Transcript Vaishnava Etiquette & Nectar of Devotion

Vaishnava Etiquette &
Nectar of Devotion
Part 5
Etiquette within temple
Characteristics of pure devotional service
Mangalacharan verse 4
nama oà viñëu-pädäya kåñëa-preñöhäya bhü-tale
çrémate bhaktivedänta-svämin iti nämine
namas te särasvate deve gaura-väëé-pracäriëe
nirviçeña-çünyavädi-päçcätya-deça-täriëe
SYNONYMS
namaù—obeisances; oà—address; viñëu-pädäya—unto him who is at the feet of Lord Viñëu; kåñëapreñöhäya—who is very dear to Lord Kåñëa; bhu-tale—on the earth; çrémate—all-beautiful;
bhaktivedanta-svämin—A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami; iti—thus; nämine—who is named, namaù—
obeisances; te—unto you; särasvate deve—servant of Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Gosvämé; gauraväëé—the message of Lord Caitanya; pracäriëe—who are preaching, nirviçeña—(from)
impersonalism; çünya-vädi—(from) voidism; päçcätya—Western; deça—countries; täriëe—who
are delivering.
TRANSLATION
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupäda, who is very
dear to Lord Kåñëa on this earth, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. Our respectful obeisances are
unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvaté Gosvämé. You are kindly preaching the message of
Lord Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and
voidism.
Etiquette within temple
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Tilak applying :In Kali-Yuga one can hardly acquire gold or
jewelled ornaments, but the twelve tilak marks
on body are sufficient as auspicious
decorations to purify the body.
[S.B.4.12.28 purport]
Urdhva-Pundra tilak signifies lotus feet of
Vishnu – Padma Purana and Yajur Veda.
Brhmanda Purana – devotee applying tilak
goes back home back to Godhead.
Applying tilak in 12 places.
Nectar of Devotion – Ch.1
Characteristics of devotional service are described by
Rüpa Gosvämé with evidences from different scriptures.
(1) Pure devotional service brings immediate relief
from all kinds of material distress.
(2) Pure devotional service is the beginning of all
auspiciousness.
(3) Pure devotional service automatically puts one in
transcendental pleasure.
(4) Pure devotional service is rarely achieved.
(5) Those in pure devotional service deride even the
conception of liberation.
(6) Pure devotional service is the only means to
attract Kåñëa.
Kåñëa Consciousness Is All-auspicious
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Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé has given a definition of auspiciousness. He says that actual
auspiciousness means welfare activities for all the people of the world.
At the present moment groups of people are engaged in welfare activities in terms
of society, community or nation.
The Kåñëa consciousness movement, however, is so nice that it can render the
highest benefit to the entire human race.
Everyone can be attracted by this movement, and everyone can feel the result.
Therefore, Rüpa Gosvämé and other learned scholars agree that a broad
propaganda program for the Kåñëa consciousness movement of devotional
service all over the world is the highest humanitarian welfare activity.