SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

324 Srimad-BhagavatamDevotees of the Supreme Lord (continued)humility, 229-230know everything, 220as 1.1a's enemies, 48liberation, impersonal, rejected by, 23liberation attained by, 275the Lord enlightens, 220, 233-234the Lord protects, 280the Lord's favoring, 13the Lord understood by, alone, 8material desires absent in, 144nondevotees' attitude toward, 278offerings by, 66spiritual education sought by, 290spiritual world understood only by, 270success assured for, 34-35suffering ceases for, 272symptoms of, 13-14as transcendental, 144, 287well-wishers of everyone, 144worship by, 152-153See also: Pure devotees of the SupremeLord; names of individual devoteesDevotional service to the Supreme Lord(bhakti)demoniac civilization cut down by, 240for everyone, 248favorable vs. unfavorable, 33-34, 36goodness heightens, 15-16Q.a understood through, 191, 211, 267liberation certain from, 275materialists avoid, 242vs. mystic power, 167-168nondevotees disturb, 277perfectional examples of, 256of Prahlada Maharaja, 195-209process of, nine fully described, 247,248-262pure, as desireless, 249pure, no falldown from, 289by qualification, not favoritism, 13-15Sa1.1«Ja accused of teaching about, 263as service always, 231as supreme perfection, 144unconditional, 209Devotional service to the Supreme Lord(bhakti)Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura quoted onauspiciousness of, 266Vfi!davana epitomizes, 38Dhdmas, spiritual advancement can be easy in,189Dharmam tu saad bhagavat-pra{titamquoted, 287Dhira.dhira-jana-priyauquoted,198Dhri,80Dhruvaloka,13 7Disciplic succession, guru appears in,270Disease as sinful reaction, 263-264Diticeases lamentation, 126Hiral}.yakasipu consoles, 80Dog's curved tail, Prahlada compared to,283-284Dog's help in crossing ocean, demigod worshipDreamcompared to, 188bodily existence compared to, 98material happiness compared to, 113Dress, body compared to, 98Duality, materialconditioned souls suffer, 29-30demons beset by, 234-235See also: Bodily conception of lifeDutyBhagavatam quoted on, 287of brahmaT:U and atriya, 68-69, 73Caitanya Mahaprabhu quoted on, 288devotional service as, 266of engaging mind in I}.a, 112to know self within the body, 122,125-126to preach in footsteps of Prahlada, 292sdstra explains, 186surrender to I}.a as, 100, 103Dva.-sthdv ity anenddhikara-sthatvam uktamquoted, 49Dvimiirdha, 63