Vengeance
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
One who approaches the Supreme Lord to render devotional service, but who is proud of his personality, envious of others or vengeful, is in the mode of anger. He thinks that he is the best devotee. Devotional service executed in this way is not pure; it is mixed and is of the lowest grade, tāmasaḥ. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura advises that a Vaiṣṇava who is not of good character should be avoided. A Vaiṣṇava is one who has taken the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the ultimate goal of life, but if one is not pure and still has motives, then he is not a Vaiṣṇava of the first order of good character. One may offer his respects to such a Vaiṣṇava because he has accepted the Supreme Lord as the ultimate goal of life, but one should not keep company with a Vaiṣṇava who is in the mode of ignorance.
| Page Title: | Vengeance |
| Compiler: | Rishab, KrsnaKirtan, UmaI |
| Created: | 15 of Feb, 2011 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=4, CC=0, OB=5, Lec=2, Con=4, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 15 |