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<h4>Vrndavana, India: September 19, 1992</h4><h4> <b>Syamarani dasi:</b> In your recent discussions on Jaiva-dharma, Chapter 21, you mention that Vrajanatha and Vijaya-kumara understood that they could only attain perfection by getting diksa from an uttama-adhikari. Our god-brothers in ISKCON may not be uttama-adhikari, but they are giving diksa. How will their disciples achieve perfection? By sending them to you for further guidance?</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1ceyrAWeT0wPclxcBl2-GuqvW2DT3MecfWAo5wOnhg7wDW4Y-vZJMMBhaVUKua1z36pj7jvnuFL5COqpefMnVwvvi5IET3sLTH1PjoNAuTGw6G3t7V1_uVmt4qaXqw7bttCBKdwJGXw/s1600/untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1ceyrAWeT0wPclxcBl2-GuqvW2DT3MecfWAo5wOnhg7wDW4Y-vZJMMBhaVUKua1z36pj7jvnuFL5COqpefMnVwvvi5IET3sLTH1PjoNAuTGw6G3t7V1_uVmt4qaXqw7bttCBKdwJGXw/s400/untitled.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <b> </b><br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> Diksa-guru must be qualified; Or, siksa-guru must be qualified. We cannot achieve perfection without a qualified guru.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> ‘Qualified’ refers to an uttama-bhakta?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> Certainly he must be more advanced than us. He must be more advanced than that sadhaka.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> What would be the general procedure, then, for the disciples of our god-brothers?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> They will gradually develop in this birth, and then in the next birth, and then in the birth after that.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> What about the situation wherein the diksa-guru is madhyama-adhikari, but that madhyama guru can direct their disciples to an uttama siksa-guru? In that case, can the disciple attain perfection even with a madhyama diksa-guru?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>Krsna will arrange everything.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi: </b>How does Krsna work it out?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>He sees what is needed in the disciple’s heart. If the disciple is a sadhaka, then Krsna will make arrangements. If the disciple is not a sadhaka but only a disciple – simply thinking “I am a disciple,” but not following bhakti, then Krsna will not do anything.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> What do you mean by the word sadhaka?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> Those who have greed are sadhaka. [“When transcendental devotional service, by which love for Krsna is attained, is executed by the senses, it is called sadhana-bhakti, or the regulative discharge of devotional service. Such devotion eternally exists within the heart of every living entity. The awakening of this eternal devotion is the potentiality of devotional service in practice” (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila, 22.105).]<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> If a sadhaka can connect with a siksa-guru who is an uttama-bhakta, they can attain perfection in that way?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> How did you come to me?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> By your mercy and our Prabhupada’s mercy.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> How?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi: </b>By Aditya’s mercy (a god-sister).<br />
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<b>Srila Gurdueva:</b> Who made this arrangement?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi</b>: Krsna.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>Then certainly Krsna will make whatever arrangement is required.<br />
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<b>Jagatarini dasi:</b> What do you mean by ‘disciple’?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> He calls himself a disciple, but he has no greed. He is not seriously doing anything for his advancement in bhakti.<br />
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<b>Jagatarini dasi:</b> It is just a formality? He is not serious and not interested in advancement?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> He does not actually want to improve.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> So, even if one’s diksa-guru is madhyama, and he has a siksa guru who is uttama…<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> Madhyama Vaisnavas are of so many varieties– basically there is madhyama-kanistha (a beginner madhyama), madhyama-madyama (an intermediate madhyama), and madhyama-uttama (an advanced madhyama). Madyama-uttama is about to become uttama; this will do. He will be a rasika Vaisnava – very interested in Krsna’s pastimes with the gopis.<br />
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<blockquote>Without lobha, genuine spiritual greed, we cannot go forward an inch. There should be real greed, and we should judge whether or not our greed is real. If a person has greed for anything, he will not consider whether the process to achieve that thing is right or wrong. He will only think, “I must have it.”</blockquote><br />
He is not discouraged if all common persons are telling him not to strive for that objective. Rather, upon the appearance of true spiritual greed he will see how the gopis attained that raga, or spontaneous attachment, for Krsna – how Rupa Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, and Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura were situated in raganuga-bhakti and reached the level of svarupa-siddhi and vastu-siddhi. [they are Krsna’s eternal associates, but as an example for us they played the role of conditioned souls advancing. –ed] He will see how the Srutis achieved gopi-bhava, and determine, “I will also have to do this. Beg, borrow or steal, I will have to adopt their methods.” Spiritual greed will not come just by reading books.<br />
If we have some greed to enter this type of bhakti, we will have to adopt the method of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, and Srila Visvanath Cakravarti Thakura, and especially Srila Rupa Gosvami.<br />
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(<i>This paragraph is taken from later in the darsana</i>):<br />
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When a person has greed, he will not question about other things. He will only question how he can attain his desired goal. Suppose I see a very beautiful picture that is with you. There is no concern for me regarding how it came to you, how you collected it, or what is its price value. My question, or concern, is how to collect it from you – by theft or by giving anything, by hook or by crook, I will have to take it. If I have so much greed for that picture, my question or concern will be only on this point.<br />
The ruci, or taste, of a person with such greed will not go to anything which is not helpful.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi: </b>Their taste will not go where?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>It will not go that thing which is not helpful in the development of raganuga-bhakti. Do you understand?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> Right now I no longer have a taste for painting, because I don’t see how it is helpful.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>A natural taste will come for anything which is helpful for raganuga-bhakti. Such devotees will not need to ask anyone, “Should I do this, or not?” The presence or absence of taste will determine what to do and what not to do. <br />
If anyone tells something which is not helpful for raganuga-bhakti, they will think this to be very painful for them. For example, if you are extremely thirsty and a man gives you very warm salty water, as is found in Mathura and Vrndavana, will you drink it?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi: </b>No.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>Similarly, a raganuga-bhakta will only adopt those things that are helpful for development in raganuga-bhakti. If someone forcefully says to you, “You should do this,” you will think that a harassment; you will feel difficulty.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> You were speaking to our god-brothers about how the spiritual master comes and eats what his disciples offer to him. You were also speaking about the occasion when the guru is not uttama. I forgot what you said at that time. Can you please explain this again? Can the disciple offer prasadam to a madhyama diksa-guru, and will that madhyama guru be able to take it and pass it up the disciplic succession? Or…?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurdueva</b>: Initiated disciples should always believe, “My Gurudeva is uttama, and very near and dear to Krsna. Krsna will like whatever he will do. He is most dear to Krsna.”<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> But some persons thought that Bhavananda and Ramasvara and other ISKCON gurus were uttama. Later those persons found out they weren’t, and felt cheated.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> They should consider what kind of guru someone is <i>before</i> taking initiation from him.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi: </b>Even if the gurus are not actually uttama, it is okay for the disciple to think that they are?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>If we are giving everything of ourselves unto the lotus feet of Krsna, He will surely give us connection with a good guru. If we are not so qualified and we have so many material desires, then Krsna will make different arrangements. After that, the disciple will gradually develop, and later on he will be able to think who is a proper guru or not. He will then take initiation again.<br />
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<b>Jagatarini dasi:</b> We saw so many unqualified people who took diksa from Prabhupada.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>But they had no doubt in Prabhupada. Those who are performing activities of bhakti will gradually develop, and those who were not qualified and left Prabhupada will go to hell. At the same time, there are persons who left Prabhupada but still have the faith that he is bona fide. For example, Bhavananda left hari-bhajana, but if anyone asks him whether his guru is pure or not, he will say, “My guru is pure.” I think that whoever has not committed offenses at the feet of guru will again return to the path of bhakti.<br />
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<b>Jagatarini dasi: </b>It is a weakness of heart that they could not complete the process? I’m asking this because you just said that if one is sincere he will get a good guru, and if he is insincere, he will not. But sometimes it seems that one who appeared to be more sincere had some difficulty, and one who seemed insincere got Prabhupada. It seems that it is difficult to criticize and say that those who got Bhavananda were all insincere.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> When the disciples of Prabhupada were initiated and joined the movement, at that time their faith was good. If they would have had regular, qualified Vaisnava sanga, this mishap could not have come about. For example, after Prabhupada’s departure Bhavananda and Ramesvara and others became free in their preaching – their mixing with ladies and gentlemen and materialists. There was no control, so they began to do what they liked. There was no one to regulate them, so they had no fear.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi: </b>Nowadays, many of the devotees coming into ISKCON and taking diksa from our god-brothers are understanding that their gurus are not on Srila Prahbupada’s level of uttama, but that they are on some level of madhyama. Is it okay for them to think that their guru is on some level of madhyama?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>They should think, “My Gurudeva is really a Vaisnava, and by surrendering to him, we can attain the service of Radha and Krsna.” If they do not regard their guru in this way, they will not be able to obey their holy master, and gradually they will go down. If they think, “My guru is really a Vaisnava, bhagavat-svarupa (a manifestation of the Supreme Lord), they will gradually go up. Then, when their heart becomes so sincere, Krsna will arrange the right person as guru.<br />
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<b>Jagatarini dasi:</b> Perhaps the disciples’ madhyama guru is ahead of them, and if he is advancing and advancing, then he will be able to guide them to some proper course?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> Guru is akandha-tattva. If a guru says, “Chant harinama,” this idea is not of that gurudeva. It is of Srila Prabhupada Bhaktivedanta Svami. And actually, this idea came from his guru, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, and actually this idea came from his guru. At last, the origin is Krsna, and from Krsna comes Baladeva Prabhu.<br />
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<blockquote>Krsna is akandha-guru; Baladeva Prabhu is akandha-guru. We should obey our spiritual master and think that he is obeying Krsna and Baladeva, the root gurus. We should think that, “In this way, I am obeying Baladeva Prabhu.” Guru is a manifestation of Baladeva Prabhu.</blockquote><br />
If we see that our guru is different from Baladeva Prabhu, Rupa Gosvami, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja, then we should do namaskara (offer respects) to him, and have no further relation with him – if there is a difference. And if there is no difference, we should treat him as a manifestation of Baladeva Prabhu.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi</b>: But hundreds or thousands of ISKCON devotees now think, “My Gurudeva is madhyama”. This is because of all that happened in ISKCON.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>Do you think your Gurudeva is madhyama?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi: </b>No.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>Why?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> Because he has the words and characteristics and symptoms of an uttama-adhikari.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>You are coming to me. What do you think about me? Do you think I am uttama or kanistha?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi: </b>I think you are uttama.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>I’m telling you that I am kanistha-adhikari.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi: </b>I don’t believe it. None of us here believe it.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>You are not believing?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi: </b>No. Because you have the laksana (symptoms) of an uttama.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>Oh, you know the laksana of an uttama?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi: </b>Well, you seem to.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>[laughing with some sarcasm, as only an uttama-bhakta, or madhyama-uttama, can actually recognize such symptoms with realization] You are so qualified.<br />
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<b>Jagatarini dasi: </b> A disciple cannot really see on what level his guru is situated. You have said on other occasions that he has not got the qualification to judge.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> Why are you bothering about these things? You have connection with a real guru, so what problems are with you?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> None. But we are surrounded by people in ISKCON who have these problems and are asking these questions.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>They should work out their problems. Why are you wasting your time with this? I am also travelling in so many places, and I am not bothered. I believe in akandha-guru tattva – purna-guru-tattva (the full, complete, undivided principle of guru).<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> How do we avoid purusa-bhava (the false ego of thinking “I am the doer”) when we are preaching and lecturing to audiences?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> By thinking, “I am a servant, or maidservant, of Krsna. I am preaching to give pleasure to Krsna. I am preaching so that Krsna may be pleased and our gurudeva may be pleased.” With this conviction, purusa-bhava will not come. Being very simple, with prema, love and affection, we should preach and serve; as Lalita does, as Rupa Manjari does, as Rupa Gosvami does.<br />
How many disciples did Rupa Gosvami have? How many sisyas (initiated disciples) did Srila Sanatana Gosvami have?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> Unlimited. Millions.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>Millions?<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi: </b>I mean, in the spiritual world.<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> Srila Rupa Gosvami did not accept any sisyas. He only had one [initiated disciple], namely Srila Jiva Gosvami; no other. But he preached and wrote so many books, and anyone who was actually connected with him became like him – with no purusa-bhava.<br />
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<h4><b>November 29, 1992</b></h4><b>Syamarani dasi:</b> We sing nikunja-yuno rati-keli-siddhyai to the spiritual master. ["Sri Gurudeva is always present with the sakhis, planning the arrangements for the perfection of yugala-kisora's amorous pastimes (rati-keli) within the kunjas of Vrndavana. Because he is so expert in making these tasteful arrangements for Their pleasure, he is very dear to Sri Radha and Krsna. I offer prayers unto the lotus feet of Sri Gurudeva.” (Sri Gurvastakam, Verse 6)] <br />
If the spiritual master is not siddha (perfect in self-realization), but he is sadhaka (a devotional practitioner aspiring for pure devotion), is there any benefit in singing that song?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva:</b> So much benefit. Baladeva will take all these things.<br />
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<b>Syamarani dasi:</b> Even if the disciple thinks that the words of the song are going directly to his sadhaka guru, still, Baladeva is taking it?<br />
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<b>Srila Gurudeva: </b>Krsna and Baladeva are the root-guru. As akhanda-guru (complete guru), They will take the worship. So, no harm.<br />
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Srila Prabhupada explica: “Nós meditamos nos passatempos de Krishna com o intuito de sermos introduzidos em seus passatempos eternos, em Goloka Vrindávana. Isso é nitya-lila-pravistha.” <br />
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Ao deixar esse mundo, um devoto puro é considerado “nitya-lila-pravistha” pois, estando totalmente livre do condicionamento material, alcança o privilegio de participar eternamente nos passatempos transcendentais de Sri Sri Radha-Krishna.<br />
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Quando o sol se põe, isso não significa que ele acabou. Somente não está visível a nossos olhos. O mesmo ocorre com o aparecimento e desaparecimento de uma encarnação de Deus ou de um devoto puro do Senhor.”<br />
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Sri-Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja Prabhupada</b></span></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></center> <span style="font-size: x-small;">The following speech was given by Abhay Charan Das (His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada) before the members of the Sri Gaudiya Math in Bombay, in February 1935, on the appearance anniversary of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada:</span> <br />
<blockquote><i>saksad-dharitvena samasta-sastrair<br />
uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih<br />
kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya<br />
vande guroh sri caranaravindam</i></blockquote><blockquote>"In the revealed scriptures it is declared that the spiritual master should be worshiped like the Supreme Personality of Godhead and this injunction is obeyed by pure devotees of the Lord. The spiritual master is the most confidential servant of the Lord. Thus let us offer our respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of our spiritual master."</blockquote>Gentlemen, on behalf of the members of the Bombay branch of the Gaudiya Math, let me welcome you all because you have so kindly joined us tonight in our congregational offerings of homage to the lotus feet of the world teacher, acaryadeva, who is the founder of this Gaudiya Mission and is the President-acarya of Sri Sri Visva Vaisnava Raja Sabha -- I mean my eternal divine master, Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacarya Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Maharaja. Sixty-two years ago, on this auspicious day, the acaryadeva made his appearance by the call of Thakura Bhaktivinoda at Sri Ksetra, Jagannatha Dhama at Puri. <br />
Gentlemen, the offering of such an homage as has been arranged this evening to the acaryadeva is not a sectarian concern, for when we speak of the fundamental principle of gurudeva or acaryadeva, we speak of something that is of universal application. There does not arise any question of discriminating my guru from yours or anyone else's. <br />
There is only one guru, who appears in an infinity of forms to teach you, me and all others. <br />
In the Mundaka Upanisad (1.2.12) it is said: <br />
<blockquote><i>tad-vijnartham sa gurum evabhigacchet<br />
samit-panih srotriyam brahma-nistham</i></blockquote><br />
<blockquote>"In order to learn the transcendental science, one must approach the bona fide spiritual master in disciplic succession, who is fixed in the Absolute Truth."</blockquote>Thus it has been enjoined herewith that in order to receive that transcendental knowledge, one must approach the guru. Therefore, if the Absolute Truth is one, about which we think there is no difference of opinion, the guru cannot be two. The acaryadeva to whom we have assembled tonight to offer our humble homage is not the guru of a sectarian institution or one out of many differing exponents of the truth. On the contrary, he is the jagad-guru, or the guru of all of us, the only difference is that some obey him wholeheartedly, while others do not obey him directly. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.17.27) it is said: <br />
<blockquote><i>acaryam mam vijaniyan / navamanyeta karhicit<br />
na martya-buddhyasuyeta / sarva-deva-mayo gurun</i></blockquote><br />
<blockquote>"One should understand the spiritual master to be as good as I am," said the Blessed Lord. "Nobody should be jealous of the spiritual master or think of him as an ordinary man, because the spiritual master is the sum total of all demigods."</blockquote>That is, the acarya has been identified with God Himself. He has nothing to do with the affairs of this mundane world. He appears before us to reveal the light of the Vedas and to bestow upon us the blessing of full-fledged freedom, after which we should hanker at every step of our life's journey. The transcendental knowledge of the Vedas was first uttered by God to Brahma, the creator of this particular universe. From Brahma the knowledge descended to Narada, from Narada to Vyasadeva, from Vyasadeva to Madhva, and in this process of disciplic succession the transcendental knowledge was transmitted by one disciple to another till it reached Lord Gauranga, Sri Krsna Caitanya, Who posed as the disciple and successor of Sri Isvara Puri. The present acaryadeva is the tenth disciplic representative from Sri Rupa Goswami, the original representative of Lord Caitanya who preached this transcendental tradition in its fullness. The knowledge that we receive from our gurudeva is not different from that imparted by God Himself and the succession of the acaryas in the preceptorial line of Brahma. We adore this auspicious day as Sri Vyasa-puja-tithi because the acarya is the living representative of Vyasadeva, the divine compiler of the Vedas, Puranas, Bhagavad-gita, Mahabharata and Srimad-Bhagavatam. <br />
One, who interprets the divine sound, or sabdha brahma, by his imperfect sense perception, cannot be a real spiritual guru, because, in the absence of proper disciplinary training under the bona fide acarya, the interpreter is sure to differ from Vyasadeva (as the Mayavadis do). Srila Vyasadeva is the prime authority of Vedic revelation, and therefore such an irrelevant interpreter cannot be accepted as the guru, or acarya, howsoever equipped he may be with all the acquirements of material knowledge. As it is said in the Padma Purana: <br />
<blockquote><i>sampradaya-ivhina ye mantras te nisphala matah</i> "Unless you are initiated by a bona fide spiritual master in the disciplic succession, the mantra that you might has received is without any effect."</blockquote>On the other hand, now who has received the transcendental knowledge by aural reception form the bona fide preceptor in the disciplic chain, and who has sincere regard for the real acarya, must needs be enlightened with the revealed knowledge of the Vedas. But this knowledge is permanently sealed to the cognitive approach of the empiricists. As it is said in the Svetasvatara Upanishad (6.23): <br />
<blockquote><i>yasya deve para bhaktir<br />
yatha deve tatha gurau<br />
tasyaite kathita hyarthah<br />
prakasante mahatmanah</i></blockquote><br />
<blockquote>"Only unto those great souls who simultaneously have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."</blockquote>Gentlemen, our knowledge is so poor, our senses are so imperfect, and our sources are so limited that it is not possible for us to have even the slightest knowledge of the absolute region without surrendering ourselves at the lotus feet of Sri Vyasadeva or his bona fide representative. Every moment we are being deceived by the knowledge of our direct perception. It is all the creation or concoction of the mind, which is always deceiving, changing and flickering. We cannot know anything of the transcendental region by our limited, perverted method of observation and experiment. But all of us can lend our eager ears for the aural reception of the transcendental sound transmitted from that region to this, through the unadulterated medium of sri gurudeva or Sri Vyasadeva. Therefore, gentlemen, we should surrender ourselves today at the feet of the representative of Sri Vyasadeva for the elimination of all our differences bred by our unsubmissive attitude. It is accordingly said in the Bhagavad-gita (4.34): <br />
<blockquote><i>tad viddhi pranipatena<br />
pariprasnena sevaya<br />
upadeksyanti te jnanam<br />
jnaninas tattva darsinah</i></blockquote><br />
<blockquote>"Just approach the wise and bona fide spiritual master. Surrender unto him first and try to understand him by inquiries and service. Such a wise spiritual master will enlighten you with transcendental knowledge, for he has already known the Absolute Truth."</blockquote>To receive transcendental knowledge, we must completely surrender ourselves to the real acarya in a spirit of ardent inquiry and service. Actual performance of service to the Absolute under the guidance of the acarya is the only vehicle by which we can assimilate transcendental knowledge. Today's meeting for offering our humble services and homage to the feet of the acaryadeva will enable us to be favored with the capacity of assimilating the transcendental knowledge so kindly transmitted by him to all persons without distinction. Gentlemen, we are all more or less proud of our past Indian civilization, but we actually do not know the real nature of that civilization. We cannot be proud of our past material civilization, which his now a thousand times greater than in days gone by. It is said that we are passing through the age of darkness, the Kali-yuga. What is this darkness? The darkness cannot be due to backwardness in material knowledge. Because we now have more of it than formerly. If not we ourselves, our neighbors, at any rate, have plenty of it. Therefore, we must conclude that the darkness of the present age is not due to a lack of material advancement, but that we have lost he clue to our spiritual advancement, which is the prime necessity of human life and the criterion of the highest type of human civilization. <br />
Throwing of bombs from airplanes is no advancement of civilization from the primitive, uncivilized practice of dropping big stones on the heads of enemies from the tops of hills. Improvement of the art of killing our neighbors by means of machine guns and poisonous gases is certainly no advancement from primitive barbarism, which prided itself on its art of killing by bows and arrows. Nor does the development of a sense of pampered selfishness prove anything more than intellectual animalism. True human civilization is very different from all these states, and therefore in the Katha Upanishad (1.3.14) there is the emphatic call: <br />
<blockquote><i>uttisthata jagarata prapya varan nibodhata<br />
ksurasya dhara nisita duratyaya<br />
durgam pathas tat kavayo vadanti</i></blockquote><br />
<blockquote>"Please wake up and try to understand the boon that you have in this human form of life. The path of spiritual realization is very difficult; it is sharp like a razor's edge. That is the opinion of learned transcendental scholars."</blockquote>Thus, while others were yet in the womb of historical oblivion, the sages of India had developed a different kind of civilization, which enabled them to know themselves. They had discovered that we are not at all material entities, but that we are all spiritual, permanent, and indestructible servants of the Absolute. But because we have, against our better judgement, chosen to completely identify ourselves with this present material existence, our sufferings have multiplied according to the inexorable law of birth and death, with its consequent diseases and anxieties. These sufferings cannot be really mitigated by any provision of material happiness, because matter and spirit are completely different elements. It is just as if you took an aquatic animal out of water and put it on the land, supplying all manner of happiness possible on land. The deadly sufferings of the animal are not capable of being revealed at all until it is taken out of its foreign environment. Spirit and matter are completely contradictory things. All of us are spiritual entities. We cannot have perfect happiness, which is our birthright, however much we may meddle with the affairs of mundane things. Perfect happiness can be ours only when we are restored to our natural state of spiritual existence. This is the distinctive message of our ancient Indian civilization, this is the message of the Gita, this is the message of the Vedas and the Puranas, and this is the message of all the real acaryas, including our present acaryadeva in the line of Lord Caitanya. Gentlemen, although it is imperfectly that we have been enabled, by his grace, to understand the sublime messages of our acaryadeva, Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivarajakacarya Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja, we must admit that we have realized definitely that the divine message from his holy lips is the congenial thing for suffering humanity. All of us should hear him patiently. If we listen to the transcendental sound without unnecessary opposition, he will surely have mercy upon us. The acarya's message is to take us back to our original home, back to God. Let me repeat, therefore, that we should hear him patiently, follow him in the measure of our conviction and bow down at his lotus feet for releasing us from our present causeless unwillingness for serving the Absolute and all souls. <br />
From the Gita we learn that even after the destruction of the body, the atma, or the soul, is not destroyed; he is always the same, always new and fresh. Fire cannot burn him, water cannot dissolve him, the air cannot dry him up, and the sword cannot kill him. He is everlasting and eternal, and this is also confirmed in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.84.13): <br />
<blockquote><i>yasyatma-buddhih kunape tri-dhatuke<br />
sva-dhih kalatradisu bhauma ijya-dhih<br />
yat-tirtha buddhih salile na karhicit<br />
janesv abhijnesu sa eva go-kharah</i></blockquote><br />
<blockquote>"Anyone who accepts this bodily bag of three elements (bile, mucus, and air) as his self, who has an affinity for a intimate relationship with his wife and children, who considers his land worshipable, who takes bath in the waters of the holy places of pilgrimage but never takes advantage of those persons who are in actual knowledge -- he is not better than an ass or a cow."</blockquote>Unfortunately, in these days we have all been turned foolish by neglecting our real comfort and identifying the material cage with ourselves. We have concentrated all our energies for the meaningless upkeep of the material cage for its own sake, completely neglecting the captive soul within. The cage is meant for the undoing of the bird; the bird is not meant for the welfare of the cage. Let us, therefore, deeply ponder this. All our activities are now turned toward the upkeep of the cage, and the most we do is try to give some food to the mind by art and literature. But we do not know that this mind is also material in a more subtle form. This is stated in the Gita (7.4): <br />
<blockquote><i>bhumir apo 'nalo vayuh<br />
kham mano buddhir eva ca<br />
ahankara itiyam me<br />
bhinna prakrtir astadha</i></blockquote><br />
<blockquote>"Earth, fire, water, air, sky intelligence, mind, and ego are all My separated energies."</blockquote>We have scarcely tried to give any food to the soul, which is distinct from the body and mind; therefore we are all committing suicide in the proper sense of the term. The message of the acaryadeva is to give us a warning to halt such wrong activities. Let us therefore bow down at his lotus feet for the unalloyed mercy and kindness he has bestowed upon us. Gentlemen do not for a moment think that my gurudeva wants to put a complete brake on the modern civilization -- an impossible feat. But let us learn from him the art of making the best use of a bad bargain, and let us understand the importance of this human life, which is fit for the highest development of true consciousness. The best use of this are human life should not be neglected. As it is said in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.9.29): <br />
<blockquote><i>labdhva su-dulabham idam bahu-sambhavante<br />
manusyanam arthadam anityam apiha dhirah<br />
turnam yateta na pated anu mrtyu yvan<br />
nihsreyasaya visayah khalu sarvatah syat</i></blockquote><br />
<blockquote>"This human form of life is obtained after many, many births, and although it is not permanent, it can offer the highest benefits. Therefore a sober and intelligent man should immediately try to fulfill his mission and attain the highest profit in life before another death occurs. He should avoid sense gratification, which is available in all circumstances."</blockquote>Let us not misuse this human life in the vain pursuit of material enjoyment, or, in other words, for the sake of only eating, sleeping, fearing, and sensuous activities. The acaryadeva's message is conveyed by the words of Sri Rupa Goswami (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.255-256): <br />
<blockquote><i>anasaktasya visayan yatharham-upayunjatah<br />
nirbandhah krsna-sambandhe yuktam vairagyamucyate<br />
prapancikataya buddhya hari-sambandhi-vastunah<br />
mumuksabhih parityago vairagyam phalgu kathyate</i></blockquote><br />
<blockquote>"One is said to be situated in the fully renounced order of life if he lives in accordance with Krsna consciousness. He should be without attachment for sense gratification and should accept only what is necessary for the upkeep of the body. On the other hand, one who renounces things that could be used in the service of Krsna, under the pretext that such things are material, does not practice complete renunciation."</blockquote>The purport of these slokas can only be realized by fully developing the rational portion of our life, not the animal portion. Sitting at the feet of the acaryadeva, let us try to understand from this transcendental source of knowledge what we are, what is this universe, what is God, and what is our relationship with Him. The message of Lord Caitanya is the message for the living entities and the message of the living world. Lord Caitanya did not bother himself for the upliftment of this dead world, which is suitably named Martyaloka, the world where everything is destined to die. He appeared before us four hundred and fifty years ago to tell us something of the transcendental universe, where everything is permanent and everything is for the service of the Absolute. But recently Lord Caitanya has been misrepresented by some unscrupulous persons, and the highest philosophy of the Lord has been misinterpreted to be the cult of the lowest type of society. We are glad to announce tonight that our acaryadeva, with his usual kindness, saved us from this horrible type of degradation, and therefore we bow down at his lotus feet with all humility. Gentlemen, it has been mania of the cultured (or uncultured) society of the present day to accredit the Personality of Godhead with merely impersonal features and to stultify Him by claiming that He has not senses, no form, no activity, no head, no legs, and no enjoyment. This has also been the pleasure of the modern scholars due to their sheer lack of proper guidance and true introspection in the spiritual realm. All these empiricists think alike; all the enjoyable things should be monopolized by the human society, or by a particular class only, and the impersonal God would be a mere order-supplier for their whimsical feats. We are happy that we have been relieved of this horrible type of malady by the mercy of His Divine Grace. He is our eye-opener, our eternal father, our eternal preceptor and our eternal guide. Let us therefore bow down at his lotus feet on this auspicious day. <br />
Gentlemen, although we are like ignorant children in the knowledge of Transcendence, still, my gurudeva has kindled a small fire within us to dissipate the invincible darkness of empirical knowledge. We are now so much on the safe side that no amount of philosophical argument by the empiric schools of thought can deviate us an inch from the position of our eternal dependence on the lotus feet of His Divine Grace. Furthermore, we are prepared to challenge the most erudite scholars of the Mayavada school and prove that the Personality of Godhead and His transcendental sports in Goloka alone constitute the sublime information of the Vedas. There are explicit indications of this in the Chandogya Upanishad (8.13.1): <br />
<blockquote><i>syamac cha vlam prapadye<br />
sa valac shyamam prapadye</i> </blockquote><blockquote>"For receiving the mercy of Krsna, I surrender unto Krsna."</blockquote>Also in the Rg Veda (1.22.20): <br />
<blockquote><i>tad visnoh paramam padam sada pasyanti surayah<br />
diviva caksur atatam visnor yat paramam padam</i></blockquote><br />
<blockquote>"The lotus feet of Lord Visnu are the supreme objective of all the demigods. These lotus feet of the Lord are as enlightening as the sun in the sky."</blockquote>The plain truth so vividly explained in the Gita, which is the central lesson of the Vedas, is to understood or even suspected by the most powerful scholars of the empiric schools. Herein lies the secret of Sri Vyasa Puja. When we meditate on the transcendental pastimes of the Absolute Godhead, we are proud to feel that we are His eternal servitors, and we become jubilant and dance with joy. All glory to my divine master, for it is he who has out of his unceasing flow of mercy stirred up within us such a movement of eternal existence. Let us bow down at his lotus feet.<br />
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Gentlemen, had he not appeared before us to deliver us from the thralldom of this gross, worldly delusion, surely we should have remained for lives and ages in the darkness of helpless captivity. Had he not appeared before us, we would not have been able to understand the eternal truth of the sublime teaching of Lord Caitanya. Had he not appeared before us, we could not have been able to know the significance of the first sloka of the Brahma-samhita: <br />
<blockquote><i>isvarah paramah krsna<br />
sac-cid-ananda-vigraha<br />
anadir adir govindah<br />
sarva-karana-karanam</i></blockquote><br />
<blockquote>"Krsna, who is known as Govinda, is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes."</blockquote>Personally, I have no hope for any direct service of the coming crores of births in the sojourn of my life, but I am confident that some day or other I shall be delivered from this mire of delusion in which I am at present so deeply sunk. Therefore let me with all my earnestness pray at the lotus feet of my divine master to allow me to suffer the lot for which I am destined due to my past misdoings, but to let me have this power of recollection: that I am nothing but a tiny servant of the Almighty Absolute Godhead, realized through the unflinching mercy of my divine master. Let me therefore bow down at his lotus feet with all the humility at my command.<br />
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This is the path of seeking loving connection with the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, under the auspices of His Divine Consort, Srimati Radharani, in a mood of loving devotion (pure bhakti), through congregational chanting of the holy names (harinam sankirtan), devotional service (bhakti yoga & seva), and the living blessings and guidance of pure and senior devotees (Sadhus and Vaishnav Thakurs) and qualified spiritual master-teachers<br />
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<h1 class="title">The Books Are Our Siksa-Gurus</h1><div class="post-meta"><span class="small"></span><span class="categories"><a href="http://backtobhakti.com/category/featured/" title="View all posts in Featured"></a></span><em>by</em> <strong>Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja</strong></div>If my heart has accepted Srila Rupa Gosvami as my siksa guru, and I am accepting all his teachings, no one can challenge this. My heart accepts this. If I am accepting as my siksa-guru Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja, there are none to challenge. This is the relation between one heart and Gurudeva.<br />
We should treat all the books of the Gosvamis as our siksa-gurus. We should offer pranama to the books, and then read them. If we do this, we will realize that all siddhanta is coming automatically in our heart. This is the process of reading – not reading, but serving – the books.<br />
Never try to ‘eat’ prasadam. Once someone asked me, “Will you eat anything?” I replied, “I have never eaten anything in my entire life.” He then asked, “So, how are you alive?” I said, “I have served prasadam.” Try to be like this. Don’t ‘chant’ Hare Krsna; try to serve Hare Krsna. Don’t ‘eat’ maha-prasada, always try to serve.<br />
When you are reading these books, don’t ‘read.’ Serve. Offer pranama, place the book on your forehead and heart, and pray, “O Prabhu, you are personally Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami. Please be merciful to me.” This is the process of reading.<br />
When you are reading the dialogue between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Raya Ramananda on the bank of the Godavari, you can think, “I am on the bank of Godavari. Raya Ramananda and Mahaprabhu are sitting here. I am also peacefully sitting with them, and hearing all their topics. O Mahaprabhu, O Raya Ramananda Prabhu, please be merciful to me. Please sprinkle your mercy upon me so that I can understand this high-class siddhanta.”<br />
Without praying in this way, you will have doubts and you will not be able to realize anything. Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami never met personally with Srila Rupa Gosvami, Srila Sanatana Gosvami, Srila Gopal Bhatta Gosvami, or Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami. He only met with Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami and Srila Jiva Gosvami. How, then, can he write in Caitanya-caritamrta that they are all his siksa-gurus? The answer is that everything Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami had in his heart was from Srila Rupa Gosvami, and then he explained his heart’s realizations to Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami. Krsnadasa Kaviraja received rasa-tattva from Raghunatha dasa Gosvami and all siddhanta from Srila Jiva Gosvami. From where did that siddhanta come? Srila Gopal Bhatta Gosvami collected appropriate siddhanta from all the scriptures, such as Veda, Upanisads, and Vedanta. From that he made some notes, but the information was not organised. Srila Jiva Gosvami put that information in order; thus everything is coming from them. Srila Sanatana Gosvami wrote many books, one of which is Brhad-bhagavatamrta. Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami took the essence of all the topics therein and gave it to Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami. They realized all the knowledge they received, not like us who think, “Krsna is my siksa-guru, and Rupa Gosvami is siksa-guru, but I am not taking any essence from them and I don’t follow them. To follow a guru actually, by heart, is the acceptance of siksa-guru.<br />
That is why Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami is able to write [in Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 1.36-37]:<br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>sri-rupa, sanatana, bhatta-raghunatha</em><br />
<em> sri-jiva, gopala-bhatta, dasa-raghunatha</em></div><div style="padding-left: 30px;">My instructing spiritual masters are Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Bhatta Raghunatha, Sri Jiva Gosvami, Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.</div><div style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>ei chaya guru—siksa-guru ye amara</em><br />
<em> tan’-sabara pada-padme koti namaskara</em></div><div style="padding-left: 30px;">These six are my instructing spiritual masters, and therefore I offer millions of respectful obeisances unto their lotus feet.</div><div style="padding-left: 30px;"><br />
</div>Los Angeles, California: June 4, 1998<br />
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arthanartheksaya lobham, bhayam tattvavamarsanat</i><br />
(Srimad Bhagavatam, 7.15.22)</blockquote>We are not to allow ourselves to contact or enter any plan of life. We are to be always open to deal with the present, not with any plan for the future. If we do not have any <i>kama</i>, any plan, then anger may not come. When there is some obstruction in fulfilling a plan we become angry in life, but if there is no plan of life then we are always open to serve the present and in that way we are clear – free from debt and obligation. Whatever comes in the present we do as our duty. But when there is a plan we become angry if any disturbance will come in carrying that out. <i>Arthanartheksaya lobham</i> – and <i>lobha</i>, greed, can be conquered just by seeing the reactions of money. If we collect energy from outside, that money comes with the sin and mentality of the man from whom we collected it. It is contaminated with their particular mentality. If we have this conception we may not have greed for any energy that comes under our command. <br />
<i>Bhayam tattvavamarsanat</i> – we apprehend so many good and bad things – we fear. In order to conquer fear we are to cultivate understanding of the real nature of this plane: it all runs by the Lord’s will but we are throwing in our separate interest which comes back to us as reaction. We are to accept that our individual opinion may not be successful here. Everything that comes in clash with the Absolute Will shall have to vanish. <br />
With this idea we will be open in the present and free from any future plans.<br />
All these advices are expressed, but in the end it is given: <br />
<blockquote><i>etat sarvvam gurau bhaktya<br />
puruso hy anyasa jayet</i><br />
(Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.25)</blockquote>“There is only one thing by which we can conquer all these abnormalities. What is that? Guru-bhakti. ‘I am a servant of my Guru. Whatever he shall say, I shall do.’ Concentrate on this point.” We are to withdraw all plans and put everything just in this one point: “Whatever will come through the Guru, the representation of the Lord, I shall do that.” There is no necessity of any other thinking, planning, designing, etc.: “I want this, I shall do that,” is all unnecessary. We are only to concentrate on one point. The representation of the Supreme is there – the Guru – and what is wanted by him, we shall do that. Everything is focussed to that one point without seeing anything else. <br />
Exclusive focus is illustrated in the example of Dronacharya testing his students by asking them to aim their arrows at the eye of a toy bird placed in a tree. Each aimed in turn, and Dronacharya asked, “What do you see?”<br />
The first replied, “The bird, the tree, etc.”<br />
Dissatisfied, Dronacharya said, “Stand aside.”<br />
But when it came to the turn of Arjuna, he replied, “I can see the bird.”<br />
“Can you see the whole of the bird?”<br />
“No. Only the head.”<br />
“The Whole of the head?”<br />
“No. Only the eye of the bird.”<br />
“You cannot se anything else?”<br />
“No. I can see only the eye of the bird.”<br />
Only then was Dronacharya satisfied.<br />
In this way all should be concentrated to one point, “I have connection with the representation of the Supreme, the Guru, and I am at his disposal. Whatever he shall say, I shall do. I am not a servant of anyone else.” <br />
<blockquote><i>etat sarvvam gurau bhaktya<br />
puruso hy anjasa jayet</i><br />
(Bhagavatam 7.15.25)</blockquote>In that way there will be no anger, no lust – nothing. If one can do such exclusive Guru-bhakti it will strongly keep him in a safe position, and that is the key to very easy and quick success. <blockquote><i>yasya deve para bhaktir, yatha deve tatha gurau<br />
tasyaite kathita hy arthah, praksante mahatmanah</i><br />
(Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.23)</blockquote>A person who serves Guru and Krsna can understand the real meaning of the Scriptures, otherwise the real meaning will not be revealed and one will not be able to follow their real purpose. That is the apriori method of studying the Vedas. <i>Acharyyavan puruso veda</i> – the meaning of the Upanisads can be understood only by those who have their Guru. Not everyone can understand the real meaning of the Upanisads, but only those who are at the disposal of a real Guru can have access there. By intellectualism we cannot understand their real meaning. Only by approaching the Guru with a serving attitude will the meaning be revealed. He will come and express Himself to us, and we are to have the mood, “I am unqualified and low, but He will come and give admission irrespective of any intellect, study or anything else on my part.” <br />
Research scholarship in the illusory world is all quite a different approach. Scientific research is going from one misconception to another misconception. It is all misconception. It is error and has falsehood at the root. Acintya-bhedabheda. The centre is such that everything is at His command: “Let there be light”, and there was light. “Let there be water,” and there was water. <br />
The research scholars try to research the nature and cause of everything, but ultimately it is all His sweet will. Neglecting that, they simply research, research, research, but if His will is withdrawn, everything will be falsified. <br />
We do not want to apparently deep knowledge of the researchers. We have no concern with what is actually this partial, infinitesimal, surface knowledge which is so attractive to those floating, giving and taking, in that section. It is all false and black-marketeering. Everyone’s money is black and they are transacting with that. In this society false notes are being circulated as real currency. <br />
<i>Acintya-bhedabheda</i>. Everything is His will, and it is the greatest adventure to search for Krsna, to search for the root of the whole infinite. It needs sufficient courage and preparedness to face the risk. To go to discover the North Pole or the highest peak of the Himalayas needs so much courage and involves risk, then what to speak of the courage necessary to find out the Absolute Cause of the Whole. Internal courage – spiritual courage – is necessary. We are to have soul’s courage and have the confidence of deep faith. We are to understand the noble character of the faith within us. <br />
Without electricity we cannot have connection with the moon and other planets. Our hands and eyes cannot contact there. Faith can connect us with the farthest things. All other methods fail. Faith is substantial, it is not part of an illusion of the mind. The whole mind is a concocted thing: it is a source of forgery. Faith is not to be found there. Faith is a function of the soul. <br />
We cannot even see what is within our own body without the help of some apparatus. Through faith, <i>sraddha</i>, the soul can approach and see the higher world. <br />
By faith we can approach the highest, noblest thing, not by our hand or by the help of any mundane elements. <br />
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In this way we can have some sort of conception about these things, but sraddha must be there. Sraddha, or respectable faith must be there in either case – physical closeness or distance is not the question. In the lower stage, physical nearness has more efficacy. By his movements, his talks, and his instructions we are to learn the spiritual etiquette, and many spiritual ideals which may also become clear in his company. So physical vicinity will be useful in the lower stage, but sraddha must be there otherwise we may commit offence. <br />
Physical nearness devoid of faith may be the cause of offences against Gurudev. Sometimes the senior Godbrothers may be very helpful in our dealings with Gurudev when we are beginners. Sri Gurudev’s conduct may not always be very clear or helpful for us, so in that case some senior Godbrother may come to help us and explain his movements and do away with any difference we may see in him. <br />
<i>isvaranam vachah satyam tathaivacharitam kvachit<br />
tesam yat svavacho yuktam buddhimams tat samacharet</i><br />
(Bhagavatam: 10.33.31) “The instructions of the great personages are always true, but their conduct and their practices may not always be useful to the beginners. So the sober person will accept those practices that are backed by his words, understanding that in his higher stage he may do something which may not be useful to those of a lower stage. <br />
He has such spiritual power that what may be seen as a defect in the beginner, cannot harm him in any way. Therefore the fair minded beginners will accept those practices which are in consonance with his instructions, as being useful to their progress.” We should not imitate but rather we should. Not anukaran (imitation) but anusaran (to follow in the footsteps). We must understand the difference. <br />
So faith or sraddha is the first thing necessary for us; then whether we are near or far from our spiritual guide, we can have his connection. Connection in the proper line, that is the vital point; the proper plane which is independent of gross or subtle animation. The energizing plane that stimulates our enquiry about our won inner welfare, that is part and parcel of the quest. Brahma-jijnasa – the quest for the plane of understanding. <br />
This has been given in Vedanta, and when it has come to Sriman Mahaprabhu in the line of Srimad-Bhagavatam, it is developed to krsnanusandhan, the search for Sri Krsna. Vedanta is the flower, and Srimad-Bhagavatam is the ripe fruit of spiritual knowledge. That which is somewhat mixed with activity, yajna, etc, in this plane, is found in the Veda. When that flowers in Vedanta it becomes purely conscious enquiry; “who am I, where am I, what am I?” <br />
When the fruit is ripe that develops into utility; that is krsnanusandhan. In Vedanta the enquiry is about the infinite environment, where I am a part only , and in Srimad-Bhagavatam, the nature of enquiry is more developed – krsnanusandhan – “Who is my Master, who is my Guide, for Whom I am existing?” This is the plane of Srimad-Bhagavatam, madly seeking, “With whom may I have the fulfilment of life? Where is that Master of my heart? <br />
I can’t continue without my Lord.” Mahaprabhu came with that – krsnanusandhan – the ripe fruit of the Veda tree, the plane of Srimad-Bhavagatam. Everywhere we are searching for Rasa, for satisfaction. We may undertake this work or that, but the common factor is the quest for satisfaction. Sriman Mahaprabhu has given the plane of Bhagavatam, “Who can satisfy all the thirsts within me? <br />
Where is my Lord, the fulfilment of my heart?” Real enquiry must be for this only, otherwise your enquiry will never stop. When enquiry comes to this stage and we can have proper guidance then gradually we will be taken to Him, our master. Who are you searching for, that Rasa, that happiness, that pleasure? That is your Master, your Guardian. That is not your servant. It is not to come and satisfy you, with you as the master. It is everything to you. <br />
Everything for which you are moving, this way and that, the goal of your enquiry, or whatever you are doing – that is the centre. You are searching for fulfilment, and fulfilment in the highest stage means this – Krsna. Real search begins only when you come across the Sat-Guru, the Krsna-bhakta. Earnest enquiry begins there. Pranipat, pariprasna, sevaya – you must be conscious that you are to be utilized by Him, for Whom you are searching. Only by seva, service, can you be admitted back into that World. From the very beginners stage it is sraddha, faith that can lead you to the great plane, the noble plane. <br />
When I left the mission of my Guru Maharaj, after his disappearance, I came here quite helpless. I had to find my shelter and so I began to search the books which I had. What I received from my Guru Maharaj, I began to research the references in the Scriptures. I tried to dive deep in there, to collect the very basis of real devotional life. I found that it is saranagati; and wherever I found the verses recommending and relating to that, I tried my best to collect them and compile the nectar in the life of one who has fully surrendered himself to the feet of the Divine Lord. <br />
That is Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamrtam. In my study I found that it has been mentioned that saranagati, surrender is alone sufficient to produce all sorts of development in bhakti. Nothing else is necessary. So try your best to stick to saranagati, and automatically everything will come to you from the other side. Yoru business will only be to adhere to saranagati to the most intense degree possible. Saranagati is enough, surrender, and without that no devotion, no bhakti can stand. <br />
The greatness and the substance of saranagati has been sung, praised and appreciated in such a way. The surrendering temperament is the very basis. “I am for you. You may utilize me, or you may neglect me, still I am yours. You may accept or reject me, but you are my Master. You are independent and may deal with me in any way you like. You can put me in eternal hell, or you can take me on your lap. You have every right over me.” With such heart we must approach our Lord. <br />
That is noble, that is Divine. The highest degree of Divinity we can find there. Not only in our own effacement, but in our self-surrender. That is the real _expression of the negative towards the positive. The negative cannot exist without the positive, and so too the positive cannot exist without the negative. In the words of our Guru Maharaj, Predominating Moiety and Predominated Moiety. Two moieties, two halves of the One Whole. <br />
One predominating and one predominated; but both have equal importance in their existence. One cannot stand without the other, and the fullest _expression of this principle is Radha-Govinda. Our mantram, our Guru-parampara, the Rupanuga-Sampradaya - all are leading towards that. In support of that we find the vatsalya-rasa, dasya-rasa, etc., but the direct lead is towards madhura-rasa. <br />
They are leading us to the full Rasa. All others are partial, subordinate and subservient – supplemental to the main Rasa, madhura-rasa. But that supplemental service is also necessary. Madhura-rasa does not stand alone. It must have its paraphernalia; the friends, the parents, etc., must be around this Rasa. And so fortunate are those who have inner liking for such Rasa. Vasudev Datta has said, <br />
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<blockquote><i>yadi gaura na ha’ta, tabe ki haita kemane dharitam de<br />
radhara mahima, prema-rasa-sima, jagate janata ke?</i></blockquote>“If Mahaprabhu had not appeared then how could we sustain our lives? How could we live? What type of ecstatic Rasa has He imbibed that we have been able to have a little taste? Without this our lives would be impossible. Who else could take us to the acme of realisation of the position of Srimati Radharani. <br />
She holds the highest position. She is the greatest victim to the consuming capacity of Sri Krsna. She stands as the greatest sacrifice before Krsna’s infinite consuming power. Rasaraj-Mahabhav – the Rasa is there, and She is the drawer of that Rasa from the storehouse. She has such negative capacity that she can draw out the Rasa from the storehouse. She has such negative capacity that she can draw out the Rasa to the highest degree both in quality and quantity. <br />
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj said, “My Guru is Radharani. She will be very gracious to You Krsna if You help me in discharging the order of my Gurudev – if You help me in my propaganda work.” <br />
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<blockquote><i>krsna taba punya habe bhai, e-punya koribe jabe<br />
radharani khusi habe dhruva ati boli toma tai</i></blockquote>“If You seek anything, if You are in want of anything Krsna, then that is the good will of Radharani. And She will be pleased with You if You help me, because I am attempting to carry out the order of who is none but Srimati Radharani personified. So You must help me.” Krsna had no other alternative but to come down to him and help in his propaganda work. He had to come. <br />
<b>Devotee:</b> Sometimes we feel like a stone. You speak such wonderful things but we can only sit like stone, like a rock. <br />
<b>Srila Sridhar Maharaj:</b> Who? <br />
<b>Devotee:</b> Myself especially. <br />
<b>Srila Sridhar Maharaj:</b> You are like a rock? <br />
<b>Devotee:</b> Yes. <br />
<b>Srila Sridhar Maharaj:</b> Why? <br />
<b>Devotee:</b> I don’t know. You speak so many wonderful things that perhaps we cannot dare to venture into that area. <br />
<b>Srila Sridhar Maharaj </b>(laughing): My words could not soften you but rather they petrify you? (everyone laughs) Hare Krsna, Gaura Haribol, Nitai-Gaura Haribol.<br />
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The knowledge we are approaching is not an ordinary class of knowledge. It is a subject which we cannot make an object to our subjective self. We must understand it to be a super-subjective thing, which is superior to me. So pranipat means I must surrender to that superior thing. I want Him, He is not an objective thing which I can make an object with myself as subject. This sort of attitude must be there. Pranipat also means that I have finished my interest in the outside world of experience. I have no charm for anything in the world where I have already travelled. I am offering myself exclusively at Your altar and I want to have Your grace. In such a mood we shall approach the higher knowledge. <br />
Then <i>pariprasna</i>, honest inquiry is always allowed, but not with any tendency for discussion or in the way of argument. All efforts should be concentrated in a positive line, leaving aside the state of doubt and suspicion. With all attention we shall try to understand because it is coming from a higher plane with which I am unfamiliar and which is ever new. <br />
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<center><h3>Bottle And The Bee</h3></center> But the most important thing is seva. Not that I am going to get knowledge, that I shall get the help of that plane and use it for the persons living here. Higher knowledge won’t come to serve the interests of the lower plane but I must pledge to serve that plane. With this attitude I shall approach that plane and that knowledge. I shall serve Him and I won’t try to make Him serve me or my lower plane. That idea won’t allow me to enter that domain. Rather, I shall have the fullest tendency that if I get that knowledge I must serve. I must offer myself to be utilized by Him, and I shall not try to utilize it in my way, to satisfy my lower animal purposes. With <i>seva vritti</i>. I shall seek the plane of real knowledge, to have the standard from there of what is to be understood and to have a proper estimation of the environment we are in. <i>Pranipatena, pariprasnena sevaya</i> – this is Vedic culture. It is always imparted by this submissive process and never by intellectual approach. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada used to give this analogy. The honey is in a bottle and a bee is sitting on the glass and trying to lick the bottle. Some foolish person may say the bee is licking the honey. In the same way the intellect cannot approach spirit. I may think that I have got that by such approach. But is it possible? <br />
A barrier is there, like a glass barrier. So intellectual understanding is not real achievement of the higher knowledge or higher plane. Only through faith, sincerity and dedication can we approach to be a member of that higher plane. Only if we are admitted, if we get the visa, then we can enter that country, the plane of higher, divine living. So the candidate shall approach with these three qualifications: <i>pranipat, praiprasna</i> and <i>seva</i>. Then he can approach the truth which is the higher plane of reality. It is always found in the Gita that we should approach with this sort of attitude of humility, sincerity and dedication. <br />
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<center><h3>No Other Way</h3></center> In Bhagavatam a particular passage is given: <i>sabde pare ca nisnatam brahmany upasamasrayam</i>. In the Veda and Upanishad also we find <i>strotriyum brahma nistham guru evabhigacchet. Guru eva</i> means that we must certainly approach the spiritual master. <i>Abhigacchet</i> means that the approach should not be haphazard or hesitatingly. One should go with a clear and honest, full heart. Our Gurudeva used to say, “You have not come here cutting any return ticket.” I have seen, I have got full experience of this mortal world. I have nothing to aspire after here. One must have this clear consciousness that there is no other way to live. No one can live in the mortal plane whereas the innate tendency everywhere is to live. There is no means to lie here, but I only want to live, to save myself. So I am running to take real shelter, and this is my earnest desire and utmost necessity. <i>Samitpani</i> means that the necessary materials will be taken by the disciple. He won’t go to trouble his own guru. With his own bed, baggage and everything he requires he will go to the spiritual master, not to show some kindness to him, that I have come to give you some name and fame, etc. <br />
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<center><h3>Qualification of Guru</h3></center> And what will be the position of guru? <i>Srotriyum brahmanistham</i>. <i>Srotriyum</i> means that he will be well-versed in the <i>sruti sastra</i>. This is not ordinary knowledge but revealed truth. Revelation in many shades has been spread throughout the world from the higher plane. Guru must have some spacious, graphic and extensive knowledge about revealed truth. And he should already be practicing the real life. <i>Sabde para ca nisnatam</i> means that one should be well-versed in revealed truth, <i>sabde sastra</i>, or <i>sruti sastra</i>. Not only the precepts of the revealed scriptures, but one should be in contact with and conversant with the very object of the scriptures. One should approach an experienced person who is established in that plane of consciousness if he wants to get relief and to understand what is the highest benefit in the world and how to attain it. His activities are all with Brahman, not with the material world. Brahman is the plane which can accommodate everything. It is the most fundamental, Vyoma or basis of everything. Guru is always leading his life in relation with that plane and not with any mortal mundane reference. He is always doing everything in connection with that plane. Whatever he does is only in that consciousness. That is <i>brahmanistham</i>. <br />
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<center><h3>Highest Good</h3></center> <i>Tasmad gurur prapadyeta jijnasa sreya uttamam.</i> Everything around me is mortal. It will all vanish, and it is all a source of deception. We are living in the midst of misconception (<i>maya</i>). Whatever conception we have got about the environment is based on misconception of things in the absolute sense. All our conceptions are relative since it is only our provincial selfishness which has been imposed on the environment and we are living under that. Within such circumstances we shall feel the necessity of approaching guru, the guide or preceptor, with the purpose of inquiry (<i>jijnasa</i>). And what is our inquiry? <i>Sreya uttamam</i>. What is the highest good for us? We shall approach the guide with this inquiry. <br />
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<center><h3>Fossil Fatherism</h3></center> These things are necessary. We are approaching something real. It is not imaginary only. It must be sought in a real way, and that may be difficult. But we must face that, otherwise we shall go in a wrong way and then we will say, “Oh, there is nothing.” That will not happen if we go according to the real process. Then we must come to have experience of the divinity. Scientists think that the subtle aspect of nature is coming from the gross. But their idea is upside down. We must realize that everything is coming from the higher to the lower, form up to down. It is not fossil fatherism but soul or God fatherism. The scientists say everything is upward moving, but it is just the reverse. Everything is coming down. In Bhagavad-Gita it is mentioned <i>urdhva mulam adhahsakham</i>. One who knows the real purport of the Vedas is one who can understand that the material conception is upside down. One who can understand this has got some conception of the Vedic knowledge. Matter does not produce soul. It is rather that the soul contains within its negligent portion the conception of matter. This world exists like an eczema or a disease in a wholesome body. This is the Vedantic <i>vicara</i> (understanding). So we must observe everything with this attitude, that everything is coming from up to down. In this way we must approach knowledge with a submissive attitude and then we will understand everything in truth.<br />
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Inspired by and under the guidance of</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja</b></div><hr /></div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 31px; line-height: 40px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; text-align: center;"><b>The Deep Meaning of Akhanda Guru-tattva</b></div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; text-align: center;">A letter written by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc6600;"><b>Translated into English for the first time</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="(Portrait of Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja)" border="1" src="http://www.purebhakti.com/images/stories/rays/vaman.jpg" /></div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><i>Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga Jayatah</i></div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: right;">Sri Goloka-ganja Gaudiya Matha<br />
Goloka-ganja, (Dhubadi)<br />
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6th June 1972</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">[The name of the recipient did not appear in the published Bengali letter]</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">Affectionate greetings.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">Sri Guru, the Vaisnavas and Sri Bhagavan - these three are <i>antaryami</i>. In other words, they are the internal witnesses and know our heart. They see the Truth and speak the Truth. They extend their causeless compassion to the conditioned souls of this world in ways that are unnoticed by mortal intelligence and inconceivable to it. Truly nothing in this world can compare to their compassion. Only a soul who possesses sufficient spiritual merit can fathom something of their unsurpassed compassion.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">Sri Guru and Bhagavan see into the core of our hearts. Longing to see the innermost love and devotion of the <i>sadhakas</i> and <i>sadhikas</i> blossom, Sri Guru and Sri Bhagavan fulfil their desires in ways that are at times obvious and at others unseen. In this way they secure the <i>sadhakas</i>’ and <i>sadhikas</i>’ conviction in <i>sadhana-bhajana</i>. Without becoming exclusively dedicated to <i>bhajana</i>, how else can one reap any genuine results?</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">“<i>Uttama haiya apanare mane trna-adhama</i> – a person who is truly situated on an advanced stage of <i>bhakti</i> deems himself more insignificant than a piece of straw.” This mentality is the sole requisite and the metre of one’s eligibility to obtain the mercy of Sri Guru and Bhagavan. If the deep passion to engage in devotion, the <i>bhakti-vrtti</i>, fails to rise in one’s heart, do you think it is possible for one to receive causeless mercy? Causeless mercy, of course, does not depend on any condition, and yet it will escape the reach of one bereft of <i>bhakti</i>.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">“<i>Yogyata vicare kichu nahi pai, tomara karuna sara</i> – when I look for my own eligibility, I find that I have none; your compassion is the essence of everything I have” (“Gurudeva, krpa-bindhu diya”). Every <i>sadhaka</i> or <i>sadhika</i> expresses his or her feelings of humility with such heartfelt prayer. Despite being established in the rightful eligibility to receive the grace of Sri Guru and Bhagavan, it is the devotee’s innate propensity to express such humility. That alone is his real merit and the wealth of his <i>sadhana</i>; that humility is really his heroic glory.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">Causeless mercy is something that escapes the appreciation of someone beset by mundane conceit and egotism. In a state of such egotism, a person’s impetus and longing to serve cannot fully flourish, and he fails to perceive the omniscience of Sri Guru and Bhagavan. Gripped by mundane vanity, the conditioned soul is locked into foolish arrogance, similar to that of a bloated, puffing frog that disparages the ocean on the assumption that nothing surpasses his dingy water-hole – only because he has been forever stuck in it. He even thinks that he can slight the whole earth.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">Those who have found shelter, however, surpass all obstacles and hurdles on the strength of their <i>bhakti</i> and become illuminated with the divine, unsurpassable compassion of Sri Guru and Bhagavan.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><i>asoka-abhaya-amrta-adhara tomara carana-dvaya<br />
tahate ekhona visrama labhiya chadinu bhavera bhaya</i></div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: right;">from <i>Saranagati</i><br />
by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 50px; text-align: justify;">Your two feet are the foundation of immortal existence free from sorrow and fear. Finding solace in their shelter, I have now shed my mortal terror of material existence.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">The above verse represents the ardent prayers of devotees who are resolute in loving service.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><i>sri guru-vaisnava-bhagavan</i> – <i>tinera smarana<br />
tinera smarane haya vighna-vinasana</i></div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: right;"><i>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</i>, <i>Adi-lila</i> (1.121)</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 50px; text-align: justify;">Sri Guru, the Vaisnavas, and Bhagavan – even remembrance of these three obliterates all obstacles.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">By extolling their qualities the heart is cleansed and the multitude of vices (<i>anarthas</i>) and impediments to the process of <i>bhajana</i> are cast far away. No vanity or egotism can survive in a heart that is honestly rapt in hearing, chanting and remembering the glories of Sri Guru and Bhagavan. Such persons have been initiated into the religion of honouring all others, with no expectation of receiving respect in return. They have already abandoned all such adversities to <i>bhajana</i>. This indeed is the undeniable and conclusive truth.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">“<i>Vaisnavera guna-gana karile jivera trana</i> – if the soul sings of the Vaisnavas’ glories he will obtain deliverance.” According to this statement, it is essential to offer prayers, praises and hymns to Sri Guru and Vaisnavas, even though they are in fact equipoised, being satisfied in the bliss of their own <i>bhajana</i> and completely aloof from any external gain.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">Those who have taken shelter at the feet of a genuine <i>guru</i> have already deserted ill-suited company. Only by establishing themselves in <i>sadacara</i>, or respectable and ideal conduct, could they have proceeded to accept a <i>guru</i>. Once strong conviction (<i>nistha</i>) in <i>bhajana</i> develops in a person, he abandons <i>asat-sanga</i>, the company of all types of persons who are detrimental to his <i>bhajana</i> – no matter how near and dear those persons are – knowing them to be enemies playing the role of his relatives.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">If you are to walk the path of <i>bhajana</i>, you must certainly be wary of offences. That does not mean that when one is unable to do so, one retreats, or withdraws, from the path.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><i>aparadha-sunya haiya laha krsna-nama</i></div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: right;">from “Nadiya-Godrume”<br />
by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 50px; text-align: justify;">Free yourself from offence and just chant the holy name of Sri Krsna. This is the instruction of Sriman Mahaprabhu.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><i>niraparadhe nama laile paya prema-dhana</i></div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: right;"><i>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</i> (<i>Antya-lila</i>, 4.71)</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 50px; text-align: justify;">If one utters the holy name without offence, one attains the wealth of divine love.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><i>prema-dhana vina vyartha daridra jivana</i></div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: right;"><i>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</i> (<i>Antya-lila</i>, 20.37)</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 50px; text-align: justify;">Without the wealth of divine love, the life of a poor person like me is without use.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">For such reasons, it is instructed that one remain distant from any blasphemy of the <i>sadhus</i>, of the scriptures, and of Sri Guru. Although in the preliminary stages one may make some offence while chanting the holy name, by the grace of Sri Nama Prabhu all such offences will be dispelled.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">“<i>Guru mata, guru pita, guru hana pati</i> – Sri Guru is our mother, Sri Guru is our father, Sri Guru is our husband and master.” This statement of the <i>mahajanas</i> is in no way opposed to the conclusive truth, nor flawed by any improper sentiment.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">Sri Guru is <i>asraya-vigraha</i>, the form and abode of divine love. He is a beloved maidservant of Sri Bhagavan. <i>Sri Guru-tattva</i> is the <i>sakti</i> of the Absolute, or in other words, its transcendental feminine aspect. Teaching others to serve Sri Bhagavan is Sri Guru’s constitutional function. He is a <i>gopi</i>, a legitimate maidservant under the direction of the <i>sakhis</i>. As such he is a dearly beloved servant-girl, adept in the art of serving in the pastimes of Sri Bhagavan, that supreme enjoyer and object of all loving relationships.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">“<i>Chodata purusa abhimana, kinkari hailu aji kana</i> | <i>varaja-vipine sakhi-satha</i>, <i>sevana karabu radhanatha</i> – O Kana, by abandoning the ego that I am the enjoyer, today I have become Your maidservant. O Radhanatha, in the forest of Vraja, in the company of the <i>sakhis</i>, I will serve You.” This is the true nature (<i>svarupa</i>) of perfected souls. Although they are garbed in male form in this world, they have achieved the transcendental nature (<i>bhava</i>) of <i>gopis</i>, either as <i>sakhis</i> or <i>dasis</i>. Facilitating the love sports of the transcendental, ever-fresh Cupid is their sole preoccupation.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">One must also know Sri Gurudeva to be <i>bhagavat-svarupa</i> – he who, in nature, personifies Sri Bhagavan. There is a difference, however, when Sri Bhagavan Himself descends and assumes the role of <i>guru</i>. At that time, He is established in the identity of the <i>visaya-vigraha</i> (the object of all love). Though He performs the function of the <i>asraya-vigraha</i> (the abode of love) He is in truth the Absolute Enjoyer, the supreme objective of all service. In that case, would it be wrong to address <i>guru</i> as <i>pati</i>, meaning the husband, or master, of one’s life?</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><i>Guru</i> is a single indivisible principle, which reveals varying specialities and astonishing traits when deliberated upon. <i>Guru-tattva</i> can be understood according to various considerations and perspectives in each of its divisions: the Supersoul (<i>antaryami</i>), Sri Guru within the heart (<i>caittya-guru</i>), and Sri Guru manifest directly before our vision (<i>mahanta-guru</i>). For one who understands the indivisible principle of <i>guru-tattva</i> in its totality, there is no fault in addressing <i>visaya-vigraha purusottama</i> Sri Krsnacandra as one’s <i>pati</i> (meaning “husband” or “the master of one’s life”) during the time in which He assumes the role of <i>asraya-vigraha</i> and manifests His pastimes accordingly. Only after deliberating upon all such aspects of <i>guru-tattva</i> have the Vaisnava <i>mahajanas</i> written the afore-mentioned couplet, which states Sri Guru to be one’s <i>pati</i>.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">Furthermore, the nurturing and affection a mother or father gives their child differs vastly from the love shared by a husband and wife. No matter how old a son or daughter gets, in the eyes of a mother and father they will always be the beneficiary of their affection – in a subordinate position. A husband and wife, however, are equals.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">Even amongst friends (<i>sakhya-bhava</i>), although they share an intimacy as one soul and one life, their equality with each other retains feelings of seniority or juniority to others. In <i>vatsalya-bhava</i>, children (juniors) are always the dependents, while parents (seniors) are the providers. But in conjugal love no such distinction exists, although some obligations and restrictions are imposed.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><i>sevya-sevaka sambhoge dvayor-bhedah kuto bhavet?<br />
vipralambhe tu sarvasya bhedah sada vartate</i></div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: right;">from <i>Sri Radha-vinodbihari tatvastakam</i> (2)<br />
by Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 50px; text-align: justify;">In the utter union of the servant with the served, from whence comes the distinction between the two? But in the utter separation of these lovers, the full range of their distinction expands forever.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">This verse substantiates that intimacy and equality exists between husband and wife. It is solely for this reason that when we offer <i>tulasi</i> leaves at the feet of <i>sri radha-alingita-vigraha</i>, the form of Sri Krsna embraced by and united with that of Sri Radharani, [or in other words the form of Sriman Mahaprabhu], we are in fact offering <i>tulasi</i> at Her feet also. But when Their forms manifest separately, Sri Radha cannot accept <i>tulasi</i> leaves at Her feet.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">Think yet again, though: in this mundane world, the designations and distinctions of male and female exist. But in Goloka-Vrndavana, Purusottama Sri Krsna is the only <i>purusa</i> (enjoyer), and all others are His potencies (<i>sakti</i>), or His ‘female’ servants. The <i>Bhagavad-gita</i> states that the <i>jiva</i> is <i>sakti</i>, and therefore a real entity in the form of a quality; that is, she is one of Sri Bhagavan’s characteristics or capacities. Hence, it is not ever possible for the <i>jiva</i> to be the enjoyer.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">In the material realm, a woman experiences three phases of life – as a daughter, as a wedded wife, and as a mother. Specialities and differences exist in and between all three phases. As a daughter and mother, a woman experiences both sides of the affection exchanged between a parent and child. As a wedded wife, however, she experiences the arousal of conjugal love within her. Each variety of love, as a servant, a friend, a parent or a lover, bears the mood of servitude, yet expresses its own unique speciality.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">So, relating all this to <i>akhanda-purna guru-tattva</i>, the indivisible, complete principle of Sri Guru, if one were to use the word <i>pati</i> in reference to Sri Guru, it would be directed towards the <i>visaya-vigraha</i> aspect of divinity, which is also related to and included in <i>guru-tattva</i>.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><i>Atma-samarpana</i>, or full submission of the self, is the sole goal of every <i>sadhaka</i> and <i>sadhika</i>. If this completeness, or entirety, does not come in one’s <i>sadhana</i>, Sri Bhagavan will remain at a great distance. Evidence of this is Draupadi as well as the Vraja-kumaris.*</div><hr /><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; text-align: justify;">* In both these examples, Krsna remained at a distance until the devotees fully surrendered themselves to Him.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">With this I shall conclude.</div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">Your ever-well-wisher,<br />
Sri Bhaktivedanta Vamana</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Srimad-Bhagavatam</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Describes the Four Kinds of Evidence.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Appendix 1</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">srutih</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span class="SpellE">pratyaksamaitihyam</span> <span class="SpellE">anumanam</span> <span class="SpellE">catusthayam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">pramanesvana-vasthanad</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vikalpat</span> sa <span class="SpellE">virajyate</span></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> There are four kinds of evidence by which reality may be known: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">revelation</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, perception, history and hearsay and inference. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.19.17)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Manu-samhita</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Describes Three Kinds of Evidence.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Appendix 2</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">pratyaksas-canumananca</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sastranca</span> <span class="SpellE">vividhagamam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">trayam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span class="SpellE">suviditam</span> karyam dharma-<span class="SpellE">suddhim-abhisata</span></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> If one wants to understand what is reality, one must consider the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">three</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> kinds of evidence: Vedic evidence, perception, and inference. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu </i>12.105)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Ancient Vaisnava Madhva Muni Explains the Three Kinds of Evidence.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Appendix 3</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">pratyakse</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> '<span class="SpellE">ntarbhaved</span> yasmad-<span class="SpellE">atithyam</span> tena <span class="SpellE">desikah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">pramanam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span class="SpellE">trividham</span> <span class="SpellE">prakhyat</span> tatra mukhya <span class="SpellE">srutir</span>-bhavet</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Since hearsay is included in perception, Madhvacarya has said that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> means of proper knowledge are three, among which sruti, or revelation, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> the highest. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prameya-ratnavali</i> 9.2)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Divine Sound is the Best Evidence for Understanding Reality</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Appendix 4</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">yadyapi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span class="SpellE">pratyaksanumana-sabdaryopamanarthapattyabhava</span>-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">sambhavaitihya-cesthakhyani</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> dasa <span class="SpellE">pramanani</span> <span class="SpellE">viditani</span>, tathapi <span class="SpellE">bhrama</span>-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">pramada-<span class="SpellE">vipralipsa-karanapatava-dosa-rahitavacanatmakah</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sabda</span> eva</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">mulam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> pramanam</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> If one carefully examines the ten kinds of evidence, namely </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">pratyaksa</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, anumana, arya, <span class="SpellE">upamana</span>, <span class="SpellE">arthapatti</span>, <span class="SpellE">abhava</span>, sambhava, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">aithihya</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, and <span class="SpellE">centha</span>, one will find that all of them are contaminated with </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> four defects of material life: cheating, imperfect senses, illusion, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">mistakes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. Therefore of all of these, revelation, sruti, is considered to be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">superior</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> for it is above the four defects. Sruti is, therefore, the root of all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">evidence</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tattva-Sandarbha, Sarva-<span class="SpellE">samvadini</span></i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Appendix 5</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">pramanera</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> madhye sruti-pramana pradhana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">sruti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> ye <span class="SpellE">mukhyartha</span> kahe, sei se pramana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">jivera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span class="SpellE">asthi</span>-vistha dui <span class="SpellE">sankha-gomaya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">sruti-<span class="SpellE">vakye</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> sei dui <span class="SpellE">mahapavitra</span> haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">svatah-pramana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> veda satya yei kaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"<span class="GramE">laksana</span>" karile svatah-<span class="SpellE">pramanya</span>-hani haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> [Caitanya Mahaprabhu said] Although there is other evidence, the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">evidence</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> given in the Vedic version must be taken as foremost. Vedic <span class="SpellE">ver</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">sions</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> understood directly are first-class evidence. <span class="SpellE">Conchshells</span> and cow dung </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">are</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> nothing but the bones and the stool of certain living entities, but accord-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> to the Vedic version they are both considered very pure.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Vedic statements are self-evident. Whatever they state must be ac-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">cepted</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. If we interpret according to our own imagination, the authority of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Vedas is immediately lost. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 6.135-137)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">abhagavata bujhi heno yara acche jnana: 2.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">abhyarthitas tada tasmai sthanani kalaye dadau: 13.107</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acaitanyam-idam visvam yadi caitanyam-isvaram: 3.79</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aara pracara namera karaha dui karya: 1.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acara, pracara namera karaha dui karya: 17.113</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acaryavan puruso veda: 1.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acarya dharmam paricarya visnum: 3.73</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acarya kahena,tumi na vasiho bhaya: 14.104</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acaryas tena kirtitah: 1.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acaryam mam vijaniyam 1.28</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acaryam mam vijaniyam: 15.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acchedyo' yam adahyo 'yam: 10.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acinoti yah sastrartham: 1.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acintya khalu ye bhava: 7.103</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">adarah paricaryayam sarvangair:13.59</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">adau krta-yuge varno nrnam hamsa iti smrtah: 14.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">adhana api te dhanyah sadhavo grhamedhinah: 15.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">adhyapayati no sisyan nadhite vedam uttamam: 14.84</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">adhyo'vatarah purusah parasya kalah svabhavah:7.79</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">adi catur-vyuha keha nahi in'hara sama:7.61</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">adi-madhya-antye bhagavate ei kaya 2.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">advaita-acarya gosani saksat-isvara: 6.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">advaita-acarya, nityanandadui anga: 5.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">advaitanghryabhabhrngamstan sarasarabhrto: 6.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">advaya-jnana-tattava-vastu krsnera svarupa: 7.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">advaya-jnana-tattvasvayam bhagavan:7.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">adyapi vacaspatayas-tapo-vidya-samadhibhih:12.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">adyapiha caitanya ei saba lila kare: 4.34</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aghaccit-smaranam visnorvahbvayasena : 17.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aghadamana-yasodanandanau nandasuno: 17.47</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ahaituky apratihata yayatma suprasidati: 15.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aham eva dvija-srestha nityam pracchana 4.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aham eva kvacid brahman sannyas-asramam: 4.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aham bhakta-paradhino hyasvatantra iva dvija 3.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aham hi sarva-yajnanam bhokta ca prabhur eva ca:7.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvam pravartate:7.48</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aham vedmi suko vetti vyaso vetti na vetti va<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.27</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ahe danda, ami yare bahiye hrdaye: 15.54</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aho bata svapaco 'to gariyan 3.58</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aho bata svapaco 'to gariyan: 14.103</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aho bhagyam aho bhagyam nandagopa :13.65</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aisvaryasya samagrasya viryasya yasasah sriyah:7.28</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ajam-ekam lohita-gukla-krsnam: 8.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ajnana timirandhasya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.37</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ajnanatamera nama bhaiye kaitava:13.131</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ajnayaivam gunan dosan mayadisthan api: 15.52</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ajo nityah sasvato'yam purano:10.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ajo'pi sann avyayatma bhutanam isvaro'pi san: 8.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ajo'pi sannavyayatma bhutanam-isvaro'pi san:7.101</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aksatriyanam kule jato visvamitro'sti matsamah: 14.61</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aksnoh phalam tvadrsa-darsanam hi 3.47</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">akrsthih krta-cetasam sumanasa-muccatanam: 17.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">alabhde vinasthe va bhaksyacchadana-sadhane:13.102</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">alingi lingivesena yo-vrttim-upajivati: 14.87</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">alpa kari' na maniha dasa hena nama:9.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amanina manadena kirtaniyah sada harih: 17.57</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amantra-yajno hyasteyam satyam go-vipra 14.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amara ajnaya guru haina </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tara</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">' ei desa: 17.114</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amara prabhura prabhu sri gaurasundara<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.60</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amnayah praha tattvam harim:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Preamble 1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amnayah srutayah saksad<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.62</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amuni panca sthanai hyad-dharama-prabhavah:13.109</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amunyadhanyani dinantarani hare: 18.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anadir-adir-govindah sarva-karana-karanam:7.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ananda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhavitabhis-:18.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ananda-tirtha-nama sukha-maya-dhama yatir jiyat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.64</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anandam-buddhi-vardhanam pratipadam: 17.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ananta-sakti-madhye krsnera tina sakti pradhana:8.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ananyas-cintayanto mam ye janah paryupasate:13.144</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anarpitacarim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau: 4.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anartho-pasamam-saksad-bhakti-yogam-adhoksaje<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anasaktasya visayan yatharham-upayunjatah:13.80</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anathabandho karunika-sindho ha hasta ha : 18.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anayaradhito nunam bhagavan harir-isvarah:9.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anasitah karmaphalam karyam karma karoti yah:12.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">andham tamah pravisanti ye'vidyamupasate:12.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anera ki katha, baladeva mahasaya:7.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">antarayan vadambhyato munato yogamuttamam:12.43</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">antaranga,bahiranga, tatastha kahi yare: 8.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">antah krsnam bahir-gauram darsitangadi-: 4.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anubhavasmita, nrtya-gitadi udbhasvara:9.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anukulyasya sankalpah pratikulya-vivarjanam:13.139</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anumana pramana nahe isvara-tattva-jnane:7.106</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anyabhilasta-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam:13.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apadyapi ca kasthayam bhito va durgato'po va: 14.92</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apane acare keha na kare pracara<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apane acare keha, na kare pracara: 17.113</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apane purusavisvera "nimitta"karana: 6.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apani acari' bhakti sikhamu sabare<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apani na kaile dharma sikhana na yaya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.27</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apani-padahsruti varje "prakrta"gocara:7.100</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apare tu "tarko-pratisthanat" bhede'pya-bhede'pi:11.8 </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apareyam-itas-tvanyam prakrtim viddhi me param: 8.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aparimita dhruvas-tanu-bhrto yadi sarvagata-:10.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apayayam mam anabhipsum andham</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apasyam gopamani-padyamanama ca para ca:7.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">api cacaratas-tesam abrahmanyam pratiyate: 14.89</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aprakrta vastu nahe prakrta-gocara:7.102</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ara dui janma ei sankirtanarambhe: 4.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aradhyo bhagavan brajesa-tanayas-tad-dhama: 4.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">arcayam-eva haraye yah pujam sraddhayehate 3.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">arcye visnau siladhir-gurusu naramatir-vaisnave:13.94</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">arjvavam brahmane syaksat sudro'narjava 14.46</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">artha-pancakavid vipro mahabhagavatah smrtah 3.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">arthaitani na seveta bubhusuh purusah kvacit:13.110</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">artho'yam brahma-sutranam bharatartha 2.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asa maho carana-renu-jusamaham syam 3.69</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asadhu-sange bhai "krsna-nama" nahi haya: 17.55</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asaktis-tad gunakhyane pritis-tad-vasati sthale: 18.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asan varnastrayo'hyasya grhnato'nuyugam tanuh: 4.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asat-sanga-tyaga ei vaisnava-acara:13.99</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asatyam apratistham te jagad ahur anisvaram: 14.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asau maya hatah sakrur-harisye caparanapi: 14.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asau sva-putra-mitra-kalatra: 15.53</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asamkhya brahmara gana aila tataksane:7.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">astikyam-udyamo nityam naipunyam: 14.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asurim yonim apanna mudha janmani janmani: 14.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ata atyantikam ksemam prcchamo:13.150</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ata eva ta'ra mukhe na aise krsna-nama: 17.107</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ata eva vaisnavera janma mrtyu nai 3.55</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ataeva bhagavata karaha vicara<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ataeva bhagavatasutrera 'artha' rupa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ataeva brahma-sutrera bhasyasri bhagavata<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">atapastvanadhiyanah pratigraha-rucir-dvijah: 14.86</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">atah sri krsna namadi na bhaved grahyam : 17.56</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">atah sri krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam-:13.28</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">athapi te deva padambujadvaya-:12.37</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">athapi te deva padambujadvaya:7.105</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">athapi yat-padanakhavasrstham:7.37</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">athava bahunaitena kim jnatena tavaruna:7.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ati-visvasta-cittasya vasedeve sukhambudhau:13.62</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">atmaramas ca munayo nirgrantha apyurukrame:13.34</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">atyaharah prayasas ca prajalpo niyamagrahah:13.85</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aula, baula, karttabhaja, neda, daravesa,sani:13.111</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avaitam harinadvaitadacaryam bhaktisamsanat: 6.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avaisnava mukhodgirnam putam harikathamrtam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.39</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avaisnavo guru na syad<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avaisnavopadistena<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.54</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avajananti mam mudha manusim tanum-asritam:7.112</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avatara haya krsnera prakara:7.67</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avatara hyasamkhyoya hareh sattva-nidhe-dvijah:7.75</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avatara sabapurusera kala-amsa:7.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avatara sara, gaura-avatara: 4.39</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avatari krsna yaiche kare avatara:8.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avidya karma-samjnanya trtiya saktir-isyate: 8.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avidyayamantare vartamanah:12.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avidyayamastare varttamanah, svayam dhirah:10.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avidyayam bahudha vartamana:12.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avismitam tam paripurna-kamam: 17.97</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avismrtih krsna-padaravindayoh:13.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ayam svastyayanah pantha-dvijater-13.51</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ayi dina-dayardra-natha he mathuranatha: 18.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asabandhah samut-kantha namagane sada rucih: 18.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aslisya va padaratam pinasthu mam: 18.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asramapasada hyete kalvasrama-vidamvanah: 15.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asrupulakaveva cit-tadravalingamityapi na : 17.68 </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asucir-vapyanacaro manasa-papa-macaran:13.91</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asuddhah sudra-kalpa hi brahmanah: 14.63</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asvamedham gavalambham sannyasam pala-: 15.28</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anurhyeya atmayam va ete sinitah punyam ca :10.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amhah samhara-dakhila sakrdudayadeva: 17.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bahih sutram tyajed-vidvan yogam: 14.77</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bahu-janma kare yadi sravana-kirtana: 17.104</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bahu-vakya-virodhena sandeho jayate yada:13.84</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bahya, abhyantara, ihara dui ta' sadhana: 18.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bahunam janmanam-ante jnanavan mam: 3.43</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">balagra-sata bhagasya satadha kalpitasya ca:10.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">barhayite te nayane naranam:13.136</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhagavad-bhakti-hinasya jatih sastram japas-: 3.77</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhagavat uru-vikramanghri-sakha 3.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhagavata ye na mane, se yavana sama<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.34</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhagavata, tulasi gangaya, bhaktajane<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhagavata-bharata-sastra agama purana: 4.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhagavata-sastre se bhaktir tattva kahe 2.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhagavate acintya isvara-buddhi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>y'ara<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhajanti ye yatha devan deva api tahaiva tan 3.53</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhaktavatara acaryo'dvaito yah sri sadasiva: 6.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti-misra-krta punye kona jivottama:7.85</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti-tattva prema kahe raye kari vakta: 4.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti-yoge bhakta paya yanhara darsana: 7.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti-yogena manasi samyak pranihite'male:10.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhaktirevainam nayati bhaktirevainam 13.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhaktistvayi sthiratara bhagavan yadi syad-:17.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhaktya sanataya bhaktya vibhraty utpulakam: 18.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bharata bhumite haila manusya janma ya'ra: 17.115</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bharah param pattkiritajustha-:13.135</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhasvan yathasma-sakalesu nijesu tejah:7.86</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhavad-vidha bhagavatas-tirthi-bhutah svayam:3.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhavisyam brahmavaivarttam markandeyam 2.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhayam dvitiya-bhinivesatah syad-:13.152</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhejur mukunda-padavim srutibhir-vimrgyam 3.69</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhukti mukti vanje yei kanha dunhara gati:12.53</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhrtakadhyapako yas ca bhrtakadhyapitas-tatha: 14.88</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhrtyasya-bhrtya iti mam smara lokanatha 3.36</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhumir-apo'nalo vayuh kham mano-buddhir eva: 8.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhutani bhagavaty-atmany-esu bhagavatottamah 3.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bile bator-ukrama-vikraman ye na snvatah:13.134</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahma devanam prathamah sa-svabhuva<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.63</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahma tan'ra angakanti nirvisesa-prakase: 7.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahma, visnu, sivatan'ra "gunavatara":7.83</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahma, sivaajnakari bhakta-avatara:7.96</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahma-bhutah prasannatma na socati na : 13.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahma-tattvam na janati brahma-sutrena: 14.78</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacaryam tapah saucam santoso bhuta:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmavan-nirvikaram hi yatha visnus tathaiva :13.88</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana-ksatriya-visam sudranan ca parantapa: 14.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmananam sahasrebhyah satrayaji visisate 3.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmananam sahasrebhyah satrayaji visisyate: 14.105</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanah ksatriya vaisyah sudrah papa: 14.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmano hi pratistaham amrtas avyayasya ca: 7.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanyataprasadas ca satyan ca ksatra- 14.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyava jiva 1.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmam padmam vaisnavansca saivam laingam: 2.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmeti paramatmeti bhagavan iti sabdyate: 7.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">caitanya krsna-avatara prakata pramana: 4.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">caitanya lilamrta pura, krsna lila sukarpura, 1.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">caitanya na manile taiche daitya ta're jani: 4.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">caitanya nityanande nahi ei' saba vicara: 4.37</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">caitanya-simhera nabadipe avatara: 4.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">caitanyavatare bahe premarta-vanya: 4.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">caitanyera adi-bhakta nityananda-raya: 5.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">caksur unmilitam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>yena 1.37</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cari varnasrami yadi krsna nahi bhaje: 14.18a</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">carijanera punah prthak tin tin murti:7.65</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cariveda-upanisade yata kicchu haya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">catur-varnyam maya srstham guna-karma: 14.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">caudda-bhuvanera guru caitanya gosani: 4.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ceto darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni: 17.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">channah kalau yad-abhavas tri-yugo 'tha sa tvam: 4.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cic-chakti, mayasakti, jiva-sakti-nama: 8.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">daiva hy esa gunamayi mama maya duratyaya:13.142</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">daivam na tat syan na patis ca sa syat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.43</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">daivena nah phalati divya-kisora-murtih: 17.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">damanam dandam yasya van-manah-kayanam: 15.30 </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dante nidhaya trnakam padayor-nipatya13.148</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dasye khalu nimajjanti sarva eva hi bhaktayah:13.57</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dasame dasamam laksyam-asritasraya-vigraham:7.32</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">danda-bhanga-lilaei parama gambhira: 15.55b</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dehadhindrayavak ceto-dharma-kamartha:13.56</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dehendriya prana-mano-dhiyam yo 3.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">devakosopajivi yah sa devalaka ucyate: 14.90</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">devarsi-bhutapta-nrnam pitrnam na kinkaro:13.68</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">devata-pratimam drsthva yatim caiva: 15.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dhana-sisyadibhir-dvarair ya bhaktir: 17.110</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma svanusthitah pumsam visvaksena:12.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma-mulam hi bhagavan:17.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma-vrata-tyagahutadi-sarva-subha-kriya-:17.72</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharmartha-kama-gatayah samaya-pratiksah:17.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharmasya hyapavargasya nartho'rthayopa:12.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharmah-projhita-kaitavo 'tra paramo:2.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dhautatma purusah krsna-pada-mulam na:13.43</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dhig janma nastrivrd-vidyam dhig bratam: 14.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dhyanavasthita-tad-gatena manasa pasyanti:7.39</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dhyayan krte jagan yajnais-tretayam dvapare:13.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dhyayan krte yajan yajnais-tretayam dvapare: 17.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">divyam jnanam yato dadyat kuryat papasya 14.64</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dugdha yena amlayoge dadhi-rupa dhare:7.89</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dui bhagavata dvara diya bhaktirasa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dui bhai eka tanusamana-prakasa: 5.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dui sthane bhagavata nama suni matra<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">durapa hyalpatapasah seva vaikuntha-vartmasu:13.155</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">durdaivam idrsam ihajani nanuragah: 17.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">durlabhah sad-gurur devi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.48</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">durvara indriya kare visya-grahana:13.114</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dusta mana! tumi kisera vaisnava? 3.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">duhsanga kahiye "kaitava" atmavancana:13.97</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dva suparna sayuja sakhaya samanam vrksam:10.28</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dva suparna yayuja sakhaya samanam vrksam :9.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dvaite bhadrabhadra jnana saba manodharma:13.127</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dvau bhuta-sargau loke'sminn daiva asura eva ca: 14.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dvedha hi bhagavata-sampradaya-pravrttih.3.2 </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dvibhujah sarvada so'tra na kadacit caturbhujah:7.43</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dvitiyam prapyanupurvaj-janmopanayanam : 15.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dvividha "vibhava"alambana, uddipana:9.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">drstha sarvam samalokya jnanam samprapya: 2.47</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dipa haite yaiche bahu dipera jalana:7.69</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">diparcireva hi dasantaramabhyupetya:7.95</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ei bara karuna kara, vaisnava gosani 3.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ei cari haite cabisa-murti-parakasa:7.63</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ei mata caitanya-krsna purna bhagavan: 4.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ei mata capalya karena saba sane: 4.36</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ei rupa nama, karma-jnana-kanda-gata: 17.46</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ei sakala raksasa "brahmana" nama matra: 14.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">eitaih karma-phalair-devi nyuna-jati: 14.67</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">eka "mahaprabhu," ara "prabhu"duijana: 6.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">eka bhagavata haya bhagavata-sastra<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">eka-krsna-nama kare sarva-papanasa: 17.105</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ekam eva sac-cid-ananda-rasadi-rupam tattvam: 17.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ekam eva tat parama-tattvam:11.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ekasmad-isvaran-nityac-cetana-tadrsa mithah:10.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ekavasadvidvasatha sikhi yajnopavitavan: 15.39</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ekamsena sthito jagat:7.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">eko basi sarvabhutastaratma: 11.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">esva-santesu mudhesu shanditatma-sva-sadhusu:13.116</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">etadsri tava krpa bhagavan mamapi: 17.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">etan me samsayam deva vada bhutapate'nagha: 14.39</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">etan-nirvidyamananam-icchatam-akutobhayam: 17.42</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">etavad eva jijnasyam tattva-jijnasun-atmanah: 18.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">etavaj-janma-saphalyam dehinam iha dehisu: 17.111</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">etavan eva loke 'smin pumsam dharmah:17.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">etavan samkhya-yogabhyam sva-dharma:13.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">etavatalamabha nirharanaa pumsam: 17.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">etam sa asthaya paratma-nistha-:13.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ete camsakalah pumsah krsnastu bhagavan svayam:7.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">evam ekam samkhyayogam vedaranakameva ca<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">evan ca satyadikam yadi: 14.37</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">evam bahudakadi-dharman uktva<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">evam brhad-vratadharo brahmano'gniriva jvalan: 15.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">evam gurupasanayaika-bhaktya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.59</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">evam grhasayaksipta-hrdayo mudhirayam: 15.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">evam manah karma-vasah prayunkte:13.64</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">evam vipratvamagamadvitahavyo naradhipah: 14.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">evam vratah svapriya-nama-kirtya jatanurago: 15.57</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">evam vrtto gurukule vasedbhaga-vivarjitah: 15.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">esam vamsakramadeva devarcavrttito bhavet: 14.91</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">eso'nuratma cetasa veditavya:10.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">garbhadhan adibhir yuktas tatho panayanena ca: 14.83</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gatasvarthamimam deham virakto mukta-: 15.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gauranga nagara hena staqva nahi bale: 4.36</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gaurangera du'ti pada, ya'ra dhana sampada,3.76</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gayatrir arthe ei grantha-arambhana<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ghrtacyam tasya putrastu rururnamodapadyata: 14.56</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gopibhartuh pada-kamalayor-dasa-dasanudasah: 15.58</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">govindam adi purusam tam aham bhajami: 18.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">govindam adi purusam tam aham bhajami:7.90</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">govindam adi purusam tam aham bhajami:8.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">govindam adi purusam tamaham bhajami:7.95</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami: 18.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami:7.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami:7.80</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">guravo bahavah santih<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.48</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">guror apy avaliptasya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">guroravajna sruti-sastra-nindanam: 17.71</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija 1.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">guru-krsna-rupa hana sastrera pramane<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">guru-parampara-prapta<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.62</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gurur na sa syat sva-jano na sa syat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.43</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gurus nara-matir yssya va naraki sah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.56</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gunadvalokavat:10.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gunavatara, ara manvantaravatara:7.67</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhasthasya kriya-tyago vrata-tyago vatorapi: 15.48</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhasramojaghanato brahmacaryam hrdo mama: 15.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhita-visnudiksako visnu-pujaparo narah 3.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhitvap-indriyair-arthan yo na dvesthi na hrsyati 3.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gita-nrtyani kurvita dvija-devadi tisthaye: 17.108</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hanti nindati vai dvesthi vaisnavan-nabhi-: 17.82</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare: 17.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare: 17.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare: 17.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hare krsnety-uccyaih sphuirta-rasano:17.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hare krneti mantra-pratika-grahanam:17.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare: 17.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare: 17.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hare-krsnetucchaih sphurita-rasano namaganana-:4.28</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">harer nama harer nama harer nama eva kevalam:13.36</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hari-dasa kahena,yaicche suryera udaya: 17.64</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">haridasa-dvara nama-mahatmya-prakasa: 4.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">haripade mano yesam tebhyo nityam namo: 14.100</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">harir arhi nirgunah saksat purusah prakrtah parah:7.93</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">harir eva sadaradhyah sarva-devesvaresvarah:13.104</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">harir eva sadaradhyah sarvadevesvaresvarah:7.47</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">harir hi nirgunah saksat purusah prakrteh parah: 17.88</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">harih purata-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandipitah: 4.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">harimstvakam tattvam viddhi-siva-suresa-: 7.36</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hasya, adbhuta, vira, karuna, raudra, vibhatsa,:9.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">he visno te tava nama cita cit-svarupam: 17.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hena bhagavata kona duskrti padiya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hena krsna nama yadi laya bahuvara: 17.106</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hena vaisnavera ninda kare yai jana: 17.78</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hiranmayena patrena satyasyapihitam mukham: 7.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hiranyagarbhera antaryamigarbhodakasayi:7.83</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">himsanrta-priya lubdhah sarva-karmopajivinah: 14.42</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hladinya samvidaslisthah sac-cid-ananda isvarah:10.36</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hladini sandhini samvit tvayeka sarva samsthitau: 8.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hrdaye dharaye ye caitanya nityananda: 4.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">idam hi pumsas-tapasah srutasya va:13.32</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">idam jnanam upasritya mama sadharmyam agatah:10.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ihara madhye mali-pache kona sakhagana: 6.