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521. A criminal is first reminded of his misdeeds by witnesses in a law court, and then he is punished. If death is complete forgetfulness, why should a person be punished for his past misdeeds
522. A criminal is put in prison and punished by the government, but the same government, if it likes, can release the criminal from imprisoned life
523. A daughter would never inherit the property of her father, and therefore an affectionate father, during the marriage of his daughter, would give her as much as possible. A dowry, therefore, is never illegal according to the Vedic system
524. A dead man cannot become a preacher. So you must be very enthusiastic that, "I shall preach the glories of the Lord to my best capacity." It is not that one has to become very learned scholar to become a preacher
525. A dedicated devotee should prosecute his work according to the rules and regulations described in devotional service. The results of his activities are completely dependent on the supreme will of the Lord
526. A definition of pasandi is given in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (1.73), wherein it is stated: yas tu narayanam devam brahma-rudradi-daivataih, samatvenaiva vikseta sa pasandi bhaved dhruvam
527. A degree-holder who has no tapasya and no character - Krsna says he is mayayapahrta-jnana, - his knowledge is stolen by illusion
528. A demon cannot calculate the unlimited potency of the Supreme Lord. As stated in CC Madhya 13.65 (purport), the different potencies of the Lord are always working as an automatic exhibition of His knowledge
529. A demon may be a great soldier and commander of a large number of infantry, but in the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead he is powerless and is destined to die
530. A demon named Maniman lived near his abode in the form of a snake, and at the age of five Madhvacarya killed that snake with the toe of his left foot. When his mother was very much disturbed, he would appear before her in one jump
531. A demon of the name Jatasura kidnapped her (Draupadi), but her second husband, Bhimasena, killed the demon and saved her. She saved the Pandavas from the curse of Maharsi Durvasa by the grace of Lord Krsna
532. A demoniac person, being always against God's supremacy, does not like to believe in the scriptures. BG 1972 purports
533. A demoniac person, in spite of acquiring all the opulences possible to obtain in this universe, continues to be envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
534. A demoniac person believes in the strength of his personal work, not in the law of karma. BG 1972 purports
535. A demoniac person may think that he can force his enemy or other parties to comply with his desire by this method (unauthorized fasting or austerities for some political end), but sometimes one dies by such fasting. BG 1972 purports
536. A demoniac preacher tells his followers: "Why are you seeking God elsewhere? You are all yourselves God! Whatever you like, you can do. Don't believe in God. Throw away God. God is dead." These are the demoniac's preachings . BG 1972 purports
537. A description concerning Viththalesvara is given in the Bhakti-ratnakara - Fifth Wave
538. A description of mana can be found in Madhya-lila (Chapter Two, verse 66). Similarly, a description of pranaya is also there
539. A description of the three purusa-avataras is given in Srimad-Bhagavatam. The Supreme Personality of Godhead manifests three features, as Karanodakasayi Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Ksirodakasayi Visnu, in this material manifestation. BG 1972 purports
540. A description of this (the master of all integration can create devastation by the disintegrating blazing fire emanating from His mouth) can be found in the Eleventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, wherein the universal form of the Lord is described
541. A desire to serve the Lord, the supreme predominator, is spiritual or transcendental, and one has to attain this purification of the mind and the senses to get admission into the spiritual kingdom
542. A devoted person faithfully understands just what is actually stated in the pages of Bhagavad-gita and does not resort to imagination, or the empiric philosophical approach, generally called - spiritual interpretation
543. A devoted wife, who is according to revealed scripture the better half of her husband, is justified in embracing voluntary death along with her husband if she is without issue
544. A devotee's achievement, however, is never lost by the influence of time. Even if a devotee cannot completely execute devotional service, in his next life he begins from the point where he left off
545. A devotee's aim in life is to attain perfection in loving the Supreme Personality of Godhead
546. A devotee's always servant of God. Whatever service is required, as a brahmin, as a ksatriya, as a vaisya, it doesn't matter. We are ready
547. A devotee's attempt to engage his energies in such activities as constructing a Visnu temple, however, is never wasted
548. A devotee's behavior establishes the true purpose of religious principles. The behavior of Madhavendra Puri Gosvami is the essence of such religious principles
549. A devotee's body becomes at once surcharged with the transcendental qualities as soon as he is engaged in the devotional service of the Lord. It acts like the magnetic influence of a touchstone upon iron
550. A devotee's body is not connected with material activities, and as such, a devotee is always liberated
551. A devotee's business
552. A devotee's business is to earn the favor of the Lord. Therefore a devotee should always glorify the Lord in His wonderful creations. A devotee should not decry the creation of the Lord, defying Him by saying that He has created a false world
553. A devotee's business is to offer obeisances to the Lord and the spiritual master constantly. This principle is the recognized way to come to the platform of bhakti
554. A devotee's conclusion is that no one is directly responsible for being a benefactor or mischief-monger without the sanction of the Lord; therefore he does not consider anyone to be directly responsible for such action
555. A devotee's duty is to chant the Hare Krsna mantra
556. A devotee's duty is to ungrudgingly accept tribulations from the Lord as a benediction
557. A devotee's knowledge of the impersonal Brahman is automatically revealed, and he is not interested in merging into the impersonal Brahman
558. A devotee's life and duty are very well explained herein (SB 7.9.18). As soon as a devotee can chant the holy name and glories of the Supreme Lord, he certainly comes to the liberated position
559. A devotee's means of livelihood must be very fair
560. A devotee's mind is always calm, quiet and desireless because he is always anyabhilasita-sunyam (CC Madhya 19.167), having no desire other than to serve Krsna as His personal servant, friend, father, mother or conjugal lover
561. A devotee's most formidable enemy is association with women in an enjoying spirit
562. A devotee's one qualification is daksa, daksa, expert. Out of the twenty-six qualifications, a devotee is always very expert in dealing. It is not that because they have left anything material, they do not know how to deal with material things
563. A devotee's only lovable object is Krsna
564. A devotee's outlook should be that both the soul and Supersoul are equally present in all varieties of living entities
565. A devotee's position is ajata-satru: he has no enemy. He has no enemy. Ajata-satru. Nirmatsara. Nirmatsara means because they are not envious. A devotee is always open to everyone
566. A devotee's position is always transcendental, and he is always protected by Lord Visnu
567. A devotee's position is always transcendental because of his intimate relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead
568. A devotee's prime duty is to continue chanting this maha-mantra, even if he is highly elevated. Otherwise, at any stage one can fall down
569. A devotee's relationship with the Supreme becomes manifest beyond all doubt, and he immediately understands that his position is that of eternal servant of the Lord
570. A devotee's senses are not attracted by material enjoyment. And even though the material world is full of misery, the devotee considers this material world to be also spiritual because everything is engaged in the service of the Lord