PADA: Very young mother -- who is at the cancer hospital. Sorry folks, I believe that offering food to deviated people contaminates the food, and causes ill effects. My ex-witch devotee lady confirms this, offering food to deviated people would make the people ingesting that food -- suffer ill results. And it is affecting many devotees, or even affecting the whole ISKCON society wholesale.
In sum, offering food to deviated people is a Satanic practice, and it will make people suffer, and it is. I feel very sad for the victims, they just have no idea what is sattvic offering and what is not. She has two lovely little kids, and if she is gone, they are going to suffer. I cannot help but notice none of the big ISKCON authorities ever mentions anything about this.
ys pd angel108b@yahoo.com
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VAISNAVAS ESPANA
Administrative crisis and corruption complaints in ISKCON Vrindavan
Although we know that ISKCON Mayapur is the most corrupt yatra or project of ISKCON organization globally—where the main guru or local leader, Jayapataka, has always protected his malicious disciples and has covered up many barbarities happening there—, now the crown jewel, ISKCON Vrindavan, is facing an administrative crisis due to the corruption and internal complicity of some of its leaders.
Srutakirti, an administrative member, married several years ago a young Russian-Armenian who suffers delusions of grandeur and exhibits excesses of authority and cruelty, believing herself a kind of empress because of her high profile husband within ISKCON. Therefore, the devotees of the pujari department and a wide majority of the congregation have decided to confront them after tolerating the abuses of this couple for a long time.
At the same time, the three ISKCON Vrindavan Presidents are involved in corruption acts, supporting the Accountant, who manages the funds and has a decisive voice in executing money generating projects, without presenting a clear accounting to the public. The latter character is a Hindu named Visnunam, who before moving to Vrindavan was implicated in the suicide of a married devotee with whom he was having a secret extramarital relationship.
Already installed in Vrindavan, Visnunam, with its rhetoric and strategies, has managed to control administrative decisions and obtain complicity from other higher ranking members. He is currently accused — with evidence — of maintaining a new extramarital relationship with a young devout European resident in Vrindavan.
Their handling of donations, management of some guest houses belonging to ISKCON Vrindavan and their responsibility in the mismanagement of the new goshala located in a village of Vraja, away from the Krishna-Balaram Mandir are also questioned. Death of dozens of cows and bulls has been reported in said goshala due to negligence of administrator or supervisor: Visnunam.
The situation has provoked a wave of protests on social networks, from which this information has been obtained, which, according to various sources, is true, verified and widespread viral circulation. Unfortunately, the GBC allotted to ISKCON Vrindavan, Guru Prasad Swami, avoids taking relevant actions.
The character in the video is Pancha Gauda das, one of the three presidents of ISKCON Vrindavan and staunch defender of Visnunam and other corrupt individuals. In the attached photos you can see Visnunam and Srutakirti and Vishakha.
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RAGAMATANI PASSES
A Dasi: A friend of Ragamatani Acbsp sent me an email informing me she passed away in Dec. She was 68. I was sad and also surprised because she had the cleanest diet of anyone I knew. She had not been an active devotee for a long time, but was always very favorable. I remember her beautiful voice when she chanted bhajans with great feeling. I'm sure that will go to her eternal credit. I think there are some matajis who will remember her.
AUSPICIOUS PASSING OF MANIBANDHA DASA PRABHU (Patita Pavana dasa)
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"The threat of a split isn't the possibility of a split, it is a split.
The GBC now stands at a grave threshold. If they recognize that the threatened schism has already, in essence, occurred — that the moment collective obedience was replaced by coercion, unity was broken — they might find the courage to hold steady. Acknowledging reality is their first act of strength. Pretending that harmony still exists only ensures paralysis.
The conclusion is that a disciple or an offspring who is a very strong devotee can carry with him to Vaikuṇṭhaloka either his father, mother or śikṣā- or dīkṣā-guru. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura used to say, “If I could perfectly deliver even one soul back home, back to Godhead, I would think my mission—propagating Kṛṣṇa consciousness—to be successful.”
A mature devotee who knows the art of empowering the young generation will not be afraid of losing his post. He will happily assist others to become even more glorious and successful then he was - it will give him the greatest satisfaction. He will accept the role of giving guidance and advice, sharing his life experience and wisdom.
