Dedicated to my spiritual master His Divine Grace Abhaya Charan Bhaktivedanta Swami 'Srila Prabhupada'
There are 7 transcendental means to obtain the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead:
(1) by sacrificing valuable things or eatables,
(2) by acting in terms of place,
(3) by acting in terms of time,
(4) by offering hymns,
(5) by going through the priest,
(6) by offering gifts to the priests and
(7) by observing the regulative principles.*
However, one cannot always obtain the Supreme Lord through this paraphernalia. Nonetheless, the Lord is affectionate to His devotee;
- Srimad Bhagavatam - 5.3.2
*According to Srila Prabhupada there are 4 regulative principles to be followed along with chanting the holy names of the Supreme Lord especially chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra a minimum of 16 rounds on the japa-mala. They are
1. No meat eating
2. No intoxication
3. No gmabling
4. No illicit-sex.
Jagadguru Srila Prabhupada - The Real Soul Doctor
Prabhupada Dasa
RadhaKrishna Sevak
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