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books like Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritémrta
and The Nectar of Devotion. In this way, one becomes more and more
purified of material contamination. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam
(1.2.18):
nasta-prayesv abhadresu
nityam bhagavata-sevaya
bhagavaty uttama-sloke
bhaktir bhavati naisthiki

“By regularly hearing the Bhaégavatam and rendering service unto the
pure devotee, all that is troublesome to the heart is practically destroyed,
and loving service unto the glorious Lord, who is praised with transcen-
dental songs, is established as an irrevocable fact.”’ In this way, simply by
hearing of the powerful activities of the Lord, the devotee’s heart
becomes almost completely cleansed of material contamination, and thus
his original position as an eternal servant who is part and parcel of the
Lord becomes manifest. While the devotee engages in devotional service,
the passionate and ignorant modes of material nature are gradually van-
quished, and then he acts only in the mode of goodness. At that time he
becomes happy and gradually advances in Krsna consciousness.

All the great dcaryas strongly recommend that people be given a
chance to hear about the Supreme Lord. Then success is assured. The
more we cleanse the dirt of material attachment from our hearts, the
more we will be attracted by Krsna’s name, form, qualities, parapher-
nalia and activities. This is the sum and substance of the Krsna con-
sciousness movement.

TEXT 12

Tala afnacaeern
COU MECC MC

INA FA AeTIM
aaa watt ate 2 aN

yasyasti bhaktir bhagavaty akiricana
sarvair gunais tatra samasate surah
