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The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive

The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive

The Māyāvādī philosophers think that without discriminating one cannot have pure knowledge. For them this answer is given by the Supreme Lord: those who are engaged in pure devotional service,

of births, one’s heart is always covered with the dust of materialism, but when one engages in devotional and constantly chants Hare Kṛṣṇa, the dust quickly clears, and one is elevated to the platform of pure The ultimate goal, Viṣṇu, can be attained only by this chant and by devotional service, and not by mental The pure devotee does not have to worry about the material necessities of life; he need not be anxious devotional service.

Man can go on speculating for several millions of years, and if he is not devoted, if he is not a lover Only by devotional service is the Supreme Truth, Kṛṣṇa, pleased, and by His inconceivable energy He can reveal Himself to the heart of the pure devotee. The pure devotee always has Kṛṣṇa within his heart; and with the presence of Kṛṣṇa, who is just like This is the special mercy rendered to the pure devotee by Kṛṣṇa.

Pure devotees, therefore, concentrate their minds in Kṛṣṇa consciousness in full devotional service; Devotional service and worship of Kṛṣṇa are very clearly indicated in this chapter in verses 8 through That is the way of pure devotional service. How one can attain the highest devotional perfection of association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead

In the Vedas the Supreme Lord is accepted as the purest of the pure. One who understands that Kṛṣṇa is the purest of the pure can become purified from all sinful activities Arjuna’s acceptance of Kṛṣṇa as the supreme pure complies with the injunctions of Vedic literature.

In the preliminary stage of devotional service they relish the transcendental pleasure from the service Lord Caitanya likens transcendental devotional service to the sowing of a seed in the heart of the living devotee and get the chance to understand devotional service. This devotional service is just like a seed, and if it is sown in the heart of a living entity, and if The spiritual plant of devotional service gradually grows and grows until it penetrates the covering

Pure devotees, whose characteristics are mentioned here, engage themselves fully in the transcendental The symptoms of the pure devotees are described in this verse specifically.

em>brahma – truth; param – supreme; dhāma – sustenance; pavitram – pure

In discussing Kṛṣṇa’s opulences and His diverse energies, the pure devotees take transcendental pleasure