Verses
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.45-47
"In the Kali-yuga, objects, places and even individual personalities are all polluted. The almighty Personality of Godhead, however, can remove all such contamination from the life of one who fixes the Lord within his mind." "If a person hears about, glorifies, meditates upon, worships or simply offers great respect to the Supreme Lord, who is situated within the heart, the Lord will remove from his mind the contamination accumulated during many thousands of lifetimes." "Just as fire applied to gold removes any discoloration caused by traces of other metals, Lord Viṣṇu within the heart purifies the minds of the yogīs." https://vedy.online/en/sb12/3/45 & https://vedy.online/en/sb12/3/46 & https://vedy.online/en/sb12/3/47
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.48-49
"By one’s engaging in the processes of demigod worship, austerities, breath control, compassion, bathing in holy places, strict vows, charity and chanting of various mantras, one’s mind cannot attain the same absolute purification as that achieved when the unlimited Personality of Godhead appears within one’s heart." "Therefore, O King, endeavor with all your might to fix the Supreme Lord Keśava within your heart. Maintain this concentration upon the Lord, and at the time of death you will certainly attain the supreme destination." https://vedy.online/en/sb12/3/48 & https://vedy.online/en/sb12/3/49
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.50
"My dear King, the Personality of Godhead is the ultimate controller. He is the Supreme Soul and the supreme shelter of all beings. When meditated upon by those about to die, He reveals to them their own eternal spiritual identity." https://vedy.online/en/sb12/3/50
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.51-52
"My dear King, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: Simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom." "Whatever result was obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Viṣṇu, in Tretā-yuga by performing sacrifices, and in Dvāpara-yuga by serving the Lord’s lotus feet can be obtained in Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra." https://vedy.online/en/sb12/3/51 & https://vedy.online/en/sb12/3/52
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.4.40
"For a person who is suffering in the fire of countless miseries and who desires to cross the insurmountable ocean of material existence, there is no suitable boat except that of cultivating devotion to the transcendental taste for the narrations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s pastimes." https://vedy.online/en/sb12/4/40
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.10.20-21
"The inhabitants and ruling demigods of all planets, along with Lord Brahmā, the Supreme Lord Hari and I, glorify, worship and assist those brāhmaṇas who are saintly, always peaceful, free of material attachment, compassionate to all living beings, purely devoted to us, devoid of hatred and endowed with equal vision." Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.10.20-21
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.12.2
"O great sages, I have narrated to you the wonderful pastimes of Lord Viṣṇu, as you inquired about them from me. Hearing such narrations is the suitable engagement for a person who is actually a human being." https://vedy.online/en/sb12/12/2
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 4.19-20
"“In whatever transcendental mellow My devotee worships Me, I reciprocate with him. That is My natural behavior." "“ ‘In whatever way My devotees surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pṛthā.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 4.19 & 20
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā 7.141-142
"“It is only by devotional service, beginning with hearing, that one can approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is the only means to approach Him." "“By practicing this regulated devotional service under the direction of the spiritual master, certainly one awakens his dormant love of Godhead. This process is called abhidheya." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 7.141 & 142
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 8.60
"Rāmānanda Rāya continued, “ ‘My dear son of Kuntī, whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever you give in charity, and whatever austerities you perform, all the results of such activities should be offered to Me, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.’ ”" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 8.60
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 15.170
"“ ‘Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the original Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who regulates the sufferings and enjoyments due to fruitive activity. He does this for everyone — from the heavenly King Indra down to the smallest insect [indra-gopa]. That very Personality of Godhead destroys the karmic reactions of one engaged in devotional service.’" Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 15.170
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā 20.137
"“[The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, said:] ‘My dear Uddhava, neither through aṣṭāṅga-yoga [the mystic yoga system to control the senses], nor through impersonal monism or an analytical study of the Absolute Truth, nor through study of the Vedas, nor through austerities, charity or acceptance of sannyāsa can one satisfy Me as much as by developing unalloyed devotional service unto Me." Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.137