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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.20

Even the greatest philosophical speculators cannot have access to the region of the Lord. It is said in the Upaniṣads …

Kuntīdevī prayed to the Lord very submissively, and this is the symptom of a Vaiṣṇava. The Lord, Kṛṣṇa, had come …

According to the Vedic system, there are four social divisions (cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭam). The highest members of the social order …

“In every town, city, and village of the world, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement will be preached.”

How is it, then, that Europeans and Americans will not become brāhmaṇas? In fact, one who comes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness …

“One who takes to bhakti-yoga surpasses the modes of material nature and comes immediately to the transcendental platform [brahma-bhūta].” Not …

The stereotyped, crippled idea that only a person born in a brāhmaṇa family can become a brāhmaṇa has killed Vedic …

“O son of Pṛthā, those who take shelter in Me – though they be lowborn, women, vaiśyas, or śūdras – …

“Among all the living entities wandering throughout the universe, one who is very fortunate receives, by the mercy of the …

Although Kuntī had the body of a woman, she was a devotee. Therefore she was not like an ordinary unintelligent …

Now here also, in this verse, Kuntī continues to express herself with humility. This humility is very good in devotional …

If one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, in the beginning there will be many disturbances caused by Māyā, the material energy …

Kuntīdevī therefore says, tathā paramahaṁsānām: “You are meant to be understood by the paramahaṁsas.” The word parama means “ultimate,” and …

One should know that the activities of the body are due to the soul within the body. That is the …

Kuntīdevī says, “You are meant for the paramahaṁsas, not for the rascals and fools. You are meant for the paramahaṁsas …

Bhakti-yoga is meant for those whose hearts are cleansed, not for the lusty and greedy. Of course, those who are …