Bhagavad Gita -Srila Prabhupada 439

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita As It Is -Shri Shrimad A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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The Opulence of the Absolute
Chapter 10: Verse-9

Ultimately, the plant takes shelter under the lotus feet of krsna and rests there. Gradually, as a plant grows fruits and flowers, that plant of devotional service also produces fruits, and the watering process in the form of chanting and hearing goes on. This plant of devotional service is fully described in the Caitanya-caritämrta (Madhya-lilä, Chapter Nineteen). It is explained there that when the complete plant takes shelter under the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, one becomes fully absorbed in love of God; then he cannot live even for a moment without being in contact with the Supreme Lord, just as a fish cannot live without water. In such a state, the devotee actually attains the transcendental qualities in contact with the Supreme Lord.

The Srimad-Bhägavatam is also full of such narrations about the relationship between the Supreme Lord and His devotees; therefore the Srimad-Bhägavatam is very dear to the devotees, as stated in the Bhägavatam itself [1] Srimad-bhägavatam puränam amalam yad vaisnavänäm priyam. In this narration there is nothing about material activities, economic development, sense gratification or liberation. Srimad-Bhägavatam is the only narration in which the transcendental nature of the Supreme Lord and His devotees is fully described. Thus the realized souls in krsna consciousness take continual pleasure in hearing such transcendental literatures, just as a young boy and girl take pleasure in association.


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References

  1. 12.13.18.

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