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Srimad BhagavatamReferences to text SB 6.17.28 |
SB 6.17.28: Devotees solely engaged in the devotional service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, never fear any condition of life. For them the heavenly planets, liberation and the hellish planets are all the same, for such devotees are interested only in the service of the Lord.
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| There is no defeat in this material world for persons who control the mind and senses by controlling the breathing process and who are therefore experienced, mature mystics. This is because by such perfection in yoga they have attained your mercy. Description of the Kingdom of God |
| SB 3.15.7 |
| O Lord, we pray that You let us be born in any hellish condition of life, just as long as our hearts and minds are always engaged in the service of Your lotus feet, our words are made beautiful [by speaking of Your activities] just as tulasī leaves are beautified when offered unto Your lotus feet, and as long as our ears are always filled with the chanting of Your transcendental qualities. Description of the Kingdom of God |
| SB 3.15.49 |
| Dear Lord, Your personal associates, devotees, wander all over the world to purify even the holy places of pilgrimage. Is not such activity pleasing to those who are actually afraid of material existence? The Activities of the Pracetas |
| SB 4.30.37 |
| By showing mercy to all living entities, being satisfied somehow or other, and restricting the senses from sense enjoyment, one can very quickly satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Janārdana. Narada Instructs the Pracetas |
| SB 4.31.19 |
| Following the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Mahārāja Priyavrata fully engaged in worldly affairs, yet he always thought of the lotus feet of the Lord, which are the cause of liberation from all material attachment. Although Priyavrata Mahārāja was completely freed from all material contamination, he ruled the material world just to honor the orders of his superiors. The Activities of Maharaja Priyavrata |
| SB 5.1.23 |
| My dear King, if a sinful person engages in the service of a bona fide devotee of the Lord and thus learns how to dedicate his life unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, he can be completely purified. One cannot be purified merely by undergoing austerity, penance, brahmacarya and the other methods of atonement I have previously described. The History of the Life of Ajamila |
| SB 6.1.16 |
| The goddess of fortune, Lakṣmījī, was requested to go before the Lord by all the demigods present, who because of fear could not do so. But even she had never seen such a wonderful and extraordinary form of the Lord, and thus she could not approach Him. Prahlada Pacifies Lord Nrisimhadeva with Prayers |
| SB 7.9.2 |
| My dear Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, I see that there are many saintly persons indeed, but they are interested only in their own deliverance. Not caring for the big cities and towns, they go to the Himālayas or the forest to meditate with vows of silence [mauna-vrata]. They are not interested in delivering others. As for me, however, I do not wish to be liberated alone, leaving aside all these poor fools and rascals. I know that without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, without taking shelter of Your lotus feet, one cannot be happy. Therefore I wish to bring them back to shelter at Your lotus feet. Prahlada Pacifies Lord Nrisimhadeva with Prayers |
| SB 7.9.44 |
| Because you have been unable to give charity according to your promise, the rule is that you should go down to live in the hellish planets. Therefore, in accordance with the order of Śukrācārya, your spiritual master, now go down and live there. Bali Maharaja Arrested by the Lord |
| SB 8.21.32 |
| I do not fear being deprived of all my possessions, living in hellish life, being arrested for poverty by the ropes of Varuṇa or being punished by You as much as I fear defamation. Bali Maharaja Surrenders His Life |
| SB 8.22.3 |
| The citizens of the state of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa were accustomed to chanting and hearing about the glorious activities of the Personality of Godhead. Thus they never aspired to be elevated to the heavenly planets, which are extremely dear even to the demigods. Ambarisha Maharaja Offended by Durvasa Muni |
| SB 9.4.24 |
| Taking a trident in his hand and making the surface of the earth tremble with his footsteps, that blazing creature came before Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. But the King, upon seeing him, was not at all disturbed and did not move even slightly from his position. Ambarisha Maharaja Offended by Durvasa Muni |
| SB 9.4.47 |
