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• Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura describes the word bhakti by saying premaivoktah. Kah anyah arthah asya: in the presence of bhakti, what is the necessity of liberation  + (11:27:28, 22 November 2020)
• Even if in the beginning one chants the Hare Krsna mantra with offenses, one will become free from such offenses by chanting again and again  + (11:34:09, 22 November 2020)
• Srila Viraraghava Acarya comments, yathesta-gatir ity arthah: by worshiping Visnu, a devotee can get whatever he likes. Maharaja Citraketu wanted only to return home, back to Godhead, and therefore he achieved success in that way  + (11:34:40, 22 November 2020)
• One becomes free from all sinful reactions if one chants day and night, following the recommendation of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu  + (11:36:14, 22 November 2020)
• The word tad-darsana-dhvasta-samasta-kilbisah is very important in this verse - SB 6.16.31  + (11:39:31, 22 November 2020)
• In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting the holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way  + (11:41:46, 22 November 2020)
• When one is freed from all the results of sinful activities, one will be purified, and with a healthy mind, completely cleansed, he will increasingly make progress in Krsna consciousness  + (11:44:08, 22 November 2020)
• If the members of the Krsna consciousness movement strictly follow this recommendation (chanting the holy name of the Lord) of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, their position will always be secure  + (11:44:08, 22 November 2020)
• All the letters of the alphabet and the words constructed by those letters are meant for offering prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead  + (11:53:19, 22 November 2020)
• The real purpose of studying the Vedas is to approach the lotus feet of Lord Krsna  + (11:58:29, 22 November 2020)
• Maharaja Citraketu had the opportunity to offer prayers to the Lord by composing nice verses from the letters of the alphabet, but because of his ecstasy, for a considerable time he could not join those letters to offer prayers to the Lord  + (11:59:16, 22 November 2020)
• Sometimes we have to observe the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies to please such unintelligent men who want Vedic mantras chanted and huge amounts of money spent for such ceremonies  + (12:05:09, 22 November 2020)
• If one has scientific, philosophical, political, economic or any other abilities and wants perfection in his knowledge, he should offer prayers to the SP of Godhead by composing first-class poetry or engaging his talents in the service of the Lord  + (12:12:03, 22 November 2020)
• Citraketu wanted to do this (offer prayers to God), but he was unable because of loving ecstasy. Therefore he had to wait for a considerable time before be could offer prayers  + (12:21:21, 22 November 2020)
• When we established a Krsna-Balarama temple in Vrndavana, we were obliged to have Vedic ceremonies enacted by brahmanas because the inhabitants of Vrndavana, especially the smarta-brahmanas, would not accept Europeans and Americans as bona fide brahmanas  + (12:21:53, 22 November 2020)
• One cannot offer prayers to the Lord with mundane words. One must become spiritually advanced by controlling the mind and senses. Then he can find suitable words to offer in prayers to the Lord  + (12:29:42, 22 November 2020)
• Both the ceremonies and the sankirtana were going on simultaneously (in the establishment of Krsna-Balarama temple in Vrndavana). The ceremonies were meant for persons interested in Vedic rituals for elevation to heavenly planets  + (12:36:27, 22 November 2020)
• The sankirtana was meant for pure devotees interested in pleasing the SPG. We would simply have performed sankirtana, but then the inhabitants of Vrndavana would not have taken the installation (of Krsna-Balarama temple) ceremony seriously  + (12:40:34, 22 November 2020)
• The Vedic performances are meant for those whose intelligence has been dulled by the flowery language of the Vedas, which describe fruitive activities intended to elevate one to the higher planets  + (13:29:37, 22 November 2020)
• In this age of Kali, sankirtana alone is sufficient. If the members of our temples in the different parts of the world simply continue sankirtana before the Deity, especially before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, they will remain perfect  + (13:46:32, 22 November 2020)
• There is no need of any other performances (sankirtana alone is sufficient). Nevertheless, to keep oneself clean in habits and mind, Deity worship and other regulative principles are required  + (13:49:35, 22 November 2020)
• The word maha-vrata-dharah indicates a brahmacari who has never fallen down. Lord Siva is counted among the best of yogis, yet he embraced his wife in the midst of great saintly persons  + (13:56:17, 22 November 2020)
• There are two kinds of jnanis. One is inclined to devotional service and the other to impersonal realization  + (13:59:26, 22 November 2020)
• Citraketu appreciated how great Lord Siva was to be unaffected even in that situation. Therefore Citraketu was not an offender; he merely expressed his wonder  + (14:00:38, 22 November 2020)
• Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has made the following observations. Lord Siva, being the most exalted Vaisnava and one of the most powerful demigods, is able to do anything he desires  + (14:09:54, 22 November 2020)

• Srila Jiva Gosvami says that although sankirtana is sufficient for the perfection of life, the arcana, or worship of the Deity in the temple, must continue in order that the devotees may stay clean and pure  + (14:15:49, 22 November 2020)

