The whole basis of the devotional service is utsaha. Just like unless there was utsaha, how a man of seventy years old, without any hope, could go to such distant place from Vrndavana to New York? The only platform was utsaha

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<div class="heading">The whole basis of the devotional service is utsāha. Just like unless there was utsāha, how a man of seventy years old, without any hope, could go to such distant place from Vṛndāvana to New York? The only platform was utsāha. So utsāha is so important thing. Means they should be encouraged, spiritual life.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Room Conversation 2 -- February 27, 1977, Mayapur|Room Conversation 2 -- February 27, 1977, Mayapur]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Prabhupāda: What is that?</p>
<p>Brahmānanda: This is wording for the Certificate of Awards. The Certificate of Awards.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Ha ha. Ha ha.</p>
<p>Brahmānanda: So it would be printed as follows: "International Society for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness. Founder-ācārya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. To certify that ... has attained the highest outstanding excellence in executing devotional service in the field of ... during the year 491 Caitanya Era (1976-77), this Certificate is hereby personally awarded from the hand of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, founder-ācārya of the Society, and in witness thereof, the founder-ācārya gives his seal and signature at Śrī Māyāpura Candrodaya Mandir, West Bengal, India, on this auspicious 491st birthday anniversary of the appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. March 5th, 1977. Signed A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, GBC and Temple President."</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: So I think the wording is little more. It can be reduced.</p>
<p>Brahmānanda: Reduced.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Hm. That you can... Otherwise it is all right. Try to reduce the wording little more. Then it will be all right.</p>
<p>Harikeśa: Rohiṇī-suta Prabhu, who's probably going to win this, he never wants to come to this festival because he never wants to stop distributing your books, not for one day.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Oh. Then his certificate should be sent at least.</p>
<p>Brahmānanda: You said you wanted to give certain titles for different categories? So should we give you a list of...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: No, you keep this place. We shall write in hand.</p>
<p>Hari-śauri: No title. Just the certificate.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Better you can print in script.</p>
<p>Brahmānanda: Yes. We have... Muralīdhara is here.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: And good, good paper. Then in script we shall write the title.</p>
<p>Brahmānanda: So "This is to..." The title will be... He has here, "devotional service in the field of..." Let's say the field is pūjārī worship.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: So keep that blank.</p>
<p>Brahmānanda: So that would be the title, Pūjārī Worship?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: No, title...</p>
<p>Brahmānanda: That would be something else.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Something else.</p>
<p>Brahmānanda: So the title could maybe come on the top, like...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: You can... Where is our paṇḍita? Call him. (chuckling) What is the meaning of kovida?</p>
<p>Pradyumna: "Very expert." Sevā-kovida or...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: That "kovida" we shall give. "Pūjā-kovida", "Pracāra-kovida," Like that.</p>
<p>Brahmānanda: K-a-u?</p>
<p>Pradyumna: K-o-v-i-d-a. Kovida.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: "Pūjā-kovida," "pracāra-kovida," like that. We shall... "Kovida" word.</p>
<p>Hari-śauri: What heading does book distribution come under?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: That is pracāraka. Book distributor-pracāraka, preacher.</p>
<p>Brahmānanda: Temple management?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: That is, śrī-vigrahārādhana-nitya-nānā-śṛṅgāra-tan-man...**. "Mandira-mārjana-kovida." That is recommended. Śrī-vigrahārā... Pūjā. Ārādhana-kovida. This title. "Ārādhana-kovida," "mārjana-kovida," "pracāraka...," "pracāra-kovida." like that—three, four. Not many.</p>
<p>Brahmānanda: So that can go on the top of the certificate?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: And one who is learned scholar, then "śāstrī," "bhakti-śāstrī."</p>
<p>Harikeśa: In other words, you want "ārādhana-kovida" instead of "pūjā-kovida."</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Hm. This is like Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, like that. Ārādhana-kovida. A.K. (laughter) Instead of B.A., A.K. Make nice paper, nice script, and the titles should be written in handwriting so that he can frame it and keep it.</p>
<p>Hari-śauri: Should there be some kind of a seal?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Yes.</p>
<p>Harikeśa: We have an ISKCON seal.</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: ISKCON seal or seal like that.</p>
<p>Hari-śauri: Yeah, that's what I meant, like...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Gradually we shall increase so that... It should be attractive. He'll like to keep it. People should be encouraged. Utsāha. Utsāha. Utsāha is an item in bhakti, first the utsāha. Just like this boy. He did not come here, so he's so utsāha, enthusiasm. So he should be encouraged. And the whole basis of the devotional service is utsāha. Just like unless there was utsāha, how a man of seventy years old, without any hope, could go to such distant place from Vṛndāvana to New York? The only platform was utsāha. So utsāha is so important thing. Means they should be encouraged, spiritual life. Utsāhān niścayād dhairyāt tat-tat-karma-pravartanāt (Upadeśāmṛta 3). All right. Thank you.</p>
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Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (7.14), mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te: "Only those who surrender unto Me can overcome the influence of the material energy"

