# Pure Devotion *On unmotivated and uninterrupted devotional service* --- ### Without Any Motive > There should be no motive at all. I may be satisfied, not satisfied, that is not my business. But still, I'll have to serve the Lord. That is the teachings of Lord Caitanya. Āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāṁ pinaṣṭu mām marma-hatāṁ karotu vā. "Either You embrace or You trample me down or," marma-hatāṁ karotu vā, "make me brokenhearted." — [[spoken/1972/721017sb.vrn|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.6, Vṛndāvana, 1972]] --- ### Never Disappointed > This is the sign of pure, advanced devotee. He's never disappointed. Ahaitukī. There is no motive. "My Lord is there. My duty is to serve." That's all. "Whether I shall be benefited, whether my senses will be satisfied, gratified," these are conditions. These are not pure devotion. Don't make any condition. Unconditional. That is anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam. — [[spoken/1972/721017sb.vrn|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.6, Vṛndāvana, 1972]] --- ### Liberation at His Door > But if one is pure devotee, liberation will be at his door. He..., what he has got to ask for liberation? He's already liberated. He hasn't got to ask for liberation. This is explained by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura: muktiḥ mukulitāñjali sevate asmān. If one is pure devotee, then liberty..., yes, liberation is standing before the devotee with folded hands: "My dear sir, what can I do for you?" That is the position. — [[spoken/1972/721017sb.vrn|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.6, Vṛndāvana, 1972]] --- ### Without Any Purpose > Bhakti means there is no purpose a person who approaches God in devotion he has no ulterior purpose. Bhakti means purity, bhakti does not mean, just like I flatter some friend or some person with a purpose. No, bhakti does not mean that. Bhakti means: without any purpose—as a matter of duty. As a matter of love. — [[spoken/1966/661128bg.ny|Bhagavad-gītā 9.14–15, New York, 1966]] --- ### Kṛṣṇa Bhakta Is Niṣkāma > Bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kāmī—sakali aśānta, kṛṣṇa-bhakta—niṣkāma ataeva śānta. Bhukti means kārmīs. They want sense gratification. Whatever they do, the center is yan maithunādi-gṛhamedhi-sukhaṁ hi tuccham. Therefore they are bhukti-kārmīs. Bhoga, material enjoyment. This is called kārmīs. — [[spoken/1972/721017sb.vrn|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.6, Vṛndāvana, 1972]] --- ### Not Like Karmīs, Jñānīs, Yogīs > Therefore Caitanya-caritāmṛta says, bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kāmī sakali aśānta. Aśānta means where they can get peace? They have to work for it. The karmīs, they have to work for it. The jñānīs, they have to cultivate for that. The yogīs, they have to practice. But bhakta has nothing to do. Therefore it is first class. — [[spoken/1972/721017sb.vrn|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.6, Vṛndāvana, 1972]] --- ### Favorably for Kṛṣṇa > Ānukūlyena. Anukūla means favorable. What Kṛṣṇa wants, you serve Him. Service means that. Service does not mean "I want something and you give me something." No, that is not service. Service means, "What I want, you must give me. That is service. If I say, "Please give me a glass of water," and if you bring a glass of milk, you can say, "Sir, milk is better than water." No. That is not service. I want water now; you must give me water. That is service. — [[spoken/1972/721017sb.vrn|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.6, Vṛndāvana, 1972]] --- ### Without Purpose > The pure devotee takes pleasure in glorifying the Lord and the Lord also takes pleasure in thinking of his devotee. So, this is the relationship between the Lord and His bhaktyā. Bhaktyā nitya-yuktā, and nitya-yuktā means: that devotional service not for temporary purpose because they have no purpose. So that is not temporary. — [[spoken/1966/661128bg.ny|Bhagavad-gītā 9.14–15, New York, 1966]] --- ### Under the Care of Yogeśvara > So that is the facility for the devotees. A devotee is under the care of the Yogeśvara. Yatra yogeśvara hariḥ. If you can catch up the hand of Yogeśvara Hari, then you can show wonderful magic, which no magician, no yogīs can display. That is the position of devotee. They do not care for practicing yoga to show some magical feats. Neither they require it. Neither they want it. — [[spoken/1972/721017sb.vrn|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.6, Vṛndāvana, 1972]] --- ### Feels Satisfied > Your business is to become a sincere devotee of Kṛṣṇa. And without any expecting, ahaitukī, any success or failure, you do your duty, and you will see, Kṛṣṇa will see that you are successful. That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Ahaituky apratihatā. And you will feel satisfied. Yayātmā suprasīdati. As soon as you'll see, "Oh, I have done something for Kṛṣṇa..." Devotee does not feel it, but when he sees that another man has become devotee, he becomes very satisfied. — [[spoken/1972/721017sb.vrn|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.6, Vṛndāvana, 1972]] --- *10 quotes from Śrīla Prabhupāda on pure devotion* [[wiki/quotes|Back to Quotes]]