Sr BhakfyaIokaSila llaliivinoda TlaluiaTianslaicd by llumipaii DasaSix FauIfs Thaf Desfroy BhakfiAfyaharaOvereafing or foo much coIIecfingIn lis Sri Lpacsamrta, Sila Rupa Gosvam las wiiiicn ilc lollowing vcisc:atyanaran prayasas ca prajaIpo nyamagrananjana-sangas ca IauIyam ca sabnr bnahtr vnasyatOnc's dcvoiional scivicc is spoilcd wlcn lc bccomcs ioo cnianglcd in ilc lollowing six aciiviiics: (1) atyanara, caiing moic ilan ncccssaiy oi collcciing moic lunds ilan icquiicd; (2) prayasa, ovcicndcavoiing loi mundanc ilings ilai aic vciy dilliculi io obiain; (3) prajaIpa, ialling unncccssaiily aboui mundanc subjcci maiicis; (+) nyamagrana, piaciicing ilc sciipiuial iulcs and icgulaiions only loi ilc salc ol lollowing ilcm and noi loi ilc salc ol spiiiiual advanccmcni, oi icjcciing ilc iulcs and icgulaiions ol ilc sciipiuics and woiling indcpcndcnily oi wlimsically; (5) jana-sanga, associaiing wiil woildly-mindcd pcisons wlo aic noi inicicsicd in Kisna consciousncss; and (6) IauIyam, bcing giccdy loi mundanc aclicvcmcnis.`Ii is mosi impoiiani io considci ilc dccp mcaning ol ilis vcisc. Ioi anyonc wlo wanis io cngagc in puic dcvoiional scivicc, ii is cspccially ncccssaiy io lollow ilc insiiuciions ol ilis vcisc. Ioi onc wlo ncglccis io lollow ilcsc insiiuciions, aiiaining dcvoiion io Loid Haii is cxiicmcly iaic. Wc aic lcicby claboiaiing ilc mcaning ol ilis vcisc loi ilc bcnclii ol ilosc wlo lavc a siiong dcsiic io aiiain puic dcvoiional scivicc. In ilis vcisc six impcdimcnis io dcvoiional scivicc aic mcniioncd-atyanara, prayasa, prajaIpa, nyamagrana, jana-sanga, and IauIya. Wc will scpaiaicly discuss cacl ol ilcsc six iicms. In ilis small clapici only ilc mcaning ol ilc woid atyanara is bcing discusscd.Many pcoplc may ilinl ilai ilc woid atyanara iclcis only io ovcicaiing, bui ilis is noi so. Ii is cxplaincd in ilc liisi vcisc ol Lpacsamrta:vaco vcgam manasan hrona-vcgamjnva-vcgam uaropastna-vcgamctan vcgan yo vsancta niransarvam apimam prtnvim sa ssyatA sobci pcison wlo can iolciaic ilc uigc io spcal, ilc mind's dcmands, ilc aciions ol angci, and ilc uigcs ol ilc ionguc, bclly, and gcniials is qualilicd io malc disciplcs all ovci ilc woild.`In ilis icgaid, ilc uigc ol ilc ionguc is ilc dcsiic io iasic loodsiulls. Tlc uigc ol ilc siomacl is ilc dcsiic io ovcicai. Il wc undcisiand ilc woid atyanara in ilc sccond vcisc as ovcicaiing, ilc lauli ol icpciiiion occuis in ilis condcnscd collcciion ol csscniial insiiuciions. Tlcicloic ii is ilc duiy ol ilc lcaincd icadcis io lind oilci mcanings loi ilc woid atyanara as uscd by ilc mosi giavc Rupa Gosvam.Alilougl bnojana, oi caiing, is ilc piinciplc mcaning ol ilc woid anara1, ilc woid bnojana also mcans io cnjoy ilc objccis ol ilc livc scnscs. Ioim by ilc cycs, sound by ilc cais, smcll by ilc nosc, iasic by ilc ionguc, lccling ol lcai and cold, soli and laid by ilc ioucl-in ilis way, ilc livc scnscs cnjoy. Tlis iypc ol maiciial cnjoymcni is compulsoiy loi an cmbodicd soul. Wiiloui cnjoying ilc scnsc objccis, a living cniiiy cannoi suivivc. As soon as ilc living cniiiy givcs up scnsc cnjoymcni, lc lcavcs lis body. Tlcicloic, giving up scnsc cnjoymcni is only a ligmcni ol ilc imaginaiion, ii can ncvci bc applicd in piaciicc. Loid Si Kisna insiiucicd Aijuna in ilc Pnagava-gita (3.5-6):na n hasct hsanam ap jatu tstnaty aharma-hrtharyatc ny avasan harma sarvan prahrt-jar gunanharmcnryan samyamya ya astc manasa smarannryartnan vmunatma mtnyacaran sa ucyatcLvciyonc is loiccd io aci lclplcssly accoiding io ilc qualiiics lc las acquiicd liom ilc modcs ol maiciial naiuic; ilcicloic no onc can icliain liom doing somciling, noi cvcn loi a momcni. Onc wlo icsiiains ilc scnscs ol aciion bui wlosc mind dwclls on scnsc objccis cciiainly dcludcs limscll and is callcd a picicndci.`Sincc mainiaining onc's lilc is noi possiblc wiiloui aciion, onc musi woil io mainiain lis lilc. Il sucl aciiviiics aic donc in ilc mood ol cnjoymcni, ilcn onc's qualilicaiion as a luman is losi and lc bccomcs lilc an animal. Tlcicloic il onc can iiansloim all lis bodily aciiviiics inio aciiviiics lavoiablc io ilc dcvoiional scivicc ol ilc Loid, ilcn ilai is bnaht-yoga. Again, ilc Loid says in ilc Gita (6.16-17, 5.S-9):naty-asnatas tu yogo st na cahantam anasnatanna cat-svapna-siIasya jagrato nava carjunayuhtanara-vnarasya yuhta-ccstasya harmasu yuhta-svapnavabonasya yogo bnavat unhna-nanava hnct haromit yuhto manycta tattva-vtpasyan srnvan sprsan jgnrann asnan gaccnan svapan svasanpraIapan vsrjan grnnann unmsan nmsann ap nryaninryartncsu vartanta t narayan Tlcic is no possibiliiy ol onc's bccoming a yogi, O Aijuna, il onc cais ioo mucl, oi cais ioo liiilc, slccps ioo mucl, oi docs noi slccp cnougl. Hc wlo is icmpciaic in lis labiis ol caiing, slccping, woiling, and iccicaiion can miiigaic all maiciial pains by piaciicing ilc yoga sysicm. A pcison in ilc divinc consciousncss, alilougl cngagcd in sccing, lcaiing, ioucling, smclling, caiing, moving aboui, slccping, and bicailing, always lnows wiilin limscll ilai lc aciually docs noiling ai all. lccausc wlilc spcaling, cvacuaiing, iccciving, oi opcning oi closing lis cycs, lc always lnows ilai only ilc maiciial scnscs aic cngagcd wiil ilcii objccis and ilai lc is alool liom ilcm.`Alilougl ilcsc insiiuciions aic cllcciivc loi jnanis, siill, ilcii puipoii is lavoiablc loi dcvoiional scivicc. Tlc concluding vcisc ol Pnagava-gita cxplains aboui saranagat, oi lull suiicndci. Kccping ilis in mind, onc slould icnouncc liuiiivc aciiviiics and plilosoplical spcculaiion and acccpi scnsc objccis as ilc Loid's mcicy. Tlis is lnown as puic dcvoiional scivicc. Tlcicloic Sila Rupa Gosvam las said in ilc Pnaht-rasamrta-snnu (2.255-256):anasahtasya vsayan yatnarnam upayunjatannrbannan hrsna-sambannc yuhtam varagyam ucyatcprapanchataya bunya nar-sambann-vastunanmumuhsubnn partyago varagyam pnaIgu hatnyatcWlcn onc is noi aiiaclcd io anyiling, bui ai ilc samc iimc acccpis cvciyiling in iclaiion io Kisna, onc is iiglily siiuaicd abovc posscssivcncss. On ilc oilci land, onc wlo icjccis cvciyiling wiiloui lnowlcdgc ol iis iclaiionslip io Kisna is noi as complcic in lis icnunciaiion.`Tlc puipoii ol ilcsc iwo vciscs is icpcaicd in Sri Lpacsamrta by ilc insiiuciion io icjcci atyanara. Tlc puipoii is ilai il onc acccpis scnsc objccis in ilc spiiii ol cnjoymcni, ilai is atyanara. lui il scnsc objccis aic acccpicd as ilc Loid's mcicy and only as lai as icquiicd and lavoiablc loi dcvoiional scivicc, ilcn ii is noi atyanara. Il scnsc objccis aic loncsily acccpicd as ilc Loid's mcicy, ilcn yuhta-varagya is casily aiiaincd. Siman Malapiablu's oidci is io acccpi scnsc objccis wiiloui aiiaclmcni and clani Kisna's namc. Don'i cndcavoi loi palaiablc loodsiulls and linc cloilcs. Acccpi ilc sanciilicd bnagavata-prasaa ilai is casily obiainablc. Tlis is ilc dcvoicc's lilcsiylc. Wlaicvci is icquiicd, ialc only ilai. Taling moic oi lcss will noi yicld auspicious icsulis. Il ilc piaciiiionci ialcs oi accumulaics moic ilan ncccssaiy, lis spiiiiual lilc will bc losi duc io lis bcing coniiollcd by maiciial mcllows. Il lc docs noi piopcily accumulaic, ilcn ilc body, wlicl is lis mcans ol woislip, will noi bc pioiccicd.Tlc puipoii ol ilc insiiuciion io iolciaic ilc uigcs ol ilc ionguc and bclly mcniioncd in ilc liisi vcisc is ilis: Tlc maiciialisi casily bccomcs giccdy io cnjoy ilc lincsi iasics, and bcing alllicicd by lungci, lc bccomcs cxiicmcly agiiaicd and cnilusiasiic io cai ilc availablc loodsiulls. Tlis is a maiciial uigc. Wlcncvci ilis iypc ol uigc will aiisc, ii slould bc coniiollcd by ilc culiivaiion ol dcvoiional scivicc. Tlc injunciion io icjcci atyanara mcniioncd in ilc sccond vcisc is a consiiiuiional iulc loi ilc piaciiiionci. Tlc injunciion ol ilc liisi vcisc is condiiional, and ilc injunciion ol ilc sccond is consiiiuiional.Tlcic is onc moic iling io bc said. All ilcsc insiiuciions lavc iwo dillcicni iypcs ol applicaiions-loi ilc louscloldcis and loi ilc icnunciaics. Houscloldcis can collcci in oidci io mainiain ilcii lamily mcmbcis. Tlcy slould cain ilcii livclilood and savc accoiding io icligious piinciplcs. Wiil ilis savings ilcy slould scivc ilc Loid, ilc dcvoiccs, gucsis, lamily mcmbcis, and ilcmsclvcs. Il a louscloldci collccis moic ilan lis icquiicmcni, ilcn ilis is an impcdimcni in lis dcvoiional scivicc and in lis aclicving ilc Loid's mcicy. So saving ioo mucl and caining ioo mucl aic boil atyanara-ilcic is no doubi. A icnunciaic will noi collcci ai all. Il lc is noi saiislicd by ilc alms lc obiains cvciyday, ilcn lc is guiliy ol atyanara. Alici gciiing nicc loodsiulls, il lc cais moic ilan lc nccds, ilcn lc is guiliy ol atyanara. Tlcicloic ilc louscloldcis and icnunciaics slould considci ilcsc lacis caiclully, and alici giving up atyanara, wlcn ilcy cngagc in dcvoiional scivicc ilcy will aiiain Kisna's mcicy.PrayasaOverendeavoringIl prayasa is noi givcn up, dcvoiion will ncvci aiisc. Tlc woid prayasa mcans cndcavoi, usclcss laboi. Spiiiiual lilc is noiling oilci ilan puic dcvoiion unio ilc Supicmc Loid. Dcvoiion cannoi bc dclincd by any sympioms oilci ilan lull suiicndci and suboidinaiion unio ilc loius lcci ol ilc Supicmc Loid. Iull suiicndci and suboidinaiion aic ilc naiuial, cicinal consiiiuiional duiics ol ilc living cniiiics. Tlcicloic, only dcvoiional scivicc is ilc naiuial piopcnsiiy oi inlcicni occupaiion. In onc's inlcicni occupaiion ilcic is no nccd ol prayasa; siill,in ilc living cniiiy's condiiioncd siaic ilcic is nccd loi a small amouni ol prayasa in oidci io culiivaic dcvoiional scivicc. Lxccpi ilis liiilc prayasa, all oilci linds ol prayasa aic unlavoiablc loi dcvoiional scivicc. Prayasa is ol iwo linds-jnana-prayasa and harma-prayasa. In jnana-prayasa ilc lccling ol oncncss, oi hcvaIavata, aiiscs. Tlis is also lnown as sayujya, mciging, oi branma-nrvana, absoipiion in ilc Supicmc. jnana-prayasa is losiilc io spiiiiual lilc; ilis is cxplaincd in ilc Vcdic liiciaiuic, Munaha Lpansa (3.2.3), in ilc lollowing woids:nayam atma pravacancna Iabnyona mcnasa na banuna srutcna yam cvasa vrnutc tcna Iabnyastasyasa atma vvrnutc tanum svamTlc Supicmc Loid is noi obiaincd by cxpcii cxplanaiions, by vasi iniclligcncc, oi cvcn by mucl lcaiing. Hc is obiaincd only by onc wlom Hc Himscll clooscs. To sucl a pcison, Hc manilcsis His own loim.` Tlcicloic dcvoiion is ilc only way io aiiain ilc loius lcci ol ilc Loid. In ilc Srima Pnagavatam (10.1+.3) lialma says io Loid Kisna:jnanc prayasam uapasya namanta cvajivant san-muhnartam bnavaiya-vartamstnanc stntan srut-gatam tanu-van-manobnryc prayaso jta jto py as tas tr-Iohyam Loid lialma said, O my Loid Kisna, a dcvoicc wlo abandons jnana-prayasa] ilc pail ol cmpiiic plilosoplical spcculaiion aimcd ai mciging in ilc cxisicncc ol ilc Supicmc and cngagcs limscll in lcaiing Youi gloiics and aciiviiics liom a bona lidc sadlu, oi saini, and wlo livcs an loncsi lilc in ilc occupaiional cngagcmcni ol lis social lilc, can conquci Youi sympaily and mcicy cvcn ilougl You aic ajta, oi unconquciablc.