Volume 7 - Prabhupada

Text 152] The Lord Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami 333By serving them and obeying their orders, the boy became the object of sympathyfor the Vair)avas, and, by the Vair)avas' unknown mercy, he gradually becamea pure devotee. In the next life he was Narada Muni, the most exalted ofVair)avas and the most important guru and acarya of Vair)avas.Following in the footsteps of Narada Muni, this Krr:Ja consciousness movementis rendering service to humanity by giving everyone a chance to come in contactwith Krr:Ja. If one is fortunate, he becomes intimately related with this movement.Then, by the grace of Krr:Ja, one's life becomes successful. Everyone has dormantkm;a-bhakti-love for Krr:Ja-and in the association of good devotees, that loveis revealed. As stated in Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 22.1 07):nitya-siddha-krl)a-prema 'sadhya' kabhu nayasraval)adi-suddha-citte karaye udayaDormant devotional service to Krr:Ja is within everyone. Simply by associatingwith devotees, hearing their good instructions and chanting the Hare Krr:Jamantra, dormant love for Krr:Ja is awakened. In this way one acquires the seed ofdevotional service. Curu-kr?l)a-prasade pay a bhakti-lata-bija.TEXT 152) !($1 t1l iSf 1ft'! I'l-·iSf1;Q'I 11 II Q IImali hana kare sei bija aropal)asraval)a-kirtana-jale karaye secanaSYNONYMSmali hafia-becoming a gardener; kare-does; sei-that; bija-seed of devotionalservice; aropal)a-sowing; sraval)a-of hearing; kirtana-of chanting;jale-with the water; karaye-does; secana-sprinkling.TRANSLATION"When a person receives the seed of devotional service, he should takecare of it by becoming a gardener and sowing the seed in his heart. If hewaters the seed gradually by the process of sravar:Ja and kirtana [hearing andchanting], the seed will begin to sprout.PURPORTTo live with devotees or to live in a temple means to associate with the sraval)a-kirtanaprocess. Sometimes neophyte devotees think that they can continue