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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Five Potent Forms of Devotional Service Rūpa Gosvāmī has stated that five kinds of devotional activities – namely, residing in …
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Five Potent Forms of Devotional Service
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Rūpa Gosvāmī has stated that five kinds of devotional activities – namely, residing in Mathurā, worshiping the Deity of the …
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Regarding worship of the form of the Lord, or Deity, Rūpa Gosvāmī has written the following verse: “My dear friend, …
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The purport of this verse is that if someone becomes attached to the śrī-mūrti, or Deity of Kṛṣṇa, by worshiping …
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Rūpa Gosvāmī further writes, “My dear foolish friend, I think that you have already heard some of the auspicious Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, …
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In the beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is said that unless one has the ability to throw out, just like garbage, …
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In the above two verses of Rūpa Gosvāmī there are some metaphorical analogies that indirectly condemn the association of materialistic …
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Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has similarly described the transcendental nature of relishing topics that concern Kṛṣṇa. A devotee once said, “It …
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Similarly, there is a statement about hearing and chanting the mahā-mantra: “It is said that saints have been able to …
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Again, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described Mathurā-maṇḍala: “I remember the Lord standing by the banks of the Yamunā River, so …
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In these statements about devotional service, sometimes it may appear that the results have been overestimated, but actually there is …