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">itham nr-tiryag-rsi-deva-jhasavataraair: 4.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">itham parimrsan-mukto gahesvatithivadvasan: 15.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">itham satam brahma-sukhanu-bhutya, dasyam:9.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">iti jata-sunirvedah ksana-sangena sadhusu: 17.53</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">iti pumsarpita visnau bhaktis cen nava-laksana:13.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">istham dattam tapo japtam vrttam yac-catmanah :13.75</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">iva nistarila krsna-bhakti kari' dana: 6.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">isvara parama krsna, svayam bhagavan:7.27</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">isvarah paramah krsnah saccidananda-vigrahah:7.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese'rjuna tisthati:7.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">isvare tadadhinesu balisesu dvisatsu ca 3.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">isvarera krpalesa haya ta' yahare:12.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">isvarera sakti haya trividha prakara: 8.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">isvarera sri vigraha sac-cid-anandakara:7.110</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">isvaro'ham aham bhogi siddho'ham balavan:14.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">isthe svarasiki ragah paramavisthata tavet:13.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">istheha davata yajnaih svarlokam yati yajnikah:12.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">isvarera tattva yena bujhane na yaya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jagai madhai haite muni se papistha: 5.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jagat mataya nitai premera malasate: 5.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jagrhe paurusam rupam bhagavan mahadadibhih:7.78</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">janana-maranadi-samsaranala 1.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">janasya krsnad-vimukhasya daivadadharmasilasya:3.52</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">janati tattvam bhagavan-mahimno na caya eko:7.105</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti :7.98</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara: 17.115</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">janmadyasya yato'nvayaditaratas carthesvabhijnah 7.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">janmaisvarya-sruta-sribhir edhamana madah17.43</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">japato harinamani sthane sata-gunadhikah: 17.27</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jata-karmadibhir-yastu samkaraih samskrtah: 14.95,96</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jata-sraddha mat-kathasu-nirvinnah sarva:13.77</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jate namaparadhe tu pramade tu kathancana: 17.74</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jatiratra mahasarpa manusyatve mahamate: 14.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jaya jaya nityananda, nityananda-rama: 5.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jayati jayati namananda-rupam murare-:17.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jadakrtira paricaye nama yata: 17.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jihvaikato'cyuta vikarsti mavi-trpta:13.122</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jihvara lalase yei iti-uti dhaya:13.124</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnana-nistho virakto va mad bhakto va: 3.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnana-sannyasinah kecid-veda-sannyasino'pare: 15.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnana-svarupans ca hareradhinam sarira-yoga:10.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnanamanti tulatanca tulayam prema naiva: 17.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnanam paramatattvams ca janma-mrtyu: 2.46</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnanam vijnanam-astikyam brahma-karma: 14.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnane prayasam udapasya namanta eva:12.28</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnatva devam sarva-pasapahanih:10.32</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jiva nitya krsna-dasa, taha bhuli' </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gela</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jiva-tattva haya, nahe krsnera svarupa:7.88</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jivan-mukta api punarvandhanam yanti: 12.32</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jivan-muktah prapadyante kvacit samsara:12.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jivanchavo bhagavatamghri-renun na jatu: 13.137</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jive saksat nahi, tate guru caittya-rupe: 1.34</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jivera<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nistara lagi' sutra kaila vyasa:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jivera "svarupa" haya krsnera "nityadasa":10.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kabhu na vadhibe tomaya visaya-taranga: 17.114</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kaivalayam narakayate tridasapur-akasa-puspayate 3.74</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kalau yuge bhavisanti brahmanah sudra: 14.27</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kalau yuge maha-mantrah sammato jivatarane: 17.32</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kalah karlirbalina indriya-vairivargah:13.138</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kaler dosa-nidhe rajan </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asti</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> hy eko mahan gunah:17.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kali-kale nama-rupe krsna avatara: 17.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kali-kale nama-rupe krsna-avatara:13.37</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kalo'sti dane yajne ca snane kalo'sti saj-jape: 17.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kamadinam kati na katidha palita-durnidesas-:13.61</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kamasya nendriya-pritir-labho jiveta yavata:12.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kanta phute yei mukhe, sei mukhe yaya: 17.86</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma-sannyasi-nas-tvanye trividhah parikititah: 15.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmabhir-grhamedhiyair-istha mameva: 15.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmakarma vikarmeti vedavado na laukikah:12.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmana manasa vacatad eva matiman bhajet: 17.112</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmibhyas cadhiko yogi tasma yogi bhavarjuna</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmibhyah parito hareh priyataya vyaktim yayur:3.72</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karpanya-doso-pahata-svabhavah:13.141</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karnau pidhaya niriyat yad-kalpa ise: 17.83</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kathanciddhanaikakamanaya yadi karmi vakta<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.37</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">katumlalavanatyusna-tiksna-ruksavidahinah:13.118</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kasyah kuso grtsamada iti grtsamadadabhut: 14.59</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kamsarirapi samsara-vasana baddha-srnkhalam:9.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kecit svadehantar-hrdayavakase pradesa-matram7.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kevala "svarupa-jnana" haya santa-rase:9.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">khanda khanda hai' deha yaya yadi prana: 17.59</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kiba varni, kiba srami, kiba varnasrama hina<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kiba vipra, kiba nyasi, sudra kene naya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kimva, donha na manina hao ta' pasanda: 5.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kintu prabhor yah priya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eva tasya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kim janmabhi-stribhirrveha saukra-savitra: 17.96</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kim vidyaya parama-yoga-pathais ca kintai-:13.53</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kleso'dhikataras-tesam-avyaktasakta-cetasam:12.27</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kriyasaktan dig dig vikatatapaso dhik ca yamena 3.78</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kukkurasya mukhad bhrastham tad </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">annam</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> patate:13.90</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kulluka-bhatta-tikayo brahmanah kriya-rahita: 14.85</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kutah punar-grnato nama tasya mahat-tamaikanta:8.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kusthavyadhisamayuktah putradara-vivarjitah:13.89</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kutumbesu na sajjeta na pramadyet kutumbyapi: 15.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kvacin-nivarttateo'bhadrat kvacic-carati tat: 17.99</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kvacit kadacidapi jivanaya nijavrttyartham 17.109 </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kvaham rajah prabhava isa! tamo'dhike'smin 3.64</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksantiravyartha kalatvam viraktirsmana sunyata: 18.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriyatvavagatesca uttaratra: 14. 48</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksiram yatha dadhi-vikara-visesa-yogat:7.90</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krpa-sindhuh su-sampurnah 1.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krpambudhhir yah para-duhkha-dukhi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krte yad dhyayato visnum tretayam yajato: 17.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krte yad-dhyayato visnum tretayam yajato :13.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsi-goraksya-vanjyam vaisya-karma-svab 14.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna bhuli' sei jiva anadi-bahir-mukha 1.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna bhuli' yei jivaanadi-bhahir-mukha:10.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna haite catur-mukha, haya krsna:1.66</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna nahi mane ta'te daitya kari' mani: 4.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna prema, krsna-bhakte maitri-acarana 3.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna yadi krpa karena kona bhagyavane<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.36</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna saucaparibhrasthaste dvijah sudratam gatah</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna, guru-dvaya, bhakta, avatara, prakasa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna, gurudvaya, bhakta, avatara prakasa: 4.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-bahir-mukha haiya bhoga vancha kare<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-bhakti-rasa-svarupa sri bhagavata<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-bhakti-sudhapanad-deha-daihika: 13.145</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-mantra haite habe samsara-mocana: 17.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-nama dhare kata bala: 17.60</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-nama haite pabe krsnera carana: 17.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-nama kare aparadhera vicara: 17.102</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-nama nirantara yanhara vadane 3.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-nama," "krsna-svarupa"dui ta' "samana":17.107</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-varnam tvisa-'krsnam sangopangastra: 4.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsnatulya bhagavatavibhu, sarvasraya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsnaya krsna-caitanya-namne gaura-tvise namah: 4.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsnayarpita-dehasya nirmamasya-pahankrteh:13.66</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsnaei dui </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varna</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> sada yan'ra mukhe: 4.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsnaeka sarvasraya, krsnasarvadhama:7.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsnas ca krsna-bhaktas ca buddhairalambana: 9.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsne-svadhamopagate. dharma-jnanadibhih saha : 2.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsnera "tatastha sakti" bhedabheda-prakasa:10.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsnera anasta-sakti, ta'te tina pradhana:8.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsnera ei cari prabhava-vilasa:7.62</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsnera svarupa-vicara, suno, sanatana:7.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsnera ucchistha haya mahaprasada nama:13.86</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsnera sarire sarva-visvera visrama: 7.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsno'nyo yadu-sambhuto yah purnah so'styatah:7.42</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kita janma hau yatha tuwa dasa 3.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">labdha-sudurlabham idam bahu sambhavante:12.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">laukiki vaidiki vapi yakriyakriyate mune:13.82</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">loka-dharma, veda-dharma, deha-dharma-karma:13.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">loke vyavayamisa-madya-sevanityastu jantor: 15.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mac-citta mad-gata-prana bodhayantah: 12.54</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mad-arthesvanga-cestha ca vacasa mad:13.60</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">madhura rase krsna-nistha, seva atisaya:9.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">madhura-madhuram-etan-mangalam : 17.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maha-kula-prasuto 'pi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.46</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mahacintya bhagavata sarvasastre </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gaya</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mahad-vicalanam nrnam grnam dinacetasam 3.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mahan-prabhur vai purusah sattvasyesu: 4.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mahanta-svabhava ei tarite pamara 3.51</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mahat-sevam dvaram-ahur-vimuktes 3.27</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mahavisnur-jagatkarta mayaya yah srjatyadah: 6.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mahavisnura amsaadvaita gunadhama: 6.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mahisi-vivahe haila bahuvidha murti:7.52</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maj janmanah phalamidam madhu-kaitabhare 3.36</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mallanam-asa-nirnram naravarah strinam smaro: 9.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mamaham iti dehadau hitva mithyartha- 17.52</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mamaivamso jivaloke jivabhutah sanatanah:10.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantratas-tatratas-chidram desa-kalar: 17.51</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">manusyanam sahasresu kascid yatati siddhaye 3.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">manye dhanabhi-jana-rupa-tapah srutaujas-: 17.98</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">markendeyo'mbarisas ca vasurvyaso vibhisnah 3.63</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mata-pita yuvatayas tanaya vibhutih 3.61</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">matir na krsne paratah svato vamitho'bhipadyeta:13.92</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">matra svasra duhita va na viviktasano bhavet:13.112</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">matura-grehadhi-jananam dvitiyam: 14.72</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mauna-vrata-sruta-tapo'dhyayanam svadharma-:13.130</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mauna-vrata-sruta-tapo'dhyayanam svadharma<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maya tatam idam sarvam jagad avyakta-murtina:11.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maya-mugdha jivere nahi krsna-smrti-jnana<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mayabhartajanda-sanghasrayangah: 5.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate sacaracaram: 8.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate sacaracaram:7.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mayadhisa, "mayavasa"isvare jive bheda:10.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mayasange vikare rudra bhinnabhinna rupa:7.88</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mayatite vyapi-vaikuntha-loke: 53</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mayavadi karma-nistha kutarkikagana: 4.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mora arca-murti mata, tumi se dharani: 4.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mui, mora bhakta, ara grantha-bhagavate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.32</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mukha-bahur-upadebhyah purusasyasamaih saha: 14.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mukta api lilaya vigraham krtva bhagavantam: 10.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">muktanam api siddhanam narayana-parayanah 3.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">muktih svayam mukulitanjali sevate'sman: 17.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mukunda-presthatve smara paramajasram nanu: 18.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">munayo vatavasanah sramana urdhvamanthinah:9.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mukam karoti vacalam 1.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na ca mat sthani bhutani pasa me yogam aisvaram:11.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na ca sankarsano na srir-naivatmaca yatha bhavan 3.67</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na caitadvidmo brahmanah smo: 14.32</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na desa-niyamas tasmin na kala-niyamas-tatha: 17.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na desa-niyamo rajan na kalaniyamas tatha: 17.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na dhanam na janam na sundarim:13.158</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na dharmam nadharamam sruti-gana: 1.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na dharmam nadharmam sruti-gana: 18.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na hyasmayani tirthani na deva-mrcchilamayah 3.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na jayate mriyate va kadacin-:10.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na kama-karma-bijanam yasya cetasi sambhavah 3.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na karma-bandhanam janma vaisnavanams ca: 3.54</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na martya buddhyasuyeta<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.28</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na martya-buddhya-suyeta sarva-devamayo guruh: 15.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na mayy-ekanta-bhaktanam guna-dosodbhava: 3.42</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na me 'bhaktas caturvedi mad-bhaktah svapacah: 3.59</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na me'bhaktas caturvedi mad-bhaktah: 14.102</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na prema-gandho'sti darapi me harau:13.149</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na sahayati mam yogo na samkhyam dharma :12.48</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na tad-bhaktesu canyesu sa bhaktah prakrtah: 3.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na tasya karyam karanans ca vidyate:8.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na tasya karyam karanansca vidyate:7.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na tatha me priyatama atmayonir na sankarah 3.67</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na tatha me priyatamo brahma rudras ca parthiva 3.70</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na tatra suryo bhati candra-tarakam: 7.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum durasaya ye:13.93</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na tu prahladasya grhe param brahma vasati, 3.65</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na vai vaco na caksumsi na srotani na manamsityacaksate:10.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na viseso'sti varnanam sarvam brahmam: 14.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na yasya janma-karmabhyam na varnasrama: 3.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na yasya svah para iti vittesv-atmani va bhida 3.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na yat karma dharmaya na viragaya kalpate:12.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na sisyan-anuvadhnita granthan naivab: 2.36</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na sisyananubadhnita granthan naivabhyased: 13.101</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">na sudra bhavagad-bhakaste tu bhagavata matah: 14.76</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nabhagadisthaputro dvau vaisyau:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nacared yastu vedoktam svayamajno 'jitendriyah:12.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">naham vande tava caranayor-dvandvam:13.55</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">naham vipro na ca narapatir napi vaisyo 15.58</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nainam chindanti sastrani nainam dahati: 10.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">naiskarmyam-apy-acyuta-bhava-varjitam:12.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">naitat samacarej-jatu manasapi hyanisvarah: 18.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">naivarhaty abhidhatam vai tvam akincana: 17.43</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">naivedyam jagadisasya annapanadikans ca yat:13.87</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">naivopayanty apacitim kavayas tavesa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">naisam matis-tavad-urukramanghrim:13.156</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nama cintamanih krsnas caitanya-rasa-vigraha 17.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nama vina kali-kale nahi ara dharma: 17.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nama," "vigraha," "svarupa"tina eka-rupa: 17.107</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nama," "vigraha," "svarupa"tina eka-rupa:7.111</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nama-lila-gunadinam-uccair-bhasa tu kirtanam:13.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nama-sankirtana-prayam visuddham bhaktimacara</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namaikam yasya vaci smarana-pathagabham: 17.65</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namaksara" bahiraya bate nama kabhu naya: 17.55</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namanyanantasya hatatrapah pathan: 17.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namaparadha-yuktani namanyeva hares-: 17.75</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namaskaram na kuryacced-upavasena suddhyati</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namah praman-mulaya kavaye sastrayonaye: 17.92</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namera ye mukhya-phala krsna-prema-dhana: 17.46</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namnamakari bahudha nija-sarva-saktis: 17.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namno balad yasya hi papa-buddhir: 17.71</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te: 4.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nanuvrajati yo mohadavrajantam jagadisvaram:12.34</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">narayanas tvam na hi sarva-dehinam:7.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">narayanongam </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nara</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-bhu-jalayanat-:7.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nayam atma pravacanena labhyo 1.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nayam-atma-pravacanena labhyo na medhaya:12.36</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nayana bhariya dekcho dasera prabhava 3.34</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nayanam galad asru-dharaya vadanam gadgada: 18.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nascarsametad yada satsu sarvada 17.76</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nigama-kalpataror galitam phalam 2.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nijamsa-kalaya krsna tamo-guna angikari':7.87</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nijendriyamanah-kayacestharupahna viddhitam:13.27</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nikhila-sruit-mauli-ratna-mala-:17.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nindaka pasandi yata paduya adhama: 4.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nindam kurvanti ye mudha vaisnavanam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.81</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nirantara kahe, siva"muni krsna-dasa":7.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nirveda-harsaditetrisa "vycari":9.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nirvinnanam jnanayogo nyasimamiha karmasu:12.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">niskama haiyakare ye krsna-bhajana:12.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">niskincanasya bhagavan-bhajanon-mukhasya:13.98</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nitai-pada-kamala, koti candra su-sitala<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.61</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nitya-baddha"krsna-haite nitya-bahirmukha:10.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nityamukta,srinitya krsna-carane unmukha:10.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nityananda-avadhuta sabate agala: 5.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nityo nityanam cetanas-cetananam:10.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nivrtta-tarsair-upagiyamanad-bhavausadac:13.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">no diksam na ca sat-kriyam na ca purascaryam: 17.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">noddhavo'nvapi mannyuno yad guno-narditah: 3.68</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nr-deham adyam sulabham sudurlabham<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.55</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nrsimho vamano ramo ramo ramah krsno:7.70</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nica jati nahe krsna-bhajane ayogya 3.60</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">om amrtarupa ca:13.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">om asya jananto nama cid-viviktan mahante : 17.7a</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">om tad visno paramam padam sada pasanti suraya:7.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">om yal labdha puman siddho :13.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">om yat prapya na kincit vanchati na socati :13.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">padasevayam padasabdo bhakyaiva nirdisthah.13.44 </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">padau yadiyau prathamadvitiyau trtiyaturyau:2.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">palanatha svamsa visnu-rupe avatara:7.94</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pancaratrasya krtsnasya vakta tu bhagavan:2.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">parama-isvara-krsna sarva-sastre kaya:7.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramartha-gurvasrayo:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.53</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramatma yinho, tinto krsnera eka amsa:7.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">parasparanukathanam pavanam bhagavad yasah: 18.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">parasya saktir-vividhaiva sruyate:7.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">parasya saktir-vividhaive-sruyate:8.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paratma tasyamso jagadanugato visvajanakah:7.36</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">param bhavam-ajananto mama bhuta-7.112</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">param srimat-padambhoja-sada-sangaty-apeksaya:13.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paricarya-yaso-lipsuh sisyad gurur na hi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.47</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paricaryatmakam karma sudrasyapi svabhavajam: 14.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paroksavado vedo 'yam balanamanusasanam:12.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">partitranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam:7.73</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">parsada-tanu-nama-karmarabdam nityatvam::10.39</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">patrapatra-vicara nahi, nahi sthanasthana: 4.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya :13.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pasu-paksi-kita-adi balite na pare: 17.28</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pandityante isvara-tattva-jnana kabhu nahe:7.107</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pibanti ye bhagavata atmanahsatam kathamrtam:13.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pibata bhagavatam rasamalayam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">piteva putram karuno nodvejayati yo janam:13.105</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pisaci paile yena mati-chhanna haya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">plava hyete adrdha yajnarupa:12.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prabhava, vaibhava-rupe dvividha prakase:7.51</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prabhava-vilasavasudeva,sankarsana:7.58</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prabhu bale,vaisnava nindaye yei jana: 17.80</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prabhu kahe, vaisnava deha prakrta kabhu naya:13.147</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prabhu kahe, yanra mukhe suni eka bara 3.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prabhu kahe,"sadhu" ei bhiksuka-vacana: 15.37</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prabhu kahe,sadhu ei bhiksuka-vacana:13.46</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pracara karena keha, na karena acara: 17.113</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prakasasya ca vagindro babhuva jayatam barah: 14.55</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prakrtim svamadhisthaya sambhavamy:7.101</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prakrtim svamavasthabhya visrjami punah punah: 8.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pramanera madhye sruti-pramana pradhana:19.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prapancikataya buddhya hari-sambandhi:13.106</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prathame ta' ekamata acaryera gana: 6.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pratyaksancanumananca sastranca vividhagamam: 19.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pratyakse'ntarbhaved yasmad-aitihyam tena: 19.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prayasah pundarikaksa yunjanto yogino manah:12.42</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prayascittani cinani narayana-paranmukham: 17.94</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prayen veda tad idam na mahajano'yam: 17.93</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pranaikadhina-vrttitvad vagadeh pranatah yatha:10.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prannam upakaraya yadeveha paratra ca: 17.112</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prema-maitri-krpopeksa yah karoti sa madhyamah 3.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prema-pracarana ara pasandadalana: 5.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">premadi sthayibhava samagri milane:9.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">premamaya bhagavatakrsnera sri anga<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena: 18.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">proktena bhakti-yogena bhajato mahasakrn13.79</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pukkasah svapco vapi ye canye mleccha-jatayah: 14.101</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">punas ca yacamanaya jata-rupamadat prabhuh:13.108</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">punah krsna caturvyuha laina purva-rupe:7.64</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">purovamsam prarvaksyami jato'si bharata: 14.58</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">purusavatara eka, lilavatara ara:7.67</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">putradaraptavandunam sangamah: 15.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">putro grtsamadasyapi sucetaabhavad-dvijah: 14.52</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">purve yaiche kaila sarva-visera srjana: 6.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">purve yena jarasandha adi rajagana: 4.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">purnananda citsvarupa jagannatha-raya:7.113</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">purnasadaisvarya caitanya svayam bhagavan:7.113</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pusann akarye yama surya prajapatya-vyuha-rasmin: 7.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">radhapurna-sakti, krsnapurna-saktiman: 8.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rahuganaitat tapasa na yati na cejyaya : 13.154</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rajas tamas ca sattvena sattvancopasamena ca: 17.89</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rajobhih samasamkhyatah parthivair-iha jantavah 3.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">raktavastra "vaisnavera" parite na yuyaya: 15.56</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">raksasam kalimasritya jayante brahmayonisu: 14.28</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ramya kacid-upasana vraja-vadhu-vargena ya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rasenot-krsyate krsna-rupamesa rasasthitih: 9.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">raso vai sah. rasam hyevayam labdhanandi bhavati.:9.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ratrams ca jnanavacanam jnanam pancavidham :2.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rg-yajuh-samatharvansca bharatam pancaratrakam 2.43</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rte'rtham yat pratiyeta na pratiyeta catmani: 8.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rte'rtham yat pratiyeta na pratiyeta catmani:11.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sa brahma-vidyam sarva-vidya-pratistham<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.63</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sa brahmacari virprarsih sriman grtsamado'bhavam</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sa brahmakah rudrasca sendra seva maharsibhih:10.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sa caitanyah kim me punarapi drsoryasyati : 17.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sa hovaca yajnavalkyah. brahmacaryam: 15.1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sa paranuraktirisvare:13.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sa vai pumsam paro dharmo yato bhakti: 15.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sa visvakrd visvavidatma-yonih,jnah kalakalo: 8.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sabe purusartha 'bhakti'<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bhagavate haya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sac-cit-anandamaya krsnera svarupa: 8.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sacchratriyakule jato akriyo naiva pujitah: 14.60</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sada hrdaya-kandare sphuratu vah sacinandanah: 4.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadati san-nikrsthatvat mamatadhikato hareh 3.66</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadhana-bhakti haite haya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"rati-"r udaya: 18.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadhavo hrdayam mahyam sadhunam hrdayas: 3.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadhu-sastra-krpaya yadi krsnonmukha haya:10.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadhubhir grasta hrdayo bhaktair-bhakta-jana: 3.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadhunam samacittanam sutaram mat-krtatmanam 3.37</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadhusanga-krpakimva krsnera krpaya:13.96</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sahaje nirmala ei "brahmana"-hrdaya: 14.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sahasra-patram kamalam gokulakhyam mahat:7.81</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sahasra-sakhadhyayi ca 1.46</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sakala janme pita-mata sabe paya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sakala vaisnava suna kari' ekamana: 4.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">saksad haritvena samasta sastrair<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sakrd-uccaritam yena harir-ityaksar-advayam:13.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sakrt pranami krsnasya matuh stanyam: 14.99</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samane vrkse puruso nimagnohyanisya socati 10.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samarpayitum-unnatojjvala-rasam sva-bhakti: 4.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sampratan ca mato me'si brahmano natra: 14.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sanatanam tam prabhum asrayami<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannasira dharma,nahe sannyasa karina: 15.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa-krcchamah santo nistha-santi-parayanah: 4.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi haiya niravadhi "narayana": 15.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi panditaganera karite garvanasa: 4.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarabhutams ca sarvesam vedanam: 2.48</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarva sarvasva patyani janayanti sada narah: 14.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarva-bhaksyaratirnityam sarva-karmakaro 'sucih: 14.43</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarva-dharma partiyajya mamekam saranam vraja:13.69</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarva-vedanta saram hi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sri bhagavatam-isyate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarva-vedanta-vit-kotya visnu-bhakto visisyate 3.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarva-vedanta-vit-kotya visnu-bhakto visisyate: 14.105</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarva-vedetihasanam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>saram saram samuddhrtam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarva-yajna haite krsna-nama sara: 4.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarvabhauma balen, "asrame bada tumi: 15.43</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarvabhauma-sange tomara "kalusu" kaila ksaya: 17.54</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarvabhutesu yah pasyed-bhagavad-bhavam: 3.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarvaisvarya-purna yanra golokanityadhama:7.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarvasya caham hrdi san-nivistho mattah smrtir: 7.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate sri krsna: 17.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarvato manaso-sangam-adau sangansca sadhusu:13.70</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarvatratmesvarambiksam kaivalyamaniketatam:13.72</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarvam khalv idam brahma taj-jvalaniti sata upasita:9.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarvo'yam brahmano loke vrttena tu vidiyate: 14.69</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam:13.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">satattvato'nyatha pratha vikara ityudiritah:11.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">satam ninda namnah parama-paradham vitanute: 17.69</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">satam prasangam mama virya-samvido:13.158</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sattvikesu ca kalpesu mahatmyamadhikam hareh<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.42</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">satyam saucam daya maunam buddhih srir hrir:13.115</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">saukhyancasya madanubhavatah kidrsam veti :4.32</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">saundarye kama-kotih sakala-jana samahladane: 4.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">savitram prajapatyan ca brahmancatha brhat : 15.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sayam pratarupaniya bhaiksyam tasmai nivedayet: 15.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sankarsana karanatoyasayi: 5.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sankarsana-matsyadikadui bheda tan 'ra:7.66</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sanketyam parihasyam va stobham helanam: 17.61</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sankirtana-pravartaka sri krsna caitanya: 4.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samsarera para hai' bhaktira sagare: 5.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samsarera para haiya bhaktira sagare<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.60</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sat-karma nipuno vipro 1.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sei krsna avatari vrajendra-kumara: 4.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sei krsna avatirnacaitanya-isvara:7.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sei radha-bhava laina caitanya-avatara: 4.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sei saba guna haya vaisnava-laksana 3.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sei se parama bandhu, sei pita-mata<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sei vapu bhinnabhase kicchu bhinnakara:7.56</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sei vapu, sei akrti prthak yadi bhase:7.53</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sei vibbhinamsa jivadui ta' prakara:10.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">seva sadhaka-rupena siddha-rupena catra hi: 18.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sevon-mukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva: 17.56</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">siddhanta-tas-tva-bhedo'pi sri krsna-svarupapayoh:9.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">siddhanta-tas-tva-bhedo'pi srisa-krsna-svarupayoh:7.34</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">smarantah smarayastas ca mitho'ghaugha-haram: 18.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">snehad va lobhato vapi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sthavara jangama dekhe, na dekhe ta'ra murti 3.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">stri-vrddha-balaka-yuva sakali dubaya: 4.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudurlabhah prasantatma kotisvapi mahamune 3.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sukla, rakta, krsna, pitakrame cari </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varna</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">: 4.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">surarse vihita sastre harimuddisa ya kriya:13.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">suvarna-varna hemango varangas-candanangadi: 4.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sva-dharma-nisthah sata-janmabhih puman 3.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sva-sukhanibhrta-cetatad-vyudas-tayabhavo-:12.39</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svabhavika krsnera tina prakara sakti haya: 8.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svadharme nidhanam sreyah paradharmo: 12.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svadyo yenadbhuta-madhurima kidrso va madiyah:4.32</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svarga, moksa krsna-bhakta "naraka" kari' mane:9.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svarupa-sakti-rupe tan'ra haya avasthana:7.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayambhur naradah sambhuh kumarah kapilo: 3.62</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayasta-samyatisayastryadhisah svarajya:18.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayasta-samyatisayas-tryadhisah svarajya: 8.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayam bhagavan krsna, krsna sarvasraya:7.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayam bhagavan krsnasarva-avatamsa:7.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayam bhagavanera karma nahe bhara-harana:7.74</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayam brahmani niksaptan jatan eva hi: 14.66</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayam nihsreyasam vidvan na vaktyajnaya12.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayam rupah kada mahyam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayam-bhagavan krsna, govinda "para" nama:7.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayam-rupa tad-ekatma-rupa, avesa nama:7.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayam-rupa," "svayam-prakasa,"dui rupe:7.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayam-rupera gopavesa, gopa abhimana:7.55</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svayam-rupeeka "krsna" braje gopa-murti:7.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svamsa-vibhinnamsa-rupe haina vistara:10.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sve sve 'dhikare ya nisthasa gunah parikirtitah:12.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">syad-drdhayam ratih premna prodyan sneha:18.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">syat krsna-nama-caritadi-sitapyavidya-:17.58</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srjami tan-niyukto'ham haro harati tad-vasah:7.97</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srsthi-hetu yei murti prapance avatare:7.77</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srsthi-sthiti-pralaya-sadhana-saktir-eka: 8.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">suryamsu kirana yena agni-jalaya: 8.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sabda brahmani-nisnato<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">saci-sunum nandisvara-pati-statve guru-varam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">saili darumayi lauhi lepya lekhya ca saikati:7.114</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samo damas-tapah saucam ksantir-arjavam: 14.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samo damas-tapah saucam santosah kantir: 14.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samo man-nisthata-buddherdama indriyasam: 9.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, madhura-rasa naya:9.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">santera guna, dasera sevanasakhye dui haya:9.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sarana laina kare krsne ama-sarpana:13.146</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sastra padaiya sabe ei karma kare 2.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sastroktaya prabalaya tat-tan-maryadayanvita:13.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">saucam papastitiksans ca maunam sadhyaam: 13.71</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sauryam tejo dhrtir-daksyam yuddhe capy : 14.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sankha-cakra-dyurddha pundra: 3.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sikhi yajnopaviti syat tridandi sa-kamandaluh: 15.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">siksa guruke ta' jani krsnera svarupa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sivasya sri visnorya iha guna-namai sakalam: 17.70</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sivamaya-sakti-sangi, tamo-gunavesa:7.91</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sivah saktiyutah sasvat trilingo guna-samvrtah:7.92</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sivah saktiyutah sasvat trilingo gunasamvrtah: 17.87</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sna yonir napi samskaro na srutam na: 14.68</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">soka-maryadibhir-bhavair-akrantam yasya: 13.103</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sraddhavan jana haya bhakti-adhikari: 3.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sraddham bhagavate sastre'nindam anyatra<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.91</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sraddham bhagavate satre'nindamanyatra capi hi:13.73</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sramas tasya srama phalo 1.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sravastasya sutascarsih sravasascabhavattamah: 14.54</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sravanayapi bahubhir yo na labhyah 1.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sravanam kirtanam dhyana-padasevanam: 13.58</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sravanam kirtanam dhyanam harer-adbhuta:13.74</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam 13.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sreyan svadharmo vigunah paradharmat:12.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sreyas ca preyas ca manusyameta-:12.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sreyah kairava-candrika vitaranam vidya 17.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sreyah-srtim bhaktim udasya te vibho:12.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srotavyah kirtitavyas ca smarttavyo bhagavan 17.100</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srutam-apy-aupanisadam dure hari-kathamrtat: 17.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srutasya pumsam sucir-asramasya:13.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srutih pratyaksamaitihyam anumanam 19.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srutvapi nama-mahatmyam yah pritirahito'dhamah:17.73</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sri balarama-gosani mula-sankarsana: 5.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sri caitanya mahaprabhor-matam-idam tatradaro4.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sri caitanya mano 'bhistam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sri caitanya prabhum vande balo'pi yad-anugrahat: 4.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sri guru carana padma, kevala bhakati sadma, 1.39</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sri krsna caitanya ara prabhu nityananda: 4.27</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sri radhayah pranaya-mahima kidrso vanayaiva-:4.32</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sri sutra-karena krto vibhedo:10.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sri visnoh sravane pariksidabhavad:13.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sri-krsna-brahma-devarsi-badarayana-sanjnakan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.65</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sridhara-svami-prasade bhagavata jani<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sridharanugata kara bhagavata-vyakhyana<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srimad-bhagavatam pramanam-amalam prema:4.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srimad-bhagavatam puranam-amalam yad: 2.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srimad-bhagavate mahamuni-krte kim: 2.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">suddha-bhaktah sri-guro sri sivasya ca: 1.42</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">suddha-sattva-visesatma prema suryamsu-: 18.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">suklo-raktas-tatha-pita idanim krsnatam gatah: 4.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sunyayitam jagat sarvam govinda virahena me: 18.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sutiya acchinu ksira-sagara-bhitare: 4.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">susruyamana acaryam sadopasita nicavat:15.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sva-vid-varahosthrakharaih samtutah: 13.133</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srnvatah saddhaya nityam grnatas ca:13.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srnvatam svakathah krsnah punya-sravana:13.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudranam supakari ca yo harernama-vikriyi :<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudre caitad-bhavel-laksamam dvije tac ca na : 14.34</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sulapani-sama yadi vaisnavere ninde: 17.79</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ta vam vastunyusmasi gamadhyai yatra gavo:7.99</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ta'ra madhye "sthavara," "jangama" dui bheda 3.46</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ta'ra madhye sarva-srestha nama-sankirtana: 17.103</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tac-ca nama-rupa-guna-lilamaya-sabdanam :13.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tad brahma niskalam-anantam-asesa-bhutam:7.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tad evam diksatah parastad eva tasya: 14.71</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tad viddhi pranipatena<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.58</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tad vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet :<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tad-asmasaram hrdayam vatedam yad: 17.67</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tad-bhavadyah samajani saci-garbha-sindhau:4.32</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tad-ekatma-rupe "vilasa," "svamsa,"dui bheda:7.57</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">taj-janma tani karmani tadayustan-mano vacah: 17.95</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tam acaryam pracaksate: 1.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tam eva dhiro vijnaya prajnam kurvita: 14.94</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tan aham dvisatah kruran samsaresu naradhaman: 14.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tan vai hya sad vrttibhir-iksbhirye parahrtantar: 3.48</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tan're "nirvisesa" kahi, cicchakti na mani: 7.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tan-mayi yabaved-bhaktih satra ragatmikodita</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tanhara angera suddha-kirana-mandala: 7.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tanra abhipryaya dasya tari mukhe kahe:10.27</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tapadi-panca-samskai navejyakarma-karakah 3.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tapastu tapaih prapatastu parvata-:17.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tapasvibhyo'dhiko yogi jnanito'pi mato'dhikah:12.46</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tapah pundram tatha nama mantro yagasca: 3.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">taravah kim na jivanti bhastrah kim sa: 13.132</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tarkapratisthanat:7.104</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tasmad gurum prapadyeta 1.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tasmad-atmajnam hyarcared-bhutikamah:13.153</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tasmat sarvatmana ragan harih sarvatra sarvada: 17.100</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tasmat sarvatmana rajan harih sarvatra sarvada:13.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tasmin gurau sa-sisye tu<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tasya grtsamadah putro rupenendra ivaparah: 14.51</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tasya va etasya purusasya dve eva sthane bhavata:10.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tat-pada-padma-pravanaih kaya-manasa-bhastaih:13.52</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tat-te'nukampam susamiksamano:13.54</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tate krsna bhaje kare gurura sevana<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tatha na te madhava tavakah kvacid:12.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tato bhajeta mam pritah sraddhalu-drdha:13.78</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tato duhsangam-utsrjya satsu sajjeta buddhiman:13.95</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tatra jnana-viraga-bhakti-sahitam: 2.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tatra paramahamsa nama samvartakaruni: 15.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalah: 17.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tattva yena isvarera jjalita jjalana:10.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tav ubhau narakam ghoram<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.51</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tava kathamrtam tapta-jivanam kavibhiriditam:13.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tavad-bhayam dravina-deha-suhrn-nimittam:13.140</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tavad-brahma-katha vimukti-padavi tavan: 3.80</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tavaj-jitendriyo na syad-vijitanyendriyah puman:13.123</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tavat karmani kuvirta na nirvidyate yavata:12.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tavat sa maudate svarge yavat punyam samapyate:12.15</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tam nirvyajam bhaja guna-nidhe pavanam: 17.62</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">te dhyana-yoganugata apasyan devatma-saktim:8.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">te tam bhukta svargalokam visalam:12.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tenaiva hetu-bhutane vayam jata mahesvari:7.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tesam satata-yuktanam bhajatam priti-purvakam:12.50</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">thakura-vaisnava-pada, avanira susampada,3.39</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tika nrnam sarvesam eva dvijatvam "viprata": 14.65a</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tina khanda kari' danda dilabhasaiya: 15.55a</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tretayuga maha-bhaga pranan me hrdayat trayi: 14.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tribhuvana-vibhava-hetave'py akuntha 3.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tridanda-bhrd-yo hi prthak samacarecchanaih: 15.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tridandam-eti-niksipya sarva-bhutesu manavah: 15.34</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">trivrt sotram savitram daiksamiti trigunitam : 14.73</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tulasya-svakhadhatryadi-pujanam dhamanisthata:13.83</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tulayama lavenapi na svargam na punarbhavam:13.151</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tunde tandavini ratim vitanute tundavali-: 17.48</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tvak-smasruromanakhakesa-pinaddhamantar: 15.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tvam silarupacaritaih paraprakrsthaih:7.108</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tyakta deham punar-janma naiti mameti so'rjuna:7.98</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tyakta-vedastvanacarah sa vai sudra iti smrtah</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">trnad api sunicena taror iva sahisnuna: 17.57</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tirthasramavanaranya-giri-parvata-sagarah: 15.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">uchalila premavanya caudike vedaya: 4.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ullamgha-trividha-sima-samatisayi:7.109</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">upadeksyanti te jnanam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.58</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">upaniya tu yah ssyam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">urdha pundram rjum saumyam sacihnam: 14.98</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">utpatha-pratipannasya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">utsahan-niscayad-dhairya tat-tat-karma13.76</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">uttisthata jasrata prapya varan nibodhata<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">uvaha krsno bhavagan sri damanam parajitah:9.14</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">va bhattacarya, cakravarti, misra saba<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaco vegam manasah krodha vegam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaco-vegam manasa krodha-vegam: 15.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vadanti tat tattva-vidas-tattvam yaj jnanam: 7.1</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vag-dando'tha mano-dandah kaya-danda-: 15.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vahni-surya-brahmanebhyas-tejiyan vaisnavah: 3.56</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaibhava-prakasa krsnerasri balarama:7.54</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaibhava-prakase ara prabhava-vilase:7.60</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaidhi bhaktiriyam kaiscin-maryadamarga ucyate: 13.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaikhanasa valikhilyau-dumbharah phenapa vane: 15.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaikuntha-nama-grahanam-asesagha-haram: 17.61</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vairagya-yug bhakti-rasam prayatnair<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaite jayante naivaite mriyante naiyamavandho:7.71</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisnava-pasa bhagavata kara adhyayana<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisnava-vidvesi cet parityajya eva<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.52</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisnavanam sahasrebhyah ekantyeko visisyate 3.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisnavanindasavane 'pi dosa uktah":17.84</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisnavam naradiyansca tatha bhagavatam :2.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisnavera bhakti ei dekhana saksat:15.42</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vanaprasthasamapadesvabhiksnam 15.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vanam ca sattviko vaso gramo rajasa ucyate: 15.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vande gurun isa-bhaktan 1.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vapera dhana acche jane, dhana nahi paya:12.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vapuradisu yo'pi ko'pi va:13.67</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varam hutavahajala-panjarantar-vyavasthitih:13.100</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnasramacaravata purusena parah puman: 14.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnasramacaravata purusena parah puman:13.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vastuno'mso jivah vastunah saktirmaya ca : 10.37 </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhah 3.43</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vasudevah sankarsanah pradyumno:7.70</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vatsalya santera guna, dasyera sevana:9.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vayopa-bhukta-srg-gandha-vaso'lankara-carcitah:9.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">veda-dharma kari' kare visnura pujana: 4.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">veda-nindakaras caiva dyutacaurya karas tatha: 14.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vedair-vihinas ca pathanti sastram sastrena:13.129</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo vedanta-krt: 7.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vede ramayane caiva purane bharate tatha:17.8</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vedoktam eva kurvano nihsango'rpitam isvare:12.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vidhina devadevesah sankha-cakra-dharo harih:13.48</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vidya-vinaya sampanne brahmane gavi hastini 3.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vihavasya tu putrastu vita-tasya catmajah: 14.53</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vilajjamanaya yasya sthatumiksapathe'muya: 8.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vipra kahe, murkha ami sabdartha na<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>jani<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vipra ksatriya vaisas ca<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vipra veda-vihinas ca pratigraha-parayanah: 14.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vipra-ksatriya-vita-sudra mukha-vahurupadajah: 14.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">viprad-dvisad guna yutad aravaindanabha- 3.57</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">viprah samskara-yukto na nityam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.81</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">virata vyasthi-jivera tinho antaryami:7.84</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visrjati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hrdayam na yasya saksad-dharir 3.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visaya vinivarttante niraharasya dehinah:13.81</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visayan dhyayatas-cittam visayesu visajjate:13.39</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visthabhyaham idam krtsnam</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visnor-mayam-idam pasyan sa vai: 3.12</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visnorayam yato hyasit tasmad-vaisnava ucyate: 14.97</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visnostu trini rupani purusakhyanyatho viduh:7.76</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visnu-saktih para prokta kstretrajnakhya: 8.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visnur-mahan sa iha yasya kalaviseso:7.80</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visnuraradhate pantha nanyat tat-tosa-karanam: 14.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visvaso mitravrttis ca sakhyam dvividhim-iritiam:13.63</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vraje gopa-tava ramera pure ksatriya-bhavana:7.59</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vraje ye vihare purve krsna-balarama: 4.27</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vyalalayadrumavai te'pyariktakhilasampadah: 15.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vyasera-sutrete kahe parinamavada: 11.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vyatitya bhavanavartma yascamatkara: 18.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vyavaharika-gurvadi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>parityagenapi kartavyah 1.53</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vyanjite bhagavat-tattve brahma ca vyajyate:7.13</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vrndavanam partiyajya sa kvacit naiva gacchati: 7.42</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vrndavane kim api gulma-latausadhinam 3.69</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vrtyartham brahmanah kecit mahakapata 14.26</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ya dustyajam svajanam arya-pathans ca hitva 3.69</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ya etad aksaram gargi viditvyasmal-lokat praiti sa : 14.93</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ya esam purusam saksad-atma-prabhavam: 14.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yac-chaucanihsrtasarit-pravarodakena:7.38</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yad advaitam brahmopanisadi tad-apy-asya:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4.16</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yad yad acarati sestas<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.24</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yad-abhaso'pyudyan kavalita-bhavadhvanta: 17.63</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yad-brahma-saksat-krti-nisthayapi vinasamayati: 17.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yada pasyah pasyate rukma-varnam kartaram isam 4.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yada yada hi dharmasya glanir-bhavati bharata:7.72</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yada yasanugrhnati bhagavan-atma-bhavitah: 15.51</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yadavadhi mama cetah krsna-padaravinde:13.113</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yadi hari-smarane sarasam manah yadi vilasa 18.18</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yadi vaisnava-aparadha uthe hati mata:13.125</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yadyapanya bhaktih kalau kartavya :13.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yadyapi amara gurucaitanyera dasa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.31</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yadyapi pratyaksanumana-sabdaryo:19.4<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yadrcchaya mat kathadau jatasraddhastu yah:12.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yaha bhagavata pada vaisnavera sthane<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.28</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yaih svadehah smrto'natma martyo vit-krmi: 15.47</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yajnarthat karmanno'nyatra loko'yam karma:13.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yamadibhir-yoga-pathaih kama-lobha-hato:12.40</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yan martya-lilaupayikam svayoga-mayavalm:18.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yan nama-sruti-matrena puman bhavati: 3.32</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yan'ra bhagavatta haite anyera bhagavatta:7.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yan'ra bhagavatta haite anyera bhagavatta:7.68</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yan-maithunadi-grhamedhi-sukham hi tuccham:13.117</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yanhara darasane mukhe aise "krsna-nama" 3.23</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yanti deva-vrata devan pitrn yanti pitr-vratah:12.52</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yara bheda acche tara nasa bhalamate</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yare dekha, tare kaha "krsna"upadesa: 17.114</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yas-tvasaktamatirgehe putravittaisanaturah: 15.17</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yastu sudro dame satye darhme ca satatothitah: 14.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasya brahmeti samjnam kvacidapi nigame:7.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasya deve para bhaktir<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasya prabha prabhavato jagadandakoti-7.7</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasya saksad bhagavati<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.57</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasya saksad-bhagavati jnanaprade gurau: 17.90</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasya tasya kule jato gunavaneva tairgunaih: 14.62</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasya yal laksanam proktam pumso: 14.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasyaikanihsvasita-kalam-athavalambya:7.80</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasyaite'sthacatvarimsat-samskarah: 14.74</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasyasti bhaktir-bhagavaty-akincana:13.157</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasyatma-buddhih kunape tridhatuke: 17.101</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasyavaya-vasamsthanaih kalpito loka-vistarah:7.82</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasyam vai sruyamanayam krsne parama-puruse 2.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasyamsamsah srila garbhodasayi: 5.5</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasyamsamsamsa-bhagena visvot-pattilayodayah:7.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yasyamsamsamsah paratmakhilanam: 5.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yat karosi yad-asnasi yaj-juhosi dadasi yat:13.2</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yat tirtha buddhih salile na karhicij-:17.101</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yat-pada-savabhirucis-tapasvina:13.42 </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yata dekha vaisnvera vyavahara-dukhah 3.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatasamam gatarasam puti paryusitanca ca:13.119</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatha kancanatam yati kamsyam rasa: 14.65</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatha kasthamayo hasti yatha carma-mayo: 14.79</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatha mahanti bhutani bhutesuccavacesvanu:11.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatha nanahasavalenajamilo duracaro'pi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.66 </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatha prakasyatvektah krtsnam lokam imam :10.11</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatha radha priya visnos-tasyah kundam priyam : 3.71</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatha samudre bahavas-taranga statha vayam:10.22</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatha taror-mula-niscanena trpyanti tat-skandha:13.47</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatha taror-mula-nisecanena trptyanti tat skandha:7.45</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatha yatha gaura-padaravinde 3.75</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yathagneh ksudra visphulinga vyuccarantyevam:10.6</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatra yena yato yasya yasmai yad yad yatha yada:11.4</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yatraital-laksyate sarpa vrttam sa brahmanah: 14.44</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yavat padon, tavat pana tanva-darasana 2.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yaviyasamekasitirjayaneyah pituradesakara: 14.57</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yaya sammohito jiva atmanam trigunatmakam:10.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yah pravrajya grhat purvam trivargavapana ta: 15.46</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yah sarvesu bhutesu tisthan sarvabhyo:10.34</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yah svakat parato veha jatanirveda atmavan: 15.27</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yah sambhutam api tatha samupaiti karyat:7.90</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yam brahma varunendra-rudra-marutah-stunvanti:7.39</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ye go-gardabhadaya iva visayesvevendriyani: 17.77</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ye kale dvibhuja, namavaibhava prakasa:7.55</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ye mam bhajanti danpatye tapasa vratacaryaya: 15.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ye sutra-karta, se yadi karaye vyakhyana<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.10</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ye te kule vaisnavera janma kene naya:13.126</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ye tu sampattimanto grhasthastesam13.49</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ye tvenevam vido'santah stabdhah :13.120</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ye va mayise krta sauhrdartha<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3.28</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ye vaisnva-sthane aparadha haya yara: 17.85</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ye'nye'ravindaksa vimukta-maninas:12.30</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ye'py anya-devata-bhakta yajante :12.25</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yeba bhattacarya, cakravarti, misra saba:13.128</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yei krsna-tattva-vetta, sei guru haya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yei mudha kahe"jiva" "isvara" haya sama:10.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yei sutre yei rk visaya vacana<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.9</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yena janmasatiah purvam vasudevah sanarcitah: 17.21</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yena rupa matsya-kurma-adi avatara<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.19</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yesam sa esa bhagavan dayayed-anantah:13.143</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yo vakti nyaya rahitam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.51</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yo yasya mamsam-asnati sa tan mamsada ucyate:13.121</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yo'nadhitya dvijo vedam anyatra kurute sramam: 14.80</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yo'ntar bahis tanu-bhrtam asubham vidhunvann<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.35</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yogastrayo maya prokta nrnam seyo vidhitsaya:12.3</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yogasya tapasas caiva nyasasya :12.51</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yoginam api sarvesam mad-gatenantaratmana:12.47</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yoginam nrpa nirnitam harer-namanukirtanam: 17.42</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yuga-dharma nama-prema kaila paracara: 4.33</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yuga-dharma-pravartana nahe tan'ra kama: 4.29</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yugavatara, ara saktyavesavatara:7.67</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yugayitam nimesena caksusa pravrsayitam: 18.20</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yuktah syat sarva-samskarair-dvijastu: 14.82</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yunjananamabhaktanam pranayam12.41</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Definition of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhava</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.1</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">suddha-sattva-<span class="SpellE">visesatma</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> prema <span class="SpellE">suryamsu-samyabhak</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rucibhis-cittatma</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">srnyakrd</span>-asau bhava <span class="SpellE">ucyate</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti </i>develops beyond the stage of <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ruci</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> and the heart, mind, and in-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tellect</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are softened by divine love, one comes to the stage known as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhava-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> This transcendental stage is beyond the modes of material nature, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> saturated with the qualities of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">suddha-sattva</i>: transcendental goodness. At </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> time one's heart becomes illuminated like the sun, for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhava-bhakti</i> is like a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ray</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prema-bhakti</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-<span class="SpellE">rasamrta-sindhu</span></i> 1.3.1)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mahaprabhu's Verse on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhava</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.2</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nayanam</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">galad-asru-dharaya</span> <span class="SpellE">vadanam</span> <span class="SpellE">gadgada-ruddhaya</span> <span class="SpellE">gira</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pulakair</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">nicitam</span> <span class="SpellE">vapuh</span> kada tava nama-<span class="SpellE">grahane</span> <span class="SpellE">bhavisyati</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O My Lord, when will <span class="GramE">My</span> eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">constantly</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> when I chant Your holy name? When will <span class="GramE">My</span> voice choke up </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ecstasy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhava</i>), and when will the hairs of My body stand on end while chant-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Your holy name? (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Siksastakam</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>6)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Causes of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhava</i>, Transcendental Emotion</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.3</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yan</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> martya-<span class="SpellE">lilaupayikam</span> sva-yoga-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">maya-<span class="SpellE">balam</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">darsayata</span> <span class="SpellE">grhitam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vismapanam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">svasya</span> ca <span class="SpellE">saubhagarddheh</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">param</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> padam bhusana-<span class="SpellE">bhusanangam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Lord appeared in the mortal world by His internal potency, yoga-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">maya</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. He came in His eternal form, which is just suitable for His pastimes. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">These pastimes were wonderful for everyone, even for those proud of their </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">opulence</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, including the Lord Himself in His form as the Lord of Vaikuntha. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thus His transcendental body is the ornament of all ornaments. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 3.2.12)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Lord's Sweet Nature as the Opulent Lord of Threes</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.4</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svayam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tv <span class="SpellE">asamyatisayas</span> <span class="SpellE">tryadhisah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svarajya-laksmy-apta-samasta-kamah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">balim</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">haradbhis</span> <span class="SpellE">cira-loka-palaih</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kirita-koty-edita-pada-pithah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lord Sri Krsna is the Lord of all kinds of threes and is independently sup-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">reme</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by achievement of all kinds of fortune and opulence. He is worshiped by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eternal maintainers of the creation, who offer Him the paraphernalia of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">worship</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by touching their millions of helmets to his feet. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 3.2.21)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Symptoms of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhava</i> Appear in Those Who</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Cultivate the Holy Name in the Association of Devotees</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.5-6</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">parasparanukathanam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">pavanam</span> bhagavad-<span class="SpellE">yasah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mitho</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">ratir</span> <span class="SpellE">mithas</span> <span class="SpellE">tustir</span> <span class="SpellE">nivrttir</span> mitha atmanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">smarantah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">smarayantas</span> ca <span class="SpellE">mitho</span> '<span class="SpellE">ghaugha-haram</span> harim</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhaktya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sanjataya</span> bhaktya <span class="SpellE">bibhraty</span> <span class="SpellE">utpulakam</span> tanum</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should learn how to associate with the devotees of the Lord by </span><span class="SpellE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gath</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ering</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> with them to chant the glories of the Lord. This process is most purifying. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">As devotees thus develop their loving friendship with one another, their rati, or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">transcendental</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> happiness, and their satisfaction gradually increases. And by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">thus</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> encouraging one another they are able to give up sense gratification, which </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the cause of all suffering. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The devotees of the Lord constantly discuss the glories of Lord among </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">themselves</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Thus they constantly remember Him and remind one another of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">His qualities and pastimes.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> In this way, by their devotion to the principles of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti-yoga</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, the devotees please the Lord, who takes away from them every-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">thing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> inauspicious. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Being purified of all impediments, the devotees awaken to pure love of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Godhead, which can only be obtained from those who have it for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti </i>alone </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">can</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> cause <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti</i>. Thus, even within this world, their spiritualized <span class="GramE">bodies</span> ex-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hibit</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> symptoms of transcendental ecstasy, such as standing of the bodily hairs </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">on</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> end. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.3.30-31)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Practical Symptoms of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhava</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.7-8</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksantiravyartha</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">kalatvam</span> <span class="SpellE">viraktirmana</span> <span class="SpellE">sunyata</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asabandhah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">samut-kantha</span> <span class="SpellE">namagane</span> sada <span class="SpellE">rucih</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asaktis</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-tad</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">gunakhyane</span> <span class="SpellE">pritis-tad-vasati-sthale</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ityadayo</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> '<span class="SpellE">nubhavah</span> <span class="SpellE">syurjata-bhavankure</span> jane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In those within whom <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhava-bhakti</i> has awakened, the following <span class="SpellE">symp</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">toms</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> will be found: tolerance, eagerness to utilize one's time in the devotional </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">service</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the Lord, detachment from material things, humility or <span class="SpellE">pridelessness</span>, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ardent</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hopes of receiving the Lord's mercy, eager and anxious longing for the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord and his service, a constant taste for chanting the Lord's holy name, eager-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to glorify the Lord and discuss his pastimes, and a longing to live in a holy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">place</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> where the Lord has performed his pastimes. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-<span class="SpellE">rasamrta-sindhu</span>, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Purva <span class="SpellE">Vibhaga</span></span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 1.3.25)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Two Kinds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Raga-<span class="SpellE">marga</span></i> the Practitioner</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the Perfected Soul</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.9</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">seva</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sadhaka</span>-rupena siddha-rupena <span class="SpellE">catra</span> hi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tad-bhava-<span class="SpellE">lipsuna</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> karya <span class="SpellE">braja-lokanusaratah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A person desiring to attain the mood of Krsna's devotee should render </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">service</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> both with his material body as well as spiritual body following in the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">footsteps</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the residents of Vraja. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-<span class="SpellE">rasamrta-sindhu</span>, Purva <span class="SpellE">Vibhaga</span></i> 1.2.295)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.10</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bahya</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">antara</span>, ihara dui ta' <span class="SpellE">sadhana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">bahye</span></span>' <span class="SpellE">sadhaka</span>-dehe kare <span class="SpellE">sravana</span>-kirtana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">mane</span>' nija-siddha-deha <span class="SpellE">kariya</span> bhavana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ratri</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dine kare vraje krsnera sevana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nijabhista</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsna-prestha <span class="SpellE">pacheta</span>' <span class="SpellE">lagiya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nirantara</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">seva</span> kare <span class="SpellE">antarmana</span> hana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There are two processes by which one may execute this <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">raganuga</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> bhakti--</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">external</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and internal. When self-realized, the advanced devotee externally re-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mains</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> like a neophyte and executes all the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sastric</i></span> injunctions, especially hearing </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> chanting. However, within his mind, in his transcendental spiritual body, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">he</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> serves Krsna in Vrndavana in his particular way. He serves Krsna twenty-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">four</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hours, both day and night. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 22.156-157,159)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Development of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prema</i> into <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sneha</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, Raga, </i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Anuraga, Bhava</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <span class="SpellE">Mahabhava</span></i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.11-12</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">syad-<span class="SpellE">drdheyam</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ratih prema <span class="SpellE">prodyan</span> <span class="SpellE">snehah</span> <span class="SpellE">kramadayam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">syan-manah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">pranayo</span> <span class="SpellE">rago</span> '<span class="SpellE">nurago</span> bhava ity api</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bijam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">iksuh</span> sa ca <span class="SpellE">rasah</span> sa <span class="SpellE">gudah</span> khanda eva sah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sarkara</span> <span class="SpellE">sita</span> sa ca sa yatha syat <span class="SpellE">sitopala</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rati,</i> or constant affectionate attachment to Krsna, is very fixed, steady, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> determined, then it is known as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prema</i>, or pure love of God. The develop-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ment</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of such divine love may be compared to the refinement of sugar. Just as in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> development of sugar first there is the seed, then the juice, then molasses, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">then</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> crude sugar, refined sugar, sugar candy, and rock candy, so in the same </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">way</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rati </i>matures into <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prema</i>, and then <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sneha</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, mana, <span class="SpellE">praraya</span>, raga</i>, and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> anuraga </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhava.</i> (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ujjvala-nilamani</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, <span class="SpellE">Sthayibhava</span> <span class="SpellE">Pra</span></i> 53-54)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.13</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sadhana</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-bhakti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haite haya '<span class="SpellE">rati'ra</span> udaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rati</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">gadha</span> haile </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 'prema' nama kaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prema</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vrddhi</span>-krame nama <span class="SpellE">sneha</span>, mana, pranaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">raga</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, anuraga, bhava, <span class="SpellE">mahabhava</span> haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>By regularly practicing devotional service (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadhana</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-bhakti</i>), one gradually </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">becomes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> attached to Krsna. This is called rati. Then rati becomes intensified, it </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">becomes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, prema. The basic aspects of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prema,</i> when gradually increasing to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">different</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> stages are <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sneha</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, mana, <span class="SpellE">praraya</span>, raga, anuraga, bhava, </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <span class="SpellE">mahabhava</span></i>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 19.177-178)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">One <span class="GramE">With</span> Eyes of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prema</i> Can See the Supreme Person</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.14</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">santah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sadaiva</span> <span class="SpellE">hrdayesu</span> <span class="SpellE">vilokayanti</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">syamasundaram</span> acintya-guna-svarupam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">govindam</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> adi-purusam tam aham bhajami</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I worship Govinda, the Primeval Lord, who is <span class="SpellE">Syamasundara</span>, Krsna Him-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">self</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> with inconceivable innumerable attributes, whom the pure devotees see in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">their</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> heart of hearts with the eye of devotion tinged with the salve of love. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-samhita</i> 5.38)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Shelter of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Madhurya-rasa-bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.15</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ananda-<span class="SpellE">cinamaya-rasa-pratibhavitabhis</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tabhir</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ya eva nija-<span class="SpellE">rupataya</span> <span class="SpellE">kalabhih</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">goloka</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eva <span class="SpellE">nivasaty</span> <span class="SpellE">akhilatma-bhuto</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">govindam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> adi-purusam tam aham bhajami</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I worship Govinda, the Primeval Lord, residing in His own realm, Goloka, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Radha, resembling His own spiritual figure, the embodiment of the ecstatic </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">potency</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> possessed of the sixty-four artistic activities, in the company of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Her confidantes (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sakhis</i></span>), embodiments of the extensions of <span class="GramE">Her</span> bodily form, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">permeated</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and vitalized by His ever-blissful spiritual <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rasa.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-samhita</i> 5.27)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Direct and Indirect Tasting of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rasa</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.16</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etavad</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eva <span class="SpellE">jijnasyam</span> tattva-<span class="SpellE">jijnasunatmanah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anvaya-vyatirekabhyam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yat syat sarvatra sarvada</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A person searching after the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Godhead, must certainly search for this in all circumstances, in all space and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">time</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, both directly and indirectly. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 2.9.36)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Definition of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rasa</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.17</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vyavatitya</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhavana-<span class="SpellE">vartma</span> yas <span class="SpellE">camatkrtibharabhuh</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hrdi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sattvojjvale</span> <span class="SpellE">badham</span> <span class="SpellE">svadate</span> sa <span class="SpellE">raso</span> matah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When one transcends the status of ecstatic love and is situated on the high-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">est</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> platform of pure goodness, one is understood to have cleansed the heart of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> material contamination. In that pure stage of life, one can taste this nectar, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> this tasting capacity is technically called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rasa,</i> or transcendental mellow. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-<span class="SpellE">rasamrta-sindhu</span></i> 2.5.132)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Qualification for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Madhurya-rasa</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.18</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yadi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hari-<span class="SpellE">smarane</span> <span class="SpellE">sarasam</span> manah yadi vilasa-<span class="SpellE">kalasu</span> <span class="SpellE">kutahalam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">madhura-komala-<span class="SpellE">kanta-padavalim</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">srnu</span> tada <span class="SpellE">jayadeva-sarasvatim</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If you at all wish to fill your consciousness with the remembrance of Sri <span class="SpellE">Sri</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Radha and Krsna and enter into a serving position within their sublime pleasure </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pastimes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> on the banks of Radha-kunda, then listen carefully to this sweet </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> poignant song of <span class="SpellE">Jayadeva</span>, which is filled with the narration's of their divine </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">love</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. [Within this verse there is relationship (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sambandha</i>) and the means </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> attaining perfection (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">abhidheya</i>). The qualifications (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">adhikara</i>) for entering </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one's</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> constitutional position in the confidential pastimes of Radha-Madhava, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rendering</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Them service, and realizing the highest ecstasy in that position, is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">attainable</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by those <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rasika</i> devotees who are free from all <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anarthas</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.</i> They are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">qualified</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to read this book and thus reach the highest goal (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prayojana</i>). (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gita-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">govinda</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 1.3)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Prohibition for Those <span class="GramE">Who</span> are Unqualified</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.19</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naitat</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">samacarej</span> <span class="SpellE">jatu</span> <span class="SpellE">manasapi</span> hy <span class="SpellE">anisvarah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vinasyaty</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">acaran</span> <span class="SpellE">maudhyad</span> <span class="SpellE">yatharudro</span> '<span class="SpellE">bdhi</span>-jam <span class="SpellE">visam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should never imitate the behavior of great persons. If out of foolish-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> an ordinary person imitates such behavior [as Krsna's dancing with the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gopis</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">], even mentally he is doomed, just as one who imitates Rudra by swallowing </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ocean of poison. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 10.33.30)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Separation Experienced in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Madhurya-rasa</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.20</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yugayitam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">nimesena</span> <span class="SpellE">caksusa</span> <span class="SpellE">pravrsayitam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sunyayitam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jagat sarvam govinda-<span class="SpellE">virahena</span> me</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Govinda! Feeling <span class="GramE">Your</span> separation, I am considering a moment to be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">like</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence. (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Siksastakam</i></span> 7)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.21</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">amuny</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">adhanyani</span> <span class="SpellE">dinantarani</span> hare tvad-<span class="SpellE">alokanam</span> <span class="SpellE">antarena</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anatha-bandho</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">karunaika-sindho</span> ha <span class="SpellE">hanta</span> katham <span class="SpellE">nayami</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Hari! O Friend of the helpless! You are the only ocean of mercy! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Because I have not met <span class="GramE">You</span>, my inauspicious days and nights have become </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">unbearable</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. I do not know how I shall pass the time. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krsna-<span class="SpellE">karnamrta</span></i> 41)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.22</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aslisya</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> va pada-<span class="SpellE">ratam</span> <span class="SpellE">pinastu</span> mam <span class="SpellE">adarsanan</span> <span class="SpellE">marma-hatam</span> <span class="SpellE">karotu</span> va</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tatha va <span class="SpellE">vidadhatu</span> <span class="SpellE">lampato</span> mat-prana-<span class="SpellE">nathas</span> tu sa eva <span class="SpellE">naparah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I know no none but Krsna as My Lord, and He shall remain so even if He </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">handles</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Me roughly in His embrace or makes Me broken-hearted by ignoring </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Me completely.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> He is completely free to do whatever He wants, for He is a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">debauchee</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, yet He is still My worshipful Lord, unconditionally. (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Siksastaka</i></span> 8)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Extreme Separation</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.23</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ayi</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dina-<span class="SpellE">dayardra-natha</span> he <span class="SpellE">mathuranatha</span> <span class="SpellE">kadavalokyase</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hrdayam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">tvadaloka-kataram</span> dayita <span class="SpellE">bhramyati</span> kim <span class="SpellE">karomy</span> aham</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O my Lord! O most merciful Master of Mathura! When shall I see <span class="GramE">You</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">again</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">? Because of my not seeing <span class="GramE">You</span>, my agitated heart has become unsteady. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">O most beloved one, what shall I do now? (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padyavali</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Madhavendra Puri</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Determined Prayer of One <span class="GramE">Who</span> </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Aspires to Worship Krsna in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Madhurya-rasa</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18.24</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dharmam nadharmam sruti-gana-niruktam kila kuru</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">braje</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> radha-krsna-pracura-paricaryam iha tanu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sacisunum</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nandisvara-pati-sutatve <span class="SpellE">guruvaram</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mukunda-<span class="SpellE">presthatve</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> smara <span class="SpellE">paramajasram</span> nanu manah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O mind! Disregard the piety and impiety mentioned in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedas</i>. Render </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eternal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, confidential, loving service to the lotus feet of Sri <span class="SpellE">Sri</span> Radha and Krsna </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Vraja. Always meditate on the lotus feet of the son of Saci, Sri Caitanya </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mahaprabhu, who is nondifferent form the son of Nanda. And always meditate </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">on</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">gurudeva</span>, who [as the representative of Srimati Radharani] is the most </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">beloved</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of Mukunda [Sri Krsna]. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manah-Siksa</i> 2)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Supreme Lord is the Root of all Religion</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.1</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dharma-mulam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hi bhagavan sarva-vedamayo harih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">smrtam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ca tad-vidam rajan yena catma prasidati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Supreme Person is the root of all <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma</i>, the essence of all the Vedas, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the meditation of all those great authorities who know the truth about the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Supreme Lord, and whose <span class="GramE">opinions becomes</span> scripture. This is evidence, O King, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by accepting this religious principle, everyone will attain the highest satis-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">faction</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the soul, mind, and body. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.11.7)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna is the Only Way</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.2</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tapastu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tapaih prapatastu parvata-datantu tirthani pathastu cagaman </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yajastu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yagairvivadantu vadair harim vina naiva mrtim taranti</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>You may perform mountains of austerities, visit many holy places, study </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the Vedas, and perform all kinds of Vedic sacrifices, but without devotion to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna, none of these things can save you from death. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhavartha Dipika</i> 10.87.27)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Chanting the Holy Name is the Eternal and Highest <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dharma</i> for all Souls</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.3</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etavan</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eva loke 'smin pumsam dharmah parah smrtah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti-yogo</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhagavati tan-nama-grahanadibhih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It is recognized that the highest religious principle in human society is de-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">votional</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, beginning with the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chanting</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the holy name of the Lord, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nama-sanakirtana</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 6.3.22)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Holy Name is the Essence of the Srutis</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.4</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nikhila-sruti-mauli</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> rama-mala-dyuti nirajita-padapankajanta</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ayi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mukta-kulair upasyamanam paritas tvam harinama samsrayami</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O holy name, the tips of the toes of your lotus feet are eternally worshiped </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the glowing effulgence of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Upanisads,</i> the crest jewels of the Vedas. You </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eternally adored and chanted by great liberated souls like Narada and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sukadeva Gosvami. O Harinama, clearing myself of all offenses, I take com-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">plete</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> shelter of You. (Srila Rupa Gosvami, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krsna-namastakam</i> 1)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Constitutional Nature of the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.5</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nama</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> cintamanih krsnas caitanya-rasa-vigrahah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">purnah-suddho</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nitya-mukto'bhinnatvan nama naminoh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The holy name of Krsna is a transcendental wish fulfilling gem it be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">stows</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> all spiritual benedictions, for it is Krsna Himself. It is the personification </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> divine mellow, the fountainhead of all pleasure. The holy name of Krsna is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eternally</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> liberated and spiritual. This is because the name of Krsna and Krsna </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Himself</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are nondifferent. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Purva-Vibhagaga</i> 2.233)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.6</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ekam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eva sac-cid-ananda-rasadi-rupam tattvam dvidha-virbhutam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Supreme Absolute Truth is one reality whose form is eternal, fully </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cognizant</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and ecstatic. That Absolute reality who is the origin of all rasa ap-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pears</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in two forms, as Krsna Himself and as the holy name of Krsna. These two </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">forms</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are nondifferent manifestations of the same eternal reality Krsna. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sri-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Purva-Vibhaga</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 2.233, Jiva Gosvami's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Durgama-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sargamani</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">commentary)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Vedas Sing the Glories of the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.7</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">om</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> asya jananto nama cid-viviktan mahante visno sumatim bhajamahe </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">om</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tat sat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra</i> means, "O Lord Visnu, Your name is conscious (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cit</i>) and -</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">self-effulgent</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mahas</i>) and so even one with partial knowledge of the eter-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nature of Your name, and incomplete understanding of the glory of proper </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chanting</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, can attain knowledge of You merely by repeating the syllables, be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cause</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> You, who are known by </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Om</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, are self-existent (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sat</i>)." Thus it is seen that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> name liberates a person from fear and envy even if alluded to. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavata-Sandarbha</i> 47)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.7a</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">he</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vinro te tava nama cita cit-svarupam ata eva mahau sva-prakasa-rupam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tasmat</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> asya namna a inadapi janantau ha tu samyak </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">uccmra-mahatmayadi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> puruskarera.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tathapi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vivaktan bruvarau kevalam tad-aksarabhyasa matram kurvanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sumantia</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tad-visayam vidyam bhajamahe prapnuyauh.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Ata eva bhayadvesadau <span class="GramE">sri mhrteu</span> aphurter iva smnketya-davapasya </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">muktidatvam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sruyate.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Visnu! Your holy name is of the nature of divine consciousness it is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">transcendental</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> reality par-excellence. It is a manifestation of <span class="GramE">Your</span> own divine </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">form</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, even if someone utters the holy name without knowing the names complete</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">glories</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. To utter the name without being fully aware of its glories means </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namabhasa</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, or uttering the syllables of the holy name which are only the outer </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">reflection</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Even in such a position we shall attain divine knowledge of the Lord, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> such worship. Because this line contains the word</span> <span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">om</i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> it indicates that the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">use</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the word "<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sat</i>" means <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svata-siddau</i>. Therefore the divine form </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">upon</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> one's having uttered the name (even when there is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namabhasa</i> because of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sanketya</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and so forth), and thus one attains liberation from the postion of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> envy. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavata Sandarbha</i> 4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Glories of the Holy Name in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Smrti-sastras</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.8</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vede</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ramayane caiva purane bharate tatha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">adavante</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ca madhye ca harih sarvatrah giyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Throughout the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedas</i>, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ramayara</i>, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Puranas</i>, and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> beginning to end, only the glories of the Supreme Lord Hari are sung. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-vamsa</i>) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Holy Name Grants All Perfection in Kali-yuga</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.9</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kaler</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dosa-nidhe rajann </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asti</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hy eko mahan gunah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kirtanad</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eva krsnasya mukta-sangah param vrajet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My dear King, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">good</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> quality about this age: Simply by chanting the Hare Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maha-mantra,</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcen-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dental</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kingdom. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 12.3.51)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.10</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krte</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yad dhyayato visnum tretayam yajato makhaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dvapare</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> paricaryayam kalau tad dhari-kirtanat</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>What was attained in Satya-yuga through meditation, in Treta-yuga <span class="GramE">through</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sacrifice</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and in Dvapara-yuga through Deity worship is realized in Kali-yuga </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">through</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hari-kirtana</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 12.3.52)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.11</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dhyayan</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krte yajan yajnais-tretayam dvapare 'rcayan</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yadapnoti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tadapnoti kalau sankirtya kesavam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Whatever results was attained in Satya-yuga by meditation, in Treta-yuga </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yajna</i>, and in Dvapara-yuga by </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">arcana</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> can only be attained in the Kali-yuga </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hari-nama-kirtana</i>, chanting the glories of Krsna, who is known as Kesava. