śuddha-bhakata-caraṇa-reṇu,
bhajana-anukūla
bhakata-sevā, parama-siddhi,
prema-latikāra mūla
TRANSLATION
1) The dust of the lotus feet of pure devotees, enthusiastic devotional service, and service to the pure devotees of the highest order are the roots of the creeper of devotion.
This is a song written by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, who encourages us to associate and serve the topmost devotees of the Lord , by doing so remarkable transformations in ones life takes place and all previous inauspiciousness is removed and replaced by the blessings of those who are the intimate servants of the Goddess of fortune.
Srila Jiva Goswami writes in his Bhakti Sandarbha. That the mercy of the topmost is the root cause of the destruction of those bad habits that the Bhakti practitioner could hardly give up through many of his own endeavours .
Krishna says in His Bhagavad Gita this material energy is very difficult to overcome but by my mercy it is easily overcome.
That mercy and strength is acquired by the mercy , blessings and well wishes of His devotees.
In this age of Kali , an age full of degradation. Mahaprabhu has given us two important proccesses , which work hand in hand , to chant Gods names and to associate with pure devotees , they work interchangeably.
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