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The distinction between a conditioned soul and a liberated devotee lies in the heart's willingness to accept the supreme authority of Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that while the world remains trapped in speculation, the devotee finds peace by accepting the Lord's instructions as the ultimate cause of all causes.
Śrīla Prabhupāda on the Devotee's Recognition
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the ability to recognize the Lord is a special prerogative of the devotee. While the foolish cannot fathom how the infinite can appear as a human being, Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that those in a state of pure devotion accept the Lord's divinity without any hesitation.
- Although the foolish cannot imagine how Krsna, who appears just like a human being, can control the infinite and the finite, those who are pure devotees accept this, for they know that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 purports.
- The lowest of men (mudhas), because of sinful activities, cannot understand this (Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead), but devotees can accept it without a doubt. Thus the position of a devotee is different from that of a nondevotee.
- You should note it that this Ninth Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita is specially meant for the devotees, especially meant for the devotees, those who have accepted Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Acceptance of Inconceivable Potencies
The potencies of the Lord are beyond the reach of mundane logic, and Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that devotees do not waste time in fruitless inquiry. Śrīla Prabhupāda notes that they simply accept the Lord's inconceivable nature and remain happy in the execution of His divine service.
- God's qualities are always inconceivable, and all processes of self-realization inquire into the potencies, energies and qualities of the SP of Godhead. However, the devotees of the Lord immediately accept the inconceivable position of the Lord.
- The demigods, the devotees, would immediately accept this incident, knowing that the Lord can lift anything, however heavy it might be.
- The inability (to find God) is due to the illusory energy of the Supreme Lord. Devotees, therefore, accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is and remain happy simply by chanting the glories of the Lord.
Śrīla Prabhupāda on Divine Providence
A hallmark of a true devotee is the ability to see the hand of the Lord in every circumstance, a point Śrīla Prabhupāda highlights across his purports. Whether facing obstacles or successes, Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the devotee accepts the Lord's will as the ultimate and most merciful benediction.
- Tat te 'nukampam (SB 10.14.8) Devotees endure hindrances, accepting them to be caused by Supreme Personality of Godhead & regarding them as benedictions. Demons, being unable to understand the supreme controller, regard such hindrances as accidental.
- All the cowherd boys used to play with Krsna, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead for devotees who have accepted eternal servitorship, and who for ordinary persons is but another ordinary child - SB 10.12.7-11.
- The conclusion is that the time influence cannot act upon devotees who have accepted the Supreme Personality of Godhead as everything.
Intimacy of Personal Acceptance
As devotion matures, Śrīla Prabhupāda describes how the practitioner accepts the Lord not just as a distant creator, but as an intimate family member. Śrīla Prabhupāda details how the devotee's heart expands to accept Kṛṣṇa in various roles, surpassing the stage of mere awe and servitude.
- They (The devotees) accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the dearmost friend, the dearmost relative, the dearmost son, the dearmost preceptor, the dearmost well-wisher or the dearmost Deity.
- The word "friend" is specifically used to indicate intense love. Friendship is better than servitude. In the stage above dasya-rasa, the devotee accepts the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a friend.
- These symptoms (of ecstasy) only mark the beginning of devotional service. That is accepted by learned devotees.
Conclusion
The path of devotional service is paved with the act of acceptance as taught by Śrīla Prabhupāda. By accepting the paramparā conclusions and the personal nature of the Lord, the devotee is liberated from the doubts of the material world. Śrīla Prabhupāda makes it clear that this acceptance is the key to entering the eternal association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and returning to our original home.
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