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SRILA
PRABHUPADA LILAMTRA AS IT IS
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"A
nitya-siddha devotee comes from Vaikuntha upon the order of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead and shows by his example how to become a pure
devotee (anyabhilasita-sunyam)."
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"In
spite of coming to this material world, the nitya-siddha devotee is
never attracted by the allurements of material enjoyment."
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu has given considerable discussion
about nitya-siddha and sadhana-siddha devotees. Nitya-siddha
devotees come from Vaikuntha to this material world to teach, by their
personal example, how to become a devotee. The living entities
in this material world can take lessons from such nitya-siddha devotees
and thus become inclined to return home, back to Godhead.
A nitya-siddha devotee comes from Vaikuntha upon the order of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead and shows by his example how to become
a pure devotee (anyabhilasita-sunyam). In spite of coming to this
material world, the nitya-siddha devotee is never attracted by the
allurements of material enjoyment. A perfect example is Prahlada
Maharaja, who was a nitya-siddha, a maha-bhagavata devotee. Although
Prahlada was born in the family of Hiranyakasipu, an atheist, he was
never attached to any kind of materialistic enjoyment. Desiring to
exhibit the symptoms of a pure devotee, the Lord tried to induce Prahlada
Maharaja to take material benedictions, but Prahlada Maharaja did
not accept them. On the contrary, by his personal example he showed
the symptoms of a pure devotee. In other words, the Lord Himself has
no desire to send His pure devotee to this material world, nor does
a devotee have any material purpose in coming. When the Lord Himself
appears as an incarnation within this material world, He is not allured
by the material atmosphere, and He has nothing to do with material
activity, yet by His example He teaches the common man how to become
a devotee. Similarly, a devotee who comes here in accordance
with the order of the Supreme Lord shows by his personal behavior
how to become a pure devotee. A pure devotee, therefore, is a practical
example for all living entities, including Lord Brahma.
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So the nitya-siddha maha-bhagavata, they come from the spiritual world on the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they, by example, they preach Krsna Consciousness. This is maha-bhagavata. By suffering, by example, everything, they look like ordinary men, but maha-bhagavata. How it is tested? Never forgets Krsna. This is maha-bhagavata nitya-siddha. And sadhana-siddha means those who are put into this material world, by the association of maha-bhagavata, if he tries, follows, then he can also become maha-bhagavata or nitya-siddha, because originally everyone is nitya-siddha. (Srimad-Bhagavatam Lecture 7.9.4 Mayapur, February 11, 1976) |
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Dear Prabhu's please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please forgive my offenses. I humbly request you to send any quotes from Srila Prabhupada which describe his transcendental qualities and pastimes. In this way together we may be able to compile a book for his glorification and our meditation on his exalted personality. Thankyou. Your servant Mukunda dasa.
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