A Dasi: A friend of Ragamatani Acbsp sent me an email informing me she passed away in Dec. She was 68. I was sad and also surprised because she had the cleanest diet of anyone I knew. She had not been an active devotee for a long time, but was always very favorable. I remember her beautiful voice when she chanted bhajans with great feeling. I'm sure that will go to her eternal credit. I think there are some matajis who will remember her.
PADA: I don't really know about this lady, but she was reported as "an angel's voice" bhajan singer, and she supposedly stayed at New Vrndavana for some time. But I do wish her God speed on her soul's future destination. She has not been active as a devotee, well no kidding, most of them were purged and alienated out of ISKCON.
ys pd
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AUSPICIOUS PASSING OF MANIBANDHA DASA PRABHU (Patita Pavana dasa)
1 Feb. 2026: We have received word that our Gurubhai Shriman Manibandha dasa Prabhu has passed away. His daughter-in-law Chaitanya devi and son Swarupa messaged us. More details will be forthcoming. We’ll describe the stars of his passing at the end of this short tribute.
For many devotees, the first encounter with Manibandha was in Calcutta in the early 1970s. The temple there at Albert Road did not have sufficient bathing facilities for the large crowds of devotees who stopped over at Calcutta on the way to Mayapur. We had to take bath in the pond across the street. Always the entrepreneur, Manibandha sold gumchas to the devotees to raise funds for the temple. For many devotees, it was an early “welcome to India.”
I knew Manibandha in El Cerrito, California in the 80s when we’d sometimes picnic at Lake Anza at Tilden Park in the hills overlooking the Bay. He was supporting himself as a carpenter there. On one job, he found a large stash of gold coins that someone years earlier has squirreled away in the rafters of a house. He could easily have kept the priceless treasure, and no one would have been any wiser.
Instead, without a second thought he handed the hoard over to the current owners. However, like all followers of Prabhupada from all generations, he had a superior wealth--daivi sampath. From his time of disappearance, the blessings of the Sat-Guru Shrila Prabhupada and Krishna are evident upon the departed devotee.
He passed away in the morning after sunrise meaning that he got “the triple crown and then some.” Not only is the Sun in uttarayana, and it was daytime, but the tithi was the holy day of Magha Purnima. This is the last day of the Magha Mela when the sounds of the Holy Name are roaring from the Ganges and at holy places all over Bharat.
Chaitanya dasi told me that he was under some medical care. He had just taken his bath, and when the nurse came just a few moments later, he had quietly disappeared—just like that!
The Supreme Lord Krishna informs Arjuna (Bg 8.24), agnir jyotir ahaḥ śuklaḥ ṣaṇ-māsā uttarāyaṇam “Those who know the Supreme Brahman pass away from the world during the influence of the fiery god (Agnideva), in the light (daytime), at an auspicious moment during the (waxing) fortnight of the Moon (shukla paksha) and the six months when the sun travels in the north (uttarayana)." All glories to Manibanda on his way to Krishna's lotus feet by the blessings of Shrila Prabhupada.
Disappearance chakra of Manibandha Prabhu, 8:55 AM EST. Ocala. FL. Sun and Moon in opposition denoting Full Moon Moon, in his own sign of Cancer, Mars exalted, and Ketu (the planet of liberation or moksha karaka) in his own sign in Leo lagna (ascendant). IMAGES: Manibandha Prabhu as a brahmachari and householder.
PADA: I knew Manibandha many years ago. He had this kind of friendly and enthusiastic personality, which I appreciated. I remember he would sort of prank me with his joking behaviors.
PADA: I knew Manibandha many years ago. He had this kind of friendly and enthusiastic personality, which I appreciated. I remember he would sort of prank me with his joking behaviors.
But after 1978, I never heard anything about his situation. Another ISKCON purge victim? Not sure what was going on with him, but in any case, also wishing him God speed in his future situation. ys pd
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From the incisive Pranada Devi, shared with her permission:
"The threat of a split isn't the possibility of a split, it is a split.
