Verses
Verse topic
Verse source
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.10.12
"The spiritual master can be compared to the lower kindling stick, the disciple to the upper kindling stick, and the instruction given by the guru to the third stick placed in between. The transcendental knowledge communicated from guru to disciple is compared to the fire arising from the contact of these, which burns the darkness of ignorance to ashes, bringing great happiness both to guru and disciple." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/10/12
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.11.15-16
"Sometimes for no apparent reason one’s body is attacked by cruel people or violent animals. At other times and in other places, one will suddenly be offered great respect or worship. One who becomes neither angry when attacked nor satisfied when worshiped is actually intelligent." "A saintly sage sees with equal vision and therefore is not affected by that which is materially good or bad. Indeed, although he observes others performing good and bad work and speaking properly and improperly, the sage does not praise or criticize anyone." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/11/15 & https://vedy.online/en/sb11/11/16
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.11.18
"If through meticulous study one becomes expert in reading Vedic literature but makes no endeavor to fix one’s mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then one’s endeavor is certainly like that of a man who works very hard to take care of a cow that gives no milk. In other words, the fruit of one’s laborious study of Vedic knowledge will simply be the labor itself. There will be no other tangible result." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/11/18
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.11.22
"My dear Uddhava, if you are not able to free your mind from all material disturbance and thus absorb it completely on the spiritual platform, then perform all your activities as an offering to Me, without trying to enjoy the fruits." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/11/22
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.11.23-24
"My dear Uddhava, narrations of My pastimes and qualities are all-auspicious and purify the entire universe. A faithful person who constantly hears, glorifies and remembers such transcendental activities, who through dramatic performances relives My pastimes, beginning with My appearance, and who takes full shelter of Me, dedicating his religious, sensual and occupational activities for My satisfaction, certainly obtains unflinching devotional service to Me, the eternal Personality of Godhead." Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.11.23-24
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.11.48
"My dear Uddhava, I am personally the ultimate shelter and way of life for saintly liberated persons, and thus if one does not engage in My loving devotional service, which is made possible by associating with My devotees, then for all practical purposes, one possesses no effective means for escaping from material existence." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/11/48
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.14.14
"One who has fixed his consciousness on Me desires neither the position or abode of Lord Brahmā or Lord Indra, nor an empire on the earth, nor sovereignty in the lower planetary systems, nor the eightfold perfection of yoga, nor liberation from birth and death. Such a person desires Me alone." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/14/14
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.14.18
"My dear Uddhava, if My devotee has not fully conquered his senses, he may be harassed by material desires, but because of his unflinching devotion for Me, he will not be defeated by sense gratification." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/14/18
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.14.19
"My dear Uddhava, just as a blazing fire turns firewood into ashes, similarly, devotion unto Me completely burns to ashes sins committed by My devotees." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/14/19
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.14.25
"Just as gold, when smelted in fire, gives up its impurities and returns to its pure brilliant state, similarly, the spirit soul, absorbed in the fire of bhakti-yoga, is purified of all contamination caused by previous fruitive activities and returns to its original position of serving Me in the spiritual world." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/14/25
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.18.31
"A saintly person should never let others frighten or disturb him and, similarly, should never frighten or disturb other people. He should tolerate the insults of others and should never himself belittle anyone. He should never create hostility with anyone for the sake of the material body, for he would thus be no better than an animal." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/18/31
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.50
"If you say that these people are the cause of my happiness and distress, then where is the place of the soul in such a conception? This happiness and distress pertain not to the soul but to the interactions of material bodies. If someone bites his tongue with his own teeth, at whom can he become angry in his suffering?" https://vedy.online/en/sb11/23/50