`In oidci io luiilci claiily prayasa, Loid lialma says:srcyan-srtm bnahtm uasya tc vbnohIsyant yc hcvaIa-bona-Iabnayctcsam asau hIcsaIa cva ssyatcnanya yatna stnuIa-tusavagnatnam'My dcai Loid, dcvoiional scivicc unio You is ilc only auspicious pail. Il onc givcs ii up simply loi spcculaiivc lnowlcdgc oi ilc undcisianding ilai ilcsc living bcings aic spiiii souls and ilc maiciial woild is lalsc, lc undcigocs a gicai dcal ol iioublc. Hc only gains iioublcsomc and inauspicious aciiviiics. His cndcavois aic lilc bcaiing a lusl ilai is alicady dcvoid ol iicc. Onc's laboi bccomcs liuiilcss.`Tlc plilosoply ol monism docs noi oiiginaic in ilc Absoluic Tiuil; ii is only a dcmoniac piovision. Gloiilicaiion ol ilc lnowlcdgc ol onc's iclaiionslip wiil ilc Loid is olicn lcaid. Tlai lnowlcdgc is puic and sponiancous-ilcic is no nccd ol prayasa. Tlc lnowlcdgc givcn in ilc Catun-sIohi ilc loui main Pnagavatam vciscs] is acntya bncabnca, inconccivably, simuliancously onc and dillcicni. Tlis lnowlcdgc is naiuially doimani in ilc lcaii ol ilc living cniiiy. Tlc Loid is lilc a spiiiiual sun, and ilc living cniiiics aic lilc molcculai paiiiclcs ol ilc sun's iays. Tlc living cniiiy cannoi icmain in lis consiiiuiional loim wiiloui bcing suboidinaic io ilc Loid, ilcicloic sciviioislip ol ilc Loid is lis consiiiuiional duiy. Culiivaiion ol ilis consiiiuiional duiy is ilc naiuic ol ilc living cniiiy. Tlis is ilc sponiancous-dcvoid ol prayasa-narma, oi duiy, ol ilc living cniiiy. Alilougl in ilc condiiioncd siaic ilis narma is almosi doimani and is awalcncd by sanana, oi spiiiiual piaciicc, siill ilc prayasa lound in dcvoiional piaciiccs is noi lilc ilai lound in ilc pails ol laima and jnana. Il onc ialcs slclici ol ilc loly namc wiil somc icspcci, ilcn wiilin a sloii iimc ilc obsiaclcs duc io ignoiancc aic icmovcd and onc's consiiiuiional lappincss is icawalcncd. lui il onc givcs a placc io jnana-prayasa, ilcn lc las io sullci moic. And il jnana-prayasa is icnounccd in ilc associaiion ol dcvoiccs, ilcn ilai is a dcvoiional cndcavoi. Tlc Loid says in ilc Pnagava-gita (12.2-5):mayy avcsya mano yc mam ntya-yuhta upasatcsranaya parayopctas tc mc yuhtatama matanyc tv ahsaram anrcsyam avyahtam paryupasatcsarvatra-gam acntyam ca huta-stnam acaIam nruvam sannyamycnrya-gramam sarvatra sama-bunayantc prapnuvant mam cva sarva-bnuta-ntc ratan hIcso nhataras tcsam avyahtasahta-cctasamavyahta n gatr unhnam cnavabnr avapyatcTlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad said: Tlosc wlo lix ilcii minds on My pcisonal loim and aic always cngagcd in woisliping Mc wiil gicai and iiansccndcnial laiil aic considcicd by Mc io bc mosi pcilcci. lui ilosc wlo lully woislip ilc unmanilcsicd, ilai wlicl lics bcyond ilc pciccpiion ol ilc scnscs, ilc all-pcivading, inconccivablc, unclanging, lixcd, and immovablc-ilc impcisonal conccpiion ol ilc Absoluic Tiuil-by coniiolling ilc vaiious scnscs and bcing cqually disposcd io cvciyonc, sucl pcisons, cngagcd in ilc wcllaic ol all, ai lasi aclicvc Mc. Ioi ilosc wlosc minds aic aiiaclcd io ilc unmanilcsicd, impcisonal lcaiuic ol ilc Supicmc, advanccmcni is vciy iioublcsomc. To malc piogicss in ilai disciplinc is always dilliculi loi ilosc wlo aic cmbodicd.`In harma-prayasa ilcic is also no bcnclii. In ilc Iiisi Canio ol ilc Srima Pnagavatam ii is said:narman svanustntan pumsam vsvahscna-hatnasu yannotpaayc ya ratm srama cva n hcvaIamTlc occupaiional aciiviiics a man pciloims accoiding io lis own posiiion aic only so mucl usclcss laboi, oi prayasa, il ilcy do noi piovolc aiiiaciion loi ilc mcssagc ol ilc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad.` Tlcicloic harma-prayasa is coniiaiy io dcvoiional piinciplcs in ilc samc way as jnana-prayasa. Tlc conclusion is ilai harma-prayasa and jnana-prayasa aic vciy dciiimcnial. lui a dcvoicc wlo dcsiics io piopcily pass lis lilc siill acccpis lis duiics accoiding io varnasrama, as ilosc duiics aic lavoiablc io dcvoiional scivicc and counicd as paii ol dcvoiional scivicc. All ilcsc aciiviiics aic no longci callcd laima. In ilcsc aciiviiics, ilc svanstna dcvoiccs, oi dcvoiccs addicicd io ilcii own linc ol dcvoiion, biing laima and iis icsulis wiilin ilc icalm ol dcvoiional scivicc. Tlc parnstnta dcvoiccs, oi dcvoiccs lully addicicd io dcvoiional scivicc, pciloim pious aciiviiics ilai aic noi coniiaiy io dcvoiional piinciplcs only io aiiiaci pcoplc. Tlc dcvoiccs wlo aic nrapchsa, oi ncuiial, acccpi aciiviiics lavoiablc loi dcvoiional scivicc wiiloui caiing loi populai appioval.jnana-prayasa and iis icsuliani prayasa loi ilc libciaiion ol mciging wiil ilc Loid aic cxiicmcly coniiaiy io dcvoiional piinciplcs. Il astanga-yoga-prayasa aims ai mysiic powcis and libciaiion, ilcn ii is also cxiicmcly coniiaiy io dcvoiional piinciplcs. Tlc iulcs loi dcvoiional piaciicc and ilc lnowlcdgc ol ilc living cniiiics' iclaiionslip ol simuliancous oncncss and dillcicncc aic mosi naiuial and ilcicloic dcvoid ol prayasa. Tlis iypc ol aciiviiy and lnowlcdgc is only acccpicd as a mcans. Il ilcy aic acccpicd as ilc goal, ilcn ilcy bccomc ilc souicc ol lauli. I will cxplain ilis luiilci undci nyamagrana. Tlc laid laboi loi aciiviiics lilc visiiing loly placcs is prayasa ilai is unlavoiablc loi dcvoiional scivicc. Il, lowcvci, onc gocs io ilc placcs ol Kisna's pasiimcs wiil a giccdy dcsiic io awalcn lis ccsiaiic lovc loi Kisna and io associaic wiil ilc dcvoiccs, ilcn ilis is cciiainly dcvoiional scivicc-noi usclcss prayasa. Iollowing ilc vows ol dcvoiional scivicc is noi usclcss prayasa, ilcy aic all acccpicd as paii ol ilc pioccss ol dcvoiional scivicc. Tlc prayasa loi sciving ilc Vaisnavas is noi prayasa; loi giccd io associaic wiil onc's own pccis dcsiioys laulis in ilc loim ol dcsiics io associaic wiil woildly-mindcd pcoplc. Tlc prayasa loi icmplc woislip is a sponiancous manilcsiaiion ol ilc lcaii's cmoiions. Tlc prayasa loi aciiviiics lilc sanhirtana is only mcani io opcn onc's lcaii io claniing ilc Loid's loly namcs; ii is ilcicloic cxiicmcly naiuial.Tlcic is no nccd loi prayasa in icnunciaiion; bccausc wlcn dcvoiion io Kisna aiiscs in ilc lcaii, ilc living cniiiy casily bccomcs disinicicsicd in cvciyiling oilci ilan Kisna. Tlc Srima Pnagavatam (1.2.7) says:vasucvc bnagavat bnaht-yogan prayojtanjanayaty asu varagyam jnanam ca ya anatuhamly icndciing dcvoiional scivicc unio ilc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, Si Kisna, onc immcdiaicly acquiics causclcss lnowlcdgc oi lnowlcdgc ol cicinally pcilcci sciviioislip ol ilc Loid] and dciaclmcni oi dciaclmcni licc liom prayasa] liom ilc woild.` So wlcn onc givcs up jnana, laima, and varagya prayasa and cngagcs in dcvoiional piaciiccs, ilcn ilc obsiaclcs ol jnana, laima, yoga, and varagya cannoi pull onc down. Tlcicloic ii is csiablislcd in ilc Srima Pnagavatam (11.2.+2): bnahtn parcsanubnavo vrahtr anyatra casa trha cha-haIan-dcvoiion, diicci cxpciicncc ol ilc Supicmc Loid, and dciaclmcni liom oilci ilings-ilcsc ilicc occui simuliancously loi onc wlo las ialcn slclici ol ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad.`Wlcn a dcvoicc lumbly and wiiloui dupliciiy clanis and icmcmbcis ilc loly namcs ol Kisna, ilcn ical iniclligcncc casily awalcns in ilis way: I am spiiiiual paiiiclc, scivani ol Kisna; Kisna is my cicinal Loid; suiicndci io Kisna's loius lcci is my cicinal naiuic; ilis woild is lilc a iiavclci's icsi-lousc; and io bc aiiaclcd io anyiling ol ilis woild will noi givc mc cicinal lappincss.` Lilc ilis, a piaciiiionci soon aiiains all pcilcciion. jnana-prayasa, harma-prayasa, yoga-prayasa, muht-prayasa, as wcll as ovcicndcavoiing loi maiciial cnjoymcni, woildly aclicvcmcnis, and associaiion wiil maiciialisiic pcoplc aic all losiilc piinciplcs loi onc wlo las ialcn slclici ol ilc loly namc. ly ilcsc dillcicni loims ol prayasa, onc's dcvoiional scivicc is iuincd. Tlc prayasa loi aiiaining pratstna, oi lamc, is ilc lowcsi ol all linds ol prayasa. Alilougl ii is ilc lowcsi, ii is unavoidablc loi many. And ilai also slould bc givcn up by ilc simplc pioccss ol dcvoiional scivicc. Tlcicloic Sanaiana Gosvam las siaicd in ilc Har-bnaht-vIasa, ilc concluding vcisc:sarva tyagc py ancyayan sarvanartna bnuvas ca tchuryun pratstnavstnaya yatnam asparsanc varamLvcn il onc can givc up all maiciial dcsiics, ilc dcsiic loi lamc is vciy dilliculi io givc up. Tlis dcsiic loi lamc, wlicl is compaicd io siool, is ilc iooi causc ol all anartnas. Tlcicloic, onc slould caiclully avoid ioucling ilis siool-lilc dcsiic loi lamc.` Tlis insiiuciion is cxiicmcly sciious. Tlc dcvoicc slould lollow ilis cxclusivc duiy wiil spccial caic. A piaciicing dcvoicc slould pass lis lilc in a naiuial occupaiion ilai is lavoiablc io dcvoiional scivicc, and lc slould clani and icmcmbci ilc loly namcs wiil lnowlcdgc ol lis iclaiionslip wiil ilc Loid. Tlis pioccss ol woislip wiiloui prayasa again las iwo dillcicni linds ol applicaiions-loi louscloldcis and loi icnunciaics. Maling varnasrama lavoiablc io dcvoiional scivicc, ilc louscloldci slould pass lis lilc cngagcd in dcvoiional scivicc licc liom prayasa. Tlcy slould cain and savc only io casily mainiain ilc lamily mcmbcis. Il ilcy always icmcmbci ilai woisliping Haii is ilc only puiposc ol lilc, ilcn ilcy will ncvci lall inio illusion. In lappincss and disiicss, in good loiiunc and bad, in waling and slccp-in cvciy condiiion-woisliping Haii will quiclly bc pcilccicd. And ilc icnunciaic slould noi savc ai all. Hc slould mainiain lis body by daily bcgging alms and ilus cngagc in dcvoiional scivicc. Tlcy slould noi siay in any cnicipiisc. ly cniciing inio cnicipiisc, lc is ai lauli. Tlc moic lc woislips ilc Loid wiil lumiliiy and simpliciiy, ilc moic lc will undcisiand Kisna, by His mcicy. As siaicd by Loid lialma in ilc Srima Pnagavatam (10.1+.S):tat tc nuhampam susamihsamanobnunjana cvatma-hrtam vpaham nr-vag-vapurbnr vanan namas tcjivcta yo muht-pac sa aya-bnahMy dcai Loid, onc wlo consianily waiis loi Youi causclcss mcicy io bc bcsiowcd upon lim and wlo gocs on sullciing ilc icaciions ol lis pasi misdccds, ollciing You icspccilul obcisanccs liom ilc coic ol lis lcaii. is suicly cligiblc loi libciaiion, loi ii las bccomc lis iiglilul claim.` Noiling is aclicvcd by jnana-prayasa, bui onc can lnow Kisna only by His mcicy. Tlcicloic Srima Pnagavatam (10.1+.29) says:atnap tc cva paambuja-vaya-prasaa-Icsanugrnita cva n janat tattvam bnagavan-manmnona canya cho p cram vcnvanMy Loid, il onc is lavoicd by cvcn a sligli iiacc ol ilc mcicy ol Youi loius lcci, lc can undcisiand ilc gicaincss ol Youi pcisonaliiy. lui ilosc wlo spcculaic io undcisiand ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad aic unablc io lnow You, cvcn ilougl ilcy coniinuc io siudy ilc Vcas loi many ycais.`Il onc ialcs slclici ol ilc loly namcs wiil lumiliiy, ilcn by ilc mcicy ol ilc Loid-wiiloui prayasa-all lnowlcdgc ol ilc Absoluic Tiuil ilai slould bc lnown awalcns wiilin ilc lcaii ol ilc simplc dcvoicc. Tlis lnowlcdgc is ncvci aiiaincd by indcpcndcni prayasa.PrajaIpaIdIe faIkingTalling wiil onc anoilci is callcd jaIpana oi prajaIpa. Nowadays in ilis woild godlcssncss is so piomincni ilai convcising wiil oilcis mcans godlcss iall. Tlcicloic ii is noi pioliiablc loi a piaciicing dcvoicc io cngagc in jaIpana. Tlcic can, lowcvci, bc many linds ol jaIpana in ilc culiivaiion ol dcvoiional scivicc. Tlcy aic all auspicious loi ilc dcvoiccs. Sila Rupa Gosvam las wiiiicn in lis Karpanya-panjha-stotra:tatnapy asmn haac vamanisau nama-jaIpnavaya-vrna-nstar- namabnasau prasiatamDcvoiccs icciic ilc puipoii ol ilis vcisc in ilc lollowing woids:tatnap c ina-janc, ya nama-uccaranc,namabnasa harIa jivancsarva-osa-nvarana, unun-nama-sanjaIpana,prasac prasia u jancWlilc claniing ilc loly namc ol ilc Loid, il a wiciclcd pcison in lis lilciimc aclicvcs namabnasa, oi a glimpsc ol ollcnsclcss claniing, ilcn all lis laulis aic dcsiioycd and Tlcii Loidslips bccomc plcascd wiil lim.