Махадьюти дас - ШБ 1.5.19, Псков, 01.2013 - текст песни, слова, перевод, видео

My dear Vyasa, even if a devotee of Lord Krsna falls down at times, he certainly does not live in the material world like other people [engaged in fruitive activities, etc.], because a person who has once tasted the sweetness of the lotus feet of the Lord cannot engage in nothing else but to remember this ecstatic feeling again and again.

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A devotee of the Lord naturally loses interest in the delights of material existence because he is a rasagraha (one who has tasted the sweetness of the lotus feet of Lord Krsna). There are certainly many examples of devotees of the Lord who, due to unfavorable associations, have abandoned the path of devotional service, just like people engaged in fruitive activities who are always prone to degradation. But even a fallen devotee should never be looked upon as a fallen karmi. The karmi suffers from the consequences of his fruitive activities, and the devotee is punished by the Lord Himself to correct him. The suffering of an orphan and the suffering of the king’s beloved son are far from the same thing. The orphan is truly pitiful because he has no one to take care of him, and the favorite son of a rich man is always under the care of his influential father, although he may seem to be in the same position as the orphan. Due to bad association, a devotee of the Lord sometimes imitates people engaged in fruitive activities. These people want to dominate the material world. Similarly, a neophyte devotee foolishly expects to gain some material influence in exchange for his devotional service. Sometimes the Lord Himself puts such a foolish devotee in a difficult situation. Having shown special favor to him, the Lord may take away all his material possessions, and as a result, all his friends and relatives turn away from such a misguided devotee. Then, by the mercy of the Lord, he again comes to his senses and again turns to devotional service.

It is also stated in the Bhagavad-gita that such a fallen devotee is given the opportunity to take birth in a family of qualified brahmanas or wealthy merchants. A devotee who finds himself in such a position is not as fortunate as one who is punished by the Lord and placed in a position of apparent helplessness by Him. A devotee who becomes completely helpless by the will of the Lord is more fortunate than one who is born in a good family. These fallen devotees, born in a good family, may forget the lotus feet of the Lord because they are less fortunate. The devotee who has been abandoned by everyone is very fortunate because, realizing his complete helplessness, he quickly returns to the lotus feet of the Lord.

Pure devotional service brings such spiritual pleasure that devotees spontaneously lose interest in material pleasures. This is the sign of perfection achieved in devotional service. A pure devotee always remembers the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna, and even the wealth of the three worlds cannot make him forget the Lord even for a moment.