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Entanglement in Fruitive Activities
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entities other than human beings. The word  śucaye  means one who is cleansed both externally and internally. To become actually cleansed externally and internally, one should chant the holy name of the Lord, Hare Kṛṣṇa, or Viṣṇu, constantly.
The word  dīyatām  means that knowledge of Kṛṣṇa consciousness should be offered by the spiritual master. The spiritual master must not accept a disciple who is not qualified; he should not be professional and should not accept disciples for monetary gains. The bona fide spiritual master must see the bona fide qualities of a person whom he is going to initiate. An unworthy person should not be initiated. The spiritual master should train his disciple in such a way so that in the future only the Supreme Personality of Godhead will be the dearmost goal of his life.
In these two verses the qualities of a devotee are fully explained. One who has actually developed all the qualities listed in these verses is already elevated to the post of a devotee. If one has not developed all these qualities, he still has to fulfill these conditions in order to become a perfect devotee.
TEXT 43
य हदं शृणुयादम् श्रद्धया पुरुषः सकृत् । यो वामिधत्ते मञ्चित्तः स क्षेति पदवीं च मे ॥४३॥
ya idam śṛṇuyād amba śraddhayā puruṣaḥ sakṛt yo vābhidhatte mac-cittaḥ sa hy eti padavīm ca me
yaḥ—he who; idam—this; śṛṇuyāt—may hear; amba—O mother; śraddhayā—with faith; puruṣaḥ—a person; sakṛt—once; yaḥ—he who; vā—or; abhidhatte—repeats; mat-cittaḥ—his mind fixed on Me; saḥ—he; hi—certainly; eti—attains; padavīm—abode; ca—and; me—My.
TRANSLATION
Anyone who once meditates upon Me with faith and affection, who hears and chants about Me, surely goes back home, back to Godhead.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Third Canto, Thirty-second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Entanglement in Fruitive Activities.”