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Chapter 5 - The Purity of Devotional Service

Nirgranthä apy urukrame kurvanty ahaitukéà bhaktim ittham-bhüta-guëo hariù All varieties of liberated souls, though freed from material bondage, desire to render unalloyed devotional service to the Lord. This is because the Lord possesses transcendental qualities that attract everyone, including liberated souls.

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Chapter 5 - The Purity of Devotional Service

Nirgranthä apy urukrame kurvanty ahaitukéà bhaktim ittham-bhüta-guëo hariù All varieties of liberated souls, though freed from material bondage, desire to render unalloyed devotional service to the Lord. This is because the Lord possesses transcendental qualities that attract everyone, including liberated souls.

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nirgranthä apy urukrame

kurvanty ahaitukéà bhaktim


ittham-bhüta-guëo hariù

“All different varieties of ätmärämas [those who take pleasure in ätmä, or spirit self],
especially those established on the path of self-realisation, though freed from all kinds
of material bondage, desire to render unalloyed devotional service unto the
Personality of Godhead. This means that the Lord possesses transcendental qualities
and therefore can attract everyone, including liberated souls.” (Srimad Bhagavatam
1.7.10)

Srila Prabhupada goes on the explain that devotees who serve Krishna in Vrindavana
never aspire for these liberations, but the devotees in Vaikuntha may sometimes want
to go to Goloka Vrindavana. But in the last paragraph Srila Prabhupada mentions that
generally the devotion of a devotee is fixed and will not turn to another form of the
Lord.

Chapter 5 – The Purity of Devotional Service


1. All of the previous instructions imparted by Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé in his broad
statements can be summarized thus: as long as one is materially inclined or desirous
of merging into the spiritual effulgence, one cannot enter into the realm of pure
devotional service. Next, Rüpa Gosvämé states that devotional service is
transcendental to all material considerations and that it is not limited to any particular
country, class, society or circumstance.
2. Example of caste Goswamis and Nityananda vamsas
3. So now everyone has the right to become a Vaisnava and a brahmana.
4. Through initiation anyone can become a brahmana (Çréla Sanätana Goswami’s
verse).
5. Even if one falls down there is no need to do prayascitta.
6. Discussion about karma, jnana and bhakti. Verses quoted to show that the
highest qualification is to just be engaged in bhakti. There is a place for varnasrama in
devotional service, but if one simply becomes sidetracked by that then one falls down.
7. Many verses quoted to show the above point.
8. All of one’s obligations repaid.

Chapter 6 – How to Discharge Devotional Service


1. 10 do’s – preliminary necessities – first three most important - primary
2. 10 do not’s – also very important - secondary
3. Further 44 – last 5 very important

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