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Devotee: [introducing recording] Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture, morning, 6th February, 1971.

Prabhupāda: [indistinct aside]

Devotee: I'm feeling a little chilly.

Prabhupāda: Prāyeṇa dūtā iha vai manoharāś caranti tad-rūpa-guṇa-svabhāvāḥ, bhūtāni viṣṇoḥ sura-pūjitāni: "These Viṣṇudūtas, they are not only worshipable by common …

So there is no question of impersonalism. This oneness with God and the living entity, these are the oneness, that …

That is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā. Kṛṣṇa says that "I, you and all these persons who have assembled here in …

So there is no question of losing the individuality. That's a theory only. No living entity loses his individuality, even …

Similarly, brahma-jyotir is combination of the individual parts and parcels of God. But without individual activity they cannot stay in …

Therefore, according to Bhagavat-siddhānta, āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanti [SB 10.2.32]. The individual soul who simply tries to merge …

Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padam. Paraṁ padam. That is called paraṁ padam. But again says, patanty adhaḥ: "But they still, again …

That has been practically experienced. In our country many, many, very, very big svāmīs, they attain perfection and realize that …

Therefore this devotional service is Brahman activity. One can stay. Without this Brahman activity, even one is elevated to the …

In the Bhagavad-gītā it is said that devotees, they are eternally engaged in devotional service. Eternally means after liberation, not …

śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyaṁ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam

[SB 7.5.23]

bhūtāni viṣṇoḥ sura-pūjitāni durdarśa-liṅgāni mahādbhutāni rakṣanti tad-bhaktimataḥ parebhyo mattaś ca martyān atha sarvataś ca

[SB 6.3.18]

Very nice verse. The Yamarāja says that "These bhutāni viṣṇoḥ, viṣṇu-bhutāni, the Vaiṣṇava, the Viṣṇudūtas, they are worshiped by the …

So therefore He says in another...,

ācāryaṁ māṁ vijānīyāt nāvamanyeta karhicit na martya-buddhyāsūyeta sarva-deva-mayo guruḥ