It is final. Indian leaders will not follow the GBC on anything they don't wish too and they have more agenda items than VDG. Therefore they are an independent body whether the GBC international acknowledges it or not. By succumbing in an effort to prevent a split, they are not facing the reality that the split has ALREADY taken place.
The GBC now stands at a grave threshold. If they recognize that the threatened schism has already, in essence, occurred — that the moment collective obedience was replaced by coercion, unity was broken — they might find the courage to hold steady. Acknowledging reality is their first act of strength. Pretending that harmony still exists only ensures paralysis.
Because as long as the Indian leaders continue to leverage disobedience as a form of negotiation, the separation will not only remain — it will deepen. The split is no longer a looming possibility; it is a continuing condition born of an attitude that refuses shared accountability.
And until that attitude changes or is directly addressed, the society will live divided, even if the paperwork is slow to admit it. So the GBC’s task is not to prevent a division that has “not yet happened,” but to recognize that it already has — and to respond not with appeasement but with fidelity to Srila Prabhupada’s governing principle. Only clear acknowledgement can restore moral authority; submission will only confirm the loss of it."
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Mahesh Raja says:
Dusyanta dasa: What would be that strong, or very strong, principle that a devotee could actually deliver His Diksa Guru or Shiksa Guru?
Mahesh: Your words “actually deliver” this is a MISTAKE. There is no question of DELIVERING a Diksa guru because the Diksa guru by QUALIFICATION is MAHA BHAGAVATA he is ALREADY LIBERATED:
Madhya 24.330 The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmarama Verse
MAHA-BHAGAVATA-srestho
brahmano vai gurur nrnam
brahmano vai gurur nrnam
sarvesam eva lokanam
asau pujyo yatha harih
maha-kula-prasuto ‘pi
sarva-yajnesu DIKSITAH
sahasra-sakhadhyayi ca
na guruh syad avaisnavah
asau pujyo yatha harih
maha-kula-prasuto ‘pi
sarva-yajnesu DIKSITAH
sahasra-sakhadhyayi ca
na guruh syad avaisnavah
The guru MUST be situated on the topmost platform of devotional service. There are three classes of devotees, and the guru MUST be accepted from the topmost class. The first-class devotee is the spiritual master for all kinds of people.
….When one has attained the topmost position of MAHA-BHAGAVATA, he is to be accepted as a guru and worshiped exactly like Hari, the Personality of Godhead. ONLY SUCH A PERSON IS ELIGIBLE TO OCCUPY THE POST OF A GURU.))
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Let us go back to the EXACT quote in question:
The conclusion is that a disciple or an offspring who is a very strong devotee can carry with him to Vaikuṇṭhaloka either his father, mother or śikṣā- or dīkṣā-guru. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura used to say, “If I could perfectly deliver even one soul back home, back to Godhead, I would think my mission—propagating Kṛṣṇa consciousness—to be successful.”
The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is spreading now all over the world, and sometimes I think that even though I am crippled in many ways, if one of my disciples becomes as strong as Dhruva Mahārāja, then he will be able to carry me with him to Vaikuṇṭhaloka.
Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/sb/4/12/33
1) The Maha Bhagavata (the DIKSA guru) is not lacking QUALIFICATION – he does NOT require to be delivered.
2) The HUMBLENESS is Vaisnava qualification it should NOT be taken that Maha Bhagavata is lacking ability to deliver his disciples : ” Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura used to say, “If I could perfectly deliver even one soul back home, back to Godhead, I would think my mission—propagating Kṛṣṇa consciousness—to be successful.” The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is spreading now all over the world, and sometimes I think that even though I am crippled in many ways, if one of my disciples becomes as strong as Dhruva Mahārāja, then he will be able to carry me with him to Vaikuṇṭhaloka.”
It is NOT about Maha bhagavata asking for delivering him. Vaisnavas QUALIFICATION of being HUMBLE should NOT be MISINTERPRETED : Diksa guru is MAHA-BHAGAVATA by QUALIFICATION he does NOT require to be delivered – he is LIBERATED.
