Not so important
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"not so important"
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
The destination is not so important in comparison to the destination of the devotees, the labor of the nondevotees is far greater than that of the bhaktas.
SB 3.5.47, Purport: In terms of a labor of love and its returns, the bhaktas, or devotees of the Lord, always have priority over persons who are addicted to the association of jñānīs, or impersonalists, and yogīs, or mystics. The word apare (others) is very significant in this connection. "Others" refers to the jñānīs and the yogīs, whose only hope is to merge into the existence of the impersonal brahmajyoti. Although their destination is not so important in comparison to the destination of the devotees, the labor of the nondevotees is far greater than that of the bhaktas. One may suggest that there is sufficient labor for the devotees also in the matter of discharging devotional service. But that labor is compensated by the enhancement of transcendental pleasure. The devotees derive more transcendental pleasure while engaged continuously in the service of the Lord than when they have no such engagement.
| Page Title: | Not so important |
| Compiler: | Vraj Kishori, Alakananda, Labangalatika |
| Created: | 24 of Nov, 2008 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=3, CC=0, OB=1, Lec=5, Con=15, Let=25 |
| No. of Quotes: | 49 |