So therefore the most important thing is, to make advance in devotional service, to increase the appetite for hearing. Viṣvaksena-kathāsu yaḥ, notpādayed ratim, kathāsu ratim. Kathāsu means, rati means attraction to kathāsu, that means hearing. Śravaṇam. So this is the test, that anyone who is supposed to be advancing in devotional service, bhakti-yoga, the test will be how much he has awakened his intense desire for hearing about Kṛṣṇa. That is the test. That is the test. So the perfectional platform is stated here, that "You may execute your different occupational duties, dharma, but the test will be whether you have developed your consciousness, you have developed your Kṛṣṇa consciousness." That is the test. So you can read the purport.
Rati means
Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Kathāsu means, rati means attraction to kathāsu, that means hearing.
Lecture on SB 1.2.8 -- Vrndavana, October 19, 1972: | Page Title: | Rati means |
| Compiler: | Rishab |
| Created: | 26 of Jan, 2012 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=6, Con=1, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 7 |