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A devotee is not interested whether he is going to hell or heaven

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

A devotee is not interested whether he is going to hell or heaven. Everything is, for him... He knows hell is also kingdom of God and heaven is also kingdom of God. There... A devotee's kingdom of God means where he gets the chance of serving the Lord. That is wanted.


Just like Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī did. He came here, lived in Vṛndāvana. He was a very, very rich man's son. Five hundred years ago his father's income was twelve lakhs of rupees. Now it may be crores of rupees. Five hundred years. . . He was such a rich man's son. And very beautiful wife. Because Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was restless, he was always trying to go with Caitanya Mahāprabhu, so his father and uncle—he was the only son of these two brothers—so they thought that "This boy is very restless. He wants to go away with Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Let him have a very nice, beautiful wife and he'll be attracted." But he was not attracted. He was not even going inside the house. He was lying down outside the house, young man. He had no taste for viṣaya. Viṣaya chādiyā. Therefore later on he became Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī. Formerly he was simply Raghunātha, and when he joined Caitanya Mahāprabhu, then he became Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī.

So he was eating. . . He was living in Rādhā-kuṇḍa, you know, all vṛndāvana-vāsīs. He was eating every alternate days a little butter. That's all. So āhāra-nidrā-bhaya-maithuna. Nidrāhāra-vihārakādi-vijitau. This is. . . The more you have become free from nidrā, means sleeping; āhāra, eating; and vihāra, sex; and. . . Nidrāhāra-vihārakādi. And so far bhaya, a devotee is not fearful of anything.

nārāyaṇa-parāḥ sarve
na kutaścana bibhyati
svargāpavarga-narakeṣu. . .
narakeṣu api tulyārtha-darśinaḥ
(SB 6.17.28)

A devotee is not interested whether he is going to hell or heaven. Everything is, for him. . . He knows hell is also kingdom of God and heaven is also kingdom of God. There. . . A devotee's kingdom of God means where he gets the chance of serving the Lord. That is wanted.

Page Title:A devotee is not interested whether he is going to hell or heaven
Compiler:Iluta
Created:2015-05-30, 05:01:13
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