`Kirtana, ollciing piaycis, and icciiing ilc sciipiuics aic all jaIpana; bui wlcn ilcsc aic pciloimcd wiil a lavoiablc mood and dcvoid ol maiciial dcsiic, ilcn ilcy aic all culiivaiion ol Kisna consciousncss. Tlcicloic ilc conclusion is ilis: All prajaIpas ilai aic unlavoiablc io Kisna's scivicc aic advcisc io dcvoiional scivicc. Tlc piaciiiionci slould caiclully givc up prajaIpa. Tlcic is no lauli in ilc aciiviiics ol ilc manajanas. Tlc manajanas lavc icspccilully cngagcd in prajaIpa (lavoiablc io dcvoiional scivicc), and ilis is oui only duiy. Somciimcs pullcd-up dcvoiccs advisc ilai all iypcs ol prajaIpa slould bc givcn up. lui wc aic lollowcis ol Sila Rupa Gosvam; bcing lollowcis ol Rupa Gosvam wc will always siicl io ilc pail slown by ilc sadlus wlo aic lollowing lis insiiuciions. In ilc Pnaht-rasamrta-snnu, as quoicd liom ilc Shana Purana, ii is said:sa mrgyan srcyasam nctun pantnan santapa-varjtananavapta-sramam purvc ycna santan pratstnrcOnc slould siiicily lollow ilc casy pail ilai ilc picvious manajanas lavc acccpicd. Tlai pail bcsiows gicai auspiciousncss and is dcvoid ol all misciy.`Oui manajanas pail is ilai wlicl was slown by Sila Vyasadcva, Suladcva Gosvam, Piallada Malaiaja, Si Caiianya Malapiablu, and His associaics. Wc aic noi io lcavc asidc ilai pail io lollow ilc insiiuciions ol ncw pullcd-up dcvoiccs. All ilc manajanas lavc icspccicd ilai prajaIpa wlicl nouiislcs dcvoiion io Haii. Wc will discuss ilis in ilc appiopiiaic placc.Godlcss prajaIpas aic impcdimcnis io dcvoiional scivicc. Tlcy aic ol many iypcs. Usclcss ialls, aigumcnis, gossip, dcbaics, lauli-linding in oilcis, spcaling lalscloods, blasplcming dcvoiccs, and woildly iall aic all callcd prajaIpa.Usclcss iall is cxiicmcly dciiimcnial. Piaciicing dcvoiccs slould discuss iopics ol Loid Haii in ilc associaiion ol oilci dcvoiccs and icmcmbci Haii's namc, loim, qualiiics, and pasiimcs in a sccludcd placc wiiloui usclcssly wasiing iimc. In ilc Pnagava-gita (10.S-9) ii is said:anam sarvasya prabnavo mattan sarvam pravartatct matva bnajantc mam buna bnava-samanvtanmac-ctta ma-gata-prana bonayantan parasparamhatnayantas ca mam ntyam tusyant ca ramant ca I am ilc souicc ol all spiiiiual and maiciial woilds. Lvciyiling cmanaics liom Mc. Tlc wisc wlo pcilccily lnow ilis cngagc in My dcvoiional scivicc and woislip Mc wiil all ilcii lcaiis. Tlc ilouglis ol My puic dcvoiccs dwcll in Mc, ilcii livcs aic lully dcvoicd io My scivicc, and ilcy dciivc gicai saiislaciion and bliss liom always cnliglicning onc anoilci and convcising aboui Mc.`Also in ilc Gita (9.1+) ii says:satatam hirtayanto mam yatantas ca rna-vratannamasyantas ca mam bnahtya ntya-yuhta upasatcAlways claniing My gloiics, cndcavoiing wiil gicai dciciminaiion, bowing down bcloic Mc, ilcsc gicai souls pcipciually woislip Mc wiil dcvoiion.` In ilis way ilc piaciicing dcvoicc slould culiivaic unalloycd dcvoiion. Il ilcy spcnd ilcii days and niglis usclcssly ialling wiil maiciialisis, ilcn ilc Loid's insiiuciion, always claniing My gloiics,` will noi bc lollowcd. In ncwspapcis ilcic is so mucl usclcss iall. Ioi ilc piaciicing dcvoicc io icad ncwspapcis is a gicai loss. lui il ilcic aic iopics aboui puic dcvoiccs dcsciibcd in ilc ncwspapci, ilcn ilai can bc icad. Alici linisling ilcii mcal, mundanc pcoplc noimally smolc and cngagc in usclcss iall wiil oilci godlcss pcoplc. Ii is cciiainly dilliculi loi ilcm io bccomc lollowcis ol Sila Rupa Gosvam. Rcading novcls is ilc samc. lui il onc gcis a novcl wiil a sioiy lilc ilai ol Puianjana in ilc Srima Pnagavatam, ilcn icading ilai is noi an impcdimcni, iailci ii is bcnclicial.Aigumcni is a prajaIpa ilai is advcisc io dcvoiional scivicc. All ilc aigumcnis ol ilc lollowcis ol nyaya and vascsha aic simply godlcss quaiicls. Tlcy do noi yicld any icsuli oilci ilan wasiing ilc mind's siicngil and incicasing onc's icsilcssncss. In ilc Vcas (Katna Lpansa 1.2.9) ii is said: nasa tarhcna matr apancya-Tlis iniclligcncc cannoi bc aiiaincd by aigumcni.` Tlc living cniiiy's piopci disciciion is cicinally csiablislcd in lis naiuial iniclligcncc. Tlai disciciion naiuially llows iowaids ilc loius lcci ol ilc Supicmc Loid. lui by aiguing aboui diicciions, placcs, misialcs, and illusions, ilc lcaii bccomcs iougl. Tlcn naiuial disciciion no longci icmains. ly acccpiing ilc Vcdic Dasamula insiiuciions and aiguing accoidingly, onc's mind docs noi bccomc wiclcd. Wlai is good, wlai is bad-wlcn sucl dclibciaiions aic bascd on ilc Vcas, ilai is no longci prajaIpa. Tlai is wly in ilc Catanya-cartamrta (Manya 25.153) Si Caiianya Malapiablu las givcn ilc insiiuciion: atacva bnagavata harana vcara-Siudy Srima Pnagavatam vciy sciuiinizingly.` Discussions io csiablisl ilc lnowlcdgc ol onc's iclaiionslip wiil ilc Loid aic noi prajaIpa. Tlosc wlo conquci ilc asscmbly by usclcss aigumcnis do noi icacl any conclusion; ilcicloic ii is cciiainly onc's duiy io givc up sucl logician's associaiion. Tlis is conliimcd in ilc Catanya-cartamrta (Manya 12.1S3) by Si Vasudcva Saivablauma, wlo said:tarhha-srgaIa-sangc bncu-bncu harsc muhnc cbc saa han hrsna narIn ilc associaiion ol ilc jaclals lnown as logicians, I simply coniinucd io bail a icsounding blcu blcu.' Now, liom ilc samc mouil I am claniing ilc loly namcs Kisna and Haii.`Tlosc wlo aic accusiomcd io discuss spiiiiual maiicis slould icmcmbci ilc woids ol ilc Vaianas sannyasi as lound in ilc Catanya-cartamrta (Manya 25.+3):paramartna-vcara gcIa, har matra vaahanan muht paba, hanan hrsncra prasaaTlc ailcisis, lcadcd by ilc Mayavad plilosoplcis, do noi caic loi libciaiion oi Kisna's mcicy. Tlcy simply coniinuc io pui loiwaid lalsc aigumcnis and counici-ilcoiics io ailcisiic plilosoply, noi considciing oi cngaging in spiiiiual maiicis.` Usclcss aigumcnis aiisc liom cnvy oi piidc, avcision oi aiiaclmcni io scnsc giaiilicaiion, oi loolislncss oi scll-piidc. Quaiiclsomc pcoplc also bccomc inioxicaicd by usclcss aigumcnis. Wlilc discussing iopics ol ilc Loid and His dcvoiccs ilc piaciicing dcvoicc slould always bc caiclul io avoid usclcss aigumcnis.Talling wiiloui icason aboui oilci pcoplc is cxiicmcly advcisc io dcvoiional scivicc. Many pcoplc iall aboui oilcis io csiablisl ilcii own icpuiaiion. lcing cnvious, somc pcoplc aic accusiomcd io discuss oilcis' claiacici. Tlc minds ol ilosc wlo aic busy in sucl iopics can ncvci bc lixcd on ilc loius lcci ol Kisna. Talling aboui oilcis slould bc icjccicd in all icspccis. lui in ilc piaciicc ol dcvoiional scivicc ilcic aic many lavoiablc iopics ilai aic laulilcss, cvcn ilougl ilcy aic aboui oilcis. In oidci io complcicly icnouncc ialling aboui oilcis, onc nccds io livc in ilc loicsi. Tlc iwo dillcicni iypcs ol piaciicing dcvoiccs aic ilc louscloldcis and ilc icnunciaics. lccausc ilc icnunciaics lavc no busincss wlaisocvci wiil scnsc cnjoymcni, ilcy can givc up ialling aboui oilcis in all icspccis. lui bccausc a louscloldci is cngagcd in caining, saving, pioicciing, and mainiaining ilc lamily, lc cannoi complcicly givc up ialling aboui oilcis. Ii is bcsi loi lim io livc in a Kisna conscious lamily. Wlcn all onc's maiciial aciiviiics aic iclaicd wiil Kisna, ilcn cvcn lis unavoidablc iall aboui oilcis bccomcs sinlcss and a paii ol dcvoiional piaciicc in iclaiion io Kisna. Hc slould noi iall aboui oilcis in a way ilai is dciiimcnial io anyonc. Hc slould iall aboui oilcis only wlaicvci liiilc is ncccssaiy in lis Kisna conscious lamily. Hc slould noi iall aboui oilcis wiiloui icason. Moicovci, wlcn a guiu cnliglicns lis disciplc on somc iopic, ilcn unlcss lc occasionally ialls aboui oilcis, lis insiiuciion may noi bc clcai. Wlcn picvious manajanas lavc iallcd aboui oilcis in ilis way, ilcic is mciii in sucl iall, noi lauli. As Suladcva Gosvam said in Srima Pnagavatam (2.1.3-+):nraya nryatc nahtam vyavaycna ca va vayanva cartncnaya rajan hutumba-bnarancna vacnapatya-haIatrasv atma-sanycsv asatsv aptcsam pramatto nnanam pasyann ap na pasyatTlc lilciimc ol sucl an cnvious louscloldci is passcd ai nigli ciilci in slccping oi in scx indulgcncc, and in ilc dayiimc ciilci in maling moncy oi mainiaining lamily mcmbcis. Pcisons dcvoid ol atma-tattva do noi inquiic inio ilc pioblcms ol lilc, bcing ioo aiiaclcd io ilc lalliblc soldicis lilc ilc body, clildicn, and wilc. Alilougl sullicicnily cxpciicnccd, ilcy siill do noi scc ilcii incviiablc dcsiiuciion.` Alilougl Suladcva Gosvam ialls aboui ilc maiciialisis in oidci io insiiuci lis disciplc, lc is noi considcicd a prajaIpi. Tlcicloic sucl aciiviiics slould bc considcicd bcnclicial. Again, in oidci io insiiuci His own disciplcs, Si Caiianya Malapiablu spolc aboui pscudo-icnunciaics in ilc lollowing woids liom ilc Catanya-cartamrta (Antya 2.117, 120, 12+):prabnu hanc,-varagi harc prahrt sambnasanachntc na paron am tanara vaanahsura-jiva saba marhata-varagya haryanrya carana buIc prahrt sambnasyaprabnu hanc,-mora vasa nanc mora manaprahrt-sambnasi varagi na harc arsana Tlc Loid icplicd: I cannoi iolciaic sccing ilc lacc ol a pcison wlo las acccpicd ilc icnounccd oidci ol lilc bui wlo siill ialls iniimaicly wiil a woman. Tlcic aic many pcisons wiil liiilc in ilcii posscssion wlo acccpi ilc icnounccd oidci ol lilc lilc monlcys. Tlcy go lcic and ilcic cngaging in scnsc giaiilicaiion and spcaling iniimaicly wiil womcn. Si Caiianya Malapiablu said: My mind is noi undci My coniiol. Ii docs noi lilc io scc anyonc in ilc icnounccd oidci wlo ialls iniimaicly wiil womcn.`Unlcss onc spcals in ilis way wlilc insiiuciing and wlilc concluding a subjcci, ilcic is no bcnclii loi oncscll oi oilcis. Tlcicloic wlcn ilc picvious acaryas lavc pcisonally sci cxamplc and iaugli oilcis, low will wc bc bcncliiicd by aciing coniiaiy io ilcii insiiuciion' And il onc discusscs in ilis way ilc impiopci bclavioi cuiicni in a icligious scci oi amongsi ilc gcncial public, ilcn sucl iall is noi advcisc io dcvoiional scivicc. Lvcn il onc somciimcs ialls aboui a paiiiculai pcison, ilcic is no lauli. In ilc Srima Pnagavatam (+.1+.29) Maiiicya Muni, ilc loicmosi dcvoicc, spolc aboui Vcna Malaiaja in ilis way:ttnam vparyaya-matn papiyan utpatnam gatananuniyamanas ta-yacnam na cahrc bnrasta-mangaIanTlc gicai sagc Maiiicya coniinucd: Tlus ilc King, wlo bccamc uniniclligcni duc io lis sinlul lilc and dcviaiion liom ilc iigli pail, bccamc aciually bcicli ol all good loiiunc. Hc could noi acccpi ilc icqucsis ol ilc gicai sagcs, wlicl ilc sagcs pui bcloic lim wiil gicai icspcci, and ilcicloic lc was condcmncd.