses in youth, or

remain insanely attached and watch old age, disease

and infirmity slowly take away the objects one by one.

The first is very conducive to awakening great

happiness, while the second brings unlimited sorrow.

The charade of the impotent old bhogi pretending to be

a pious brahmachary is pitiable…."

 

yours servant,

 

hari madhav dasa

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