WHAT A BRAHMACARI SHOULD DO

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WHAT A BRAHMACARI SHOULD DO

 

Cc Antya 6.226

 

vair€g…ra ktya——sad€ n€ma-sa‰k…rtana

€ka-patra-phala-m™le udara-bharaŠa

 

The duty of a person in the renounced order is to chant the Hare KŠa

mantra always. He should satisfy his belly with whatever vegetables, leaves,

fruits and roots are available.

 

SB 7.12.1

 

brahmac€r… guru-kule

vasan d€nto guror hitam

€caran d€savan n…co

gurau sudha-sauhdaƒ

 

N€rada Muni said: A student should practice completely controlling his

senses. He should be submissive and should have an attitude of firm

friendship for the spiritual master. With a great vow, the brahmac€r… should

live at the guru-kula, only for the benefit of the guru.

 

>From SBSST

 

pr€Ša €che y€ra sei hetu prac€ra

 

A brahmacari must be engaged continually for the missionary activity of

preaching Krsna Consciousness.

 

Cc Adi 2.117

 

siddh€nta baliy€ citte n€ kara alasa

ih€ ha-ite kŠe l€ge sudha m€nasa

 

A sincere student should not neglect the discussion of such conclusions,

considering them controversial, for such discussions strengthen the mind.

Thus one’s mind becomes attached to ®r… KŠa.

 

NoI 4

 

dad€ti pratighŠ€ti

guhyam €khy€ti pcchati

bhu‰kte bhojayate caiva

a-vidhaˆ pr…ti-lakaŠam

 

Offering gifts in charity, accepting charitable gifts, revealing one’s mind

in confidence, inquiring confidentially, accepting pras€da and offering

pras€da are the six symptoms of love shared by one devotee and another.

 

NoI 3

 

uts€h€n nicay€d dhairy€t

tat-tat-karma-pravartan€t

sa‰ga-ty€g€t sato vtteƒ

abhir bhaktiƒ prasidhyati

 

There are six principles favorable to the execution of pure devotional

service: (1) being enthusiastic, (2) endeavoring with confidence, (3) being

patient, (4) acting according to regulative principles [such as ravaŠaˆ

k…rtanaˆ viŠoƒ smaraŠam [sB 7.5.23]—hearing, chanting and remembering

KŠa], (5) abandoning the association of nondevotees, and (6) following in

the footsteps of the previous €c€ryas. These six principles undoubtedly

assure the complete success of pure devotional service.

 

Your servant,

Nayana-rañjana d€sa br.

 

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