` Si Maiiicya Rsi nccdcd io spcal aboui oilcis in ilis way; lc spolc io lis audicncc io insiiuci ilcm. Tlis is noi prajaIpa. Tlc piaciicing dcvoicc noimally discusscs ancicni lisioiy in ilc associaiion ol dcvoiccs. Occasionally ilcy iall aboui nondcvoiccs. Sucl iall is always auspicious and lavoiablc io dcvoiional scivicc. lui ilosc wlo iall aboui oilcis wlilc inllucnccd by dcvoiional impcdimcnis lilc cnvy, laiicd, piidc, oi disiinciion aic ollcndcis ai ilc lcci ol llaliidcv.Dcbaic aiiscs only liom a dcsiic loi conqucsi. Ii is cxiicmcly abominablc. Iauli-linding aiiscs only liom imposing onc's own bad labiis on oilcis. Tlis slould bc givcn up in all icspccis. Spcaling lalscloods is anoilci loim ol usclcss iall. Woildly iall is complcicly icjccicd by icnounccd dcvoiccs. Houscloldcis may acccpi somc woildly iall ilai is lavoiablc io dcvoiional scivicc. Il iopics lilc aiclcology, zoology, asiiology, and gcogiaply aic dcvoid ol God consciousncss, ilcy slould bc icjccicd. In ilc Srima Pnagavatam (12.12.+9-50) Si Suladcva Gosvam las said:mrsa gras ta ny asatir asat-hatnana hatnyatc ya bnagavan anohsajanta cva satyam ta u nava mangaIamta cva punyam bnagava-gunoayamta cva ramyam rucram navam navamta cva sasvan manaso manotsavamta cva soharnava-sosanam nrnamya uttaman sIoha-yaso nugiyatcWoids ilai do noi dcsciibc ilc iiansccndcnial Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad bui insicad dcal wiil icmpoiaiy maiicis aic simply lalsc and usclcss. Only ilosc woids ilai manilcsi ilc iiansccndcnial qualiiics ol ilc Supicmc Loid aic aciually iiuillul, auspicious, and pious. Tlosc woids dcsciibing ilc gloiics ol ilc all-lamous Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad aic aiiiaciivc, iclislablc, and cvci licsl. Indccd, sucl woids aic a pcipciual lcsiival loi ilc mind, and ilcy diy up ilc occan ol misciy.`Spcccl in ilc loim ol blasplcming sadlus is ilc souicc ol gicai inauspiciousncss. Il onc wanis io aiiain dcvoiion io Loid Haii, ilcn lc slould malc a vow lilc ilis: In ilis lilc I will ncvci blasplcmc sadlus.` Dcvoiccs aic sadlus. ly blasplcming ilcm, all onc's viiiucs aic dcsiioycd. ly blasplcming ilc supicmcly puic Loid Maladcva, Piajapaii Dalsa, ilc bcsi ol ascciics, mci wiil scvcic inauspiciousncss. As siaicd in Srima Pnagavatam (10.+.+6):ayun sryam yaso narmam Iohan assa cva canant srcyams sarvan pumso mana-athramanMy dcai King, wlcn a man pcisccuics gicai souls, all lis bcncdiciions ol longcviiy, bcauiy, lamc, icligion, blcssings, and piomoiion io liglci plancis will bc dcsiioycd.`Tlc conclusion ol ilis cssay is ilis: Wlaicvci prajaIpa is noi lavoiablc loi dcvoiional scivicc slould bc caiclully givcn up by Vaisnavas wlo aic culiivaiing bnaht. Amongsi ilcsc insiiuciions, ilc insiiuciion io iolciaic ilc uigc io spcal mcniioncd in ilc liisi vcisc-vaco vcgam-is only a condiiional uigc. ly giving up prajaIpa, ilc uigc io spcal is pcimancnily icgulaicd. In oidci io pass onc's lilc wiiloui sin, onc slould noi spcal anyiling moic ilan wlaicvci liiilc is ncccssaiy. Onc nccd discuss only wlaicvci is auspicious loi oncscll and oilcis. Il onc wanis io discuss iopics ol oilcis, ii will simply bc usclcss spcccl. Tlcicloic in ilc Srima Pnagavatam (11.2S.2) Loid Kisna insiiucicd Uddlava as lollows:para-svabnava-harman yan prasamsat nnatsa asu bnrasyatc svartna asaty abnnvcsatanWlocvci indulgcs in piaising oi ciiiicizing ilc qualiiics and bclavioi ol oilcis will quiclly bccomc dcviaicd liom lis own bcsi inicicsi by lis cnianglcmcni in illusoiy dualiiics.`NiyamagrahaToo much affachmenf fo, or foo much negIecf of, ruIes and reguIafionsNyamas, oi iulcs, aic ol iwo linds-vns, oi picsciipiions, and nscnas, oi piolibiiions. Wlaicvci is cnjoincd as onc's duiy is a picsciipiion. Wlaicvci is cnjoincd as icsiiicicd is a piolibiiion. loil linds ol iulcs aic auspicious loi ilc living cniiiics.Condiiioncd souls aic cligiblc io aiiain a vciy cxalicd posiiion liom a vciy low posiiion. lciwccn ilcsc iwo posiiions ilcic aic many oilci posiiions. Lacl posiiion is a giadual sicp. Lacl giadual sicp is a disiinci lcvcl ol advanccmcni. Lacl and cvciy giadual sicp las dillcicni picsciipiions and piolibiiions. Wlcncvci a living cniiiy sicps io onc lcvcl and siays ilcic, lc is obligcd io lollow ilc picsciipiions and piolibiiions ol ilai sicp. ly lollowing ilosc cnjoincd picsciipiions and piolibiiions, onc bccomcs cligiblc io aiiain ilc ncxi sicp. Il onc is unablc io aiiain ilc ncxi sicp, lc lalls down io a lowci sicp. Tlis is callcd dcgiadaiion. Aiiaining ilc liglci sicp is callcd advanccmcni.To piopcily lollow ilc picccpis ol onc's own lcvcl is callcd onc's picsciibcd duiics` oi sicadincss in onc's own posiiion. Sicadincss in onc's own posiiion is piciy, and dcviaiion liom onc's posiiion is impiciy. Tlcic is no oilci piciy and impiciy ilan ilis. Tlcicloic Loid Kisna spolc ilc lollowing insiiuciions io Uddlava in ilc Srima Pnagavatam (11.21.2, 7):svc svc nharc ya nstna sa gunan parhirttanvparyayas tu osan sya ubnayor csa nscayancsa-haIa-bnavanam vastunam mama sattamaguna-osau vniyctc nyamartnam n harmanamSicadincss in onc's own posiiion is dcclaicd io bc aciual piciy, wlcicas dcviaiion liom onc's posiiion is considcicd impiciy. In ilis way ilc iwo aic dcliniicly ascciiaincd. O sainily Uddlava, in oidci io icsiiici maiciialisiic aciiviiics, I lavc csiablislcd ilai wlicl is piopci and impiopci among all maiciial ilings, including iimc, spacc, and all plysical objccis.`Picsciipiions and piolibiiions aic luiilci dividcd inio iwo caicgoiics-condiiional and consiiiuiional. Tlc living cniiiy is puic spiiii. Tlc picsciipiions and piolibiiions in ilc living cniiiy's consiiiuiional posiiion aic consiiiuiional iulcs. lui wlcn ilc living cniiiy is scpaiaicd liom lis iiansccndcnial posiiion, lc acccpis ilc dcsignaiions givcn by ilc illusoiy cncigy and is cnianglcd in ilis woild-ilcsc aic lalsc dcsignaiions. Tlcsc dcsignaiions aic ol many vaiiciics, bui ilc consiiiuiional siiuaiion is onc wiiloui sccond.In ilc cicinal siaic ol ilc living cniiiy, prcma is ilc only picsciipiion and cnvy is ilc only piolibiiion. Tlis picsciipiion and piolibiiion is suboidinaic io ilc living cniiiy's cicinal naiuic. Tlc living cniiiy imbucd wiil prcma and dcvoid ol cnvy is ilc slclici ol cicinal rasa. Alilougl rasa is ol livc vaiiciics, siill ilcy aic onc undividcd spiiiiual iiuil. Tlc iulcs ol ilai posiiion aic noi io bc discusscd lcic. Wc musi lnow only ilai ilis siaic is ilc cicinal condiiion ol ilc living cniiiy.Alilougl in ilc condiiional siaic ilc iulcs aic ol dillcicni iypcs, siill all ilc sicps aic dividcd inio ilicc piinciplc caicgoiics. Accoiding io ilc Vcas, Pnagava-gita, and all ilc smrts, ilicc piinciplc divisions aic lound-laima, jnana, and bnaht. Incacl division cciiain picsciipiions and cciiain piolibiiions aic cnjoincd. In ilc laima division, ilc iulcs ol varnasrama and ilc icn supplcmcniaiy samsharas as wcll as icgulaiivc piaycis aic picsciibcd. Sins and bad labiis aic piolibiicd. In ilc jnana division, sannyasa, icnunciaiion, dciaclmcni, and discussing maiici and spiiii aic picsciibcd. Iiuiiivc aciiviiics, loibiddcn aciiviiics, and aiiaclmcni io scnsc cnjoymcni aic piolibiicd. In ilc bnaht division, indillcicncc, pciloimancc ol aciiviiics lavoiablc io dcvoiion, lollowing ilc picsciipiions and piolibiiions ol ilc jnana division, and culiivaiing dcvoiional scivicc wiil ilc lclp ol ilosc picsciipiions and piolibiiions aic picsciibcd. All aciiviiics opposcd io ilc Loid, jnana, icnunciaiion, aiiaclmcni io scnsc cnjoymcni, conclusions opposcd io dcvoiional scivicc, and giving up aciion aic piolibiicd.Wlcn ilc condiiioncd soul advanccs by giving up lis illicii aciiviiics, oi low-class claiacici, ilcn lc aiiains ilc lcvcl ol harma-hana. Sucl a pcison slould icmain in varnasrama-narma and aspiic io aiiain ilc lcvcl ol jnana. Tlis is lis duiy. Hc slould icmain in varnasrama uniil lc aiiains dciaclmcni liom maiciial aciiviiics by discussing ilc dillcicncc bciwccn maiici and spiiii and analyzing ilc naiuic ol lalsc cgo, oilciwisc lc bccomcs sinlul. Wlcn ilai dciaclmcni is aiiaincd, ilcn lis liglci qualilicaiion dcsiioys lis aiiaclmcni io liuiiivc aciiviiics. lui il ilai pcison siill icmains inclincd io ilc iulcs ol harma-hana, ilcn lc cannoi malc advanccmcni.Tlc duiy ol onc wlo las aiiaincd ilc lcvcl ol jnana-hana is io icmain lixcd in lnowlcdgc. Uniil lc aiiains a iasic loi dcvoiional scivicc, lc slould icmain undci ilc iulcs ol jnana-hana. As soon as ilc qualilicaiion loi dcvoiional scivicc manilcsis, lc slould givc up lis aiiaclmcni loi jnana-hana, oilciwisc lc is guiliy ol nyamagrana and will noi malc advanccmcni. As siaicd in ilc Srima Pnagavatam (11.20.9):tavat harman hurvita na nrvycta yavatamat-hatna-sravanaau va srana yavan na jayatcAs long as onc is noi saiiaicd by liuiiivc aciiviiy and las noi awalcncd lis iasic loi dcvoiional scivicc by sravanam hirtanam vsnon, onc las io aci accoiding io ilc icgulaiivc piinciplcs ol ilc Vcdic injunciions.` Srana, oi laiil, is ilc only qualilicaiion loi bnaht. As siaicd in ilc Srima Pnagavatam (11.20.31):tasman ma-bnaht-yuhtasya yogno va ma-atmananna jnanam na ca varagyam prayan srcyo bnavc naTlcicloic, loi a dcvoicc cngagcd in My loving scivicc, wiil mind lixcd on Mc, ilc culiivaiion ol lnowlcdgc and icnunciaiion is gcncially noi ilc mcans ol aclicving ilc liglcsi pcilcciion wiilin ilis woild.`Tlc icmplc ol hrsna-prcma is siiuaicd on ilc liglcsi pcal ol Golola Vindavana. In oidci io icacl ilai pcal onc las io cioss ilc louiiccn planciaiy sysicms ol harma-hana, ilc Viiaja-lialmalola ol ilc jnana-hana, and ilcn iisc abovc Vailunila. ly giadually giving up aiiaclmcni io ilc siagcs ol laima and jnana, onc bccomcs cligiblc loi bnaht. Alici ciossing ilc vaiious siagcs ol bnaht, onc icaclcs ilc icmplc dooi ol prcma.Srana is ilc only iulc loi pcoplc csiablislcd on ilc lcvcl ol bnaht. As anartnas, oi unwanicd labiis, aic dcsiioycd by ilc powci ol dcvoiional scivicc pciloimcd undci ilc slclici ol sadlu and guiu, ilai srana iiansloims inio dcvoiional scivicc wiil nstna, oi liim laiil. As ilc anartnas aic luiilci dcsiioycd, onc piogicsscs liom ilc lcvcl ol nstna io ruc, oi iasic; liom ruc io asaht, oi aiiaclmcni; and liom asaht io bnava, oi cmoiion. Wlcn bnava, in ilc loim ol rat, oi allcciion, is mixcd wiil ilc appiopiiaic ingicdicnis, ii bccomcs rasa. In ilc Srima Pnagavatam (11.1+.26) ii is said:yatna yatnatma parmrjyatc saumat-punya-gatna-sravanabnnanantatna tatna pasyat vastu suhsmamcahsur yatnavanjana-samprayuhtamWlcn a discascd cyc is iicaicd wiil mcdicinal oinimcni ii giadually iccovcis iis powci io scc. Similaily, as a conscious living cniiiy clcanscs limscll ol maiciial coniaminaiion by lcaiing and claniing ilc pious naiiaiions ol My gloiics, lc icgains lis abiliiy io scc Mc, ilc Absoluic Tiuil, in My subilc spiiiiual loim.`Sila Rupa Gosvam claiilics ilc scqucncc in lis Pnaht-rasamrta-snnu as lollows:aau srana tatan sanu- sango tna bnajana-hryatato nartna-nvrttn syat tato nstna rucs tatanatnasahts tato bnavas tatan prcmabnyuancat sanahanam ayam prcmnan praurbnavc bnavct hramanIn ilc bcginning onc musi lavc a picliminaiy dcsiic loi scll-icalizaiion. Tlis will biing onc io ilc siagc ol iiying io associaic wiil pcisons wlo aic spiiiiually clcvaicd. In ilc ncxi siagc onc bccomcs iniiiaicd by an clcvaicd spiiiiual masici, and undci lis insiiuciion ilc ncoplyic dcvoicc bcgins ilc pioccss ol dcvoiional scivicc. ly cxccuiion ol dcvoiional scivicc undci ilc guidancc ol ilc spiiiiual masici, onc bccomcs licc liom all maiciial aiiaclmcni, aiiains sicadincss in scll-icalizaiion, and acquiics a iasic loi lcaiing aboui ilc Absoluic Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, Si Kisna. Tlis iasic lcads onc luiilci loiwaid io aiiaclmcni loi Kisna consciousncss, wlicl is maiuicd in bnava, oi ilc picliminaiy siagc ol iiansccndcnial lovc ol God. Rcal lovc loi God is callcd prcma, ilc liglcsi pcilcciional siagc ol lilc.