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma Purana, Uttara-khanda</i>, 42nd <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Adhyaya</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.12</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kali-kale</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nama-rupe krsna-avatara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nama</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haite haya sarva-jagat-nistara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nama</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vinu kali-kale nahi ara dharma </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarva-mantra-sara</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nama, ei sastra-marma</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span class="GramE">In the age of Kali, Krsna advents Himself in the form of the holy name.</span> By </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> holy name, the entire universe is delivered. There is no other <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma</i> in the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">age</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of Kali. The holy name of Krsna is the essence of all <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantras</i> and the pur-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">port</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of all revealed scriptures. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 17.22 and 7.74)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sridhara Svami on Glories of the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.13</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">amhah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> samhara dakhilam sakrdudayadeva sakala-lokasya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">taraniriva</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> timira-jaladhim jayati jagan-mangalam harer nama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Let the all-auspicious glories of the holy name, which benedicts the entire </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">universe</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, be victorious. Just as when the sun rises, it dispels the ocean of dark-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, in the same way, when the holy name has only slightly risen within one's </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">heart</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, all one's sins are completely destroyed. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padyavali </i>16, Sridhara Svami)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.14</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnanamasti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tulitam ca tulayam prema naiva tulitam tu tulayam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">siddhir</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eva tulitatra tulayam krsna-nama tulitam na tulayam</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Knowledge and yogic perfection can be compared to one another, but <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prema </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-nama</i> have no comparison to anything within this world. They can-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">not</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> be weighed on the scales of mundane consideration. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padyavali </i>15, Sridhara </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Svami)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Rupa Gosvami on the Glories of the Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.15</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">akrstih</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krta-cetasam sumahatam-muccatanam camhasam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">acandalamamukaloka-sulabho</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vasyas ca moksasriyah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">no</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> diksam na ca daksinam na ca purascaryam managiksate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mantro'yam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> rasana sprg eva phalati sri krsna namatmakah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The holy name of Krsna is an attractive feature for many saintly, liberal </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">people</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. It is the annihilator of all sinful reactions and is so powerful that save </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the dumb who cannot chant it, it is readily, available to everyone, including </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> lowest type of man, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">candala.</i> The holy name of Krsna is controller of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">opulence</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of liberation, and it is identical with Sri Krsna. Simply by touching the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">holy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> name with one's tongue, immediate effects are produced. Chanting the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">holy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> name does not depend on initiation, pious activities, or the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">purascarya </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">regulative</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> principles generally observed before initiation. The holy name does </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">not</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> wait for all these activities. It is self-sufficient. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padyavali</i> 29, Rupa Gosvami)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Efficacy of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gayatri </i>and the Holy Name</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.16</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-mantra</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haite habe samsara-mocana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-nama</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haite pabe krsnera carana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Through the gayatri mantra one attains liberation from material existence. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Through the holy name one attains the lotus feet of Krsna. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 7.73)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Glories of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-katha</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.17</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">srutam-apy-aupanisadam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dure hari-kathamrtat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yan</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na santi dravac-citta-kampasru-pulakadayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Upanisads</i> have ascertained <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nirvisesa brahma</i> as the subject of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sruti</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> whereas they only take a distant view of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hari-katha</i>. This is because through </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hearing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and chanting about Brahman, one's heart is not moved, tears do not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pour</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> from the eyes, and the bodily hairs do not stand on end. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padyavali</i> 39)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Glories of the Holy Name Surpasses that of Impersonal Brahman</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.18</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yad</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> brahma-saksat-krti-nisthayapi vinasamayati vina na bhogaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">apaiti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nama-sphuranena tatte prarabhda-karmeti virauti vedah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O holy name! The seeds from which sin sprouts within the heart are not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">burned</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to ashes by realization of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahman</i> or by constant meditation on eternal </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">consciousness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. But, O holy name, as soon as <span class="GramE">You</span> appear on the tongue of a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sincere</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> chanter, all the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmic </i>seeds of sin are burned to ashes. Thus all sinful </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">reactions</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, past, present and future are finished. This is proclaimed by the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedas. </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krsna-namastakam</i>, Rupa Gosvami 4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kirtana </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of the Holy Name is Best of All</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.19</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aghaccit-smaranam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> visnor-bahvayasena sadhyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">austhaspandana-matrena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kirtanatu tato varam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The remembrance of Visnu certainly cuts sin to pieces, but it is very diffi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cult</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to attain perfection through remembering Visnu. Only after great effort is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">such</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> remembrance possible. However, simply by moving the lips, there is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kirtana</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the holy name of Visnu, and therefore <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kirtana</i> is the topmost process </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> devotional service. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i>, 11.453)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Holy Name Surpasses Worship and Meditation</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.20</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jayati</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jayati namananda-rupam murarer</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">viramita-nija-dharma-dhyana-pujadi-yatnam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kathamapi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sakrdattam muktidam pranina yat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">param-amrtam-ekam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jivanam bhusanam me</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All glories, all glories to the all-blissful holy name of Sri Krsna, which causes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> devotee to give up all conventional religious duties, meditation, and worship. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">When somehow or other uttered even once by a living entity the holy name awards </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">him</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> liberation. The holy name of Krsna is the highest nectar in my life and my only</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">treasure</span>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bnhad-Bhagavatamrta</i> 1.1.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.21</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> janma sataih purvam vasudevah sanarcitah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tan-mukhe</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hari-namani sada tisthanti bharata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O descendant of Bharata, one who has previously worshiped Lord Vasudeva </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hundreds of lifetimes can now chant the holy name eternally. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 11.454)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Holy Name is not <span class="GramE">Regulated</span> by Time, Place, and Circumstance</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.22 <span class="GramE">and</span> 23</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> desa niyamo rajan na kala niyamas tatha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vidyate</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> natra sandeho visnor-namanu-kirtane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kalo'sti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dane yajne ca snane kalo' sti saj jape</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visnu-sankirtane</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kalo nastyatra prthivitale</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O king, there are no rules governing the time and place wherein the holy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">name</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of Visnu can be chanted. Of this there can be no doubt. Charity and sac-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rifice</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are governed by various rules regarding time and place, as are the taking </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> one's bath and the silent uttering of different <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantras.</i> But the holy name of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Visnu can be chanted in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sankirtana </i>at any time in any place on earth. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti-vilasa</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 11.412, 413)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.24</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> desa-niyamas tasmin na kala-niyamas-tatha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nocchisthadau</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nisedho 'sti sri harer-namni lubdhaka</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O hunter, there are no restrictions on when or where the holy name of Sri </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hari may be chanted and no prohibitions regarding the uncleanness of the mouth </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> which the holy name comes forth. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 11.408)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.25</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etavatalam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> agha-nirharanaya pumsam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sankirtanam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhagavato guna-karma-namnam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vikrusya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> putram aghavan yad ajamilo 'pi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">narayaneti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mriyamana iyaya muktim</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">It should be understood that one is easily relieved from all sinful reactions </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> chanting the holy name of the Lord and chanting of His qualities and activi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ties</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. This is the only process recommended for relief from sinful reactions. Even </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">if</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> one chants the holy name of the Lord with improper pronunciation, he gets </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">relief</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> from material bondage if he chants without offenses. Ajamila, for example, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">was</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> extremely sinful, but while dying he merely chanted the holy name, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">although</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> calling his son, he achieved complete liberation because he re-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">membered</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the name of Narayana. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 6.3.24)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavatam</i> on Loud <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kirtana</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.26</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namany</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> anantasya hata-trapah pathan</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">guhyani</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhadrani krtani ca smaran</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> paryatams tusta-mana gata-sprhah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kalam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pratiksan vimado vimatsarah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Narada Muni said] Thus I loudly chanted the holy name of Krsna in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kirtana, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">not</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> caring for any social formalities. Such chanting and remembering of the holy name </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">benedicts</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> everyone. In this way, I traveled across the earth, fully satisfied, humble, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">non-envious</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 1.6.26)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Loud Kirtana is the Best</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.27</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">japato</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hari namani sthane sata-gunadhikah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atmanan</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ca punaty-uccair-japan srotrn-punati ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Compared to that person who is attached to chanting <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">japa</i>, the person who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">performs</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> loud chanting of the holy name of Sri Hari is one hundred times bet-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ter</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. This is because the person who chants japa purifies himself, whereas the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">person</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> who chants the holy name loudly in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kirtana </i>purifies himself, all those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are with him, and everyone else who hear the holy vibration. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sri Naradiya, Prahlada-vakya</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Loud Kirtana Benefits the Chanter of the Holy Name and Those Who <span class="GramE">Hear</span> it</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.28</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pasu-paksi-kita-adi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> balite na pare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sunile</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> se harinama ta'ra saba tare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">japile</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> se krsna-nama apani se tare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ucca-sankirtane</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> para-upakara kare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ata</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eva ucca kari' kirtana karile</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sata-guna</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> phala haya sarva-sastre bole</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The animals, birds, and insects cannot chant the holy name, but by hearing </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> holy name chanted they can benefit. Chanting the japa of the holy name of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna purifies oneself, but the loud <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sankirtana </i>of the holy name of Krsna benefits </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> living beings. Therefore, loudly chant the holy name of Krsna in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kirtana,</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> you will get one hundred times the benefit of chanting <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">japa</i>. This is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">verdict</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of all the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sastras</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag.Adi</i> 11.275-277)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mahaprabhu Loudly Chanted the Holy Name</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.29</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hare</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsnety uccyaih sphurita-rasano namaganana-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krta-granthi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sreni-subhaga-kati-sutrojjvalakarah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visalakso</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dirghargala-yugala-kheloncita-bhujah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> caitanyah kim me punarapi drsoryasyati padam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu loudly chants the Hare Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dance</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> upon His tongue, as His radiant lotus hand counts the name by fingering </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> beads on the beautiful knotted counting string tied to His waist. His beauti-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ful</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> lotus eyes stretch to His ears and His arms reach to His knees. When <span class="GramE">will</span> Sri </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Caitanya Mahaprabhu again <span class="GramE">appear</span> before my eyes? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Caitanyanthakam</i> 5, Rupa Gosvami)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Opinion of Baladeva on the Form of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maha-mantra</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.30</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hare</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsneti mantra-pratika-grahanam.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sodasa-namatmana dvatrimsa-daksarena mantrenoccair-uccaritena </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sphurita</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krta-nrtya rasana jihva yasya sah.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When the sixteen names and thirty-two syllables of the Hare Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> loudly vibrated, Krsna Himself dances on ones tongue. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Baladeva </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vidyabhnara, Stava-malm-vibhunara-bhanya</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hare Krsna is the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maha-mantra</i> for the Age of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kali</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.31-37</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hare</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hare</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> rama hare rama rama rama hare hare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sodasaitani</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> namani dvatrimsad varnakani hi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kalau</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yuge maha-mantrah sammato jivatarane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varjayitva</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tu namaitad durjanaih parikalpitam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chandobaddham</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> susiddhanta viruddham nabhyaset padam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tarakam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> brahma-namaitad brahmana gurunadina</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kalisantaranadyasu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sruti-svadhigatam hareh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">praptam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sri brahma-sisyena sri naradena dhimata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namaitad-uttamam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> srauta-paramparyena brahmanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">utsrjyaitan-maha-mantram</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ye tvanyat kaepitam padam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mahanameti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> gayanti te sastra-guru langhanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tattva-virodha-sanprktam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tadrsam daurjanam matam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sravatha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pariharyam syadatma-hitarthina sada</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hare</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hare</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> rama hare rama rama rama hare hare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare, hare <span class="GramE">rama</span> hare rama rama </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rama</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hare hare: This sixteen-name, thirty-two syllable <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra</i> is the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maha-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mantra</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in the age of Kali by which all living beings can be delivered. One should </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">never</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> abandon chanting this <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maha-mantra</i> and take to other so-called purificatory </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">processes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> which are practiced by rascals, or engage in chanting other metrical </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">compositions</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the name of Krsna that are against the pure conclusions of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">scriptures</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, or are filled with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rasabhasa.</i> About this divinely spiritual <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maha-man-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tra</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> which delivers one from material existence, the original guru, Lord Brahma, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">has</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> said, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kali-santaranadi srutite</i>, "The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">srutis </i>have declared this <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra </i>to be the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">best</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> means of deliverance in the age of Kali". Having all heard this from Brahma, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sons and disciples of Brahma, beginning with Narada, all accepted the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maha-mantra</i> and, having meditated on it<span class="GramE">, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>attained</span> perfection. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ananta-Samhita</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Upanisads on the Hare Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maha-mantra</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.38-39</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hare</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hare</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> rama hare rama rama rama hare hare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">iti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sodasakam namnam kali-kalmasa-nasanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">natah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> parataropayah sarva-vedesu drsyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The sixteen names of the Hare Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maha-mantra--</i> hare krsna hare </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsna hare hare, hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare-- destroy all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> inauspiciousness of the age of Kali. This is the conclusion of all the Vedas. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kali-santarara Upanisad</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Puranas </i>on the Hare Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maha-mantra</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.40</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hare</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ratanti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> halaya vapi te krtartha na samsayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare: Whoever chants this <span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra,</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">even</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> neglectfully, will attain the supreme goal of life. Of this there is no doubt. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Agni-Purana</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Chanting the Holy Name Qualifies One for Deliverance</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.41</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">madhura-madhuram-etan-mangalam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mangalanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sakala-nigamavalli-sat-phalam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> cit-svarupam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sakrdapi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> parigitam sraddhaya helaya va </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhrguvara</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> naramatram tarayet krsna nama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The holy name of Krsna is the sweetest of the sweet and the most auspi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cious</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of all auspicious things. It is the self-effulgent and beautiful fruit of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedic desire tree.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> O best of the Bhrgus, when the holy name is uttered once </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">without</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> offense, either attentively or in attentively, it immediately ensures the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">deliverance</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of all human beings from the bondage of illusion. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vilasa</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11.234, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Skanda Purana</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Holy Name is to be <span class="GramE">Chanted</span> in the Stage of</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Practice and in Perfection</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.42</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etan</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nirvidyamananam icchatam akuto-bhayam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yoginam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nrpa nirnitam harer namanukirtanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O King, constant chanting of the holy name of the Lord after the way of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> great authorities is the doubtless and fearless way of success for all, includ-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> those who are free from all material desires, those who are desirous of all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">material</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> enjoyment, and those who are self-satisfied by dint of transcendental </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">knowledge</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 2.1.11)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Things Unfavorable for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nama-kirtana</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.43</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">janmaisvarya-sruta-sribhir</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> edhamana-madah puman</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naivarhaty</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> abhidhatum vai tvam akincana-gocaram</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those who are intoxicated by false ego on account of their good birth, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">wealth</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, learning, and beauty, cannot cry out Your name with sincere feeling. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Only those who are materially bereft can chant <span class="GramE">Your</span> name in purity. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 1.8.26)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Characteristics of the Principal and Secondary Name</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.44</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namnamakari</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bahudha nija-sarva-saktis</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tatrapita</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> niyamitah smarane na kalah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etadrsi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tava krpa bhagavan mamapi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">durdaivam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> idrsam ihajani nanuragah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all <span class="GramE">benediction</span> to the living </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">beings</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names like Krsna and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Govinda.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> In these transcendental names <span class="GramE">You</span> have invested all Your transcen-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dental</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> energies and there are no hard and fast rules for chanting Your name. O </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">my</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Lord, out of kindness, You enable us to easily approach You by chanting </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Siksastaka </i>2)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Secondary Names of God and Their Symptoms</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.45</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jada</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krtira paricaye nama yata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prakrtir</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> gune gauna vedera sammata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">srsti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kartta paramatma brahma sthiti kara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jagat</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> samharta pata yajnesvara hara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>According to the Vedas, the secondary or inferior names of the Supreme </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord, Sri Krsna <span class="GramE">are</span> those which are in connection with the material world. For </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">example</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">: "God," "Creator of the Universe," "Paramatma," "Supersoul," "Brah-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">man</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">," " Maintainer of the Universe," "Destroyer of the Universe," "Savior," </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> "Lord of Sacrifice," and "He who takes away," are some inferior or second-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ary</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> names of Godhead. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-nama-cintamari</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Fruits of the Principal and Secondary Names of the Lord</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.46</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> rupa nama, karma-jnana-kanda-gata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">punya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> moksa dana kare sastrera sammata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ye mukhya-phala krsna-prema-dhana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mukhya name matra labhe sadhugana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>These inferior names of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> called upon by those who are on the paths of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnana</i>. According </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the scriptures, one who calls upon these names gets piety and liberation. On </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> other hand, the result of chanting the principal names of the Lord [Govinda, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gopala, Rama, Nandanandana, Radhanatha, Hari, Yasomati-pranadhana, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Madana-mohana, Syamasundara, Madhava, Gopinatha, Vrajogopa, Rakhala, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Yadava] is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-prema</i>. In this way, the saintly attain love of Godhead by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chanting</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the principal names of Godhead [while those attached to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma </i>and</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnana</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">get mere piety and impersonal liberation by chanting inferior and second-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ary</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> names because their conception of Godhead is also secondary and inferior.] </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-nama-cintamari</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Principal Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.47</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aghadamana-yasodanandanau</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nandasuno</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kamala-nayana-gopicandra-vrndavanendrah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pranata-karuna-krsnav</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ity aneka-svarupe</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tvai</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mama ratir uccair vardhatam namadheya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O killer of the demon Agha, O son of Yasoda, O son of Nanda, O lotus-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eyed</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, O moon of the gopis, O Lord of Vnndmvana, O merciful to the submissive, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">O Krsna, You have manifest <span class="GramE">Yourself</span> in innumerable forms out of Your infinite </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mercy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Let my devotion to You go on increasing without any impediment<span class="GramE">.(</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krsna-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namstakam</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, Rupa Gosvami 5)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Fruit of Offenselessly Uttering the Principal Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.48</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tunde</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tandavini ratim vitanute tundavali-labdhaye</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karna-krodha-kadamvini</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ghatayate karnarbudebhyah sprham</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cetah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> prangana-sangini vijayate sarvendriyanam krtim</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">no</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jane janita-kiyadbhir amrtaih krsneti varnadvayi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"I do not know how much nectar the two syllables 'Krsn-ra' have produced. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">When the holy name of Krsna is chanted, it appears to dance within the mouth. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">We then desire many, many mouths. When that name enters the holes of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ears</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, we desire many millions of ears. And when the holy name dances in the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">courtyard</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the heart, it conquers the activities of the mind, and therefore all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> senses become inert." (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vidagdha-Madhava</i> 1.12)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Sevenfold Results of Chanting the Principal Name</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.49</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ceto-darpana-marjanam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhava-maha--davagni-nirvapanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vidya-vadhu-jivanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anandambudhi-vardhanam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> prati-padam purnamrtasvadanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvatma-snapanam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Chanting the holy name of Krsna cleanses the mirror of the heart an extin-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">guishes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the fire of misery in the ocean of birth and death. At that time, real </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">auspiciousness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> begins for the soul. Just as the evening lotus blooms in the <span class="GramE">moon's</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cooling</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> rays, the heart begins to blossom in the nectar of the name, and at last </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> soul awakens in full knowledge of its real inner treasure a life of love with </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna in the highest mellows of devotion. Again and again tasting nectar, the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">soul</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dives and surfaces in the ever increasing ocean of joy. In this way, all phases </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the self are fully satisfied and purified by bathing in the nectarean mellows of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> holy name of Krsna. Therefore, let the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sankirtana</i> of the holy name be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">victorious</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Siksastaka </i>1)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Principal Result of Chanting the Holy Name is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krsna-prema,</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Not <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dharma, Artha, </i></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kama</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">or<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Moksa</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.50</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhaktistvayi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sthiratara bhagavan yadi syad</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">daivena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nah phalati divya-kisora-murtih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">muktih</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> svayam mukulitanjali sevate'sman</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dharmartha-kama-gatayah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> samaya-pratiksah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Lord when a devotee, by good fortune, develops unflinching devotion </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Your transcendentally beautiful, youthful form, then liberation herself waits </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> folded hands to be his maidservant. And right behind liberation, piety, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">economic</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> development, and sense enjoyment will wait for the chance to serve. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krsna-karnamrta</i> 107)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Nama-kirtana</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Fulfills all Aspects of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhajana</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.51</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mantratas</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tantratas chidram desa-kalarha-vastutah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> karoti nischidram anusankirtanam tava</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[In the various kinds of Vedic sacrifice and worship mentioned in the Vedas] </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">There may be discrepancies in pronouncing the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantras</i> and observing the regulative </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">principles</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, paraphernalia, but when Your Lordship's holy name is chanted, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">everything</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> becomes faultless. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 8.23.16)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Pure Name Arises Within the Association of Devotees</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.52-53</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mamaham</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> iti dehadau hitvamithyartha-dhir matim</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dhasye</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mano bhagavati suddham tat-kirtanadibhih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">iti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jata-sunirvedah ksana-sangena sadhusu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ganga-dvaram</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> upeyaya mukta-sarvanubandhanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>{Ajamila said] Simply because I chanted the holy name of the Lord in the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">association</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of devotees, my heart is now becoming purified. Therefore I shall </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">not</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> fall victim again to the false lures of sense gratification. Now that I am fixed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the Absolute Truth, I shall not identify myself with the body. I shall give up </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> false conception of "I" and "mine" and fix my mind on the lotus feet of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Because of a moment's association with devotees [the Visnudhtas], </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Ajamila detached himself from the material conception of life with -</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thus freed from all material attraction, he immediately started for </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hardwar</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 6.2.38-39)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.54</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvabhauma-sange</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tomara 'kalusa' haila ksaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">kalmasa</span>' ghucile jiva 'krsna-nama' laya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Because of the association of [a devotee like] Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> your contamination is now vanquished. When a person's heart is cleansed of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> contamination, he is able to chant the Hare Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maha-mantra</i>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 15.276)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.55</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asadhu-sange</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhai "krsna nama" nahi haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"<span class="GramE">namaksara</span>" bahiraya bate nama kabhu naya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O brothers, the holy name of Krsna is never to be found in the association </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> those who are un-saintly. The external sound of the holy name is never the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">name</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> proper. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prema-vivarta</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Holy Name <span class="GramE">Cannot</span> be Realized Through the Material Senses</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.56</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sri krsna namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sevon-mukhe</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuratyadah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Therefore the material senses cannot appreciate Krsna's holy name, form, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">qualities</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and pastimes. When a conditioned soul is awakened to Krsna con-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sciousness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and renders service by using his tongue to chant the Lord's holy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">name</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and taste the remnants of the Lord's food, the tongue is purified, and one </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gradually</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> comes to understand who Krsna really is. In other words, the holy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">name</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of Krsna can never be grasped by the material senses. Only by rendering </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotional</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> service, beginning with vibrating the Lord's glories upon the tongue, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">can</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> one realize Krsna, for he will reveal Himself directly to the sincere soul. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The formula for perfection in <span class="GramE">chanting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the</span> holy name. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu</i> 1.2.234)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.57</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">trnad</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> api sunicena taror api sahisnuna</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">amanina</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> manadena kirtaniyah sada harih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should chant the holy name of Krsna in a humble state of mind, con-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sidering</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> oneself to be lower than a blade of grass. One should be more tolerant </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">than</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> a tree, devoid of false prestige, and offer all respect to others, without </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">expecting</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> any respect in return. In this way, one should always chant the holy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">name</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of Krsna. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Siksastaka </i>3)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Formula for the Favorable Culture of the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.58</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">syat</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsna-nama-caritadi-sitapy avidya-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pittopatapta-rasanasya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na rocika nu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kintv</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> adarad anudinam khalu saiva justa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svadvi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kramad bhavati tad-gada-mula-hantri</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The holy name, character, pastimes, and activities of Krsna are all tran-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">scendentally</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sweet like sugar candy. Although the tongue of one afflicted by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jaundice of ignorance cannot taste anything sweet, it is wonderful that -</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> carefully chanting these sweet names every day, a natural relish awakens </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">within</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> this tongue, and his disease is gradually destroyed at the root. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Upadesamrta</i> 7)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Determination for Chanting the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.59</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">khanda</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> khanda hai' deha yadi jaya prana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tabu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ami vadane na chadi harinama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Even if you cut my body into pieces, I should not give up chanting the holy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">name</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag. Adi</i> 11.91)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kirtana </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of the Holy Name Gradually Awakens the Form,</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Qualities,</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and Pastimes of the Lord</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.60</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-nama</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dhare kata bala</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visaya-vasananale</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mora citta sada jale</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ravintapta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> maribhumi sama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karna-randhra</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> patha diya, hrdi majhe pravesiya,</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varisaya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sudha anupama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hrdaya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haite bale, jihvara agrete cale</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sabda-rupe</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> naca anuksana </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kanthe</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mora bhange svara, anga kanpe thara thara,</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sthira</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haite napare carana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cakse</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dhara, dehe gharma, pulikata saba carma,</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vivarna</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haila kalevara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">murccita</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haile mana, pralayera agamana,</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhave</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sarva-deha jara jara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kari'eta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> upadrava, citte vars sudhaadrava,</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">more</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dare premera sagare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kichu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na bujhite dila, mora ta batula kaila,</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mora</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> citta vitta saba hare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">lainu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> asraya yanra, henu vyavahara tan'ra</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varnite</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> napari ei sakala</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-nama</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> icchamaya, yahe yahe sukhi haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mora sukhera sambala</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">premera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kalika nama, adbhuta rasera dhama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bala karaye prakasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">isat</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vikasi' punah, dekhaya nija rupa-guna</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">citta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hari' laya krsna-pasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">purna</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vikasita haina, vraje more yaya laina,</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dekhaya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> more svarupa-vilasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">more</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> siddha-deha diya, krsna-pase rakhe giya,</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dehera kare sarva-nasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-nama-cintamani</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, akhila rasera khani,</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nitya-mukta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, suddha, rasamaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> balai yata, saba la'ye hai hata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tabe</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mora sukhera udaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My heart is just like a desert, hot with the rays of the sun. This is my </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">internal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mental condition. The desire for mortal things cannot satisfy me be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cause</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by nature they are death-producing. And not one or two, but thousands </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> such death-producing desires have taken shelter in my mind. So, my subcon-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">scious</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> region is always burning. This is my condition. But somehow, by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">grace</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadhu </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">guru,</i> the holy name of Krsna with its infinite prospect </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">has</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> entered through the holes of my ears and reached the plane of my heart. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">And there, with some peculiar hope, with infinite, auspicious possibilities, it </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">touched</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> my heart with a new kind of nectar. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New hope is aroused by that sound. Then by force it <span class="GramE">comes</span> form the heart </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">towards</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the tongue. Not that by the endeavor of my tongue I am producing that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sound</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> no. What came from the heart of a saint through my ear, entered my </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">heart</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and that forcibly appeared on my tongue, and began to dance. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>That is the holy name proper. It descends from above. It cannot be -</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the material tongue. <span class="GramE">It's</span> source is above. And through an agent of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">absolute</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> it comes through the ear to the heart. From the heart it gathers some </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sympathy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, then the holy name of Krsna forcibly appears upon the tongue and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">begins</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to dance. With great force it comes to the end of the tongue, and that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sweet</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sound begins its dancing. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The real effects of the divine name have been described here. If it is a real </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> living name, the voice will be choked up, there will be shivering in the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">body</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and the legs will be unable to stand. Sometimes tears will flow in a -</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">on</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the body, and one's hairs will stand on end. Sometimes changes of color </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">will</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> be found in the body, and we will be unable to find any trace of the mind or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">consciousness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We may fall in a swoon, the whole body and mind will appear as if it is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">being</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> attacked, shivering, and influenced in different ways. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Apparently it may seem that so many troubles are created in the body and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mind, but the real heart is overflowing with a particular kind of strange, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sweet</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> juice. Sometimes the devotee thinks, 'I am in an ocean of nectar. My </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">whole</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> existence is within an ocean of nectarean liquid. I am beside myself. I </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">can't</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> understand where I am. Where am I? What is this? What is all about me? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">It has almost made me mad. Am I a madman? Where is my past <span class="GramE">experience,</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">my</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> seriousness, my gravity, where are they? What am I? I have been converted </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">wholesale</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by a foreign thing. I am a doll in the hands of a great force, which is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">also</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> so affectionate to me. I can't ascertain how it is possible that by my faith I </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">have</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> entered this great, unknown environment, not experienced before. And </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">at</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> last I find that I am captivated. My entire being, within and without, has been </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">captured</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by a particularly sweet force. I can't help being prey to such a sweet </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">power</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. I can't give any proper description of this. I came to take shelter of Him </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> accept Him as my guardian; now at His hand I am being dealt with in such </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> merciless and despotic way. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still, I feel that everything is very <span class="GramE">pleasing ,</span> beyond my experience. What </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> this? I can't resist anymore. I am fully captured. Let my fate go anywhere. I </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">can't</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> come out. I am a captive in the hand of a sweet friend; my whole indepen-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dence</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is gone. There is no way left to me but to surrender. I am unable to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">describe</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> my real position. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I find that He's an autocrat. Whatever He likes, He will do. Since it is not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">possible</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> for me to give any resistance, I must surrender. Let me also cooperate </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> whatever He is pleased to do. Otherwise I find that the sweetness of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">name</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is condensed like a blossoming flower, and very wonderful streams of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sweet</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> current are flowing from it. The holy name contains so many sweet </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">variegated</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> forms of current within Him, and He is wonderfully expressing Himself </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> different ways. Sometimes He emanates a peculiar type of color and figure, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> disappears. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>So many charming aspects are shown as if to my eyes within, and <span class="GramE">He</span> forc-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ibly</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> takes me to surrender at the foot of that altar. He shows Himself in His full-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fledged</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> form, in Vrndavana, in His <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Braja-lila</i>, with Radharani, and He takes me </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">there</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. I find that I am in the midst of His peculiar, very sweet and loving para-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">phernalia</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. And He says, 'You see! I have so many wonderful things. This is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">your</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> home. I am not merely imagination, but concrete reality. You will find </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> that the environment is very favorable and sweet. You are to live here.' I </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">see</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> there that He is dealing in different ways with His associates, in different </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rasas</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> And I find that I have another body that has emerged from my previous </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and that has a permanent place here in His service. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Such a new life I find here. And then I find ultimately that all consider-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ation</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of my past life and experience has vanished. And it is true: my real life is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. This is proper, and that was a sham, that life has vanished. Then I find </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> chanting the holy name gives me new encouragement, a new prospect, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">new</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hope. Whatever we want, whatever is our internal demand, it is supplied </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the name. If we take the name, all our internal hankerings will be fulfilled. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">It is eternal, it is the purest of the pure, and it is full of ecstasy. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Now I find I have been completely converted. How, my innermost hanker-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is this: Let whatever is against this sweet name vanish eternally from the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">world</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. If anything is in opposition to this sweet life, let it vanish, and if neces-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sary</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, I will give my life to make it disappear from the world forever. Then </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">others</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> will be able to enjoy it at their free will. No hindrance should come to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> fulfillment of life. It has no other second. So, everyone may come here, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> if necessary, I will sacrifice myself to finish any opposition, so that all can </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">smoothly</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, peacefully, and without any danger, enjoy this absolute, sweet, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">blissful</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> life. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saranagati</i>, Bhaktivinoda Thakura)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Four Kinds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Namabhasa</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.61</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sanketyam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> parihasyam va stobham helanam eva va</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaikuntha-nama-grahanam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> asesagha-haram viduh</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who chants the holy name of the Lord is immediately freed from the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">reactions</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of unlimited sins, even if he chants indirectly, to indicate something </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">else</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, (as in using the holy name to count drumbeats on a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mrdanga,</i> or to pace </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">oneself</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> while running), jokingly, for musical entertainment, or even neglect-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fully</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. This is accepted by all scholars of the scriptures. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 6.2.14)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Results of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Namabhasa</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.62</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nirvyajam bhaja guna-nidhim pavanam pavananam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sraddha-sudhyan-matir-itiram-uttama-sloka-maulim</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">udyan</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> anantah-karana-kuhare hanta yan-nama-bhanor-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">abhaso'pi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ksapayati mahapataka-dhvantadharam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Vidura said to Drthrastra] My dear brother, O ocean of good qualities, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">just</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> fix your mind on the lotus feet of Krsna, and worship Him with great faith. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">He is worshiped with poetic hymns by great saints and scriptural authorities. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna is the supreme savior amongst all other saviors. In the same way that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">even</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> a slight glimpse of the sun's rays dissipates the darkness of night, even a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dim</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dawning of the holy name of Krsna, will immediately dissipate all the dark-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of ignorance and free one from even the blackest contamination of sinful </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-activity.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Daksina Vibhaga</i>, 1.103)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.63</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yad</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> abhaso' pyudyan kavalita-bhavadhvanta-vibhavo</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">drsam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tat tvandhanam api disati bhakti-pranayinim</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">janas-tasyodattam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jagati bhagavan-nama-tarane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> te nirvaktum ka iha mahimanam prabhavati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O divine sun of the holy name, even a slight reflection of <span class="GramE">You</span> can dispel </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> darkest ignorance from the minds of those who are sunk in worldliness and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">grant</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the spiritual vision upon those who are spiritually blind. Who, then, <span class="GramE">can</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">find</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the end of Your infinite glories? Who is there expert enough to <span class="GramE">completely</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the limits of Your greatness? [Just as the twilight before the sunrise dispels </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">darkness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and all kinds of fears and troubles, so the dim reflection or the dawn-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the holy name (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namabhasa</i>) removes all sorts of evils or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anarthas</i> arising </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> forgetfulness of the true nature of the self and the Supreme Lord. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krsna-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namastakam</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Rupa Gosvami 3)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.64</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">haridasa</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kahena,—"yaiche suryera udaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">udaya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na haite arambhe tamera haya ksaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">caura-preta-raksasadira</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhaya haya nasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">udaya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haile dharma-karma-adi parakasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aiche</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> namodayarambhe papa-adira ksaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">udaya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kaile krsna-pade haya premodaya</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Haridasa Thakura said, "As the sun begins to rise, even before being vis-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ible</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> it dissipates the darkness of night. With the first glimpse of sunlight, fear of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">thieves</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, ghosts, and demons immediately disappears, and when the sun is -</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visible</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> everything is manifest, and everyone begins performing his religious </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">activities</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and regulative duties. Similarly, the faint dawning of the holy name </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namabhasa</i></span>) dissipates the reactions of sinful life immediately. And when one </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chants</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the holy name purely, the complete dawning of the pure holy name takes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">place</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and one awakens to devotional service in krsna-prema at the lotus feet of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Antya</i> 3.183-86)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Results of the Pure Holy Name and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Namabhasa</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.65</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namaikam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yasya cihnam smarana-pathagatam srotra-mulam gatam va</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">suddham</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vasuddha-varnam vyavahitarahitam tarayaty eva satyam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tac</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ced deha-dravinajani-talobha-pakhanda-madhye</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">niksiptam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> syan na phala-janakam sighram evatra vipra</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Sanat-Kumara told Narada] If a person only once hears, chants or re-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">members</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the holy name of Krsna, he will certainly be delivered from the ocean </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> birth and death and attain liberation whether the holy name is pronounced </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">properly</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> or improperly, with correct or incorrect grammar, and whether it is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">properly</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> joined or only vibrated in part. O <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>, such are the glories of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> holy name. If one chants the syllables of the holy name for personal benefit, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">however</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, for material wealth and followers, or out of greed, or in the assoc-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">iation</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of atheists, such offensive chanting will not soon produce the supreme goal </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> life [<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-prema</i>]. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma Purana, Brahma-khanda</i>, 25.24)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Results of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Namabhasa</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Namaparadha</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.66</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nama-bhasabalenajamilo duracaro'pi vaikuntham prapitas-tathaiva </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">smartadayah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sadacarah sastrajna api bahuso nama grahino'pyarthavada-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kalpanadi-namaparadha-balena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ghora-samsaram eva prapyante</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Note: In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srimad Bhagavatam</i> 6.2.9-11, the Visnudutas say: "The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chanting</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the holy name of Lord Krsna is the best process of atone-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ment</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> for a thief of gold or other valuables, for a drunkard, for one who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">betrays</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> a friend or relative, for one who kills a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>or for one who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">indulges</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in sex with the wife of his guru or another superior. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is also the best method of atonement for one who murders </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">women</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, the king or his father, for one who slaughters cows, and for all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">other</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sinful men. Simply by chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">such</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sinful persons may attract the attention of the Supreme Lord, who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">therefore</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> considers, 'Because this man has chanted My holy name, My </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">duty</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is to give him protection.' </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>By following the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies or undergoing atone-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ment</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, sinful men do not become as purified as by chanting once the holy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">name</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of Lord Hari. Although ritualistic atonement may free one from </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sinful</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> reactions, it does not awaken devotional service, unlike the chant-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the Lord's names, which reminds one of the Lord's fame, qualities, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">attributes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, pastimes, and paraphernalia."] </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Commenting of this section of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srimad <span class="GramE">Bhagavatam<span style="font-style: normal;"> ,</span></span></i> Sri Visvanatha </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Cakravarti Thakura remarks as follows on the different results attained </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namabhasa </i>or offenseless chanting as opposed to namapradha, or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">offensive</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> chanting.] </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Although Ajamila was great sinner, by chanting the holy name of Krsna in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namabhasa</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> that is, offenselessly the ultimately attained Vaikuntha. But all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> good deeds of the smartas, their knowledge of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sastra</i>, and even their </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chanting</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the holy name many times will not bring them to the same end, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">because</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> they chant the holy name offensively. They may continue chanting in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> way for many millions of year, but because of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namaparadha</i>, offenses to the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">holy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> name, the holy name does not appear in their impure hearts, and they do </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">not</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> attain the goal. Rather, they simply suffer again and again repeated birth </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> death in the ghastly material world. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 6.2.9-10, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sarartha-darsini</i> com-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mentary</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Proper Mentality for Chanting Without Offense</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.67</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tad</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> asma-saram hrdayam batedam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yad</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> grhyamanair hari-nama-dheyaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vikriyetatha yada vikaro</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">netre</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jalam gatra-ruhesu harsah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Certainly that heart is steel-framed which, in spite of one's chanting the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">holy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> name with concentration, does not melt when ecstasy takes place, tears do </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">not</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> fill the eyes and the hairs do not stand on end. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 2.3.24)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.68</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asrupulakaveva</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> cit-tadravalingamityapi na sakyate vaktum;</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yad</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> uktam srimad rupa gosvami caranaih:</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"<span class="GramE">nisargapicchila</span> svaste tad abhyasaparo pi ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sattvabhasam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vinapi syuh kvapyasru-pulakadayah"</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhakti-rasamrta-</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sindhu<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> 2.3.89<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">)</i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">...tatas ca bahir asu-pulakayoh satorapi yaddha dayah <span class="GramE">na</span> vikriyeya, tad </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asmasarimiti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vakyarthah tatasca hrdaya-vikriya laksmananya-sadharanani </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksatinamagrahanasakty</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> adinyeva jneyani... kanisthadhikarinam samat </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">saranastu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> saparadha-vittatvan-nama-grahana-bahulye'pi tan-madhury-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anubhavabhave</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> cittam naiva vikriyeta, tad vyanjakah ksatyadayo 'pi na </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhavanti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, tesam eva asup-pulakadimattve 'pyasma-sara-hrdayataya nindaisa. </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kinca</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, tesam api sahu-sangenanartha-vivrtti-nistharucyadibhumikarudhanam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kalena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ciccadrave sati cittasyasma-saratvamapagacchatyeva. <span class="GramE">yesastu</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cittadrave</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 'pi sati cittasyasmasaratatisthadeva, te tu duscikitsya eva jneyah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">[This is from Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura's commentary on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 2.3.24 quoted as 17.67]</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu</i>, Rupa Gosvami analyzes the appearance of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> symptoms of divine ecstasy in non-devotees. He refers to these symptoms </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sattvabhasa</i>, or a dim reflection of ecstasy. Sometimes it is seen that staunch </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">logicians</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, without any trace of devotional service and without actually under-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">standing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the transcendental glories of the Lord, sit down to hear the glories of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Lord, they appear to be melting and shedding tears. In this connection </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">there</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is a statement by a devotee who is addressing the Lord as follows: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"My dear Mukunda, I cannot properly express the glories of <span class="GramE">Your</span> pas-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">times</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Even when non-devotees hear of <span class="GramE">Your</span> glorious pastimes they become </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">affected</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and shed tears and start to tremble." Rupa Gosvami comments on </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">this</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by saying.] "Such non-devotees are not actually melted; they are hard-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hearted</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. But the influence of the glories of the Lord is so great that even the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">non-devotees</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sometimes shed tears. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sometimes it is found that a non-devotee who has practically no taste for </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna and who follows no rules or regulations can, by practice, make a show of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotional</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> symptoms, even crying in an assembly of devotees. This shedding of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tears</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is not actually an ecstatic loving expression. However, it is done simply by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">practice</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and is only a dim reflection of true ecstatic symptoms. For example </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">impersonalists</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> may sometimes show symptoms of ecstasy while chanting the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">holy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> name Krsna, but this is not accepted as actual ecstasy, but only a dim re-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">flection</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sattvabhasa</i>). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Note<span class="GramE">:Visvanatha</span> Cakravarti Thakura has very critically discussed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> these displays of ecstasy in connection with some unscrupulous </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">neophyte's</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> imitating the above symptoms for cheap appreciation. Not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">only</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Visvanatha Cakravarti but also Rupa Gosvami has treated them </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">very</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> critically. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes all the above eight symptoms of ecstasy are imitated </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the mundane devotees, but the pseudo symptoms are at once de-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tected</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> when one see the pseudo-devotee addicted to so many forbidden </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">things</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Even though decorated with the signs of a devotee, a person </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">addicted</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to smoking, drinking or illegitimate sex with women cannot </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">have</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> all the above mentioned ecstatic symptoms. But it is seen that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sometimes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> these symptoms are willingly imitated, and for this reason </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti accuses the imitators of being stone-hearted. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">They are sometimes even affected by the reflection of such transcen-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dental</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> symptoms, yet if they still do not give up the forbidden habits, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">then</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> they are hopeless cases for transcendental realization. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu met Srila Ramananda Raya of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kavaur on the bank of the </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Godavari</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, the Lord developed all these symp-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">toms</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, but because of the presence of some non-devotee brahmanas who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">were</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> attendants of the Raya, the Lord suppressed these symptoms. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>So sometimes they are not visible even in the body of the first-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">class</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> devotee for certain circumstantial reasons. In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sindhu</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(1.3.11) Sri Rupa Gosvami explains that real, steady <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhava</i> is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">definitely</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> displayed in the matter of cessation of material desires (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksanti</i>), </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">utilization</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avyatha-kalatvam</i>), eagerness for glorifying the Lord con-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">stantly</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(nama-gane sadm ruci</i>), attraction for living in the land of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pritis tad-vasati sthale</i>), complete detachment from material hap-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">piness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (virakti), and pridelessness (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mana-shnyatm</i>). One who has <span class="GramE">devel-</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">oped</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> all these transcendental qualities is really possessed by the bhava </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">stage</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, as distinguished from the stone-hearted imitator or mundane devo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tee</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The whole process can be summarized as follows: The advanced </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotee</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> who chants the holy name of the Lord in a perfectly offenseless </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">manner</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and is friendly to everyone can actually relish the transcenden-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> taste of glorifying the Lord. And the result of such realization is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">reflected</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the cessation of all material desires, etc., as mentioned above. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The neophytes, due to their being in the lower stage of devo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tional</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> service, are invariable envious, so much so that they invent their </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">own</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ways and means of devotional regulations without following the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">acaryas</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> As such, even if they make a show of constantly chanting the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">holy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> name of the Lord, because they commit offenses to the holy name, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">they</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> cannot relish the transcendental taste of the holy name. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore, the show of tears in the eyes, trembling, perspiration </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">or</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> unconsciousness, etc., is condemned. They can, however, get in touch </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> a pure devotee of the Lord and rectify their bad habits; otherwise </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">they</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> shall continue to be stone hearted and unfit for any treatment. A </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">complete</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> progressive march on the return home, back to Godhead, will </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">depend</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> on the instructions of the revealed scriptures directed by a real-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ized</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> devotee. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 2.3.24, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sarartha-darsin</i>i commentary)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Ten Offenses to the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.69-75</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">satam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ninda namnah paramam aparadham vitanute</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> khyatim kathamu sahate tad-vigaraham</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sivasya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sri visnorya iha guna-namadi sakalam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dhiya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhinnam pasyet sa khalu harinama-hitakarah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">guroravajna</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sruti-sastra-nindanam tatharthavado hari-namni kalpanam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namno</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> balad yasya hi papa-buddhir na vidyate tasya yamair hi suddhih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dharma-vrata-tyagahutadi-sarva-subha-kriya-samyamapi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pramadah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asraddha-dhano</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vimukho'py-srnvati yas copadesah sivanamaparadhah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">srutvapi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nama-mahatmyam yah pritirahito 'dhamah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aham</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mamadiparamo namni so'py aparadha-krt</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jate</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> namaparadhe tu pramade tu kathancana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sada</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sankirtayan-nama tad eka sarano bhavet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namaparadha-yuktanam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> namanyeva harah-tyagham</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avasranti-prayuktani</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tany evartha karani yat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(1) To blaspheme the devotees who have dedicated their lives for propa-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gating</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the holy name of the Lord. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(2) To consider the names of demigods like Lord Siva or Lord Brahma to be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">equal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to, or independent of, the name of Lord Krsna. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(3) To disobey the orders of the spiritual master. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(4) To blaspheme the Vedic literature or literature in pursuance of the Vedic </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">version</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(5) To consider the glories of chanting Hare Krsna as an exaggeration. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(6) To concoct interpretations of the holy name of the Lord. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(7) To commit sinful activities on the strength of chanting the holy name of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Lord. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(8) To consider the chanting of Hare Krsna to be on the same level as the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ritualistic</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> karmic activities mentioned in the Vedas. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(9) To instruct the faithless in the glories of the holy name. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(10) To not have complete faith in the chanting of the holy names and thus </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">maintain</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> material attachments. Even if in the beginning one chants the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hare Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra</i> with offenses, one will become free from such of-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fenses</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by chanting again and again [and faithfully serving the pure devo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tee</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">]. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma Purana, Brahma-Khanda</i>, 25.15-18, 22-23)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Principal Offense to the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.76</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nascaryam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> etad yad asatsu sarvada mahad-vininda kunapatma-vadisu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sersyam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mahapurusa-pada-pamsubhir nirasta-tejahsu tad eva sobhanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It is not wonderful for persons who have accepted the transient material </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">body</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> as the self to engage always in deriding great souls. Such envy on the part </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> materialistic persons is not very good because that is the way they fall down. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">They are diminished by the dust of the feet of great personalities. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 4.4.13)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.77</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ye</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> go-gardabhadaya iva visayesvevendriyani sada carayanti ko bhagavan, ka </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhaktih</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ko gurur iti svapne 'pi na jananti, tesam eva namabhasadir itya grhita-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hari-nam-nam-ajamiladinam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> iva niraparadhanam gurum vinapi bhavatye </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">oddharah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Harir-bhajaniya eva, bhajanam tat-prapakam eva tadupadesta </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gurur</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eva, gurupadista bhakta eva purve harim prapuriti viveka-visesavatve </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">pi</span> "no diksam na ca sat-kriyam na ca purascaryam managiksate. </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mantro'yam rasana sprga eva phalati <span class="GramE">sri krsna</span> namatmakah" Iti (Padyavali </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18 Ankadhrk Svamikrta-sloka) pramana-drstya ajamiladi-drstantena ca <span class="GramE">kim</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">me</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> guru-karanasramena nama-kirtana-adibhir eva me bhagavat-praptir-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhavin</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> iti manyaman astu gurvavajna laksana-mahaparadha-deva </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhagavantam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sati sri guru-caranasrita eva prapnotiti."</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Those persons who are like cows and asses, who wander about always engaged </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> chasing the objects of the senses, who have no idea even in dreams of what is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhagavan, what is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti</i>, or what is guru, can all be delivered if they chant the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">holy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> name of Krsna offenselessly in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namabhasa</i>, as did Ajamila, even if they </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">have</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> no association of devotees, or any contact with a genuine spiritual master. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One may attain the worshipable object, Sri Hari, by practicing the means </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> worship him in pursuance of the instruction of the guru. By carefully follow-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the orders of Sri guru, many devotees in the past have attained Sri Hari. It </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">has ,</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> however, been said: "<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">no diksam na ca satkriyam na ca purascaryam </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">managiksate</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. <span class="GramE">mantro</span> 'yam rasana-spag eva phalati sri krsna-namatmakah</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For one who knows reality and the real nature of the Hare Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maha-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mantra</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and actually realizes the fruit of taking the holy name upon the tongue </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sevon-mukhe</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> hi jivadau</i>), the holy name is not at all dependent upon <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">diksa, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">initiation</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, religious activities, the rules and regulations of the scriptures, or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">purificatory</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> procedures. About this the scriptures have given many different </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">examples</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> as evidence. For instance, Ajamila without benefit of a guru chanted </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> holy name of Krsna in namabhasa and attained liberation. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Seeing all these conclusions, a person might ask, "Why should I go to such </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">great</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> trouble to carefully follow the orders of the guru while performing kirtana? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">[<span class="GramE">if</span> by chanting neglectful, without regard for any rules and regulations or the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">order</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the guru, Ajamila attained perfection, why should I work so hard? Let </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">me</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> follow the example of Ajamila and neglectfully chant the holy name, and so </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">attain</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> liberation.]" Those who cultivate this sort of mentality commit the great </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">offense</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of disregarding the orders of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gurudeva</i>. As a result of this offense </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">they</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are cheated out of any hopes of attaining Bhagavan, Sri Krsna. But if in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">this</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> birth or the next they beg pardon from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gurudeva,</i> take shelter of his lotus </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">feet</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and gain forgiveness for such a great offense, then it may be possible for </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">them</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to attain the Lord. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag. 6.2.9, Sarartha-darsini</i> commentary)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Who Offends Devotees <span class="GramE">Does</span> not Chant the Real Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.78</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vaisnavera ninda kare yai jana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> paya duhkha-janma jivana-marana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vidya-kula-tapa-saba</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> viphala tahara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaisnava</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nindaye ye ye papi duracara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">puja</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> o tahara krsna na kare grahana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaisnavera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ninda kare ye papistha-jana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who commits offenses against Vaisnavas attains only misery, life after </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">life</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. His learning and austerity bears no fruit. Blasphemy of Vaisnavas is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">worst</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kind of sinful behavior. One who engages in blasphemy of Vaisnavas will </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">find</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> that Krsna does not accept his worship. A person who blasphemes Vaisnavas </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> therefore the worst kind of sinner. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag. </i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mad.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 4.360)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.79</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sulapani-sama</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yadi vaisnavere ninde</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tathapiha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nasa yaya, kahe sastra-vrnde</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">iha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na maniyaye sujana-ninda kare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">janme</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> janme se papistha deva-dose mare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It is the conclusion of all the revealed scriptures that one who blasphemes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> devotee is doomed. For such a person, everything is torn to pieces by the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">powerful</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> trident of his sinful reactions. A sinful person who disregards this </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">principle</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and insults great souls will suffer birth after birth for his offense. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag. Madhya</i> 22.54<span class="GramE">,56</span>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaisnava<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-aparadhis</i> are <span class="GramE">Punished</span> Forever</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.80</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prabhu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bale, vaisnava nindaye yei jana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kustharoga</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kon </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> satiye likhana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">apatatah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sastri kichu haiyache matra</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ara</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kata ache yama-yatanara patra</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">caurasi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sahasra yama-yatana pratyekse</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">punah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> punah kari" bunje vaisnava-nindake</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mahaprabhu said, "It is written that one who blasphemes the Vaisnavas </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">will</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> suffer from leprosy, after which he will be punished by the agents of Yamaraja </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">again</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and again, in thousands of births. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag. Madhya</i> 4.375-377)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Six Kinds of Vaisnava-<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aparadha</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.81</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nindam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kurvanti ye mudha vaisnavanam mahatmanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">patanti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pitrbhih sardham maharaurava-samjnite</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hanti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nindati vai dvesthi vaisnavan-nabhi-nandati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krudhyate</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yati no harsam darsane patanani sat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A fool who blasphemes Vaisnavas goes to the worst kind of hell along with </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">generations</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of his ancestors. One who kills a devotee, as well as one who blas-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">phemes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> devotees, or one who is envious of devotees, or one who fails to offer </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">obeisances</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to Vaisnavas upon seeing them, or one who becomes angered at a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaisnava, or who does not become joyful upon seeing a Vaisnava these six </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">classes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of men are all considered to be candidates for falling down into hell. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Skanda Purana</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaisnava-<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aparadhis</i> <span class="GramE">Should</span> Have Their Tongues Cut Out</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.83</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karnau</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pidhaya nirayad yad akalpa ise</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">dharmavitary</span> asrnibhir nrbhir asyamane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chindyat</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> prasahya rusatim asatim prabhus cej</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">jihvam</span> asun api tato visrjet sa dharmah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Sati said] If one hears an irresponsible person blaspheme the guardian of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotion</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharmavitarya</i> or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma-raksaka</i>), one should block his ears and go </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">away</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> if unable to punish him. But if one is able to kill, then one should by force </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cut</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> out the blasphemer's tongue and kill the offender, and after that one should </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">give</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> up his own life. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 4.4.17)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Great Fault of Hearing Blasphemy of Vaisnavas</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.84</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"<span class="GramE">vaisnava</span> ninda sravane 'pi dosa uktah" (Bhag. 10.74.40)</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nindam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhagavatah srnvan tat parasya janasya va</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tato</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> napaiti yah so 'pi yatyadha sukrtat cyutah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tato'pagamas</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> casamarthasya eva; samarthena tu nindakajihva chettavya; </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tatrapy</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> asamarthena svapranaparityago 'pi kartavyah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srimad Bhagavatam</i> says that it is a great fault to hear blasphemy of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaisnavas.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> It states: "He who does not leave the place where devotees of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord <span class="GramE">are</span> blasphemed, but continues to hear such blasphemy, is guilty of a great </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sin</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. He is deprived of all his piety and falls down into hell." It is enjoined that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> must leave the place of blasphemy. But that is for a person who is not a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">capable</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> person. <span class="GramE">If capable one should cut out the tongue of the blasphemer.</span> If </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">unable</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to do that one should give up his life rather than continue to hear such </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">blasphemy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti Sandarbha</i> 265)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Way to Overcome Vaisnava-<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aparadha</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.85</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ye</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vaisnava-sthane aparadha haya yara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">puna</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> se ksamile a paradha ghuce </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If one offends a Vaisnava, the only way to get free from the offense is to go </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">back</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> that Vaisnava and beg his forgiveness. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag. Madhya</i> 22.32)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.86</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kanta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> phute yei mukhe, sei mukhe yaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">paye</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kanta phutile ki kandhe bahiraya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Just as it takes a thorn to remove a thorn, the offense committed by the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mouth</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> [against a Vaisnava] must be cured with the mouth [by begging forgiv-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">]. