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Srimad BhagavatamReferences to text SB 7.5.31 |
SB 7.5.31: Persons who are strongly entrapped by the consciousness of enjoying material life, and who have therefore accepted as their leader or guru a similar blind man attached to external sense objects, cannot understand that the goal of life is to return home, back to Godhead, and engage in the service of Lord Viṣṇu. As blind men guided by another blind man miss the right path and fall into a ditch, materially attached men led by another materially attached man are bound by the ropes of fruitive labor, which are made of very strong cords, and they continue again and again in materialistic life, suffering the threefold miseries.
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| A devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa whose mind is always absorbed in Him, who with great attention and reverence chants this stotra [prayer], will achieve the greatest perfection of life without delay. Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva |
| SB 4.24.74 |
| O killer of enemies, MahÄrÄja RahÅ«gaṇa, if the conditioned soul somehow or other gets out of his dangerous position, he again returns to his home to enjoy sex life, for that is the way of attachment. Thus, under the spell of the Lord’s material energy, he continues to loiter in the forest of material existence. He does not discover his real interest even at the point of death. Further Talks Between King Rahugana and Jada Bharata |
| SB 5.13.19 |
| Although I am King of the demigods, who are situated in the mode of goodness, I was proud of a little opulence and polluted by false ego. Under the circumstances, who in this world would accept such riches at the risk of falling down? Alas! I condemn my wealth and opulence. Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Brihaspati. |
| SB 6.7.12 |
| Kaśyapa Muni continued: What is this material body, made of five elements? It is different from the spirit soul. Indeed, the spirit soul is completely different from the material elements from which the body is made. But because of bodily attachment, one is regarded as a husband or son. These illusory relationships are caused by misunderstanding. Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship |
| SB 8.16.19 |
| [Someone may say that aside from devotees, who always seek shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet, there are those who are not devotees but who have accepted different processes for attaining salvation. What happens to them? In answer to this question, Lord BrahmÄ and the other demigods said:] O lotus-eyed Lord, although nondevotees who accept severe austerities and penances to achieve the highest position may think themselves liberated, their intelligence is impure. They fall down from their position of imagined superiority because they have no regard for Your lotus feet. Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Krishna in the Womb |
| SB 10.2.32 |
| The great-minded MahÄrÄja Nanda gave clothing, ornaments and cows in charity to the cowherd men in order to please Lord Viṣṇu, and thus he improved the condition of his own son in all respects. He distributed charity to the sÅ«tas, the mÄgadhas, the vandÄ«s, and men of all other professions, according to their educational qualifications, and satisfied everyone’s desires. The Meeting of Nanda Maharaja and Vasudeva |
| SB 10.5.15-16 |
| PÅ«tanÄ RÄká¹£asī’s heart was fierce and cruel, but she looked like a very affectionate mother. Thus she resembled a sharp sword in a soft sheath. Although seeing her within the room, YaÅ›odÄ and Rohiṇī, overwhelmed by her beauty, did not stop her, but remained silent because she treated the child like a mother. The Killing of the Demon Putana |
| SB 10.6.9 |
| While living one may be proud of one’s body, thinking oneself a very big man, minister, president or even demigod, but whatever one may be, after death this body will turn either into worms, into stool or into ashes. If one kills poor animals to satisfy the temporary whims of this body, one does not know that he will suffer in his next birth, for such a sinful miscreant must go to hell and suffer the results of his actions. Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees |
| SB 10.10.10 |
| O supreme reservoir of love, unfortunate are they who even after obtaining Me, the Lord of both liberation and material riches, hanker only for material treasures. These worldly gains can be found even in hell. Since such persons are obsessed with sense gratification, hell is a fitting place for them. Lord Krishna Teases Queen Rukmini. |
| SB 10.60.53 |