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#dl##dd#jñānataḥ su-labhā muktir#/dd#
#dd#bhuktir yajñādi-puṇyataḥ#/dd#
#dd#seyaṁ sādhana-sāhasrair#/dd#
#dd#hāri-bhaktiḥ su-durlabhā#/dd##/dl#
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jñānataḥ—by cultivation of knowledge; su-labhā—easily obtainable; muktiḥ—liberation; bhuktiḥ—sense enjoyment; yajña-ādi—performance of sacrifices, etc.; puṇyataḥ—and by performing pious activities; sā—that; iyam—this; sādhana-sāhasraiḥ—execution of thousands of sacrifices; hari-bhaktiḥ—devotional service; su-durlabhā—is very rare.
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"By cultivating philosophical knowledge one can understand his spiritual position and thus be liberated, and by performing sacrifices and pious activities one can achieve sense gratification in a higher planetary system, but the devotional service of the Lord is so rare that even by executing hundreds and thousands of such sacrifices one cannot obtain it."
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Prahlāda Mahārāja instructs:
#dl##dd#matir na kṛṣṇe parataḥ svato vā#/dd#
#dd#mitho 'bhipadyeta gṛha-vratānām#/dd##/dl#
(SB 7.5.30)
#dl##dd#naiṣāṁ matis tāvad urukramāṅghriṁ#/dd#
#dd#spṛśaty anarthāpagamo yad-arthaḥ#/dd#
#dd#mahīyasāṁ pāda-rajo-'bhiṣekaṁ#/dd#
#dd#niṣkiñcanānāṁ na vṛṇīta yāvat#/dd##/dl#
(SB 7.5.32)
These ślokas are to be discussed. Their purport is that one cannot obtain kṛṣṇa-bhakti, or the devotional service of the Lord, by official execution of the Vedic rituals. One has to approach a pure devotee. Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura sings, chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā: "Who has been elevated without rendering service to a pure Vaiṣṇava?" It is the statement of Prahlāda Mahārāja that unless one is able to accept the dust from the lotus feet of a pure Vaiṣṇava there is no possibility of achieving the platform of devotional service. That is the secret. The above-mentioned tantra-vacana, quoted from the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.1.36), is our perfect guidance in this connection.
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#dl##dd#jñānataḥ su-labhā muktir#/dd#
#dd#bhuktir yajñādi-puṇyataḥ#/dd#
#dd#seyaṁ sādhana-sāhasrair#/dd#
#dd#hari-bhaktiḥ su-durlabhā#/dd##/dl#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jñānataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#jñānataḥ#/i# — by cultivation of knowledge; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=su&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#su-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=labhā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#labhā#/i# — easily obtainable; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=muktiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#muktiḥ#/i# — liberation; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhuktiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bhuktiḥ#/i# — sense enjoyment; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yajña&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#yajña-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ādi&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ādi#/i# — performance of sacrifices, etc.; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=puṇyataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#puṇyataḥ#/i# — and by performing pious activities; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#sā#/i# — that; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=iyam&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#iyam#/i# — this; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sādhana&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#sādhana-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sāhasraiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#sāhasraiḥ#/i# — execution of thousands of sacrifices; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hari&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#hari-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhaktiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bhaktiḥ#/i# — devotional service; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=su&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#su-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=durlabhā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#durlabhā#/i# — is very rare.
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“By cultivating philosophical knowledge one can understand his spiritual position and thus be liberated, and by performing sacrifices and pious activities one can achieve sense gratification in a higher planetary system, but the devotional service of the Lord is so rare that even by executing hundreds and thousands of such sacrifices one cannot obtain it.”
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Prahlāda Mahārāja instructs:
#dl##dd##i#matir na kṛṣṇe parataḥ svato vā#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#mitho ’bhipadyeta gṛha-vratānām#/i##/dd#
#dd#(#i#Bhag.#/i# 7.5.30)#/dd#
#dd##i#naiṣāṁ matis tāvad urukramāṅghriṁ#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#spṛśaty anarthāpagamo yad-arthaḥ#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#mahīyasāṁ pāda-rajo-’bhiṣekaṁ#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#niṣkiñcanānāṁ na vṛṇīta yāvat#/i##/dd##/dl#
(#i#Bhag.#/i# 7.5.32)
#$p#These #i#ślokas#/i# are to be discussed. Their purport is that one cannot obtain #i#kṛṣṇa-bhakti#/i#, or the devotional service of the Lord, by official execution of the Vedic rituals. One has to approach a pure devotee. Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura sings, #i#chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā#/i#: “Who has been elevated without rendering service to a pure Vaiṣṇava?” It is the statement of Prahlāda Mahārāja that unless one is able to accept the dust from the lotus feet of a pure Vaiṣṇava there is no possibility of achieving the platform of devotional service. That is the secret. The above-mentioned #i#tantra-vacana#/i#, quoted from the #i#Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu#/i# (1.1.36), is our perfect guidance in this connection.
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