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Imported quote 16374 To save oneself, one must take shelter of a pure devotee. Narottama dasa Thakura therefore says, chaḍiya vaisnava-seva nistara payeche keba. If one wants to save himself from material nature's onslaughts, which arise because of the material body, one must become Krsna conscious and try to fully understand Krsna. As stated in Bhagavad-gita (4.9), janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvataḥ. One should understand Krsna in truth, and this one can do only by serving a pure devotee. Thus Prahlada Maharaja prays that Lord Nrsimhadeva place him in touch with a pure devotee and servant instead of awarding him material opulence. Every intelligent man within this material world must follow Prahlada Maharaja. Mahajano yena gataḥ sa panthaḥ. Prahlada Maharaja did not want to enjoy the estate left by his father; rather, he wanted to become a servant of the servant of the Lord. The illusory human civilization that perpetually endeavors for happiness through material advancement is rejected by Prahlada Maharaja and those who strictly follow in his footsteps.
(More...) Imported quote 18083 Krsna's name is another..., Hrsikesa. Senayor ubhayor madhye hrsikesa sthapaya me acyuta. The Hrsikesa name is there. Hrsikesa means actually Krsna is the master of the senses. We are not proprietor of the senses. Krsna is the proprietor of the senses. So when our senses are purified and we apply them... After all, our senses are employed for satisfaction of somebody, myself or somebody else. Actually, somebody else. That is kama, krodha, lobha, moha, matsarya. That is illusion. We are not serving ourself; we are serving our lusty desires, kama, krodha. I am angry; therefore I am killing somebody. So that is not mine. But I am servant of the anger. I am servant; I am not master. If I would have been master, then I could control my anger. But I am not. I am servant of anger. I am servant of lusty desires. So I am servant, but this servitude should be transferred to Krsna. That is perfection of life.
(More...) Imported quote 18985 Santi. If we learn these three things, then we'll get santi. Santi, that is clearly explained in Caitanya-caritamrta also. It is said in the Bhagavad-gita, Krsna says, jnatva mam: "Me," Krsna says-person. Just like "Give me." So Krsna says, jnatva mam. What is that? So we have to know Krsna, that He is actually enjoyer. Master and servant. If the servant knows that "In this house my master is the proprietor. He is the enjoyer. I am simply servant," then he is peaceful. But if he artificially tries to become the master, although he is servant there, then there is all disturbance.
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