Pure love for Lord Krishna
Question:
Dear Trivikrama Swami maharaj,
Please kindly accept my most respectful obeisances at your divine lotus feet.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I have been hearing this from Srila prabhupada’s lectures, books and from his sincere servants that one’s goal in life is to attain pure love for lord Krishna and go back home back to godhead at the end of one’s life.
When will pure love and bhakti of the supreme lord Sri Krishna actually manifest in a devotee’s life, and how does one escape the influence of the six enemies such as lust, greed, pride, illusion, anger and envy on this path of bhakti yoga?
I would be very happy to have your opinion on this. Your help is truly appreciated by me. Thank you very much swamiji. I hope you are well and in good health.
Hare Krishna.
Your insignificant servant Dhanvantari das
Answer:
Dear Dhanvantari Prabhu,
Please accept my prayers for your advancement in Krishna consciousness.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Pure love for Lord Sri Krishna will manifest in our heart when the Lord is please to bestow it to us. That can happen immediately or it may take many life times. Similarly the six enemies such as lust, greed etc., will no longer have any influence on us when Lord Sri Krishna is please to shower His mercy on us.
Everything depends on Krishna’s mercy. Fortunately we know that Krishna is Bhakta Vatsal, very kind to his devotee. If we are fully convinced about this then we can easily surrender to Him by becoming His devotee and thus rid our selves of these six enemies and on the positive side develop pure love for Him.
Of course we also learn that Krishna is more pleased when we please His servant then He is if we try to please Him directly. Srila Prabhupada is the recognized servant of the Lord so if we cooperate to please him then we can be sure that Krishna will be pleased.
I hope this finds you in a happy serving mood.
Yours sincerely,
Trivikrama Swami