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag Antya</i> 4.380)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Second Offense to the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.87-88</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sivah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sakti-yutah sasvat tri-lingo guna-samvrtah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaikarikas</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> taijasas ca tamasas cety aham tridha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">harir</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hi nirgunah saksat purusah prakrteh parah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sarva-drg upadrasta tam bhajan nirguno bhavet</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lord Siva is always associated with his <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sakti</i>. He is invested with the three </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">modes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of nature <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sattva, rajas, </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> tamas</i> and is the presiding deity of the three </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kinds</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of cosmic ego characterized by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sattva, rajas</i>, and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> tamas</i>. Lord Hari, on the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">other</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hand, is unaffected by the three modes and hence devoid of the attributes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> material nature. He is omniscient and is a witness to everything. A person </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> worships him becomes free from all material qualities. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 10.88.3<span class="GramE">,5</span>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Third Offense to the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.89-80</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rajas</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tamas ca sattvena sattvam copasamena ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etat</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sarvam gurau bhaktya puruso hy anjasa jayet </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yasya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> saksad bhagavati jnana-dipa-prade gurau</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">martyasad-dhih</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> srutam tasya sarvam kunjara-saucavat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One must conquer the modes of passion and ignorance by developing the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mode</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of goodness, and then one must become detached from the mode of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">goodness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by promoting oneself to the platform of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">suddha-sattva</i>. All this can be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">automatically</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> done if one engages in the service of the spiritual master with </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">faith</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and devotion. In this way one can conquer the influence of the modes of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nature</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. The spiritual master should be considered to be directly the Supreme </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord because he gives transcendental knowledge for enlightenment. Consequently, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> one who maintains the material conception that the spiritual master </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> an ordinary human being, everything is frustrated. His enlightenment and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">His Vedic studies and knowledge are like the bathing of an elephant. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(Bhag</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. 7.15.25<span class="GramE">,26</span>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Fourth Offense to the Holy Name</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.91</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sraddham</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhagavate sastre 'nindam anyatra capi hi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should have firm faith that he will achieve all success in life by follow-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> those scriptures that describe the glories of the Supreme Personality of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Godhead, Bhagavan.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> At the same time, one should avoid blaspheming other </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedic scriptures.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.3.26)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.92</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pramana-mulaya kavaye sastra-yonaye</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pravrttaya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nivrttaya nigamaya namo namah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We offer our obeisances again and again to <span class="GramE">You</span>, who are the basis of all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">authoritative</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> evidence, who are the author and ultimate source of the revealed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">scriptures</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and who have manifested Yourself in those Vedic literature's -</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sense</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> gratification as well as in those encouraging renunciation of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">material</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> world. (Bhag. 10.16.44)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Fifth Offense to the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.93</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prayena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> veda tad idam na mahajano 'yam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">devya</span> vimohita-matir bata mayayalam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">trayam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jadi-krta-matir madhu-puspitayam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">vaitanike</span> mahati karmani yujyamanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[If chanting the holy name is sufficient for liberation, then why haven't the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedic sages stressed this in their teachings?] Because they are bewildered by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Yajnavalkya and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Jaimini and other compilers of the religious scriptures cannot understand the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">transcendental</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> value of performing devotional service or chanting the Hare </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra</i>.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Because their minds are attracted to the ritualistic ceremonies </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mentioned</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the Vedas especially the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Rg Veda</i>-- </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">their</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> intelligence became dull. Thus they are busy collecting the ingredients for </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ritualistic</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ceremonies that yield only temporary benefits, such as elevation to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Svargaloka for material happiness.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> They are not attracted to the sankirtana </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">movement</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">; instead, they are interested in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma, artha, </i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kama</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> moksa.</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 6.3.25)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Other Processes of Purification are a Waste of Time</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.94</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prayascittani</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> cirnani narayana-paranmukham</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nispunanti rajendra sura-kumbham ivapagah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My dear King, as a pot containing liquor cannot be purified even if washed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the waters of many rivers, non-devotees cannot be purified by processes of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atonement</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> even if they perform them very well. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 6.1.18)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Sixth Offense to the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.95-96</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">taj</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> janma tani karmani tad ayus tan mano vacah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nrnam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yena hi visvatma sevyate harir isvarah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kim</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> janmabhis tribhir veha saukra-savitra-yajnikaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karmabhir</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> va trayi-proktaih pumso 'pi vibudhayusa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Narada said, "When a living entity is born to engage in the devotional </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">service</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the supreme controller, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">this</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> birth, all his fruitive activities, his life-span, his mind and his words are all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">factually</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> perfect. A civilized human being has three kinds of births. The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">birth</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is by a pure father and mother, and this birth is called birth by semen. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">next</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> birth takes place when one is initiated by the spiritual master and this birth </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">savitra.</i> The third birth, called yajnika, takes place when one is given </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> opportunity to worship Lord Visnu. Despite the opportunities of attaining </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">such</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> births, even if one gets the life-span of a demigod, if one does not actually </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">engage</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the service of the Lord, everything is useless. Similarly, one's activi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ties</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> may be mundane or spiritual, but they are useless if they are not meant for </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">satisfying</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the Lord. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 4.31.9-10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Auspicious Activities Other than Chanting the </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Holy Name in Full Surrender are Useless</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.97</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avismitam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tam paripurna-kamam svenaiva labhena samam prasantam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vinopasarpaty</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> aparam hi balisah sva-langulenatititarti sindhum</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Free from all material conceptions of existence and never wonderstruck </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> anything, the Lord is always jubilant and fully satisfied by His own spiritual </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">perfection's</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. He has no material designations, and therefore He is steady and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">unattached</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. That Supreme Personality of Godhead is the only shelter of every-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Anyone desiring to be protected by others is certainly a great fool who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">desires</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to cross the sea by holding a dog's tail. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 6.9.22)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Seventh Offense to the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.98</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">manye</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dhanabhijana-rupa-tapah-srutaujas-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">tejah-prabhava-bala-paurusa-buddhi-yogah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naradhanaya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hi bhavanti parasya pumso</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">bhaktya</span> tutosa bhagavan gaja-yutha-paya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Prahlada Maharaja prayed to Lord Nrsimhadeva] One may possess wealth, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">an</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> aristocratic family, beauty, austerity, education, sensory expertise, luster, -</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">physical</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> strength, diligence, intelligence, and mystic power, but I think </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">even</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by all these qualifications one cannot satisfy the Supreme </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Godhead. However, one can satisfy the Lord simply by devotional service. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gajendra did <span class="GramE">this ,</span> and thus the Lord was satisfied with him. [In other words, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> real qualification to worship the Lord is faith.] (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.9.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Eight <span class="GramE">Offense</span> to the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.99</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kvacin</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nivartate 'bhadrat kvacic carati tat punah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prayascittam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> atho 'partham manye kunjara-saucavat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sometimes one who is very alert so as not to commit sinful acts is victim-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ized</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by sinful life again. I therefore consider this process of repeated sinning </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> atoning to be useless. It is like the bathing of an elephant, for an elephant </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cleanses</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> itself by taking a full bath, but then throws dust over its head and body </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> soon as it returns to the land. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 6.1.10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Ninth Offense to the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.100</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tasmat</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sarvatmana rajan harih sarvatra sarvada</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">srotavyah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kirtitavyas ca smartavyo bhagavan nrnam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O King, it is therefore essential that every human being hear about, glorify, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> remember the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, always and everywhere, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> all one's attention, committing heart, mind and soul in dedication to the holy name. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 2.2.36)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Tenth Offense to the Holy Name</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.101</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yasyatma-buddhih</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kunape tri-dhatuke</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sva-dhih</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kalatradisu bhauma ijya-dhih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yat-tirtha-buddhih</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> salile na karhicij</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">janesv</span> abhijnesu sa eva go-kharah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who believes this body, which is composed of mucus, bile, and air, is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> self, who thinks of his wife and children as his bodily expansions, and who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">considers</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the land of his birth worshipable, who visits the holy places simply to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">go</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> swimming, without seeking shelter of the holy saints who live there, is no </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">better</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> than a cow or an ass. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 10.84.13)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.102</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'krsna-nama' kare aparadhera vicara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> balile aparadhira na haya vikara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There are offenses to be <span class="GramE">consider</span> while chanting the Hare Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Therefore, simply by chanting Hare Krsna, one does not become ecstatic. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 8.24)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.103</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> madhye sarva-srestha nama-sankirtana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">niraparadhe</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nama laile paya prema-dhana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Of the nine processes of devotional service, the most important is to al-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ways</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> chant the holy name of the Lord. If one does so, avoiding the ten kinds of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">offenses</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, one very easily obtains the most valuable love of Godhead. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Antya</i> 4.71)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.104</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bahu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> janma kare yadi sravana, kirtana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tabu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ta' na paya krsna-pade prema-dhana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If one is infested with the ten offenses in the chanting of the Hare Krsna </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">maha-mantra</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, despite his endeavor to chant the holy name for many births, he </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">will</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> not get the love of Godhead which is the ultimate goal of this </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 8.16)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.105</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">eka</span>' krsna-name kare sarva-papa nasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">premera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> karana bhakti karena prakasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anayase</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhava-ksaya, krsnera sevana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eka</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsna-namera phale pai eta dhana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Simply by chanting one name of Krsna [purely] all one's sins are destroyed. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thus bhakti, which is the cause of krsna-prema, is manifest. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 8.26<span class="GramE">,28</span>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.106</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsna-nama yadi laya bahu-bara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tabu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yadi prema nahe, nahe asrudhara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tabe</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jani, aparadha tahate pracura</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-nama-bija</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tahe na kare ankura</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If one chants the exalted holy name of the Lord again and again and yet his </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">love</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> for the Supreme Lord does not develop and tears do not appear in his eyes, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">it</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is evident that because of his offenses in chanting, the seed of the holy name </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Krsna does not sprout. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 8.29.30)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Real Holy Name of Krsna Can Never Awaken in Mayavadis</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.107</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ataeva</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mukhe na aise krsna-nama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">krsna-nama</span>', 'krsna-svarupa'—duita 'samana'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">nama</span>; 'vigraha', 'svarupa'—tina eka-rupa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tine</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 'bheda' nahi,—tina 'cid-ananda-rupa'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">deha-dehira</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, nama-namira krsne nahi 'bheda'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jivera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dharma—nama-deha-svarupe 'vibheda'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ataeva</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsnera 'nama', 'deha', 'vilasa'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prakrtendriya-grahya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nahe, haya sva-prakasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Mayavadi impersonalists are great of-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fenders</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> unto Lord Krsna; therefore they simply utter the words Brahman, atma, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Caitanya.] The holy name of Krsna is not manifest in their mouths because </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">they</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are offenders to Krsna, who is non-different from His name. The Lord's </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">holy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> name, His form, and His personality are all one and the same. There is no </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">difference</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> between them. Since all of them are absolute, they are transcenden-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tally</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> blissful. There s no difference between Krsna's body and Himself or be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tween</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> His name and Himself. As far as the conditioned soul is concerned, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">everything</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is different. One's name is different from the body, from one's origi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> form and so on. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 17.130-132,134)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Through Chanting the Holy Name of Krsna and Dancing One Gains Life.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.108-109</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gita-nrtyani</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kurvita dvija-devadi tustaye</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jivanaya yunjita viprah papabhiya kvacit</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kvacit</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kadacid api jivanaya nijavrttyartham na yunjita</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kuryat: tatra hetuh papadbhiya, tatha sati papam syadityarthah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A twice born, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dvija</i>, should sing and dance for the satisfaction of the Lord. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">But he should do not do so for his livelihood fearing sinful reaction.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Commentary: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kvacit</i> never; <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jivanaya </i>for his own maintenance; he </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">should</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> never do so. The reason stated in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">papabhiya</i>. The meaning is if </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">he</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> does so he will be implicated in sins. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 8.265 and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Srila Sanatana Gosvami's commentary)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.110</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dhana-sisyadibhir-dvarair</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yam bhaktir upapadyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">viduratvad</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> uttamatahanya tasyas ca nangata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If one relies on one's disciples or wealth to attain <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti</i>, his devotional </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">practice</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> will certainly become slackened. One cannot claim that one is engaged </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> devotional service simply on the basis of engaging one's money or disciples in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> To rely on money and disciples to perform devotional service in one's </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">place</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is not considered to be a branch of pure devotion. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Purva-Vibhaga </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2.259)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">One who <span class="GramE">Eagerly</span> Dedicates Mind, Body, and Soul in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krsna-bhakti</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Experiences the Topmost Mercy and Auspiciousness</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.111</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etavaj</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> janma-saphalyam dehinam iha dehisu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pranair</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> arthair dhiya vaca sreya-acaranam sada </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[The Lord said] That a person should sacrifice his life, wealth, intellect, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> speech for doing what is beneficial to others, is the farthest limit of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">usefulness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of embodied beings for their fellow creatures. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 10.22.35)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.112</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">praninam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> upakaraya yathaiveha paratra ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karmana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> manasa vaca tad eva matiman vadet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Through one's work, mind, and words one should act in such a way that it </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">will</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bring benefit to all living beings such is the behavior of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Visnu Purana</i> 3.12.45)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Qualification for Being <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jagad-guru</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.113</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">apane</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> acare keha, na kare pracara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pracara</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> karena keha, na karena acara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">acara</span>', 'pracara',—namera karaha 'dui' karya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tumi—</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarva-guru, tumi jagatera arya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Some practice, but do not preach; some preach but do not practice you </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">both</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> practice the chanting of the holy name and preach it as well. Because you </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">practice</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> what you preach, you are the jagad-guru, the guru of the entire -</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> you are the most advanced devotee in the world. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Antya</i> 4.102-103)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gaurasundara's Followers Preach the Holy Name.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">By Doing so, They Attain the Eternal Association of the Lord,</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is the Father of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sankirtana</i> Movement</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.114</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yare</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dekha, tare kaha 'krsna' upadesa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">amara</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ajnaya guru hana </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">' ei desa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kabhu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na vadhibe tomara visaya-taranga</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">punarapi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ei thani pabe mora sanga</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Instruct whoever you meet in the science of Krsna. Teach them the in-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">structions</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of Krsna in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i>, and the teachings about Krsna in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srimad </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhagavatam.</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> In this way, on my order, become a guru and liberate everyone in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> land. If you follow this instruction, the waves of materialism within this </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">world</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> will not affect you. Indeed, if you follow my order, you will soon attain </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">my</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> association. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 7.128-129)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Those who Have Taken Birth in the </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Land</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of India</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Should Show Mercy to Others by Eagerly Preaching</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Glories of the Holy Name of Sri Krsna</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17.115</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bharata</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhumite haila manunya janma ya'ra</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">janma</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> smrthaka kari' kara para-upakara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who has taken his birth as a human being in the </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">land</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">India</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> should </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">make</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> his live successful and work for the benefit of all other people by preach-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nama-sankirtana, the chanting of the holy name of Krsna. (Cc. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Adi</i> 9.41)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thus ends the Seventeenth Jewel of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gaudiya-Kanthahara</i>, entitled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nama-tattva.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16.1</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prapte</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">raddha-dine'pi</span> <span class="SpellE">pragannam</span> bhagavate '<span class="SpellE">rpayet</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">taccheneraiva</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">kurvvita</span> <span class="SpellE">sraddham</span> bhagavato <span class="SpellE">narau</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Even on the day of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sraddha</i>, a devotee should first offer the food to the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord and then perform the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sraddha </i>ceremony with the Lord's remnants. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 9.294)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16.2</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vinrorniveditmnnena</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">yantavyam</span> <span class="SpellE">devatmntaram</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pitrbhyascmpi</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">taddeyam</span> <span class="SpellE">tadanantyaya</span> kalpate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The demigods should be worshiped with the food offered to Lord Visnu. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Even the forefathers should be offered the remnants of the Lord. This gives </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">unlimited</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> benefit. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 9.297)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16.3</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhaksyam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">bhojyasca</span> <span class="SpellE">yatkiscida</span> <span class="SpellE">nivedyagrabhoktari</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> deyam <span class="SpellE">pitndevebhyau</span> <span class="SpellE">prayascitti</span> yato bhavet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Without offering food first to Lord Visnu, who is called <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">agrabhokta</i></span>, or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> prime enjoyer, one should not offer anything to the forefathers, otherwise </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">he</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> has to perform atonement. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 9.314)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaisnavas are <span class="GramE">Forbidden</span> to Hold or Wear <span class="SpellE">Kusa</span> Grass</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16.4</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarkalpam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ca tatha <span class="SpellE">danam</span> <span class="SpellE">pitndevarccanadikam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Visnumantropadintascema</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">kuryat</span> <span class="SpellE">kusa</span> <span class="SpellE">chararam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If a person is initiated into the Visnu <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra</i> then he should not make a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">resolve</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> for any fruitive activity, nor give charity (for material gain), nor engage </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the worship of forefathers and so on; and he should not hold <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kusa</i></span> grass. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Skanda Purana</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaisnavas Need not Perform Funeral Rites or Offer Oblations to Forefathers</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16.5</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kia</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">dattair</span> <span class="SpellE">bahubhiu</span> <span class="SpellE">pindairgayasraddadibhir</span> mune</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yairarccito</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">harirbhaktya</span> <span class="SpellE">pitnarthasca</span> dine <span class="SpellE">dine</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O sage, for those who everyday worship Lord Hari with devotion for the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">satisfaction</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of their forefathers, what need is there for them to give away many </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">oblations</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in charity, and make <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pinda</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-dana</i> at </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gaya</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by performing the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sraddha </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ceremony</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">? (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 9.308)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord Caitanya's Internal Reasons for Performing the Funeral Ceremony</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16.6</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prabhu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bole '</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gaya</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yatra amara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jata</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">ksane</span> <span class="SpellE">dekhilmh</span> <span class="SpellE">carara</span> tomara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tirthe</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">pinde</span> <span class="SpellE">dile</span> se <span class="SpellE">nistare</span> <span class="SpellE">pitngara</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">jare</span> <span class="SpellE">pinda</span> <span class="SpellE">diye</span> tare sei jana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">toma</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">dekhilei</span> matra koti <span class="SpellE">pitngara</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">ksane</span> sarva bandhu <span class="SpellE">pmya</span> <span class="SpellE">vimocana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ataeva</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tirtha nahe tomara samana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tirtharo</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> parama tumi <span class="SpellE">mangala</span> <span class="SpellE">pradhara</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samsara</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">samudra</span> haite <span class="SpellE">uddharo</span> <span class="SpellE">amare</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ami deha <span class="SpellE">asamarpilmn</span> <span class="SpellE">tomare</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pada <span class="SpellE">padmera</span> <span class="SpellE">amrtarasa</span> pana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">amare</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">karao</span> "tumi ei <span class="SpellE">cahi</span> <span class="SpellE">dara</span>"</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lord Caitanya said, "As soon as I saw your lotus feet my visit to </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gaya</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">was</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> successful. If one offers oblations to forefathers at the holy places then they </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> liberated, but only the person to whom the oblations are offered. But just by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">seeing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> you millions of forefathers immediately get liberation from all bondage. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Therefore the holy places are not equal to you, rather you are auspicious even </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the holy places. Please deliver <span class="GramE">Me</span> from the ocean of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samsara</i>. Now I have </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">surrendered</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Myself to you. Please make me drink the nectar of the lotus feet of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> I want this benediction. (Cb. Adi 12.49-54)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaisnavas Must Deceive the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Smartas</i> for Their Own Good</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16.7</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svabhavasthaiu</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">karmajadmn</span> <span class="SpellE">vascayan</span> <span class="SpellE">draviradibhiu</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">harer</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">naivedyasambharan</span> <span class="SpellE">vaisnavebhyau</span> <span class="SpellE">samarpayet</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should trick the non-devotees by giving them <span class="SpellE">unoffered</span> items or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">wealth</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, but one should offer the Lord's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prasada</i> to the Vaisnavas. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 9.327)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Funeral Ceremony of the Karmis is Demonic</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16.8</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yastu</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vidya <span class="SpellE">vinirmuktam</span> <span class="SpellE">mhrkham</span> matva tu vaisnavam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vedavidbhyo</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> '<span class="SpellE">dadadviprau</span> <span class="SpellE">sraddham</span> <span class="SpellE">tadraksasam</span> bhavet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vipra,</i> thinking an uneducated <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisnava</i> a fool, offers <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sraddha</i> to the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanas</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> who know the Vedas, then such <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sraddha</i> is called demonic, or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">raksanasraddha</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 9.316)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Behavior of Advaita Acarya</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16.9</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">acarya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kahena, "tumi na <span class="SpellE">kariha</span> <span class="SpellE">bhaya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">acariba</span>, yei sastra-mata haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tumi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> khaile haya koti-brahmana-<span class="SpellE">bhojana</span>"</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bali, sraddha-patra <span class="SpellE">karailm</span> <span class="SpellE">bhojana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Advaita Acarya replied, "My dear Haridasa, do not be afraid. I shall be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">have</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> strictly according to the principles of the revealed scriptures. Feeding </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> equal to feeding ten million <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i>. Therefore, accept this <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sraddha-patra."</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thus Advaita Acarya made him eat. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Antya</i> 3.221-22)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Characteristics of a Staunch Devotee</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16.10</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">evamekantinam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">prayau</span> <span class="SpellE">kirttanam</span> <span class="SpellE">smararam</span> prabho</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kurvatmm</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> parama <span class="SpellE">pritya</span> <span class="SpellE">kntyamanyanna</span> <span class="SpellE">rocate</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The unalloyed devotees who generally engage in performing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kirtana</i> and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">remembering</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the Lord with great love take no interest in other prescribed activities.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa </i>20.382)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thus ends the Sixteenth Jewel of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gaudiya-Kanthahara</i>, entitled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sraddha-tattva.</i></span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Every Soul is in One of the Four <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Asramas</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.1</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">hovaca</span> <span class="SpellE">yajnavalkyo</span> <span class="SpellE">brahmacaryam</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">isamapya</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">grhi</span> bhavet <span class="SpellE">grhi</span> <span class="SpellE">bhutva</span> <span class="SpellE">vani</span> bhavet. </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vani</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">bhutva</span> <span class="SpellE">pravrajet</span>. </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yadi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">' <span class="SpellE">vetaratha</span> <span class="SpellE">brahmacaryadeva</span> <span class="SpellE">pravrajed-grhad</span> <span class="SpellE">vavanad</span> va. </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">punara</span> <span class="SpellE">vrati</span> va <span class="SpellE">vrat</span> <span class="SpellE">vasnatako</span> va <span class="SpellE">snatako</span> va <span class="SpellE">utsannagnir</span> <span class="SpellE">anagniko</span> va </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yadahareva</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">virajet</span> <span class="SpellE">tadahareva</span> <span class="SpellE">pravrajet</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Janaka, the sage amongst kings, asked <span class="SpellE">Yajnavalkya</span>, the sage among rsis, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"O great <span class="SpellE">souled</span> sage, please instruct me on the qualifications of sannyasa and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> rules and regulations for following that <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asrama</i></span>]. <span class="SpellE">Yajnavalkya</span> said, "Upon </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">completing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> one's life as a <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacari</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> one should accept the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhastha-<span class="SpellE">asrama</span></i>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Having completed one's life as a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhastha</i>, one should accept the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asrama</i></span> of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vanaprastha</span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. After living for some time as a detached <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vanaprastha</i></span>, one should </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">accept</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa <span class="SpellE">asrama</span></i>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Of course, if renunciation awakens in a person earlier in his life, he may </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">take</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa </i>directly from the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacari</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <span class="SpellE">asrama</span></i>, or even from the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gnhastha</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asrama</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> without having to first pass though all the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asramas</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>and become a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vanaprastha</span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. In any <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asrama</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> when one becomes anxious to renounce material </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">enjoyment</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and render exclusive service to the Lord in divine love, then whether </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">he</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> has completed the religious practices that should be performed in the <span class="SpellE">asrama</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">or</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> not, whether he has completed his Vedic study or not, whether he has comp-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">leted</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the studies or not, and whether he has performed the fire sacrifice or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">not</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> as soon as that powerful tendency to renounce material enjoyment and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">serve</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the Lord awakens in his heart that very day let him give up his family, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> very day let him accept the life of a wandering mendicant and go away as a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sannyasi</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<span class="SpellE">Jabalopanisad</span> 4.1)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Definition of the Four <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Asramas</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.2</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">grhasramo</span></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">jaghanato</span> <span class="SpellE">brahmacaryam</span> <span class="SpellE">hrdo</span> mama</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaksah-sthalad</span></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vane-vasah <span class="SpellE">sannyasah</span> sirasi sthitah</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Out of My universal form the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhastha <span class="SpellE">asrama</span></i> originated from the loins, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmacarya</span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> from the heart, <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vanaprastha</i></span> from the chest, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa</i> from </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> head. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.17.14)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Rules for the Different <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Asramas</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.3</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">savitram</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">prajapatyam</span> ca brahmam <span class="SpellE">catha</span> <span class="SpellE">brhat</span> tatha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sancaya-<span class="SpellE">salina-siloncha</span> iti vai grhe</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Then the thread ceremony for the twice-born was inaugurated as were the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rules</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to be followed for at least one year after acceptance and study of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedas, including rules for observing <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacmrya</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> vocations in terms of Vedic </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">injunctions</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, various professional duties in household life, and the method of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">maintaining</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> a livelihood by picking up rejected grains left behind in the fields. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 3.12.42)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.4</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaikhanasa</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">valakhilyau-dumbarah</span> <span class="SpellE">phenapa</span> vane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nyase</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">kuticakah</span> <span class="SpellE">purvam</span> <span class="SpellE">bahvodo</span> <span class="SpellE">hamsa-niskriyau</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The four divisions of <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vanaprastha</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> or retired life, are the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaikanasms</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> retire from active life and live on half-boiled meals), <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">valakhilyas</i></span> (those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> quit their former stock of grains upon receipt of more), <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">audumbara</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>(those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> live on what they get from the direction towards which they start after </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rising</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> from bed), and <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">phenapas</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>(those who live on fruits that fall from the trees). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The four divisions of <span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa,</i></span> or the renounced order of life are <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kuticakas</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<span class="GramE">one</span> who has just left the family, but who lives nearby in a <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kutira</i></span> or hut, without </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">attachment</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to his family), <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bahvodas</i></span> (those who give up all material activities </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> engage in transcendental service), <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hamsas</i></span> (swanlike souls) and <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ninriyas</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<span class="GramE">those</span> whose actions are completely spiritual). (Bhag. 3.12.43)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Rules for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmacaris</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.5</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dvitiyam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">prapyanupurvyaj</span> <span class="SpellE">janmopanayanam</span> dvijah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vasan</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> guru-<span class="SpellE">kule</span> <span class="SpellE">danto</span> <span class="SpellE">brahmadhiyita</span> <span class="SpellE">cahutah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Having undergone all the necessary purificatory rites since conception, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> having attained the status of the twice-born by initiation in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gayatri mantra</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> investment with the sacred thread, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>boy should reside in the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gurukula</span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (as a <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacari</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">)</i>, control his senses and mind, and carefully study the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedas as explained by the guru. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.17.22)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.6</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">acaryam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mam vijaniyan navamanyeta karhicit</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> martya-buddhyasuyeta sarva-deva-mayo guruh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Krsna said] The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acarya </i>is <span class="GramE">My</span> very Self. One should never envy the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acarya </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">or</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> never blaspheme him or consider him an ordinary man, for he is the sum </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">total</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the demigods. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.17.27)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.7</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sayam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">pratar</span> upaniya <span class="SpellE">bhaiksyam</span> tasmai <span class="SpellE">nivedayet</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yac</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">canyad</span> apy <span class="SpellE">anujnatam</span> upayunjita <span class="SpellE">samyatah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the morning and evening one should collect foodstuffs and other ar-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ticles</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and deliver them to the spiritual master. Then, being self-controlled, one </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">should</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> accept only what the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acarya </i>permits. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.17.28)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.8</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">susrusamana</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> acaryam <span class="SpellE">sadopasita</span> nica-vat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yana-<span class="SpellE">sayyasana-sthanair</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">nati</span>-dure <span class="SpellE">krtanjalih</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacari</i></span>, should always serve the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acarya </i>and follow him in walk-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, in resting, standing by with folded hands when he sits, and by attending him </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">humbly</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in all circumstances. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.17.29)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.9</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">evam-<span class="SpellE">vrtto</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> guru-<span class="SpellE">kule</span> <span class="SpellE">vased</span> bhoga-<span class="SpellE">vivarjitah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vidya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> samapyate <span class="SpellE">yavad</span> <span class="SpellE">bibhrad</span> <span class="SpellE">vratam</span> <span class="SpellE">akhanditam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Behaving in this way, and strictly following a vow of celibacy, the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacari</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">should</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> avoid sensual pleasures and reside in the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asrama</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acarya</i> to the end </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> his studies. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.17.30)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.10</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">evam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">brhad</span>-vrata-dharo brahmano '<span class="SpellE">gnir</span> iva <span class="SpellE">jvalan</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mad-bhaktas</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">tivra-tapasa</span> <span class="SpellE">dagdha-karmasayo</span> 'malah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Observing the principles, such a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>and life-long <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacari</i></span>, who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> My devotee, burns all the seeds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma </i>to ashes by his devotional austerity. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Spotless and pure, free of material contamination, such a devotee <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacari</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> brilliant as fire. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.17.36)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">All <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Asramas</i> are Meant for Serving Hari</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.11</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmacaryam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tapah <span class="SpellE">saucam</span> <span class="SpellE">santoso</span> <span class="SpellE">bhuta-sauhrdam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">grhasthasyapy</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">rtau</span> <span class="SpellE">gantuh</span> sarvesam mad-<span class="SpellE">upasanam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Chastity, penance, purity, peacefulness, and kindness to all living beings </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">constitute</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhastha-dharma</i>. A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhastha</i> who approaches his wife for procreating </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">children</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> only on those days sanctioned by scripture is considered chaste. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Worship of Hari should be practiced by everyone, regardless of their position </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">society</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">; it is the duty of all <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnas</i> and <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asramas</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.</i> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.18.43)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Scriptures Make Concessions for Materialistic People</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.12</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">loke</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vyavayamisa-madya-seva</span> nitya hi <span class="SpellE">jantor</span> na hi tatra <span class="SpellE">codana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vyavasthitis</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">tesu</span> <span class="SpellE">vivaha-yajna-sura-grahair</span> <span class="SpellE">asu</span> <span class="SpellE">nivrttir</span> <span class="SpellE">ista</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Everyone is naturally inclined to have sex, eat meat, and drink wine. There </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> no need for the scripture to encourage these things. The scriptures do, how-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ever</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, give concessions to people who are determined to do these things. They </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">grant</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> license to enjoy sex by allowing sexual intercourse with one's lawfully </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">wedded</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> wife at the proper time of the month. They grant a license to eat meat </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> those who perform a certain kind of sacrifice, and a license to drink wine to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">those</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> who perform the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sautramari</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>sacrifice. The purpose of granting these </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">licenses</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> for sense gratification is only to restrict these activities and encourage </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">people</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to give them up altogether. The real intention of the Vedic injunctions </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">regarding</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sex, meat-eating, and wine-drinking is to make one abstain from these </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">activities</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.5.11)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="SpellE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Grhasthas</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Should Not Get Bewildered by Family Life</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.13</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kutumbesu</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na <span class="SpellE">sajjeta</span> na <span class="SpellE">pramadyet</span> <span class="SpellE">kutumby</span> api</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vipascin</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">nasvaram</span> pasyed <span class="SpellE">adrstam</span> api <span class="SpellE">drsta</span>-vat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should not become attached to one's family members, nor should one </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">become</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bewildered trying to maintain them. Even though one may be a house-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">holder</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, he should not be negligent in his devotion to the Lord. An intelligent </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">householder</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> should realize that even the unseen enjoyments promised in the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">future</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, are as temporary as the so-called pleasures he has already seen. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.17.52)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.14</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">putra-<span class="SpellE">darapta-bandhunam</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sangamah</span> <span class="SpellE">pantha-sangamah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anu-</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">deham <span class="SpellE">viyanty</span> ete <span class="SpellE">svapno</span> <span class="SpellE">nidranugo</span> yatha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Relationships of wife, sons, relatives, and friends are like the relationships </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pilgrims who meet by chance at a resting place for a few hours before going </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">on</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> their way. When one leaves his body to accept another body, such friends </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> relatives are forgotten, just as upon waking one forgets the characters in a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dream</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.17.53)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.15</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ittham</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">parimrsan</span> <span class="SpellE">mukto</span> <span class="SpellE">grhesv</span> <span class="SpellE">atithi-vad</span> <span class="SpellE">vasan</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">grhair</span> <span class="SpellE">anubadhyeta</span> <span class="SpellE">nirmamo</span> <span class="SpellE">nirahankrtah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Having realized the truth of such transitory relationships, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhastha</i> lives </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> his house like a pilgrim, a guest, or a stranger in a strange land. Dedicating </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">himself</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> entirely to Krsna and giving up attachment to his body, his relatives, his </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">house</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and home, he is liberated even in this lifetime. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.17.54)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Grhastha</i> May Live at Home, in the </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Forest</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, or on the Road</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.16</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karmabhir</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">grha-medhiyair</span> <span class="SpellE">istva</span> mam eva <span class="SpellE">bhaktiman</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tisthed</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vanam</span> <span class="SpellE">vopaviset</span> <span class="SpellE">prajavan</span> va <span class="SpellE">parivrajet</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Having satisfied <span class="GramE">Me</span> by executing his family duties properly while <span class="SpellE">dedicat</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> himself to Me, My devotee may continue to remain at home, he may go to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> forest as a <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vanaprastha</i></span>, or if he has a son, he may take to wandering about </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.17.55)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Character of Those too <span class="GramE">Attached</span> to Family Life</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.17</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yas</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tv <span class="SpellE">asakta-matir</span> <span class="SpellE">gehe</span> putra-<span class="SpellE">vittaisanaturah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">strainah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">krpana-dhir</span> <span class="SpellE">mudho</span> <span class="SpellE">mamaham</span> iti <span class="SpellE">badhyate</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>On the other hand, a grhastha whose heart is attached to hearth and home, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is always worried about money and children, and who is obsessed with sex, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> a fool. Such a person is bound by the misconceptions of "I and mine." </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.17.56)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Destination of Attached Householders</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.18</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aho</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> me <span class="SpellE">pitarau</span> <span class="SpellE">vrddhau</span> <span class="SpellE">bharya</span> <span class="SpellE">balatmajatmajah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anatha</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mam rte <span class="SpellE">dinah</span> katham jivanti <span class="SpellE">duhkhitah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">evam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">grhasayaksipta</span>-hrdayo mudha-<span class="SpellE">dhir</span> ayam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atrptas</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tan <span class="SpellE">anudhyayan</span> mrto '<span class="SpellE">ndham</span> <span class="SpellE">visate</span> tamah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[At the time of death such a fool thinks] "Alas! My mother and father </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">have</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> reached old age. In my absence who will care for them? My wife and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">children</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are helpless without me. How can any of these poor souls survive <span class="GramE">with-</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">out</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> me?" With his heart thus overwhelmed by family sentiment, and filled with </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anxieties</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> because of attachment to house and home, such a fool, filled with </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">worries</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, dies unhappy and dissatisfied with his inability to realize his plans. He </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">enters</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the blinding darkness of hell. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.17.57-58)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Both Men and Women Should Avoid Family Attachment</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.19</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tvak-smasru-roma-nakha-kesa-pinaddham</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">antar</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mamsasthi-rakta-krmi-vit-kapha-pitta-vatam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jivac-chavam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">bhajati</span> <span class="SpellE">kanta-matir</span> <span class="SpellE">vimudha</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> te <span class="SpellE">padabja-makarandam</span> <span class="SpellE">ajighrati</span> stri</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The stupid woman who has not savored the aroma of the nectar of <span class="GramE">Your</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">lotus</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> feet will become the lover of a "man" a live corpse made of flesh, blood, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bones</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, stool, bile, germs and air covered with skin, hair, beards, and <span class="SpellE">mus</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">taches</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 10.60.45)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Enjoyment of Conjugal Pleasures in Household Life is <span class="GramE">Condemned</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.20</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ye</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mam bhajanti <span class="SpellE">dampatye</span> <span class="SpellE">tapasa</span> vrata-<span class="SpellE">caryaya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kamatmano</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> '<span class="SpellE">pavargesam</span> <span class="SpellE">mohita</span> mama mayaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[In condemnation of materialistic devotees, the Lord said] Those who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">worship</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Me the giver of liberation in order to enjoy conjugal happiness, who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">perform</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> all kinds of penance and sacrifice to that end, are fools deluded by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sensual</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pleasure and ensnared by the illusions of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maya.</i> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 10.60.52)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Purpose of Household Life</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.21</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">adhana</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> api te <span class="SpellE">dhanyah</span> sadhavo <span class="SpellE">grha-medhinah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yad-<span class="SpellE">grha</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hy <span class="SpellE">arha-varyambu-trna-bhumisvaravarah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[<span class="SpellE">Pnthu</span> Maharaja told the four Kumaras] A person who is not very rich and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is attached to family life becomes highly glorified when saintly persons are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">present</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in his home. The master and servants engaged in offering the exalted </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visitors</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> water, a sitting place and paraphernalia for reception are glorified, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> home itself is glorified. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 4.22.11)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Unholy Household</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.22</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vyalalaya-druma</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vai tesv <span class="SpellE">ariktakhila-sampadah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yad-<span class="SpellE">grhas</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tirtha-padiya-<span class="SpellE">padatirtha-vivarjitah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>On the other hand, even though full of all opulence and material property, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">any</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> householder's house where the devotees of the Lord are never allowed to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">come</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in, and where there is no water for washing their feet, is to be considered </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tree in which venomous serpents live. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 4.22.12)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Duty of <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vanaprasthas</i></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.23</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vanaprasthasrama-padesv</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">abhiksnam</span> <span class="SpellE">bhaiksyam</span> <span class="SpellE">acaret</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samsidhyaty</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">asv</span> <span class="SpellE">asammohah</span> suddha-<span class="SpellE">sattvah</span> <span class="SpellE">silandhasa</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vanaprastha</i></span> should live by begging. He may accept food prepared </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">grains</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> left behind in the fields and markets. By such a practice, he will become </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">purified</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, free from delusion, and spiritually perfect. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.18.25)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Homes are in Different Modes</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.24</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vanam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tu <span class="SpellE">sattviko</span> <span class="SpellE">vaso</span> <span class="SpellE">gramo</span> <span class="SpellE">rajasa</span> <span class="SpellE">ucyate</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tamasam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">dyuta-sadanam</span> man-<span class="SpellE">niketam</span> tu <span class="SpellE">nirgunam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In order to attain pure devotional service, one's faith, residence, eating, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> activities should all be pure. From the mode of goodness, one can develop </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the mode of pure goodness; therefore it is important to live in a place which </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pure. The following is a description of residences in the different modes of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nature</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">: A hut in the forest is in the mode of goodness, an apartment in the city </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the mode of passion, and a room in a gambling den is in the mode of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ignorance</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.25.25)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Karma-sannyasa, Jnana-sannyasa</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Tridandi-sannyasa</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.25</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnana-<span class="SpellE">sannyasinah</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">kecid-veda-sannyasino</span> 'pare </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karma-sannyasi-<span class="SpellE">nas-tvanye</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">trividhah</span> <span class="SpellE">parikititah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There are three kinds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa: karma-sannyasa, jnana-sannyasa, and </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vedic</span></i></span></span><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-sannyasa</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma Purana, Svarga Khanda</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dhira</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Sannyasi</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.26</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gata-<span class="SpellE">svartham</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> imam deham virakto mukta-<span class="SpellE">bandhanah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avijnata</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-gatir</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">jahyat</span> sa vai <span class="SpellE">dhira</span> <span class="SpellE">udahrtah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi </i>is known as <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dhira</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> or undisturbed, sober, and a self-realized </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">soul</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> when he goes to an unknown, remote place and freed from all obligations </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> false ego, quits his material body when it has become useless. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 1.13.26)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Narottama Sannyasi</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.27</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">svakat</span> <span class="SpellE">parato</span> <span class="SpellE">veha</span> jata-<span class="SpellE">nirveda</span> <span class="SpellE">atmavan</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hrdi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">krtva</span> harim <span class="SpellE">gehat</span> <span class="SpellE">pravrajet</span> sa narottamah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A narottama, or first class human being, is one who awakens and under-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">stands</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, either by himself or from others, the falsity and misery of this material </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">world</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and thus leaves home and depends fully on the Personality of Godhead </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">residing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> within the heart. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 1.13.27)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Prohibition <span class="GramE">Against</span> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Karma-sannyasa</i> in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kali-yuga</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.28</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asvamedham</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">gavalambham</span> <span class="SpellE">sannyasam</span> <span class="SpellE">pala-paitrikam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devarena</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sutotpattim</span> kalau panca <span class="SpellE">vivarjayet</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In this age of Kali, the following five kinds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma-kanda</i> practices </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">forbidden</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">: offering a horse in sacrifice, offering a cow in sacrifice, accepting </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sannyasa</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> offering oblations of flesh to the forefathers, and a man begetting </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">children</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in his brother's wife. (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Malamasattatva-dhnta</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna-janma-khanda</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 4.115.113)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Meaning of the Word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tridandi</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.29</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vagdado'tha</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">mano-dandah</span> kaya-<span class="SpellE">danda-stathaiva</span> ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yasyaite</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">nihita-buddhau</span> <span class="SpellE">tridanditi</span> sa <span class="SpellE">ucyate</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who accepts in his mind the rod of chastisement for his speech, mind </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> known as a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tridandi</i> one who has accepted the threefold rod of chastisement. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i> 12.10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.30</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">damanam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">dandam</span> yasya van-manah-<span class="SpellE">kayanam</span> <span class="SpellE">dandah</span> <span class="SpellE">nisiddhabhidhanah</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sat-<span class="SpellE">sankalpa-pratisiddha-vyapara-vyapara-tyagena</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">buddava-vasthitah</span> sa </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tridandity-ucyate</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na tu <span class="SpellE">danda-traya-dharana-matrena</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The word <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">danda</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>means "punishment." One who "punishes" </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">speech</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, mind, and actions means one who gives up attachment for mate-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rial</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sense enjoyment and who accepts what is favorable for the truth and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rejects</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> what is unfavorable for perfection. Such a person is called a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tridandi. </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">It is not that anyone who carries around three sticks can be called a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tridandi</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i> 12.10, <span class="SpellE">Kalukka</span> Bhatta commentary on the above </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">verse</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i>).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Rupa Gosvami's Definition of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tridandi</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.31</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaco</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vegam manasah krodha-<span class="SpellE">vagam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jihva-vegam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> udaropastha-vegam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etan</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vegan yo visaheta dhirah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> apimam prthivim sa sisyat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who can control the forces of speech, mind, anger, the <span class="GramE">tongue,</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> belly, and the genitals is known as a Gosvami and is qualified to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">accept</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> disciples all over the world. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Upadesamrta</i> 1)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Tridandi-sannyasa</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is <span class="GramE">Mentioned</span> in the Ancient Vedas</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.32</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tatra</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> paramahamsa nama <span class="SpellE">samvartakaruni-svetaketu-durvasa</span>-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rbhu-nidagha-jada-bharata</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">dattatreya-raivataka</span>-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prabhrtayo'vyakta</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">linga</span> <span class="SpellE">avyaktacara</span>, <span class="SpellE">anunmatta</span> <span class="SpellE">unmattavad</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">acarantastridandam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">kamandallum</span> <span class="SpellE">sikyam</span> <span class="SpellE">patram</span> <span class="SpellE">jalapavitram</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sikham</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">yajnopavitam</span> <span class="SpellE">cetyetat</span> sarvam <span class="SpellE">bhuh</span> <span class="SpellE">svahetyapsu</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">parityajyatmanam-anvicchet</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In addition to the previously mentioned <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramahamsas</i> are these </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">famous</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> wandering <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasis (<span class="SpellE">parivrajakas</span>), <span class="SpellE">Samvartaka</span>, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Arurinandana</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">Audmlaka</span>, <span class="SpellE">Svetaketu</span>, <span class="SpellE">Durvasm</span>, <span class="SpellE">nbhu</span>, <span class="SpellE">Nidmgha</span>, Jada </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bharata, <span class="SpellE">Dattmtreya</span>, <span class="SpellE">Raivata</span></span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and so on.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> They are all <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramahamsas; </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">none</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of them wear the outward signs of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnasrama</i> the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sikha</i></span> and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sacred</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> thread of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>. They are not mad but behave like mad-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">men</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramahamsa,</i> saying the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra <span class="SpellE">bhu-svaha</span></i> (I offer you to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> earth) leaves aside all external paraphernalia of the renounced </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">order</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, including the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tridanda</i></span>, staff, the <span class="SpellE">waterpot</span>, the begging bowl </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">made</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> from a gourd, the belt made of straw, the purifying cup for </span><span class="SpellE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">wa</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ter</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, the tuft of hair, the sacred thread, and dedicates himself solely to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">following</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the order of the bona fide guru and the inner direction of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramatma.</i> (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jabalopanisad</i></span> 6.1)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Srimad Bhagavatam</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Mentions <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tridanda</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-sannyasa</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.33</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kecit</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tri-<span class="SpellE">venum</span> <span class="SpellE">jagrhur</span> eke <span class="SpellE">patram</span> <span class="SpellE">kamandalum</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pitham</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">caike</span> '<span class="SpellE">ksa-sutram</span> ca <span class="SpellE">kantham</span> <span class="SpellE">cirani</span> <span class="SpellE">kecana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pradaya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ca punas tani <span class="SpellE">darsitany</span> <span class="SpellE">adadur</span> <span class="SpellE">muneh</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Some took away his <span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tridanda</i></span></span><span class="GramE">,</span> some stole his begging bowl, and others </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">snatched</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> away his <span class="SpellE">waterpot</span>. Some of them pulled away his <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asana</i>, others ha-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rassed</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> him by taking his japa-mala, his beads. Others grabbed at his clothing </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> took away his cloth. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.23.34)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tridandi </i>Attains Perfection According to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.34</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tridandam-etan-niksipya</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sarva-bhutesu <span class="SpellE">manavah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kama-<span class="SpellE">krodhau</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tu <span class="SpellE">samyamya</span> tatah siddhim <span class="SpellE">niyacchati</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who disciplines his mind, speech, and body and controls his lust and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anger</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> towards other living beings and thus gives up these bad qualities is a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tridandi</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and attains liberation. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i> 12.11)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Harita</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-samhita</i> Glorifies <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tridanda</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-sannyasa</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.35</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tridanda-bhrd-yo</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hi prthak <span class="SpellE">samacarecchanaih</span> <span class="SpellE">sanair-yastu</span> bahir-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mukhaksah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> san-<span class="SpellE">mucya</span> samsara-samasta-<span class="SpellE">bandhanat</span> sa </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visnoramrtatmanah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> padam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tridandi sannyasa</i> gradually withdraws his senses from any connection </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sight, sound, taste, smell, etc., and becomes indifferent. His mind is gradu-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ally</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> freed from any trace of involvement with material enjoyment, and his be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">havior</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> becomes similarly pure. Such a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi </i>has freed <span class="GramE">himself</span> from family </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bondage</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and, becoming liberated, he tastes the nectar of spiritual bliss at the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">lotus</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> feet of Sri Visnu. (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Harita</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-samhita</i> 6.23)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sridhara Svami Mentions <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tridanda</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-sannyasa</i> in his <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavata</i>m Commentary</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.36</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"<span class="GramE">evam</span> <span class="SpellE">bahudakadi</span> <span class="SpellE">dharman</span> <span class="SpellE">uktva</span> paramahamsa-<span class="SpellE">dharmanaha</span> jnana-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nistha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> iti <span class="SpellE">sardhair-dasbhih</span> bahir-virakto <span class="SpellE">mukmuksh</span> san jnana-nistha va </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mokse'py</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">anapekso</span> mad-bhakto va sa <span class="SpellE">salingan</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tridandadi-sahitan</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> asramams-tad-<span class="SpellE">dharmams</span>-tyaktva <span class="SpellE">tadasaktim</span> tyaktva </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yathocitam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dharmam cared ity arthah" <span class="SpellE">punaraya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>After explaining the duties of other <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasis</i> such as <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bahudaka</i></span> the duties </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramahamsa</i> are described in ten and a half verses <span class="SpellE">begining</span> with this one </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramhamsa</i></span> may be one desiring liberation and thus fixed in knowledge or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">may</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> be a devotee who disregards even liberation. He should perform proper </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">religious</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> duties without any attachment to material desires. He can give up all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> external symptoms of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnasrama-dharma</i>. He gives up the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asrama</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>duties </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">means</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> he gives up attachment to them and performs them with no material </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">motive</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhavartha-<span class="SpellE">dipika</span></i> commentary on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.18.28)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Opinion on the </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Tridandi</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Verse of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavatam</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.37</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prabhu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kahe,—sadhu ei <span class="SpellE">bhiksura</span> vacana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mukunda</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sevana-vrata kaila <span class="SpellE">nirdharana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">paratma-nistha-matra</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vesa-<span class="SpellE">dharana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mukunda-sevaya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haya samsara-<span class="SpellE">tarana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vesa kaila, <span class="SpellE">ebe</span> vrndavana <span class="SpellE">giya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-<span class="SpellE">nisevana</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kari <span class="SpellE">nibhrte</span> <span class="SpellE">vasiya</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu approved of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ekam <span class="SpellE">samasthaya</span> paratma-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nintham</span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> verse on account of the determination of the mendicant <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi</i> to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">engage</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the service of Lord Mukunda. He gave his approval of this verse, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">indicating</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> that is was very good. The real purpose of accepting <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa</i> is to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dedicate</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> oneself to the service of Mukunda. By serving Mukunda, one <span class="GramE">can</span> <span class="SpellE">actu</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ally</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> be liberated from the bondage of material existence. After accepting the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sannyasa</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">order, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu decided to go to <span class="SpellE">Vnrdavana</span> and en-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gage</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Himself wholly and solely in the service of Mukunda in a solitary place. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. </i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mad.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 3.7-9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tridandi-sannyasi</i> <span class="GramE">Keeps</span> his <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sikha</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> Sacred Thread, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sannyasi</i> Dress</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.38</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sikhi</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">yajnopaviti</span> syat tridandi sa-<span class="SpellE">kamanduluh</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">pavitras</span> ca <span class="SpellE">kasayi</span> <span class="SpellE">gayatrin</span> ca <span class="SpellE">japet</span> sada</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A tridandi <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi</i> keeps his <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sikha</i></span> as well as his sacred thread after re-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nunciation</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, He also carries a <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kamandalu</i></span>. He wears saffron cloth, and remaining </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fixed</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in purity, he chants the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gayatri mantra</i> and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">japa</i> of the holy name. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Skanda Purana, Suta Samhita</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.39</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ekavasa</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">dvidvasatha</span> <span class="SpellE">sikhi</span>. <span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">yajnopavitavan</span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kamandalukaro</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vidvams-<span class="SpellE">tridando</span> yati tat-param</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Wearing one or two pieces of cloth, maintaining the tuft of hair, and con-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tinuing</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to wear the sacred thread, with a <span class="SpellE">waterpot</span> in his hand, a learned <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is the best of men, attains the Supreme Lord. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma Purana, Svarga </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Khanda Adi</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 13)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Hundred and Eight Names of the Tridandi-sannyasis</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.40</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tirthasramavanaranya-giri-parvata-sagarah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarasvati</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">bharati</span> ca puri namani vai dasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gabhastinemir</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> varahah <span class="SpellE">ksamit-trparamarthinau</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">turyasrami</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">nirihas</span> ca tridandi-visnu <span class="SpellE">daivatah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhiksur-yayavaro</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vistho</span> nyasi-<span class="SpellE">rabhasiko</span> munih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visthalalo</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">mahaviro</span> <span class="SpellE">mahattaro</span> <span class="SpellE">yathagatah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naiskarmya-paramadvaiti</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">suddhadvaiti</span> jitendriyah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tapasvi</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">yacako</span> <span class="SpellE">nagno</span> <span class="SpellE">raddhanti</span> <span class="SpellE">suddhadvaiti</span> <span class="SpellE">bhajanonmukhah</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sannyasi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">maskari</span> <span class="SpellE">klanto</span> niragnir-<span class="SpellE">narasimhakah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">audalomi-mahayogi-sruvak</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">bhavaparagah</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sramano'vahutah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">santas</span> <span class="SpellE">yatharho</span> dandi-<span class="SpellE">kesavau</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nyastaparigraho</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhakti-<span class="SpellE">saro'ksri</span> <span class="SpellE">janardanah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">urdhva</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">manthi-tyakta-grhav-urdhvareto</span> <span class="SpellE">yatostha</span>-dhrk <span class="SpellE">viraktodasinau</span> tyagi </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">siddhanti</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sridharah</span> <span class="SpellE">sikhi</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bodhayano</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">trivikramjo</span> <span class="SpellE">govindo</span> <span class="SpellE">madhusudanah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaikhanaso</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">yathasvo</span> vai vamano <span class="SpellE">paramahamasakah</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">narayana-<span class="SpellE">hrsikesi</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">parivrajaka-mangalau</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">madhavo</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">padmanabhas</span> <span class="SpellE">caudupako</span> <span class="SpellE">bhrami</span> vaisnavah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visnu-<span class="SpellE">damodarau</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> svami gosvami <span class="SpellE">paramogavah</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhagavato</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">hyakincanah</span> santo <span class="SpellE">niskincano</span> <span class="SpellE">yatih</span> <span class="SpellE">ksapanko'visaktascordhva</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pundro</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">mundi-sajjanay</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nirvisayi</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">harerjano</span> <span class="SpellE">srauti</span> sadhu <span class="SpellE">brhad-vrati</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sthaviras-tat-paro</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">paryatakacaryau</span> <span class="SpellE">svatantradhih</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kathyante</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">yatinamani</span> <span class="SpellE">prathitani</span> <span class="SpellE">mahitale</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asthottara-satani</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tu <span class="SpellE">vaidikakhyani</span> tani hi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There are one hundred and eight authorized Vedic names for </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">principle</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> among which are these ten<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">: Tirtha, <span class="SpellE">anrama</span>, <span class="SpellE">Vana</span>, <span class="SpellE">ararya</span>, <span class="SpellE">Giri</span>, <span class="SpellE">Parvata</span>, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Smgara</span></i></span></span><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, Sarasvati, Bharati, and Puri.</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">In addition there are <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gabhastinemi</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, Varaha, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Ksamitm</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">Paramarthi</span>, <span class="SpellE">Turyasrami</span>, <span class="SpellE">Nirtha</span>, Tridandi, <span class="SpellE">Visnudevata</span>, <span class="SpellE">Bhiksu</span>, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Yajavara</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">Vintha</span>, Nyasi, <span class="SpellE">Rabhasika</span>, Muni, <span class="SpellE">Vinthalala</span>, <span class="SpellE">Mahavira</span>, <span class="SpellE">Mahattara</span>, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Yathagata</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">Naiskarmya</span>, <span class="SpellE">Paramadvaiti</span>, <span class="SpellE">Suddhadvaiti</span>, <span class="SpellE">Jitendriya</span>, <span class="SpellE">Tapasvi</span>, <span class="SpellE">Yacaka</span>, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Nagna</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">Raddhanti</span>, <span class="SpellE">Bhajanonmukha</span>, Sannyasi, <span class="SpellE">Maskari</span>, <span class="SpellE">Klmnta</span>, <span class="SpellE">Niragni</span>, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Narasiaha</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">Audalomi</span>, <span class="SpellE">Mahayogi</span>, <span class="SpellE">Sruvaka</span>, <span class="SpellE">Bhavapmraga</span>, <span class="SpellE">Sramara</span>, Avadhuta, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa, <span class="SpellE">Yatharha</span>, Dandi, Kesava, <span class="SpellE">Nyataparigraha</span>, Bhakti-<span class="SpellE">smra</span>, <span class="SpellE">Aksari</span>, Janardana, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Urdhva-manthi</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">Tyakta-gnha</span>, <span class="SpellE">Urdhvareta</span>, <span class="SpellE">Yatontha-dhnk</span>, <span class="SpellE">Virakta</span>, <span class="SpellE">Udasina</span>, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Tyagi, <span class="SpellE">Siddhanti</span>, Sridhara, <span class="SpellE">Sikhi</span>, <span class="SpellE">Bodhayana</span>, <span class="SpellE">Trivikrama</span>, Govinda, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Madhusudana</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">Vaikhanasa</span>, <span class="SpellE">Yathasva</span>, Vamana, Paramahamsa, Narayana, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hrsikesa</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">Parivrajaka</span>, Mangala, Madhava, Padmanabha, <span class="SpellE">Audupaka</span>, <span class="SpellE">Bhrami</span>,</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaisnava, Visnu, Damodara, Svami, Gosvami, <span class="SpellE">Parmagava</span>, Bhagavata, <span class="SpellE">Akiscana</span>, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Santa, <span class="SpellE">Niskiscana</span>, Yati, <span class="SpellE">Ksaparako</span>, <span class="SpellE">Avinakta</span>, <span class="SpellE">Urdhva-pundro</span>, <span class="SpellE">Mundi</span>, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sajjana.Nirvinayi</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">Harijana</span>, <span class="SpellE">Srauti</span>, Sadhu, <span class="SpellE">Bnhad-vrati</span>, <span class="SpellE">Sthavira</span>, <span class="SpellE">Tatpara</span>, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Paryataka</span></i></span></span><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, Acarya, and <span class="SpellE">Svatantri</span>.</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<span class="SpellE">Muktikopanisad</span></span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sattvata</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-samhita</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">**</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tridandi-sannyasi</i> is Worshipable by all <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Asramas</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.41</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devata-<span class="SpellE">pratimam</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">drstva</span> <span class="SpellE">yatim</span> caiva <span class="SpellE">tridandinam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namaskaram</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na <span class="SpellE">kuryacced</span> <span class="SpellE">upavasena</span> <span class="SpellE">suddhyati</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who does not offer obeisances upon seeing gods and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasis</i> should </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fast</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> all day for his purification. (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ekadasi</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-tattve <span class="SpellE">trisprsaikadasi-prakarana-dhrta</span>-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">smrti-vakya</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramahamsa</i> Vaisnava Surpasses all the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Asramas</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.42</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaisnavera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhakti ei <span class="SpellE">dekhana</span> saksat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mahasrami</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> o <span class="SpellE">vaisnavere</span> kare dandavat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sannyasa-grahana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kaile hena dharma</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tanra</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pita asi' <span class="SpellE">putrere</span> kare <span class="SpellE">namaskara</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ata</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eva <span class="SpellE">sannyas-asrama</span> sabara <span class="SpellE">vandita</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"sannyasi-sannyasi" <span class="SpellE">namaskara</span> se <span class="SpellE">vihita</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tathapi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">asrama</span>-dharma chadi' <span class="SpellE">vaisnavere</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">siksa-guru</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sri krsna apane <span class="SpellE">namaskare</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Seeing the great devotion of a Vaisnava, even those in the highest <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asrama</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> well as other devotees offer their obeisances. To one who has accepted the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">order</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa</i>, one must bow down as would a son to his father. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">must</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bow down to a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi,</i> and offer them respect, saying, "O saintly one, O </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sannyasi</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">" Nevertheless, devotees give up all concern for <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asrama</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-dharma</i>, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">simply</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bow down before their instructing guru and Krsna. (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag.Antya</i></span> 8.150-153)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="SpellE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sarvabhauma</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">Bhattacarya's</span> Example</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.43 </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvabhauma</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> balena, "<span class="SpellE">asrame</span> bada tumi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sastramate</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tumi <span class="SpellE">vandya</span>, <span class="SpellE">upasaka</span> ami</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Sarvabhauma</span> said to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, [who appeared before him </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi</i>], "Your <span class="SpellE">asrama</span> is great. In the opinion of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sastra</i>, <span class="GramE">You</span> are</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">worshipable</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by one such as myself. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag<span class="GramE">..</span> Antya</i> 3.76)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Impersonalist <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sannyasis</i> are Condemned</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.44</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sannyasi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haiya <span class="SpellE">niravadhi</span> "narayana"</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">baliveka</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> prema-bhakti-yoge anuksana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">bujhiya</span> <span class="SpellE">sankaracaryera</span> <span class="SpellE">abhipraya</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> chadi matha <span class="SpellE">mudhaiya</span> duhkha paya </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sannyasis</i> always say the name of Narayana and worship him in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prema-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti-yoga</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Not understanding the position of Narayana, the followers of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sankaracarya give up the path of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti;</i> such fools attain only trouble and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">misery</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag. Antya</i> 3.54<span class="GramE">,55</span>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Only Unmotivated Devotional Service Gives </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Complete Satisfaction to the Soul</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.45</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vai pumsam <span class="SpellE">paro</span> dharmo yato bhaktir adhoksaje</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ahaituky</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">apratihata</span> <span class="SpellE">yayatma</span> <span class="SpellE">suprasidati</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The supreme <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma </i>for all humanity is that by which men can attain to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">loving</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">must</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 1.2.6)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Fallen <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sannyasis</i> are <span class="GramE">Compared</span> to Vomit-eaters</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.46</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">pravrajya</span> <span class="SpellE">grhat</span> <span class="SpellE">purvam</span> tri-<span class="SpellE">vargavapanat</span> punah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yadi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">seveta</span> tan <span class="SpellE">bhiksuh</span> sa vai <span class="SpellE">vantasy</span> <span class="SpellE">apatrapah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who renounces worldly things, gives up the life of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhastha</i>, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">leaves</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> his home to be a mendicant, a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi</i>, and who then leaves the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asrama</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to again pursue sex and money is like someone who vomits up a bad </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">meal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and then eats it again, for he is eager to taste what has already been rejected.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Such a brazen sinner and condemned man <span class="GramE">is</span> certainly shameless. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 7.15.36)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.47</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yaih</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sva-<span class="SpellE">dehah</span> <span class="SpellE">smrto</span> '<span class="SpellE">natma</span> <span class="SpellE">martyo</span> <span class="SpellE">vit-krmi-bhasmavat</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">enam</span> <span class="SpellE">atmasat</span> <span class="SpellE">krtva</span> <span class="SpellE">slaghayanti</span> hy <span class="SpellE">asattamah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sannyasis </i>who at first consider that the body is subject to death, when it </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">will</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> be transformed into stool, worms, or ashes, but who again give importance </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the body and glorify it as the self, are to be considered <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asat</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-tamah</i>, un-saintly, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ignorant</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and the greatest rascals. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.15.37)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.48</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">grhasthasya</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kriya-tyago vrata-tyago <span class="SpellE">vator</span> api</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tapasvino</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">grama-seva</span> <span class="SpellE">bhiksor</span> <span class="SpellE">indriya-lolata</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It is abominable for a person living in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhastha-<span class="SpellE">asrama</span></i> to give up the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">regulative</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> principles of householder life. It is abominable for a <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacari</i></span> not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> follow the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacari</i></span> vows while living under the care of the guru. It is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">abominable</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> for a <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vanaprastha</i></span> to live in the village and engage in so-called social </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">activities</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and it is abominable for a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi</i> to be addicted to sense <span class="SpellE">gratifica</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tion</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.15.38)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.49</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asramapasada</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hy ete <span class="SpellE">khalv</span> <span class="SpellE">asrama-vidambanah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">deva-maya-<span class="SpellE">vimudhams</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tan <span class="SpellE">upeksetanukampaya</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who acts in this way is to be considered the lowest renegade. Such a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pretender</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is bewildered by the external energy of the Supreme Personality of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Godhead,</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and one should either reject him from any position, or taking com-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">passion</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> upon him, teach him, if possible, to resume his original position. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(Bhag. 7.15.39)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sannyasis </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Should Not Become <span class="SpellE">Vantasis</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.50</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sannyasira</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dharma nahe sannyasa <span class="SpellE">karina</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nija</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> janma-sthane <span class="SpellE">rahe</span> <span class="SpellE">kutumba</span> lana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>After taking <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa</i>, a sannyasi should not remain in his home town, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">surrounded</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by family and relatives. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 3.177)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Behavior of the Great Souls Who are Transcendental to all the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Asramas</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.51</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yada</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">yasanugrhnati</span> bhagavan-atma-<span class="SpellE">bhavitah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">jahati</span> <span class="SpellE">matim</span> loke vede ca <span class="SpellE">parinistitam</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When the completely opulent Supreme Lord sees the total surrender of a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotee</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, He is pleased to award that soul His personal service; thus He bestows </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">His causeless mercy upon that soul, and at that time the devotee rises above the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ordinary</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> material considerations of the Vedas. He thus shakes off all attach-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ments</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to the external strictures of the Vedas (such as those recommending <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kanda</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">)</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> which are meant for people in general. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 4.29.46)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.52</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ajnayaivam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">gunan</span> <span class="SpellE">dosan</span> <span class="SpellE">mayadistan</span> api <span class="SpellE">svakan</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dharman</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">samtyajya</span> yah <span class="SpellE">sarvan</span> mam <span class="SpellE">bhajeta</span> sa tu <span class="SpellE">sattamah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Krsna said] Having taken complete shelter of <span class="GramE">My</span> lotus feet, a saintly per-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">son</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> renounces mundane religious and social duties and worships Me alone. In-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">deed</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, he is the best of men. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.11.32)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Vedic Explanation of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramahamsa</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.53</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asau</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sva-putra-<span class="SpellE">mitra-kalatra-bvandhvadinchikha</span>-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yajnopavite</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">yagam</span> <span class="SpellE">satram</span> <span class="SpellE">svadhyayan</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ca <span class="SpellE">sarvakarmani</span> <span class="SpellE">sannyasyayam</span> <span class="SpellE">brahmandam</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ca hitva <span class="SpellE">kaupinam</span> <span class="SpellE">dandam</span> <span class="SpellE">acchadanan</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ca sva <span class="SpellE">sariropabhogarthaya</span> <span class="SpellE">lokasyopakararthaya</span> ca </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">parigrahet</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. <span class="GramE">tacca</span> na <span class="SpellE">mukhyo'sti</span> <span class="SpellE">ko'yam</span> mukhya iti <span class="SpellE">ced</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ayam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">mukhyah</span>. <span class="GramE">na</span> <span class="SpellE">dandam</span> na <span class="SpellE">kamandalum</span> na <span class="SpellE">sikham</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">yajnopavitam</span> na <span class="SpellE">cacchadanam</span> <span class="SpellE">carati</span> <span class="SpellE">paramahamsah</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramahamsa </i>gives up the following as being material and irrelevant: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">his</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> children, wife, friends, relatives, <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sikha</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> sacred thread, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yajna,</i> charity, study of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Vedas, social and Vedic duties. These things are <span class="GramE">all of this</span> world, they have </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> connection with the fallible and temporary. Such a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramahamsa</i> accepts only </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bare necessities required to keep body and soul together. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramahamsa </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">may</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sometimes accept the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">danda</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, <span class="SpellE">sikha</span></i>, sacred thread, and dress of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> order to benefit the fallen souls of this world. For a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramahamsa</i> the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">danda</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sikha</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sacred tread, cloth etc. are not important. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramahamsa Upanisad</i> 1-2)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Supreme Lord, a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramahamsa,</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Transcendental to all Material Considerations</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.54</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ahe</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">danda</span>, ami yare <span class="SpellE">bahiye</span> hrdaye</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">se</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">tomare</span> <span class="SpellE">bahiveka</span> e ta' yukta nahe </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bali' balarama parama-<span class="SpellE">pracanda</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">phelilena</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">danda</span> <span class="SpellE">bhangi</span> "kari" tina khanda</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">danda</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> within my heart, I find you to be external and useless. [<span class="GramE">since</span> Sri </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a devotee, He </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the topmost <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramahamsa.</i> What need has He to carry a symbol of elevated </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">status</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> within the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnas</i> and <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asramas</i></span> of human society? A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa <span class="SpellE">danda</span></i> in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">His hands is redundant] <span class="GramE">Saying</span> this, Sri Balarama, with great violence, broke </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">into</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> three pieces the tridandi staff of renunciation belonging to Sri Caitanya. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag. Antya</i> 2.205-206)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.54a</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tina</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> khanda kari' <span class="SpellE">danda</span> dila <span class="SpellE">bhasana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Nityananda Prabhu broke Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa <span class="SpellE">danda</span></i> in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">three</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> places. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 5.143)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.55</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">danda</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-bhanga-lila</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ei parama gambhira</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">bujhe</span>, duohara <span class="SpellE">pade</span> yanra bhakti <span class="SpellE">dhira</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The pastime of the breaking of the staff is very deep. Only one whose </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotion</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is fixed upon the lotus feet of the two Lords can understand it. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 5.158)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">For Those who are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramahamsas,</i> and are Therefore</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Transcendental to all Considerations of <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Asrama</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Red Cloth of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sannyasi </i>is Inappropriate</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.56</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rakta-vastra</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 'vaisnavera' <span class="SpellE">parite</span> na <span class="SpellE">yuyaya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Red cloth is unfit for a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paramahamsa </i>Vaisnava to wear. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Antya</i> 13.61)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhagavatam </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gives the Characteristic Behavior of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramahams</i></span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.57</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">evam-<span class="SpellE">vratah</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sva-priya-nama-<span class="SpellE">kirtya</span> <span class="SpellE">jatanurago</span> <span class="SpellE">druta-citta</span> uccaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hasaty</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> atho <span class="SpellE">roditi</span> <span class="SpellE">rauti</span> <span class="SpellE">gayaty</span> <span class="SpellE">unmada</span>-van <span class="SpellE">nrtyati</span> <span class="SpellE">loka-bahyah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When a person is actually advanced and takes pleasure in chanting the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">holy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> name of the Lord, who is very dear to him, he is agitated and loudly chants </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> holy name. He also laughs, cries, and chants just like a madman, not caring </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> outsiders. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.2.40)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Mentality of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramahamsa</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15.58</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naham</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vipro na ca <span class="SpellE">nara-patir</span> <span class="SpellE">napi</span> <span class="SpellE">vaisyo</span> na <span class="SpellE">sudro</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naham</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> varni na ca <span class="SpellE">grha-patir</span> no <span class="SpellE">vanastho</span> yatir va</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kintu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">prodyan-nikhila-paramananda-purnamrtabdher</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gopi-<span class="SpellE">bhartuh</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pada-<span class="SpellE">kamalayor</span> dasa-<span class="SpellE">dasanudasah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I am not a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>, I am not a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriya</i>, I am not a <span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisya</i></span> or a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i>. Nor </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">am</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> I a <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacari</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> a householder , a <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vanaprastha</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> or a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi.</i> I identify <span class="GramE">My</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">self</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> only as the servant of the servant of the servant of the maintainer of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gopis</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. 13.80</i> from <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padyavali</i></span> 63)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thus ends the Fifteenth Jewel of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gaudiya-Kanthahara</i>, entitled <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Asrama</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-dharma-tattva.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Two Kinds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Varnasrama</i> Divine and Demoniac</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.1</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dvau bhuta-sargau loke'sminn daiva asura eva ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visnu-bhaktah smrto daiva asuras-tada-viparyayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There are two classes of men in the created world the demoniac and the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">godly. The devotees of Lord Visnu are the godly. All opposed are demons. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma Purana</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Divine <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Varnasrama</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.2</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varnasramacaravata purusena parah puman</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visnuraradhyate pantha nanyat tat-tosa-karakah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Supreme Person, Lord Visnu, is worshiped by a person who is en-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gaged in the proper execution of prescribed duties in the system of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varna</i> and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asrama.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> There is no other way to satisfy the Supreme Lord. (Visnu Purana 3.8.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Demoniac Social System</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.3</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asatyam apratistham te jagad ahur anisvaram</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aparaspara-sambhutam kim anyat kama-haitukam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The demoniac say that this world is unreal, that there is no foundation and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that there is no God in control. It is produced of sex desire, and has no cause </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">other than lust. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 16.8)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Character of the Followers of Demoniac Society</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.4</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asau maya hatah satrur hanisye caparan api</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">isvaro 'ham aham bhogi siddho 'ham balavan sukhi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The demoniac think, "He is my enemy, and I have killed him; and my other </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">enemy will also be killed. I am the Lord of everything, I am the enjoyer, I am </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">perfect, powerful, and happy. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 16.14)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Future of the Followers of Demoniac</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.5</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tan aham dvisatah kruran samsaresu naradhaman</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksipamy ajasram asubhan asurisv eva yonisu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are cast by Me into the ocean of material existence, into various demoniac species </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of life. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 16.19)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.6</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asurim yonim apanna mudha janmani janmani</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mam aprapyaiva kaunteya tato yanty adhamam gatim</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Attaining repeated birth and death amongst the species of demoniac life, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">such persons can never approach Me. Gradually they sink to the most abominable</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>type of existence. (Bhagavad-gita 16.20)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Birth, Family, and Knowledge</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of the Followers of Demoniac Society is Useless</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.7</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dhig janma nas tri-vrd yat tad dhig vratam dhig bahu-jnatam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dhik kulam dhik kriya-daksyam vimukha ye tv adhoksaje</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>To hell with our birth as brahmanas! To hell with our learning of Vedic </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">literature! To hell with our performing sacrifice and observing the rules and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">regulations of scripture! To hell with our families! To hell with our expert ser-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vice in performing the rituals exactly according to the description of scripture! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">To hell with it all, for as result of these things we have become opposed to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">loving the blessed Supreme Lord, who is beyond the speculation of our body, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mind, and senses. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 10.23.40)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Characteristics of Each Varna</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.8</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samo damas tapah saucam santosah ksantir arjavam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnanam dayacyutatmatvam satyam ca brahma-laksanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The symptoms of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> are control of the mind, control of the senses, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">austerity, penance, cleanliness, satisfaction, forgiveness, simplicity, knowledge, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mercy, truthfulness, and complete surrender to the Supreme Lord. (Bhag. 7.11.21)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.9</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sauryam viryam dhrtis tejas tyagas catmajayah ksama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanyata prasadas ca satyam ca ksatra-laksanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>To be influential in battle, unconquerable, patient, challenging and chari-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">table, to control the bodily necessities, to be forgiving, to be attached to the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahminical</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nature, and to be always jolly and truthful are the symptoms of a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksatriya</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.11.22)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.10</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">deva-gurv-acyute bhaktis tri-varga-pariposanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">astikyam udyamo nityam naipunyam vaisya-laksanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Being always devoted to the demigods, the spiritual master and the Su-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">preme Lord, Visnu; endeavoring for advancement in religious principles, eco-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nomic development and sense gratification (dharma, artha, and kama), believ-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing in the words of the spiritual master and scripture, and always endeavoring </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with expertise in earning money are the symptoms of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisya</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.11.23)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.11</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sudrasya sannatih saucam seva svaminy amayaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">amantra-yajno hy asteyam satyam go-vipra-raksanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Offering obeisances to the higher sections of society, being always very </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">clean, being free from duplicity, serving one's master, performing sacrifices with-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">out uttering mantras, not stealing, always speaking the truth and giving all pro-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tection to the cows and brahmanas are the symptom of a sudra. (Bhag. 7.11.24)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhagavad-gita</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Varnasrama</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.12</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana-ksatriya-visam sudranam ca parantapa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karmani pravibhaktani svabhava-prabhavair gunaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudras</i> are distinguished by their quali-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ties of work, O chastiser of the enemy, in accordance with the modes of nature. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 18.41)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Qualities of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmanas</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.13</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samo damas tapah saucam ksantir arjavam eva ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnanam vijnanam astikyam brahma-karma svabhava-jam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, wisdom, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">knowledge, and religiousness these are the qualities by which the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">work. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 18.42)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Qualities of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ksatriyas</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.14</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sauryam tejo dhrtir daksyam yuddhe capy apalayanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">danam isvara-bhavas ca ksatram karma svabhava-jam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">generosity, and leadership are the qualities of work for the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriyas.</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavat-gita</i> 18.43)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Qualities of Vaisyas and Sudras</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.15</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsi-go-raksya-vanijyam vaisya-karma svabhava-jam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">paricaryatmakam karma sudrasyapi svabhava-jam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Farming, cow protection, and business, are the qualities of work for the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaisyas, and for the sudras there is labor and service to others. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavat-gita</i> 18.44)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Division of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Varna </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asrama</i> According to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gura </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Karma</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.16</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">catur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tasya kartaram api mam viddhy akartaram avyayam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>According to the modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the four divisions of human society were created by Me. Although I am the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ultimate creator of this system, you should know that I am not the direct cre-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ator, being unchangeable. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 4.13)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Evidence from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srimad Bhagavatam</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">About the Divisions <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Varnasrama</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.17</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mukha-bahuru-padebhyah purusasyasramaih saha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">catvaro jajnire varna gunair vipradayah prthak</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Camasa Yogendra said] From the mouth of Brahma, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahminical</i> or-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">der has come into existence. Similarly, from his arms, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriyas</i> have come, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from his waist the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisyas</i> have come and from his legs the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudras</i> have come. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">These four orders and their spiritual counterparts [<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacari, gnhastha, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vanaprastha, </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> sannyasa</i>] combine to make society complete. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.5.2)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.18</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ya esam purusam saksad atma-prabhavam isvaram</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na bhajanty avajananti sthanad bhrastah patanty adhah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>For one who simply maintains an official position in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnasasrama</i> but does </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">not worship the Supreme Lord, Visnu, he falls down from his puffed-up posi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tion into a hellish condition. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.5.3)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.18a</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cari varnasrami yadi krsna nahi bhaje</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svakarma karite se raurave padi' maje</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The followers of the varnasrama institutions accept the regulative prin-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ciples of the four social orders (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i>) and four </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">spiritual orders (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacari, gnhastha, vanaprastha, </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa</i>). If, one car-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ries out the regulative principles of these orders but does not render service to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna, he falls into a hellish condition of life. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 22.26)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Satya-Yuga</i>, There was Only one <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Varna: Paramahamsa</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.19</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">adau krta-yuge varno nrnam hamsa iti smrtah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krta-krtyah praja jatya tasmat krta-yugam viduh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the beginning, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Satya-yuga</i>, there was only one social class, called "<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hamsa</i>". </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">In that age everyone was perfect (in devotional service) from birth. That age is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">therefore known as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Knta-yuga</i>, or the age in which all religious duties are ful-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">filled. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.17.10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.20</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">treta-mukhe maha-bhaga</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pranan me hrdayat trayi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vidya pradurabhut tasya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aham asam tri-vrn makhah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O blessed Uddhava, at the beginning of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Treta-yuga</i> the threefold Vedas </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">was manifest from My heart thorough My breath; and through the three-fold </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedas I (who am known a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yajna</i>) appear as sacrifice. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.17.12)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.21</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vipra-ksatriya-vit-sudra mukha-bahuru-pada-jah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vairajat purusaj jata ya atmacara-laksanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The four social orders appeared from the universal form of the Lord. The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanas appeared from His face, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriyas</i> from His arms, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisyas </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from His thighs, and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudras </i>from His feet. Each social order is character-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ized by specific systems and behavior. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.17.13)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Previously, Everyone was a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmana</i>.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Later, According to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guna </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Karma</i>, Different Divisions Arose</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.22</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na viseso' sti varnanam sarvam brahmam-idam jagat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana purva-srstam hi karmabhir-varnatam gatam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Brghu Muni said] Previously there was only one <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varna</i>. Because every-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one was born of Brahma, everyone was a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>. However, later on differ-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ent castes were categorized according to their activities. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, Santi Parva</i> 188.10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Position of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Varna-Dharma </i>in<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Kali-yuga</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.23-27</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanah ksatriya vaisah sudrah papa-parayanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nijacara-vihinas ca bhavisyanti kalau yuge</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vipra veda-vihinas ca pratigraha-parayanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atyanta-kaminah krura bhavisyanti kalau yuge</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">veda-nindakaras caiva dyutacaurya karas tatha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vidhava-sanga-lubdhas ca bhavisanti kalau dvijah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vrtty-artham brahmanah kecit mahakapata-dharminah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">raktambara bhavisyanti jatilah smasrudharinah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kalau yuge bhavisanti brahmanah sudra-dharmina</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In Kali-yuga, all four <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnas </i>are devoid of character and proper behavior </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and are addicted to sin. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i> are devoid of Vedic knowledge and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sacrifice. Giving up the five sacrifices recommended in the Vedas and all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahminical</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> behavior and consciousness, they engage in inferior activities. They </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">collect charity to satisfy their unlimited appetite for sense enjoyment. The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanas</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kali-yuga</i> are characterized by the qualities of lust and cruelty. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Unholy in deed and thought, they take pleasure in envy and malice. These pro-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fessional thieves blaspheme the Vedas, drink liquor, and exploit women for sex, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">taking great pleasure in adultery and fornication. They accept extremely sinful </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">means of maintaining their lives and, posing as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">swamis</i>, dress in red cloth and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">wear long hair and beards. In this way the wretched so called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i> of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kali-yuga</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> accept the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma </i>of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudras</i>, that is, they become fourth-class men. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma Purana</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Brahmanas</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kali-yuga</i> are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmanas</i> in Name only</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.28</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">raksasah kalim-asritya jayante brahma-yonisu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">utpanna brahmana-kule badhante srotriyan krsan</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those who were <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">raksasas </i>in previous ages, have taken birth as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kali-yuga</i> to torment the physically weak saintly persons who are engaged in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the culture of hearing about the Lord. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag..Adi</i> 11.298)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Evidence from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Caitanya-Bhagavata</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.29</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ei sakala raksasa "brahmana" nama matra</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ei saba loka yama-yatanara patra</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kaliyuge raksasa-sakala vipra-ghare</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">janmiveka sujanera himsa karivare</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">e-saba viprera sparsa, katha namaskara</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dharma-sastre sarvatha nisedha karivare</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All these demons are "brahmanas" in name only. All of them will be fin-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ished by the agents of the king of death, Yamaraja. In Kali-yuga, demons take </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">birth in the houses of brahmanas to harass saintly persons. All the dharma-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sastras forbid one to touch, hear from or offer obeisances to such materialistic </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and demoniac brahmanas. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag.. Adi</i> 11.293-295)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Smrti </i>on how the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmana </i>Caste was Debased</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.30 and 31</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jatiratra maha-sarpa manusyatve maha-mate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sankarat sarva-varnanam duspariksyeti me matih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarve sarvasva patyani janayanti sada narah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vanghaithunamatho janma maranan ca saman nrnam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Yudhisthira told Nahusa] O noble-minded and great serpent, it is very </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">difficult to ascertain one's caste because of promiscuity among the four orders. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">This is my opinion. Men belonging to all castes beget offspring among women </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of all the different castes. And among men of different caste the speech, sexual </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">intercourse, birth, and death have become are common to all. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vana Parva</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 180.31-32)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Opinion of the Truth-Loving Vedic <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rsis</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.32</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'na caitad-vidmo brahmanah smo vayam abrahmana veti'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"We don't know whether we were brahmanas or non-brahmanas. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, Vana Parva</i> 179.33)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sruti, Smrti, Puranas, </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Itihasas</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">on the Occupational Duties of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmanas</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.33</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Brahma-ksatriya-vaisya-sudro iti catvaro varnas tesam varnanam brahmana </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eva pradhana iti veda-vacananu-rupam smrtibhir apy uktam. Tatra codyam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asti ko va brahmano nama. Kim jivah kim dehah kim jatih kim jnanam kim </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karma kim dharmika iti. Tatra prathmo jivo brahmana iti cettana, </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atitanagatan eka dehanam jivasyaika-rupatvat ekasyapi karma-vasadan-eka-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">deha sambhavat sarva sariranam jivasyaika-rupatvacca. Tasman na jivo </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana iti. Tarhi deho brahmana iti cettnna, acandaladi-paryantanam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">manusyanam panca-bhautikatvena. Dehasyaika-rupatvaj-jara-marana </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dharmadharmadi samya-darsanad brahmanah svetavarnah ksatriyo rakta-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varno vaisyah pita-varnah sudrah krsna-varna iti niyamabhavat. Pitradi-sarira </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dahane putradinam brahma-hatyadi-dosa-sambhavacca tasman na deho </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana iti. Tarhi jati brahmana iti cenna. tatra jatyantarajantusu aneka-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jati-sambhava maharsayo bahavah santi. Esya-srogo mrgyah kausikah kusat </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jambuko jambukat.Valmiko valmikat. Vyasah kaivartta-kanyayam. </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sasaprsthat gautama. Vasisthah urvasyam. Agastyah kalase jata iti srutatvat. </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Etesam jatya vinapyagre jnana-prati-padita rsyo bahavah santi. Tasman na </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jatih brahmana iti. Tarhi jnanam brahmana iti cettnna. Ksatriyadayo'pi </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">paramartha-darsino'bhijna bahavah santi. Tasmanha jnanam brahmana iti. </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Tarhi karma brahmanah iti cettanna. Sarvesam praninam prarabdha-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sancitagami karma-sa dharmya-darsanat karmabhipreritah sant janah kriyah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kurvaniti. Tasman na karma brahmana iti. Tarhi dharmiko brahmana iti </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cettnna. Ksatriyadayo hiranyadataro bahavah santi. Tasmanna dharmiko </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana iti. Tarhi ko va brahmano nama. Yah kascid-atmanam-advitiyam-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jati-guna-kriyahinam sadurmisad-bhavetyadi-sarva-dosa-rahitam satya-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnananandanta-svarupam svayam nirvikalpam asesa-kalpadharam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asesabhutahtaryamitvena vartamanam antarbahis-cakasavadanu-syutama-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">khandananda-svabhavam-aprameya manu bha vai kavedya paroksataya </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">basamanam karatalamalakavat saksad-aparoksi-krtya krtarthataya kama-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ragadi-dosa-rahitah sama damadi-sampanno ceta vartata, eva mukta-laksano </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yah sa eva brahmana iti sruti-smrti-puranetihasanam-abhiprayah. Anyatha </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hi brahmantva-siddhir nasty eva.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The four <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnas</i> are: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i>. Among these, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas </i>are foremost. This is the verdict of the Vedas and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Smrti</i>. In </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">these places the question is asked, "Who is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>? On what basis is some-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one a brahmana? Among life (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jiva</i>), body (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">deha</i>), birth (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jati</i>), knowledge (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnana</i>), </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">work (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i>), and duty (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma</i>) what is it that constitutes a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>?" </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The first question is: Since the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jiva</i> is part of Brahman, and alive, does that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">make him a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>? No. It is incorrect to call any<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> jiva</i> a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana.</i> There </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are countless <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jivas</i> who have accepted innumerable material bodies according </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to their <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i> and mentality, but they cannot all be called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i>).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The next point is whether one's body (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">deha</i>) makes one a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>. The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">answer is no. The body of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">candala </i>as well as that of all other men are subject </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to infirmity and death. It is only with respect to the way in which the mentalities </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of different classes of men are colored by different conceptions of religion and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">irreligion that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i> are called "white," (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nveta-varna</i>) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriyas</i> "red," (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rakta-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varna</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisyas</i> "yellow," (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pita-varna</i>) and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i> "black" (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna varna</i>). In this </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">way, it should be clearly understood that one is not a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> on the basis of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">his body (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">deha</i>). By burning up one's body one does not become free from the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sin of killing a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>; nor is that sin transferred to one's son. In the same </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">way one's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahminical</i> status is not based on one's bodily condition, nor can </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahminical</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> status be transferred simply by seminal discharge and the procre-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ation of children. Therefore it is concluded that the body (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">deha</i>) does not make </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana. </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The next point is whether one becomes a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> by birth (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jati</i>). The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">answer is no. In the midst of mixed ancestry have come great-souled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rsis.</i> The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Rsi Snrga took birth from a deer, and Kausika was born from straw, Jambhuka </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rsi was raised by a jackal, and Valmiki came from an anthill. Vyasa was born </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from a fisherman's daughter and the sage Gautama was born from a rabbit. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vasistha was born from a dancing girl Urvasi. From a pitcher (in which semen </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">was stored) the sage Agastya took birth. There are many examples of great </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">saints who did not know in what circumstances they took birth. Therefore birth </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">does not make a brahmana. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>And what of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnana</i>? Knowledge does not make a brahmana either. Many </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksatriyas </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are vastly experienced in knowing the supreme goal of life. Therefore </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">knowledge does not make a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana.</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>What about fate? <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Karma </i>does not make one a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> either. All living </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">beings have amassed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma </i>from previous lives and have their <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmic</i> destinies </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to live out in the future along with their <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmas</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharmas</i>. According to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmic</i> desires he is further implicated in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmic</i> fate and continues to live </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in the world of action and reaction. A "<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>" is more than this, and there-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fore <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i> does not make one a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana.</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Then what about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma,</i> religion? Mundane piety does not make a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">either. There are many examples of great <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriyas </i>who were highly </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">religious and gave much gold in charity, but they were not <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas.</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Then what is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>? A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> is one who is absorbed only in the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Supreme Self. He is free from all mundane attributes of birth, work, and mater-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ialistic qualities, who is free from all faults. His very nature is that he takes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pleasure in the knowledge of the limitless Supreme Truth. A real <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">completely absorbed in the infinite, limitless, absolute Supreme Person (present </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">within the heart of every living being as the Supersoul just as ether pervades </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">everything). That Supreme Lord is indivisible, and His very nature is divine </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ecstasy. The infinite is not a mango that can be grasped through sense experi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ence; neither can He be known, directly or indirectly, through mental specula-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tion.) Such a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> is free from faults such as lust, anger, greed, pride, illu-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sion, and envy. He has all twelve <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahminical</i> qualities beginning with peaceful-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ness and self-control (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samo, dama, tapa</i>, etc.). He is never envious and is free </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from illusion and from any touch of pride and false ego. One who has these </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">qualities may be called a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>. This is the opinion of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sruti, Smrti, Puranas </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Itihasas.</i> No other endowments of perfection can confer brahminical status. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(Vajra-sucika Upanisad)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Evidence from the Mahabharata</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.34</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sudre caitad-bhavel-laksma dvije tac ca na vidyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na vai sudro bhavec-chudro brahmano na ca brahmanoh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If it is seen that a sudra has the characteristics of a brahmana he should be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">considered a brahmana. Similarly, if a brahmana has the characteristics of a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sudra he should be considered a sudra. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, Vana Purva</i> 180.25)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Evidence From Srimad-Bhagavatam</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.35</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yasya yal laksanam proktam pumso varnabhivyanjakam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yad anyatrapi drsyeta tat tenaiva vinirdiset</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If one shows the symptoms of being a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, </i>or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i>, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as described above, even if he has appeared in a different caste, he should be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">accepted according to those symptoms of classification. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 7.11.35)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Ancient commentator, Nilakantha, on the Conduct of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmanas</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.36</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">evanca satyadikam yadi sudro'pyasti tarhiso'pi brahmana eva syat sudra </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">laksmakadikam na brahmano'sti napi brahmana-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">laksmasamadikam sudro'sti.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sudro'pi samadyupeto brahmana eva, brahmano'pi </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kamadyupetah sudra eva</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the same way if a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i> has qualities like truthfulness then he is a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. And if a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> does not show the qualities such as peaceful </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nature which are appropriate for a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>, then he is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i>. If a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i> has </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">qualities like equananimity then he is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana.</i> If a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>has qualities </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">like lust then he is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i>. (Nilakantha commentary on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, Vana </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parva</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 180.23-26)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sridhara Svami's Opinion</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.37</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samadibhireva brahmanadi vyavaharo mukhyah na jatimatrat.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yad yadi anyatra varnantare'pi drsyeta, tad-varnastaram</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tenaive laksmana-nimittenaivavarnena</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vinirdiset, na tu jatinimitenetyarthah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The qualities of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>, beginning with peacefulness (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samo, dama, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tapau,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> etc.) represent the chief characteristics or principle behavior of a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana. On the other hand, birth is no qualification for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahminical</i> status. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">If one is seen to take birth in another varna, but has the qualifications of a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, his birth should be disregarded and he should be accepted as a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana. One who is born a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>may be accepted as a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> if he </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">has the qualifications, but otherwise he should not. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhavartha-dipika </i>commen-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tary<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>on<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Srimad Bhagavatam</i> 7.11.35)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mahaprabhu's Definition of What is and Isn't a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmana</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.38</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sahaje nirmala ei 'brahmana'-hrdaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsnera vasite ei yogya-sthana haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'matsarya'-candala kene ihan vasaile</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">parama pavitra sthana apavitra kaile</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The heart of a brahmana is by nature very clean; therefore it is a proper </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">place for Krsna to sit. Why have you allowed envy to sit there? Because of this, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">you have become like a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">candala</i>, the lowest of men, and you have also con-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">taminated a most purified place your heart. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 15.274-275)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Evidence of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Smrti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.39</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etan me samsayam deva vada bhutapate'nagha</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">trayo varnah prakrtyeha katham brahmanyamapnuyuh </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sthito brahmana-dharmena brahmanyam-upajivati</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksatriyo vatha vaisyo va brahma-bhuyam sa gacchati </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Uma said] "O Siva, master of the bhutas. O sinless one, through what </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kind of personal characteristics can the three classes of men ksatriya, vaisya, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and sudra become brahmanas? Is it possible for them to become brahmanas? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Please enlighten my doubts on this subject." Siva said, "If a ksatriya or vaisya is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">established in brahminical behavior, and spends his whole life in brahminical </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">conduct, it is seen that such a person has attained brahminical status. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva</i> 14.3.5,8)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Verdict of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata</i> on the Occupation of Bramanas</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.40 and 41</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sampratanca mato me'si brahmano natra samsayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanah pataniyesu vartamano vikarmasu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yastu sudro dame satye dharme ca satatothitah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tam brahmanam aham manye vrttena hi bhaved-dvijah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(The brahmana told the "hunter"), "In my opinion, you are a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana. </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Of this there is no doubt. It is my consideration that the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>who is proud </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and addicted to sin, who is full of vice and always engaged in evil and degraded </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">practices, is certainly a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i>. On the other hand, a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i> who is endowed with </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the virtues of righteousness, self-restraint, and truthfulness is, in my opinion, a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> The only qualifications for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahminical </i>status are truthful character </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and saintly behavior. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, Vana Parva</i> 215.13-15)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.42 and 43</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">himsanrta-priya lubdhah sarva-karmopjivinah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna saucaparibhrasthaste dvijah sudratam gatah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarva-bhaksyaratirnityam sarva-karmakaro 'sucih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tyakta-vedastvanacarah sa vai sudra iti smrtah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmanas</i> who live a life of violence, lies, and greed, who are impure and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">indulge in all kinds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmic</i> activity in order to maintain their lives are de -</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">graded to the status of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudras.</i> Such a person, who eats anything and everything </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">without discrimination, who is attached to worldly things, who will accept any </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">occupation just to make money, who has given up Vedic <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma</i> and proper </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">behaviour is called a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, Santi Parva</i> 189.7)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Smrti </i>on the Occupational Behavior of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmanas</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.44</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatraital-laksyate sarpa vrttam sa brahmanah smrtah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatraitan na bhavet sarpa tam sudramili nirdiset</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Yudhisthira said] "O serpent, whoever has the characteristics of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is said to be a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>. One who doesn't have the characteristics of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is a sudra, even if he is "born" a brahmana. (Mahabharata, Vana Parva 180.26)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">An Example of the Conduct of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmana</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.45</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tam hovaca kim gotro nu saumyasiti. </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sa hovaca nahametadveda bho yad-gotro 'ham asmi.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Aprccham mataram sa ma pratyabravid </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhahvaham caranti paricarini yauvane tvamalabhe.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Saham etat na veda yad-gotras-tvamasi.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Jabala tu nama ahamasmi, Satyakamo nama tvamasiti.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">So'ham satyakamo Jabalo 'smi bho iti.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Tam hovaca naitadabrahmano vivaktum-arhati samidham</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">saumya ahara. Upa tva nesye. Na satyadaga iti.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gautama asked Satyakama, "My dear boy, what is your <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gotra</i>?" The boy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">said, "I do not know what my caste or family background is. I asked my mother, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and she said, 'When I was young, I wandered here and there and knew many </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">men. Then you were born. I knew so many men that I don't know who your </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">father is, or what your caste is. All I know is that my name is Jabmla and your </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">name is Satyakama (One who wants truth).' Therefore I am known as the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Satyakama of Jabmla, and do not know my caste". </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gautama said, "My dear boy, you speak truthfully, and therefore you must </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">be a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>. No one but a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> could speak such an unpalatable truth. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">O beautiful young boy, go and bring me wood for the sacrificial fire. I shall </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">initiate you as my disciple, for you never depart from the truth. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chandogya </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Upanisad 4</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.4.4, Gautama)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.46</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">arjvavam brahmane saksat sudro'narjava-laksanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gautamastv iti vijnaya satya-kamamupanayat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Truthfulness is the symptom of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>, whereas dishonesty is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">symptom of a sudra. Knowing this, Gautama Rsi initiated Satyakama as a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chandogya Upanisad, Madhva-bhanya, Smma-samhita</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Evidence of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedanta-sutra</i> and the Example of Citraratha</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.47</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"sugasya tadanadara-sravanat sucyate hi"</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nasau pautrayanah sudrah sucad-bravanam eva hi suda tvam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">raja pautrayanah sokac-chudroti muninoditah prana-vidyam-avapyasmat </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">param dharma-vaptavan</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The following story is from the Chandogya <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Upanisad </i>(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saavarga-</i>vidya 4): </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">There was a great king named Janasruti Pautrayara, who was famous for his </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">good works. Two <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rsis </i>wanted to create a desire for spiritual knowledge in his </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">heart and they took the form of swans to accomplish this. One of them praised </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the king while the other contemptously accused him of lacking spiritual knowl-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">edge. The swan then praised the sage Raikva for being very learned. Upon </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hearing this the king was smitten with grief and approached the sage Raikva </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with presents seeking spiritual knowledge from him. Raikva twice addressed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the king <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra.</i> "O Sudra, you have brought all these presents, and now you </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">want me to instruct you?" Thereafter, Raikva taught him the spiritual science.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-sutra</i> says: "Raikva addressed Janasruti Pautrayana as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">because Pautrayana was overwhelmed with sorrow." The use of the word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in this verse does not mean that Janasruti was a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i> at birth, but that he was </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">lamenting. The purport is that those who are overwhelmed by lamentation are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">known as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudras</i>. It is written in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma-Purana</i> that King Pautrayana was a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksatriya </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and that because of his lamentation, Raikva Muni called him a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra. </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">[The word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra,</i> therefore, means "one who laments."] Later, Pautrayana gained </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">knowledge of the ultimate goal of life and the supreme religion from Raikva. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-sutra</i> 1.3.34)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Madhvacarya's Commentary, Quoting from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma-Purana</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.48</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"ksatriyatvavagates ca uttaratra caitra-rathena lingat" bhasye:</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"ayam asvatariratha iti citraratha samvandhinitvena lingena </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pautrayanasya ksatriyatvavagates ca rathastvasvatariyuktascitra </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ityabhidhiyate iti brahme yatra vedo rathas tatra na vedo yatra no ratha iti </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ca brahma-vaivarte"</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-sutra</i> says: "That Janasruti was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriya</i> and not a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i> is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">understood from the rest of the story, where he is described along with a ksatriya, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Abhipratmrin, who was a Caitra-ratha." [Because Janasruti was a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriya</i> and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">not a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra </i>by quality, he was fit for hearing spiritual knowledge from Raikva </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Muni, who would not have instructed him if he actuallly was a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra.</i> The pur-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pose of Raikva Muni's calling him a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i> was simply to illustrate that constant </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">lamentation is the quality of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i>, and that if he were to instruct Janasruti, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the king would have to rid himself of the tendency toward lamentation. That </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Raikva did instruct Janasruti is proof that the king freed himself from the ten-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dency, and was not a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i>, but was qualified to study the Vedas. Those who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">have the qualities of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudras</i> are forbidden to study the Vedas because they will </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pervert the meaning of the Vedas.] The whole point is that one may know a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">person's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varna </i>from his qualities. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-sutra</i> 1.3.35 and commentary)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Members of Other Castes who Became Brahmanas</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.49</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nabhaga-distaputro dvau vaisyau brahmanatam gatau</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Nabhaga and Disthaputra were two <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisyas</i> who attained the status of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanas</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-vaasa</i> 11)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.50-56</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">evam vipratvamagamadvitahavyo naradhipah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhrgoh prasadad rajendra ksatriyah ksatriyarsabha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tasya grtsamadah putro rupenendra ivaparah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa brahmacari virprarsih sriman grtsamado 'bhavam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">putro grtsamadasyapi sucetabhavat-dvijah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varcah sutejasah putro vihavyastasya catmajah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vihavasya tu putrastu vita-tasya catmajah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vitatasya sutah satyah santah satyas sya catmajah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sravastasya sutascarsih sravasascabhavattamah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tamasas ca prakaso 'bhuttanayo dvijasattamah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prakasasya ca vagindro babhuva jayatam barah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tasyatmajas ca pramitirveda-vedangaparanga</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ghrtacyam tasya putrastu rururnamodapadyata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pramadvarayasta ruroh putrah samupadyata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sunako nama viprarsiryasya putro'tha saunakah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Bhinma] explained how King Vitahavya became a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>: "O King </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Rajendra, best of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriyas,</i> Vitahavya was a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriya</i>, but by the grace </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of Bhrgu Muni, he became a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>. His son, Gntsamada, who was inferior to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">none save Indra, was a brahmacari and a learned Rsi. Gntsamada's son, Suceta,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">was a learned <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana.</i> Suceta's son was Varcah, and his son was Vitatya, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">whose son was Vagindra. His son was Santa, his son was Rsisrava, his son was </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Tama. Tama's son, was the best of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i>, Prakasa, whose son was Vagindra, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the foremost of all reciters of the Vedic <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantras.</i> Vagindra had a son whose </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">name was Pramati. Pramati was a master of all the Vedas and their branches. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Pramati begot in the womb of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">apsara,</i> Ghntmci, a son named Ruru, who had </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a son by his wife, Pramadvara. Ruru's son was the venerable <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rsi</i>, Sunaka. The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">son of Sunaka was the great sage Saunaka (who heard <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavatam</i> from Suta </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gosvami at Naimisararya). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In this way, O best of kings, the great king Vitahavya, a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriya</i>, attained </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the status of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>by the mercy of Bhrgu, and by dint of his sons and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">decendants becoming great <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas.</i> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, Anusasana</i>, 30.66, 58, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">60-65)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Examples from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavatam</i> on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahminical</i> Conduct</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.57</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yaviyamsa ekasitir jayanteyah pitur adesakara maha-salina maha-srotriya </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yajna-silah karma-visuddha brahmana babhuvuh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In addition to these nineteen sons mentioned above, there were eighty-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one younger ones, all born of Rsabhadeva and Jayanti. According to the order </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of their father, they became cultured, well-behaved, pure in their activities, ex-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pert in Vedic knowledge and the performance of Vedic rituals. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 5.4.13)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.58</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">puror vamsam pravaksyami yatra jato 'si bharata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatra rajarsayo vamsya brahma-vamsyas ca jajnire</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Sukadeva Gosvami said] O Maharaja Pariksit, descendent of Maharaja </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bharata, I shall now describe the dynasty of Puru, in which you were born, in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">which many saintly kings appeared, and from which many dynasties of brahmanas </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">began. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Bhag.</i> 9.20.1)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.59</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kasyah kuso grtsamada iti grtsamadad abhut</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sunakah saunako yasya bahvrca-pravaro munih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ksatravnddha's son was Suhotra, who had three sons, named Kasya, Kusa, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and Grtsamada. From Gntsamada came Sunaka, and from him came Saunaka, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the great saint, the best of those conversant with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rg Veda</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 9.17.3)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Words of Brahma From the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma-Purana</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.60-62</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sac-chrotriya-kule jato akriyo naiva pujitah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asat-kstrakule pujyo vyasa-vaibhandukay yatha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksatriyanam kule jato visvamitro'sti matsamah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vesyaputro Vasisthas ca anye siddha dvijatayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yasya tasya kule jato gunavaneva tairgunaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">saksad brahmanayo viprah pujiyah prayatnatah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Lord Brahma said] If one is born in a family of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas </i>who are ab-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sorbed in hearing divine sound, but has bad character and behaviour, he is not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">worshipable as a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>. On the other hand, Vyasa and Vaibhandaka Muni </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">were born in unclean circumstances, but they are worshipable. In the same way, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Visvamitra Muni was born a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriya,</i> but he became equal to me by his quali-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ties and activities. Vasistha was born as a son of a prostitute. Many other great </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">souls who manifested the qualities of first-class <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i> also took birth in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">similar humble circumstances, but they are also called perfect. The place where </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one takes birth is of no importance in determining whether one is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana.</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Those who have the qualities of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i> are recognized everywhere as </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanas,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and those who have such qualities are worshipable by everyone. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma Purana, Snnthi-Khanda</i> 43.321,322 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gautamiya-samskarana</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Seminal Brahmanas of Kali-yuga are Impure</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.63</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asuddhah sudra-kalpa hi brahmanah kali-sambhavah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tesam agama-margena suddhir na srota-vartmana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The brahmanas born in the age of Kali are merely <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudras.</i> Their so-called </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedic path of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i> is polluted and cannot purify them. They can only be puri-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fied by following the path of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aganas</i> or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pancaratrika-viddhi</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vilasa</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 5.5, from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Visnu Yamala</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">What is Diksa?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.64</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">divyam jnanam yato dadyat kuryat papasya samksayam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tasmad-dikseti sa prokta desikais tattva-kovidaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The process by which divine knowledge (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">divya jnana</i>) is given and sins are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">destroyed is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">diksa </i>by the highly learned scholars who are expert in spiri-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tual affairs. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 2.9, from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Visnu Yamala</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Diksa </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">can Make a Common man a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmana</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.65</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatha kancanatam yati kamsyam rasa-vidhanatah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tatha-diksa-vidhanena dvijatvam jayate nrnam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Just as bell metal is transformed into gold by alchemy, a common man is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">transformed into a twice-born brahmana by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">diksa</i> from a bona find spiritual </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">master. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 2.12, from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tattva Smgara</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.65a</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nrnam sarvesam eva dvijatvam "viprata</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The purport is that anyone can become twice-born if he is properly initi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ated. (Sanatana Gosvami's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dig Darsini</i> commentary on the above verse)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Guru Initiates the Humble Disciple</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.66</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svayam brahmani niksaptan jatan eva hi mantratah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vinitanatha putradin samskrtya pratibhodhayet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When the guru gives the mantra to his disciple according to the rules and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">regulations of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pancaratrika-viddhi</i>, then, by the influence of that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra,</i> the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">disciple never takes birth again. A humble disciple conducts himself with great </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">respect for his spiritual master as if he is a son of the guru. To such a humble </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">disciple, who has been purified by the appropriate <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samskaras</i>, the guru teaches </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the meaning of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra.</i> This is the way that spiritual initiation is performed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">according to the rules and regulations of scripture. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Narada Pascaratra, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bharadvaja-samhita</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 2.34)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Evidence of Mahabharata</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.67</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etaih karma-phalair-devi nyuna-jati-kulodbhavah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sudro'py agama-sampanno dvijo bhavati samskrtah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O goddess, even a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i> can be purified though carefully following the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">proper conduct of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> as prescribed in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pancaratra</i>. Thus he is purfied </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of karmic reactions and by accepting initiation from a bona fide spiritual master </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">he becomes a brahmana. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva</i> 143.46)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.68</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na yonir napi samskaro na srutam na ca santatih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karanani dvijatvasya vrttam eva tu karanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Neither birth, nor purificatory rites (samskaras), nor learning, nor offspring </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are qualifications for brahminical status. Only brahminical conduct is the basis </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for brahminical status. (Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva 143.50)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.69</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvo'yam brahmano loke vrttena tu vidiyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vrtte sthitastu sudro'pi brahmanatvam niyacchati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All genuine <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i> in the world are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i> by virtue of their con-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">duct. A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i> who is established in good conduct is regarded as having attained </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the status of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva</i> 143.51)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Conclusion of the Gosvamis</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.70</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana-kumaranam saukre janmani durjatitvabhavo'pi savana-yogy-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atvaya punya-visesamaya savitra-janma-sapeksatvat. Tatasca adiksitasya </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svadasya. svadasya savana yogyatva-pratikula-durjatyaramakam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prarabdhamapi gatam eva, kintu sisthacarabhavat adiksitasya svadasya </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">diksam vina savitryam janma nastiti brahamana-kumaranam savana-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yogyatva bhavavacchedaka punya visesamaya-savitra janmapeksavadasya </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">adiksitasya svadasya savitrya-janmantaropekso vartata iti bhavah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[This is a quotation from Jiva Gosvami's commentary on a verse of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rasamrta-sindhu, Purva Vibhaga </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1.13, which Rupa Gosvami quotes from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srimad </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhagavatam </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(3.33.6).] </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavatam </i>verse and its purport by Srila Prabhupada is given as </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">follows: "To say nothing of the spiritual advancement of persons who see the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Supreme Person face to face, even a person born in a family of dog-eaters im-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mediately becomes eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices if he once utters the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or chants about Him, hears about </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">His pastimes, offers Him obeisances or even remembers Him. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Purport: Herein the spritual potency of chanting, hearing or remember-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing the holy name of the Supreme Lord is greatly stressed. Rupa </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gosvami has discussed the sequence of sinful activities of the condi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tioned soul, and he has established, in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu</i>, that those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who engage in devotional service become freed from the reactions of all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sinful activities. This is also confirmed in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i>. The Lord says </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that He takes charge of one who surrenders to Him and makes him </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">immune to all reactions to sinful activities. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If by chanting the holy name of the Supreme Personality of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Godhead one becomes so swiftly cleared of all reactions to sinful activi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ties, then what is to be said of those persons who see Him face to face? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Another consideration here is that persons who are purified by the pro-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cess of chanting and hearing become immediately eligible to perform </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedic sacrifices. Generally, only a person who is born in a family of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanas</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, who has been reformed by the ten kinds of purificatory pro-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cesses and who is learned in Vedic literature is allowed to perform </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the Vedic sacrifices, but here the word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadyau,</i> "immediately," is used. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sridhara Svami also remarks that one can immediately be eligible </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to perform Vedic sacrifices. A person born in a family of the low caste </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">which is accustomed to eating dogs is so positioned due to his past sinful </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">activites, but by chanting or hearing once in pureness, or in a offenseless </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">manner, he is immediately relieved of the sinful reaction. Not only is he </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">relieved of the sinful reaction, but he immediately achieves the result of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all purificatory processes. Taking birth in the family of a brahmana is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">certainly due to pious activities in one's past life, but still a child who is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">born in a brahmana family depends on his further reformation upon </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">initiation, acceptance of a sacred thread, and many other reformatory </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">processes. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But a person who chants the holy name of the Lord, even if born </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in family of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">candalas</i>, dog-eaters, does not need reformation. Simply by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chanting Hare Krsna, he immediately becomes purified and becomes as </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">good as the most learned brahmana. Sridhara Svami especially remarks </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in this connection, anena pujyatavam laksyate. Some caste <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">remark that by chanting Hare Krsna, purification begins. Of course, that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">depends on the individual process of chanting, but this remark of Sridhara </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Svami's is completely applicable if one chants the holy name of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord without offense for he immediately becomes more than a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana. As Sridhara Svami says, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pujyatvam</i>: he immediately becomes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as respectable as a most learned brahmana and can be allowed to per-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">form Vedic sacrifices. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If simply by changing the holy name of the Lord one becomes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sanctified instantly, then what can be said of those persons who see the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Supreme Lord face to face and who can understand the descent of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord as Devahuti understands Kapiladeva. Usually, initiation depends </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">on the bona fide spiritual master, who directs the disciple. If he sees that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a disciple has become competent and purified by the process of chant-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing, he offers the sacred thread to the disciple just so that he will be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">recognized as one-hundred-percent equal with a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana.</i> This is also </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">confimed in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> by Sri Sanatana Gosvami: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"As base metal can be changed into gold by a chemical process, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">any person can similarly be changed into <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a brahmana</i> by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">diksm-vidhana,</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the initiation process." It is sometimes remarked that by the chanting </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">process one begins to purify himself and can take birth in his next life in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>family and then be reformed. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>But at this present moment, even those who are born in the best </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">families are not reformed, nor is there any certainty that they </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are actually born of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> fathers. Formerly the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">garbhadhana</i> re-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">formatory system was prevalent, but at the present moment there is no </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">such garbhadhana, or seed-giving ceremony. Under these circumstances, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">no one knows if a man if factually born of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> father. Whether </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one has acquired the qualification of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>depends on the judge-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ment of the bona fide spiritual master. He bestows upon the disciple the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">position of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>by his own judgement. When one is accepted as </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> in the sacred thread ceremony, under the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pancaratrika </i>sys-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tem, then he is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dvija,</i> twice-born. That is confimed by Sanatana Gosvami: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dvijatvam jayate</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. By the process of initiation, a person is accepted as a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in his purified state of chanting the holy name of the Lord. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">He then makes further progress to become a qualified Vaisnava, which </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">means that the brahminical qualification is already acquired.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The import of the above commentary by Jiva Gosvami on this verse </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">summarized as follows by Bhakti Hrdaya vana Maharaja in his translation of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (which Srila Prabhupada at one time authorized us to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">read in a letter to Yamuna Dasi in 1968): </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"According to Sri Jiva Gosvami, though this rudimentary bhakti </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in a born <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">candala </i>will remove the effects of his past misdeeds, yet he </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">must wait for the next birth in a higher social status to qualify himself </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for the performance of the Vedic sacrifices. [Srila Jiva Gosvaai says </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that just as one who is born a brahmana must wait to be purified though </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the sacred thread ceremony in order to perform sacrifice, in the same </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">way, one who has chanted the holy name is eligible to perform Vedic </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sacrifice, but must wait to take birth as a brahmana in order to actually </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">perform Vedic sacrifice.] </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Jiva Gosvami, it is obvious, is reluctant to disturb the social order and tries </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to conform, as far as possible to the extant practices and ideas of the Hindu </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">society of his time. Visvanatha Cakravarti, however, considers Jiva Gosvami's </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">view to give away the whole case for the quality of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prarabdha-pmpaharatva</i> [power </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of deliverance from sin] that is claimed for bhakti. Visvanatha's view is that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti, however slight, will at once remove all taints from the fallen human </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">being and qualify him for the highest social duties of the Hindus. This is rather </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a controversial problem. The question is between 'eligibility' and ' capability'. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Jiva Gosvami here argues that a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>born in a higher social order be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cause of good deeds in previous births is eligible to perform Vedic rituals; while </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">even a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">candala</i> born in the lowest social order owing to his misdeeds in previous </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">births, becomes fully capable of performing such Vedic rituals when his <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prarabdha </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is wiped out by singing and listening to the name of the Lord in the stage of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">practice of bhakti." </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>But, as even a person born in a brahmana family has to wait till his sacred </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">thread ceremony before he can actuallly perform such Vedic rituals in spite of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">his eligibility, so a devotee born in a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">candala </i>family, is cleansed of his sins com-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mitted in previous births by practising the rudiments of bhakti and becomes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eligble to perform Vedic rites, but he does not do this as he is not interested in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the fruits of Vedic <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma.</i>"</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.71</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tad evam diksatah parastad eva tasya dhruvasyeva</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dvijitva-samskarasta-davadhi-tatvattattan-mantradhi devaj-jatah</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As soon a Lord Brahma was initiated by the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gayatri mantra</i> he was twice </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">born. After this, the mantra sprang forth from the lotus mouth of that foremost </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of the demigods and he began to chant the gayatri [by which all subsequent </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanas</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are initiated.](<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-samhita</i> 5.27, Jiva Gosvami's commentary)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Three kinds of Birth Seminal, Brahminical, and Mantra-diksa</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.72</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">maturagre'dhi-jananam dvitiyam maunjibandhane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">trtiyam yajna-diksayam dvijasya sruti-codanat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sruti </i>states that a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> gets his first birth from his mother (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">saukra-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">janma</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, seminal birth). He gets his second birth by receiving the sacred thread </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">smvitra-janma</i>), and finally he gets his third birth by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yajna-diksa</i> (ceremonial </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">initiation at a fire sacrifice). (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i> 2.169)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sridhara Svami's Remarks on the Three Kinds of Birth</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.73</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">trivrt sotram savitram daiksamiti trigunitam janma</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[In this verse from Srimad Bhagavatam (10.23.39), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dhig janma </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nastrivnd.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.."To hell with our threefold birth as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i>!] The word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tnvnt</i> means </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the threefold births <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">saukra-janma</i>, purity of heredity and family, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">smvitra-janma</i>, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">investiture with the sacred thread and initiation into the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gayatri-mantra</i>, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">daiksa-janma</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (consecration for Vedic sacrifices). (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sridhara Svami, Bhavartha-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dipika </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.23.39)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Who has Done the Forty-eight Kinds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Samskaras</i> is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmana</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.74</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">"yasyaite'stha catvarimsat samskarah sa brahmanah"</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who has performed the forty-eight kinds of samskaras is a brahmana. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">garbhadhana</i> impregnation</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pumsavana </i>causing the birth of a male child</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">3. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">simantonnayana</i> parting of the hair</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">4. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jata-karma</i> the duties after the birth of a child</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">5. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nama-karara</i> naming ceremony</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">6. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">niskramana</i> taking the child out of the room for the first time</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">7. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anna-prasana</i> eating grains</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kararavedha</i> piercing ears</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">9. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">caudakarma </i>shaving the head</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. upanayana</i> sacred thread</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samavartane</i> completing education</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vivaha </i>marriage</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">antyesti</i> funeral</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">deva yajna</i> sacrifice to the gods</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pitr yajna</i> sacrifice to manes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhuta yajna</i> sacrifice to living beings.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nara yajna</i> sacrifice to human beings</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">atithi yajna</i> treating the guests</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">19-41. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">deva-vrata catunthaya, anthaka-sraddha, pmrvara-sraddha, sravani, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">agrayari, praunthapadi, caitra, cmturmasya, niruda pasubandha, sautramari, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">agninthoma, atyagninthoma, uktha, nodani, vajpeya, atiratra, aptoryama, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rajasuya</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> names of various sacrifices</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">42-45<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. agnyadheyam, agnihotram, darsa-paurnamasya, agrayarenti.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">46. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sauca</i> cleanliness</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">47. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anayasa-mangalacara</i> The auspicious acts done without endeavor.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">48. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">akarparya asprha</i> freedom from miserliness and desire. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata, Santi Parva</i> 189.2)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The One Branch and the Many Branches</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.75</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yad apy uktam garbhadhanadi-dahanta-samskarantara-sevanad bhagavata </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nama-brahmanyam-itih tatrapy-ajnanam-evaparadhyati, na </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">punarayusmato dosah; yadete vamsa-paramparaya bajasaneya-sakha-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">madhiyanah katyayanadi-grhyokta-margena garbhadhanadi-samskaran </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kurvate, ye punah sarvatranuvacana-prabhrti trayi-dharma-tyagena </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ekayana-sruti-vihitaneva catvarimsat samskaran kurvate te'pi svasakha </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">grhyoktam-artham yathadanutisthamanah na sakhantariya-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karmanusthanad-brahmanyat pracyavante, anyesamapi parasakha-vihita-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karman-anusthana-nimitta-brahmanya-prasangat.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[In the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Agama-Pramanya</i>, Yamunacarya establishes the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pramanya</i>, or au-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">thority, of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pancaratrika </i>scriptures (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">agama, tantra, sastra</i>) in defense against </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the community of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">smarta brahmanas</i> who were at the time challenging the au-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">thority of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pancaratra </i>traditions as being non-Vedic. Because Yamunacarya's </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">credibility as a Vedic <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> could not be challenged, he was in a strong </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">position to mount a defense of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pancaratrika t</i>raditions. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>According to Yamunacarya, the class of qualified brahmanas included those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Deity worshipers who were not professional, but who worshiped only for their </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">own benefit and the benefit of others, and who performed forty samskaras or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">purificatory practices based on the ancient <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vajasaneya</i> or Sukla Yajur Veda as </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">an alternative to the traditional Vedic practices. The ritualistic priests, or<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> smarta-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanas</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, who were Yamunacarya's enemies claimed that the practice of these </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">alternate <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samskaras</i> were non-Vedic, and therefore unholy. They accused </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Yamunacarya of deceit by trying to base the system of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samskaras </i>on the lost </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedic scriptures. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acarya's</i> arguments on this point were difficult for the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">smartas </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to defeat, however, since the practice of referring to lost Vedic scrip-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tures was invented by the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">smartas</i> themselves to justify their own non-Vedic </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">practices and give them a "Vedic" basis. Even the strictest <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">smarta brahmana</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">has to admit that there are injunctions and rituals in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma-sastras</i> for </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">which there are no known Vedic injunctions, but for which a Vedic basis must be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">presumed. