Serve the guru
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 7
Conversations and Morning Walks
1973 Conversations and Morning Walks
Candanācārya: One time, Śrīla Prabhupāda, you said, "I will go to hell," but none of your disciples accepted that.
Prajāpati: Actually, coming to this country, this is hell.
Prabhupāda: No, I am not in hell. I am with the devotees, so how can I say I am in hell? [break] Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says, tāṅdera caraṇa sevi bhakta-sane vās: "My duty is to serve my guru and live with the devotees." That is Kṛṣṇa's grace. "My mission is to serve my guru, but live with the devotees."
- tāṅdera caraṇa sevi bhakta-sane vās
- janame janame hoy ei abhilāṣ
1977 Conversations and Morning Walks
Prabhupāda: Śikṣaṇam. We have to learn. If you don't learn, how you'll make progress? Then?
Pradyumna: Viśrambheṇa guroḥ sevā. "One should serve the guru, viśrambha..."
Prabhupāda: With great respect, with reverence and respect. Then?
Pradyumna: Sādhu-vartmānuvartanam.
Prabhupāda: And you must see that what you are doing, that is according to the principle which all other sādhus and devotees do. They have tilaka, and you say, "I have no tilaka." That is not sādhu-mārgānu. Sādhu-mārgānugamanam. They have kaṇṭhi. You say, "I can avoid it." That is not sādhu-mārgānugamanam. So, from very beginning, if you disobey, then how you'll make progress? Then?Page Title: | Serve the guru |
Compiler: | Kanupriya, Serene |
Created: | 27 of Nov, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=3, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 4 |