Fixed in the loving service
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 4
Thus when a devotee is fixed in the loving service of the lotus feet of the Lord, he will never come back to this material existence after quitting his body
SB 4.21.32, Purport: Bhakti, or devotional service, is characterized by vairāgya and jñāna. Jñāna refers to understanding that one is not his body, and vairāgya means disinterest in sense gratification. These two primary principles of separation from material bondage can be realized on the strength of bhakti-yoga. Thus when a devotee is fixed in the loving service of the lotus feet of the Lord, he will never come back to this material existence after quitting his body, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā by the Lord (tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so 'rjuna [Bg. 4.9]).
SB Cantos 10.14 to 12 (Translations Only)
A devotee whose speech is sometimes choked up, whose heart melts, who cries continually and sometimes laughs, who feels ashamed and cries out loudly and then dances—a devotee thus fixed in loving service to Me purifies the entire universe
SB 11.14.24, Translation: A devotee whose speech is sometimes choked up, whose heart melts, who cries continually and sometimes laughs, who feels ashamed and cries out loudly and then dances—a devotee thus fixed in loving service to Me purifies the entire universe.
Page Title: | Fixed in the loving service |
Compiler: | Siddha Rupa, Kanupriya |
Created: | 31 of Jan, 2008 |
No. of Quotes: | 2 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=2, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |