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Lotus feet of the acaryas

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Canto 4

Birth after birth I desire to serve the lotus feet of the ācāryas and live in a society of devotees
SB 4.21.40, Purport: In Bhagavad-gita (2.65) it is said: prasade sarva-duhkhanam hanir asyopajayate. Unless one is self-satisfied, he cannot be free from the miserable conditions of material existence. Therefore it is essential to render service to the brahmanas and Vaisnavas to achieve the perfection of self-satisfaction. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura therefore says:
tandera carana sevi bhakta-sane vasa
janame janame haya, ei abhilasa
"Birth after birth I desire to serve the lotus feet of the acaryas and live in a society of devotees." A spiritual atmosphere can be maintained only by living in a society of devotees and by serving the orders of the acaryas.

SB Canto 10.1 to 10.13

One must worship the lotus feet of the ācārya and live within the society of devotees
SB 10.2.31, Purport: Krsna will accept a devotee who strictly follows the regulative principles and the method prescribed in the various books and literatures published by the authorities. The acarya gives the suitable method for crossing the ocean of nescience by accepting the boat of the Lord's lotus feet, and if this method is strictly followed, the followers will ultimately reach the destination, by the grace of the Lord. This method is called acarya-sampradaya. It is therefore said, sampradaya-vihina ye mantras te nisphala matah (Padma Purana). The acarya-sampradaya is strictly bona fide. Therefore one must accept the acarya-sampradaya; otherwise one's endeavor will be futile. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura therefore sings:
tandera carana sevi bhakta sane vasa
janame janame haya, ei abhilasa
One must worship the lotus feet of the acarya and live within the society of devotees. Then one's endeavor to cross over nescience will surely be successful.

Conversations and Morning Walks

1977 Conversations and Morning Walks

So you are all bhaktas. To live with you, to serve the lotus feet of the ācāryas, that's good
Room Conversation -- November 7, 1977, Vrndavana:

Tamala Krsna: Seems like your activities, Srila Prabhupada, are so much pleasing to the previous acaryas.

Jayapataka: This is the secret you are showing, working towards satisfying the desires of the previous acaryas.

Prabhupada: Tandera carana-sebi-bhakta-sane bas. So you are all bhaktas. To live with you, to serve the lotus feet of the acaryas, that's good...
Page Title:Lotus feet of the acaryas
Compiler:Syamananda , Matea, Visnu Murti
Created:24 of jan, 2008
No. of Quotes:3
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=2, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0