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In light of this, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">smarta brahmanas</i> have often appealed to the lost Vedic </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">scriptures (such as the single original Veda which Vyasadeva divided into three </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">parts) in order to justify the practices and rules of corollary Vedic literatures </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">such as the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i>, which forms much of the basis for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">smarta </i>ritual. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">While the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">smartas</i> attempt to discredit the idea that their own arguments can be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">used against them to establish Vedic support for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pancaratrika</i> practice, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Yamunacarya's arguments cannot be defeated without also destroying the basis </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">smarta </i>ritual. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Yamunacarya says: It has been said that the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhagavatas </i>are polluted, be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cause they have given up the Vedic <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samskaras</i>, and have accepted an alternative </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">system of purifactory rituals, beginning with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">garbhadhana-samskara</i> and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ending with the funeral ceremony. My opponents have argued that the verdict </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of the scripture concerning offenders is clear on this point. In answer to this, I </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">must say, in the words of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ayunman</i>, that there is no fault in my opponents; the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">only fault is with their ignorance, because the forty purificatory rituals of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samskaras</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> practiced by the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavatas </i>have descended from the "one Veda," </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ekayana Sakha</i>, or the "one branch" of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sukla Yajur Veda</i>, beginning </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Katyayana,</i> which includes scriptural injuctions about the prescribed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">religious ceremonies to be performed at birth, marriage, and so on. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This process has descended through an ancient and unbroken family tradi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tion in different <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahminical</i> families who for many generations have followed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all these purifcatory practices, beginning with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">garbhadhana </i>and other </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samskaras.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> In fact, those who perform these forty <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samskaras </i>cannot be consid-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ered <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">unbrahminical </i>for failing to follow the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samskaras </i>as they are mentioned in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the three Vedas. They do not fall from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahminical </i>status simply for favoring </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the ancient and more traditional <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samskaras </i>mentioned in the One Veda </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ekayana-sruti</i>) over those recommended in the three Vedas. <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>These devotee <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i> are simply following carefully the ancient tradition </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of the one Veda and cannot be faulted for not following another branch of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedas. If it were the case that a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>who follows the rules of one branch </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of the Vedas is not "Vedic" and loses his caste for not following the rules of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">another branch of the Vedas, then all <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i> would lose their caste, be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cause different systems of rules governing rituals are found in different </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">parts of the Vedas. (And it is not possible to follow all of them, since by following the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rules of one system one will violate the rules of other systems). (Sri Yamunacarya, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Agama-pramana</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaisnavas are not Sudras</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.76</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na sudra bhagavad-bhaktaste tu bhagavata matah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarva-varnesu te sudra ye na bhakta janardane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who is a paragon of devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">can never be called a sudra; rather he is glorified as a Bhagavata, or one who is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">connected with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavan.</i> On the other hand, those who are antagonistic to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti are considered to be <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudras</i>, no matter what caste they are born in. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti-vilasa</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, 10.165)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Except for Paramahamsas, Devotees Worship</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in Varnasrama and Accept the Sacred Thread</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.77</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bahih sutram tyajed-vidvan yogam uttamam asthitah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahma-bhava-mayam sutram dharayed yah sa cetanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Established in the state of the highest <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yoga</i>, the wise should reject the ex-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ternal sacred thread. One who is really self-conscious must put on the thread </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">constituted by awareness of spiritual reality. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmopanisad</i> 28)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Sacred Thread Worn by Those who are Brahmanas</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in Name Only is the Ugly Conceit of the Proud</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.78</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahma-tattvam na janati brahma-sutrena garvitah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tenaiva sa ca papena viprah pasurudahrtah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A so-called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>who has no spiritual knowledge, but who, out of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pride, wears the thread of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> is certainly only a sinful impostor who is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">no better than a two-legged animal. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Atri Samhita</i> 372)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Real Brahmanas</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.79</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatha kasthamayo hasti yatha carma-mayo mrgah</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yas ca vipro'nadhiyanas trayaste nama vibhrati</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Just as an elephant made of wood is an elephant in name only, and a deer </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">made of leather is a deer in name only, similarly a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> who is devoid of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedic knowlege is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> in name only. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i> 2.157)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Giving the Sacred Thread to Those not on the</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedic Path is Forbidden</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.80</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yo'nadhitya dvijo vedam anyatra kurute sramam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa jivan eva sudratvam asu gaccati sanvayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> who without studying the Vedas who labors for other things-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>material wealth, position, adoration, and other opulences, becomes <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra </i>along </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with all his family members. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i> 2.168)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.81 - 84</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">viprah samskara-yukto na nityam sandhyadi-karma yah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naimitikastu no kuryat brahmana-bruva ucyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yuktah syat sarva-samskarair-dvijastu niyama-vrataih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karma kincit na kurute vedoktam brahmana bruvah garbhadhanadibhir </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yuktas tathopanayanena ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na karma-krt na cadhite sa jneyo brahmana-bruvah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">adhyapayati no sisyan nadhite vedam uttamam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">garbhadhanadi-samskarair yutah syad brahmana-bruvah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A"<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>" who has failed to perform any of the ten kinds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samskaras, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who fails to regularly perform the duties of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana,</i> beginning with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sandhya, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vandya,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> etc., is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> in name only (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana-bruva</i>). Such a "<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana"</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fails to follow any rules or vows, nor does he perform the ceremonial purificatory </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rituals mentioned in the Vedas. He has not been properly purified either by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">garbadhana-samskara</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> or by the sacred thread ceremony, and neither does he </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">study the Vedas. Such a worthless, so-called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> does not study the best </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of Vedic scriptures, nor does he teach them to his so-called disciples. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma Purana</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.85</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kulluka-bhatta-tika yo brahmanah kriya-rahita</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atmanam brahmanam braviti, sa brahmana-bruvah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>According to the commentary of Kulluka Bhatta, one who is devoid of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">proper behavior of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana,</i> and yet represents himself as a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>is a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in name only. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i> 7.58)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.86</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atapas-tvanadhiyanah pratigraha-rucir-dvijah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ambhasy-asma-plavenaiva saha tenaiva majjati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> devoid of austerity, who has not studied the Vedas, and yet </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">accepts charity as a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> is condemned. Such <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas </i>are like a stone </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">raft both themsleves and those who give them charity are doomed to go down </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in the ocean of hellish material existence. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i> 4.190)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Consequences for the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmanas</i> in Name Only</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.87</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">alingo lingivesena yo-vrttim-upajivati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa linginam haratyenas-tiryag yonau cajayate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When one unfit to wear the sacred thread of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana </i>wears it </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">earns his livelihood through sinful and unholy behaviour, such a person incurs </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sin and takes birth in sub-human wombs. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i> 4.200)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Students and Pracitioners of Professional</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Brahmanism are Condemned</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.88</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhrtak-adhyapako yas ca bhrtak-adhyapitas-tatha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sudra-sisyo gurus caiva vag dustah kunda-golokau</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who teaches the Vedas by accepting salary, one who studies by giving </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">salary, disciple of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra</i>, guru of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudra,</i> one who speaks nonsense and bas-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tards should be avoided. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i> 3.156)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Demigod Worship and Other <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Unbrahminical </i>Activities</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.89</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">api cacaratas-tesam abrahmanyam pratiyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vrttito devata-puja-diksa-naivedya-bhaksanam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">garbhadhanadi-dahanta-samskarantara-sevanam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">srautakriya' nanusthanam dvijaih sambandha-varjanam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ity-adibhiranacarair-abrahmanyam sunirnayam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Professional temple priests, who perform ritual worship of demigods in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">order to maintain their livelihood and who accept non-Vedic tantric initiations </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to do so find that their <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">puja</i>, their <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">diksa</i>, their sacrificial offerings, and their </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">offerings of foodstuffs are all unclean and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">unbrahminical</i>. The results of their </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">so-called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samskaras</i>, beginning with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">garbhadhana-samskara</i>, are burned to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ashes. In order to correct themselves they must again undergo all the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samskaras </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mentioned in the scriptures. Their study of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sruti </i>is without any positon; </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">having given up their connection with the genuine communtiy of twice-born </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanas,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> their worship is void and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">unbrahminical,</i> and their association is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">polluting to true <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i>. (Sri Yamunacarya, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Agama Pramanya,</i> discussion </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Satvata Sastra</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Demigod Worship by Brahmanas is Condemned</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.90</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devakosopajivi yah sa devalaka ucyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vrttyartham pujayed-devam trini varsani yo dvijah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa vai devaloko nama sarva-karmasu garhitah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who worships the demigods in order to increase his material wealth is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">called a "<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">devala</i>." Any <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> who worships the demigods for three years is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">considered to be a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">devala</i>. All his work is condemned from beginning to end. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(Sri Yamunacarya, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Agama Pramanya</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.91</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">esam vamsakrama deva devarca vrttito bhavet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tesam adhyayane yajne yajane nasti yogyata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Whoever worships the demigods on the basis of his family tradition his </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">study of the Vedas, his yajna, and his worship have no connection with proper </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahminical conduct. (Sri Yamunacarya, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Agama Pramanya</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Demigod Worship is Damned</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.92</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">apadyapi ca kasthayam bhito va durgato'pi va</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pujayenaiva vrttyartam deva-devam kadacana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should not engage in demigod worship, in which one must suffer pain, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">trouble, fear, danger, and difficulty. (Sri Yamunacarya, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Agama Pramanya</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Spiritual Brahmanism</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.93</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ya etad aksaram gargi viditvasmal-lokat praiti sa brahmanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Gargi, one who is acquainted with that infallible truth by which one </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">transcends death is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brhad-Aranyaka</i> 3.9.10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.94</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tam eva dhiro vijnaya prajnam kurvita brahmanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A wise person who knows the Supreme Lord, Parabrahman, through the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">process of devotion, is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brhad-Aranyaka</i> 4.4.21)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Who is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmana</i>?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.95 and 96</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jata-karmadibhir-yastu samkaraih samskrtah sucih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vedadhyayana-sampannah sad sat karmasvasthitah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">saucacarasthitah samyag vighasasi gurupriyah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nityabrali satyaparah sa vai brahmana ucyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Bharadvaja Muni said, "O best of the twice-born, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rsi</i> among the brahmanas, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">best of the orators of Vedic knowledge, kindly instruct us in the differences </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">between brahmanas, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksatriyas, vaisyas, </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sudras</i>." Bhrgu Muni replied]:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One whose birth and subsequent works have all been purified by the ap-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">propriate <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samskaras</i>, who has the qualities of purity and cleanliness, who is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devoted to Vedic study, who performs worship of the Supreme Lord, Visnu, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who instructs others in that worship, who is a paragon of the six activities of a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmana, whose behaviour is never impure, who eats the remnants of his guru's </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prasada, who is dear to the guru, who always carefully follows his vows, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who is fixed in the truth is known as a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana.</i> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bharadvaja Muni</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A Vaisnava is the Best of all and the Guru of Everyone</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.97</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visnor ayam yato hyasit tasmad-vaisnava ucyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvesam caiva varnanam vaisnavah sresthah ucyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who is related to Visnu through devotion is known as a Vaisnava. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A genuine Vaisnava is superior to all the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnas</i> and is the best of all. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Purana, Uttara Khanda</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 39)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A Vaisnava from a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Candala</i> Family is Worshipable by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmanas</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.98</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">urdha pundram mrjum saumyam sacihnam dharayed yati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa candalo'pi suddhatma pujya eva sada dvijaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">candala </i>who is a pure Vaisnava at heart and who decorates the eleven </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">parts of his body with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">visnu-tilaka</i> and sandalwood paste is always worshipable, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">even by the best of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma Purana, Uttatra Khanda</i> 66.84)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.99 and 100</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sakrt pranami krsnasya matuh stanyam pibenna hi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">haripade mano yesam tebhyo nityam namo namah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pukkasah svapaco vapi ye canye mleccha-jatayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">te'pi vandya mahabhaga haripadaika-sevakah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who even once completely gives up false ego and offers obeisances to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the lotus feet of Krsna will never have to take birth again. One who keeps the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">holy feet of Hari within his mind is always worthy of worship. Whether one is a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pukkasau,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> a dog-eater, or a mleccha, if he takes shelter of the lotus feet of Sri </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hari with pure devotion, and serves Him with attachment, is to be considered </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">most fortunate and highly worshipable. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma Purana, Svarga Khanda</i>, 50.10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaisnavas are Infallible</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.101</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvatraskhalitadesah sapta-dvipaika-danda-dhrk</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anyatra brahmana-kulad anyatracyuta-gotratah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Maharaja Pnthu was an unrivalled king who had the scepter for ruling all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">seven islands on the surface of the globe. No one could disobey his irrevocable </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">orders except for the saintly persons, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas,</i> and the decendants of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Supreme Personality of Godhead (the Vaisnavas). (Bhag. 4.21.12)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Difference Between a Devotee</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who is Low-Born and an Expert <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmana</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.102</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na me priyas caturvedi mad-bhaktah svapacah priyah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tasmai deyam tato grahyam sa ca pujy yatha hyayam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana</i> who is expert in studying all four Vedas is not dear to Me. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">But a devotee who comes from a family of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">candalas</i> is dear to Me. He should be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">offered gifts and one should accept gifts from him. He is as worhipable as I am. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 10.127)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">One who Takes the Holy Name of Krsna, has Performed Austerity, Sacrifice,</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Holy Baths, and Vedic Study, and is Saved</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.103</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aho bata sva-paco 'to gariyan yaj-jihvagre vartate nama tubhyam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tepus tapas te juhuvuh sasnur arya brahmanucur nama grnanti ye te</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Lord, how glorious are they whose tongues always chant Your holy name! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Even if born in a family of dog-eaters, such persons are worshipable. Those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who chant Your holy name must have performed all kinds of austerities and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sacrifices. They must have achieved all the good qualities of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Aryans</i>. They </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">must have bathed at all the holy places, studied the Vedas, and fulfilled all to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chant the Vedas and perform <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yajna.</i> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 3.33.7)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Behavior of Advaita Prabhu Instructs</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that a Vaisnava is the Guru of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahmanas</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.104</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">acarya kahena, "tumi na kariha bhaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei acariba, yei sastra-mata haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tumi khaile haya koti-brahmana-bhojana"</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eta bali, sraddha-patra karaila bhojana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[After Advaita Acarya offered Haridasa Thakura the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sraddha-patra</i>, which </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is usually offered to a worshipable <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmana,</i> Haridasa Thakura was surprised. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Reassuring him] Advaita Acarya replied, "My dear Haridasa, do not be afraid, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I shall behave strictly according to the principles of the revealed scriptures. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Feeding you is equal to feeding ten million <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i>. Therefore, accept this </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sraddha-patra</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">." Thus Advaita Acarya made him eat. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Antya</i> 3.221-222)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A Vaisnava is the Guru for Millions of Brahmanas</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14.105</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmananam sahasrebhyah satrayaji visisyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">satra-yaji sahasrebhyah sarva-vedanta-paragah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarva-vedanta-vit-kotya visnu-bhakto visisyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaisnavanam sahasrebhya ekanty eko visisyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Among many thousands of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i>, a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yajnika brahmana</i> is best. Amount </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">thousands of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yajnika brahmanas</i>, one who fully knows Vedanta is best. Among </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">millions of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>knowers of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedanta</i>, one who is a devotee of Visnu is best. And </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">among thousands of devotees of Visnu, one who is an unalloyed Vaisnava is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">best. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-sandarbha</i> 177)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Jnana-misra-bhakti</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">:Devotion Mixed with Knowledge</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.l</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahma-bhutah prasannatma na socati na kanksati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samah sarvesu bhutesu mad-bhaktim labhate param</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who is situated in Brahman is joyful. He never laments nor hankers </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for anything. He is equally disposed toward every living being. In that state he </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">attains pure devotional service unto </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Me.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita </i>18.58)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Karma-misra-bhakti:</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Devotion Mixed with Karma</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.2</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yat karosi yad asnasi yaj juhosi dadasi yat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kurusva mad-arpanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O son of Kunti, whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">give away, as well as whatever austerities you perform should be done as an </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">offering unto </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Me.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 9.27)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.3</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varnasramacaravata purusena parah puman</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visnur-aradhyate pantha nanyas tat-tosa-karakah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu, is worshiped by the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">proper execution of prescribed duties in the system of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnasrama-dharma</i>. There </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is no other way to satisfy Lord Visnu. One must be situated in the one of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">four <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnas</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">asramas</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Visnu Purana</i> 3.8.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.4</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yajnarthat karmano 'nyatra loko 'yam karma-bandhanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tad-artham karma kaunteya mukta-sangah samacara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Work done as a sacnfice for Visnu must be performed, otherwise work </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">binds one to the material world. Therefore, O son of Kunti, perform your pre-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">scribed duties for His satisfaction, and in that way you will always remain free </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from bondage. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 3.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Definition of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.5</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa paranuraktirisvare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Transcendental attachment to the Supreme Lord is called bhakti. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sandilya-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti-sutra</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.6</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anukulyena krsnanu-silanam bhaktir-uttama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pure devotional service is free from all impurities, beginning with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnana</i>. In other words, it is devoid of all attempts to attain fulfillment through </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">power and knowledge. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Suddha-bhakti</i> is the favorable cultivation of service to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna. In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">suddha-bhakti</i> a devotee constanly serves Krsna's desires. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rasamrta-sindhu, Purva-vibhaga</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 1.11)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.7</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktirucyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Devotional service means engaging all our senses in the service of the Lord </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of the senses. By this one is liberated from all material designations and one's </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">senses are purified. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Purva-vibhaga</i> 1.12)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Srutis Glorify Bhakti</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.8</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhaktirevainam nayati bhaktirevainam darsayati </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhaktivasah puruso bhaktireva bhuyasi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bhakti leads the jiva to the Lord, and enables the soul to see the Supreme </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Personality of Godhead. The Lord is controlled by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti</i>. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti </i>is best of all. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(Madhvacarya's commentary on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedanta-Sutra</i> 3.3.53)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.9</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">om amrtarupa ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bhakti has a nectarean form. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Narada-bhakti-sutra</i> 1.3)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.10</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">om yal labdha puman siddho bhavatyamrti-bhavati trpto bhavati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>On attaining divine love man attains perfection and immortality. He be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">comes thoroughly satisfied. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Narada-bhakti-sutra</i> 1.4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.11</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">om yat prapya na kincit vanchati na socati na dvesti </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na ramate notsahi bhavati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Upon attaining love of God one neither hankers nor laments. He is freed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from attachment and detachment, and takes no pleasure in material things. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Narada-bhakti-sutra</i> 1.5)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Two Kinds of Bhakti <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vaidhi </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Raganuga</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.12</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sastroktaya prabalaya tat-tan-maryadayanvita</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaidhi bhaktiriyam kaiscin-maryadamarga ucyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Devotional service governed by the rules and regulations of the scriptures </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is also called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maryada-marga</i>, or the reverential path of devotion, the path of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">serving the Lord in opulence, by different scholars [such as Vallabhacarya]. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.269)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">13.13</i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">iste svarasiki ragah paramavistata bhavet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tan-mayi ya baved-bhaktih sa'tra ragatmikodita</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Raga-bhakti</i> is complete absorbtion in the Deity of one's choice; that ab-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sorbing devotion is here described as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ragatmika-bhakti</i>. In other words, sponta-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">neous attraction for Krsna while being completely absorbed in thoughts of Him </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with an intense desire of love. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.272)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaidhi-bhakti</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.14</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">surarse vihita sastre harimuddisya ya kriya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">saiva bhaktiriti prokta taya bhaktih para bhavet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O sage amongst the demigods, Narada, those activities prescribed in the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">revealed scriptures for satsifying the Supreme Personlality of Godhead, Lord </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hari, are called the regulative principles of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti, (sadhana-bhakti</i>), by prac-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ticing which one may attain the highest <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti</i> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prema</i>). (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Purva-vibhaga</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 2.13)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Raga-bhakti</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.15</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">loka-dharma, veda-dharma, deha-dharma, karma</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">lajja, dhairya, deha-sukha, atma-sukha-marma</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dustyaja arya-patha, nija parijana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sva-jane karaye yata tadana-bhartsana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarva-tyaga kari' kare krsnera bhajana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-sukha-hetu kare prema-sevana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ihake kahiye krsne drdha anuraga</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svaccha dhauta-vastre yaiche nahi kona daga</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ataeva kama-preme bahuta antara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kama</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> andha-tamah, prema—nirmala bhaskara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ataeva gopi-ganera nahi kama-gandha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-sukha lagi matra, krsna se sambandha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atma-sukha-duhkhe gopira nahika vicara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-sukha-hetu cesta mano-vyavahara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna lagi' ara saba kare parityaga</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-sukha-hetu kare suddha anuraga</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Social customs, scriptural injunctions, bodily demands, fruitive action, shy-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ness, patience, bodily pleasures, self-gratification and the path of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnasrama-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dharma</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, which is difficult to give up the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gopis</i> have forsaken all these, as well </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as their relatives and their punishment and scolding, for the sake of serving </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord Krsna. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>They render loving service to Him for the sake of His enjoyment. That is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">called firm attachment to the Lord. It is spotlessly pure, like a clean cloth that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">has no stain. Therefore lust and love are quite different. Lust is like dense dark-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ness, but love is like the bright sun. Thus there is not the slightest taint of lust in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gopis </i>love. Their relationship with Krsna is only for the sake of His enjoy-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ment. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gopis</i> do not care for their own pleasures or pains. All their physical </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and mental activities are directed toward offering enjoyment to Krsna. They </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">renounced everything for Krsna. They have pure attachment (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anuraga</i>) to giv-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ing Krsna pleasure. (Cc. Adi 4.167-172, 174-175)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Nine Limbs of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.16</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Visnu, remembering them, serving the lo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord respectful worship with sixteen types of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">paraphernalia, offering prayers to the Lord, becoming His servant, considering </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the Lord one's best friend, and surrendering everything unto Him (in other </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">words, serving Him with the body, mind and words) these nine processes are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">accepted as pure devotional service. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.5.23)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.17</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">iti pumsarpita visnau bhaktis cen nava-laksana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kriyeta bhagavaty addha tan manye 'dhitam uttamam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>These nine are the processes of pure devotional service. One who has dedi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cated his life to the service of Krsna through these nine methods should be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">considered most learned, for he has acquired full knowledge. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.5.24)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.18</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sri visnoh sravane pariksidabhavad-vaiyasakih kirtane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prahladah smarane tad anghribhajane laksmih prthuh pujane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">akruras-tvabhivandane kapi-patir-dasye'tha sarhye'rjunah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvasvatma-nivedane balirabhut krsnaptiresam param</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The following devotees attained Krsna and thus realized the ultimate goal </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of life by following one of the nine methods of devotional service: Maharaja </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Pariksita realized Krsna through hearing about His glories (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sravanam</i>), Sukadeva </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gosvami realized Krsna through speaking the Srimad Bhagavatam (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kirtanam</i>). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Prahlada realized Him through devotional remembrance (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">smaranam</i>). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Laksmidevi attained His mercy by serving His lotus feet (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pada-sevanam</i>). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Maharaja Prthu attained Him through worship (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">arcanam</i>). Akrura attained Him </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">through prayer (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vandanam</i>). Hanuman attained Him through personal service </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dasyam</i>). Arjuna attained Him through friendship (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sakhyam</i>). </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bali</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Maharaja </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">attained Him through complete surrender of body, mind, and words (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">atma-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nivedanam</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">). (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padyavali</i> 53) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sravana </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Smarana</i> are Best</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.l9</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tasmat sarvatmana rajan harih sarvatra sarvada</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">srotavyah kirtitavayas ca smartavyo bhagavan nrnam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O King, it is therefore essential that every human being hear about, glo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rify, and remember the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead always and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">everywhere. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 2.2.36)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sravana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.20</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tava kathamrtam tapta-jivanam kavibhir iditam kalmasapaham</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sravana-mangalam srimad atatam bhuvi grnanti ye bhuri-da janah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Krsna, just hearing the nectar of Your words and the narrations of Your </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pastimes gives life to us, who are always suffering in the material world. This </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nectar is broadcast all over the world by great souls. It removes all sinful reac-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tions. It is all-auspicious and filled with spiritual power. Those who spread this </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">message of Godhead are certainly doing the greatest relief work for human </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">society; they are the most magnanimous welfare workers. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 10.31.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.21</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanad</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bhavausadhac chrotra-mano-'bhiramat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ka uttamasloka-gunanuvadat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>puman virajyeta vina pasughnat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is performed in the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">parampara system; that is, it is conveyed from spiritual master to disciple. Such </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">glorification is relished by those no longer interested in the false, temporary </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">glorification of this cosmic manifestation. Descriptions of the Lord are the right </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">medicine for all the conditioned souls undergoing repeated birth and death. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Therefore, who will cease hearing glorification of the Lord except a butcher or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one who is killing his self? (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. l0.l.4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Gradation of What is Obtained by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sravana</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.22</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tac-ca nama-rupa-guna-lilamaya-sabdanam srotasparsah.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prathamam namnah sravanam-antah-karana-suddhyartham-peksam.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">suddhe cantah-karane rupa-sravavena tad-udaya-yogyata bhavati.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samyagudite ca rupe gunanam sphuranam sampadyeta, sampanne ca </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gunanam sphurane parikara-vaisisthyena tad-vaisisthyam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sampadyate tatas-tesu nama-rupa-guna-parikaresu samyak sphuritesu </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">lilanam sphuranam susthu bhavati.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tatrapi sravane sri bhagavata-sravanastu parama-srestham.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hearing of the name, form, qualities, and pastimes of the Lord and His </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotees is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sravana</i>. The practice of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadhana-bhakti</i> depends on hearing </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the holy name. It begins with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sravana,</i> which purifies the heart of the devotee. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">This hearing process purifies the heart and gives liberation from the filthiness </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of sense gratification. In this way, by hearing transcendental sound about the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">form of Krsna, gradually the complete form of the Lord awakens within the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">heart. Then gradually the qualities of the Lord arise within the heart. As His </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">qualities fully manifest themselves, the different specific aspects of His service </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and pastimes gradually awaken. In this way, the holy name gradually reveals </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the Lord's form, qualities, and pastimes in all their splendor and beauty and in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all their different branches. Of all kinds of hearing, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srimad Bhagavatam</i> is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">best. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krama Sandarbha</i> 7.5.18)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Glories of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sravana</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.23</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pibanti ye bhagavata atmanah satam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kathamrtam sravana-putesu sambhrtam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">punanti ye visaya-vidusitasayam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vrajanti tac-carana-saroruhantikam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those who drink through their ears the nectarean topics of Krsna--who is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dear to His devotees cleanse themselves of filthy desires for material plea-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sures and attain the shelter of the Lord's lotus feet. (Bhag. 2.2.37)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.24</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah punya-sravana-kirtanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hrdy antah stho hy abhadrani vidhunoti suhrt satam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sri Krsna, as the Supersoul within everyone's heart and the friend of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">truthful, cleanses the desire for material enjoyment from the hearts of those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who have developed the urge to hear His messages, which are in themselves </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">virtuous when properly heard and chanted. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 1.2.17)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.25</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">srnvatah sraddhaya nityam grnatas ca sva-cestitam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kalena natidirghena bhagavan visate hrdi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Those who always seriously listen to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srimad-Bhagavatam</i> and who apply </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">its teachings will soon realize the Supreme Lord within their heart of hearts. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 2.8.4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Meaning of the Word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kirtana</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.26</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nama-lila-gunadinam-uccair-bhasa tu kirtanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kirtanam</i> is defined as loudly giving voice to the glories of the Lord, begin-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ning with the names, pastimes, and qualities of Krsna. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.145)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Material Senses Cannot Appreciate the</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Transcendental Nature of Hearing and Chanting About Krsna</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.27</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nijendriyamanah-kayacestarupam na viddhi tam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nitya-satya-ghana-nandarupa sa hi gunatiga</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>You should know that bhakti is not the activity of your senses, mind and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">body. Bhakti is completely transcendental and full of bliss and certainly be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yond the modes of nature. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brhad-bhagavatamrta, Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.3.133)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.28</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atah sri krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam-indriyaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuratyadah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Therefore, [because the name of Krsna is identical with Himself, and is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">beyond the senses] the name; form, qualities, associates, and pastimes of Krsna </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are beyond the senses. When, however, a devotee engages the senses, begin-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ning with the tongue, in the service of the Lord, Krsna reveals Himself to the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">purified senses of that devotee. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.234)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kirtana</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.29</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krte yad dhyayato visnum tretayam yajato makhaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dvapare paricaryayam kalau tad dhari-kirtanat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>What was attained by meditation in Satya-yuga, by sacrifice in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Treta-yuga,</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and by Deity worship in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dvapara-yuga</i> is attained in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kali-yuga</i> by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hari-kirtana</i>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 12.3.52)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Glories of<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Krsna-kirtana</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.30</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sakrd uccaritam yena harir-ityaksaradvayam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">baddhah parikarastena moksaya gamanam prati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who vibrates the two syllables <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ha-ri</i> without offense attains liberation </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from repeated birth and death. He never again has to walk the path of material </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bondage. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma-Purana, Uttara-khanda</i> 80.161)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.31</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dhyayan krte yajan yajnais tretayam dvapare'rcayan</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yad-apnoti tad-apnoti kalau sankirtya kesavam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>What was realized in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Satya-yuga</i> by meditation, in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Treta-yuga</i> by sacrifice, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dvapara-yuga</i> by worship, may be realized in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kali-yuga</i> by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krsna-kirtana.</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma-purana, Uttara-khanda</i> 42)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kirtana</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Describing the Lord's Qualities is the Aim of All Knowledge</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.32</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">idam hi pumsas tapasah srutasya va</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svistasya suktasya ca buddhi-dattayoh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avicyuto 'rthah kavibhir nirupito</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yad uttamasloka-gunanuvarnanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One's advancement of knowledge is furthered by austerities, study of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedas, sacrifice, chanting of hymns, and charity. Those who are wise, however, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">have concluded that knowledge finds its culmination in the transcendental de-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">scriptions of the Lord, who is glorified with selected verses. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 1.5.22)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.33</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">srutasya pumsam sucira-sramasya nanv anjasa suribhir idito 'rthah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tat-tad-gunanusravanam mukunda-padaravindam hrdayesu yesam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O sage! Persons who hear from a spiritual master with great labor and for </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a longtime must hear from the mouths of pure devotees the glorification of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">character and activities of pure devotees. Pure devotees always think within </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">their hearts of the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead, who awards libera-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tion to His devotees. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 3.13.4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Glories of the Qualities of the Supreme Lord</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.34</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atmaramas ca munayo nirgrantha apy urukrame</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kurvanty ahaitukim bhaktim ittham-bhuta-guno harih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All varieties of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">atmaramas,</i> especially those established on the path of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">self-realization, though freed from all kinds of material bondage, desire to ren-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">der unalloyed devotional service to the Personality of Godhead. This means the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord has transcendental qualities and therefore can attract everyone, including </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">even liberated souls. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 1.7.10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Nama-kirtana</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is the Best</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.35</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">param srimat padambhoja-sada-sangaty apeksaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nama-sankirtana-prayam visuddham bhaktimacara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Gopa Kumara! If you desire to have the eternal association of the lotus </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">feet of the Lord then you should perform pure devotional service which is promi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nent in chanting of the holy name. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brhad-bhagavatamrta</i> 2.3.144)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Nama-kirtana</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is the Only Way in Kali-yuga</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.36</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The name of Hari, the name of Hari, the name of Hari is absolutely the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">only way, the only way, the only way in this age of Kali. There is absolutely no </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">other way. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 17.21)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Harinama</i> Verse Explained</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.37</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kali-kale nama-rupe krsna-avatara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nama haite haya sarva-jagat-nistara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dardhya lagi' 'harer nama'-ukti tina-vara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jada loka bujhaite punah 'eva'-kara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'kevala'-sabde punarapi niscaya-karana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnana-yoga-tapa-karma-adi nivarana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anyatha ye mane, </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nahika nistara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nahi, nahi, nahi—e tina 'eva'-kara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In this age of Kali, the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maha-man-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tra,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is the incarnation of Krsna. Simply by chanting these names, one associates </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with the Lord directly. Anyone who does this is certainly delivered. This verse </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">repeats the word eva (certainly) three times for emphasis. It also repeats three </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">times the words <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">harer nama</i> just to make common people understand. The use of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kevala </i>(only) prohibits all other processes, such as cultivation of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">knowledge, practice of mystic yoga, and performance of austerities and fruitive </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">activities. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 17.22-25)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Smarana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.38</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etavan sankhya-yogabhyam sva-dharma-parinisthaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">janma-labhah parah pumsam ante narayana-smrtih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The highest perfection of human life, achieved either by complete knowl-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">edge of matter and spirit, by practice or mystic powers, or by perfect discharge </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of occupational duty, is to remember the Personality of Godhead at the time of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">death. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 2.1.6)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Results of Remembering Material Subjects</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vs. that of Remembering Krsna</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.39</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visayan dhyayatas cittam visayesu visajjate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mam anusmaratas cittam mayy eva praviliyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who meditates on the objects of the senses becomes attached to those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">things. One who remembers Me, however, becomes absorbed in </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Me.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.14.27)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Results of Remembering Krsna</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.40</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avismrtih krsna-padaravindayoh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksinoty abhadrani ca sam tanoti</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sattvasya suddhim paramatma-bhaktim </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnanam ca vijnana-viraga-yuktam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>For one who remembers the lotus feet of Krsna, all inauspiciousness soon </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">disappears, and one's good fortune expands. In other words, one becomes free </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from all material contamination, one attains liberation from repeated birth and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">death and one's real spiritual life begins. As one's heart becomes gradually </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">purified, one's devotion for the Lord within the heart awakens, and one realizes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramatma.</i> Thus one gradually develops knowledge (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnana)</i>, realization </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vijnana</i>), and renunciation (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vairagya</i>). (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 12.12.55)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kirtana </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is Better than<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Sravana </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Smarana</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.41</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yadyanya bhaktih kalau kartavya tada kirtanakhya bhakti-samyoga-naiva </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ityuktam. yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasa iti. tatra ca </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svatantram eva nama kirtanam-atyanta-prasastam.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Even though in the age of Kali one may perform the above eight branches </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti</i>, nevertheless, one must perform kirtana as the principle way of ad-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vancing in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadhana-bhakti</i>. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srimad Bhagavatam</i> says, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yajnaih sankirtana-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> "Those who are intelligent in this age of Kali will </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">worship the Lord through the performance of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sankirtana"</i>. On account of this it </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is determined from an objective point of view, that of all processes of devo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tional service, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nama-sankirtana</i> is the best. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krama-Sandarbha</i> commentary to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhag.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 7.5.23-24)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Pada-sevana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.42</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yat-pada-sevabhirucis tapasvinam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asesa-janmopacitam malam dhiyah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sadyah ksinoty anvaham edhati sati </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatha padangustha-vinihsrta sarit</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>By the inclination to serve the lotus feet of the Lord, suffering humanity </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">can immediately cleanse the dirt accumulated in their minds during innumer-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">able births. Like the </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Ganges</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, which emanates from the lotus feet of the Lord, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">such a process immediately cleanses the mind, and thus Krsna consciousness </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gradually increases. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 4.21.31)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.43</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dhautatma purusah krsna-pada-mulam na muncati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mukta-sarva-pariklesah panthah sva-saranam yatha </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A pure devotee of the Lord whose heart has once been cleansed by the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">process of devotional service never relinquishes the lotus feet of the Lord, for </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">they fully satisfy him, as a traveler is satisfied at home after a troubled journey. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 2.8.6)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.44</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">padasevayam padasabdo bhakyaiva nirdisthah. tatah sevayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sadaratvam vidhiyate. asya sri murti-darsana-sparsana-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">parikramanuvrajana-bhagavan-mandira-ganga-purusottama-dvaraka-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mathuradi tadiya tirtha-sthana-gamana-dayo'py antar-bhavayed</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In this verse, the words, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pada-sevanam</i> indicates through <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti.</i> On ac-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">count of this, there is the formal or proper fondness of service. Being intensely </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">attached to thinking of the Lord's lotus feet is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pada-sevanam</i>. When one </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is particularly adherent to the process of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pada-sevanam</i>, this gradually includes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">other processes, such as seeing the form of the Lord, touching the form of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord, circumambulating the Deity or the temple of the Lord, visiting such holy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">places as Jagannatha Puri, Dvaraka, and </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mathura</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to see the Lord's form, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bathing in the </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Ganges</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> or Yamuna, and serving the devotees is also known as </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tadiya-upasanam</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, or worshiping those things in connection with Krsna. This is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">also considered to be a branch of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pada-sevanam</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krama-Sandarbha</i> commen-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tary on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.5.23-24)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Result of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pada-sevana</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.45</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etam sa asthaya paratma-nistham</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">adhyasitam purvatamair maharsibhih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aham tarisyami duranta-param</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tamo mukundanghri-nisevayaiva</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I shall cross over the ocean of material existence, which is extremely diffi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cult to cross by becoming fixed in serving the lotus feet of Mukunda and by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">taking complete shelter of Him. This is approved by the previous great saints </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and sages who were fixed in devotion to the Supreme Lord. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.23.57)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Note: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sri Visnuswami considered accepting sannyasa as paratma-nistham, being fixed </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in the service of Paramatma. </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.46</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prabhu kahe,—sadhu ei bhiksura vacana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mukunda sevana-vrata kaila nirdharana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">paratma-nistha-matra vesa-dharana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mukunda-sevaya haya samsara-tarana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei vesa kaila, ebe vrndavana giya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-nisevana kari nibhrte vasiya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lord Caitanya approved the purport of the above verse on account of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">determination of the mendicant devotee to engage in the service of Lord </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mukunda. He gave His approval of this verse, indicating that it was very good. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The real purpose of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa</i> is to dedicate oneself to the service of the lotus </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">feet of Mukunda. By serving Mukunda, one can actually be liberated from the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bondage of material existence. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 3.7-9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Arcana</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.47</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatha taror mula-nisecanena trpyanti tat-skandha-bhujopasakhah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pranopaharac ca yathendriyanam tathaiva sarvarhanam acyutejya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As by pouring water on the root of a tree the leaves and branches are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">satisfied, and as supplying food to the stomach the entire body is satisfied, sim-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ply by worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, all worship is auto-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">matically performed and the entire universe is satisfied. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 4.31.14)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.48</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vidhina devadevesah sankha cakra dharo harih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">phalam dadati sulabham salilenapi pujitah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If Lord Hari, the Supreme master of all demigods, who holds a conch and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">disc is worshiped properly even if by water, He grants</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the suitable result. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sri Krsnamrta-maharnava</i> Madhvacarya)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.49</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ye tu sampattimanto grhasthastesam tvarcanamarga eva mukhyah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tadakrtva phi niskrincanavat kevalasmaranadi-nisthattve vittasathya-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pratipattih syat. paradvara sapmadanam vyavaharanisthatvasyalasatvasya </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">va pratipadakam.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tato sraddhamayatvaddhinameva tat. tatha garhastya-dharmasya </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devatayagarupasya sakhapallavadisekasthaniyasya mulasekarupam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tadarcanamityapi tadakarane mahan dosah.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">diksitanam ca sarvesam tadakarane narakapatah sruyate. nanu bhagavan-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namatmaka eva mantrah, tatra visesena namah sabdadyalankrtah, sri </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhagavata sri mahrsibhis cahita-sakti-visesah, sri bhagavata </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samamtmasambandhavisesa-pratipadakasca, tatra kevalani tato mantresu </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">namato 'dhikasamarthye labdhe katham diksadyapeksa ucyate, yadyapi </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svarupato nasti, tathapi prayah dehadi 'sambandhena kadarya-silanam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">viksiptacittanam jananam tat sankoci-karanaya maharsi-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prabhrtibhiratrarcana-marge kvacit kacin-maryada sthapitasti.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Srila Prabhupada paraphrases this passage from Srila Jiva Gosvami's </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krama-Sandarbha: "Especially for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhasthas</i> who have money, the path </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of Deity worship is strongly recommended. An opulent householder </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who does not engage his hard-earned money in the service of the Lord </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is called a miser. One should not engage paid brahmanas to worship the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Deity. If one does not personally worship the Deity but engages paid </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">servants to do so he is considered lazy. His worship of the Deity is called </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">artificial and devoid of faith. An opulent householder can collect luxuri-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ous paraphenalia for Deity worship, and consequently for householder </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotees the worship of the Deity is compulsory. [In our Krsna con-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sciousness movement there are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacaris, grhasthas, vanaprasthas</i>, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasis</i>, but the Deity worship in the temple should be performed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">expecially by the householders. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmacaris</i> can go with the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sannyasis</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to preach, and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vanaprasthas</i> should prepare themselves </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for the next status of renounced life, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa</i>] <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Grhastha</i> devotees, how-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ever, are generally engaged in material activities, and therefore if they </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">do not take to Deity worship, their falling down is positively assured. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Deity worship means following the rules and regulations precisely. That </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">will keep one steady in devotional service. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Grhasthas</i> must adopt the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">arcana-viddhi</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, or Deity worship according to the suitable arrangements </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and directions given by the spiritual master. Deity worship should be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">continued along with hearing and chanting. Therefore every <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantra </i>is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">preceded by the word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namah</i>. In all the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantras</i> there are specific po-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tencies, of which the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhastha</i> must take advantage. There are many </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mantras </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">preceded by the word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namah</i>, but if one chants the holy name </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of the Lord, he receives the result of chanting <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">namah</i> many times. By </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chanting the holy name of the Lord, one can reach the platform of love </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of Godhead. One might ask, then, what is the necessity of being initi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ated? The answer is that even though the chanting of the holy name is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sufficient to enable one to progress in spiritual life to the standard of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">love of Godhead, one is nonetheless susceptible to contamination be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cause of having a material body, consequently special stress is given to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">arcana-viddhi</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. One should therefore regularly take advantage of both </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the bhagavata process and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pancaratriki</i> process. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Krama Sandarbha</i> commentary <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 7.5.23)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.50</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tad aham bhakty-upahrtam asnami prayatatmanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or some </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">water, I will accept it with similar love and devotion. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 9.26)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.51</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ayam svasty-ayanah pantha dvi-jater grha-medhinah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yac chraddhayapta-vittena suklenejyeta purusah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The most auspicious course for householders of the twice-born caste is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that they devoutly worship the Deity form of the Supreme Person by sacrifices </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">performed with honestly earned wealth. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 10.84.37)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vandana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.52</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tat-pada-padma pravanaih kaya-manasa-bhasitaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pranamo vasudevasya vandanam kathyate budhaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When those who are devoted to Lord Hari's lotus feet offer respects to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Him with their body, mind, or words, this is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vandanam</i> by learned devo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tees. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latika</i> 9.1)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.53</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kim vidyaya parama-yoga-pathais ca kintai-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rabhyasato'pi sataso janibhir-duruhaih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vande mukundam iha yan-natimatrakena</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karmanyapohya paramam padameti lokah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>What need is there to perform the different yoga systems, which are diffi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cult to perfect even in a hundred births? What need is there to struggle to attain </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">transcendental knowledge? I shall offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Krsna, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for simply by offering obeisances to Him, one may get free from the bonds of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karma, and attain the supreme spiritual world. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latika</i> 9.2)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Glories of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vandana</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.54</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tat te 'nukampam su-samiksamano</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhunjana evatma-krtam vipakam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hrd-vag-vapurbhir vidadhan namas te</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jiveta yo mukti-pade sa daya-bhak </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Lord, one who seeks Your mercy, while tolerating all kinds of adversi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ties due to past <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i>, who always serves You in devotion with his body, mind, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and words, and who goes on offering prayers and obeisances to You from within </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the core of his heart despite all hardships, liberation is his rightful inheritance. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 10.14.8)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.55</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naham vande tava caranayor-dvandvam-advandva-hetoh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kumbhipakam gurumapi hare narakam napanetum</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ramya rama-mrdutanulata-nandane napi rantum</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhave bhave hrdayabhavane bhavayeyam bhavantam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O my Lord Hari! I don't pray at Your lotus feet to be saved from the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">duality of existence or to escape this grim hell of boiling tribulations. Nor do I </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pray to enjoy the soft-skinned beautiful women who reside in the garden of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">heaven. I pray to You only to develop love for You within my heart of hearts, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">birth after birth. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mukunda-mala-stotram</i> 4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Dasyam</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.56</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dehadhindrayavak ceto-dharma-kamartha-karmanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhagavatyarpanam pritya dasyam-ity-abhidhiyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When the work performed by the body, intelligence, senses, voice, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mind, the pious activities, enjoyment and wealth, are offered with love to the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Supreme Personality of Godhead, that is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dasyam</i>, service. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kalpa-latika</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 10.1)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.57</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dasye khalu nimajjanti sarva eva hi bhaktayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vasudeve jagantiva nabhasiva diso dasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Just as the universes enter the transcendental body of Lord Vasudeva, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">just as the ten directions enter the sky, in the same way, all different forms of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">enter into service. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latika</i> 10.2)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.58</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sravanam kirtanam dhyana-padasevanamarcanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vandanam svarpanam sakhyam sarvam dasye pratisthitam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The devotional processes of hearing about the Lord, glorifying Him, re-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">membering Him, serving His lotus feet, worshiping Him, offering obeisances to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Him, surrendering everything to Him, and befriending Him, all rest on service </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to Him. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latika</i> 10.3)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Different Branches of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dasya</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.59</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">adarah paricaryayam sarvangair abhivandanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mad-bhakta-pujabhyadhika sarva-bhutesu man-matih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My devotees take great care and respect in rendering Me service, offering </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">obeisances with all their bodily limbs, and above all worshiping My devo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tees. They see all living beings as related to </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Me.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.19.21)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.60</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mad-arthesv anga-cesta ca vacasa mad-guneranam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mayy arpanam ca manasah sarva-kama-vivarjanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>For Me they engage the entire energy of their bodies. They use their words </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to describe My qualities; they offer their minds to Me; and they reject all mate-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rial desires. Thus are My devotees characterized. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.19.22)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Prayer of the Servant of the Lord</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.61</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kamadinam kati na katidha palita durnidesas</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tesam jata mayi na karuna na trapa nopasantih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">utsrjyaitan atha yadu-pate sampratam labdha-buddhis</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tvam ayatah saranam abhayam mam niyuoksvatma-dasye</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O my Lord, there is no limit to the unwanted orders of lusty desires. Al-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">though I have rendered them so much service, they have not shown any mercy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">upon me. I have not been ashamed to serve them, nor have I even desired to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">give them up. O my Lord, O head of the Yadu dynasty, recently, however, my </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">intelligence has been awakened and now I am giving them up. Due to transcen-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dental intelligence, I now refuse to follow the unwanted orders of these desires. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Now I come to You to surrender myself at Your fearless lotus feet. Kindly </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">engage me in Your personal service and save me. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 22.16) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Definition of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sakhya</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.62</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ati-visvasta cittasya vasudeve sukhambudhau</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sauharddena para pritih sakhyam ity-abhidhiyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A very faithful devotee's love for Lord Vasudeva, who is an ocean of bliss, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in the mood of friendship is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sakhyam</i>, friendship. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latika</i> 11.1)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Two Divisions of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sakhya</i>: Based on Faith</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and Based on Friendly Affection</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.63</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visvaso mitravrttis ca sakhyam dvividham-iritiam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The wise have determined that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sakhya,</i> friendship, has two divisions: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sakhyam</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> that is a generic sense of friendship based on faith [that "God is my </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">friend" in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sadhana-vaidhi-bhakti</i>] and a highly refined and developed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sakhyam </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">based on the temperament of friendly feelings [as in the case of the cowherd </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">boys in Vrndavana. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.188)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Generic Sakhyam, Based on Faith</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.64</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">evam manah karma-vasam prayuokte</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avidyayatmany upadhiyamane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pritir na yavan mayi vasudeve</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na mucyate deha-yogena tavat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When the living entity is covered by the mode of ignorance, he does not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">understand the individual living being and the supreme living being. His mind is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">immersed in fruitive activity. Until he is "friendly" or affectionate towards Lord </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vasudeva, he is certainly not delivered from having to accept a material body </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">again and again. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 5.5.6)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sakhyam</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Based on Intimate Feelings of Friendship</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.65</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aho bhagyam aho bhagyam nanda-gopa-vrajaukasam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yan-mitram paramanandam purnam brahma sanatanam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>What good fortune was Nanda Maharaja's! What good fortune was be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">stowed upon the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gopas</i>, and all the other residents of Vraja! Their good fortune </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is beyond limits, because the eternally blissful Personality of Godhead is their </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">friend. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 10.14.32)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Definition of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Atma-nivedanam</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.66</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsnayarpita-dehasya nirmamasyap;mhankrteh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">manasas tat svarupatvam smrtam-atma-nivedanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Free from false ego and a false sense of proprietorship, a pure devotee </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">surrenders his body to the Lord. The natural inclination of such a devotee's </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mind is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">atma-nivedanam</i> surrendering everything. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-kalpa-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">latika</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 12.1)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.67</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vapuradisu yo'pi ko'pi va gunato'mani yatha-tatha-vidhah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tadaham tava pada-padmayo-rahamadyaiva maya samarpitah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Whatever might be my situation with regard to the body and worldly con-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ditions; whatever might be the type of character I am endowed with I dedi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cate here and now my entire self to You. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stotra-ratnam</i> 49)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Saranagati</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.68</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devarsi-bhutapta-nrnam pitrnam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na kinkaro nayam rni ca rajan</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvatmana yah saranam saranyam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gato mukundam parihrtya kartam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O King, one who has given up all material desires and has taken full shel-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ter of the lotus feet of Mukunda, who offers shelter to all, is not indebted to the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">demigods, great sages, ordinary living beings, relatives, friends, mankind, or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">even one's forefathers who have passed away. Since all such classes of living </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">beings are part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, one who has surrendered to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the Lord's service has no need to serve such persons separately. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.5.41)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.69</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami ma sucah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Abandon all varieties of religion and surrender unto Me. I shall protect </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 18.66)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Duties and Religious Principles (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dharma</i>) Favorable to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.70</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvato manaso 'sangam adau sangam ca sadhusu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dayam maitrim prasrayam ca bhutesv addha yathocitam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A sincere disciple should shun all material conceptions and associate with </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sadhus, by showing kindness to subordinates, friendship to peers, and reverence </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to superior devotees. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.3.23)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.71</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">saucam tapas titiksam ca maunam svadhyayam arjavam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmacaryam ahimsam ca samatvam dvandva-samjnayoh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A sincere disciple should shun all material conceptions by remaining clean, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">austere, tolerant, quiet, studious, simple, celibate, non-violent, and unbewildered </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by duality. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.3.24)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.72</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvatratmesvaranviksam kaivalyam aniketatam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vivikta-cira-vasanam santosam yena kenacit</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should realize that souls are all-pervading and that the Lord is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Supreme controller of the universe. In this way, he should live in solitude, free </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from attachment to wife, family, home, and society. He should wear ragged </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cloth or tree bark and remain contented with whatever he gets without endeavor. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.3.25)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.73</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sraddham bhagavate sastre 'nindam anyatra capi hi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mano-vak-karma-dandam ca satyam sama-damav api</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>He should have firm faith in scriptures that glorify the Lord, but should </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">not blaspheme other scriptures. He should control his mind, words, and deeds. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">He should always remain truthful and keep his senses controlled. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.3.26)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.74</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sravanam kirtanam dhyanam harer adbhuta-karmanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">janma-karma-gunanam ca tad-arthe 'khila-cestitam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should listen to, glorify, and meditate upon the wonderful births, pas-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">times, and qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Hari. One should </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">also dedicate all his acts for the pleasure of the Lord. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.3.27)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.75</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">istam dattam tapo japtam vrttam yac catmanah priyam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">daran sutan grhan pranan yat parasmai nivedanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should perform sacrifice, charity, and penance only for the pleasure </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of the Lord. One should also chant <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantras </i>and hymns in praise of the Lord. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">All one's religious duties should be done for Him. One also should offer to the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord whatever gives one pleasure. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.3.28)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.76</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">utsahan-niscayad dhairyat tat-tat-karma-pravartanat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sanga-tyagat sato vrtteh sadbhir-bhaktih prasidhyati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Enthusiasm, determination, patience, acting according to the principles of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotional service, giving up the association of non-devotees and following in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the footsteps of the previous <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acaryas </i>these six things are favorable to the cul-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tivation of devotional service. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Upadesamrta</i> 3)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Detachment is Favorable for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.77</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jata-sraddho mat-kathasu nirvinnah sarva-karmasu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">veda duhkhatmakan kaman parityage 'py anisvarah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sometimes a devotee has awakened faith in hearing about Me, but even </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">though he is disgusted with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmic</i> life and knows the miseries that sensual </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pleasures bring, he is unable to give up his attachment to sense gratification. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.20.27) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.78</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tato bhajeta mam pritah sraddhalur drdha-niscayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jusamanas ca tan kaman duhkhodarkams ca garhayan</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Such a devotee should worship Me with affection, faith, determination and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">conviction, even while engaging in sense gratification, knowing that such sense </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gratification leads to misery, and all the while hating his attachments to mate-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rial pleasures. In this way, sincerely lamenting his attachments to material plea-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sures, he should go on worshiping Me with affection and conviction. Gradually </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">his material attachments will disappear. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.20.28)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.79</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">proktena bhakti-yogena bhajato masakrn muneh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kama</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hrdayya nasyanti sarve mayi hrdi sthite</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In this way, an intelligent person will constantly worship Me in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yoga</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and will find that gradually all the material desires in his heart disappear, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as I become firmly situated in his heart. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.20.29)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.80</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anasaktasya visayan yatharham-upayunjatah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nirbandhah krsna-sambandhe yuktam vairagyamucyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>That renunciation in which there is no attachment for the objects of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">senses, but in which everything is seen in relationship to Krsna and all things </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are engagcd in His service is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yukta-vairagya</i>, or practical renunciation. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.125)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.81</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visaya vinivartante niraharasya dehinah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rasa-varjam raso 'py asya param drstva nivartate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The embodied soul may be restricted from sense enjoyment, though the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">taste for sense objects remain, but ceasing such engagements by experiencing a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">higher taste, he is fixed in consciousness. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 2.59)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Grhastha</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Conduct is Favorable for Bhakti</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.82</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">laukiki vaidiki vapi yakriya kriyate mune</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hari-sevanukulaiva sa karya bhaktim-icchata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O sage, one who aspires for devotional service should perform all activi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ties, whether Vedic or mundane, in a way that is favorable for the service of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord Hari. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.200, from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Narada-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Pancaratra</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Fasting on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ekadasi</i> is Favorable for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.83</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tulasya-svathadhatryadi-pujanam dhamanisthata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">arunodaya-viddhastu samtyajyo harivasarah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">janmastamyadikam suryoda-yaviddham parityajet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should worship Tulasi, the banyan and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amala </i>trees, and everything </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">else that is in relation to the Lord. One should be faithful to the Lord's abode. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">One should fast on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ekadas</i>i and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Janmastami,</i> but should avoid fasting on mixed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Ekadasi,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> such as when part of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ekadasi </i>falls on the tenth day of the moon. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">One should also avoid practicing mixed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Janmastami,</i> such as when it partly falls </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">on the seventh day of the moon. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prameya-ratnavali</i> 8.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.84</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bahu-vakya-virodhena sandeho jayate yada</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">uposya dvadasi tatra trayodasyantu paranam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When there is a doubt about the correct fasting day for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ekdasi</i> or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vrata </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">due to many opposing scriptural statements, one should fast on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dvadasi</i> and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">break the fast on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">trayodasi</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 12.279, from Naradiya Purana)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">What Destroys <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.85</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atyaharah prayasas ca prajalpo niyamagrahah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jana-sangas ca laulyam ca sadbhir bhaktir vinasyati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Over-eating or over-collecting, over endeavoring for mundane things, use-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">less idle talk, neglecting scriptural rules or only formally following them, mun-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dane association, and greed these six things destroy devotion to Krsna. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Upadesamrta</i> 4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Dust and Water From a Devotee's Feet, and His Remnants</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all Have the Power to Bestow <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prema</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.86</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsnera ucchista haya 'maha-prasada' nama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'bhakta-sesa' haile 'maha-maha-prasadakhyana'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bhakta-pada-dhuli ara bhakta-pada-jala</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bhakta-bhukta-avasesa, tina maha-bala</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ei tina-seva haite krsna-prema haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>punah punah sarva-sastre phukariya kaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tate bara bara kahi, suna bhakta-gana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>visvasa kariya kara e-tina sevana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The remnants of food offered to Krsna is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maha-prasada</i>. After this </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">maha-prasada</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is taken by a devotee, the remnants are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mahamaha-prasada</i>. The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dust of the feet of a devotee, the water that has washed the feet of a devotee, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and the remnants of food left by a devotee are very powerful. By service to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">these three, one attains the supreme goal of ecstatic love for Krsna. In all the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">revealed scriptures this is declared again and again. Therefore, my dear devo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tees, please hear from me, for I insist again and again; please keep faith in these </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">three and serve to them without hesitation. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Ant</i>ya 16.59-62)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Glories of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maha-prasada</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.87</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naivedyam jagadisasya annapanadikan ca yat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhaksyabhaksa-vicaras ca nasti tad-bhaksane dvijah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i>, those foodstuffs and beverages that are offered to Krsna for </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">His pleasure are transcendental and one should never try to distinguish them as </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eatables and non-eatables. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 9.403)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.88 and 89</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmavan-nirvikaram hi yatha visnus tathaiva tat</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vikaram ye prakurvanti bhaksane tad dvijatayah</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kustha-vyadhi-samayuktah putradara-vivarjitah</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nirayam yanti te vipra yasman-navartate punah</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O brahmanas, the offerings to Sri Hari are transcendental, incorruptible, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and nondifferent from Visnu. Those who have a perverted mentality, and who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">thinks them to be material will develop leprosy, be devoid of children, wife, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">family, and go to the deepest darkest regions of hell from which he will never </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">return. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hari-bhakti-vilasa</i> 9.404,405)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.90</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kukkurasya mukhad bhrastam tad </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">annam</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> patate yadi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brahmanena 'pi bhoktavyam itaresam tu ka katha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maha-prasada</i> destroys all sins. Even if it has been touched by the lips of a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dog or has fallen on the ground, it will still be relished by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas.</i> Then </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">what to speak if it is touched by others. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Skanda Purana, Puri Mahatmya</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2.2.38.17)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.91</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asucir-vapyanacaro manasa-papam-acaran</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prapti matrena bhoktavyam natra karya vicarana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Even if one is in unclean state of body or mind, engaged in irreligious acts, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">he should eat <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maha-prasada</i> whenever it is available to him. There is no need to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">deliberate on this. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Skanda Purana, Puri Mahatmya</i> 2.5.3.14)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Attachment to Wife and Home is Antagonistic</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to Developing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.92</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">matir na krsne paratah svato va mitho 'bhipadyeta grha-vratanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">adanta-gobhir visatam tamisram punah punas carvita-carvananam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Because of their uncontrolled senses, persons addicted to materialistic life </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">progress toward hellish conditions and repeatedly chew the chewed. Their in-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">clinations toward Krsna are never aroused, either by the instruction of others, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by their own efforts or by a combination of both. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i> 7.5.30)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.93</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">durasaya ye bahir-artha-maninah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">andha yathandhair upaniyamanas</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">te 'pisa-tantryam uru-damni baddhah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Persons entrapped by the consciousness of enjoying material life, and who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">have therefore accepted as their leader or<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> guru</i> a similar blind man attached to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">external sense objects, cannot understand that the goal of life is to return home, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">back to Godhead and engage in the service of Lord Visnu. As blind men guided </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by another blind man miss the right path and fall into a ditch, materially at-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tached men led by another materially attached man are bound by the ropes of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fruitive labor, which are very strong. They continue again and again in materi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">alistic life, suffering the threefold miseries. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag </i>7.5.31)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Things Unfavorable to Devotional Service</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.94</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">arcye visnau siladhir-gurusu naramatir vaisnave jati-buddhir-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visnor-va vaisnavanam kalimala-mathane pada-tirthe'mbu-buddhih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sri-visnor-namni mantre sakala-kalusahe sabda-samanya-buddhir-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visnau sarvesvarese tad-itara-samadhir-yasya va naraki sah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Whoever considers the Deity of the Supreme Lord to be dead matter made </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">out of wood, stone or metal, or the spiritual master, who is an eternal associate </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of the Supreme Lord, to be an ordinary man, who is prone to die, or the Vaisnava </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to be coming from some caste, or the water that washes the feet of the pure </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotee or the Supreme Personality of Godhead to be ordinary water, although </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">such water has the potency to destroy all the evils of the age of Kali, or consid-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ers the holy name of the Supreme Lord or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantras</i> dedicated to Him, which are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">able to destroy all sin to be ordinary sounds , or thinks the Supreme Lord of all, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord Visnu, to be on the same level as demigods, has a hellish mentality. