Mother Durga and bhakti-abhasa

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HG Madhavananda Prabhu wrote:

 

> >and liberation is the insignificant fruit of mere bhaktya-abhasa.

 

>In conclusion even a little shadow of bhakti can grant someone with no

>qualifications entrance into Vaikuntha.

 

The examples and stories which you have cited of living entities entering

Vaikuntha planets by bhaktya-abhasa is actually personal liberation. This

personal liberation is actually *significant* fruit of bhaktyabhasa and not

*insignificant* fruit like impersonal liberation, or *insignificant*

personal liberation where the jiva desired his own pleasure and not the

pleasure of the Lord.

 

This personal liberation by causeless mercy is much better than that

personal liberation where the living entities strived to go to Vaikuntha

after knowing the benefits that are available there and finally got there.

This liberation even though personal liberation technically, it is as

good/bad/insignificant as impersonal liberation as in both the cases the

jivas desired their own sense enjoyment. That is they enter Vaikuntha by

personal liberation or brahmajyoti by impersonal liberation for their own

safety and security and enjoyment.

 

There is another third type of personal liberation which is achieved by pure

devotees, who enter to Vaikuntha planets to serve the Supreme Lord and not

for their own enjoyment, but for the pleasure of the Lord. This third

category comes under 100% pure devotion unlike the first two. These

devotees are ready to go even to hell *birth after birth* to serve the Lord,

and if the Lord wants they don't mind going to Vaikuntha planets.

 

So the conclusion is "This liberation which is insignificant of

Bhaktya-abasa is impersonal liberation, or personal liberation which is

equated to impersonal liberation, because the jiva went there for his own

pleasure and not the pleasure of the Lord. It is not that factual/true

liberation which is a result of loving devotional service. Sometimes this

factual liberation may end up in the 4 types of personal liberation, also

which should not be confused with the same four types of personal liberation

where the jiva desired his own pleasure, and not the pleasure of the Supreme

Lord.".

 

Thank you very much for the quotes from Sajjana Toshani by HDG Bhakti Vinode

Thakur. Thank you very much for your e-association.

 

Your humble servant,

Bhadra Govinda Das.