`In ilc pioccss ol sanana-bnaht ilcic aic loui siagcs-srana, nstna, ruc, and asaht. Alici passing ilcsc loui siagcs onc comcs io ilc lcvcl ol bnava, wlicl is ilc dooisicp ol prcma. Accoiding io ilc dcgicc ol laiil, cacl lcvcl las dillcicni iulcs. As onc lcavcs bclind onc lcvcl and piogicsscs io ilc ncxi, lc slould lonoi ilc iulcs ol ilc laiici and lcavc asidc ilosc ol ilc loimci. Tlosc wlo do noi givc up ilc iulcs ol ilc picvious lcvcl aic bound by ilosc iulcs lilc clains ilai do noi allow lim io piocccd io ilc ncxi lcvcl.In ilc pioccss ol dcvoiional scivicc, wlaicvci iulcs aic picsciibcd loi cacl lcvcl aic all suboidinaic io onc piinciplc iulc. Tlai gcncial iulc is givcn in ilc Pama Purana as lollows:smartavyan satatam vsnur vsmartavyo na jatuctsarvc vn-nscnan syur ctayor cva hnharanRcmcmbciing Kisna is ilc cicinal duiy. All oilci picsciipiions mcniioncd in ilc sastras lavc aiiscn liom ilis main picsciipiion. Ioigciiing Kisna is ncvci allowcd. All oilci piolibiiions mcniioncd in ilc sastras lavc aiiscn liom ilis main piolibiiion. Kccping ilis main picsciipiion in mind wlilc advancing, ilc piaciiiionci slould givc up lis aiiaclmcni loi ilc picsciipiions ol ilc picvious lcvcl and acccpi ilc picsciipiions ol ilc ncxi lcvcl. Oilciwisc lc will bc guiliy ol nyamagrana and wcal in icacling ilc ncxi lcvcl. Tlc piaciiiionci ol dcvoiional scivicc musi always icmcmbci ilis poini. In ilc conclusion ol Har-bnaht-vIasa a spccial insiiuciion is givcn in ilis icgaid:hrtyanyctan tu prayo grnnam nannam satamIhntan na tu tyahta- pargrana manatmanamWlaicvci aciiviiics aic wiiiicn in Har-bnaht-vIasa aic mosily all mcani loi louscloldcis and iicl dcvoiccs. Tlcic aic no iulcs wiiiicn loi ilc icnunciaics.`Also in ilc conclusion ol ilc Har-bnaht-vIasa ii is siaicd:avasyam tan sarvan tcsam ta rhtva snaycprag apchsyan bnahtr n saacaraha sananaAlilougl ilc iulcs loi icnunciaics aic avoidcd in ilis bool, siill icnunciaics slould lollow ilosc iulcs in oidci io pcilcci ilcii posiiion.` Tlc bclavioi cxlibiicd by ilc icnunciaic sadlus is piopci bclavioi in ilis conncciion. Tlai alonc is io bc lollowcd.Tlc liisi sympiom ol onc wlo las aiiaincd srana is suiicndci io ilc lcci ol Loid Kisna. Tlai suiicndci is ol iwo iypcs-loi ilc louscloldcis and loi ilc icnunciaics. Sri Har-bnaht-vIasa mcniions only ilosc iulcs ilai aic mcani loi louscloldcis. Tlai is wly obscivanccs sucl as Siva-caiuidas aic givcn ilcicin. Tlc suiicndcicd icnunciaic slould lollow wliclcvci obscivanccs aic appiopiiaic loi icnunciaics. loil ilc louscloldci and ilc icnunciaic bccomc unalloycd suiicndci souls wlilc advancing on ilc pail ol sanana. Tlcn ilcii iulcs aic only sliglily dillcicni. Ai ilai siagc ilcy aiiain uliimaic suiicndci duc io advanccmcni in sanana. Ii is said in ilc Srima Pnagavatam (11.1S.2S), ilc Har-bnaht-vIasa (20il vIasa), and ilc Srima Pnagavatam (11.20.36):jnana-nstno vrahto va ma-bnahto vanapchsahansa-Ingan asramams tyahtva carc avn-gocaranA lcaincd iiansccndcnialisi dcdicaicd io ilc culiivaiion ol lnowlcdgc and ilus dciaclcd liom cxicinal objccis, oi My dcvoicc wlo is dciaclcd cvcn liom dcsiic loi libciaiion-boil ncglcci ilosc duiics bascd on cxicinal iiiuals oi paiaplcinalia. Tlus ilcii conduci is bcyond ilc iangc ol iulcs and icgulaiions.chanttam gatanantu sri-hrsna-caranabjayonbnahtn svatan pravarttcta ta vgnnan hm vratabnnWlcn onc bccomcs a puic dcvoicc ol ilc Loid, ilcn dcvoiion is sponiancously csiablislcd in lis lcaii. Wlai ilcn is ilc nccd io obscivc iiiuals ilai simply obsiiuci onc's dcvoiional scivicc'na mayy chanta-bnahtanam guna-osobnava gunansanunam sama-cttanam buncn param upcyusamMaiciial piciy and sin, wlicl aiisc liom ilc good and cvil ol ilis woild, cannoi cxisi wiil My unalloycd dcvoiccs, wlo, bcing licc liom maiciial lanlciing, mainiain sicady spiiiiual consciousncss in all ciicumsianccs. Indccd, sucl dcvoiccs lavc aclicvcd Mc, ilc Supicmc Loid, wlo am bcyond anyiling ilai can bc conccivcd by maiciial iniclligcncc.`In ilc Har-bnaht-vIasa ii is siaicd:cvam chantnam prayan hirtanam smaranam prabnonhurvatam parama-pritya hrtyam anyan na rocyatcvntcsv cva ntycsu pravartantc svayam n tctyay chantnam bnat manatmyam Ihntam n tatTlc dcvoiccs wlosc minds aic lixcd on claniing and icmcmbciing Kisna's gloiics in puic lovc lavc no iasic loi aciiviiics picsciibcd loi lowci siagcs. Alilougl ilcy aic noi aiiaclcd oi bound io lollow ilc picsciibcd iulcs ol ilc sciipiuics, ilcy somciimcs lollow oui ol ilcii own accoid. Tlis is niccly cxplaincd in ilc ciglil vcisc ol ilc Lpacsamrta. Tlcsc aic ilc gloiics ol ilc puic dcvoiccs; ilai is, ilcii gloiics aic noi diminislcd by ncglcciing oilci's picsciibcd iulcs.Tlc puipoii is ilai cxalicd dcvoiccs lollow wlaicvci iulcs ol ilc lowci siagcs ilcy lilc. Tlc jnanis lollow ilc varnasrama-narma ol ilc laimis by ilcii own will, noi by iulc oi obligaiion. Similaily ilc dcvoiccs, oui ol ilcii swcci will, also lollow ilc iulcs ol ilc laimis and jnanis loi somc puiposc. Tlis mcans ilai alilougl ilcy aic noi obligcd io lollow ilc picsciipiions and piolibiiions, ilcy do so on ilcii own accoid. Tlc iopmosi puic dcvoiccs aic also noi considcicd ovcily aiiaclcd io icgulaiions wlcn ilcy lollow ilc iulcs ol laima, jnana, and oidinaiy sanana-bnaht. Indcpcndcnily ilcy aic cngagcd in ilc unalloycd dcvoiional scivicc ol Loid Kisna. Tlc piaciicing dcvoicc wlo givcs up nyamagrana bui sponiancously lollows ilc iulcs aclicvcs auspicious icsulis.Tlc conclusion is ilai ilc piaciiiionci aiiains a liglci lcvcl as a icsuli ol lollowing ilc iulcs picsciibcd accoiding io lis qualilicaiion. Hc slould noi mainiain aiiaclmcni loi ilc iulcs ol lis picvious lcvcl. Kccping ilis insiiuciion always in mind, lc slould always cngagc in claniing and icmcmbciing Loid Kisna and ilus coniinuc advancing io liglci lcvcls.]ana-sangaAssociafion wifh worIdIy-minded personsTlc woid jana iclcis io boil malc and lcmalc luman bcings. Sila Rupa Gosvam las wiiiicn in ilc Pnaht-rasamrta-snnu. sano sangan svato varc-a dcvoicc slould associaic wiil dcvoiccs wlo aic moic advanccd.` Piaciicing dcvoiccs aic gcncially supciioi io laimis and jnanis in all icspccis. In ilc Pnagava-gita (7.2S) ii is said:ycsam tv anta-gatam papam jananam punya-harmanam tc vanva-mona-nrmuhta bnajantc mam rna-vratanPcisons wlo lavc acicd piously in picvious livcs and in ilis lilc and wlosc sinlul aciions aic complcicly ciadicaicd aic liccd liom ilc dualiiics ol dclusion, and ilcy cngagc ilcmsclvcs in My scivicc wiil dciciminaiion.` Tlcicloic dcvoiccs aic naiuially puic. Tlcic is no possibiliiy loi ilcm io commii sin. Tlcy aic noi lcss iniclligcni lilc ilc laimis and jnanis, bccausc ilcy lavc ialcn slclici ai ilc loius lcci ol ilc omniscicni Supicmc Loid. Iaiil in ilc dcvoiional scivicc ol Loid Kisna is aclicvcd as a icsuli ol many lilciimcs ol pious aciiviiics. So ilcic is no doubi ilai ilc dcvoiccs' aciiviiics aic puic. Iiom laiil, ilc dcsiic io associaic wiil dcvoiccs naiuially aiiscs. ly associaiing wiil dcvoiccs, cvciyiling is aclicvcd. Tlc gloiics ol sanu-sanga aic mcniioncd in ilc A Purana as lollows:yc mc bnahta-janan partna na mc bnahtas ca tc jananma-bnahtanam ca yc bnahtas tc mc bnahta-tama matan O Paiila, ilosc wlo claim io bc My dcvoiccs aic aciually noi My dcvoiccs, bui ilosc wlo aic ilc dcvoiccs ol My dcvoiccs aic aciually My dcvoiccs.`Rcgaiding ilc nccd io associaic wiil dcvoiccs, ii is said:arsana sparsanaIapa sanavasabnn hsanatbnahtan punant hrsnasya sahsa ap ca puhhasamLvcn an ouicasic bccomcs complcicly puic by sccing, ioucling, convcising wiil, oi living wiil Kisna's dcvoicc loi cvcn a momcni.` Tlc Srima Pnagavatam (7.5.32) siaics:nasam mats tava uruhramangnrmsprsaty anartnapagamo ya-artnanmaniyasam paa-rajo-bnschamnshncananam na vrnita yavat Unlcss ilcy smcai upon ilcii bodics ilc dusi ol ilc loius lcci ol a Vaisnava complcicly liccd liom maiciial coniaminaiion, pcisons vciy mucl inclincd iowaid maiciialisiic lilc cannoi bc aiiaclcd io ilc loius lcci ol ilc Loid, wlo is gloiilicd loi His uncommon aciiviiics. Only by bccoming Kisna conscious and ialing slclici ai ilc loius lcci ol ilc Loid in ilis way can onc bc liccd liom maiciial coniaminaiion.`Tlc sciipiuics olicn siaic ilai wiiloui associaiing wiil ilc Loid's dcvoiccs, llaliidcvi docs noi manilcsi in onc's lcaii. Ii is mosi ncccssaiy loi sanahas io associaic wiil dcvoiccs. Tlcicloic, in ilis conicxi, ilc woid jana-sanga is undcisiood io mcan pcisons wlo aic dcvoid ol dcvoiion. Tlai is wly Sila Rupa Piablu las includcd ilc insiiuciion io givc up woildly associaiion as onc ol ilc limbs ol dcvoiional scivicc. In ilc Pnaht-rasamrta-snnu (1.2.+3) ii is siaicd: sanga tyago vurcna bnagava vmuhnar janan-Onc wlo dcsiics io aiiain dcvoiion io Kisna slould caiclully givc up ilc associaiion ol woildly pcoplc.` Tlai mcans ilc dcvoiccs slould noi cngagc in ilc aciiviiics mcniioncd in ilc louiil vcisc ol ilc Lpacsamrta wiil woildly pcoplc. Aciiviiics lilc ialling wiil woildly pcoplc in ilc couisc ol onc's woil aic noi considcicd associaiion. lui wlcn ilc samc aciiviiics aic donc wiil allcciion loi somconc, ilcn onc is considcicd io bc associaiing wiil ilai pcison.Lvciy piaciicing dcvoicc slould lnow ilc vaiious linds ol woildly pcoplc. Tlcicloic wc aic lcicby mosi unwillingly cnumciaiing ilcsc pcoplc. Tlcsc woildly pcoplc aic ol scvcn linds: (1) Mayavads and ailcisis, (2) scnsc cnjoycis, (3) ilosc wlo lond ol ilc scnsc cnjoycis, (+) womcn, (5) womanizcis, (6) ilc lypociiiically dcvoui, and (7) ilc ill-bclavcd loolisl ouicasics.Tlc Mayavads do noi acccpi ilc cicinal namc, loim, qualiiics, and pasiimcs ol ilc Supicmc Loid. Tlcy considci ilc living cniiiy as a pioduci ol maya; ilcicloic in ilcii opinion ilc living cniiiy las no cicinal cxisicncc. Tlcy do noi considci dcvoiional scivicc cicinal; iailci, ilcy considci ii a icmpoiaiy mcilod io culiivaic lnowlcdgc. All ilc Mayavad conclusions aic opposcd io ilc piinciplcs ol dcvoiional scivicc. Tlcicloic by associaiing wiil Mayavads, onc's dcvoiion giadually disappcais. Si Svaiupa Damodaia gavc ilc lollowing insiiuciion in Catanya-cartamrta (Antya 2.9+-95):bun bnrasta naIa tomara gopaIcra sangcmayavaa sunbarc upajIa rangcvasnava nana ycba sariraha-bnasya suncscvya-scvaha-bnava cna apanarc isvara mancYou lavc losi youi iniclligcncc in ilc associaiion ol Gopala, and ilcicloic you aic cagci io lcai ilc Mayavada plilosoply. Wlcn a Vaisnava lisicns io ilc Sariraha-bnasya, ilc Mayavada commcniaiy upon ilc Vcanta-sutras, lc givcs up ilc Kisna conscious aiiiiudc ilai ilc Loid is ilc masici and ilc living cniiiy is His scivani. Insicad, lc considcis limscll ilc Supicmc Loid.