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poor condi oned souls, they accepted loincloths, trea ng themselves
as mendicants, but they are always merged in the ecsta c ocean of the
gopis’ love for Kṛṣṇa and bathe always and repeatedly in the waves of
that ocean.

5) I offer my respec ul obeisances unto the six Gosvāmīs, who were
always engaged in worshiping Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa in the transcendental land
of Vṛndāvana where there are beau ful trees full of fruits and flowers
which have under their roots all valuable jewels. The Gosvāmīs are per-
fectly competent to bestow upon the living en es the greatest boon
of the goal of life.

6) I offer my respec ul obeisances unto the six Gosvāmīs, who were
engaged in chan ng the holy names of the Lord and bowing down in a
scheduled measurement. In this way they u lized their valuable lives
and in execu ng these devo onal ac vi es they conquered over ea ng
and sleeping and were always meek and humble enchanted by remem-
bering the transcendental quali es of the Lord.

7) I offer my respec ul obeisances unto the six Gosvāmīs, who were
some mes on the bank of the Rādhā-kunda lake or the shores of the
Yamuna and some mes at Vaṁśīvaṭa. There they appeared just like
madmen in the full ecstasy of love for Kṛṣṇa, exhibi ng different tran-
scendental symptoms in their bodies, and they were merged in the ec-
stasy of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

8) I offer my respec ul obeisances unto the six Gosvāmīs, who were
chan ng very loudly everywhere in Vṛndāvana, shou ng, “Queen of
Vṛndāvana, Rādhārāṇī! O Lalita! O son of Nanda Mahārāja! Where are
you all now? Are you just on the hill of Govardhana, or are you under
the trees on the bank of the Yamunā? Where are you?” These were
their moods in execu ng Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

The Goswamis showed by their prac cal example how by prac ce of
devo onal service to Lord Krishna all the good quali es of a perfect life
manifest naturally. The most important point is to keep the associa on
of genuine devotees who are free of lust, anger, envy and greed. They
will convince one by their dedica on and pa ent service that one
should accept bona fide gurus, one ini ator guru and several in-
struc ng gurus. Under the guidance of expert devotees and the gurus

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