Text 19] Explanation of Devotional Service 1251

A devotee should not be proud of his acquisitions. The symptoms of a
devotee are meekness and humility. Although very spiritually advanced,
he will always remain meek and humble, as Kaviraja Gosvami and all the
other Vaisnavas have taught us by personal example. Caitanya Mahaprabhu
taught that one should be humbler than the grass on the street and more
tolerant than the tree. One should not be proud or falsely puffed up. In
this way one will surely advance in spiritual life.

TEXT 19

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mad-dharmano gunair etaih
parisamsuddha asayah

purusasydiijasabhyeti
§ruta-mdtra-gunam hi mam

mat-dharmanah—of My devotee; gunaih—with the attributes; etaih—
these; parisarngsuddhah—completely — purified; _asayah—consciousness;
purusasya—of a person; afijasé—instantly; abhyeti—approaches; sruta—by
hearing; matra—simply; gunam—quality ; hi—certainly; mam—Me.

TRANSLATION

When one is fully qualified with all these transcendental attributes and
his consciousness is thus completely purified, he is immediately attracted
simply by hearing My name or hearing of My transcendental quality.

PURPORT

In the beginning of this instruction, the Lord explained to His mother
that mad-guna-sruti-mdtrena, simply by hearing the name, quality, form,
etc., of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one is immediately attracted.
A person becomes fully qualified with all transcendental qualities by fol-
lowing the rules and regulations, as recommended in different scriptures.
We have developed certain unnecessary qualities by material association,
and by following the above process we become frec from that contamina-
tion. To develop transcendental qualities, as explained in the previous
verse, one must become free from these contaminated qualities.