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But because of association with the modes of material nature for a very long time, even liberated souls sometimes become captivated by the illusory energy due to inattentiveness in the transcendental position. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.14), mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te: "Only those who surrender unto Me can overcome the influence of the material energy." Therefore no one should think of himself as a liberated person immune to the influence of māyā.
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O unborn one, learned Vedic scholars who are advanced in spiritual knowledge certainly know that this material world is perishable, as do other logicians and philosophers. In trance they realize the factual position of this world, and they preach the truth as well. Yet even they are sometimes bewildered by Your illusory energy. This is Your own wonderful pastime. Therefore, I can understand that Your illusory energy is very wonderful, and I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
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Not only does the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead act on the conditioned soul within this material world, but sometimes it also acts on the most advanced learned scholars, who factually know the constitutional position of this material world through realization. As soon as someone thinks, "I am this material body (ahaṁ mameti ([[Vanisource:SB 5.5.8|SB 5.5.8]])) and everything in relationship with this material body is mine," he is in illusion (moha). This illusion caused by the material energy acts especially on the conditioned souls, but it sometimes also acts on liberated souls as well. A liberated soul is a person who has sufficient knowledge of this material world and is therefore unattached to the bodily conception of life. But because of association with the modes of material nature for a very long time, even liberated souls sometimes become captivated by the illusory energy due to inattentiveness in the transcendental position. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā ([[Vanisource:BG 7.14|BG 7.14]]), mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te: "Only those who surrender unto Me can overcome the influence of the material energy." Therefore no one should think of himself as a liberated person immune to the influence of māyā. Everyone should very cautiously execute devotional service by rigidly following regulative principles. Thus he will remain fixed at the lotus feet of the Lord. Otherwise, a little inattention will create havoc. We have already seen an example of this in the case of Mahārāja Bharata. Mahārāja Bharata was undoubtedly a great devotee, but because he turned his attention slightly toward a small deer, he had to suffer two more births, one as a deer and another as the brāhmaṇa Jaḍa Bharata. Afterward he was liberated and went back home, back to Godhead.

The Lord is always prepared to excuse His devotee, but if a devotee takes advantage of the Lord's leniency and purposefully commits mistakes again and again, the Lord will certainly punish him by letting him fall down into the clutches of the illusory energy. In other words, theoretical knowledge acquired by studying the Vedas is insufficient to protect one from the clutches of māyā. One must strongly adhere to the lotus feet of the Lord in devotional service. Then one's position is secure.
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The whole basis of the devotional service is utsaha. Just like unless there was utsaha, how a man of seventy years old, without any hope, could go to such distant place from Vrndavana to New York? The only platform was utsaha

Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (7.14), mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te: "Only those who surrender unto Me can overcome the influence of the material energy"