1) The document discusses teachings from various spiritual texts and teachers on the topics of devotional service to Krishna and liberation.
2) It quotes Madhvacharya stating that one who practices devotional service to understand God can achieve liberation, even if they were previously sinful.
3) It discusses how pure devotees of Narayana fear nothing in any condition and see heavenly and hellish planets as equal, as they are interested only in serving the Lord.
1) The document discusses teachings from various spiritual texts and teachers on the topics of devotional service to Krishna and liberation.
2) It quotes Madhvacharya stating that one who practices devotional service to understand God can achieve liberation, even if they were previously sinful.
3) It discusses how pure devotees of Narayana fear nothing in any condition and see heavenly and hellish planets as equal, as they are interested only in serving the Lord.
1) The document discusses teachings from various spiritual texts and teachers on the topics of devotional service to Krishna and liberation.
2) It quotes Madhvacharya stating that one who practices devotional service to understand God can achieve liberation, even if they were previously sinful.
3) It discusses how pure devotees of Narayana fear nothing in any condition and see heavenly and hellish planets as equal, as they are interested only in serving the Lord.
jïänaà bhaktis tathaiva ca niçcintas tasya mokñaù syät sarva-päpa-kåto 'pi tu TRANSLATION For one who very seriously practices devotional service during his lifetime in order to understand the constitutional position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, liberation from material world is guaranteed, even if he has previously been addicted to sinful habits. …. Çrémad-Bhägavatam: Text 6.17.28
näräyaëa-paräù sarve na kutaçcana bibhyati svargäpavarga-narakeñv api tulyärtha-darçinaù SYNONYMS
näräyaëa-paräù—pure devotees, who
are interested only in the service of Näräyaëa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarve—all; na—not; kutaçcana—anywhere; bibhyati—are afraid; SYNONYMS
svarga—in the higher planetary
systems; apavarga—in liberation; narakeñu—and in hell; api—even; tulya—equal; artha—value; darçinaù— who see. TRANSLATION
Devotees solely engaged in the
devotional service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Näräyaëa, never fear any condition of life. For them the heavenly planets, liberation & the hellish planets are all the same, TRANSLATION
for such devotees are interested only
in service of the Lord. ….. Çré Yämunäcärya, a great devotee in Kåñëa said yad-avadhi mama cetaù kåñëa-pädäravinde nava-nava-rasa-dhämany udyataà rantum äsét tad-avadhi bata näré-saìgame smaryamäne bhavati mukha-vikäraù suñöhu niñöhévanaà ca TRANSLATION Since my mind has been engaged in the service of the lotus feet of Lord Krishna, and I have been enjoying an ever new transcendental humor, whenever I think of sex life with a woman, my face at once turns from it, and I spit at the thought …. Rupa Goswami in Bhakti-rasämåta-sindhu:
yena tena prakäreëa
manaù kåñëa niveçayet sarve vidhi-niçedhä syur etayor eva kiìkaräù TRANSLATION
Somehow or other, try to apply your
mind in Kåñëa. Then even there is some discrepancies in the rules and regulation, it does not matter. ….