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Whoever thinks in this way is certainly a resident of hell. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Padma Purana</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bad Association Destroys <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.95</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tato duhsangam utsrjya satsu sajjeta buddhiman </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">santa evasya chindanti mano-vyasangam uktibhih </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Therefore an intelligent person should dissociate himself from evil com-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pany and associate with saintly persons, for the wise and pious saints sever one's </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">deep attachment to material existence and one gets liberation by their teach-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ings. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.26.26)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.96</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sadhu-sanga, krsna-krpa, bhaktira svabhava</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">e tine saba chadaya, kare krsne 'bhava'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Association with a devotee, the mercy of Krsna, and the nature of devo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tional service all help one to give up undesirable association and gradually at-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tain elevation to the platform of love of Godhead. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 24.104)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.97</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'duhsanga' kahiye—'kaitava', 'atma-vancana'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna, krsna-bhakti vinu anya kamana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Cheating oneself and cheating others is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kaitava</i>. The association of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cheaters is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">duhsanga</i>, bad association. Those who desire things other </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">than Krsna's service are also called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">duhsanga</i>, bad association. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 24.99)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.98</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">niskincanasya bhagavad-bhajanon-mukhasya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">param param jigamisor-bhava-sagarasya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sandarsanam visayinam-atha yositams ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ha hanta hanta vis-bhaksanato 'py asadhu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>For a person seriously desiring to cross the material ocean and engage in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the transcendental loving service of the Lord without material motives, seeing a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">materialist engaged in sense gratification and seeing a woman who is similarly </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">interested in more abominable than drinking poison willingly. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Caitanya-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">candrodaya-nataka</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 8.23)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.99</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">asat-sanga- tyaga,—ei vaisnava-acara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">stri-sangi'—eka asadhu, 'krsnabhakta' ara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The essential behavior of a Vaisnava is that he gives up unholy association. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">In other words, he avoids the company of non-devotees and men who are ad-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dicted to women and devotes himself to Krsna. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 22.87)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Prohibitions and Strictures Regarding Behavior that Destroys <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(1) Renouncing Bad Association</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.100</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varam hutavahajala-panjarantar-vyavasthitih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na sauri-cinta-vimukha-jana-samvasa-vaisasam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It is better to live in a cage of fire than to invite ruin by living with those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who are averse to thinking about Sri Krsna. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Katyayana Samhita</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(2) Avoid Attachment to Accepting</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Too Many Disciples and Over Endeavoring</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.101</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na sisyan anubadhnita granthan naivabhyased bahun</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na vyakhyam upayunjita narambhan arabhet kvacit</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi</i> must not present allurements of material benefit to attract many </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">disciples. He should not initiate unqualified disciples in order to expand the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">number of his followers for prestige and material gain. He should not unneces-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarily read many books, nor should he lecture on scriptures such as the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srimad </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhagavatam</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> as a way of making his livelihood. He must not attempt to increase </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">material opulence unnecessarily. He must renounce endeavors for things which </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are beyond his means and which cannot be attained even at the expense of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">great time and energy (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maharambha</i>). (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.13.8)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(3) Remaining Undisturbed by Material Misfortunes</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.102</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">alabhdeva vinashe va bhaksyacchadana-sadhane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aviklavamatir-bhutva harim eva dhiya smaret</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If one fails to get the necessities of life, or if one loses everything, one's </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">recourse is to always mediate within oneself upon the Lord, with an undisturbed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mind. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.114)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(4) Avoiding Lamentation</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.103</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">soka-maryadibhir-bhavair-akrantam yasya manasam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">katham tatra mukundasya sphurti-sambhavana bhavet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>How can Lord Sri Krsna appear in the heart of a person who is governed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by emotions like sorrow and anger? (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.115)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(5) Prohibitions on Worshiping Other Gods</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.104</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">harir eva sadaradhyah sarva-devesvaresvarah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">itare brahma-rudradya navajneyah kadacana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should always worship Lord Hari, who is the Supreme Controller of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all gods, but one should not show contempt for the demigods like Brahma, Rudra, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and others. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.116)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(6) One Should Avoid Giving Pain to Other Living Beings</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.105</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">piteva putram karuno nodvejayati yo janam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visuddhasya hrsikesas-turnam tasya prasidati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Just as an affectionate father never gives any cause for fear and pain in his </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dealings with his children, so Lord Hrsikesa, is very quickly pleased with those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pure-minded souls who are compassionate to all creatures and who avoid being </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a source of pain and harassment, fear and anxieties to them. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.117)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhakti </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Superior</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to False Renunciation</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.106</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prapancikataya buddhya hari-sambandhi-vastunah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mumuksabhih parityago vairagyam phalgu kathyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>That renunciation which is practiced by those desirous of impersonal lib-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eration and which rejects things in connection with Lord Hari, thinking them to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">be material, is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">phalgu-vairagya</i>, external or false renunciation. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Purva-vibhaga</i> 2.126)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Things Opposed to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti </i>Reside in Five Places</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">13.107</i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">abhyarthitas tada tasmai sthanani kalaye dadau</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dyutam panam striyah suna yatradharmas catur-vidhah</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Maharaja Pariksita, having thus been petitioned by Kali, sin personified, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gave him permission to reside wherever gambling, drinking, prostitution, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">animal slaughter are performed. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 1.17.38)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.108</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">punas ca yacamanaya jata-rupam adat prabhuh </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tato 'nrtam madam kamam rajo vairam ca pancamam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The personality of Kali asked for something more, and because of his beg-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ging, the King gave him permission to live where there is gold, because, wher-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ever there is gold there is also falsity, intoxication, lust, envy, and enmity. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 1.17.39)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.109</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">amuni panca sthanani hy adharma-prabhavah kalih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">auttareyena dattani nyavasat tan-nidesa-krt</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Thus the personality of Kali, by the directions of Maharaja Pariksita, the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">son of Uttara, was allowed to live in those five places. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 1.17.40)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.110</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">athaitani na seveta bubhusuh purusah kvacit</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visesato dharma-silo raja loka-patir guruh</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Therefore, whoever desires progressive well-being, especially kings, reli-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gionists, public leaders, brahmanas, and sannyasis, should never come in con-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tact with the four above-mentioned irreligious principles (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 1.17.41)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Different Kinds of Bad Association that Destroys <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.111</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aula, baula, karttabhaja, neda, daravesa, sani</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sahajiya, sakhibheki, smarta, jata-gosani</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ativadi, cudadhari, Gauranga-nagari</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tato kahe, ei terara sanga nahi kari</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The names of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sahajiya </i>sampradayas are as follows: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aula,</i> (a mendicant sect </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">following a very easy course of worship) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">baula</i> ( a sect of mendicants who wander </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">about singing sweet melodies about the pastimes of Radha and Krsna while </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">engaging in abominable practices), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karttabhaja</i> ( a sect of "followers" of Sri </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gauranga in </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bengal</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">neda </i>(Literally: "shaven-headed." Used to sarcastically </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">refer to devotees whose greatest religious principle is their shaven heads. The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">word also means bald or barren and connotes someone who represents himself </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as a devotee while his so-called religious life is barren of genuine realization.)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Daravesa </i>(A Muslim mendicant. This word has also been used by Srila </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Prabhupada to mean "hippie."), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sani </i>(literally means "religious instructor"), </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sahajiya</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (literally means "easy-ist." indicates one who takes the pastimes of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Radha and Krsna cheaply.), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sakhibheki</i> (One who imagines himself a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gopi</i>, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">adopts the dress of a woman), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">smarta,</i> (formalistic and materialistic <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i>), </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jata-gosani</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">caste gosvamis), ativadi</i> (proud devotees), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cudadhari</i> (Those whose </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">only religious principle consists in shaving the head and maintaining a tuft of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hair, marking themselves as Vaisnavas), and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gauranga-nagari</i> (Those who con-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sider that it is the position of Sri Caitanya to be the enjoyer of women, when in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fact as a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi</i> in His <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acarya-lila</i> Sri Caitanya avoided all association with </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">women). One should avoid associating with these different classes of imitation </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotees.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Association With Women Destroys <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.112</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">matra svasra duhitra va naviviktasano bhavet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">balavan indriya-gramo vidvamsam api karsati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should not sit on the same seat even with one's own mother, sister, or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">daughter, for the senses are so strong that even though one is very advanced in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">knowledge, he may be attracted by sex. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 9.19.17)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Remembrance of Sex Pleasure Condemned</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.113</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yadavadhi mama cetah krsna-padaravinde</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nava-nava-rasa-dhamanudyatam rantum asit</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tadavadhi bata nari-sangame smaryamane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhavati mukha-vikarah susthu nisthivanam ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Since I have been engaged in the transcendental loving service of Krsna, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">realizing ever-new pleasure in Him, whenever I think of sex pleasure, my lips </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">curl with distaste and I spit at the thought. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Daksina-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vibhaga,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 5.72 quoted from Yamunacarya)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Power of a Woman to Attract the Mind</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.114</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">durvara indriya kare visaya-grahana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">daravi prakrti hare munerapi mana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>So strongly do the senses adhere to the objects of their enjoyment that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">indeed a wooden statue of a woman (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">daru-prakrti</i>) attracts the mind of even a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">great saintly person. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Antya</i> 2.118)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">One Should Completely Give Up all Association With Women</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.115</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">satyam saucam daya maunam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">buddhih srir hrir yasah ksama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samo damo bhagas ceti</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yat-sangad yati sanksayam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[One who takes the path of unrighteousness, gets corrupted by bad association </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and becomes involved in the pursuit of sex and the pleasures of the tongue.] He </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">becomes devoid of truthfulness, cleanliness, mercy, gravity, spiritual intelligence, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">shyness, austerity, fame, forgiveness, control of the mind, control of the senses, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fortune and all such opportunities. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 3.31.33)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.116</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tesv asantesu mudhesu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">khanditatmasv asadhusu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sangam na kuryac chocyesu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yosit-krida-mrgesu ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One should not associate with a coarse fool who is bereft of the knowledge </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of self-realization and who is no more than a dancing dog in the hands of a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">woman. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 3.31.34)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Grhamedhi-dharma</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Condemned</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.117<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yan maithunadi-grhamedhi-sukham hi tuccham</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kanduyanena karayor iva duhkha-duhkham</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">trpyanti neha krpana bahu-duhkha-bhajah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kandutivan manasijam visaheta dhirah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sex is compared to the rubbing of two hands to relieve an itch. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Grhamedhis, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">so called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhasthas,</i> who have no spiritual knowledge, think this itching is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">greatest platform of happiness. Actually it is the source of distress. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krpanas, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the fools who are just the opposite of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmanas</i>, are not satisfied by repeated </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sense enjoyment. Those who are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dhira,</i> however, who are sober and who toler-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ate this itching, are not subjected to the suffering of fools and rascals. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.9.45) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Tamasic</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rajasic</i> Foods are Antagonistic to Bhakti</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.118</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">katv-amla-lavanaty-usna-tiksna-ruksa-vidahinah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ahara rajasasyesta duhkha-sokamaya-pradah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Foods that are too bitter, too sour, salty, hot, pungent, dry, and burning </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are dear to those in the mode of passion. Such foods cause distress, misery, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">disease. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 17.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.119</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yata-yamam gata-rasam puti paryusitam ca yat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ucchistam api camedhyam bhojanam tamasa-priyam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Foods prepared more than three hours before being eaten, food that is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tasteless, decomposed, and putrid, and food consisting of remnants and untouch-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">able things is dear to those in the mode of darkness. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 17.10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Meat-eating Destroys Bhakti</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.120</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ye tv anevam-vido 'santah stabdhah sad-abhimaninah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pasun druhyanti visrabdhah pretya khadanti te ca tan</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those wicked persons who do not know the real nature of dharma, who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are proud and stubborn, who consider themselves righteous and who mercilessly </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">slaughter animals will, in their next life, be eaten by the very beasts they </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kill. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.5.14)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.121</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yo yasya mamsam-asnati sa tan mamsada ucyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">matsyadah sarva-mamsadas-tasman-mat-syan vivarjayet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Whoever eats the meat of someone, he is called the eater of the meat of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that entity. But a fish eater is considered as eater of all meats. Therefore one </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">should not eat fish. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Manu-samhita</i> 5.15)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Senses are Like Wives, and the Tongue is the Most Powerful</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.122</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jihvaikato 'cyuta vikarsati mavitrpta</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sisno 'nyatas tvag-udaram sravanam kutascit</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ghrano 'nyatas capala-drk kva ca karma-saktir</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bahvyah sapatnya iva geha-patim lunanti</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My dear Lord, O infallible one, my position is like that of a person who has </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">many wives, all trying to attract him in their own way. For example, the tongue </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is attracted to palatable dishes, the genitals to sex with an attractive woman, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and the sense of touch to contract with soft things. The belly, although full, still </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">wants to eat more, and the ear, not attempting to hear about You, is generally </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">attracted to mundane songs and music. The sense of smell is attracted by sweet </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fragrances, the eyes are attracted by beautiful forms, and the active senses are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">attracted elsewhere. In this way, I am certainly embarrassed. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.9.40)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.123</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tavaj jitendriyo na syad vijitanyendriyah puman</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na jayed rasanam yavaj jitam sarvam jite rase</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Even if a person has conquered every sense other than the tongue, he </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cannot be said to have subjugated his senses until he has conquered the tongue </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and the sense of taste. The sense of taste is the strongest sense; it is the most </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">difficult to control, especially when it becomes more acute as a result of hunger. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.8.21)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.124</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>jihvara lalase yei iti-uti dhaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sisnodara-parayana krsna nahi paya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who is subservient to the demands of the tongue and who thus runs </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here and there devoted to the genitals and the belly, cannot attain Krsna. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Antya </i>6.227)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Misconceptions to be Avoided in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sadhana-bhakti</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.125</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yadi vaisnava-aparadha uthe hati mata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">upade va chinde, </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sukhi' yaya pata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tate </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mali</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yatna kari' kare avarana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aparadha-hastira yaiche na haya udgama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kintu yadi latara sange uthe 'upasakha'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhukti-mukti-vancha, yata asankhya </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> lekha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'nisiddhacara', 'kutinati', 'jiva-himsana'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'labha', 'puja', 'pratisthadi' yata upasakha-gana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">seka-jala pana upasakha badi' yaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">stabdha hana mula-sakha badite na paya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If a devotee commits an offense at the feet of a Vaisnava while cultivating </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the creeper of devotional service, his offense is compared to a mad elephant </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that uproots the creeper and breaks it. In this way the leaves of the creeper dry </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">up. The gardener must defend the creeper by fencing it all around so that the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">powerful elephant of offenses may not enter. Sometimes unwanted creepers, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">such as the creepers of desires for material enjoyment and liberation from the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">material world, grow along with the creeper of devotional service. The varieties </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of such unwanted creepers are unlimited. Some unnecessary creepers growing </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with the bhakti creeper are the creepers of behavior unacceptable for those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">trying to attain devotional perfection, diplomatic behavior, animal killing, mun-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dane profiteering, mundane adoration, and mundane importance. All these are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">unwanted creepers. If one does not distinguish between the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti-lata</i> creeper </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and the other creepers, the sprinkling of water is misused, because the other </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">creepers are nourished while the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti-lata</i> creeper is curtailed. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 19.156-160)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">To View Devotees Externally is Antagonistic to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.126</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ye te kule vaisnavera janma kene naya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tathapi o sarvottama sarva-sastre kaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ye papistha vaisnavera jati-buddhi kare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">janma janma adhama-yonite dubi' mare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All the scriptures agree that a devotee should never be seen in terms of his </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">birth. Birth does not a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaisnava</i> make. Those sinners who see a devotee in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">terms of his birth will themselves be born in the wombs of inferior species life </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">after life. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag.Mad.</i> 10.100,102)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Conceptions of Good and Bad are Antagonistic to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.127</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'dvaite' bhadrabhadra-jnana, saba—'manodharma'</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'ei bhala, ei manda',—ei saba 'bhrama'</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental concoc-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tions. Therefore, saying, "This is good" and "This is bad" is all a mistake. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Antya </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">4.176)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Materialistic Persons and their </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Reading</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhagavatam</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are Condemned</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.128</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yeba bhattacarya, cakravarti, misra saba</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tahara o na janaye grantha-anubhava</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sastra padaiya sabe ei karma kare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">srotara sahita yama-pase dubi' mare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gita-bhagavata ye ye jane va padaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhaktira vyakhyana nahi tahara jihvaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ei mata visnu-maya-mohita samsara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dekhi' bhakta saba duhkha bhavena apara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kemate e saba jiva paibe uddhara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visaya-sukhete saba majila samsara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">balile o keha nahi laya "krsna-nama"</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">niravadhi vidya-kula karena vyakhyana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The so-called Bhattacaryas, Cakravartis, Misras, and others who make a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">business out of the scriptures have no realization of the scriptures at all. All </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">their study of scripture is simply fruitive activity. Whoever hears from them will </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">be bound by the ropes of Yamaraja and dragged down to hell at the time of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">death. Although they study the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srimad Bhagavatam</i>, no ex-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">planations of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti</i> ever issue forth from their lips. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vaisnavas</i> can see no worse </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">misery than the sufferings of these wretched souls who are bewildered by the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">illusions of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maya </i>and who wander within the worlds of repeated birth and death. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vaisnavas</i> think of how all souls can be delivered from drowning in the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ocean of material existence. The devotees tell everyone to chant, but some people </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">simply cannot take the holy name, especially the so-called learned professors, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who, being proud of their academic education endlessly boast of their knowl-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">edge [but who cannot be saved]. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag. Adi</i> 1.39)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Fake, Show-bottle, and Professional <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavatam</i> Reciters</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.129</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vedair-vihinas ca pathanti sastram sastrena hinas ca purana-pathah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">purana-hinah krsino bhavanti bhrastaste bhagavata bhavanti</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those who are unable to understand the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedas </i>go on to study the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sastras.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Failing to understand the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma-sastras</i>, they turn to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Puranas.</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Unable to grasp the real purport of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Puranas</i>, they become farmers. Those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who can not do anything else become professional <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavatam</i> reciters, al-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">though they have no real understanding of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavatam</i> . (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Atri Samhita</i> 375)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Attempts at Liberation Beginning With Vows of Silence Austerity, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sastric</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Study, and so on, Will Not Lead to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.130</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mauna-vrata-sruta-tapo-'dhyayana-sva-dharma-</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vyakhya-raho-japa-samadhaya apavargyah</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prayah param purusa te tv ajitendriyanam</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varta bhavanty uta na vatra tu dambhikanam</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Supreme Personality of Godhead, there are ten prescribed methods </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the path of liberation to remain silent, not to speak to anyone, to observe </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vows, to amass all kinds of Vedic knowledge, to undergo austerities, to study </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the Vedas and other Vedic literature, to execute the duties of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">varnasrama-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dharma,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to explain the sastras, to stay in a solitary place, to chant <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mantras </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">silently, and to be absorbed in trance. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>These different methods of liberation are generally only a professional </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">practice and means of livelihood for those who have not conquered the senses. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Because such persons are falsely proud, these procedures may not be success-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ful. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.9.46)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Desires of Enjoyment and Liberation Destroy <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.131</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ajnana-tamera nama kahiye 'kaitava'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dharma-artha-kama-moksa-vancha adi saba</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> madhye moksa-vancha kaitava-pradhana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yaha haite krsna-bhakti haya antardhana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-bhaktira badhaka—yata subhasubha karma</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">seha eka jivera ajnana-tamo-dharma</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The darkness of ignorance is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kaitava</i>, the way of cheating, which </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">begins with religiosity, economic development, sense gratification, and liberation. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The foremost process of cheating is to desire liberation by merging into </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the Supreme, for this causes the permanent disappearance of loving service to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna. All kinds of activities, both auspicious and inauspicious, that are detri-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mental to the discharge of transcendental loving service to Lord Sri Krsna are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">actions of the darkness of ignorance. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 1.90,92,94)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Senses are Useless if Not Used in Krsna's Service</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.132</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">taravah kim na jivanti bhastrah kim na svasanty uta</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na khadanti na mehanti kim grame pasavo 'pare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Do the trees not live? Do the bellows of the blacksmith not breathe? All </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">around us, do the beasts not eat and discharge semen? (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 2.3.18)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.133</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sva-vid-varahostra-kharaih samstutah purusah pasuh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na yat-karna-pathopeto jatu nama gadagrajah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Men who live like dogs, hogs, camels, and asses praise those men who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">never listen to the transcendental pastimes of Lord Sri Krsna, the deliverer </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from all evils. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 2.3.19)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.134</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bile batorukrama-vikraman ye na srnvatah karna-pute narasya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jihvasati dardurikeva suta na copagayaty urugaya-gathah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who has not listened to the messages about the prowess and marvel-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ous acts of the Supreme Person and has not sung or chanted loudly the worthy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">songs about Him is considered to possess earholes like the holes of snakes and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a tongue like the tongue of a frog. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 2.3.20)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.135</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bharah param patta-kirita-justam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">apy uttamangam na namen mukundam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">savau karau no kurute saparyam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">harer lasat-kancana-kankanau va</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The upper portion of the body, though crowned with a silk turban, is only </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a heavy burden if not bowed down before the Supreme Personality of Godhead, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who can award liberation. And the hands, although decorated with glittering </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bangles, are like those of a dead man if not engaged in the service of Sri Hari. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 2.3.21)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.136</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">barhayite te nayane naranam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">lingani visnor na niriksato ye</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">padau nrnam tau druma-janma-bhajau </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksetrani nanuvrajato harer yau</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those eyes that do not look at the form of the Supreme Lord are like those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">printed on the plumes of a peacock, and the legs which do not move to the holy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">places are like tree trunks. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 2.3.22)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.137</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jivan chavo bhagavatanghri-renum</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na jatu martyo 'bhilabheta yas tu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sri-visnu-padya manujas tulasyah </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svasan chavo yas tu na veda gandham</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The person who has not received the dust of the feet of the Lord's pure </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotee upon his head is certainly a dead body. And, although breathing, the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">person who has never experienced the aroma of the Tulasi leaves from the lotus </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">feet of the Lord is also a dead body. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 2.3.23)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Without the Mercy of Gauranga it is Impossible</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to Control the Senses or Practice <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.138</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kalah kalir balina indriya-vairivargah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sri bhakti-marga iha kantaka-koti-ruddhah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ha ha kva yami vikalah kimaham karomi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">caitanyacandra yadi nadya krpam karosi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Now it is the age of Kali. My enemies, the senses, are very strong. The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">beautiful path of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti </i>is spiked with countless thorns. My spirit is weak. My </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">senses are powerful and agitated. O what shall I do? Where shall I go? O Lord </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Caitanya-candra, if you do not grant me Your mercy, what shall I do to save </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">myself? (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Caitanya-candamrta</i> 125)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Six Kinds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saranagati</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.139</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anukulyasya sankalpah pratikulyasya varjanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">raksisyatiti visvaso goptrtve varanam tatha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atma-niksepa-karpanye sad-vidha saranagatih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The six divisions of surrender are to accept those things favorable for de-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">votional service, to reject unfavorable things, the conviction that Krsna will </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">give all protection, to accept the Lord as one's guardian or master, full self-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">surrender, and humility. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 22.100, from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vaisnava Tantra</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Without <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saranagati </i>There Can be no Auspiciousness</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.140</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tavad bhayam dravina-deha-suhrn-nimittam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sokah sprha paribhavo vipulas ca lobhah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tavan mamety asad-avagraha arti-mulam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yavan na te 'oghrim abhayam pravrnita lokah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O my Lord, the people of the world are embarrassed by material anx-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ieties they are always afraid. They always try to protect wealth, body, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">friends. They are filled with lamentation and unlawful desires and paraphernalia; </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and they avariciously base their undertakings on the perishable conceptions </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of "my" and "mine". As long as they do not take shelter of Your safe lotus feet, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">they are full of such anxieties. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 3.9.6)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.141</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karpanya-dosopahata-svabhavah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prcchami tvam dharma-sammudha-cetah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yac chreyah syan niscitam bruhi tan me</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sisyas te 'ham sadhi mam tvam prapannam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure due to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">weakness. In that condition I am asking You to tell me clearly what is best for </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">me. Now I am Your disciple and soul surrendered unto You. Please instruct </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">me. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 2.7)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.142</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">daivi hy esa guna-mayi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mama maya duratyaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mam eva ye prapadyante</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mayam etam taranti te</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of nature, is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">difficult to overcome, but those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">beyond it. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 7.14)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.143</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yesam sa esa bhagavan dayayed anantah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvatmanasrita-pado yadi nirvyalikam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">te dustaram atitaranti ca deva-mayam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naisam mamaham iti dhih sva-srgala-bhaksye</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Anyone who is specifically favored by the Supreme Lord, due to unal-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">loyed surrender to the service of the Lord, can overcome the insurmountable </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ocean of illusion and can understand the Lord. But those who are attached to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the body, which is meant to be eaten by dogs and jackals cannot do so. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 2.7.42)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.144</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ananyas cintayanto mam ye janah paryupasate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tesam nityabhiyuktanam yoga-ksemam vahamy aham</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>But those who are always attached to Me, who worship Me with devotion, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">meditating on My transcendental form to them I carry what they have and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">preserve what they lack. (Bhagavad-gita 9.22)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.145</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna-bhakti-sudhapanad deha-daihika-vismrteh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tesam bhautikadehe'pi sac-cid-ananda-rupata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Drinking the nectar of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">krsna-bhakti-rasa</i>, the living being forgets the gross </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and subtle material bodies and becomes absorbed in transcendence. The body </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of such a devotee, although material, attains the qualities sat, cit, and ananda, or </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eternity, knowledge, and bliss. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brhad-bhagavatamrta</i> 2.3.45)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.146 </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarana lana kare krsne atma-samarpana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna tare kare tat-kale atma-sama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When a devotee fully surrenders to Krsna, offering his very self, at that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">time Krsna accepts the devotee to be as good as His very self. (That is, the Lord </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">accepts Him as one of his own personal associates.) (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 22.102)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.147</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prabhu kahe,--"vaisnava-deha 'prakrta' kabhu naya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'aprakrta' deha bhaktera 'cid-ananda-maya'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">diksa-kale bhakta kare atma-samarpana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei-kale krsna tare kare atma-sama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei deha kare </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> cid-ananda-maya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aprakrta-dehe tanra carana bhajaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "The body of a devotee is never material. It is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">considered transcendental, full of spiritual bliss. At the time of initiation, when </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a devotee fully surrenders unto the service of the Lord, Krsna accepts him to be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as good as Himself. When the devotee's body is thus transformed into spiritual </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">existence, the devotee, in that transcendental body, renders service to the lotus </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">feet of the Lord. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Antya</i> 4.191-193)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.148</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dante nidhaya trnakam padayor-nipatya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krtva ca kakusatam etad aham bravimi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">he sadhavah sakalam eva vihaya durad-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gauranga-candra-carane kurutanuragam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Taking a straw in my teeth I fall at your feet hundreds of times and implore </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">you with sweet words, saying, "O noble soul! Please throw out everything you </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">have learned and cultivate attachment to the lotus feet of the moonlike Sri </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gauranga. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Caitanya-candamrta</i> 120)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Humility</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.149</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na prema-gandho 'sti darapi me harau</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krandami saubhagya-bharam prakasitum</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vamsi-vilasy-anana-lokanam vina</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vibharmi yat prana-patangakan vrtha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My dear friends, I have not the slightest tinge of love of Godhead within </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">my heart. When you see me crying in separation, I am only making a false show </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of devotion. The proof that I have no love for Krsna is the fact that while not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">seeing His beautiful face as He plays His flute I continue to maintain My fly </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">like existence. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 2.45)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Value of Association With a Pure Devotee</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.150</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ata atyantikam ksemam prcchamo bhavato 'naghah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samsare 'smin ksanardho 'pi sat-sangah sevadhir nrnam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O sinless ones! We therefore inquire from you about that which is su-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">premely auspicious for all living beings, for in this world association with saints </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">even for a half a moment is the most valuable treasure in human society. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.2.30)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.151</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tulayama lavenapi na svargam napunar-bhavam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhagavat-sangi-sangasya martyanam kim utasisah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Elevation to the heavenly planets and liberation from material existence </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cannot be compared to even a moment's association with a pure devotee of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna. What then can be said of material benedictions, which are for those who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are destined to die? (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 1.18.13)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.152</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhayam dvitiyabhinivesatah syad isad apetasya viparyayo 'smrtih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tan-mayayato budha abhajet tam bhaktyaikayesam guru-devatatma</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Fear arises when a living entity misidentifies himself as the material body </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">because of absorption in the external, illusory energy of the Lord. When the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">living entity thus turns away from the Supreme Lord, he also forgets his own </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">constitutional position as a servant of the Lord. This bewildering, fearful condi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tion is effected by the potency for illusion, called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maya</i>. Therefore, an itelligent </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">person should engage unflinchingly in the unalloyed devotional service of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord, under the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master, whom he should ac-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cept as his worshipable deity and as his very life and soul. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.2.37)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srutis </i>Identify the Worship of Devotees and Association</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with Saints as the Only Thing Worth Doing</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.153</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tasmad-atmajnam hyarcayed-bhutikamah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A person wishing to attain divine opulence should worship one who is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atmajna</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, self-realized. That is, he should worship a devotee of Sri Hari, the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Supreme Personality of Godhead. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mundaka Upanisad</i> 3.1.10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sadhu-sanga</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is the Only Way</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.154</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rahuganaitat tapasa na yati na cejyaya nirvapanad grhad va</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na cchandasa naiva jalagni-suryair vina mahat-pada-rajo-'bhisekam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My dear King Rahugana, unless one has the opportunity to smear his </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">body with the dust of the lotus feet of great devotees, one cannot realize the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Absolute Truth. One cannot realize the Absolute Truth simply by observing </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">celibacy, by worshiping the Deity, by taking <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasa, </i>by perfectly following </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the rules of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grhastha asrama</i>, nor can one attain the truth by accepting </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">severe penances and austerities, by studying the Vedas, nor by worshiping </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the gods of water and sun. Only by bathing in the dust of the lotus feet of a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pure devotee is the Absolute Truth revealed. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 5.12.12)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Those Who Have Few Pious Credits</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Cannot Get the Association of Great Souls</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.155</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">durapa hy alpa-tapasah seva vaikuntha-vartmasu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatropagiyate nityam deva-devo janardanah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those whose austerity is meager can hardly obtain the service of the pure </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devotees, who are progressing on the path back to the </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kingdom</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">God</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaikuntha. Pure devotees engage one hundred percent in glorifying the Su-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">preme Lord, who is the Lord of the demigods and the controller of all living </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">entities. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 3.7.20)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.156</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naisam matis tavad urukramanghrim</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sprsaty anarthapagamo yad-arthah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mahiyasam pada-rajo-'bhisekam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">niskincananam na vrnita yavat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Unless they smear upon their bodies the dust of the lotus feet of a Vaisnava </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">completely free from material contamination, persons very much inclined to-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ward materialistic life cannot be attached to the lotus feet of the Lord. Only in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">this way can one be free from material contamination. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 7.5.32)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A Devotee Has all Good Qualities; a Non-devotee Has None</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.157</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yasyasti bhaktir bhagavaty akincana </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvair gunais tatra samasate surah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">harav abhaktasya kuto mahad-guna</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">manorathenasati dhavato bahih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All demigods and their exalted qualities, such as religious knowledge and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">renunciation, become manifest in the body of one who has developed unal-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">loyed devotion for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva. On the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">other hand, a person devoid of devotional service and engaged in material </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">activities has no good qualities. Even if he is adept at the practice of mystic yoga, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">or the honest endeavor of maintaining his family and relatives, he must be driven </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by his own mental speculations and must engage in serving the Lord's external </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">energy. How can there be any good qualities in such a person? (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 5.18.12)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">From <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sadhu-sanga</i> Comes Faith, Devotional Attachment, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prema-bhakti</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.158</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">satam prasangan mama virya-samvido</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhavanti hrt-karna-rasayanah kathah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">taj-josanad asv apavarga-vartmani</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sraddha ratir bhaktir anukramisyati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the association of pure devotees, discussion of the pastimes and activi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ties of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very pleasing and satisfying to s</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the ear and the heart. By cultivating such knowledge one gradually becomes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">advanced on the path of liberation. Thereafter he is freed, and his attraction is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fixed. Then real devotion and devotional service begin. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 3.25.25)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">With Humility and Hankering for Krsna,</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a Devotee Prays as Follows</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13.159 </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na dhanam na janam na sundarim kavitam va jagadisa kamaye</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mama janmani janmanisvare bhavatad-bhaktir-ahaituki tvayi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers, nor do I care for the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fame of a poet, or the poetically glorified position of impersonal liberation I </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">only want Your causeless devotional service birth after birth. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Siksastakam</i> 4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thus ends the Thirteenth Jewel of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gaudiya Kanthahara</i>, entitled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sadhana-bhakti-tattva.</i></span></div></div><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sreyas </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Preyas</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.1</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sreyas ca preyas ca manusyameta-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">stau samparitya vivinakti dhirah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sreyo hi dhiro' bhipreyaso vrnite</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">preyo mando yogaksemad vrnite</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Every soul has the option of accepting either the path of the senses (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">preyas</i>) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">or the path of spiritual well-being (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sreyas</i>). The wise, after carefully weighing </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">these accept the path of spiritual well-being, whereas deluded souls prefer the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">path of sense enjoyment. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Katha Upanisad</i>. 1.2.2)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Purpose of Human Life</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.2</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">labdhva su-durlabham idam bahu-sambhavante</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">manusyam artha-dam anityam apiha dhirah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">turnam yateta na pated anu-mrtyu yavan</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nihsreyasaya visayah khalu sarvatah syat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>After many births one achieves the human form, which, although tempo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rary, affords one the opportunity to attain the highest perfection. Thus, a sober </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">person should immediately endeavor for the ultimate perfection of life and not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fall back into the cycle of repeated birth and death. After all, sense gratification </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is available even in the most abominable species, whereas Krsna consciousness </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is only possible for a human being. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.9.29)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Three Different Paths <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Karma, Jnana, </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.3</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yogas trayo maya prokta nrnam sreyo-vidhitsaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnanam karma ca bhaktis ca nopayo 'nyo 'sti kutracit</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[The Lord said] My dear Uddhava, because I desire human beings to achieve </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">perfection, I have presented three paths of advancement the path of knowl-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">edge (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnana)</i>, the path of pious work (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i>), and the path of devotion (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti</i>). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">There are no other paths besides these three. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.20.6)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Who Qualifies for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Karma, Jnana, </i>or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.4</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nirvinnanam jnana-yogo nyasinam iha karmasu</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tesv anirvinna-cittanam karma-yogas tu kaminam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Out of these three paths, those who are disgusted with fruitive work are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">qualified for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnana-yoga</i>. Those who are still charmed by fruitive work are quali-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fied for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma-yoga</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.20.7)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.5</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yadrcchaya mat-kathadau jata-sraddhas tu yah puman</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na nirvinno nati-sakto bhakti-yogo 'sya siddhi-dah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who, by good fortune, has firm faith in hearing Hari-katha and is not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">attracted or repelled by material things, is qualified for perfection through <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yoga</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.20.8)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.6</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tavat karmani kurvita na nirvidyeta yavata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mat-katha-sravanadau va sraddha yavan na jayate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As long as one is not detached from fruitive work and material enjoyment, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and as long as one has no faith in devotion to Krsna, beginning with hearing and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chanting His glories, one should follow the religious principles on the path of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karma</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> as given in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedas.</i> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.20.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">To be Fixed in That for Which one is Qualified is a Good Quality</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.7</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sve sve 'dhikare ya nistha sa gunah parikirtitah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">viparyayas tu dosah syad ubhayor esa niscayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Being fixed in the position for which one is qualified is virtuous. The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">opposite accepting a position for which one is unqualified is irresponsible and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is considered impious. This is the definite conclusion. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.21.2)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.8</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sreyan sva-dharmo vigunah para-dharmat sv-anusthitat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sva-dharme nidhanam sreyah para-dharmo bhayavahah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It is better to do one's duty poorly than to do another's duty perfectly. It is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">better to die doing one's duties than to leave them and follow another's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for to follow another's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma</i> is dangerous. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 3.35)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Even Sages and Demigods are</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bewildered Trying to Understand the Vedas</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.9</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sri-avirhotra uvaca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karmakarma vikarmeti veda-vado na laukikah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vedasya cesvaratmatvat tatra muhyanti surayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The classifications of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma </i>(duties enjoined by the Vedas) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">akarma</i> (acts </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prohibited by the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedas</i>) and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vikarma (</i>those acts neither sanctioned nor for-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bidden) are defined in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedas</i>, which are of supernatural origin. Therefore, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">because the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedas</i> emanate from God, even though sages and demigods are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bewildered in trying to understand them, they are conclusive. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.3.43)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.10</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">paroksa-vado vedo 'yam balanam anusasanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karma-moksaya karmani vidhatte hy agadam yatha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Vedas often imply something deeper and different from the superfi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cial interpretation of its words. Thus they sometimes instruct us indirectly about </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the Truth. As a child is tempted to take bitter medicine by something sweet the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedas s</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ometimes glorify the path of karma, but the true goal of the Vedas is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">liberation from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.3.44)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.11</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nacared yas tu vedoktam svayam ajno 'jitendriyah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vikarmana hy adharmena mrtyor mrtyum upaiti sah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[One should not prematurely give up Vedic injunctions, thinking them ex-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ternal to the process of liberation]. Rather, if an ignorant person who cannot </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">control his senses, ignores the Vedic injunctions, he will engage in irreligious </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and impious activities, and thus will suffer repeated birth and death. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.3.45)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.12</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vedoktam eva kurvano nihsango 'rpitam isvare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naiskarmyam labhate siddhim rocanartha phala-srutih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who performs actions sanctioned by the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedas</i>, without attachment, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and who dedicates his work to the Supreme Lord is freed from the reactions of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karma. The promise of the fruits of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i> mentioned in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedas</i> is only </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">meant to encourage the foolish to engage in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma-yoga</i>. [For all the above-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">reasons, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedas</i> sometimes encourage the path of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i>, to gradually bring </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the foolish souls to the platform of freedom from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma </i>and full engagement in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ]. (Bhag<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.</i> 11.3.46)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Vaisnava Guru Never Encourages Karma</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.13</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svayam nihsreyasam vidvan na vakty ajnaya karma hi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na rati rogino 'pathyam vanchato 'pi bhisaktamah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A pure devotee, who is fully accomplished in the science of devotional </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">service, will never instruct a foolish person to engage in fruitive activities for </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">material enjoyment, not to speak of helping him in such activities. Such a devo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tee is like an experienced doctor who never encourages a patient to eat food </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">injurious to his health, even if the patient desires it. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 6.9.50)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Karma-yoga Does not Give Freedom</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">From the Fear of Birth and Death</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.14</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">istveha devata yajnaih svar-lokam yati yajnikah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhunjita deva-vat tatra bhogan divyan nijarjitan</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[The Lord said] If one performs sacrifice, or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma-yoga</i> according to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varnasrama-dharma</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, his fruits will be temporary. By satisfying the gods through </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sacrifice, he gets good karma and goes to the heavenly planets where he enjoys </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as if he were a god. He thus enjoys the results of his good <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i> for a brief time </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in the heavenly planets. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.10.23)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.15</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tavat sa modate svarge yavat punyam samapyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksina-punyah pataty arvag anicchan kala-calitah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As long as the piety accumulated from good <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i> is plentiful, he enjoys </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">opulent pleasures in the heavenly planets. When the accumulated piety of his </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">good karma is exhausted his time of enjoyment is finished, and he again falls </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">down from heaven. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.10.26)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.16</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">te tam bhuktva svarga-lokam visalam </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksine punye martya-lokam visanti</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">evam trayi-dharmam anuprapanna</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gatagatam kama-kama labhante</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When they have thus enjoyed heavenly sense pleasure, they again return </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to this mortal world. Thus, those who are filled with desires and follow the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedas</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to attain material enjoyment achieve only flickering pleasure. They are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">then cast down to suffer repeated birth and death. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 9.21)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhagavatam</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Derides <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Karma </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jnana</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.17</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">naiskarmyam apy acyuta-bhava-varjitam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na sobhate jnanam alam niranjanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kutah punah sasvad abhadram isvare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na carpitam karma yad apy akaranam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The freedom from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma </i>or liberation attained through impersonal knowl-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">edge is ugly because it is devoid of a conception of the personal absolute. What </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">then is the use of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmic </i>activities? They are painful and inauspicious from </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">beginning to end, and their results are temporary. Of what use is any work if it </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is not for Krsna's pleasure? Merely retiring from work cannot bring about </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fulfillment. Even liberation, which is free from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i>, cannot be considered </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">perfection for it lacks a personal conception of reality. How then, can one </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">expect fulfillment in a life of laborious work which is not done for the satisfac-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tion of Krsna? (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 1.5.12)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Materialistic Karmic Activities arc Condemned</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.18</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">neha yat karma dharmaya na viragaya kalpate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na tirtha-pada-sevayai jivann api mrto hi sah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Anyone whose work (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma)</i> does not elevate him to religious life </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharma</i>), whose religious life does not lead to renunciation (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vairagya</i>) and whose </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">renunciation does not lead to devotional service to the Supreme Lord is counted </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">among the living dead. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 3.23.56)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.19</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dharmah svanusthitah pumsam visvaksena-kathasu yah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">notpadayed yadi ratim srama eva hi kevalam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Any religious practices and occupational duties that do not promote at-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">traction for the message of the Personality of Godhead are certainly a useless </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">waste of time. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 1.2.8)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.20</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dharmasya hy apavargyasya nartho 'rthayopakalpate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">narthasya dharmaikantasya kamo labhaya hi smrtah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dharmas </i>are certainly meant for ultimate liberation. They should never </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">be performed for material gain. Further, according to sages, one engaged in the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ultimate occupational duty should never use material gain to cultivate sense </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gratification. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 1.2.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.21</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kamasya nendriya-pritir labho jiveta yavata</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jivasya tattva-jijnasa nartho yas ceha karmabhih</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Life's desires should never be aimed at sensual enjoyment. One should </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">not wish for anything more than what is needed for self-preservation, because </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the real purpose of human life is to inquire after the Absolute Truth. Nothing </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">else should be the goal of one's works. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 1.2.10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Path of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Karma</i> is Condemned in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedas</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.22</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">plava hyete adrdha yajnarupa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">astadasoktamavaram yesu karma</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">etacchreyo ye' bhinandanti mudha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jara-mrtyum te punarevapi yanti</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Even the best kinds of karmic sacrifice carefully performed with eighteen </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">priests are unreliable boats for crossing the ocean of material existence. Those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">deluded souls who take to materialistic forms of sacrifice, thinking that they </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">lead to the highest spiritual gain, are fools who suffer again and again the miser-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ies of birth, death, old age, and disease. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mundaka Upanisad</i> 1.2.7)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.23</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avidyayamantare vartamanah </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svayam dhirah panditam manyamanah</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">janghanyamanah pariyanti mudha</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">andhenaiva niyamana yathandhah</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Thus deluded by ignorance, but thinking themselves to be wise, sober, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">learned, such fools, even while suffering the miseries of sense enjoyment, lead </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">other fools into darkness, just as blind men lead other blind men into a ditch. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mundaka Upanisad</i> 1.2.8)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.24</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avidyayam bahudha vartamana </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vayam krtartha ity-abhimanyanti balah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yat karmino na pravedayanti ragat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tenaturah ksina-lokas-cyavante</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Deep in the darkness of ignorance, these fools think, "We have reached </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the goal". Being attached to karmic religions they fail to understand the truth. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">After their piety is exhausted they fall down to repeated birth and death. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mundaka Upanisad</i> 1.2.9)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Without Worshiping Visnu, Worship of Demigods is Improper</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.25</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ye 'py anya-devata-bhakta yajante sraddhayanvitah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">te 'pi mam eva kaunteya yajanty avidhi-purvakam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those who faithfully dedicate themselves to the worship of demigods </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">worship Me indirectly, but their worship is done with improper understanding. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 9.23)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Impersonalism is Condemned in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Upanisads</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.26</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">andham tamah pravisanti ye 'vidyam upasate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tato bhuya iva te tamo ya u vidyayam ratah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those who engage in the culture of ignorance [and so perform <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kanda </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">worship to attain their desired object] shall enter into dark regions of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ignorance. Worse still are those engaged in the culture of so-called knowledge. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">They enter into a realm of even greater darkness. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Isopanisad</i> 9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.27</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kleso 'dhikataras tesam avyaktasakta-cetasam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avyakta hi gatir duhkham dehavadbhir avapyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifest, impersonal feature </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of the Absolute, advancement is very troublesome. Progress in that discipline </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is always difficult for those who are embodied. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 12.5)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Scriptures Condemn the Ascending Path of Knowledge</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.28</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnane prayasam udapasya namanta eva</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jivanti san-mukharitam bhavadiya-vartam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sthane sthitah sruti-gatam tanu-van-manobhir</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ye prayaso 'jita jito 'py asi tais tri-lokyam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Lord Brahma said] My dear Lord, those devotees who have thrown away </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth and have therefore abandoned </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">discussing empirical philosophical truths should hear from self-realized devo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tees about Your holy name, form, pastimes, and qualities. They should com-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pletely follow the principles of devotional service. Surrendering fully with </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">body, mind, and words they can live in any position. Indeed, O Lord, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">although You are unconquerable, You are conquered by such persons. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 10.14.3)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.29</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sreyah-srtim bhaktim udasya te vibho</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">klisyanti ye kevala-bodha-labdhaye</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tesam asau klesala eva sisyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nanyad yatha sthula-tusavaghatinam </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My dear Lord, devotional service unto You is the only auspicious path. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Those who reject the path of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti</i> and try to reach the infinite with their finite </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brains will never succeed. O Lord, those who want to have a clear conception </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of You through their intellect find their attempts useless. Their endeavors end </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">only in trouble and frustration, like the frustration of those who try to beat rice </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from empty husks. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 10.14.4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Followers of the Ascending and</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Descending Path and Their Destinations</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.30</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ye 'nye 'ravindaksa vimukta-maninas</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tvayy asta-bhavad avisuddha-buddhayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aruhya krcchrena param padam tatah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">patantya adho 'nadrta-yusmad-anghrayah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Someone may say that aside from Vaisnavas, who always seek shelter at </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the Lord's lotus feet, there are those who are not Vaisnavas but have accepted </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">different process for attaining salvation. What happens to them? In answer to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">this question, Lord Brahma says: O lotus-eyed Lord, although non-devotees </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who accept severe austerities and penance's to achieve the highest position may </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">think themselves liberated, their intelligence is impure. Although they may rise </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to the level of impersonal Brahman realization, they fall down from their posi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tion of imagined superiority because they neglect to worship Your lotus feet. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 10.2.32)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.31</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tatha na te madhava tavakah kvacid</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhrasyanti margat tvayi baddha-sauhrdah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tvayabhigupta vicaranti nirbhaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vinayakanikapa-murdhasu prabho</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Madhava, Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord of the goddess of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fortune, if devotees completely in love with You sometimes fall from the path </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of devotion, they do not fall down like non-devotees, for You still protect them. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thus they fearlessly traverse the heads of their opponents and continue to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">progress in devotional service. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 10.2.33)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.32</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jivan-mukta api punar-bandhanam yanti karmabhih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yady-acintya-maha-saktau bhagavaty-aparadhinah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those souls who have attained liberation while living can again become </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bound if they commit an offense to the inconceivably powerful Supreme Per-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sonality of Godhead. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vasana-bhasyodhrta Sri Bhagavata-parisista-vacana</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.33</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jivan-muktah prapadyante kvacit samsara-vasanam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yogino na vilipyante karmabhir-bhagavat-parah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those who have attained liberation while living sometimes develop </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">material attachment, but those who are fixed in bhakti-yoga, who have dedicated </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">themselves to Krsna, will never again have to suffer repeated birth and death. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vasana-bhasyodhrta Sri Bhagavata-parisista-vacana)</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.34</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nanu-vrajati yo mohadavrajantam jagadisvaram</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnanagnidagdha-karmapi sa bhaved brahmaraksasah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Out of foolishness if one does not follow the Lord of the universe when he </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">goes out on a chariot then such a person will become <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-raksasa</i> even if he </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is a liberated person. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ratha-yatra-prasange Sri Visnu-bhakti-candrodayoddhrta </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Puranavakya</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Material Education, Austerity, Work, Knowledge,</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">or Eightfold Yoga, Cannot Enable one to see God</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.35</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">adyapi vacas-patayas tapo-vidya-samadhibhih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pasyanto 'pi na pasyanti pasyantam paramesvaram</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[The most powerful Lord Brahma, the father of all progenitors, Lord Siva; </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Manu, Daksa and other rulers of humankind, the four saintly Brahmacaris </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">headed by Sanaka and Sanatana, the great sages Marici, Atri, Angira, Pulastya, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Pulaha, Kratu, Bhrgu, and Vasistha, and my humble self (Narada) are all stal-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">wart <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmans.</i>] All of us can speak authoritatively on Vedic literature. We are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">very powerful because of austerities, meditation and education. Nonetheless, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">even after searching for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who sees every-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">thing, we cannot see Him or understand Him. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 4.29.44)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Instruction of the Vedas About the</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Ascending Path of Impersonal Knowledge</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.36</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nayam-atma-pravacanena labhyo na medhaya na bahuna srutena</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yam evaisa vrnute tena labhyas tasyaisa atma vivrnute tanum svam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Supreme Self can never be known by argument, reasoning, intelli-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gence, or scholarship. By His own sweet will, however, the Lord may choose to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">reveal Himself to someone in His personal divine form. Only such a person can </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">see the Lord. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mundaka Upanisad</i> 3.2.3)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.37</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">athapi te deva padambuja-dvaya-prasada-lesanugrhita eva hi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">janati tattvam bhagavan-mahimno na canya eko 'pi ciram vicinvan </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Lord Brahma said] My Lord, if one is favored by even a slight trace of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mercy of Your lotus feet, he can understand the greatness of Your personality. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">But those who speculate are unable to know you, even though they study the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vedas </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for many years. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 10.14.29)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.38</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">isvarera krpa-lesa haya ta' yahare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei ta' isvara-tattva janibare pare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If one receives but a tiny bit of the Lord's favor by dint of devotional ser-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vice, he can understand the nature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 6.83)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhakti</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Superior</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Karma</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jnana</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.39</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sva-sukha-nibhrta-cetas tad-vyudastanya-bhavo</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'py ajita-rucira-lilakrsta-saras tadiyam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vyatanuta krpaya yas tattva-dipam puranam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tam akhila-vrjina-ghnam vyasa-sunum nato 'smi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Let me offer my respectful obeisance's unto my spiritual master, the son of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vyasadeva, Sukadeva Gosvami. It is he who defeats all inauspicious things </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">within this universe. Although in the beginning he was absorbed in the happi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ness of Brahman realization and was living in a secluded place, giving up all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">other types of consciousness, he became attracted by the most melodious pas-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">times of Lord Krsna. He therefore mercifully spoke the supreme Purana, Srimad </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhagavatam, which is the bright light of the Absolute Truth and which describes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the activities of Lord Krsna. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 12.12.69)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Eightfold Yoga System Does not Lead to the Highest Goal</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.40</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yamadibhir yoga-pathaih kama-lobha-hato muhuh</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mukunda-sevaya yadvat tathatmaddha na samyati</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>By yoga practice one may be able to control the senses and become </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">relatively free from lust and greed, but this will never satisfy the soul. Only devo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tional service to Krsna gives complete satisfaction to the soul. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 1.6.35)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mind Control Through Pranayama is Impossible</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.41</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yunjananam abhaktanam pranayamadibhir manah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aksina-vasanam rajan drsyate punar utthitam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Nondevotees who attempt to control the mind through <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pranayama</i> may </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">succeed for a time, but ultimately their minds are filled with subtle desires, there-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fore, they soon become attached once again to the sense objects. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 10.51.60)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.42</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prayasah pundarikaksa yunjanto yogino manah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visidanty asamadhanan mano-nigraha-karsitah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O lotus-eyed Lord, those yogis who try to control their minds are frus-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">trated in their attempts to attain samadhi, and soon tire of their efforts at mind </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">control. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.29.2)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Yoga and Pranayama are a Waste of Time</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.43</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">antarayan vadanty eta yunjato yogam uttamam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">maya sampadyamanasya kala-ksapana-hetavah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The wise have concluded that yoga and its mystic perfection's are impedi-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ments on the path of the Absolute Truth. They are a waste of time for those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who wish to practice the best yoga, devotional service, and thus attain the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">highest perfection [love of Godhead]. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.15.33)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Who is a Real Yogi and Sannyasi?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.44</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anasritah karma-phalam karyam karma karoti yah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sa sannyasi ca yogi ca na niragnir na cakriyah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who is unattached to the fruits of his work yet does his duty is a true </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sannyasi and a yogi, not he who lights no fire of sacrifice or performs no work. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 6.1)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.45</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">niskama haiyakare ye krsna-bhajana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tahare se bali "yogi" sannyasa-laksana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visnu-kriya na karile paranna khaile</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kicchu nahe, saksatei ei vede bale</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One who worships Krsna without material desires is a real <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yogi </i>and has </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">symptoms of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sannyasi.</i> Those who do not work for Visnu but eat from others </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are parasites. That is the version of the Vedas. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.bhag. Antya</i> 3.41-42)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.46</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tapasvibhyo 'dhiko yogi jnanibhyo 'pi mato 'dhikah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">karmibhyas cadhiko yogi tasmad yogi bhavarjuna</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A yogi is greater than a ascetic, a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jnan</i>i, or a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karmi</i>. Therefore, O Arjuna, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">always be a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yogi</i>. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Bhagavad-gita</i> 6.46)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.47</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yoginam api sarvesam mad-gatenantar-atmana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sraddhavan bhajate yo mam sa me yuktatamo matah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Of all <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yogis</i>, who always abides in Me with great faith, always thinking of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Me and worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">united with Me in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yoga.</i> He is the highest of all. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 6.47)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Without Bhakti There is no Means to Attain the Supreme</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.48</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na sadhayati mam yogo na sankhyam dharma uddhava</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na svadhyayas tapas tyago yatha bhaktir mamorjita</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I am not controlled by those who practice mystic yoga, Sankhya philoso-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">phy, mundane piety and religion, study of the Vedas, penances and renuncia-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tion. O Uddhava, I am controlled by bhakti. Those who have developed unal-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">loyed devotion for Me control Me by their love. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 11.14.20)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Pure Devotion is the Only Means to Attain Krsna</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.49</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'bapera dhana ache' jnane dhana nahi paya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tabe sarvajna kahe tare praptira upaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'ei sthane ache dhana' yadi daksine khudibe</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'bhimarula-baruli' uthibe, dhana na paibe</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'pascime' khudibe, taha 'yaksa' eka haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">se vighna karibe, dhane hata na padaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'uttare' khudile ache krsna 'ajagare'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dhana nahi pabe, khudite gilibe sabare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">purva-dike tate mati alpa khudite</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dhanera jhari padibeka tomara hatete</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aiche sastra kahe, karma, jnana, yoga tyaji'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'bhaktye' krsna vasa haya, bhaktye tanre bhaji</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ataeva 'bhakti' krsna-praptyera upaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'abhidheya' bali' tare sarva-sastre </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gaya</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dhana paile yaiche sukha-bhoga phala paya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sukha-bhoga haite duhkha apani palaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">taiche bhakti-phale krsne prema upajaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">preme krsnasvada haile bhava nasa paya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">daridrya-nasa, bhava-ksaya, premera 'phala' naya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prema-sukha-bhoga mukhya prayojana haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Although being assured of his father's treasure, the poor man could not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">acquire this treasure by such knowledge alone. The astrologer had to tell him, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">therefore, the means whereby he could actually find the treasure. The astrolo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ger said, "The treasure is in this place, but if you dig on the southern side, the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">wasps and drones will rise, and you will not get your treasure. If you dig on the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">western side, a ghost will create such a disturbance that your hands will not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">even touch the treasure. If you dig on the northern side, a big black snake will </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">devour you. If, however, you dig up a small quantity of dirt on the eastern side, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">you will immediately touch the pot of treasure. Revealed scriptures conclude </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that one should give up fruitive activity, speculative knowledge, and the mystic </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yoga </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">system. Instead one should take to devotional service, by which Krsna </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">can be fully satisfied. The conclusion is that devotional service is the only means </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This system is therefore </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">abhidheya</i>. This is the verdict of all revealed scriptures. When one is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">actually rich he naturally enjoys all kinds of happiness. When one is actually </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a happy mood, all distressful conditions go away by themselves. No extraneous </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">endeavor is needed. Similarly, as a result of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti,</i> one's dormant love for </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna awakens. Then one can taste the association of Lord Krsna. And mater-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ial existence, the repetition of birth and death, comes to an end. The goal of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">love of Godhead is not to become materially rich or free from material bond-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">age. The real goal is to be situated in devotional service to the Lord and to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">enjoy transcendental bliss. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 20.131-136, 139-142)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Goal of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i> and the Goal of Karma</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jnana</i> are not the Same</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.50</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tesam satata-yuktanam bhajatam priti-purvakam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dadami buddhi-yogam tam yena mam upayanti te</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>To those who are constantly devoted, serving Me with love, I give the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">understanding by which they can come to </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Me.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 10.10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.51</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yogasya tapasas caiva nyasasya gatayo 'malah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mahar janas tapah satyam bhakti-yogasya mad-gatih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those who practice mystic yoga, who perform great austerities and accept </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sannyasa</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, may attain the sinless realms of Maharloka, Janaloka, Tapaloka, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Satyaloka, but those who practice bhakti-yoga, devotional service unto Me, at-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tain My abode. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 11.24.14)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.52</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yanti deva-vrata devan pitrn yanti pitr-vratah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhutani yanti bhutejya yanti mad-yajino 'pi mam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those who worship the demigods go to the planets of the demigods; those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who worship the ancestors go to the ancestors; those who worship ghosts and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">spirits take birth among such beings, and those who worship Me will live with </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Me.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 9.25)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.53</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">mukti</span>, bhukti vanche yei, kahan duohara gati?'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">sthavara-deha</span>, deva-deha yaiche avasthiti'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>"And what is the destination of those who desire liberation and those </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who desire sense gratification?" Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked. Ramananda Raya </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">replied, "Those who attempt to merge into the existence of the Supreme Lord </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">will have to accept a body like that of a tree. And those who are overly inclined </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">toward</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sense gratification will attain the bodies of demigods.'' (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 8.257)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Character of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhakti</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12.54</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mac-citta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mad-gata-prana bodhayantah parasparam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kathayantas</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ca mam nityam tusyanti ca ramanti ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully de-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">voted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">enlightening one another and conversing, about Me. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> l0.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thus ends the Twelfth Jewel of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the Gaudiya Kanthahara</i>, entitled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Abhidheya-tattva.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Sruti on the Subject of Acintya-bhedabheda-tattva</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11.1</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eko</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vasi</span> <span class="SpellE">sarvabhutamtaratma</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ekam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> rupam <span class="SpellE">bahudha</span> yah karoti</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">atmastham</span> ye' <span class="SpellE">nupasyanti</span> <span class="SpellE">dhiras</span>-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tesam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sukham</span> <span class="SpellE">sasvatam</span> <span class="SpellE">netaresam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Although His form is one, the Supersoul, who is the indwelling witness </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> controller of all living beings, is manifest in innumerable ways. The wise </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> can see that Supreme Soul within his heart becomes peaceful and enjoys </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">transcendental</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bliss. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Katha Upanisad</i> 2.2.12)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Srimad Bhagavatam</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Acintya-bhedabheda-tattva</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11.2</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rte</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> '<span class="SpellE">rtham</span> yat <span class="SpellE">pratiyeta</span> na <span class="SpellE">pratiyeta</span> <span class="SpellE">catmani</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tad</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vidyad</span> <span class="SpellE">atmano</span> mayam <span class="SpellE">yathabhaso</span> yatha <span class="SpellE">tamah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Brahma, whatever appears to be of any value, if it has no relation to <span class="GramE">Me</span>, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">has</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> no reality. It is <span class="GramE">My</span> illusory energy that reflection which appears to be in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">darkness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 2.9.34)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11.3</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">mahanti</span> bhutani <span class="SpellE">bhutesuccavacesv</span> <span class="SpellE">anu</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pravistany</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">apravistani</span> tatha <span class="SpellE">tesu</span> na <span class="SpellE">tesv</span> aham</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Brahma, please know that the universal elements enter into the cosmos </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> at the same time do not enter into the <span class="SpellE">comos</span>; similarly, I Myself also exist </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">within</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> everything created, and at the same time I am outside of everything. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 2.9.35)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11.4</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatra</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yena yato yasya <span class="SpellE">yasmai</span> yad <span class="SpellE">yad</span> yatha yada</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">syad</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> idam bhagavan saksat pradhana-<span class="SpellE">purusesvarah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>You are the substratum, the agent, and the instrument of the universe. