Effect of Association
By association with pure devotees one is gradually promoted to his transcendental consciousness.
Intelligent People
The intelligent, who have understood the Supreme Lord in association with pure devotees and have become freed from bad materialistic association, can never avoid hearing the glories of the Lord, even though they have heard them only once.
Potency of Devotional Service
The flow of devotional service is so potent that any onlooker also becomes liberated from the influence of the modes of passion and ignorance.
Fortune of A Living Being
If, by the grace of the Lord and the great-souled devotees of the Lord, a living being becomes fortunate enough to associate with the unadulterated devotees of the Lord and gets a chance to hear the unadulterated glories of the Lord, certainly the flow of devotional service takes place like the flow of a river.
Removing All Obstacles
By the association of pure devotees all the obstacles are removed.
Imperative Action
It is imperative that one sincerely seeks the association of pure devotees and hears them patiently and submissively from any position of life.
Taking To Krishna Consciousness Directly
Although there is a process of gradual elevation, if one, by the association of pure devotees, takes directly to Krishna Consciousness, that is the best way.
Weaknesses of The Heart
While performing devotional service in the association of pure devotees in full Krishna Consciousness, there are certain things which are required to be vanquished altogether. The most important thing one has to surmount is weakness of the heart. All the problems of material existence are due to these weaknesses of the heart.
Who Becomes A Pure Devotee of The Lord?
One who is in knowledge of the Absolute Truth and free from all material desires becomes a pure devotee of the Lord.
Association With Devotees
The root cause of devotional service to Lord Krishna is association with advanced devotees. Even when one's dormant love for Krishna awakens, association with devotees is still most essential.