`Tlosc wlo do noi acccpi ilc Supicmc Loid, wlo is gloiilicd by ilc Vcas, aic callcd nasthas, oi ailcisis. Tlcii minds lavc bccn polluicd by lalsc aigumcnis; ilcicloic onc's dcvoiion is losi in ilcii associaiion.Associaiion wiil scnsc cnjoycis is laimlul. Tlosc wlo aic always busy associaiing wiil scnsc cnjoymcni aic lillcd wiil blasplcmy, cnvy, and violcncc. Quaiicl, aigumcni, and lanlciing loi scnsc cnjoymcni is ilcii lilc. Tlc moic ilcy cnjoy, ilc moic ilcii iliisi loi scnsc cnjoymcni incicascs. Tlc scnsc cnjoycis do noi gci iimc io spcal oi lcai iopics ol Kisna. Wlcilci ilcy cngagc in pious aciiviiics oi sinlul aciiviiics, ilc scnsc cnjoycis always icmain lai liom lnowlcdgc ol ilc scll. Tlcicloic in ilc Catanya-cartamrta (Antya 6.27S) Sila Raglunaila dasa Gosvam las said:vsayira anna hnaIc maIna naya manamaIna mana naIc nanc hrsncra smaranaWlcn onc cais lood ollcicd by a maiciialisiic man, onc's mind bccomcs coniaminaicd, and wlcn ilc mind is coniaminaicd, onc is unablc io ilinl ol Kisna piopcily.` Tlosc pcisons wlo cxicinally cngagc in scnsual aciiviiics and acccpi scnsc objccis jusi io mainiain body and soul iogcilci bui inicinally cngagc in ilcii consiiiuiional posiiion as scivanis ol Kisna aic noi counicd amongsi ilc scnsc cnjoycis, wlo aic aiiaclcd ilc liuiis ol ilcii aciiviiics.Tlc scnsc cnjoycis and pcisons lond ol scnsc cnjoycis aic boil woildly-mindcd. Pcisons wlo aic lond ol scnsc cnjoycis aic ilcmsclvcs also scnsc cnjoycis, bccausc ilcy always ilinl ol scnsc cnjoymcni wiilin ilcii lcaiis. Tlcic aic somc pcoplc wlo aic noi ilcmsclvcs scnsc cnjoycis, bui ilcy ialc plcasuic in associaiing wiil scnsc cnjoycis. Tlcii associaiion slould also bc icnounccd, bccausc ilcy will soon bccomc scnsc cnjoycis and bad associaiion ilcmsclvcs. Tlcic aic iwo iypcs ol scnsc cnjoycis-ilosc wlo aic cxiicmcly aiiaclcd io scnsc cnjoymcni and dcvoiccs wlo aic aiiaclcd io scnsc cnjoymcni. Associaiing wiil ilosc wlo aic cxiicmcly aiiaclcd slould bc ioially icjccicd. Tlc dcvoiccs wlo aic aiiaclcd io scnsc cnjoymcni aic also ol iwo iypcs-ilosc wlo lavc includcd ilc Loid as a paii ol ilcii scnsc cnjoymcni and ilosc wlo lavc lcpi ilc Loid in ilc ccnici ol ilcii scnsc cnjoymcni. Associaiion wiil ilc laiici iypc is piclciablc io associaiion wiil ilc loimci. Alilougl ilosc wlo cngagc in scnsc cnjoymcni accoiding io icligious codcs aic bciici ilan ilc sinlul scnsc cnjoycis, siill ilc piaciicing dcvoicc slould noi associaic wiil ilcm uniil ilcy bccomc dcvoiccs. Simply by wcaiing ilc dicss ol a icnunciaic onc docs noi bccomc a dcvoicc licc liom scnsc giaiilicaiion, bccausc icnunciaics olicn collcci and savc objccis ol scnsc cnjoymcni. On ilc oilci land, many pcisons icscmblc scnsc cnjoycis bui uiilizc cvciyiling in ilc woislip ol Loid Haii in ilc mood ol dciaclmcni. Considciing all ilis, ilc piaciicing dcvoicc slould givc up ilc associaiion ol scnsc cnjoycis and ilosc lond ol ilcm and cngagc in dcvoiional scivicc in a sccludcd placc oi, il lc is loiiunaic, in ilc associaiion ol gcnuinc dcvoiccs.Do noi associaic wiil womcn. On ilc oilci land, wlcn a woman is cngagcd in sanana-bnaht, slc slould noi associaic wiil mcn. Associaiing wiil ilc opposiic scx is vciy inauspicious loi ilc advancing dcvoicc. Tlcic aic iwo iypcs ol mcn and womcn. Wlcn a man and woman aic maiiicd accoiding io icligious piinciplcs, ilcic is no sin in ilcii ioucling and ialling wiil cacl oilci; iailci, ilis ioucling and ialling is bcnclicial bccausc ol ilc sciipiuial sanciion. Tlcic is, lowcvci, no piovision loi illusoiy aciiviiics oilci ilan ilc cxccuiion ol iccipiocal duiics. Il ilcy aic illusioncd by cacl oilci and ilcy cngagc in aciiviiics oilci ilan picsciibcd duiics, ilcn ilai is callcd stri-sanga and purusa-sanga, oi associaiion wiil ilc opposiic scx. Ioi ilosc wlo aic cngagcd in woisliping Kisna, sucl associaiion yiclds inauspicious icsulis. Il ciilci onc is guiliy ol sucl associaiion, ilcn ilcy bccomc an obsiaclc loi ilc oilci paiiy. Il ilc wilc is lclplul in ilc disclaigc ol dcvoiional scivicc, ilcn ilc lauli ol stri-sanga docs noi aiisc. lui il ilc wilc is an impcdimcni in ilc disclaigc ol dcvoiional scivicc, ilcn onc slould caiclully givc up lci associaiion. Wc slould considci ilc bclavioi ol ilc gicai Vaisnava acarya, Simad Ramanujacaiya2, in ilis conncciion. Wlcn ilcic is no maiiial iclaiionslip and onc convciscs wiil a woman wiil cvil inicniions, ilcn ilis is stri-sanga. Tlai is sinlul and dciiimcnial io dcvoiional scivicc. Considciing ilcsc poinis, ilc piaciicing dcvoicc slould vciy caiclully givc up ilc associaiion ol womcn and pcisons lond ol womcn. As siaicd in Srima Pnagavatam (3.31.35):na tatnasya bnavcn mono bannas canya-prasangatanyost-sanga yatna pumso yatna tat-sang-sangatan Tlc inlaiuaiion and bondagc wlicl acciuc io a man liom aiiaclmcni io any oilci objcci is noi as complcic as ilai icsuliing liom aiiaclmcni io a woman oi io ilc lcllowslip ol mcn wlo aic lond ol womcn.` Ioi a louscloldci dcvoicc, ioucling and spcaling io lis wilc in ilc abovc mcniioncd mannci is noi dciiimcnial io dcvoiional scivicc; bui loi a icnunciaic ilcic cannoi bc any iypc ol ialling oi ioucling a woman, oilciwisc lis piaciicc ol dcvoiional scivicc will bc complcicly spoilcd. Associaiion wiil sucl a dcviaicd pcison slould bc ioially icjccicd.Onc slould givc up ilc associaiion ol narmavajis, ilc lypociiiically dcvoui, wiil spccial caic. Tlosc wlo acccpi ilc cxicinal signs ol narma bui do noi aciually lollow narma aic callcd narmavajis. Tlcic aic iwo iypcs ol narmavajis-ilc lypociiics and ilc lools, oi ilc clcaicis and ilc clcaicd. Sucl lypociisy in jnana-hana and harma-hana is also condcmncd. In dcvoiional scivicc ilis lypociisy iuins cvciyiling. lciici associaic wiil scnsc cnjoycis, loi in ilis wlolc woild ilcic is no woisc associaiion ilan ilc narmavaji. Tlc dccciilul narmavajis acccpi ilc signs ol narma wiil a dcsiic io clcai ilc woild, and io lullill ilcii cioolcd dcsiics ilcy clcai ilc loolisl by lclping ilcm in ilcii iascaldom. Somc ol ilcm bccomc guius and oilcis bccomc disciplcs, and by iiiclciy ilcy accumulaic wcalil, womcn, lalsc-picsiigc, and maiciial asscis. Il onc givcs up ilc associaiion ol cioolcd lypociiics, ilcn lc can loncsily cngagc in dcvoiional scivicc. Honcsi woislip is ilc only way io aiiain Kisna's mcicy. As siaicd in Srima Pnagavatam (1.3.3S):sa vca natun paavim parasyauranta-viryasya ratnanga-pancnyo mayaya santatayanuvrttyabnajcta tat-paa-saroja-gannamOnly ilosc wlo icndci unicscivcd wiiloui lypociisy], uniniciiupicd, lavoiablc scivicc unio ilc loius lcci ol Loid Kisna, wlo caiiics ilc wlccl ol ilc claiioi in His land, can lnow ilc cicaioi ol ilc univcisc in His lull gloiy, powci, and iiansccndcncc.` Again in Srima Pnagavatam (2.7.+2) Loid lialma iclls Naiada:ycsam sa csa bnagavan ayayc anantansarvatmanasrta-pao ya nrvyaIihamtc ustaram attarant ca cva-mayamnasam mamanam t nin sva-srgaIa-bnahsyclui anyonc wlo is spccilically lavoicd by ilc Supicmc Loid, ilc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, duc io unalloycd wiiloui lypociisy] suiicndci unio ilc scivicc ol ilc Loid, can ovcicomc ilc insuimouniablc occan ol illusion and can undcisiand ilc Loid. lui ilosc wlo aic aiiaclcd io ilis body, wlicl is mcani io bc caicn ai ilc cnd by dogs and jaclals, cannoi do so.`Lxicinally cxlibiiing ilc sympioms ol a Vaisnava wlilc inicinally icmaining a Mayavad is aciually pscudo-Vaisnavism, oi lypociisy. In Sri Catanya-cartamrta (Antya 13.93, 109-110) ilcic is a dcsciipiion ol Ramadasa Visvasa, wlo was cxicinally a gicai Vaisnava, dcvoicd io Loid Ramacandia:asta-pranara rama-nama japcna ratr-ncsarva tyaj caIIa jagannatna-arasancramaasa ya pratnama prabnurc mIIamanaprabnu anha tanrc hrpa na harIaantarc mumuhsu tcnno, vya-garvavansarva-ctta-jnata prabnu-sarvajna bnagavanRamadasa lad icnounccd cvciyiling and was going io scc Loid Jagannaila. Wlilc iiavcling, lc clanicd ilc loly namc ol Loid Rama iwcniy-loui louis a day. Wlcn Ramadasa Visvasa mci Si Caiianya Malapiablu, ilc Loid did noi slow lim any spccial mcicy, alilougl ilis was ilcii liisi mcciing. Wiilin lis lcaii, Ramadasa Visvasa was an impcisonalisi wlo dcsiicd io mcigc inio ilc cxisicncc ol ilc Loid, and lc was vciy pioud ol lis lcaining. lcing ilc omniscicni Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, Si Caiianya Malapiablu can undcisiand ilc lcaii ol cvciyonc, and ilus Hc lncw all ilcsc ilings.`Sila Naioiiama dasa Tlaluia, in lis gicai lumiliiy, las siaicd:hama, hrona cnaya janc, Iana pnrc nana stnanc,vsaya bnunjaya nana matc.naya mayara asa, har nana abnIasa,tomara smarana gcIa urcartna-Iabna-c asc, hapata-vasnava-vcsc,bnramya buIayc gnarc gnarc.Tlc six cncmics, bcginning wiil lusi and angci, aic ialing mc lcic and ilcic io cnjoy vaiious loims ol scnsc giaiilicaiion. lcing a scivani ol Maya, I lavc unlimiicd dcsiics and lavc ilcicloic loigoiicn You. Hoping io gain wcalil, I wandci liom lousc io lousc in ilc dicss ol a pscudo-Vaisnava.`Unlcss onc givcs up ilc associaiion ol ilis iypc ol narmavaji, onc cannoi puicly cngagc in dcvoiional scivicc. Mosi ol ilc pcoplc in ilc woild aic ol ilis iypc. Tlcicloic uniil onc gcis ilc oppoiiuniiy io associaic wiil a puic dcvoicc, lc slould pass lis lilc cngagcd in dcvoiional scivicc in a soliiaiy placc.Tlc woislip ol Kisna is noi cnlanccd by associaiing wiil ill-bclavcd, loolisl ouicasics. Tlcy aic naiuially aiiaclcd io caiing mcai and diinling winc, and ilcy aic noi siiuaicd in varnasrama-narma. Tlcii claiacici is always unicgulaicd. ly associaiing wiil ill-bclavcd pcisons, ilc mind bccomcs polluicd. lui il ilosc pcisons bccomc laiillul in dcvoiional scivicc by associaiing wiil a Vaisnava and ilcy giadually gci a iasic loi woisliping Kisna wiil a puic lcaii, ilcn ilcii associaiion is auspicious. Lvcn il ilcy commii abominablc aciions loi somc iimc duc io ilcii loimci naiuic, siill ilcy aic sadlus. In Pnagava-gita (9.30-31) ii is said:ap cct su-uracaro bnajatc mam ananya-bnahsanur cva sa mantavyan samyag vyavasto n sanhspram bnavat narmatma sasvac-cnantm ngaccnathauntcya pratjanin na mc bnahtan pranasyatLvcn il onc commiis ilc mosi abominablc aciion, il lc is cngagcd in dcvoiional scivicc lc is io bc considcicd sainily bccausc lc is piopcily siiuaicd in lis dciciminaiion. Hc quiclly bccomcs iiglicous and aiiains lasiing pcacc. O son ol Kuni, dcclaic ii boldly ilai My dcvoicc ncvci pciislcs.`Tlc puipoii is ilis: Il ilc ouicasics aiiain laiil in unalloycd dcvoiional scivicc by somc good loiiunc, ilcn ii can bc said ilai ilcy lavc aiiaincd ilc gcnuinc pail. Tlcic is no doubi ilai in a sloii iimc ilcy ioo will bccomc puic and pcacclul by lollowing ilc looisicps ol Haiidasa Tlaluia. Ill-bclavioi, duc io onc's naiuic, ncccssaiily icmains loi somc iimc. Lvcn ilcn, sucl associaiion cannoi bc callcd bad. In ilc Srima Pnagavatam (11.20.27-29) ilc sympioms ol sucl pcisons aic dcsciibcd as lollows:jata-srano mat-hatnasu nrvnnan sarva-harmasuvca unhnatmahan haman partyagc py anisvarantato bnajcta mam pritan sranaIur rna-nscayanjusamanas ca tan haman unhnoarhams ca garnayanprohtcna bnaht-yogcna bnajato masahrn muncnhama nrayya nasyant sarvc may nr stntcHaving awalcncd laiil in ilc naiiaiions ol My gloiics, bcing disgusicd wiil all maiciial aciiviiics, lnowing ilai all scnsc giaiilicaiion lcads io misciy, bui siill bcing unablc io icnouncc all scnsc cnjoymcni, My dcvoicc icmains lappy and woislips Mc wiil gicai laiil and conviciion. Lvcn ilougl lc is somciimcs cngagcd in scnsc cnjoymcni, My dcvoicc lnows ilai all scnsc giaiilicaiion lcads io a misciablc icsuli, and lc sinccicly icpcnis sucl aciiviiics. Wlcn an iniclligcni pcison cngagcs consianily in woisliping Mc iliougl loving dcvoiional scivicc as dcsciibcd by Mc, lis lcaii bccomcs liimly siiuaicd in Mc. Tlus all maiciial dcsiics wiilin ilc lcaii aic dcsiioycd.