1256 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 29
be successful. Of course this is not possible for living entities who are lower
than human beings, but in human society it is feasible that all living entities
can be enlightened with Krsna consciousness. Even living entities who are
lower than human can be raised to Krsna consciousness by other methods.
For example, Sivananda Sena, a great devotee of Lord Caitanya, delivered
a dog by feeding him prasada. Distribution of prasada, or remnants of
foodstuffs offered to the Lord, even to the ignorant masses of people
and to animals, gives such living entities the chance for elevation to Krsna
consciousness. Factually it happened that the same dog, when met by Lord
Caitanya at Purt, was liberated from the material condition.

It is especially mentioned here that a devotee must be free from all
violence (jivahimsa). Lord Caitanya has recommended that a devotee not
commit violence to any living entity. Sometimes the question is raised
that since vegetables also have life and devotees take vegetable foodstuffs,
isn’t that violence? Firstly, however, taking some leaves, twigs or fruit
from a tree or plant does not kill the plant. Besides that, jixahimsa means
that since every living entity has to pass through a particular type of body
according to his past karma, although every living entity is eternal, he
should not be disturbed in his gradual evolution. A devotee has to execute
the principles of devotional service exactly as they are, and he must know
that however insignificant a living entity may be, the Lord is present within
him. A devotee must realize this universal presence of the Lord.

TEXT 24
WETTI: —— ATTT HATA |
aaskasstat yaaerenfea: lel!
aham uccavacair dravyaih
kriyayotpannayanaghe
naiva tusye ‘rcito ’rcayam
bhita-gramavamaninah

aham—1; uccavacaih—with various; dravyaih—paraphernalia; kriyaya—by
religious rituals; utpannayad—accomplished; anaghe—O sinless mother;
na—not; eva—certainly; tusye—am pleased; arcitah—worshiped; arcayam—
in the Deity form; bhitta-grama—to other living entities; avamaninah—with
those who are disrespectful.