Note: here is a perfect example of Vaisnava being HUMBLE:
SB 1.9.24 P The Passing Away of Bhismadeva in the Presence of Lord Krsna
Bhismadeva knew well that Lord Krsna is the original Narayana. His worshipable Deity was four-handed Narayana, but he knew that four-handed Narayana is a plenary expansion of Lord Krsna. Indirectly he desired Lord Sri Krsna to manifest Himself in His four-handed feature of Narayana.
Bhismadeva knew well that Lord Krsna is the original Narayana. His worshipable Deity was four-handed Narayana, but he knew that four-handed Narayana is a plenary expansion of Lord Krsna. Indirectly he desired Lord Sri Krsna to manifest Himself in His four-handed feature of Narayana.
A Vaisnava is always HUMBLE in his behavior. Although it was cent percent certain that Bhismadeva was approaching Vaikuntha-dhama just after leaving his material body, still as a HUMBLE Vaisnava he desired to see the beautiful face of the Lord, for after quitting the present body he might not be in a position to see the Lord any more. A Vaisnava is not puffed up, although the Lord guarantees His pure devotee entrance into His abode.
Note: A SPIRITUAL MASTER MUST BE LIBERATED.
Bg 7.14 P Knowledge of the Absolute
Another meaning of guna is rope; it is to be understood that the conditioned soul is tightly tied by the ropes of illusion. A MAN BOUND BY THE HANDS AND FEET CANNOT FREE HIMSELF–HE MUST BE HELPED BY A PERSON WHO IS UNBOUND. BECAUSE THE BOUND CANNOT HELP THE BOUND, THE RESCUER MUST BE LIBERATED. THEREFORE, ONLY LORD KRSNA, OR HIS BONA FIDE REPRESENTATIVE THE SPIRITUAL MASTER, CAN RELEASE THE CONDITIONED SOUL.
710216LE.GOR Lectures
So if for ordinary living entity there is no death, how Krsna can be appearing and dying? No. Therefore, janma karma me divyam yo janati tattvatah. One who knows in truth how Krsna is appearing, how Krsna is disappearing, he is learned. He is learned in the spiritual science, and for him, as soon as he becomes learned, well-versed in the spiritual science, Krsna science, he immediately becomes liberated. Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms, yei krsna-tattva-vetta sei guru haya.
Because one who has understood Krsna in truth, he is liberated person. Therefore he is guru. GURU CANNOT BE A CONDITIONED SOUL. GURU MUST BE LIBERATED. Because without complete knowledge of Krsna, without being free from the contamination of the three modes of material nature… One cannot understand Krsna on account of his being engrossed with these three material modes of nature. And Krsna says, “One who understand Me rightly, he becomes immediately free.” Tyaktva deham punar janma naiti.
69-06-10. Letter: Mukunda
You are correct when you say that when the Spiritual Master speaks it should be taken that Krishna is speaking. That is a fact. A SPIRITUAL MASTER MUST BE LIBERATED.
68-04-26. Letter: Janardana
Regarding the action of Bon Maharaja: We shall discuss the matter when we meet. For the present, you may know that this gentleman is very much materially ambitious. He wants to utilize Krishna Consciousness for his material name and fame. Sometimes he greatly offended our Guru Maharaja, and it so happened that at the last stage, practically Guru Maharaja rejected him. And the result, we can find that instead of becoming a great preacher of Krishna Consciousness, this gentleman has become artificially a head of a mundane institution.
To become a very important man in the mundane estimation is not success in Krishna Consciousness. He was first deputed by my Guru Maharaja, along with our late God Brother, Bhakti Pradip Tirtha Maharaja, to open a missionary center in London, and they stayed there for 3 years, but didn’t make any appreciable advance. Except that spent enormous money of my Guru Maharaja, and later on they were called back to India. So that is a great history; it is not possible to say everything in this letter, but for the present, be satisfied with these words, and later we shall talk more and more.
ON THE WHOLE, YOU MAY KNOW THAT HE IS NOT A LIBERATED PERSON, AND THEREFORE, HE CANNOT INITIATE ANY PERSON TO KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS. IT REQUIRES SPECIAL SPIRITUAL BENEDICTION FROM HIGHER AUTHORITIES.
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Note: when the disciples took Srila Prabhupada (Maha Bhagavata) in an Airplane from New York to New Delhi that does not mean they liberated him. It just means that they could do some practical devotional service.
