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ol Bhagavad-gita according to his own whimsical interpreta-
lions and then rejects another portion. This is not sraddha.
Sraddha means accepting the instructions of Bhagavad-gita
in their totality, especially the last instruction: sarva-dhar-
man parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja. “Abandon all
varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me.”
(Bg. 18.66) When one becomes completely faithful in
regard to this instruction, one’s strong faith becomes the
basis for advancing in spiritual life.

When one fully engages in chanting the Hare Krsna
mahd-mantra, he gradually realizes his own spiritual iden-
lity. Unless one faithfully chants the Hare Krsna mantra,
Krsna does not reveal Himself: sevonmukhe hi jihv-

“(dau svayam eva sphuraty adah. (Bhakti-rasaémrta-
sindhu 1.2.234) We cannot realize the Supreme Personality
of Godhead by any artificial means. We must engage
faithfully in the service of the Lord. Such service begins
with the tongue (sevonmukhe hi jihvadau), which means
that we should always chant the holy names of the Lord and
accept krsna-prasdda. We should not chant or accept any-
thing else. When this process is faithfully followed, the
Supreme Lord reveals Himself to the devotee.

When a person realizes himself to be an eternal servitor of
Krsna, he loses interest in everything but Krsna’s service.
Always thinking of Krsna, devising means by which to
spread the holy name of Krsna, he understands that his only
business is in spreading the Krsna consciousness movement
all over the world. Such a person is to be recognized as an ut-
tama-adhikari, and his association should be immediately
accepted according to the six processes (dadati pratigrhnati,
etc.). Indeed, the advanced uttama-adhikari Vaisnava
