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the Srimad-Bhagavatam: “If Hari, the Supreme Lord, is worshiped,
adored and loved by a person, it should be understood that the per-
son has finished all kinds of austerities, penances and similar pro-
cesses for self realization. On the other hand, if after undergoing all
types of austerities, penances and mystic yoga practices, one does not
develop such love for Hari, then all his performances are to be con-
sidered a useless waste of time. If someone always sees Krsna inside
and out, then it is to be understood that he has surpassed all austeri-
ties and penances for self realization. And if, after executing all kinds
of penances and austerities, one cannot always see Krsna inside and
out, then he has executed his performances uselessly.””

Spontaneous attraction to Krsna, which is said to be due to the
extraordinary mercy of the Lord, can be placed under two headings:
one is profound veneration for the greatness of the Lord, and the
other may be one’s automatically being attracted to Krsna without
any extraneous consideration. In the Narada-pajicaratra it is said that
if on account of profound veneration for the greatness of the Su-
preme Lord, one attains a great affection and steady love for Him,
one is certainly assured of attaining the four kinds of Vaisnava libera-
tion—namely, achieving the same bodily features as the Lord, achiev-
ing the same opulence as the Lord, dwelling on the planet where the
Lord is residing, and attaining eternal association with the Lord. The
Vaisnava liberation is completely different from the madydvada libera-
tion, which is simply a matter of being merged into the effulgence of
the Lord.

In the Ndarada-pajicaratra pure unalloyed devotional service is ex-
plained as being without any motive for personal benefit. If a devotee
is continuously in love with Lord Krsna and his mind is always fixed
upon Him, that devotional attitude will prove to be the only means
of attracting the attention of the Lord. In other words, a Vaisnava
who is incessantly thinking of the form of Lord Krsna is to be known
as a pure Vaisnava.

Generally, a devotee who has achieved the causeless mercy of the
Lord on account of following the strict rules and regulations of devo-
tional service becomes attracted by the supreme greatness of the
Lord, by the transcendental beauty of the Lord and by the spon-
