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A vānaprastha who develops pure devotional service achieves the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, while in the vānaprastha

devotees of the Lord worship the Lord alone, and those who cannot come to the standard of pure devotional service

The vānaprastha should not groom the hair on his head, body or face, should not manicure his nails, should not pass stool and urine at irregular times and should not make a special endeavor for dental hygiene

The vānaprastha should not groom the hair on his head, body or face, should not manicure his nails, should not pass stool and urine at irregular times and should not make a special endeavor for dental hygiene

If at times one does not obtain proper food one should not be depressed, and when one obtains sumptuous food one should not rejoice.

If at times one does not obtain proper food one should not be depressed, and when one obtains sumptuous food one should not rejoice.

alabdhvā — not obtaining; na — not; viṣīdeta — he should be depressed; kāle kāle different times; aśanam — food; kvacit — whatever; labdhvā — obtaining; na — not > — should rejoice; dhṛti-mān — fixed in determination; ubhayam — both (obtaining and not

Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura points out that unless one is completely incapacitated, one should not This applies only to those endeavoring for personal purification and not to those engaged full time in and speaks only for the service of the Lord, and thus whatever assistance he accepts from others is not However, one not so surrendered will certainly have to take birth again in the material world to repay

And if one is not properly worshiping the Lord, what is the use of severe penances? And if Śrī Kṛṣṇa is not seen within and without everything, then what is the use of severe penances?”

A renounced sage in the forest does not kill animals, but rather acquires skins from animals who have Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, the word medhyaiḥ, or “pure,” indicates that while residing in the forest a sage may not

If foodstuffs do not come automatically or by token begging, then one should endeavor to keep body and soul together so that one’s spiritual program will not be disturbed. āhārārtham in this verse indicates eating only to keep oneself fit for spiritual advancement and does not

One who has not accepted the three internal disciplines of avoiding useless speech, avoiding useless

One who has not accepted the three internal disciplines of avoiding useless speech, avoiding useless

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura explains that a saintly person should not argue or quarrel with The word bahiḥ indicates that one should not eat in a public place, and vāg-yata indicates that one should

gratification, knowing its result to be miserable, and who desires spiritual perfection, but who has not

gratification, knowing its result to be miserable, and who desires spiritual perfection, but who has not

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that in the name of concealment one should not become a Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī warns us in this regard that a devotee should not read atheistic literature, even prohibited activities are so detrimental to the advancement of Kṛṣṇa consciousness that they should not

Otherwise, if there is no emergency, he should not accept anything besides his daṇḍa and waterpot.

Otherwise, if there is no emergency, he should not accept anything besides his daṇḍa and waterpot.

A devotee of the Lord, however, naturally develops Kṛṣṇa consciousness and need not subject himself to