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Pure Devotional Service: The Change in Heart
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forms of the Lord well dressed in a well decorated sanctified temple naturally infuse the mundane mind with spiritual inspiration. People should visit holy places like Vṛndāvana where such temples and worship of the Deity are specifically maintained. Formerly all rich men like kings and rich merchants constructed such temples under the direction of expert devotees of the Lord, like the six Gosvāmīs, and it is the duty of the common man to take advantage of these temples and festivals observed in the holy pilgrimages by following the footprints of great devotees ( anuvraja ). One should not visit all these sanctified pilgrimages and temples with sightseeing in mind, but one must go to such temples and sanctified places immortalized by the transcendental pastimes of the Lord and guided by proper men who know the science. This is called  anuvraja .  Anu  means to follow. It is therefore best to follow the instruction of the bona fide spiritual master, even in visiting temples and the holy places of pilgrimage. One who does not move in that way is as good as a standing tree condemned by the Lord not to move. The moving tendency of the human being is misused by visiting places for sightseeing. The best purpose of such traveling tendencies could be fulfilled by visiting the holy places established by great  ācāryas  and thereby not being misled by the atheistic propaganda of moneymaking men who have no knowledge of spiritual matters.
TEXT 23
जीवञ्छवो भागवताङ्घ्रिरेणुं  
 न जातु मत्योऽभिलभेत यस्तु ।  
 श्रीविष्णुपद्या मनुजस्तुलस्याः  
 श्वसञ्छवो यस्तु न वेद गन्धम् ॥२३॥
jīvañchavo bhāgavatāṅghri-reṇum  
 na jātu martyo'bhilabheta yas tu  
 śrī-viṣṇu-padyā manu-jas tulasyāḥ  
 śvasañ chavo yas tu na veda gandham
jīvan —while living;  śavaḥ —a dead body;  bhāgavata-aṅghri-reṇum —dust of the feet of a pure devotee;  na —never;  jātu —at any time;  martyaḥ —mortal;  abhilabheta —particularly received;  yaḥ —a person;  tu —but;  śrī —with opulence;  viṣṇu-padyāḥ —of the lotus feet of Viṣṇu;  manu-jaḥ —a descendant of