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Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.]

[SB 1.8.43]

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Prabhupāda:

[SB 1.8.43]

So Kuntīdevī, first of all she prayed that "My attraction for my family..." Two different families, Pāṇḍu and Vṛṣṇi = …

[SB 11.3.21]

Upaśamāśrayam. Upaśama means fully satiated; no more any desire. Svāmin kṛtārtho 'smi varaṁ na yāce [Cc. Madhya 22.42].

Now the Durgā Pūjā is going on. This is also recommended in the Vedic śāstra, that those who want material …

[SB 2.3.10]

There are three kinds of men. Akāma... Akāma means one who has no desire. Desire there is---not material desire. Desire …

A bhakta feels ashamed to ask from Kṛṣṇa for his material comforts. Just like Prahlāda Mahārāja. Prahlāda Mahārāja, when he …

So śāstra recommends that either you belong to the group of akāma or to the group of sarva-kāma or to …

Kṛṣṇa, understanding Kṛṣṇa, is not so easy job. Kṛṣṇa says,

[Bg. 7.3]

It is not so easy. But any person, either in karma-yoga or jñāna-yoga or dhyāna-yoga or haṭha-yoga, if he comes …

[Cc. Madhya 19.151]

Bhakti-latā-bīja, that is not very easily available. But it is available---guru-kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya. Because Kṛṣṇa is situated in everyone's heart, if you …

Guru is therefore external manifestation of Kṛṣṇa because he acts as representative of Kṛṣṇa. So what is the qualification of …

So the next question will be, "Then whom shall I select guru?" Now, śābde pare ca niṣṇātam. A guru means …