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The fact is, however, that one becomes a devotee when he is completely freed from all reactions to sinful life. …

“Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life, whose sinful actions are completely eradicated and who …

A person who is too attached to materialistic family life — home, family, wife, children and so on — cannot …

These apparent contradictions are resolved in the life of a devotee by the grace of the Supreme Lord, and therefore …

Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung, chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā: “Without serving the lotus feet of a pure Vaiṣṇava …

When Priyavrata’s father, Svāyambhuva Manu, requested him to accept the responsibility of ruling over the world, he did not welcome …

This verse states that by serving the lotus feet of his spiritual master, Prince Priyavrata very soon attained the perfectional …

“If one has unflinching faith in the Supreme Lord and the spiritual master, the essence of all Vedic knowledge is …

Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Self (ātmā), is the source of everything, as explained in the Vedānta-sūtra: janmādy asya yataḥ. Because …

Vedic knowledge is divided into two parts: pravṛtti-mārga and nivṛtti-mārga. Nivṛtti-mārga is the path of negating sense enjoyment, and pravṛtti-mārga …

A significant word in this verse is sva-bhavanāt, indicating that Lord Brahmā descended from his own abode. Every demigod has …

It appears from this description that there is regular interplanetary travel between the planets of the demigods. Another significant point …

As stated in the previous verse, Lord Brahmā was accompanied by other demigods, but his specific carrier was the great …

That Lord Brahmā descended from Satyaloka to see Priyavrata indicates that the matter was very serious. Nārada Muni had come …

Priyavrata was the grandson of Lord Brahmā, and as joking competition sometimes takes place between grandson and grandfather, in this …

In this verse, one important word is sūkta-vākena (by Vedic hymns). In the Vedas, there is the following prayer to …

Of the twelve great authorities in devotional service, four — Lord Brahmā himself, his son Nārada, Svāyambhuva Manu and Lord …

When Lord Brahmā went to induce Priyavrata to accept the responsibility for ruling the universe, he did not go whimsically; …

“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come …

Why one is induced to perform certain acts despite his desire to do something else is indicated herein. One cannot …