`Tlc conclusion is ilai ilc associaiion ol pious and sinlul pcisons wlo aic bcicli ol Kisna consciousncss is undcsiiablc. On ilc oilci land, ilc associaiion ol pcisons wlo aic sinlul, yci dcvoicd io ilc Loid, is dcsiiablc. Tlc Pnaht-rasamrta-snnu (1.2.51) quoics ilc lollowing vcisc spolcn by Malaisi Kaiyayana in ilc Katyayana-samnta:varam nuta-vana-jvaIa- panjarantar-vyavastntnna saur-cnta-vmuhna- jana-samvasa-vasasamIi is bciici io acccpi ilc misciics ol bcing cncagcd wiilin bais and suiioundcd by buining llamcs ilan io associaic wiil ilosc bcicli ol Kisna consciousncss. Sucl associaiion is a vciy gicai laidslip.`Wlilc piaciicing dcvoiional scivicc onc slould caiclully undcisiand ilis subjcci and aci accoidingly.LauIyaArdenf Ionging or greedTlc mcaning ol ilc woid IauIya is icsilcssncss, giccd, and dcsiic. Rcsilcssncss is ol iwo linds-icsilcssncss ol ilc mind and icsilcssncss ol ilc iniclligcncc. Tlc ctta, oi mind, las ilc piopcnsiiy loi lollowing ilc diciaics ol ilc scnscs. Wlcn ilc mind lollows ilc diciaics ol ilc scnscs and bccomcs absoibcd in a paiiiculai subjcci, aiiaclmcni oi avcision aiisc. Tlcicloic icsilcssncss ol ilc mind is ol iwo iypcs-icsilcssncss duc io aiiaclmcni and icsilcssncss duc io avcision. In Pnagava-gita (2.67) ii is said:nryanam n caratam yan mano nuvniyatcta asya narat prajnam vayur navam vambnasAs a boai on ilc waici is swcpi away by a siiong wind, cvcn onc ol ilc ioaming scnscs on wlicl ilc mind locuscs can caiiy away a man's iniclligcncc.` Again in ilc Pnagava-gita (3.3+) ii is said:nryasycnryasyartnc raga-vcsau vyavastntau tayor na vasam agaccnct tau ny asya parpantnnauTlcic aic piinciplcs io icgulaic aiiaclmcni and avcision pciiaining io ilc scnscs and ilcii objccis. Onc slould noi comc undci ilc coniiol ol sucl aiiaclmcni and avcision, bccausc ilcy aic siumbling blocls on ilc pail ol scll-icalizaiion.` In oidci io icgulaic IauIya, in ilc loim ol icsilcssncss ol ilc mind, onc las io ialc slclici ol goddcss llaliidcv. Tlc insiiuciion ol llaliidcv is ilis: Wlcn ilc causc ol ilc mind's icsilcssncss is scnsc giaiilicaiion and ilis icsilcssncss is ilc main obsiaclc in ilc piaciicc ol dcvoiional scivicc, ilcn all scnsual aciiviiics slould bc dovciailcd in ilc scivicc ol ilc Loid and ilc aiiaclmcni io scnsc giaiilicaiion slould bc iiansloimcd inio aiiaclmcni loi ilc Loid. Tlcn ilc mind bccomcs lixcd in dcvoiional scivicc by ialing slclici ol ilai aiiaclmcni. Tlc cycs, ilc cais, ilc nosc, ilc ionguc, and ilc scnsc ol ioucl aic callcd lnowlcdgc acquiiing scnscs. Tlc lands, ilc lcgs, ilc anus, and so on aic ilc woiling scnscs. Wlcn ilc objccis ol all ilcsc scnscs aic associaicd wiil in a dcvoiional mood, ilcn ilc mind bccomcs lixcd on ilc Loid. Tasic, loim, smcll, ioucl, and sound-ilcsc aic ilc objccis ol ilc scnscs. Onc las io aiousc a mood ol dcvoiion in all ilcsc objccis, and cnjoy ilcm, ilcn dcvoiional scivicc is culiivaicd. Among ilc objccis ol ilc scnscs, avcision slould bc applicd on any ilai aic unlavoiablc loi dcvoiional scivicc and aiiaclmcni slould bc applicd on any ilai aic lavoiablc loi dcvoiional scivicc. lui uniil ilc icsilcssncss ol ilc iniclligcncc is vanquislcd, low will ilc icsilcssncss ol ilc mind bc clcclcd' Wlcn ilc icsilcssncss ol ilc iniclligcncc is vanquislcd, ilc mind can icgulaic aiiaclmcni and avcision loi scnsc objccis by ilc siicngil ol ilc iniclligcncc.Tlc iniclligcncc is ilai wlicl disciiminaics bciwccn ilc mind's good and bad piopcnsiiics. Tlai iniclligcncc is ol iwo iypcs-icsoluic and many-bianclcd. Tlcic is onc iypc ol icsoluic iniclligcncc, and ilcic aic unlimiicd iypcs ol many-bianclcd iniclligcncc. As siaicd in Pnagava-gita (2.+1):vyavasayatmha bunr chcna huru-nananabanu-sahna ny anantas ca bunayo vyavasaynamTlosc wlo aic on ilc spiiiiual pail aic icsoluic in puiposc, and ilcii aim is onc. O bclovcd clild ol ilc Kuius, ilc iniclligcncc ol ilosc wlo aic iiicsoluic is many-bianclcd.` Disiuibanccs sucl as lusi, dcsiic io aiiain ilc lcavcnly plancis, incicasing aciiviiics ilai pioducc cnjoymcni and opulcncc, and icjcciion ol ilc spiiiiual woild all aiisc liom ilc many-bianclcd iniclligcncc ol iiicsoluic pcisons. Tlcicloic in ilc Pnagava-gita (2.++) ii is siaicd: bnogasvarya-prasahtanam tayapanrta-cctasamvyavasayatmha bunn samanau na vniyatcIn ilc minds ol ilosc wlo aic ioo aiiaclcd io scnsc cnjoymcni and maiciial opulcncc, and wlo aic bcwildcicd by sucl ilings, ilc icsoluic dciciminaiion loi dcvoiional scivicc io ilc Supicmc Loid docs noi ialc placc.` Tlosc wlosc iniclligcncc is lixcd in saman aic iiansccndcnially siiuaicd and lavc sicady minds. Tlcii sympioms aic givcn in ilc Pnagava-gita (2.55-56) as lollows:prajanat yaa haman sarvan partna mano-gatanatmany cvatmana tustan stnta-prajnas taocyatcunhncsv anuvgna-manan suhncsu vgata-sprnanvita-raga-bnaya-hronan stnta-nir munr ucyatcTlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad said: O Paiila, wlcn a man givcs up all vaiiciics ol dcsiic loi scnsc giaiilicaiion, wlicl aiisc liom mcnial concociion, and wlcn lis mind, ilus puiilicd, linds saiislaciion in ilc scll alonc, ilcn lc is said io bc in puic iiansccndcnial consciousncss. Onc wlo is noi disiuibcd in mind cvcn amidsi ilc ilicclold misciics oi claicd wlcn ilcic is lappincss, and wlo is licc liom aiiaclmcni, lcai, and angci, is callcd a sagc ol sicady mind.` Tlcsc iwo vciscsliom ilc Gita claiily ilc pioccss ol iolciaiing ilc uigcs ol spcccl, mind, and angci as iccommcndcd in ilc liisi vcisc ol Sri Lpacsamrta.Now ii slould bc lnown ilai ilcic aic iwo iypcs ol iniclligcncc. Tlc piopcnsiiy io disciiminaic bciwccn good and bad undci ilc diciaiion ol ilc mind is callcd mundanc iniclligcncc, and ilc iniclligcncc io disciiminaic bciwccn good and bad undci ilc diciaiion ol ilc soul is callcd spiiiiual iniclligcncc. Tlai is wly in ilc Pnagava-gita (3.+2) ii is said:nryan parany anur nrycbnyan param mananmanasas tu para bunr yo buncn paratas tu sanTlc woiling scnscs aic supciioi io dull maiici; mind is liglci ilan ilc scnscs, bccausc ilc scnscs woil undci ilc diciaiion ol ilc mind's piopcnsiiics; iniclligcncc is siill liglci ilan ilc mind, loi iniclligcncc is ilc piopcnsiiy ol ilc soul and ilcicloic ilc masici ol ilc mind; and lc ilc soul] is cvcn liglci ilan ilc iniclligcncc.` Tlc iniclligcncc also pcivciicdly acccpis maiciialism only wlcn undci ilc coniiol ol ilc lalsc cgo. Wlcn undci ilc coniiol ol ilc puic cgo, in ilc loim ol idcniilying oncscll as ilc scivani ol Kisna, ilc iniclligcncc is always naiuially puic. Tlcicloic ilc Vcas csiablisl ilai ilc lnowci ol ilc body is iniclligcni. Tlai spiiii soul is liglci ilan ilc iniclligcncc, bccausc iniclligcncc is only ilc soul's piopcnsiiy.Wlcn a living cniiiy icalizcs limscll as a puic spiiiiual paiiiclc, ilcn lis spiiiiual cgo, in ilc loim ol idcniilying limscll as ilc scivani ol Kisna, naiuially aiiscs. Ai ilai iimc ilc iniclligcncc in iis puic loim icjccis maiciialism and acccpis spiiiiualism. Ai ilai iimc a living cniiiy las no dcsiic oilci ilan ilc scivicc ol Kisna, and lc icjccis maiciial dcsiics as insignilicani. In ilis posiiion ilc living cniiiy is lnown as stnta-prajna, iiansccndcnially siiuaicd, oi stnta-ni, sicady-mindcd. lcing cmpowcicd by spiiiiual poicncy, ilc iniclligcncc ilcn bccomcs sicady and coniiols ilc mind and lcaii by icgulaiing ilcm. Tlcn ilc mind, undci ilc diicciion ol ilc iniclligcncc, coniiols ilc scnscs by icgulaiing ilcm, and a lavoiablc mood loi dcvoiional scivicc manilcsis in ilc scnsc objccis (nryasya artnc). Tlis is callcd nrya ngrana, coniiolling ilc scnscs in dcvoiional scivicc. Wlaicvci aiiangcmcnis aic ilcic loi coniiolling ilc scnscs in ilc pails ol diy lnowlcdgc and icnunciaiion docs noi piopcily coniiol ilc scnscs. In Pnagava-gita (2.59) ii is said:vsaya vnvartantc nranarasya cnnanrasa-varjam raso py asya param rstva nvartatc Tlc cmbodicd soul may bc icsiiicicd liom scnsc cnjoymcni, ilougl ilc iasic loi scnsc objccis icmains. lui, ccasing sucl cngagcmcnis by cxpciicncing a liglci iasic, lc is lixcd in consciousncss.` Tlis is ical scnsc coniiol. Onc slould spiiiiualizc ilc scnscs and coniiol ilcm wiil ilc mind, and onc slould spiiiiualizc ilc mind and coniiol ii wiil ilc iniclligcncc. ly ilis pioccss, IauIya, in ilc loim ol icsilcssncss ol ilc iniclligcncc and mind, is vanquislcd. Wlcn ilc iniclligcncc is icsilcss, ilc mind cannoi bc lixcd. Tlc icsilcss iniclligcncc wandcis-somciimcs in laima, somciimcs in yoga, somciimcs in diy icnunciaiion, and somciimcs in diy lnowlcdgc. To lix ilc iniclligcncc in bnaht by giving up icsilcssncss, ilc Srima Pnagavatam (11.20.32-3+) picsciibcs:yat harmabnr yat tapasa jnana-varagyatas ca yatyogcna ama-narmcna srcyobnr tarar apsarvam ma-bnaht-yogcna ma-bnahto Iabnatc njasasvargapavargam ma-nama hatnanc ya vancnatna hnct sanavo nira bnahta ny chantno mamavancnanty ap maya attam havaIyam apunar-bnavamLvciyiling ilai can bc aclicvcd by liuiiivc aciiviiics, pcnancc, lnowlcdgc, dciaclmcni, mysiic yoga, claiiiy, icligious duiics, and all oilci mcans ol pcilcciing lilc is casily aclicvcd by My dcvoicc iliougl loving scivicc unio Mc. Il somclow oi oilci My dcvoicc dcsiics piomoiion io lcavcn, libciaiion, oi icsidcncc in My abodc, lc casily aclicvcs sucl bcncdiciions. lccausc My dcvoiccs posscss sainily bclavioi and dccp iniclligcncc, ilcy complcicly dcdicaic ilcmsclvcs io Mc and do noi dcsiic anyiling bcsidcs Mc. Indccd, cvcn il I ollci ilcm libciaiion liom biiil and dcail, ilcy do noi acccpi ii. Tlc dcvoiccs naiuially cnjoy ilc plcasuic ol My scivicc.`Considciing all ilis, ilc piaciicing dcvoicc slould givc up IauIya in ilc loim ol icsilcssncss and aiiain lixcd iniclligcncc in dcvoiional scivicc.Anoilci mcaning ol ilc woid IauIya is giccd. Il giccd is diiccicd io oilci objccis, ilcn low can ii bc applicd in iclaiion wiil Kisna' Giccd slould bc caiclully cngagcd in ilc scivicc ol Kisna. Giccd loi maiciial cnjoymcni slould bc conqucicd by ilc abovc-mcniioncd mcilod. Tlai is wly ii is said ilai pcisons wlo aic ovcicomc by lusi and giccd cannoi bccomc as puic iliougl ilc pioccss ol yoga (bcginning wiil yama) as ilcy can by sciving Kisna. As siaicd in ilc Srima Pnagavatam (1.6.36):yamabnr yoga-patnan hama-Iobna-nato mununmuhuna-scvaya yavat tatnatmana na samyatIi is iiuc ilai by piaciicing icsiiaini ol ilc scnscs by ilc yoga sysicm onc can gci iclicl liom ilc disiuibanccs ol lusi and giccd, bui ilis is noi sullicicni io givc saiislaciion io ilc soul, loi ilis saiislaciion] is dciivcd liom dcvoiional scivicc io ilc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad;` bccausc samo man-nstnata buncn-absoibing ilc iniclligcncc in Mc consiiiuics mcnial cquilibiium.