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Rāmāyaṇa



              in  His  transcendental  activities.  It  is  so  because  the
              Absolute is absolute by His name, fame, form, pastimes,
              entourage,  paraphernalia,  etc.  The  Lord  descends
              on  this  material  world  out  of  His  causeless  mercy
              and  displays  His  various  transcendental  pastimes  as
            a human being so that human beings attracted towards
            Him  become  able  to  go  back  to  Godhead.  Men  are
            naturally apt to hear histories and narrations of various
            personalities  performing  mundane  activities,  without
            knowing  that  by  such  association  one  simply  wastes
            valuable  time  and  also  becomes  addicted  to  the  three
            qualities  of  mundane  nature.  Instead  of  wasting  time,
            one  can  get  spiritual  success  by  turning  his  attention
            to the transcendental pastimes of the Lord. By hearing
            the narration of the pastimes of the Lord, one contacts
            directly the Personality of Godhead, and by hearing about
            the Personality of Godhead, from within, all accumulated
            sins  of  the  mundane  creature  are  cleared.  Thus  being
            cleared of all sins, the hearer gradually becomes liberated
            from  mundane  association  and  becomes  attracted  to
            the features of the Lord. The whole idea is that simply
            by  hearing  about  the  Lord’s  pastimes  one  can  become
            one of the associates of the Lord. One can attain to the
            highest perfection of life simply by attentive hearing of
            the transcendental pastimes of the Lord from the right
            sources.  This  process  of  hearing  in  the  association  of
            the  devotees  is  especially  recommended  in  this  age  of
            quarrel (Kali).” (Adapted from Śrīmad- Bhāgavatam 1.5.26
            purport, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
            Prabhupāda)

                                                 Bhakti Vikāsa Swami
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