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">You are its source and its object or purpose. Whenever or whatever form it </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">assumes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is You. As the universe evolves, all the causes thereof, including time </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> manner, are You, the Almighty Lord, the controller of both <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prakrti</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>(the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">enjoyed</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">) and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">purusa</i> (the enjoyer) and who transcends them both. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 10.85.4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Smrti </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Acintya-bhedabheda-tattva</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11.5</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">maya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">tatam</span> idam sarvam jagad <span class="SpellE">avyakta-murtina</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mat-<span class="SpellE">sthani</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sarva-bhutani na caham <span class="SpellE">tesv</span> <span class="SpellE">avasthitah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In My <span class="SpellE">unmanifest</span> form I pervade this entire universe. All beings are in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Me, but I am not in them. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 9.4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11.6</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ca mat-<span class="SpellE">sthani</span> bhutani <span class="SpellE">pasya</span> me yogam <span class="SpellE">aisvaram</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhuta-bhrn</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na ca <span class="SpellE">bhuta-stho</span> <span class="SpellE">mamatma</span> <span class="SpellE">bhuta-bhavanah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>And yet everything that is created does not rest in Me. Behold My mystic </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">opulence</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">! Although I am the maintainer of all living entities and although I am </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">everywhere</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, I am not a part of this cosmic manifestation; for I am the very </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">source</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of creation. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 9.5)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Srila Jiva Gosvami on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>Acintya-bhedabheda-tattva</u></i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11.7</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ekam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eva tat parama-tattvam <span class="SpellE">svabhavikacintya-saktya</span> <span class="SpellE">sarvadaiva</span> svarupa-</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tad-rupa-vaibhava-jiva-pradhana-rupena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">caturdhavatisthate</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">suryantarmandalastha-teja</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> iva mandala</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tad-bahir-<span class="SpellE">gatarasmi-tat-prattichavi-rupena</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">durghata-ghata-katvam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">hyacintyatvam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Absolute Truth is one. His natural characteristic is that He has <span class="SpellE">incon</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ceivable</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> potency. His inconceivable potencies are reposed in four different </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">stages</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">: His personal form (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svarupa</i>), the expansions of His divine form (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tad-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rupa-vaibhava</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">), the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jivas</i>, and the material ingredients (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pradhana</i>).</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> With re-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gard</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to the sun, there is the <span class="SpellE">sungod</span>, the internal power of the sun, and that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">power</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> when it is expanded as the external rays of the sun. Then there is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">shadow</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the sun, that is to say, the sun's reflection which is in darkness, far </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the sun's influence. This illustration is used as an example. The point of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> example is that in the same way as the sun appears in this fourfold <span class="SpellE">manifes</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tation</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (the <span class="SpellE">sungod</span>, its internal power, its external rays, and its shadow), there is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eternal Supreme Truth (the Lord) whose form is eternal, but who is pos-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sessed</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of different potencies: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">svarupa-sakti, jiva-sakti, </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> maya-sakti. </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There seems to be a contradiction in this matter between the <span class="GramE">Lord</span> being </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">one</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eternal Absolute Truth and His simultaneously possessing inconceivable </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">potency</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. How is it possible to understand such a contradiction? To that it is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">said</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> acintya means beyond the <span class="SpellE">jiva's</span> capacity to understand. An event which is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">extremely</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> rare or unlikely, even physically impossible, is inconceivable. For </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Supreme Lord, however, nothing is impossible for He has inconceivable </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">power</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. [Therefore the Lord's oneness with (and distinction from) His energy is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">said</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to be inconceivable <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acintya-<span class="SpellE">bhedabheda-vada</span></i>.] </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavata-sandarbha</i> 16)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Note: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srila Prabhupada paraphrased this section of Jiva Gosvami's </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhagavata-sandarbha<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> as follows: </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Srila Jiva Gosvami states in </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bhagavata-Sandarbha<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> (16) <span class="GramE">That</span> by His po-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tencies</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, which act in natural sequences beyond the scope of the specula-</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tive</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> human mind, the Supreme Transcendence, the <span class="SpellE">summum</span> <span class="SpellE">bonum</span>, eter-</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nally</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and simultaneously exists in four transcendental features: His per-</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sonality</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, His impersonal effulgence, His potential parts and parcels (the </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">living</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> beings), and the principal cause of all causes. The Supreme Whole </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> compared to the sun, which also exists in four features, namely the </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">personality</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the sun-god, the glare of his glowing sphere, the sun-rays </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">inside</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the sun planet, and the sun's reflections in many other objects. The </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ambition</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to corroborate the existence of the transcendental Absolute Truth </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> limited conjectural endeavors cannot be fulfilled, because He is be-</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yond</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the scope of our limited speculative minds. In an honest search for </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">truth</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> we must admit that His powers are inconceivable to our tiny brains. </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The exploration of space has demanded the work of the greatest scientists </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the world, yet there are countless problems regarding even <span class="SpellE">fundamen</span>-</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tal</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> knowledge of the material creation that bewilder such scientists. Such </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">material</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> knowledge is far removed from the spiritual nature, and there-</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fore</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the acts and arrangements of the Absolute Truth, are, beyond all </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">doubts</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, inconceivable.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11.8</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">apare</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tu "<span class="SpellE">tarko-pratisthanat</span>" bhede' <span class="SpellE">pya</span>-bhede' pi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nirmaryada-dosa-santati-darsanena</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">bhinnataya</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cintaryitumasakayatvadabhedah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sadhyantah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tad-<span class="SpellE">vad-abhinnatayapi</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">cintayiuamasakyatvadbhedamapi</span> <span class="SpellE">sadhayanto</span>' </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cintyabhedabhedavada</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">svikurvanti</span>.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tatra</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">badara-pauranika-saivanam</span> mate <span class="SpellE">bhedabhedau</span> <span class="SpellE">bhaskaramate</span> ca.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mayavadinam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tatra <span class="SpellE">bhedamso</span> <span class="SpellE">vyavaharika</span> eva <span class="SpellE">pratitiko</span> va.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gautama-kanada-jaimini-kapila-patanjalimate</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tu bheda eva.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sri</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">ramanuja-madhvacaryamate</span> <span class="SpellE">cetyapi</span> <span class="SpellE">sarvatriki</span> <span class="SpellE">prasiddhih</span>.</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svamate</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">tvacintyabhedabhedaveva</span> <span class="SpellE">acintyasaktimayatvaditi</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Other <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sampradayas</i> of Vedantists admit that boundless essays, <span class="SpellE">disserta</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tions</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and theses can never be established as truth through any amount of <span class="SpellE">argu</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ment</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Still, they think that the principle of oneness and difference existing to-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gether</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the same place transgresses the boundaries of reality. They take it </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> this is a symptom of the fault of neglecting the nature of universality that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, that if difference is true, then it must be true universally, and if oneness is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">true</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> then it must be true universally. Following this faulty logic they therefore </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">think</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> that these two difference and non-difference cannot independently co-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">exist</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. There cannot be both duality and oneness, they reason; one of these </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">doctrines</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> must have supremacy over the other. Those who think it is one, find </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> their attempts to practice the doctrine of oneness are impossible. In the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">same</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> way, those who attempt to practice a doctrine of absolute difference will </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">find</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> their position untenable. In this way, both the practitioners of absolute </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">oneness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and the practitioners of absolute duality will be unable to realize their </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">philosophy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Therefore, in light of the difficulties of trying to realize oneness </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">without</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> distinction or distinction without oneness, the principle of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acintya-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhedabheda-vada</span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, or inconceivable, simultaneous oneness and distinction, has </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">been</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> accepted as the highest harmonizing principle.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The true opinion of the sage <span class="SpellE">Badasa</span> and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Puranas</i> is <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhedabheda-vada</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">oneness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and difference. Even the followers of Siva sometimes accept this. For </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">example</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, the commentator <span class="SpellE">Bhaskara</span> accepts <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhedabheda-vada</i></span> in the idea that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">there</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is a difference between the articles offered to the Deity and the Deity </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Himself.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> In the opinion of the mayavadis, the branches of difference are merely </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vyavaharika</span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, mundane or apparent. <span class="SpellE">Gautama</span>, <span class="SpellE">Kanada</span>, Jaimini, <span class="SpellE">Kapila</span>, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Patanjali</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> admit the existence of distinction. In the opinions of <span class="SpellE">Ramanuja</span> and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Madhva's</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> this principle reaches a higher level of perfection. <span class="SpellE">Ramanuja's</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visistadvaita</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">philosophy supports difference and <span class="SpellE">nondifference</span>, and <span class="SpellE">Madhva's</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">suddha-dvaita</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">philosophy supports the principle of difference. The Supreme </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord has inconceivable potency; and He supports the conclusion of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">acintya-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhedabheda-vada</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">This is our conclusion. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramatma-Sandarbha, Sarva-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samvadini-tika</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Jiva Gosvami)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-sutras</i> Support the View of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sakti-<span class="SpellE">parinamavada</span></i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11.9</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vyasera</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sutrete</span> kahe '<span class="SpellE">parinama'-vada</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">vyasa</span> <span class="SpellE">bhranta</span>' bali' </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">uthaila</span> <span class="SpellE">vivada</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">parinama-vade</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> isvara <span class="SpellE">hayena</span> vikari</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kahi' 'vivarta'-<span class="SpellE">vada</span> <span class="SpellE">sthapana</span> ye kari</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vastutah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">parinama-vada</span> sei se pramana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dehe</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> atma-buddhi ei <span class="SpellE">vivartera</span> <span class="SpellE">sthana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avicintya</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-sakti-yukta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sri-bhagavan</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">icchaya</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jagad-rupe paya <span class="SpellE">parinama</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tathapi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> acintya-<span class="SpellE">saktye</span> haya <span class="SpellE">avikari</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prakrta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> cintamani <span class="SpellE">tahe</span> <span class="SpellE">drstanta</span> ye dhari</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">ratna-rasi</span> haya cintamani haite</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tathapiha</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mani <span class="SpellE">rahe</span> svarupe <span class="SpellE">avikrte</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prakrta-<span class="SpellE">vastute</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yadi acintya-sakti haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">isvarera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> acintya-sakti, ithe ki <span class="SpellE">vismaya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedanta-Sutra</i>, Srila Vyasadeva has described that everything is but a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">transformation</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the energy of the Lord. Sankaracarya has misled the world, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">however</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, by claiming that Vyasadeva was mistaken. Thus he has raised great </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">opposition</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to theism throughout the world. According to Sankaracarya, by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">accepting</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the theory of the transformation of the energy of the Lord, one cre-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ates</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> an illusion by indirectly accepting that the Absolute Truth is transformed. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Transformation of energy is a proven fact. It is the false bodily conception of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> self that is an illusion. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is opulent in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> respects. By His inconceivable energies, therefore, He has transformed the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">material</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> cosmic manifestation. Using the example of a touchstone, which by its </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">energy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> turns iron to gold and yet remains the same, we can understand that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">although</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the Supreme Personality of Godhead transforms His innumerable </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">energies</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, He remains unchanged. Although a touchstone produces many <span class="SpellE">vari</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eties</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of valuable jewels, it nevertheless remains the same. It does not change its </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">original</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> form. If there is such inconceivable potency in material objects, why </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">should</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> we not believe in the inconceivable potency of the Supreme Personality </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Godhead? (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 7.121-127)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Meaning of <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Parinama-vada</i></span> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vivarta-<span class="SpellE">vada</span></i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11.10</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">satattvato</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">' <span class="SpellE">nyatha</span> <span class="SpellE">pratha</span> vikara <span class="SpellE">ityudiritah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">atattvato</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">' <span class="SpellE">nyatha</span> <span class="SpellE">pratha</span> <span class="SpellE">vikarta</span> <span class="SpellE">ityudahrtah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When a real substance takes another form it is called vikara, or <span class="SpellE">transfor</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mation</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. An example of this is the transformation of milk into yogurt. When </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">something</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is mistaken for something else it is called vivarta, or illusion, like </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">when</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> a rope is taken as a snake. (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sadananda</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <span class="SpellE">Yogindra</span></i>, Vedanta-sara 59)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Jiva is a Separated Infinitesimal Particle</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vibhinamsa</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">)</i> of the Lord</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.1</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svamsa-<span class="SpellE">vibhinamsa</span>-rupe</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hana <span class="SpellE">vistara</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ananta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vaikuntha-brahmande karena <span class="SpellE">vihara</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svamsa-<span class="SpellE">vistara</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> catur-vyuha, avatara-gana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vibhinnamsa</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jiva tanra <span class="SpellE">saktite</span> ganana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Krsna expands into many forms. Some are personal expansions, and some </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> separate expansions. Thus He performs pastimes in both the spiritual and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">material</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> worlds. The spiritual worlds are the Vaikuntha planets, and the mate-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rial</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> universes are <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">brahmandas</i></span>, gigantic globes governed by Brahma's. <span class="SpellE">Expan</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sions</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of His personal self like the quadruple manifestations of Sankarsana, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Pradyumna, Aniruddha, and Vasudeva descend as incarnations from </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vaikuntha to this world.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> The separated expansions (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vibhinnams</i></span>) are living </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">entities</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Although they are expansions of Krsna they are counted among His </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">different</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> potencies. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 22.8-9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.2</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mamaivamso</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jiva-loke jiva-bhutah <span class="SpellE">sanatanah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">manah-<span class="SpellE">sasthanindriyani</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">prakrti-sthani</span> <span class="SpellE">karsati</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The living entities in this world are <span class="GramE">My</span> eternal atomic parts. Because of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">conditioned</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> life, they are struggling hard with the six senses, including the mind. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 15.7)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Nature of the Jiva is Transcendental Substance</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.3</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">jayate</span> mriyate va <span class="SpellE">kadacin</span> nayam <span class="SpellE">bhutva</span> <span class="SpellE">bhavita</span> va na <span class="SpellE">bhuyah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ajo</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">nityah</span> <span class="SpellE">sasvato</span> 'yam <span class="SpellE">purano</span> na <span class="SpellE">hanyate</span> <span class="SpellE">hanyamane</span> sarire</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>For the soul there is never birth or death. Having once been, he never </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ceases</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to be. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, undying, <span class="GramE">primeval</span>. He is not </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">slain</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> when the body is slain. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 2.20)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.4</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nainam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">chindanti</span> <span class="SpellE">sastrani</span> <span class="SpellE">nainam</span> <span class="SpellE">dahati</span> <span class="SpellE">pavakah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> cainam <span class="SpellE">kledayanty</span> <span class="SpellE">apo</span> na <span class="SpellE">sosayati</span> <span class="SpellE">marutah</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The soul can never be cut into pieces, nor can he be burned by fire, nor </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">moistened</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by water, nor withered by the wind. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 2.23)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.5</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">acchedyo</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 'yam <span class="SpellE">adahyo</span> 'yam <span class="SpellE">akledyo</span> '<span class="SpellE">sosya</span> eva ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nityah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sarva-gatah <span class="SpellE">sthanur</span> <span class="SpellE">acalo</span> 'yam <span class="SpellE">sanatanah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be never be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">burned</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> nor dried. He is everlasting, all-pervading, un-changeable, immovable, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eternally the same. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 2.24)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Jiva is a Particle of a ray of Paramatma</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.6</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yathagneh</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ksudra <span class="SpellE">visphulinga</span> <span class="SpellE">vyuccarantyevam</span> <span class="SpellE">evasmadatmanah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarve</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">pranah</span> sarve <span class="SpellE">lokah</span> sarve <span class="SpellE">devah</span> <span class="SpellE">sarvani</span> bhutani <span class="SpellE">vyuccaranti</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As innumerable sparks emanate from a fire, so all the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jivas</i> with their </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">particular</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> characteristics emanate from the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramatma</i>, along with the gods, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">planets</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, animate and inanimate beings. (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brhad-aranyaka</i></span> Upanisad 2.1.20)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.7</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">isvarera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tattva yena <span class="SpellE">jvalita</span> jvalana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jivera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> svarupa yaiche <span class="SpellE">sphuliogera</span> kana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Lord is like a great blazing fire, and the living entities are like small </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sparks</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of that fire. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 7.116)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Jiva is Conscious Atomic Energy</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.8</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">balagra</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-sata</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">bhagasya</span> <span class="SpellE">satadha</span> <span class="SpellE">kalpitasya</span> ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhago</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">jivah</span> sa <span class="SpellE">vijneyah</span> sa <span class="SpellE">canantyaya</span> kalpate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If we divide the <span class="GramE">tip of a hair into one hundred parts and then take</span> one part </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> divide this into another one hundred parts, that ten-thousandth part is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dimension</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the living entity. And this living entity is capable to attain the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">unlimited</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Lord. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Svetasvatara Upanisad</i> 5.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Infinitesimal Soul is Pure,</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">but</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Sometimes is Involved in Piety and Impiety</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.9</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anurhyera</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">atmayam</span> va ete <span class="SpellE">sinitah</span> <span class="SpellE">punyam</span> <span class="SpellE">capunyan</span> ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This soul is atomic, and sometimes takes shelter of piety and impiety. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Madhva-<span class="SpellE">bhasyoddhrta</span> <span class="SpellE">Gautama-sruti-vakaya</span></i> 2.3.18)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.10</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eso</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">' <span class="SpellE">nuratma</span> <span class="SpellE">cetasa</span> <span class="SpellE">veditavyo</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yasmin</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">pranah</span> <span class="SpellE">pancadha</span> <span class="SpellE">samviesa</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pranaiscittam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sarvamotam</span> <span class="SpellE">prajanam</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yasmin</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">visuddhe</span> <span class="SpellE">vibhavatyesa</span> atma</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The soul is atomic in size and can be perceived by perfect intelligence. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">This atomic soul is floating in the five kinds of air (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prana, apana, <span class="SpellE">vyana</span>, samana, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">udana</i></span>). It sits within the heart and spreads its influence throughout the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">body</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. When the soul is purified from the contamination of the five kinds of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">material</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> air, its spiritual influence is exhibited. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mundaka Upanisad</i> 3.1.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Soul Pervades the Body <span class="GramE">With</span> Consciousness</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.11</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sarva-<span class="SpellE">gatam</span> <span class="SpellE">sauksmyad</span> <span class="SpellE">akasam</span> <span class="SpellE">nopalipyate</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvatravasthito</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dehe <span class="SpellE">tathatma</span> <span class="SpellE">nopalipyate</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The sky, due to its subtle nature, does not mix with anything, although it is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all-pervading</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Similarly, the soul, being spiritual, although it is in the body, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">does</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> not mix with the body. <span class="GramE">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 13.33.)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Evidence of Vedanta on the Nature of the Soul</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.12</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gunadvalokavat</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Just as fire pervades a room by its light the soul pervades the body by its </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">quality</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of intelligence. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-sutra</i> 2.3.24)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Two Kinds of Souls Bound and Liberated.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.13</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vibhinnamsa</span> jiva dui ta' prakara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eka</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 'nitya-mukta', eka 'nitya-samsara'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'nitya-mukta' nitya krsna-carane <span class="SpellE">unmukha</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'krsna-<span class="SpellE">parisada</span>' <span class="GramE">nama</span>, <span class="SpellE">bhunje</span> <span class="SpellE">seva</span>-sukha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'nitya-<span class="SpellE">bandha</span>' krsna haite nitya-<span class="SpellE">bahirmukha</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">nitya-samsara</span>', <span class="SpellE">bhunje</span> <span class="SpellE">narakadi</span> <span class="SpellE">duhkha</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dose maya-pisaci <span class="SpellE">danda</span> kare tare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">adhyatmikadi</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tapa-<span class="SpellE">traya</span> tare <span class="SpellE">jari</span>' mare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jivas</i> are divided in two categories. Some are eternally liberated, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">others</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are eternally conditioned. Those who are eternally liberated are always </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">awake</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to Krsna consciousness, and they render transcendental loving service </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">at</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the feet of Krsna. They are eternal associates of Krsna, and eternally enjoy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> transcendental bliss of serving Krsna. Apart from these ever-liberated devo-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tees</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, there are the conditioned souls who always turn away from the service of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Lord. They are perpetually conditioned in this material world and are <span class="SpellE">subj</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ected</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to the material tribulations brought about by different bodily forms in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hellish</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> conditions. Owing to being opposed to Krsna consciousness the <span class="SpellE">condi</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tioned</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> soul is punished by the witch of the external energy<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, maya</i>. He suffers </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> threefold miseries caused by the body and mind, the inimical behavior of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">other</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> living entities, and natural disturbances caused by the demigods. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 22.10-13)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Soul's Constitutional Position</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.14</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jivera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 'svarupa' haya krsnera 'nitya-dasa'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsnera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> '<span class="SpellE">tatastha</span>-sakti', '<span class="SpellE">bhedabheda</span>-prakasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">suryamsa</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-kirana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, yaiche <span class="SpellE">agni-jvala-caya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svabhavika</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsnera tina-prakara 'sakti' haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The living entity's constitutional position is to be an eternal servant of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> As a manifestation of Krsna's marginal energy he is simultaneously one </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> different from the Lord, like a particle of sunshine or fire. Krsna has three </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">varieties</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of energy: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cit-sakti, <span class="SpellE">tatastha</span>-sakti</i>, and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> maya-sakti</i>. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 20.108-109)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Jiva is an Eternal Servant of Krsna</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.15</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sabrahmakah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sa-<span class="SpellE">rudrasca</span> <span class="SpellE">sendra</span> <span class="SpellE">devam</span> <span class="SpellE">maharsibhih</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">arcayanti</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">surasestham</span> <span class="SpellE">devam</span> <span class="SpellE">narayanam</span> harih</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Brahmas, Rudras, Indras, and <span class="SpellE">Maharsis</span>, as well as the demigods all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">worship</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the Supreme God, Sri Narayana, Hari. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prameya-ratnavali</i> 5.2 as quoted </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">from</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mahabharata</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Jiva is Krsna's <span class="SpellE">Tatastha</span> sakti</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.16</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tasya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> va <span class="SpellE">etasya</span> <span class="SpellE">purusasya</span> <span class="SpellE">dve</span> eva sthane bhavata <span class="SpellE">idamsca</span> <span class="SpellE">paraloka</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sthananca</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sandhyam</span> trtiyam <span class="SpellE">svapna-sthanam</span> tasmin <span class="SpellE">sandhye</span> sthane </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tisthannete</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">ubhe</span> sthane <span class="SpellE">pasyatidanca</span> <span class="SpellE">paraloka-sthananca</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There are two states of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jiva </i>in bondage the state with a corporeal </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">body</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the world and the state without a corporeal body in the world gained </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">after</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> death. There is an intermediate state that of sleep (dream). In this inter-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mediate</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> state one may at times have a dream of both worlds. Whatever is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">way</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to the conditioned state of being in the other world, having obtained that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">way</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, one sees the evils of both this world and the joys of the other world. When </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">he</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> goes to sleep, he takes a little of the impressions of this variegated world, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">puts</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the body aside, and creates a dream body in its place, revealing his own </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">brightness</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by his own light and dreams. Then he becomes illuminated. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brhad-aranyaka</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Upanisad</i> 4.3.9)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Jiva, is a Manifestation one <span class="GramE">With</span> and</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Different From the Lord</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.17</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">mayadhisa</span></span>' 'maya-vasa' isvare-jive bheda</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hena-jive</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> isvara-saha kaha ta' abheda</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">gita-sastre</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jiva-rupa 'sakti' kari' mane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jive 'bheda' kara isvarera sane</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Lord is the master of His potency, and the jivas are the servants of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">His potency.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> That is the difference between the Lord and the living beings. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">You may say that they are the same, but in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> the living being is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">established</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> as the marginal potency of the Supreme Lord. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 6.162-163)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.18</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhakti-<span class="SpellE">yogena</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">manasi</span> <span class="SpellE">samyak</span> <span class="SpellE">pranihite</span> 'male</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">apasyat</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> purusam <span class="SpellE">purnam</span> mayam ca tad-<span class="SpellE">apasrayam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Fixing his mind by perfectly engaging it in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bhakti-yoga</i>, without any tinge </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> materialism, he saw the Supreme Person along with His external energy, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">maya</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, which was under full control. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag.</i> 1.7.4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.19</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yaya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sammohito</span> jiva <span class="SpellE">atmanam</span> tri-<span class="SpellE">gunatmakam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">paro</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 'pi <span class="SpellE">manute</span> '<span class="SpellE">nartham</span> tat-krtam <span class="SpellE">cabhipadyate</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Due to this external energy, the living entity, although transcendental to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> three modes of nature, thinks himself a material product; thus he suffers </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> reactions of material miseries. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 1.7.5)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Jivas are Dependent on God</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.20</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nityo</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> '<span class="SpellE">nityanam</span> <span class="SpellE">cetanas</span> <span class="SpellE">cetananam</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eko</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bahunam yo <span class="SpellE">vidadhati</span> <span class="SpellE">kaman</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">atmastham</span> ye' <span class="SpellE">nupasyanti</span> <span class="SpellE">dhiras</span>-tesam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">santih</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sasvati</span> <span class="SpellE">netaresam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Of the innumerable, eternal, conscious beings, there is one eternal Su-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">preme</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Being. He maintains the innumerable living beings according to <span class="SpellE">indi</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vidual</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> work and reaction of work. By His expansion as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramatma</i> that Su-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">preme</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Lord is also present within the heart of every living being. Only through </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">saintly</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> persons, who can see that Supreme Lord within and without, can one </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">attain</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> perfect and eternal peace (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Katha Upanisad</i> 2.2.13)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.21</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ekasmad-isvaran-nityac-cetanat-tadrsa-mithah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhidyante</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na bahavo jivas-tena <span class="SpellE">bhedah</span> <span class="SpellE">sanatanah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The above verse explains that both the Supreme Lord and the individual </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">souls</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are eternal and conscious. By affirming their eternal condition, their eter-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> distinction is also affirmed. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prameya-ratnavali</i> 4.5)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="SpellE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Suddhadvaita</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">on the Difference <span class="GramE">Between</span> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jiva </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Isvara</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.22</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yatha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">samudre</span> <span class="SpellE">bahavas-taranga</span> <span class="SpellE">statha</span> vayam <span class="SpellE">brahmani</span> bhuri <span class="SpellE">jivah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhavet</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">tarango</span> na <span class="SpellE">kadacidabdhi</span> <span class="SpellE">stvam</span> brahma <span class="SpellE">kasmad-bhavitasi</span> jiva</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O soul, in the same way that there are unlimited waves in the ocean so </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">within</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the ocean of consciousness there are innumerable <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jivas.</i> If a wave can-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">not</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> become the ocean, how can a jiva soul become the Supreme Lord? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tattva-<span class="SpellE">muktavali</span></i> 10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Difference <span class="GramE">Between</span> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jiva</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Isvara</i> is Eternal</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.23</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">idam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jnanam <span class="SpellE">upasritya</span> mama <span class="SpellE">sadharmyam</span> <span class="SpellE">agatah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarge</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 'pi <span class="SpellE">nopajayante</span> <span class="SpellE">pralaye</span> na <span class="SpellE">vyathanti</span> ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>By being fixed in this knowledge, one can attain to the transcendental </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nature</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, which is like My own nature. Thus established, one is not born at the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">time</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of creation nor disturbed at the time of dissolution. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 14.2)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sruti on the Eternal Difference <span class="GramE">Between</span> Jiva and Isvara</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.24</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">pranaikadhina-vrttitvad</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vagadeh</span> pranata yatha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tatha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">brahmadhinavrtter-jagato</span> <span class="SpellE">brahmatocyate</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As speech and other organs are also called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prana</i> or life air because their </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">functions</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are dependent upon the functioning of the life air. So <span class="SpellE">somethimes</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> material world is called Brahman because it functions by Brahman's sup-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">port</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prameya-ratnavali</i> 4.6)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10. 25</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vai vaco na <span class="SpellE">caksumsi</span> na <span class="SpellE">srotrani</span> na <span class="SpellE">manamsityacaksate</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">ityevacaksate</span>, prana <span class="SpellE">hyevaitani</span> <span class="SpellE">sarvani</span> bhavanti</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[Baladeva Vidyabhusana develops his point by quoting from the Upanisads] </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The different senses, such as the voice, sense of sight, sense of hearing, and the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mind</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, all are known as the life force, but the actual life force is different from </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">all</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> these senses, which depend on it. They are named after the life-force, al-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">though</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> it is actually different from them. The idea is that although the senses </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dependent on the life force, and may be collectively known as the life force, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">they</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are all distinct. In the same way, the souls, which are dependent on <span class="GramE">Brahman,</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sometimes known as Brahman, in order to show their origin, but they </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> always distinct from Brahman. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chandogya Upanisad</i> 5.1.15)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="SpellE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sankara</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> was Really a Proponent of the Difference</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Between <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jiva</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Isvara</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.26</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sri</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sutra-karena <span class="SpellE">krto</span> <span class="SpellE">vibhedo</span> yat-karma-<span class="SpellE">karturvyupadesa</span> uktah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vyakhya</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krta <span class="SpellE">bhasyakrta</span> tathaiva <span class="SpellE">guham</span> <span class="SpellE">pravisthaviti</span> <span class="SpellE">bhedavakyaih</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span class="GramE">"<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Karma-<span class="SpellE">karturvyhpadesacca</span></i>."</span> In this <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sutra</i> the author, Vedavyasa, recognizes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eternal distinction between Brahman and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jiva.</i> Thus the eternal </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">distinction</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> between the soul and God is established by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vedanta</i>. In </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sankaracarya's</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> commentary on the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-Sutra, <span class="SpellE">guham</span> <span class="SpellE">pravisthavatamanau</span> </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hi</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tad-<span class="SpellE">darsanat</span></span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, "It is therefore seen that both the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jiva </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramatma</i> occupy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> heart." (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-Sutra</i> 1.2.11), Sankaracarya quotes the "<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">rtam</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <span class="SpellE">pibantau</span>" </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Upanisad</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> verse, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Katha Upanisad</i> 1.3.1.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> This verse asserts, "There are two selves </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">residing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the core of the heart the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jiva </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramatma.</i> The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jiva</i> enjoys the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fruits</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma </i>whereas <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramatma </i>directs the soul to do good. Those who </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">know</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Brahman speak of these two as being as distinct as shadow and light". </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sutra </i>upon which this comment is made comes in reply to a question as to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> difference between "intelligence" (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">buddhi</i>) and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jiva</i>. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sutra </i>explains </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramatma </i>is the source of intelligence and accepts the distinction be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tween</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paramatma </i>and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jiva.</i> By quoting this verse in his commentary, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sankaracarya substantively agrees with the intent of the author of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sutra</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and recognizes the difference between the soul and God. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tattva-<span class="SpellE">muktavali</span></i> 5.83)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Note: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The word </i>karma<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> here means object or Brahman. The word </i><span class="SpellE">kartur</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<span class="GramE">agent</span>) here means jiva according to Baladeva Vidyabhusana. Therefore, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> line quoted means, "There is a difference between the object and the </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">agent</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> or between the soul and God.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.27</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yadyapi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ha <span class="SpellE">jagate</span> isvare bheda nai</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvamaya</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">paripurna</span> ache <span class="SpellE">sarvathani</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tabho</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">tomahaite</span> se <span class="SpellE">haiyachi</span> "ami"</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ama</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haite nahi kabhu <span class="SpellE">haiyacha</span> tumi</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">samudrera</span> se "<span class="SpellE">taranga</span>" loke bole</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tarangera</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">samudra</span> na haya kona kale</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ata</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> eva jagat tomara, tumi pita</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ihaloke</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">paraloke</span> tumi se <span class="SpellE">raksita</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yaha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haite haya janma, ye kare palana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tare</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ye na bhaje, <span class="SpellE">varjya</span> haya sei jana </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sankarera</span> sloka ei <span class="SpellE">abhipraya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">iha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na janiya matha ki karye <span class="SpellE">mudhaya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">In his heart, <span class="SpellE">Sankara</span> is a servant of Krsna, although he has given many </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">arguments</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> promoting oneness just to confuse the atheists and bewilder the demons. </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">In admitting this to Lord Caitanya, <span class="SpellE">Sarvabhauma</span> Bhattacarya said</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">:] </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Whatever Sankaracarya says, his ultimate intent is to promote the service of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> A verse from <span class="SpellE">Sankaracarya's</span> own mouth confirms this, <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">satyapi</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhadapagame</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">natha</span>! <span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">tavaham</span></span> na <span class="SpellE">mamakiyastvam</span>, <span class="SpellE">samudro</span> hi <span class="SpellE">tarangah</span>, <span class="SpellE">kvacan</span> </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samudro</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na <span class="SpellE">tarangah</span></span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Sankaracarya himself says that whenever he remarks </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> there is no difference between God and the world, he is simply promoting </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> all-encompassing nature of the Lord. [<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">In other words, when Sankaracarya </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">says</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> that the world and God are one, He means that everything flows from the </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord and exists in Him, and is therefore nondifferent from Him</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.] Sankaracarya </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">says</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to Lord Visnu: "You are the Supreme Lord. Everything emanates from </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">You.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> I have also emanated from <span class="GramE">You</span>. You certainly did not emanate from me. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The waves flow forth from the ocean; the ocean does not flow forth from the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">waves</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. This whole world flows forth from You, O Lord; <span class="GramE">You</span> are the Lord and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">master</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the universe. You protect and maintain both material and spiritual </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">worlds</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. From <span class="GramE">You</span> they have taken birth, and by You they are maintained. One </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> doesn't worship You is fit to be abandoned." [<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sarvabhauma</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> continued</i>] </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">These are the words of Sankaracarya, and this is his intent. What will it <span class="GramE">benefit</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">a</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> fool who can't get this understanding into his head? (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C.Bhag. Antya</i> 3.48-53)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Cause of the <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jiva's</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>Ignorance</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.28</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dva</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">suparna</span> <span class="SpellE">sayuja</span> <span class="SpellE">sakhaya</span> <span class="SpellE">samanam</span> <span class="SpellE">vrksam</span> <span class="SpellE">parisasvajate</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tayoranyah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">pippalam</span> <span class="SpellE">svadvattya-nasnan-nanyo</span> <span class="SpellE">a'bhicakasiti</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Supreme Lord is the friend of the living being, and is so kind upon </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">him</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> that He always accompanies the soul. In the same way that two birds occupy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> same branch of a tree, the Lord sits in the heart of every living being </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ready</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to bestow auspiciousness upon the soul. In this way the Lord acts as the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in-dwelling</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> witness, even while the soul pursues the fruits of karma and <span class="SpellE">experi</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ences</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> happiness and distress (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Svetasvatara Upanisad</i> 4.6,7)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.29</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samane</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vrkse</span> puruso <span class="SpellE">nimagno'nisaya</span> <span class="SpellE">socati</span> <span class="SpellE">muhyamanah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">justham</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yada <span class="SpellE">pasyatyanyamisam</span> asya <span class="SpellE">mahimanamiti</span> <span class="SpellE">vitasokah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Although the two birds are in the same tree, the enjoying bird is full of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anxiety</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and morose; but if somehow he turns to his friend, the Lord, and knows </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">His glories, at once he is freed from all anxiety. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Svetasvatara Upanisad</i> 4.7)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">In Ignorance, the Soul Identifies With the</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gross and Subtle Body and Suffers Repeated Birth and Death</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">30</i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avidyayamastare</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">varttamanah</span>,</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svayam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> dhirah <span class="SpellE">panditammanyamanah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">damdramayamanah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">pariyanti</span> mudha,</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">andhenaiva</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">niyamana</span> <span class="SpellE">yathandhah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Illusioned by ignorance (and thus identifying the gross and subtle bodies </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">as</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the self), bewildered souls think themselves steady and wise. Baffled by their </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">own</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> conceit they set themselves up as scholars and thus lead other ignorant </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">souls</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> further into darkness. In this way, those blinded by ignorance lead <span class="SpellE">simi</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">larly</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> blind men into the darkness of oblivion. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Katha Upanisad</i> 1.2.5)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.31</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsna</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhuli' sei jiva anadi-bahirmukha</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ataeva</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> maya tare deya samsara-<span class="SpellE">duhkha</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kabhu</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> svarge <span class="SpellE">uthaya</span>, kabhu narake <span class="SpellE">dubaya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dandya</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-jane</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> raja yena <span class="SpellE">nadite</span> <span class="SpellE">cubaya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Forgetting Krsna, the living entity has been attracted by the external en-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ergy</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> from time immemorial. Therefore the illusory energy gives him all kinds </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> misery. As a result, sometimes he is raised to heaven, and sometimes he is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">drowned</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> in hell, just as a criminal is raised and again lowered into a pond on a </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dunking</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> stool as punishment. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 20.117-118)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Attaining Krsna's Lotus Feet is</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Liberation From all Material Suffering</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.32</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnatva</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">devam</span> sarva-<span class="SpellE">pasapahanih</span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ksinaih</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">klesair-janma-mrtyu-prahanih</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tasyabhidhyanat</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> trtiyam <span class="SpellE">dehabhede</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visvesvaryam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kevala <span class="SpellE">aptakamah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>By understanding the truth of the Supreme Lord, one can slip the bonds </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> material life and get free from the miseries of repeated birth and death. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Liberated from the gross and subtle material bodies, as an associate of the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Supreme Lord in His transcendental abode, he attains an eternal divine form </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> realizes his heart's desires. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Svetasvatara Upanisad</i> 1.11)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.33</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sadhu-sastra-krpaya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yadi <span class="SpellE">krsnonmukha</span> haya</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jiva <span class="SpellE">nistare</span>, maya tahare <span class="SpellE">chadaya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If the conditioned soul becomes Krsna conscious by the mercy of saintly </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">persons</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, who voluntarily preach scriptural injunctions and help him to become </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Krsna <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">conscious, the conditioned soul is freed from the clutches of maya. </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(Cc</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Madhya 20.120)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Siddhanta</i> of <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Visisthadvaitavada</i></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Consciousness and Matter are Like the</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gross and Subtle Body of the Lord</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.34</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sarvesu bhutesu <span class="SpellE">tisthan</span> <span class="SpellE">sarvebhyo</span> <span class="SpellE">bhutebhyo</span>' <span class="SpellE">ntaro</span> yam</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sarvani</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bhutani na <span class="SpellE">viduryasya</span> <span class="SpellE">sarvani</span> bhutani <span class="SpellE">sariram</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sarvani</span> <span class="SpellE">bhutanyantaro</span> <span class="SpellE">yamayatyesa</span> ta <span class="SpellE">atmantaryamvamrta</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>He dwells in all beings, and yet is different from them and unknown to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">them</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. All beings are His creation. He rules over them as the inner self. He is </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> soul of all souls. Just as the body is ruled by the soul, so all souls and all </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bodies</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are ruled by Him, the Soul of all souls. (<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brhad-aranyaka</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Upanisad</i> 3.7.15)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Siddhanta</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dvaitadvaita-vada</i></span> on the Subject of the Jiva</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.35</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnana-<span class="SpellE">svarupas</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ca <span class="SpellE">hareradhinam</span> <span class="SpellE">sarira-yoga-viyoga-yogyam</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anum</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> hi <span class="SpellE">jivam</span> <span class="SpellE">pratideha-bhinnam</span> <span class="SpellE">jnatrtvavantam</span> <span class="SpellE">yadanantam</span> <span class="SpellE">ahuh</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The soul is both knower and known, unlimited in number, atomic, and an </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eternal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> servant of Krsna. Because of his atomic size he is sometimes enveloped </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maya</i> in the form of a material body. Sometimes he is disembodied. In any </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">case</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, there are innumerable <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jivas</i> appearing in countless material bodies. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nimbarkacarya</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, Dasa-sloka</i>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Siddhanta</i> of <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Suddhadvaita-vada</i></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<span class="SpellE">Visnusvami</span> as represented by Sridhara Svami)</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.36</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hladinya</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">samvidaslistah</span> sac-cid-ananda isvarah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svavidya-samvrto</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">jivah</span> <span class="SpellE">samklesa-nikarakarah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The nature of the Supreme Lord is sat-cit-ananda: He is the ultimate <span class="SpellE">em</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bodiment</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of eternity, knowledge, and bliss, and is richly endowed with the <span class="SpellE">hladini</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">samvit</span> saktis. The jivas of this world, however, are covered by ignorance, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">which</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is the cause of their suffering the threefold miseries. (Sridhara Svami on </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Srimad Bhagavatam</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 1.7.5-6)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.37</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vastuno'mso</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">jivo</span> <span class="SpellE">vastunah</span> <span class="SpellE">saktirmaya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vastunah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> karyam <span class="SpellE">jagac</span>-ca tat sarvam <span class="SpellE">vastveva</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Supreme Lord alone is the substance of all reality; a particle of His </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">substance</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is the jiva; the energy of that substance is maya and the effect of that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">substance</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is this material world. Therefore, everything having emanated from </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">that</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> supreme substance, all things may be said to be "nondifferent" from it. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhavartha-<span class="SpellE">dipika</span></i> 1.1.2)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A Liberated Soul Attains a Perfect Spiritual Body</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">in</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the Service of Krsna</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.38</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mukta</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> api <span class="SpellE">lilaya</span> <span class="SpellE">vigraham</span> <span class="SpellE">krtva</span> <span class="SpellE">bhagavantam</span> bhajante</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Liberated souls have divine forms with which they worship the Supreme </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord by taking part in His transcendental pastimes. (Cited by Sridhara Svami </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">while</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> commenting on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Srimad-Bhagavatam</i> 10.87.21)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="SpellE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Suddhadvaita-vada</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> on the Distinct Position</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the Eternally Liberated Souls</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.39</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">parsada-tanu-nama-karmarabdham</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">nityatvam</span> <span class="SpellE">suddhatvam</span> ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The eternal associates of the Lord are free from karma. They are eter-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nally</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> pure, transcendental, and free from all material qualities. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhavartha-<span class="SpellE">dipika</span></i> 1.6.21)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">One who Equates the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jiva </i>with the Supreme Lord is an Atheist</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.40</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">aparimita</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">dhruvas</span> tanu-bhrto yadi sarva-<span class="SpellE">gatas</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tarhi</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> na <span class="SpellE">sasyateti</span> <span class="SpellE">niyamo</span> <span class="SpellE">dhruva</span> <span class="SpellE">netaratha</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ajani</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ca yan-mayam tad <span class="SpellE">avimucya</span> <span class="SpellE">niyantr</span> bhavet</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">samam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">anujanatam</span> yad <span class="SpellE">amatam</span> mata-<span class="SpellE">dustataya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If the countless living entities were all-<span class="SpellE">prevading</span> and possessed forms that </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">never</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> changed, You could not possible be their absolute ruler, O immutable </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">One.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> But since they are <span class="GramE">Your</span> localized expansions and their forms are subject </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> change, You do control them. Indeed, that which supplies the ingredients </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the generation of something is necessarily its controller because a product </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">never</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> exists apart from its ingredient cause. It is simply illusion for someone to </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">think</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> that he knows the Supreme Lord, who is equally present in each of His </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">expansions</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, since whatever knowledge one gains by material means must be </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">imperfect</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 10.87.30)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.41</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yei</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> mudha kahe, jiva isvara haya 'sama'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">seita</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 'pasandi' haya, <span class="SpellE">dande</span> tare yama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Any fool who says that the Supreme Lord and the jiva are the same is an </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">infidel</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, an offender, and an atheist. He is punished by the Lord of death, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Yamaraja.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 18.115)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thus ends the Tenth Jewel of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gaudiya Kanthahara</i> entitled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jiva-tattva</i></span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Energies of the Supreme are Unlimited</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.1</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kutah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> punar <span class="SpellE">grnato</span> nama tasya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mahattamaikanta-parayanasya</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yo</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> '<span class="SpellE">nanta-saktir</span> bhagavan <span class="SpellE">ananto</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mahad-gunatvad</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yam anantam <span class="SpellE">ahuh</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>What to speak of those who are under the direction of the great devotees, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chanting</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the holy name of the Unlimited, who has unlimited energy. The Lord, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">who</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is unlimited in energy and in transcendental attributes, is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ananta</i>, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">unlimited</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 1.18.19)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Lord's Unlimited Energy is Divided</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Into Three Principle Categories</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.2</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tasya karyam <span class="SpellE">karanamca</span> vidyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">na</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tat samas cabhyadhikas ca drsyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">parasya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">saktir-vividhaiva-sruyate</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svabhaviki</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> jnana-bala-kriya ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>He does not have a bodily form like that of an ordinary living entity: He </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">has</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> a transcendental form of bliss and knowledge. His senses are all tran-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">scendental</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. Nothing is greater than Him or equal to Him. His potencies are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">multifarious</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, such as cognitive, will and active potency. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Svetasvatara Upanisad</i> 6.8)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.3</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ananta-sakti-madhye</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsnera tina sakti pradhana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">iccha</span></span><span class="GramE">-sakti</span>', 'jnana-sakti', 'kriya-sakti' nama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">iccha</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-sakti-pradhana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsna <span class="SpellE">icchaya</span> sarva-karta</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jnana-sakti-pradhana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vasudeva <span class="SpellE">adhisthata</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">iccha</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-jnana-kriya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vina na haya srjana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tinera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tina-sakti <span class="SpellE">meli</span>' <span class="SpellE">prapanca-racana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kriya-sakti-pradhana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sankarsana balarama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prakrtaprakrta</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-srsti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> karena <span class="SpellE">nirmana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ahankarera</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">adhisthata</span> krsnera <span class="SpellE">icchaya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">goloka</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, vaikuntha <span class="SpellE">srje</span> <span class="SpellE">cic-chakti-dvaraya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yadyapi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">asrjya</span> nitya <span class="SpellE">cic-chakti-vilasa</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tathapi</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sankarsana-<span class="SpellE">icchaya</span> tahara prakasa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Krsna has unlimited potencies, out of which three are chief--willpower, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> power of knowledge, and the creative energy. He is the predominator of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> willing energy, for by His supreme will everything comes into existence. In </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">willing</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, there is a need for knowledge, and that knowledge is expressed through </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vasudeva.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> There is no possibility of creation without thinking, feeling, willing, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">knowledge</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and activity. The combination of supreme will, knowledge, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">action</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> brings about the cosmic manifestation. Lord Sankarsana is Lord </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Balarama.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Being the predominator of the creative energy, He creates both the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">material</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and spiritual worlds. That original Sankarsana is the cause of both the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">material</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and spiritual creation. He is the predominating Deity of egotism, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the will of Krsna and the power of the spiritual energy, He creates the spiri-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tual</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> world, which consists of Goloka Vrndavana and Vaikuntha. Although </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">there</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> is no question of creation as far as the spiritual world is concerned, the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">spiritual</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> world is nonetheless manifest by the supreme will of Sankarsana. The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">spiritual</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> world is the abode of the pastimes of the eternal spiritual energy. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 20.252-257)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Three Varieties of the Lord's Energy</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.4</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsnera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> ananta-sakti, tate tina pradhana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">cic-chakti</span>', 'maya-sakti', 'jiva-sakti'-nama</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">'<span class="GramE">antaranga</span>', '<span class="SpellE">bahiranga</span>', '<span class="SpellE">tatastha</span>' kahi yare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">antaranga</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 'svarupa-sakti' sabara upare</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Krsna has unlimited potencies. They are divided into three main parts-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> spiritual energy, the material energy, and the marginal energy, which is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">living</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> entities. In other words, these are all potencies of God internal, external, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> marginal. However, the internal energy is the Lord's personal energy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> stands over the other two. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 8.151-152)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.5</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">suryamsa</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-kirana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, yaiche <span class="SpellE">agni-jvala-caya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svabhavika</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsnera tina-prakara 'sakti' haya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">krsnera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">svabhavika</span> tina-sakti-<span class="SpellE">parinati</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cic-chakti</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, jiva-sakti, ara maya-sakti</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The living entity is a manifestation simultaneously one and different from </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Lord, like a molecular particle of sunshine or fire. Krsna has three varieties </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> energy. Lord Krsna naturally has three energetic transformations and these </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">are</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> known as the spiritual energy, the living entity energy, and the illusory </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">energy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 20.109<span class="GramE">,111</span>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Evidence <span class="GramE">From</span> Sruti for Cit-sakti</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.6</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">te</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">dhyana-yoganugata</span> <span class="SpellE">apasyan</span> <span class="SpellE">devatma-saktim</span> <span class="SpellE">svagunair-nigudham</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">yah</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">karanani</span> <span class="SpellE">nikhilani</span> tani, <span class="SpellE">kalatma-yuktanyadhi-tisthaty</span> ekah</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Those who meditate on the Supreme Personality of Godhead can see His </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">confidential</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, divine power (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cit-sakti</i>). The Supreme Lord alone is the energetic </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">source</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of all energies. His divine power is the immediate cause of the <span class="SpellE">unlim</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ited</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> universes. Thus the Lord Himself is the instrumental cause (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nimitta</i>) of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">manifesting</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the living beings, the worlds of time and space and all that reposes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">within</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> them. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Svetasvatara Upanisad</i> 1.3)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.7<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></b></div><pre><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt;">sa</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">visvakrd</span> <span class="SpellE">visvavidatma-yonih</span> </span></i></b></pre><pre><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt;">jnah</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> kalakalo <span class="SpellE">guni</span> sarva-vid yah</span></i></b></pre><pre><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt;">pradhana-<span class="SpellE">ksetrajna-patir-gunesah</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i></b></pre><pre><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt;">samsara-moksa-sthiti-<span class="SpellE">bandha-hetuh</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></pre><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Supreme Lord is the ultimate creator of the universe. He knows the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">purpose</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the universe. He is the Supersoul, the Lord in the heart of every </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">living</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> being. He is all-knowing, and is the greatest philosopher. He knows </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">past</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, present, and future. He has all <span class="GramE">excellencies</span> and good qualities. He is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">master</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the material energy (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pradhana</i>), the living beings (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jiva-sakti, <span class="SpellE">ksetrajna</span></i>) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the internal, spiritual energy known as (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cit-sakti, guna</i>). He alone is the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cause</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of liberation from the cycle of repeated birth and death (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samsara</i>) and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bondage of ignorance. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Svetasvatara</i> 6.16)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Evidence <span class="GramE">From</span> Smrti for Cit-sakti</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.8</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ajo</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> 'pi sann avyayatma bhutanam isvaro 'pi san</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prakrtim</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> svam adhisthaya sambhavamy atma-mayaya</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Although I am unborn and <span class="GramE">My</span> transcendental body never deteriorates, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and although I am the Lord of all living beings, I still appear by My own energy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">atma-maya</i>) in every millennium in <span class="GramE">My</span> original transcendental form. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(Bhagavad-gita 4.6)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Note<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">: atma-maya </i>refers to the spiritual potency, or<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> cit-sakti. </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Evidence <span class="GramE">From</span> Smrti for Jiva-sakti</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.9</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhumir</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">apo</span> '<span class="SpellE">nalo</span> <span class="SpellE">vayuh</span> <span class="SpellE">kham</span> <span class="SpellE">mano</span> <span class="SpellE">buddhir</span> eva ca</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ahankara</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">itiyam</span> me <span class="SpellE">bhinna</span> <span class="SpellE">prakrtir</span> <span class="SpellE">astadha</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego these eight </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">comprise</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> My separated external energy. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 7.4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.10</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">apareyam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">itas</span> tv <span class="SpellE">anyam</span> prakrtim viddhi me param</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">jiva-<span class="SpellE">bhutam</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> maha-<span class="SpellE">baho</span> <span class="SpellE">yayedam</span> <span class="SpellE">dharyate</span> jagat</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O mighty-armed Arjuna, apart from <span class="GramE">My</span> external energy, I have another </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">energy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, which is superior to matter. This energy is comprised of the living </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">entities</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> who are exploiting the material nature and sustaining it by infusing it </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">with</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> consciousness. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 7.5)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Evidence <span class="GramE">From</span> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sruti </i>for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maya-sakti</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.11</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ajam</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-ekam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">lohita-sukla-krsnam</span> <span class="SpellE">bahvih</span> <span class="SpellE">prajah</span> <span class="SpellE">srjamanam</span> <span class="SpellE">sarupah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ajo</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">hyeko</span> <span class="SpellE">jusamano'nusete</span> <span class="SpellE">jahatyenam</span> <span class="SpellE">bhukta-bhogamajo'nyah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Material nature consists of three modes goodness, passion, and <span class="SpellE">igno</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rance</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and is the mother of the innumerable living beings within the universe. It </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> brought into existence and supported by the one unborn Lord, who is full in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">self-knowledge</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. That unborn Lord, however, does not consort with His material </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">energy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. He independently enjoys the pleasure of His transcendental pastimes. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">But the living entity enjoys her and thus becomes bound. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Svetasvatara Upanisad</i> 4.5)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Evidence <span class="GramE">From</span> Smrti for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maya</i>-sakti</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.12</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">prakrtim</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> svam <span class="SpellE">avastabhya</span> <span class="SpellE">visrjami</span> punah <span class="SpellE">punah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bhuta-gramam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> imam krtsnam <span class="SpellE">avasam</span> <span class="SpellE">prakrter</span> <span class="SpellE">vasat</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This whole cosmic order is under <span class="GramE">Me</span>. By My will it is automatically mani-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">fested</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> again and again, and by My will it is annihilated. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 9.8)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.13</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mayadhyaksena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> prakrtih suyate sa-caracaram</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hetunanena</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> kaunteya jagad viparivartate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O son of Kunti, material nature is under <span class="GramE">My</span> control. It produces all be-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ings</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, both moving and non-moving. Under My supervision the material world </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">comes</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> into existence. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhagavad-gita</i> 9.10)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Two Kinds of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maya</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guna-maya</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jiva-maya</i></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.14</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rte</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> '<span class="SpellE">rtham</span> yat <span class="SpellE">pratiyeta</span> na <span class="SpellE">pratiyeta</span> <span class="SpellE">catmani</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tad</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vidyad</span> <span class="SpellE">atmano</span> mayam <span class="SpellE">yathabhaso</span> yatha <span class="SpellE">tamah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Brahma, whatever appears to be of any value, if it is without relation <span class="GramE">to</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Me,</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> has no reality. Know it as <span class="GramE">My</span> maya, My illusory energy that reflection </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">which</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> appears in darkness. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 2.9.34)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Material Maya is the Shadow of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yoga-maya</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.15</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">srsthi-sthiti-pralaya-sadhana-saktir-eka</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">chayeva</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yasya <span class="SpellE">bhuvanani</span> <span class="SpellE">vibharti</span> <span class="SpellE">durga</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">icchanurupam</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> api yasya ca <span class="SpellE">cestate</span> sa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">govindam</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> adi purusam tam aham bhajami</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The external energy, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maya</i>, is of the nature of the shadow of the cit po-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tency</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. She is worshiped as Durga the agent of the Lord who is responsible </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">for</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> creating, preserving, and destroying the mundane world. I adore the -</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lord Govinda, in accordance with whose will Durga conducts <span class="GramE">herself</span>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brahma-Samhita</i> 5.44)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.16</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vilajjamanaya</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yasya <span class="SpellE">sthatum</span> <span class="SpellE">iksa-pathe</span> '<span class="SpellE">muya</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vimohita</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vikatthante</span> <span class="SpellE">mamaham</span> iti <span class="SpellE">durdhiyah</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The illusory energy of the Lord cannot take precedence, being ashamed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> her position, but those who are bewildered by her always talk nonsense, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">being</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> absorbed in thoughts of "It is I" and "It is mine." (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 2.5.13)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hladini, Samvit, Sandhini Three Kinds of Energy</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.17</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hladini</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">sandhini</span> <span class="SpellE">samvit</span> <span class="SpellE">tvayyeka</span> sarva <span class="SpellE">samsthitau</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hladatapakari</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> misra <span class="SpellE">tvayi</span> no guna-<span class="SpellE">varjite</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>O Lord, You are the support of everything. The three attributes <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hladini</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sandhini</span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <span class="SpellE">samvit</span> </i>exist only in You as one spiritual energy, but the material </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">modes</span>, which cause happiness, misery, and mixtures of the two, do not exist in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">You, for <span class="GramE">You</span> have no material qualities. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Visnu Purana</i> 1.12.68)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.18</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sac-cid-ananda-maya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> haya isvara-svarupa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tina</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">amse</span> <span class="SpellE">cic</span>-sakti haya tina rupa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">anandamse</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> '<span class="SpellE">hladini</span>', sad-<span class="SpellE">amse</span> '<span class="SpellE">sandhini</span>'</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">cid-<span class="SpellE">amse</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> '<span class="SpellE">samvit</span>', yare jnana kari mani</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Supreme Person in His original form is full of eternity, knowledge, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> bliss. The spiritual potency in these three portions assumes three different </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">forms</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. These three potencies are called <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hladini</i></span> reposes (the bliss portion), </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sandhini</span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> (the eternity portion), and <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">samvit</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>(the knowledge portion). Knowledge </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> these is full knowledge of the Supreme Lord. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Madhya</i> 6.158<span class="GramE">,159</span>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.19</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">svayan</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> tv <span class="SpellE">asamyatisayas-tryadhisah</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">svarajya-laksmy-apta-samasta-kamah</span></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">balim</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">haradbhis</span> <span class="SpellE">cira-loka-palaih</span> </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kirita-koty</span></i></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">edita-pada-pithah</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lord Sri Krsna is the Lord of all kinds of threes and is independently </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">supreme</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> by achievement of all kinds of fortune. He is worshiped by the eter-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">nal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> maintainers of the creation, who offer Him the paraphernalia of worship by </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">touching</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> their millions of helmets to His feet. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bhag</i>. 3.2.21)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.20</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">visnu-<span class="SpellE">saktiu</span></span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> para <span class="SpellE">prokta</span> <span class="SpellE">kstretrajnakhya</span> tatha-para</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avidya</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> karma-<span class="SpellE">samjnanya</span> <span class="SpellE">trtiya</span> <span class="SpellE">saktir</span>-isyate</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Visnu-sakti, the energy of Krsna is threefold: para-sakti, or the Lord's su-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">perior</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, spiritual energy; <span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ksetrajna</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-sakti</i>, or the marginal living beings; and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avidya-</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">sakti</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">,</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> or the illusory energy, which is characterized by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">karma</i>, the world of ac-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tion</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> and reaction. In other words, the potency of Lord Visnu is summarized in </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">three</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> categories namely, the spiritual potency, the living entities and <span class="SpellE">igno</span>-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">rance</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. The spiritual potency is full of knowledge; the living entities, although </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">belong</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> to the spiritual potency, are subject to bewilderment; and the third </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">energy</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, which is full of ignorance, is always visible in fruitive activities. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Visnu Purana</i> 6.7.61)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Those who are <span class="GramE">Most</span> Dear to Krsna are His Internal Energy</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.21</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">isvarera</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> sakti haya e-tina prakara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eka</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">laksmi</span>-gana, pure <span class="SpellE">mahisi</span>-gana ara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vraje</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> gopi-gana ara <span class="SpellE">sabhate</span> pradhana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vrajendra-nandana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">ya'te</span> svayam bhagavan</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The energies (consorts) of the Supreme Lord are of three kinds: the </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Laksmis in Vaikuntha, the queens in Dvaraka, and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gopis</i> in Vrndavana.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gopis</i> are the best of all, for they have the privilege of serving Sri Krsna, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> primeval Lord, the son of the King of Vraja (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 1.79,80)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sri Radhika is Krsna's Most Complete Energy</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.22</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">radha</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> purna-sakti, krsna purna-<span class="SpellE">saktiman</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">dui</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vastu bheda nai, sastra-<span class="SpellE">paramana</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mrgamada</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tara</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">gandha</span> yaiche <span class="SpellE">aviccheda</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">agni</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, <span class="SpellE">jvalate</span> yaiche kabhu nahi bheda</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">radha-krsna</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">aiche</span> sada eka-i svarupa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">lila-rasa</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">asvadite</span> dhare dui-rupa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sri Radha is the full energy, and Lord Krsna is the possessor of full power. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The two are not different, as evidenced by the revealed scriptures. They are </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">indeed</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> the same, just as musk and its scent are inseparable, or as fire and its </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">heat</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> are nondifferent. Thus Radha and Lord Krsna are one, yet <span class="GramE">They</span> have </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">taken</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> two forms to enjoy the mellows of pastimes. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 4.96-98)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">All the Laksmis are Expansions of Sri Radha</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">8.23</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">avatari</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> krsna yaiche kare avatara</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">amsini</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> radha haite tina <span class="SpellE">ganera</span> <span class="SpellE">vistara</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaibhava-gana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> yena <span class="SpellE">tmnra</span> anga-<span class="SpellE">vibhuti</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">bimba-pratibimba-rupa</span></i></b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">mahisira</span> <span class="SpellE">tati</span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">laksmi</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-gana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">tmnra</span> vaibhava-<span class="SpellE">vilasamsa</span>-rupa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">mahini</span></i></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">-gana</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> vaibhava prakasa svarupa</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">akara-<span class="SpellE">svabhava</span>-bhede</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">vraja</span> devi gana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">kaya-vyuha-rupa</span></i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span class="SpellE">tmnra</span> <span class="SpellE">rasera</span> karana</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Just as Sri Krsna is the fountainhead of all <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avataras,</i> so Sri </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Radha is the cause of all the consorts of the Supreme Lord in all his different </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">features</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. The goddesses of fortune in Vaikuntha are partial manifestations of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sri <span class="GramE">Radha,</span> and the queens of Dvaraka are reflections of Her image. The god-</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">desses</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> of fortune are Her plenary portions, and they display the forms of </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">vaibhava-vilasa</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. The queens are of the nature of <span class="GramE">Her</span> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vaibhava-prakasa.</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cc. Adi</i> 4.76-78)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thus ends the Eight Chapter of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gaudiya Kanthahara</i>, entitled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sakti-tattva.</i></span></div><br />
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