- kṛṣṇa-bhakta—niṣkāma, ata eva 'śānta'
- bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kāmī, sakali 'aśānta'
Pretensionless devotees
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 2
Ultimately the Lord is realized by the pretensionless devotees only. Therefore special stress is given to the devotional service of the Lord by Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
SB 2.4.19, Purport: The examples of Brahmā and Lord Śiva are specifically cited here because Brahmājī, Lord Śiva, Śrīmatī Lakṣmījī and the four Kumāras (Sanaka, Sanātana, etc.) are leaders of the four desireless Vaiṣṇava sampradāyas. They are all freed from all pretensions. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī interprets the word gata-vyalīkaiḥ as projjhita-kaitavaiḥ, or those who are freed from all pretensions (the unalloyed devotees only). In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 19.149) it is said:
Page Title: | Pretensionless devotees |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti |
Created: | 13 of Sep, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 1 |