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Even an elephant or any other animal can also satisfy the Lord. How? Bhaktya, simply by feelings of love, that's all

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"Even an elephant or any other animal can also satisfy the Lord. How? Bhaktyā, simply by feelings of love, that's all"

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

Prahlāda Mahārāja is submitting that, "I do not require to be highly elevated to offer my prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead." Nobody requires any material acquisition to approach God. We have been discussing this point for the last few days. Simply bhaktyā tutoṣa gaja-yūtha-pāya (SB 7.9.9). Even an elephant or any other animal can also satisfy the Lord. How? Bhaktyā, simply by feelings of love, that's all. So Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, he is offering his prayers to the Lord, haha prabhu nanda-suta, vṛṣabhānu-sutā-yuta (Iṣṭa-deve Vijṣapti 4): "My dear Lord, the son of King Nanda . . ." Kṛṣṇa's foster father's name was Nanda Mahārāja. So He is very much pleased when He is addressed as "the son of Nanda.".

Prahlāda Mahārāja is submitting that, "I do not require to be highly elevated to offer my prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead." Nobody requires any material acquisition to approach God. We have been discussing this point for the last few days. Simply bhaktyā tutoṣa gaja-yūtha-pāya (SB 7.9.9). Even an elephant or any other animal can also satisfy the Lord. How? Bhaktyā, simply by feelings of love, that's all. So Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, he is offering his prayers to the Lord, haha prabhu nanda-suta, vṛṣabhānu-sutā-yuta (Iṣṭa-deve Vijṣapti 4): "My dear Lord, the son of King Nanda . . ." Kṛṣṇa's foster father's name was Nanda Mahārāja. So He is very much pleased when He is addressed as "the son of Nanda."

(break) He is the original person. He has no father. But He accepts His devotee as His father. He accepts His devotee as mother. He is full in Himself, but still, He awaits the affection of father and mother. This is the beauty of Kṛṣṇa. So He takes pleasure when He is addressed as Nanda-suta, as Rādhā-ramana, like that.

So Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura is addressing, "My dear Lord, the son of Nanda," and vṛṣabhānu-sutā-yuta, "and present with the daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu . . ." Rādhārāṇī's father was Vṛṣabhānu. He was also a king. So Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā is combined, and the devotees addressing, "My dear son of Nanda, You are now united with the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu." Karunā karaha ei bāra: "Now You bestow Your mercy upon this fallen soul." Narottama dāsa kahe.

Page Title:Even an elephant or any other animal can also satisfy the Lord. How? Bhaktya, simply by feelings of love, that's all
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-05-30, 09:54:15
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1