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The wives of the brāhmaṇas, because they were inspired by pure devotional service, did not care for any

finding any recourse in material happiness, the devotee then engages himself absolutely in pure devotional service

The gopīs particularly showed pure devotional service toward Kṛṣṇa, so much so that Kṛṣṇa Himself remained

It was actually a trick to show them mercy by teaching them that they should accept Him in pure devotional service

They regretted very much that, although their wives were elevated to the platform of pure devotional service

In this age Lord Caitanya demonstrated the path of pure devotional service by putting Himself in the

Ṭhākura has strictly forbidden all worship of the demigods for anyone who wants to advance in pure devotional service

The fact is that those who are always engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and mature, pure devotional service

concentrate his energies, mind and body – everything – for the service of the Lord, and that is pure devotional service

Kṛṣṇa indirectly answered the questions of the gopīs, even those questions which implied that Kṛṣṇa did not He does not require anyone’s love, but at the same time He said that He is not ungrateful.

You do not care whether or not I am beautiful or qualified; You are not at all concerned about it. Therefore Your nonattachment for me is not at all astonishing; it is quite natural. Whether You are attached to me or not, may my devotion and attention be always engaged at Your lotus

That Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma did not return to Vṛndāvana can be adjusted as follows: They did not break Their

From this it appears that Kṛṣṇa is not very intelligent. Yet He may be very intelligent – but He is not very merciful. Not only Kṛṣṇa but all the cowherd men are so callous that they are already yoking the bulls and calves The elderly persons in Vṛndāvana are also merciless; they do not take our plight into consideration and Even the demigods are very unkind to us; they are also not impeding His going to Mathurā.”

Kṛṣṇa wanted to impress on them that they were not old enough to take care of themselves. It was not very wise for them to come in the dead of night to Kṛṣṇa. “It does not look very well for young girls and boys to remain together in the dead of night.” After hearing this advice, the gopīs did not seem very happy; therefore Kṛṣṇa began to stress the point

Now I consider that this curse by the sage was not at all a curse; it was a great benediction for me. Had he not cursed me, I would not have assumed the body of a serpent and would not have been kicked by

In the Bhagavad-gītā it is said that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not visible due to the curtain That which covers the reality is mahāmāyā, or the external energy, which does not allow a conditioned Brahmā is not an ordinary conditioned soul. The conditioned soul not only becomes bewildered but is completely unable to understand. The curtain of yogamāyā was drawn so that Brahmā would not become more and more perplexed.

“As I have already explained, I am not very much interested in family life or love between husband and By nature, I am not very fond of family life, wife, children, home and opulences. Actually, I am interested in self-realization; that gives Me pleasure, and not this family life.”

“Dear Lord,” the personified Vedas continued, “if saintly persons do not take care to eradicate completely One who is not free from sinful reactions cannot see the Supersoul. a person has a jeweled locket in his necklace but forgets the jewel, it is almost as though he does not Similarly, if an individual soul meditates but does not actually perceive the presence of the Supersoul

Kālayavana followed Him with a desire to capture Him, but in spite of his swift running, he could not He can be captured only by those who follow the path of devotional service, and Kālayavana was not practiced He wanted to capture Kṛṣṇa, and since he could not do so he followed Him from behind.

Kālayavana began running very fast, thinking, “Now I am nearer; I will capture Him,” but he could not It is not worthy of Your good name and family tradition.” Kālayavana was following, running very fast, but still he could not catch Kṛṣṇa because he was not freed