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ātmānaṁ ca paritrātam aśvatthāmno 'stra-tejasaḥ snehaṁ ca vṛṣṇi-pārthānāṁ teṣāṁ bhaktiṁ ca keśave

tebhyaḥ parama-santuṣṭaḥ prīty-ujjṛmbhita-locanaḥ mahā-dhanāni vāsāṁsi dadau hārān mahā-manāḥ

[SB 1.16.13-15]

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Translation = "Wherever the King visited, he continuously heard the glories of his great forefathers, who were all devotees of …

Prabhupāda: So Mahārāja Parīkṣit is on his tour, and what did he meet in every place? Tatra tatra upaśṛṇvānaḥ. Everyone …

So the forefathers of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, sva-pūrveṣām, they were not ordinary person. They were mahātmā. So how one can become …

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So how this knowledge is achieved? Because to accept Kṛṣṇa... Just like we accept, by authority. We belong to the …

So that is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, that,

bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ

[Bg. 7.19]

People are searching after knowledge---philosophers, scientists, politicians, and others, so many. Everyone is after knowledge. Brahma-jijñāsā. Jijñāsā: everyone is inquiring …

So these four principles are animal principles. So that is the difference, that such animal propensities are there amongst the …

Then who is above? That above---who is inquiring about the Absolute. Jijñāsuḥ śreya-uttamam. He is human being, jijñāsu. He may …

So when one is inquisitive, jijñāsu... And jijñāsu means, what kind of jijñāsu, inquisitive? Śreya uttamam. Jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam [SB …

So when a human becomes jijñāsu, inquisitive, śreya uttamam... Śreya means ultimate goal of life, and uttamam... Uttamam. Tama means …

So these karmīs are like that. Some of them understand. They at least believe in future life. But they do …

So when one comes to this point to understand that "This is simply futile, to work for this body," he …

So out of the yogīs, the bhakti-yogī is the best. That is recommended in the Bhagavad-gītā = yoginām api sarveṣām. …