Krishna's Devotee is Eternally Famous
Regarding fame Srila Prabhupada writes as follows in The Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 32:
"One who is famous as a Krishna conscious man enjoys eternal fame. In the material world, everyone is striving for three things: he wants his name to be perpetuated, he wants his fame to be broadcast all over the world, and he wants some profit from his material activities. But no one knows that all this material name, fame and profit belong to the temporary material body and that as soon as the body is finished, all name, fame and profit are finished also. It is only due to ignorance that everyone is striving after the name, fame and profit that are connected with the body. It is deplorable to become famous on the basis of the body or to become known as a man of spiritually developed consciousness without knowing the supreme spirit, Vishnu. Real fame can only be had if one attains Krishna consciousness.
"According to Srimad-Bhagavatam, there are twelve authorities, and they are all famous because they were all great devotees of the Lord. These authorities are Brahma, Narada, Lord Siva, Manu, Kapila, Prahlada, Janaka, Bhisma, Sukadeva Gosvami, Bali, Yamaraja and the Kumaras. These personalities are still remembered because they were all great stalwart devotees of the Lord. In the Garuda Purana it is said to be more rare to be a famous devotee of the Supreme Lord in the age of Kali than to be a demigod such as Brahma or Lord Siva. Concerning talks between Narada and Pundarika, Yudhisthira said, 'He is most famous and can deliver all others who, after many, many births, comes to understand that he is the servant of Vasudeva.'"
In the light of the above wisdom taught to us by Srila Prabhupada we can understand that the only desire of Krishna's pure devotee is to satisfy his beloved Lord Sri Krishna. Because of his pure fixity of heart he becomes the most famous person in this world. All the so-called famous men of this world will soon be forgotten. They will vanish into oblivion taking birth somewhere in the lower species. But Krishna's pure devotee will be famous forever.
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to you!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Thank you for your answers!
I am still curious to know about perceiving Krishna in every living entity. I understand that behind every living entity is Krishna who controls directly, or indirectly through modes of material nature. But I wonder how a pure devotee sees this whole thing. I might be not qualified to understand but can you tell me more about how you directly see Krishna in a living entity?
Ruta
"One can thus conclude that when a person shows love for God and friendship for devotees, displays mercy towards the innocent and is reluctant to associate with nondevotees, he may be considered a pure devotee. By developing devotional service, such a person can perceive that every living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme. In each and every living entity he can see the Supreme Person, and therefore he becomes highly developed in Krishna consciousness.”
It is by the mercy of Krishna that the pure devotee is able to perceive Krishna everywhere and in the hearts of all.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
"One who is famous as a Krishna conscious man enjoys eternal fame. In the material world, everyone is striving for three things: he wants his name to be perpetuated, he wants his fame to be broadcast all over the world, and he wants some profit from his material activities. But no one knows that all this material name, fame and profit belong to the temporary material body and that as soon as the body is finished, all name, fame and profit are finished also. It is only due to ignorance that everyone is striving after the name, fame and profit that are connected with the body. It is deplorable to become famous on the basis of the body or to become known as a man of spiritually developed consciousness without knowing the supreme spirit, Vishnu. Real fame can only be had if one attains Krishna consciousness.
"According to Srimad-Bhagavatam, there are twelve authorities, and they are all famous because they were all great devotees of the Lord. These authorities are Brahma, Narada, Lord Siva, Manu, Kapila, Prahlada, Janaka, Bhisma, Sukadeva Gosvami, Bali, Yamaraja and the Kumaras. These personalities are still remembered because they were all great stalwart devotees of the Lord. In the Garuda Purana it is said to be more rare to be a famous devotee of the Supreme Lord in the age of Kali than to be a demigod such as Brahma or Lord Siva. Concerning talks between Narada and Pundarika, Yudhisthira said, 'He is most famous and can deliver all others who, after many, many births, comes to understand that he is the servant of Vasudeva.'"
In the light of the above wisdom taught to us by Srila Prabhupada we can understand that the only desire of Krishna's pure devotee is to satisfy his beloved Lord Sri Krishna. Because of his pure fixity of heart he becomes the most famous person in this world. All the so-called famous men of this world will soon be forgotten. They will vanish into oblivion taking birth somewhere in the lower species. But Krishna's pure devotee will be famous forever.
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Question: How Does the Pure Devotee See Krishna Everywhere?
Dear Srila Gurudeva,Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to you!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Thank you for your answers!
I am still curious to know about perceiving Krishna in every living entity. I understand that behind every living entity is Krishna who controls directly, or indirectly through modes of material nature. But I wonder how a pure devotee sees this whole thing. I might be not qualified to understand but can you tell me more about how you directly see Krishna in a living entity?
Ruta
Answer: By the Mercy of Krishna
In this connection Srila Prabhupada writes in Chapter 11 of the Teachings of Lore Caitanya:"One can thus conclude that when a person shows love for God and friendship for devotees, displays mercy towards the innocent and is reluctant to associate with nondevotees, he may be considered a pure devotee. By developing devotional service, such a person can perceive that every living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme. In each and every living entity he can see the Supreme Person, and therefore he becomes highly developed in Krishna consciousness.”
It is by the mercy of Krishna that the pure devotee is able to perceive Krishna everywhere and in the hearts of all.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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