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“You are all pure devotees with no other motives.”

They must work in pure devotion. The kṣatriya also.

This was pure devotional service – to be free from all material desires and to serve Kṛṣṇa as directed

Gradually, under Śrīla Prabhupāda’s pure influence, Upendra began to feel less agitated by sexual demands material body but a spiritual soul, that the soul’s eternal nature was to love Kṛṣṇa, and that for a pure

As he spoke, focusing simply and purely on devotion to the Deity, the devotees suddenly realized the

merely a religious zealot trying to increase a sect; his writing, traveling, and preaching were done in pure devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa and were therefore transcendental.

He was a pure devotee. He could do anything. Hadn’t he often described how a pure devotee is transcendental to material pangs?

He also saw that the remedy for their suffering was pure devotional service.

As a pure devotee, he was not subjected to the law of karma, which awards reactions for pious and sinful As stated by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, “One whose body, mind, and words are fully engaged in devotional service People often misunderstand the movements of a pure devotee within the material world, just as one, on

I thought he was a saintly person with pure devotion and without any outward glamor. He was devoted to his studies.

“Swamiji,” Upendra asked, “what does the spiritual master or pure devotee see as he walks through the

I have therefore composed an invocation, praying that I be permitted to tell this story purely from the When properly told, the life of the pure devotee brings the greatest joy and benefit to the hearers.

would be difficult for his Western disciples to stick to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and attain the goal of pure devotional service.

Gour Mohan was undisturbed that his pet son could no longer attend to all the devotional activities of He saw that Abhay was remaining pure in all his habits, that he was not adopting Western ideas or challenging

mind, satisfaction, freedom from anxiety – can be obtained by anyone who takes wholeheartedly to devotional This pure, happy state can be realized by receiving the ongoing, dynamic legacy which Prabhupāda left consciousness will also inherit the most wonderful realization in his relationship with Śrīla Prabhupāda, the pure

For the sincere devotee, all authentic accounts of the life of the pure devotee are inspiring, instructive By hearing the transcendental pastimes of Kṛṣṇa’s pure devotee, one receives all the benefits that he

It was inevitable that Abhay would think of engaging Mahatma Gandhi in devotional service. But be that as it may, he was not as yet fully engaged in pure devotional service, and his activities

And he encouraged his disciples to take the same position: “We want to create many pure devotees, so In this way, the number of pure devotees increases.”

pleased to write herein that I have come to Delhi from my H.Q. 1/859, Keshi Ghat, Vrindaban (U.P.) purely on spiritual mission to propagate the cult of devotional service of the Lord.

spiritual path in Vṛndāvana was one of hard labor, anxiety, combating the elements, and working as pure instruments in the service of Kṛṣṇa’s pure devotee.