The Lord is constrained to award punishment upon the wrongdoer, but He is not happy to award such punishments because the living entities are originally His parts and parcels

Nothing can be permanent within this material world, without taking to God consciousness and accepting the authority of the Lord

"My dear Lord, all living entities within this material world are mad after planning for things, and they are always busy with a desire to do this or that. This is due to uncontrollable greed. The greed for material enjoyment is always existing in the living entity., but Your Lordship is always alert, and in due course of time You strike him, just as a snake seizes a mouse and very easily swallows him."

When one sees everyone on the platform of equality, one then comes to the position of worshiping the Lord perfectly

The Lord is pleased only if one has unflinching, unalloyed devotion to Him. Without sincere devotional service, everything is simply a show

I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge, and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the basis of everything, the resting place and the eternal seed.

Similar to Hiranyakashipu, we keep comparing ourselves with others. We think that -  If I build a house, or I amass so much wealth then I would be happy or I get promotions at work or I become Prime Minister then I would become powerful and would thus be happy by bringing everyone under my control.

What is night for all beings is the time of awakening for the self-controlled, and the time of awakening for all beings is night for the introspective sage

the Lord gives them the intelligence by which they can conquer all the difficulties and attain eternal service unto Him

Stop plan-making, since all of us repeatedly make plans, which are all repeatedly frustrated

being treated just like a godly person by his kinsmen, remained there for a certain period just to rectify the mentality of his eldest brother and in this way bring happiness to all the others

Almost everyone of us who come in touch with Srila Prabhupada's books even for a short time, develop the urge to preach the message to as many souls as possible.

Lord who had protected each one of us in mother's womb will definitely protect us everywhere

The time one is allotted, even if it be millions of years, is quickly gone

The bewildered spirit soul, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, thinks himself to be the doer of activities that are in actuality carried out by nature

Distress comes upon us in its own way by the laws of nature, so one should not aggravate it by propaganda

one can satisfy the Lord simply by devotional service

Incessant devotional service alone can control incessant flow of material desires

Unless all of the senses are engaged in the service of the Lord, even one of them engaged in sense gratification can deviate the devotee from the path of transcendental advancement

Unless one is completely freed of all material desires, which are caused by the dense darkness of ignorance, one cannot fully engage in the devotional service of the Lord.

The Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, is always the benefactor of the surrendered souls.

Considering the spiritual master as an ordinary human being will lead us to hell

We should not be carried away by all these so called material perfections. The real perfection which we achieve by association of pure devotees is the love and faith we develop for the Supreme Lord.

O Arjuna, surrendering all your works unto Me, with full knowledge of Me, without desire for profit, with no claims to proprietorship, and free from lethargy, fight.

If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it.

The basic cause for all miseries is our failing to understand the truth that we don't deserve anything that we have been blessed so far

He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system

The supreme occupation [dharma] for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self

Whoever acquires the brahminical qualifications 'whose only wealth is good behavior, who is grateful and who takes shelter of experienced persons' gets all the opulence of the world.

It is interesting to note that any activity done on this auspicious day will have manifold effects. So it is important to meditate on the spiritual qualities of Lord Parasurama and on the unlimited mercy of Maharaj who has brought us to the lotus feet of Lord Parasurama The Almighty.