Sri Guru Puja 2000.pdf - Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaja

From the lotus face of Brahma
Lord Brahma, one of the twelve Mahajanas expressed, in his prayers to Sri
Garbhodakasayi Visnu, (Bhag. 3/9/13)
Pumsam ato vividha-karmabhir adhvanadyair
danena cogra-tapasa paricaryaya ca
aradhanam bhagavatas tava sat-kriyartho
dharmo 'rpitah karhicid mriyate na yatra
But, O Lord, if the people perform sacrificial rites and consecrate the result
(Dharma) of their actions to thy lotus feet in order to please Thee, that
performance of rites is the highest of actions for devotional performances
when dedicated to thy lotus feet with their results for thy pleasure, they
are known as 'Karmarpana' which is 'Bhagavata Dharma' in the incipient
stage, and is therefore productive of eternal good.
From the speech of Prahalada Maharaja
Srila Prahlada Maharaja at the age of five instructed his schoolmates who
were the son of demons (Bhag. 7/6/1)
kaumara acaret prajno
dharman bhagavatan iha
durlabham manusam janma
tad apy adhruvam arthadam
(Bhag. - 7/6/1)
One who is sufficiently intelligent should use the human form of body from
the very beginning of life - in other words, from the tender age of
childhood, to practice Bhagavat Dharma, the activities of devotional
service giving up all other engagements. The human body is most rarely
achieved and although temporary like other bodies, it is meaningful
because in human life one can perform devotional service. Even a slight
amount of sincere devotional service can give one complete perfection.
guru-susrusaya bhaktya
sarva-labdharpanena ca
sangena addhu-bhaktanam
isvararadhanena ca
sraddhaya tat-kathayam ca
kirtanair guna karmanam
tat padamburuha dhyanat
tal-lingeksarhanadibhih
(Bhag. - 7/7/30-31)