` (Pnag. 11.19.36) ly dcvcloping giccd loi Kisna's scivicc, ilc Vaisnava's scivicc, and claniing ilc loly namcs, ilcic will bc no giccd loi inlciioi ilings. Onc wlo bccomcs giccdy by sccing ilc Viajavas's scivicc io Kisna is vciy loiiunaic. ly ilc mcicy ol ilai giccd, lc aiiains ilc qualilicaiion loi raga-bnaht. Onc's maiciial giccd is vanquislcd in piopoiiion io ilc dcvclopmcni ol giccd loi ragatmha scivicc. Il onc las giccd loi nicc loodsiulls, diinls, slccping, smoling, and diinling winc, ilcn onc's dcvoiion diminislcs. Giccd loi winc, wcalil, and womcn is mosi coniiaiy io dcvoiional piinciplcs. Tlosc wlo lavc a dcsiic loi aiiaining puic dcvoiional scivicc slould caiclully givc up sucl ilings. Wlcilci loi auspicious ilings oi sinlul ilings, giccd loi anyiling noi iclaicd io Kisna is mosi dcspicablc. Giccd only in iclaiion io Kisna is ilc causc ol all auspiciousncss. Tlc giccd aiiaincd by ilc manajanas loi iopics ol Kisna is mcniioncd in ilc Srima Pnagavatam (1.1.19) as lollows:vayam tu na vtrpyama uttama-sIoha-vhramcyac-cnrnvatam rasa-jnanam svau svau pac pac Wc ncvci iiic ol lcaiing ilc iiansccndcnial pasiimcs ol ilc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, wlo is gloiilicd by lymns and piaycis. Tlosc wlo lavc dcvclopcd a iasic loi iiansccndcnial iclaiionslips wiil Him iclisl lcaiing ol His pasiimcs ai cvciy momcni.` Anoilci namc loi giccd in iclaiion io Kisna is aara, oi icspcci. Wc will discuss ilis in dciail laici.Anoilci mcaning ol IauIya is dcsiic. Dcsiics aic ol iwo iypcs-dcsiic loi maiciial cnjoymcni and dcsiic loi libciaiion. Unlcss onc givcs up ilcsc iwo iypcs ol dcsiics, onc can noi piaciicc dcvoiional scivicc. Sila Rupa Gosvam las wiiiicn in ilc Pnaht-rasamrta-snnu (1.2.15):bnuht-muht-sprna yavat psaci nr vartatctava bnaht-suhnasyatra hatnam abnyuayo bnavctTlc maiciial dcsiic io cnjoy ilc maiciial woild and ilc dcsiic io bccomc libciaicd liom maiciial bondagc aic considcicd io bc iwo wiiclcs, and ilcy launi onc lilc glosis. As long as ilcsc wiiclcs icmain wiilin ilc lcaii, low can onc lccl iiansccndcnial bliss' As long as ilcsc iwo wiiclcs icmain in ilc lcaii, ilcic is no possibiliiy ol cnjoying ilc iiansccndcnial bliss ol dcvoiional scivicc.`Tlcic aic iwo iypcs ol maiciial cnjoymcnis-woildly and lcavcnly. Wcalil, womcn, clildicn, opulcnccs, lingdom, vicioiy, good lood, good slccp, associaiing wiil womcn loi scnsc cnjoymcni, good biiil, and oilci plcasuics aic all woildly cnjoymcnis. Going io lcavcn and diinling ncciai ilcic, as wcll as scnsc giaiilicaiion licc ol old agc aic all lcavcnly cnjoymcnis. Wlcn ilc lcaii is lillcd wiil ilc dcsiic io cnjoy, onc cannoi sclllcssly woislip Kisna. Tlcicloic unlcss ilc dcsiic loi cnjoymcni is complcicly upiooicd liom ilc lcaii, onc's piogicss in dcvoiional scivicc will bc obsiiucicd. In ilis icgaid, ilcic is onc iling io bc said: Il all ilcsc maiciial cnjoymcnis aic lavoiablc io dcvoiional scivicc, ilcn louscloldcis can acccpi ilcm wiiloui sin. In ilai casc all ilcsc cnjoymcnis aic noi callcd cnjoymcnis, bui iailci ilcy aic mcans ol piogicss in a dcvoicc's lilc. Srima Pnagavatam (1.2.9-10) las siaicd:narmasya ny apavargyasya nartno rtnayopahaIpatcnartnasya narmahantasya hamo Iabnaya n smrtanhamasya ncnrya-pritr Iabno jivcta yavatajivasya tattva-jjnasa nartno yas ccna harmabnnAll occupaiional cngagcmcnis aic cciiainly mcani loi uliimaic libciaiion. Tlcy slould ncvci bc pciloimcd loi maiciial gain. Iuiilcimoic, accoiding io sagcs, onc wlo is cngagcd in ilc uliimaic occupaiional scivicc slould ncvci usc maiciial gain io culiivaic scnsc giaiilicaiion. Lilc's dcsiics slould ncvci bc diiccicd iowaid scnsc giaiilicaiion. Onc slould dcsiic only a lcalily lilc, oi scll-picscivaiion, sincc a luman bcing is mcani loi inquiiy aboui ilc Absoluic Tiuil. Noiling clsc slould bc ilc goal ol onc's woils.` Anoilci namc ol narma, oi occupaiional scivicc, is yuhta-varagya.Dcsiic loi libciaiion musi bc icjccicd. Tlcic aic livc iypc ol libciaiion; namcly, saIohya-living on ilc samc planci; sarst-laving ilc samc opulcncc; samipya-io bc a pcisonal associaic; sarupya-laving ilc samc bodily lcaiuics; and sayujya-oncncss. Sayujya, libciaiion in ilc loim ol mciging wiil ilc Loid, is laicd by ilc piaciiiionci ol dcvoiional scivicc. Alilougl saIohya, sarst, samipya, and sarupya aic dcvoid ol ilc dcsiic loi cnjoymcni, siill ilcy aic undcsiiablc. As soon as a living cniiiy bccomcs licc liom maiciial bondagc by ilc siicngil ol dcvoiion, lc immcdiaicly aiiains libciaiion. Tlai libciaiion, lowcvci, is noi ilc piinciplc liuii ol bnaht. Tlc puic lovc loi Kisna aiiaincd by libciaicd souls is ilc piinciplc liuii ol sanana-bnaht. In ilis icgaid, Si Saivablauma llaiiacaiya malcs ilc lollowing appiopiiaic siaicmcni in Sri Catanya-cartamrta (Manya 6.267-269):saIohya car ya naya scva-varatabu haact bnahta harc angiharasayujya suntc bnahtcra naya gnrna-bnayanaraha vancnayc, tabu sayujya na Iayabranmc, isvarc sayujya u ta praharabranma-sayujya natc isvara-sayujya nhharaIl ilcic is a clancc io scivc ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, a puic dcvoicc somciimcs acccpis ilc saIohya, sarupya, samipya, oi sarst loims ol libciaiion, bui ncvci sayujya. A puic dcvoicc docs noi lilc cvcn io lcai aboui sayujya-muht, wlicl inspiics lim wiil lcai and laiicd. Indccd, ilc puic dcvoicc would iailci go io lcll ilan mcigc inio ilc cllulgcncc ol ilc Loid. Tlcic aic iwo linds ol sayujya-muht-mciging inio ilc lialman cllulgcncc and mciging inio ilc pcisonal body ol ilc Loid. Mciging inio ilc Loid's body is cvcn moic abominablc ilan mciging inio His cllulgcncc.`Tlc puipoii is ilai ilc libciaiion ol a dcvoicc, in ilc loim ol liccdom liom bondagc, is casily aiiaincd by ilc will ol Kisna. Tlai is wly onc slould noi polluic lis cndcavoi loi dcvoiional scivicc wiil dcsiics.Ii is ilc csscniial duiy ol ilc piaciicing dcvoicc io caiclully givc up maiciialisiic IauIya.Six QuaIifies Thaf Enhance BhakfiUfsahaEnfhusiasmIn lis Sri Lpacsamrta, Sila Rupa Gosvam las dcsciibcd atyanara, prayasa, prajaIpa, nyamagrana, jana-sanga, and IauIya as dciiimcnial io dcvoiional scivicc. Wc lavc alicady scpaiaicly dcsciibcd ilcsc six iicms. Now, in ilc iliid sIoha lc mcniions ilc six iicms lavoiablc loi dcvoiional scivicc:utsanan nscaya naryat tat-tat-harma-pravartanatsanga-tyagat sato vrttcn sabnr bnahtn prasnyatTlcic aic six piinciplcs lavoiablc io ilc cxccuiion ol puic dcvoiional scivicc: (1) utsana, bcing cnilusiasiic; (2) nscaya, cndcavoiing wiil conlidcncc; (3) narya, bcing paiicni; (+) tat-tat-harma-pravartana, aciing accoiding io icgulaiivc piinciplcs sucl as sravanam hirtanam vsnon smaranam-lcaiing, claniing and icmcmbciing Kisna]; (5) sanga-tyaga, abandoning ilc associaiion ol nondcvoiccs; and (6) sato vrttcn, oi sanu-vrtt, lollowing in ilc looisicps ol ilc picvious acaryas. Tlcsc six piinciplcs undoubicdly assuic ilc complcic succcss ol puic dcvoiional scivicc.`Now wc slould discuss ilcsc six iicms scpaiaicly. Tlcicloic liisi I am spcaling aboui ilc conclusions icgaiding utsana.Wiiloui utsana, onc bccomcs ncgligcni in lis woislip. Ncgligcncc is boin oui ol inaciiviiy, apaily, oi indillcicncc. Lazincss and inciiia aic callcd inaciiviiy. Wlcn utsana is gcnciaicd, lazincss and inciiia cannoi icmain. Tlc abscncc ol dcsiic io woil is inciiia. Tlis inciiia is opposiic io ilc naiuic ol spiiii. Il onc allows ilis inciiia io icmain in lis body oi lcaii, ilcn low can lc pciloim dcvoiional scivicc' Tlc siaic ol apaily dcvclops liom caiclcssncss. Onc slould piaciicc dcvoiional scivicc wiiloui dcviaiion. Tlis is insiiucicd in ilc Pnagava-gita (6.23) in ilc lollowing woids:tam vya unhna-samyoga- vyogam yoga-samjntamsa nscaycna yohtavyo yogo nrvnna-cctasa Tlis indccd is aciual liccdom liom all misciics aiising liom maiciial coniaci. Onc slould cngagc oncscll in ilc piaciicc ol yoga wiil dciciminaiion and laiil and noi bc dcviaicd liom ilc pail.` In lis commcniaiy on ilis vcisc, Sila laladcva Vidyablusana Malasaya las said: atmanya yogyatva-mananam nrvcas ta rantcna cctasa-onc bccomcs indillcicni io wlaicvci woil lc lccls unqualilicd loi.` Dcvoiional scivicc slould bc pciloimcd in ilis mcnialiiy. Rcgaiding bnaht-yoga, ii is said in ilc Srima Pnagavatam (11.20.7-S):nrvnnanam jnana-yogo nyasnam na harmasutcsv anrvnna-cttanam harma-yogas tu hamnamyarccnaya mat-hatnaau jata-sranas tu yan pumanna nrvnno nat-sahto bnaht-yogo sya sn-anAmong ilcsc ilicc pails, jnana-yoga, ilc pail ol plilosoplical spcculaiion, is iccommcndcd loi ilosc wlo aic disgusicd wiil maiciial lilc and aic ilus dciaclcd liom oidinaiy, liuiiivc aciiviiics. Tlosc wlo aic noi disgusicd wiil maiciial lilc, laving many dcsiics yci io lullill, slould sccl pcilcciion iliougl ilc pail ol laima-yoga. Il somclow oi oilci by good loiiunc onc dcvclops laiil in lcaiing and claniing My gloiics, sucl a pcison, bcing nciilci vciy disgusicd wiil noi aiiaclcd io maiciial lilc, slould aclicvc pcilcciion iliougl ilc pail ol bnaht-yoga.` Tlc puipoii is ilis: Ioi ilosc wlo lavc aiiaincd indillcicncc loi maiciial aciiviiics bui lavc noi yci icalizcd spiiiiual aciiviiics, wlai can icmain in ilcii lcaiis bcsidcs indillcicncc' Ioi ilcm ilc undillcicniiaicd branma-jnana is ilc iopmosi aclicvcmcni. Ioi ilosc wlo lavc noi aiiaincd indillcicncc loi maiciial aciiviiics duc io lacl ol spiiiiual icalizaiion, ilcic is no way io clcansc ilc lcaii oilci ilan laima-yoga. Tlosc wlo lavc icalizcd spiiiiual aciiviiics and undcisiood ilai maiciial aciiviiics aic insignilicani aiiain indillcicncc loi all maiciial aciiviiics. Tlcy acccpi somc maiciial aciiviiics as a suppoii loi ilcii spiiiiual awalcning, bui ilcy lavc no aiiaclmcni loi sucl aciiviiics. In piopoiiion io ilc dcgicc ilai ilcy discuss spiiiiual iopics in dcvoiion, liccdom liom maiciial associaiion is awalcncd as an cxiiancous liuii. Tlc sympioms ol a dcvoicc aic givcn in Srima Pnagavatam (11.20.27-S) as lollows:jata-srano mat-hatnasu nrvnnan sarva-harmasuvca unhnatmaham haman partyagc py anisvarantato bnajcta mam pritan sranaIur rna-nscayanjusamanas ca tan haman unhnoarhams ca garnayanHaving awalcncd laiil in ilc naiiaiions ol My gloiics, bcing disgusicd wiil all maiciial aciiviiics, lnowing ilai all scnsc giaiilicaiion lcads io misciy, bui siill bcing unablc io icnouncc all scnsc cnjoymcni, My dcvoicc slould icmain lappy and woislip Mc wiil gicai laiil and conviciion. Lvcn ilougl lc is somciimcs cngagcd in scnsc cnjoymcni, My dcvoicc lnows ilai all scnsc giaiilicaiion lcads io a misciablc icsuli, and lc sinccicly icpcnis sucl aciiviiics.` Kaima aiiscs liom lusi, jnana aiiscs liom indillcicncc, and bnaht aiiscs liom laiil in ilc Supicmc Loid. Tlc pcison wlo las aiiaincd laiil is naiuially disgusicd wiil maiciial aciiviiics. Hc acccpis wiiloui aiiaclmcni only ilosc aciiviiics ilai aic lavoiablc loi incicasing lis laiil in ilc Loid. Wiiloui ilc maiciial body onc cannoi culiivaic dcvoiional scivicc. So ilcic is no bcnclii il onc icnounccs ilc aciiviiics ilai aic nccdcd io mainiain ilc plysical body, ilinling ilcm io bc ilc souicc ol misciy and lusi. Tlc liuiis ol ilosc aciiviiics, wlicl aic ilc souicc ol misciy loi oilcis, aic ilcicloic cnjoycd by ilc dcvoiccs, wlo