| In this way, because of devotional service, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, who was endowed with varieties of transcendental qualities, was completely aware of Brahman, Paramātmā and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus he executed devotional service perfectly. Because of his devotion, he thought even the topmost planet of this material world no better than the hellish planets. Durvasa Muni's Life Spared |
| SB 9.5.25 |
| Even while engaged in various activities, devotees whose minds are completely absorbed at Your lotus feet, and who constantly hear, chant, contemplate and cause others to remember Your transcendental names and forms, are always on the transcendental platform, and thus they can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Krishna in the Womb |
| SB 10.2.37 |
| My dear King, the devotee who worships the lotus feet of the infallible Personality of Godhead with constant endeavor thus achieves unflinching devotion, detachment and experienced knowledge of the Personality of Godhead. In this way the successful devotee of the Lord achieves supreme spiritual peace. Maharaja Nimi Meets the Nine Yogendras |
| SB 11.2.43 |
| Even while engaging his senses in contact with their objects, one who sees this whole world as the energy of Lord Viṣṇu is neither repelled nor elated. He is indeed the greatest among devotees. Maharaja Nimi Meets the Nine Yogendras |
| SB 11.2.48 |
| “ ‘A person who is a devotee of Lord Nārāyaṇa is not afraid of a hellish condition, because he considers it the same as elevation to the heavenly planets or liberation. The devotees of Lord Nārāyaṇa are accustomed to seeing all these things on the same level.’ Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places |
| CC 2.9.270 |
| “ ‘O great sage, out of many millions of materially liberated people who are free from ignorance, and out of many millions of siddhas who have nearly attained perfection, there is hardly one pure devotee of Nārāyaṇa. Only such a devotee is actually completely satisfied and peaceful.’ Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami |
| CC 2.19.150 |
| “ ‘A person who is devoted to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, is not afraid of anything. Elevation to the heavenly kingdom, condemnation to hell and liberation from material bondage all appear the same to a devotee.’ Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami |
| CC 2.19.216 |
| Los Angeles, November 25, 1968 Contents of the Gita Summarized |
| LBG 2.1 |
| Los Angeles, December 23, 1968 Karma-yoga |
| LBG 3.6 |
| Los Angeles, December 30, 1968 Karma-yoga |
| LBG 3.18 |
| Vrndavana, October 31, 1973 Knowledge of the Absolute |
| LBG 7.3 |
| Sanand, December 26, 1975 The Divine And Demoniac Natures |
| LBG 16.7 |
| London, August 27, 1971 Divinity and Divine Service |
| LSB 1.2.6 |
| Los Angeles, September 13, 1972 Krishna Is the Source of All Incarnations |
| LSB 1.3.7 |
| New Vrindaban, June 22, 1969 Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva |
| LSB 1.5.18 |
| Vrndavana, September 15, 1976 The Son of Drona Punished |
| LSB 1.7.18 |
| Delhi, November 4, 1973 The First Step in God Realization |
| LSB 2.1.1 |
| Vrndavana, March 16, 1974 The First Step in God Realization |
| LSB 2.1.1 |
| Vrndavana, March 16, 1974 The First Step in God Realization |
| LSB 2.1.1 |
| Los Angeles, August 1, 1970 The First Step in God Realization |
| LSB 2.1.11 |
| Vrndavana, November 12, 1976 Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons |
| LSB 5.5.25 |
| Vrndavana, November 12, 1976 Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons |
| LSB 5.5.25 |
| San Francisco, July 18, 1975 The History of the Life of Ajamila |
| LSB 6.1.33 |
| Surat, December 19, 1970 The History of the Life of Ajamila |
| LSB 6.1.34-36 |
| Los Angeles, June 7, 1976 The History of the Life of Ajamila |
| LSB 6.1.41 |
| Vrndavana, September 17, 1975 Ajamila Delivered by the Vishnudutas |
| LSB 6.2.14 |
| Gorakhpur, February 10, 1971 Yamaraja Instructs His Messengers |
| LSB 6.3.16 |
| Vrndavana, December 2, 1975 Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates |
| LSB 7.6.1 |
| Montreal, June 16, 1968 Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates |
| LSB 7.6.3 |
| Mayapur, February 12, 1976 Prahlada Pacifies Lord Nrisimhadeva with Prayers |
| LSB 7.9.5 |
| Montreal, July 10, 1968 Prahlada Pacifies Lord Nrisimhadeva with Prayers |
| LSB 7.9.10 |
| Montreal, August 20, 1968 Prahlada Pacifies Lord Nrisimhadeva with Prayers |
| LSB 7.9.12 |
| Montreal, August 22, 1968 Prahlada Pacifies Lord Nrisimhadeva with Prayers |
| LSB 7.9.13 |
| Mayapur, February 22, 1976 Prahlada Pacifies Lord Nrisimhadeva with Prayers |
| LSB 7.9.15 |
| Room Conversation April 1972 |
| TLKS 1972.4.248AA |
| Room Conversation with Professor Durckheim German Spiritual Writer June 1974 |
| TLKS 1974.6.24CBA |
| Garden Conversation with Dr. Gerson and devotees June 1975 |
| TLKS 1975.6.24EBA |
| Morning Walk July 1975 |
| TLKS 1975.7.24F22 |
| Morning Walk July 1976 |
| TLKS 1976.7.25486 |
| Room Conversation September 1976 |
| TLKS 1976.9.255F2 |
| Room Conversation January 1977 |
| TLKS 1977.1.257FA |
| Room Conversation March 1977 |
| TLKS 1977.3.258DE |