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of mother Yagoda because she was a great devotee. The Lord likes to be
under the control of His devotees. In the Caitanya-caritamrta it is said that
everyone comes before the Lord and offers Him exalted prayers, but the
Lord does not feel as pleased when offered such prayers as He does when a
devotee, out of pure love, chastises Him as a subordinate. The Lord forgets
His exalted position and willingly submits to His pure devotee. Dhruva
Maharaja conquered the Supreme Lord because at a very tender age, only
five years old, he underwent all the austerities of devotional service. This
devotional service was of course executed under the direction of a great
sage, Narada. This is the first principle of devotional service—ddau gurv-
dsrayam. In the beginning one must accept a bona fide spiritual master,
and if a devotee follows strictly the direction of the spiritual master, as
Dhruva Maharaja followed the instruction of Narada Muni, then it is not
difficult for him to achieve the favor of the Lord.

The sum total of devotional qualities is development of unalloyed love
for Krsna. This unalloyed love for Krsna can be achieved simply by hearing
about Krsna. Lord Caitanya accepted this principle—that if one in any
position submissively hears the transcendental message spoken by Krsna or
about Krsna, then gradually he develops the quality of unalloyed love, and
by that love only he can conquer the unconquerable. The Mayavadi philoso-
phers aspire to become one with the Supreme Lord, but a devotee surpasses
that position. A devotee not only becomes one in quality with the Supreme
Lord, but he sometimes becomes the father, mother or master of the Lord.
Arjuna also, by his devotional service, made Lord Krsna his chariot driver;
he ordered the Lord, “Put my chariot here,” and the Lord executed his
order. These are some examples of how a devotee can acquire the exalted
position of conquering the unconquerable.

TEXT 43
a: aaaeqaa entre
mareeaaty = atts |
qeTaTT Tee ATeT:
TAT ARUSHA AIT UBM
yah ksatra-bandhur bhuvi tasyadhiridham
anv Gruruksed api varsa-piigath
sat-pafica-varso yad ahobhir alpaih
prasadya vail:untham avapa tat-padam
