Category:According to the Devotees of God
Theme Analysis
The understanding of the Absolute Truth is not a matter of mental speculation but is revealed through the realized perception of pure devotees. Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that the Supreme Lord is reciprocal, appearing and acting according to the loving desires of His servants. Furthermore, the conclusive truths regarding proper conduct, the nature of time, and the definition of real scholarship are established by the previous acaryas. Thus, the authorized path is to see the world and the Lord through the eyes of these great souls.
- Reciprocation of the Lord: The Supreme Lord is not static; He responds to the specific mood of the devotee, appearing in various forms like Rama or Krsna, and even allowing Himself to be controlled by the love of the gopis.
- Authority of the Acaryas: Spiritual conclusions regarding practical matters, such as the utility of wealth in service or the specific identity of eternal associates like Cupid, are determined by authorities like Rupa Gosvami and Jiva Gosvami.
- Definition of True Scholarship: According to mahajanas like Prahlada Maharaja, a person is only considered learned if they are staunchly engaged in faithful devotional service, regardless of material academic qualifications.
- The Nature of Servitorship: Distinct from the fruitive worker's concept of offering results, the Vaisnava understanding of service involves constant engagement in the Lord's desires, rejecting liberation or heavenly elevation.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Conclusions According to Devotees of God.
Pages in category "According to the Devotees of God"
The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
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- A devotee is always fully surrendered to the loving service of the Lord, and the Lord is visible to the devotee according to the devotee's desires. He may be present in the form of Lord Rama, Lord Krsna, Lord Nrsimhadeva and so on
- According to Acarya Baladeva Vidyabhusana, the Sanskrit word kala used herein (BG 8.23) refers to the presiding deity of time. BG 1972 purports
- According to Prahlada Maharaja, another authority on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, such a staunch and faithful devotee of the Lord must be understood to be a most learned scholar: tan manye ’dhitam uttamam - Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.24
- According to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, the regulative principles of devotional service compiled by Gopala Bhatta Gosvami do not strictly follow our Vaisnava principles
- According to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, there are three kinds of devotees, known as bhajana-vijna - experts in DS, bhajana-sila - devotees engaged in DS, and krsna-name diksita krsna-nama-kari - initiated devotees engaged in chanting
- According to Srila Jiva Gosvami, sambhos tu tamo-’dhisthanatvat kajjalamaya-suksma-dipa-sikha-sthaniyasya na tatha samyam
- According to Srila Jiva Gosvami, Smara (Cupid, or Kamadeva) is one of the eternal associates of Lord Krsna. Jiva Gosvami has explained this very elaborately in his treatise Krsna-sandarbha
- According to the advice of Narada Muni, one should directly engage in devotional service. This will include all pious activity
- According to the advice of Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada, we should not give up attachment to money that can spread the Krsna consciousness movement
- According to the author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, if one compares sankirtana-yajna to other yajnas, he is a pasandi, an infidel, and is liable to be punished by Yamaraja
- According to the opinion of some authorities, Krsna was actually born as the son of Yasoda
- Although He (Krsna) was the supremely powerful Personality of Godhead, He would smile and dance according to their (the gopis') desire, as if He were a wooden doll in their hands. Sometimes He would sing very loudly, at their bidding - SB 10.11.7
- Although the Pracetas desired to see the Lord to their full satisfaction, the Lord left. According to Srila Jiva Gosvami, this is an exhibition of His kindness to innumerable other devotees. Although He was being attracted by the Pracetas, He left
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- In the opinion of the karmis (fruitive workers), offering the results of karma is called servitorship. But according to Vaisnava acaryas like Rupa Gosvami, servitorship means to be constantly engaged in some kind of service to the Lord
- In this way (the gopis encouraged Krsna in different ways, He would then smile and dance according to their desire, as if He were a wooden doll in their hands), Krsna came completely under the control of the gopis - SB 10.11.7
- It so happened that when the other sannyasis were going to Advaita Acarya’s to take lunch, there was a big rainstorm, & they could not reach His house. Thus, according to Advaita Acarya’s desires, Caitanya Mahaprabhu came alone & accepted the prasadam
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- The Absolute Truth is realized in three angles of vision according to the capacity of the devotee. Tattva-vit means one who has realized the Supreme Truth
- The devotees worship all these forms (Lord Rama, Baladeva, Sankarsana, Narayana, Maha-Visnu and so forth) according to their liking, and the Lord, out of His affection, presents Himself as arca-vigraha
- The disappearance of the Krsna sun may be explained as follows, according to the commentary of Visvanatha Cakravarti. Vidura was struck with sorrow when he got the hint of the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty as well as his own family, the Kuru dynasty
- The test of a yogi, devotee, or self-realized soul is that he is able to control the senses according to his plan. That is the answer to the question as to how the yogi is situated. BG 1972 purports
- This calendar (according to the Vaisnava almanac) begins with the month of Margasirsa, which is equivalent to late October and early November. The remainder of November is known by Vaisnavas as Kesava