#devotees qualities dear to all

 
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He has specifically mentioned the word dhira. Dhira means the sober, learned... Generally we call in English language "gentleman." Gentleman means he must be sober, learned and thoughtful. That is gentleman. But nowadays, gentleman is different-simply by dress. Dhira and adhira. So there are two classes of men, and the Gosvamis were very dear to both classes of men, dhiradhira. That is the sign of a saintly person, samatitya. Samatitya: they have no enemy. Ajata-satravaḥ. Even the adhira, the saintly person considers as friend, and even a dhira he considers friend. Panḍitaḥ sama-darsinaḥ [Bg 5.18]. This is the dhira.    (More...)

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