"My dear Rahūgaṇa, no one can attain the perfected stage of devotional service without being favored by a great soul, a pure devotee. No one can attain the perfectional stage simply by following the regulative principles of scriptures, or by accepting the renounced order of life, or by prosecuting the prescribed duties of householder life, or by becoming a great student of spiritual science, or by accepting severe austerity and penances for realization." Similarly, when the atheist Hiraṇyakaśipu asked his son Prahlāda Mahārāja how he had attained such a devotional attitude, the boy replied, "As long as one is not favored by the dust of the feet of pure devotees, one cannot even touch the path of devotional service, which is the solution to all the problems of material life." (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.5.32)
Atheist (Other Books)
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|"atheistical"
|"atheistically"
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Other Books by Srila Prabhupada
Teachings of Lord Caitanya
| Page Title: | Atheist (Other Books) |
| Compiler: | SunitaS, RupaManjari |
| Created: | 25 of Jul, 2011 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=95, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 95 |