The conclusion is that a disciple or an offspring who is a very strong devotee can carry with him to Vaikuṇṭhaloka either his father, mother or śikṣā- or dīkṣā-guru. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura used to say, “If I could perfectly deliver even one soul back home, back to Godhead, I would think my mission—propagating Kṛṣṇa consciousness—to be successful.”
The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is spreading now all over the world, and sometimes I think that even though I am crippled in many ways, if one of my disciples becomes as strong as Dhruva Mahārāja, then he will be able to carry me with him to Vaikuṇṭhaloka.
Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/sb/4/12/33
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NOT HANDING ISKCON TO THE YOUNGER GENERATION
WHEN WE DON'T HAND OVER OUR TITLES AND POSITIONS
As we get older and gradually reach the vanaprastha age, delegating ourresponsibilities to the younger generation and allowing them to take charge is of the greatest importance. If this does not take place, it invites stagnation to creep into our life and the lives of others around us. Our own attachments to positions and titles will keep us trapped in the illusory understanding that only we can do it - nobody else around us is qualified!
We may even see other young and capable devotees as a threat to our position, and in subtle and even unconscious ways we may keep them down, not allowing them to fully manifest their capacities. We are fearful of being pushed aside and out of service.
In this way, we don't let go of our titles and positions - unable to dissolve our false designations, which we have been carrying with us for many years. Consequently, we cannot move on to higher levels of detachment and spiritual experience, but will be stuck to our positions and ego satisfaction. Whenever one door closes, so many others will open up to us. Having the courage and detachment to conclude a certain phase in life and move on is the price to pay for new opportunities to open up.
Unless a leader applies those principles, it also invites stagnation to the lives of others around us, since the younger generation will not be empowered to rise up and accept more responsibilities. Every generation has a valuable contribution to make to Mahaprabhu's sankirtan mission - every generation moves things forward.
The heroes of yesterday will not be the heroes of today, and the heroes of today will not be the heroes of tomorrow. When a man is in the age between 25 and 50, he experiences a strong drive to do things, an urge to move mountains. Krishna has built this mentality into a man's nature by giving him a stronger false ego - to make sure somebody moves things forward.
If a leader waits until he is 75 when he gives up his post, the next generation is already around fifty - the time when they should retire and hand over the responsibilities to the next generation. Thus, everyone misses out on the spiritual benefit they could receive; including Lord Chaitanya's sankirtan movement.
A mature devotee who knows the art of empowering the young generation will not be afraid of losing his post. He will happily assist others to become even more glorious and successful then he was - it will give him the greatest satisfaction. He will accept the role of giving guidance and advice, sharing his life experience and wisdom.
At the same time, he will be open to new and innovative ideas and will endeavour to protect the young generation from failures and deviations. Such a leader will be respected as a dear well-wishing friend, and people will be eager to inquire and learn from him. In this way, the generations work cooperatively, in mutual respect and service attitude.
If this does not take place and an organisation sticks to outdated and rigid forms of autocratic leadership while hanging on to their posts until the moment of death, the young generation will not feel inspired to be a part of it. As a result, such an organisation will not thrive but rather become stagnant, lacking a youthful and dynamic spirit.
Particularly, intelligent and capable people will not see any room for them to develop themselves and make their contribution to Srila Prabhupada's mission. Hence, they may rather give their time and energy to develop their material career, or join other spiritual organisations.
Or else, they will get frustrated, start criticising and making politics - even getting together to plan a revolution! They may recognise such a strategy as their only hope to remove a leader and create room for the next generation. Needless to say, such behaviour is against Vaishnava etiquette and invites conflicts.
Consequently, it is crucial for leaders and managers to recognise the importance of handing over their responsibilities and posts and move on to greater fields of activities - at the right time, before a health crisis or revolution may force us. Once again, serving under the guidance of a well-experienced mentor can greatly help us to do this step. Thus, the cooperation between the generations will be harmonious, and Lord Chaitanya's sankirtan movement will even become more attractive and glorious.
Your servant, Devaki dd
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OUR SWARUPA
Swarūpa, means 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐫𝐬𝐧𝐚.
𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 his 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, going 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 home, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 Godhead -- when he turns back towards 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 home, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 Godhead,
then he is 𝐦𝐮𝐤𝐭𝐚. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
Swarūpa, means 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐫𝐬𝐧𝐚.
𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 his 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, going 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 home, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 Godhead -- when he turns back towards 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 home, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 Godhead,
then he is 𝐦𝐮𝐤𝐭𝐚. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
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Our svarūpa, means 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, is jīvera svarūpa haya nitya-kṛṣṇa-dāsa [Cc. Madhya 20.108-109],
𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐫𝐬𝐧𝐚.
So as soon as we place ourselves in 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞,
then you are 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 immediately.
When we understand this, and try to get free from this business,
then we become eligible for going 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 home, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 Godhead.
Tadā janaḥ samparivartate 'smād.
Samparivartate, 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 his 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,asmāt.
And when he turns back towards 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 home, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 Godhead, then he is 𝐦𝐮𝐤𝐭𝐚.
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.5.9-Oct. 31, 1976-Vṛndāvana)
https://prabhupadavani.org/transcriptions/761031sbvrn/
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So as soon as we place ourselves in 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞,
then you are 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 immediately.
When we understand this, and try to get free from this business,
then we become eligible for going 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 home, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 Godhead.
Tadā janaḥ samparivartate 'smād.
Samparivartate, 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 his 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,asmāt.
And when he turns back towards 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 home, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 Godhead, then he is 𝐦𝐮𝐤𝐭𝐚.
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.5.9-Oct. 31, 1976-Vṛndāvana)
https://prabhupadavani.org/transcriptions/761031sbvrn/
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So as soon as we place ourselves in 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, then you are 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 immediately.
If we determine, decide finally, that we shall now continuously, vehemently fixed up in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, very simple thing...
Kṛṣṇa consciousness is described by Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā, man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ. That's all. "Always think of Me," man-manāḥ, and bhava mad-bhaktaḥ, "be ready always to serve Me."
Bhakta means, where there is bhakti and Bhagavān.
Then bhakta.
If there is no Bhagavān, and there is no activities to serve Bhagavān, there is no bhakta also.
So bhakta means there must be Bhagavān. Sevya, sevaka and sevā. Sevya sevaka sevā, three things. Sevya means who is to be served, the master, sevya.
And sevaka means the servant.
If there is master and servant then there is sevā. This sevā is called bhakti. So here, mano-hṛdaya-granthir asya karmānubaddho dṛḍha āślatheta,
when he decides, "No more these things."
Ato gṛha-kṣetra-sutāpta-vittair janasya moho 'yam.
When we understand that "I am becoming more and more implicated," puṁsaḥ striyā mithunī-bhāvam etam [SB 5.5.8].
"By this sex desires I am becoming more and more implicated. This implication is engaging me more and more in karma, karmānubaddha." When we understand this, and try to get free from this business, then we become eligible for going 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 home, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 Godhead.
If we determine, decide finally, that we shall now continuously, vehemently fixed up in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, very simple thing...
Kṛṣṇa consciousness is described by Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā, man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ. That's all. "Always think of Me," man-manāḥ, and bhava mad-bhaktaḥ, "be ready always to serve Me."
Bhakta means, where there is bhakti and Bhagavān.
Then bhakta.
If there is no Bhagavān, and there is no activities to serve Bhagavān, there is no bhakta also.
So bhakta means there must be Bhagavān. Sevya, sevaka and sevā. Sevya sevaka sevā, three things. Sevya means who is to be served, the master, sevya.
And sevaka means the servant.
If there is master and servant then there is sevā. This sevā is called bhakti. So here, mano-hṛdaya-granthir asya karmānubaddho dṛḍha āślatheta,
when he decides, "No more these things."
Ato gṛha-kṣetra-sutāpta-vittair janasya moho 'yam.
When we understand that "I am becoming more and more implicated," puṁsaḥ striyā mithunī-bhāvam etam [SB 5.5.8].
"By this sex desires I am becoming more and more implicated. This implication is engaging me more and more in karma, karmānubaddha." When we understand this, and try to get free from this business, then we become eligible for going 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 home, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 Godhead.