• A common man might also criticize Lord Siva, like Daksa, who suffered the consequences for his criticism. King Citraketu desired that Lord Siva cease this external behavior so that others might be saved from criticizing him and thus becoming offenders  + (14:17:29, 22 November 2020)
• Quoting the verse from the Padma Purana, Srila Sanatana Gosvami forbids us to sing any song not sung by authorized devotees  + (14:18:12, 22 November 2020)
• The words or songs of a person not fixed in Vaisnava behavior, not strictly following the rules and regulations and chanting the Hare Krsna mantra should not be accepted by pure devotees  + (14:21:37, 22 November 2020)
• Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura recommended that one follow both processes (sankirtana & the arcana) simultaneously. We strictly follow his principle of performing Deity worship and sankirtana along parallel lines. This we should continue  + (14:22:58, 22 November 2020)
• The words satvata-sastra-vigraham indicate that the sac-cid-ananda (BS 5.1) body of the Lord can never be accepted to be made of maya  + (14:27:50, 22 November 2020)
• Devotees do not offer prayers to the Lord in an imaginary form. The existence of the Lord's form is supported by all Vedic literature  + (14:29:55, 22 November 2020)
• The other class of jnanis, whose jnana is mixed with bhakti, are also of two kinds - those who are devoted to the so-called false form of the SPG and those who understand the SPG as sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (Bs. 5.1), the actual spiritual form  + (14:32:02, 22 November 2020)
• Even though one is a very learned scholar of the Vedic sastras, he may be completely unaware of the existence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His name, fame, qualities and so forth  + (14:33:01, 22 November 2020)
• If one thinks that Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the only perfect personality whereas the demigods, even demigods as Siva, are inclined to improper social affairs, he is an offender. Citraketu was somewhat harsh in his behavior with Siva  + (14:39:17, 22 November 2020)
• One who is not a great scholar can understand the position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead if he somehow or other becomes a pure devotee of the Lord by engaging in devotional service  + (14:40:11, 22 November 2020)
• The Mayavadi devotees worship Narayana or Visnu with the idea that Visnu has accepted a form of maya and that the ultimate truth is actually impersonal  + (14:44:48, 22 November 2020)
• Lord Siva, who is always deep in knowledge, could understand Citraketu's purpose, and he was not at all angry; rather, he simply smiled and remained silent. The members of the assembly surrounding Lord Siva could also understand Citraketu's purpose  + (14:46:08, 22 November 2020)
• Those who engage in the loving service of the Lord become sudhiyah, intelligent, but this is not so of a Vedic scholar who does not understand Krsna's name, fame and qualities  + (14:49:14, 22 November 2020)
• The Lord and the devotees both conquer. The Lord is conquered by the devotees, and the devotees are conquered by the Lord. Because of being conquered by one another, they both derive transcendental bliss from their relationship  + (14:49:26, 22 November 2020)
• The highest perfection of this mutual conquering is exhibited by Krsna and the gopis. The gopis conquered Krsna, and Krsna conquered the gopis  + (14:51:35, 22 November 2020)
• A pure devotee is one whose intelligence is clear; he is truly thoughtful because he engages in the service of the Lord - not as a matter of show, but with love, with his mind, words and body  + (14:54:15, 22 November 2020)
• Whenever Krsna played His flute, He conquered the minds of the gopis, and without seeing the gopis Krsna could not be happy. Other transcendentalists, such as jnanis and yogis, cannot conquer the SP of Godhead; only pure devotees can conquer Him  + (14:56:01, 22 November 2020)
• Such a devotee (pure devotee) is actually situated in knowledge. He never merges in the Brahman effulgence  + (14:56:41, 22 November 2020)
• Nondevotees may make a show of religion, but it is not very effective because although they ostentatiously attend a temple or church, they are thinking of something else. Such persons are neglecting their religious duty and are punishable by Yamaraja  + (15:00:20, 22 November 2020)
• Following the behavior of Lord Siva, they (the members of the assembly) did not protest; instead, following their master, they remained silent  + (15:00:28, 22 November 2020)
• Pure devotees are described as sama-mati, which means that they never deviate from devotional service under any circumstances. It is not that devotees worship the Supreme Lord only when happy; they worship Him even when in distress  + (15:01:08, 22 November 2020)
• A devotee who commits sinful acts, which he may do unwillingly or accidentally because of his former habits, is excused. That is the value of the sankirtana movement  + (15:03:10, 22 November 2020)
• When a devotee offers devotional service to the Lord without any motive (anyabhilasita-sunyam (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11), his service cannot be hampered by any material condition - apratihata  + (15:07:30, 22 November 2020)
• If the members of the assembly thought that Citraketu had blasphemed Lord Siva, they would certainly have left at once, blocking their ears with their hands  + (15:07:54, 22 November 2020)
• A devotee who offers service in all conditions of life can conquer the Supreme Personality of Godhead  + (15:11:35, 22 November 2020)