Living beings who are entangled in the complicated meshes of birth and death can be freed immediately by even unconsciously chanting the holy name of Krishna, which is feared by fear personified.
Every job however small it is in the materialistic world demands some sort of qualification or experience. But the greatest job of devotional service does not demand any qualification or experience.
Once after a long ecstatic kirtan, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu lay down after prasada at the doorway. Govinda, the Lord's intimate associate came over to massage His legs, as was his daily service.
"During the time of Lord Rama's advent, after Ravana had been destroyed and peace was restored to the heritage of the sages, prince Shatrugna travelled to the area of Mathura Mandala under orders from his kind-hearted brother.
"Although these two young men are the sons of the very rich Kuvera and I have nothing to do with them, Devarshi Naarada is My very dear and affectionate devotee, and therefore because he wanted Me to come face to face with them, I must do so for their deliverance."
I would like to share the pastime of Lord Vishnu. Once upon a time when Lord of the universe was resting on the bed of Anantdev, in the milk ocean, and mother Laxmi was serving the lotus feet of Shri Hari, a tortoise who was attracted by the lotus feet of the Lord Vishnu tried to approach Him.
Devotees at the New RamanReti community in Alachua, Florida are blessed with invaluable association of H.H. Srila MahaVishnu Goswami maharaj. Following are short notes of his discussion about how appearance of sri sri Rukmini-Dwarakadhish solved all the problems that he and his team had to face in Dwaraka.
I can't explain how much Maharaj is loving this Granthraj forum. He said one day to one of the devotees thru phone - "Granthraj is the mouth-piece of Srila Prabhupada!!".
Srimad Bhagavatam informs one that the highest occupation of mankind - "sa vai pumsam paro dharma" is to render loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord "yato bhaktir adhoksaje" (1.2.6).
'Seeing him from a distance-a tiny figure walking Manhattan's streets and avenues among many other tiny figures, a foreigner whose visa had almost run out-we come upon only the external appearance of Srila Prabhupada.
When one is aware of one's self as spirit soul, and when one understands the soul's eternal relationship with Krishna, then only does well-being begin.