Category:Writing about Devotional Service to God
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that writing about devotional service is not a sentimental or mundane activity, but a profound spiritual mandate authorized by the Supreme Lord. Directed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana meticulously wrote scriptures to establish the conclusive science of bhakti based on Vedic literature. By writing and distributing these transcendental books, the pure devotees give the conditioned souls a genuine opportunity to hear about God (śravaṇam) rather than speculating. Śrīla Prabhupāda also warns against the sahajiyās, who falsely consider the writing of books and accepting of disciples to be material activities, or who pollute Vaiṣṇava literature by introducing mundane conceptions. Ultimately, authorized writing is an act of pure devotion that purifies the author and invites Lord Nārāyaṇa to personally reside wherever such literature is kept.
- The Divine Inspiration and Order: Exalted Vaiṣṇavas do not write whimsically. They are directly ordered and inspired by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to compose literature that outlines the regulative principles and conclusive decisions of devotional service.
- The Foundational Literature of the Gosvāmīs: The Six Gosvāmīs enlightened human society by systematically presenting the science of bhakti. Works like the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu and the Bhāgavata-sandarbha establish the essence of pure devotion based firmly on Vedic evidence.
- The Supreme Importance of Transcendental Writing: Writing serves the primary limb of devotional service: śravaṇam (hearing). Without authorized literature, society is left to imagine the nature of God, whereas preserving and reading transcendental books invites the supreme presence of Lord Nārāyaṇa.
- Avoiding Material Conceptions and Deviations: Śrīla Prabhupāda strongly warns against the misconceptions of the sahajiyās. Such deviated groups either falsely condemn the writing of devotional books as materialistic, or they pollute the process by injecting their own mundane conceptions into Vaiṣṇava literature.
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Pages in category "Writing about Devotional Service to God"
The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
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- After renouncing everything, Srila Jiva Gosvami went to Vrndavana. Later he also wrote many books on devotional service and expanded the work of preaching
- All the Gosvamis wrote many scriptures on devotional service with the support of the Vedic literature. Devotional service is not a sentimental activity
- Although I am the lowest of men and have no knowledge, the inspiration to write transcendental literatures about devotional service has been mercifully bestowed upon me
- Although I am the lowest of men and have no knowledge, the Lord has mercifully bestowed upon me the inspiration to write transcendental literature about devotional service
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- I can understand from the words of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu that He wants you to write books about the conclusive decision of devotional service and about the regulative principles ascertained from the revealed scriptures
- In Sri Bhagavata-sandarbha, Srila Jiva Gosvami has written conclusively about the ultimate end of devotional service
- It is also said to Narada Muni, "My dear Narada, a person who writes Vaisnava literature and keeps such literature at home has Lord Narayana always residing in his house"
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- Sanatana Gosvami was a great devotee of the Lord, and he was directly instructed to spread the cult of bhakti by writing many books
- Sometimes they write transcendental literatures about devotional service, and sometimes they hear about Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and spend their time thinking about the Lord
- Srila Rupa Gosvami also wrote many books, the most famous of which is the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu. From that book one can understand the essence of devotional service to Krsna and the transcendental mellows one can derive from such service
- Srila Vyasadeva had written the karma-kanda and jnana-kanda sections of the Vedas, but he had not written about upasana-kanda, or bhakti. Thus his spiritual master, Narada, chastised him
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- The sahajiyas pollute the process of devotional service. To try to become writers of Vaisnava literature, they introduce their material conceptions of life into pure devotional service
- There is a class of sahajiyas who think that these activities (writing books on devotional service & accepting disciples) are opposed to the principles of devotional service. Indeed, they consider such activities simply another phase of materialism
- This is the bhakti-marga, means, the first thing is sravanam, hearing. Just like these books are being written to give chance people to hear. That is first business. If we don't hear about God we simply imagine something. No. We must hear about God
- Two other verses he (Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya) wrote, beginning with the words vairagya-vidya-nija-bhakti-yoga and kalan nastam bhakti-yogam nijam yah, are very famous among Gaudiya Vaisnavas
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