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Five principles that awaken one’s love for Krsna

The five potent ways that awaken one’s dormant love for Krsna, as given by Caitanya mahaprabhu are:

Association of devotees
Chanting the holy name of the Lord
Hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Residing at Mathurā
Worshiping the Deity with faith and veneration.

‘The power of these five principles is very wonderful and difficult to understand. Even without faith in them, a person who is offenseless can awaken his dormant love of Kṛṣṇa simply by being a little connected with them.’ (CC Madhya 22.133)

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Questions about Krsna are loka-hitam

Source: SB 2.1.1

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, your question is glorious because it is very beneficial to all kinds of people. The answer to this question is the prime subject matter for hearing, and it is approved by all transcendentalists.

Questions of Parikshit maharaja are described as loka-hitam or beneficial to everyone because:

Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said that the highest perfection of life is to achieve the transcendental loving service of Krishna. Questions and Answers about Krishna elevate one to that transcendental position that is why

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Licking on a bottle of honey

Source: BG 2.12 Purport

Those who are envious of Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead have no bona fide access to the great literature. The non-devotee’s approach to the teachings of the Gītā is something like that of a bee licking on a bottle of honey. One cannot have a taste of honey unless one opens the bottle. Similarly, the mysticism of the Bhagavad-gītā can be understood only by devotees, and no one else can taste it, as it is stated in the Fourth Chapter of the

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Devotee is more kind than the Lord

Source: BG 3.29 Purport

Men who are ignorant cannot appreciate activities in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa advises us not to disturb them and simply waste valuable time. But the devotees of the Lord are more kind than the Lord because they understand the purpose of the Lord. Consequently, they undertake all kinds of risks, even to the point of approaching ignorant men to try to engage them in the acts of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which are absolutely necessary for the human being.