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	== Srimad-Bhagavatam ==		<div class="section" id="Srimad-Bhagavatam" text="Srimad-Bhagavatam"><h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2></div>

	=== SB Canto 6 ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="SB_Canto_6" text="SB Canto 6"><h3>SB Canto 6</h3></div>

	~~'''~~ Admitting that they have forgotten pure devotional service because of extensive material opportunities, the demigods fully surrender to the Lord ~~'''~~		<div class="quote" book="SB" link="SB 6.9.44" link_text="SB 6.9.44, Purport">
			<div class="heading">Admitting that they have forgotten pure devotional service because of extensive material opportunities, the demigods fully surrender to the Lord</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~SB-statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:SB 6.9.44\|SB 6.9.44, Purport]]:''' The four classes of neophyte devotees who approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead to offer devotional service because of material motives are not pure devotees, but the advantage for such materialistic devotees is that they sometimes give up their material desires and become pure. When the demigods are utterly helpless, they approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead in grief and with tears in their eyes, praying to the Lord, and thus they become almost pure devotees, free from material desires. Admitting that they have forgotten pure devotional service because of extensive material opportunities, they fully surrender to the Lord, leaving to His consideration whether to maintain them or annihilate them. Such surrender is necessary. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura sings, mārabi rākhabi-yo icchā tohārā: "O Lord, I fully surrender unto Your lotus feet. Now, as You desire, You may protect me or annihilate me. You have the full right to do either."		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:SB 6.9.44\|SB 6.9.44, Purport]]:''' The four classes of neophyte devotees who approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead to offer devotional service because of material motives are not pure devotees, but the advantage for such materialistic devotees is that they sometimes give up their material desires and become pure. When the demigods are utterly helpless, they approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead in grief and with tears in their eyes, praying to the Lord, and thus they become almost pure devotees, free from material desires. Admitting that they have forgotten pure devotional service because of extensive material opportunities, they fully surrender to the Lord, leaving to His consideration whether to maintain them or annihilate them. Such surrender is necessary. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura sings, mārabi rākhabi-yo icchā tohārā: "O Lord, I fully surrender unto Your lotus feet. Now, as You desire, You may protect me or annihilate me. You have the full right to do either."</div>
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	~~'''~~ A pure devotee never desires to gain material opportunities by rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord ~~'''~~		<div class="quote" book="SB" link="SB 6.11.25" link_text="SB 6.11.25, Purport">
			<div class="heading">A pure devotee never desires to gain material opportunities by rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~SB-statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:SB 6.11.25\|SB 6.11.25, Purport]]:''' A pure devotee never desires to gain material opportunities by rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord. A pure devotee desires only to engage in loving service to the Lord in the constant association of the Lord and His eternal associates, as stated in the previous verse (dāsānudāso bhavitāsmi). As confirmed by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura:		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:SB 6.11.25\|SB 6.11.25, Purport]]:''' A pure devotee never desires to gain material opportunities by rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord. A pure devotee desires only to engage in loving service to the Lord in the constant association of the Lord and His eternal associates, as stated in the previous verse (dāsānudāso bhavitāsmi). As confirmed by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura:

	: tāṅdera caraṇa sevi bhakta-sane vāsa		: tāṅdera caraṇa sevi bhakta-sane vāsa
	: janame janame haya, ei abhilāṣa		: janame janame haya, ei abhilāṣa

	To serve the Lord and the servants of His servants, in the association of devotees, is the only objective of a pure, unalloyed devotee.		To serve the Lord and the servants of His servants, in the association of devotees, is the only objective of a pure, unalloyed devotee.</div>
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	=== SB Canto 9 ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="SB_Canto_9" text="SB Canto 9"><h3>SB Canto 9</h3></div>

	~~'''~~ For a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities ~~'''~~		<div class="quote" book="CC" link="CC Madhya 9.269" link_text="CC Madhya 9.269, Translation">
			<div class="heading">For a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~CC-statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 9.269\|CC Madhya 9.269, Translation]]: ‘It is very difficult to give up material opulence, land, children, society, friends, riches, wife or the blessings of the goddess of fortune, which are desired even by great demigods. But King Bharata did not desire such things, and this was quite befitting his position, because for a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities?’		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 9.269\|CC Madhya 9.269, Translation]]: ‘It is very difficult to give up material opulence, land, children, society, friends, riches, wife or the blessings of the goddess of fortune, which are desired even by great demigods. But King Bharata did not desire such things, and this was quite befitting his position, because for a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities?’'''</div>
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	== Sri Caitanya-caritamrta ==		<div class="section" id="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" text="Sri Caitanya-caritamrta"><h2>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</h2></div>

	=== CC Madhya-lila ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="CC_Madhya-lila" text="CC Madhya-lila"><h3>CC Madhya-lila</h3></div>

	~~'''~~For a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities?~~'''~~		<div class="quote" book="CC" link="CC Madhya 9.269" link_text="CC Madhya 9.269, Translation">
			<div class="heading">For a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities?</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~CC-statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 9.269\|CC Madhya 9.269, Translation]]: “‘It is very difficult to give up material opulence, land, children, society, friends, riches, wife or the blessings of the goddess of fortune, which are desired even by great demigods. But King Bharata did not desire such things, and this was quite befitting his position, because for a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities?’		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 9.269\|CC Madhya 9.269, Translation]]: “‘It is very difficult to give up material opulence, land, children, society, friends, riches, wife or the blessings of the goddess of fortune, which are desired even by great demigods. But King Bharata did not desire such things, and this was quite befitting his position, because for a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities?’'''</div>
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	== Correspondence ==		<div class="section" id="Correspondence" text="Correspondence"><h2>Correspondence</h2></div>

