CHAPTER TWELVE
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The Devotee

A person in Krishna Consciousness, fully devoted in the transcendental
loving service of the Lord, develops many good qualities, or godly qualities—
pertaining to the demigods. There are many such qualities, but Lord Chaitanya
described only some of them to Sanatan Goswami: A devotee of the Lord
is always kind to everyone. He does not pick a quarrel with anyone. He takes
the essence of life, spiritual life. He is equal to everyone. Nobody can find
fault in a devotee. His magnanimous mind is always fresh and clean and
without any material obsessions. He is a benefactor to all living entities. He is
peaceful and always surrendered to Krishna. He has no material desire. He is
very humble and is fixed in his direction. He is victorious over the six material
qualities such as lust and anger. He does not eat more than what he needs.
He is always sane. He is respectful to others; but for himself he does not require
any respect. He is grave. He is merciful. He is friendly. He is a poet. He is an
expert. And he is silent.

In the Srimad Bhagwatam, Third Canto, Twenty-fifth Chapter, the person

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