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Infamously, in Los Angeles, after the Caitanya-caritāmṛta came out, there were some devotees who were overly intelligent, and they thought, “We are going to beat the system by forming a group that would be so exclusive in hearing that we’ll only hear pastimes from a particular section of the Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta—and those would have to be mādhurya‑līlā, nothing else. Don’t even bring the Bhagavad-gītā into the room.”
Prabhupāda said that those devotees who engaged in that were mistaken because they lacked qualification to do such things. Therefore, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta had given a mantra indicating that for those types of topics, we have to be very careful. He said, “We keep them above our heads.” We’re down here at 'vāco vegaṁ manasaḥ krodha‑vegaṁ'—you start there, and when Kṛṣṇa wants you, He’ll come and get you. That’s the mood of cultivating. Spiritual world is 100% bliss, and nobody is left out of anything, because Kṛṣṇa is unlimited. His way of reciprocating with everyone is unlimited.
Here we find Yaśodā mentioned as the greatest devotee. We’ll find others mentioned as the greatest devotees also. And considering rasa, the gopīs have the thickest and most qualities and ways of serving Kṛṣṇa. And it’s not a question of what I want—“What would I be happy with in serving Kṛṣṇa? What do I want?” When one develops and goes through the śānta‑rasa of not being interested in the material world, then comes—as Prabhupāda mentioned—dāsya‑rasa: “Oh, can I do something for You?” Then it thickens at different levels.
But as mentioned in the Bṛhad‑bhāgavatāmṛta, every devotee is fully satisfied with their mode of worshiping Kṛṣṇa, but they are also aware of the hierarchy. And they are also very humble, as you’ll see from the ways in which Nārada Muni goes to each devotee and asks, “I heard you’re the best,” and they reply, “Me? I’ve got nothing,” and point to the next one.
Even coming to the residents of Vṛndāvana—which is where the hierarchy leads to the top—they say, “Who are we? All these devotees are better than us.” (0:46:45)
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