	=== 1970 Correspondence ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="1970_Correspondence" text="1970 Correspondence"><h3>1970 Correspondence</h3></div>

	~~'''~~ For those who are hankering after material opportunities the Lord as Supersoul is giving them the opportunities to enjoy the material nature and the facility is being supplied by the material nature ~~'''~~		<div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Jagadisa -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1970" link_text="Letter to Jagadisa -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1970">
			<div class="heading">For those who are hankering after material opportunities the Lord as Supersoul is giving them the opportunities to enjoy the material nature and the facility is being supplied by the material nature</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~LET-statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Jagadisa -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1970\|Letter to Jagadisa -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1970]]:''' Regarding your questions with reference to B.G. III,5, and the Vedic hymn quoted in the purport to B.g. 14.15 and the statement ". . . when the living entity is bewildered in his desires, the Lord allows him to fulfill those desires . . ." You have quoted, "The Lord engages the living entity in pious activities so he may be elevated. The Lord engages him in impious activities so he may go to hell . . ." So that is also originally the individual soul's desire and as Supersoul the Lord is giving everyone the opportunity to go to heaven or to hell or to Vaikuntha if he so desires. For those who are hankering after material opportunities the Lord as Supersoul is giving them the opportunities to enjoy the material nature and the facility is being supplied by the material nature.		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Jagadisa -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1970\|Letter to Jagadisa -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1970]]:''' Regarding your questions with reference to B.G. III,5, and the Vedic hymn quoted in the purport to B.g. 14.15 and the statement ". . . when the living entity is bewildered in his desires, the Lord allows him to fulfill those desires . . ." You have quoted, "The Lord engages the living entity in pious activities so he may be elevated. The Lord engages him in impious activities so he may go to hell . . ." So that is also originally the individual soul's desire and as Supersoul the Lord is giving everyone the opportunity to go to heaven or to hell or to Vaikuntha if he so desires. For those who are hankering after material opportunities the Lord as Supersoul is giving them the opportunities to enjoy the material nature and the facility is being supplied by the material nature.</div>
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== Srimad-Bhagavatam ==

=== SB Canto 6 ===

''' Admitting that they have forgotten pure devotional service because of extensive material opportunities, the demigods fully surrender to the Lord '''

'''[[Vanisource:SB 6.9.44|SB 6.9.44, Purport]]:''' The four classes of neophyte devotees who approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead to offer devotional service because of material motives are not pure devotees, but the advantage for such materialistic devotees is that they sometimes give up their material desires and become pure. When the demigods are utterly helpless, they approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead in grief and with tears in their eyes, praying to the Lord, and thus they become almost pure devotees, free from material desires. Admitting that they have forgotten pure devotional service because of extensive material opportunities, they fully surrender to the Lord, leaving to His consideration whether to maintain them or annihilate them. Such surrender is necessary. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura sings, mārabi rākhabi-yo icchā tohārā: "O Lord, I fully surrender unto Your lotus feet. Now, as You desire, You may protect me or annihilate me. You have the full right to do either."

''' A pure devotee never desires to gain material opportunities by rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord '''

'''[[Vanisource:SB 6.11.25|SB 6.11.25, Purport]]:''' A pure devotee never desires to gain material opportunities by rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord. A pure devotee desires only to engage in loving service to the Lord in the constant association of the Lord and His eternal associates, as stated in the previous verse (dāsānudāso bhavitāsmi). As confirmed by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura:

: tāṅdera caraṇa sevi bhakta-sane vāsa
: janame janame haya, ei abhilāṣa

To serve the Lord and the servants of His servants, in the association of devotees, is the only objective of a pure, unalloyed devotee.

=== SB Canto 9 ===

''' For a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities '''

'''[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 9.269|CC Madhya 9.269, Translation]]: ‘It is very difficult to give up material opulence, land, children, society, friends, riches, wife or the blessings of the goddess of fortune, which are desired even by great demigods. But King Bharata did not desire such things, and this was quite befitting his position, because for a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities?’
'''

== Sri Caitanya-caritamrta ==

=== CC Madhya-lila ===

'''For a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities?'''

'''[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 9.269|CC Madhya 9.269, Translation]]: “‘It is very difficult to give up material opulence, land, children, society, friends, riches, wife or the blessings of the goddess of fortune, which are desired even by great demigods. But King Bharata did not desire such things, and this was quite befitting his position, because for a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities?’
'''

== Correspondence ==

=== 1970 Correspondence ===

''' For those who are hankering after material opportunities the Lord as Supersoul is giving them the opportunities to enjoy the material nature and the facility is being supplied by the material nature '''

'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Jagadisa -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1970|Letter to Jagadisa -- Los Angeles 9 July, 1970]]:''' Regarding your questions with reference to B.G. III,5, and the Vedic hymn quoted in the purport to B.g. 14.15 and the statement ". . . when the living entity is bewildered in his desires, the Lord allows him to fulfill those desires . . ." You have quoted, "The Lord engages the living entity in pious activities so he may be elevated. The Lord engages him in impious activities so he may go to hell . . ." So that is also originally the individual soul's desire and as Supersoul the Lord is giving everyone the opportunity to go to heaven or to hell or to Vaikuntha if he so desires. For those who are hankering after material opportunities the Lord as Supersoul is giving them the opportunities to enjoy the material nature and the facility is being supplied by the material nature.