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catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ sukṛtino 'rjuna ārto arthārthī jijñāsur jñānī ca bharatarṣabha

[Bg. 7.16]

Jñānī, jijñāsur, ārtaḥ, arthārthī. The gṛhasthas, they are ārta, distressed. So if he's pious, so in his distressed condition he …

People generally go to Kṛṣṇa, God, "O God, give us our daily bread." This is not bhakti, but it is …

So we are discussing the point, "Who requires a guru?" If you are actually serious about understanding the spiritual subject …

yānti deva-vratā devān pitṝn yānti pitṛ-vratāḥ bhūtejyā yānti bhūtāni yānti mad-yājino 'pi mām

[Bg. 9.25]

So you can achieve this success of life, mad-yājino 'pi yānti mam. There are many kinds of future benefit. Yānti …

Therefore guru is required who can save you from the karma-bandhana process. Karma-mukta. Karma-mukta, that is required. Not karma-bandhana. Karma-mukta. …

māṁ ca yo 'vyabhicāreṇa bhakti-yogena yah sevate sa guṇān samatītyaitān...

[Bg. 14.26]

That is sa guṇān samatītyaitān. That is mukti. Baddha, conditioned, means we are under the three modes of material nature. …

sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ

[Bg. 18.66]

So here is Kṛṣṇa's direction. You take always Kṛṣṇa's direction, then that is bhakti, and you remain brahma-bhūyāya kalpate [Bg. …

Thank you very much.

Devotees: Jaya Prabhupāda. [end]

Pradyumna: Translation = "Furthermore, I have personally heard you promise Draupadī that you would bring forth the head of the …

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Translation = "This man is an assassin and murderer of your own family members. Not only that, but he has …