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The Activities of the Pracetās
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“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.” (Bg. 10.10)
As stated ( kuśala-karmaṇām ), those engaged in auspicious activities in devotional service are guided by the Supersoul, described in this verse as  jña , one who knows everything past, present and future. The Supersoul gives instructions to the sincere unalloyed devotee on how he can progress more and more in approaching the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī in this connection says that the Supersoul, the plenary expansion of the Personality of Godhead, exists in everyone’s heart, but in the heart of the devotee He reveals Himself as ever increasingly new. Being inspired by Him, the devotee experiences increased transcendental bliss in the execution of his devotional service.
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मैत्रेय उवाच
एवं ब्रुवाणं पुरुषार्थमाजनं
जनार्दनं प्राञ्जलयः प्रचेतसः ।
तद्धर्मन्वस्ततयोरजोयता
गिरागृणन् गद्गदया सुहृत्तमम् ॥२१॥
maitreya uvāca
evam bruvāṇam puruṣārtha-bhājanam
janārdanam prāñjalayaḥ pracetasaḥ
tad-darśana-dhvasta-tamo-rajo-malā
girāgrṇan gadgadayā suhṛt-tamam
maitreyaḥ uvāca —Maitreya said;  evam —thus;  bruvāṇam —speaking;  puruṣa-artha —of the ultimate goal of life;  bhājanam —the bestower;  janārdanam —who takes away all the disadvantages of the devotee;  prāñjalayaḥ —with folded hands;  pracetasaḥ —the Pracetā brothers;  tat —Him;  darśana —by seeing;  dhvasta —dissipated;  tamaḥ —of darkness;  rajaḥ —of passion;  malāḥ —whose contamination;  girā —with a voice;  agrṇan —offered prayers;  gadgadayā —faltering;  suhṛt-tamam —unto the greatest of all friends.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya said: After the Personality of Godhead spoke thus, the Pracetās began to offer Him prayers. The Lord is the bestower of