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<h3>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures</h3>
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Bhāgavata says: "Even it is not completely cured, almost cured," nityaṁ bhāgavata-sevayā . . . nityam means daily, regularly. Bhāgavata-sevayā. Bhāgavata means in relationship with Bhagavān, Kṛṣṇa. So these boys are engaged in reading Bhāgavatam, in reading Bhagavad-gītā and other literatures which gives them knowledge about Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. And bhāgavata means the devotee.
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[[Vanisource:690607 - Lecture CC Adi 17.21 - New Vrindaban, USA|690607 - Lecture CC Adi 17.21 - New Vrindaban, USA]]
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First of all, you come to the goodness of consciousness. When you come to the goodness of consciousness, then you become a brāhmin. What is the quality of brāhmin? Satya śama dama titikṣa ārjava, jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam ([[Vanisource:BG 18.42 (1972)|BG 18.42]]). You come to the brahminical position, or stage. Then you will be truthful. First thing is truthful, satyam. Śamam, self-controlled; damam, the senses are controlled, mind is controlled. We are practically driven by the uncontrolled mind and uncontrolled senses. So when you come to the brahminical position, then your senses become controlled, your mind become controlled. Just like our students, all our students, how they are controlling? They are also born in your country.

They are also Americans. None of my students are Indian. But how they are controlling illicit sex life? How they are controlling not to drink, not to take any intoxicants? How they are controlling not to take part in gambling? No illicit sex, no meat-eating. You are born eating meat. How they have given up? Because they have come to the stage of this brahminical understanding—satya, śama, dama, titikṣa. Titikṣa means tolerance. Suppose any one of my students was practiced to all these habits and by my word, if they have given up, they may be feeling some inconvenience.

Still, they are tolerating. That should be done, tolerating. Titikṣa, ārjava, simplicity. They have taken my words by simple faith, simplicity, ārjava, sad-lata . Then jñānam, then their understanding what is Kṛṣṇa consciousness; vijñānam, they are applying in practical life. Āstikyam, they are believing in the śāstras, in the Vedic literature. Brahma-karma svabhāva-jam: ([[Vanisource:BG 18.42 (1972)|BG 18.42]]) "This is the nature of a brahmin." Therefore, as soon as I see, I give him the sacred thread: "Yes. You are now recognized brāhmin."

Then, from this brāhmin stage you have to become a Vaiṣṇava. That is transcendental stage. Simply by hearing . . . this chanting and hearing will raise you, higher and higher stages of life. Nityaṁ bhāgavata-sevayā. Naṣṭa-prāyeṣv abhadreṣu ([[Vanisource:SB 1.2.18|SB 1.2.18]]). By this process, when your contamination will be almost clear, not completely clear, almost clear . . . completely clear is not possible because we are in this material world, we have got this material body. But Bhāgavata says: "Even it is not completely cured, almost cured," nityaṁ bhāgavata-sevayā . . . nityam means daily, regularly. Bhāgavata-sevayā. Bhāgavata means in relationship with Bhagavān, Kṛṣṇa. So these boys are engaged in reading Bhāgavatam, in reading Bhagavad-gītā and other literatures which gives them knowledge about Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. And bhāgavata means the devotee.

They have accepted a spiritual master, as a good devotee, so they are serving, bhāgavata-sevayā. Then bhagavati . . . then, by this process, he becomes fixed up in the transcendental loving service of God. In this way, evaṁ prasanna-manaso ([[Vanisource:SB 1.2.20|SB 1.2.20]])? "By this way, he becomes jolly." Because jolliness is my original consciousness, but due to my material contamination I am not jolly, I am morose, I am full of anxiety. So as soon as you become freed from this material contamination . . . evaṁ prasanna-manaso bhagavad-bhakti-yogataḥ. How you can become such happy mood? Bhagavad-bhakti-yogataḥ: by the bhakti-yoga process.
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