A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Nectar of Devotion, Picture Quotes
Krishna does not agree to award devotional service to merely anyone. Krishna can easily offer a person material happiness or even liberation, but He does not agree very easily to award a person engagement in his devotional service. Devotional service can in fact be attained only through the mercy of a pure devotee. — The Nectar of Devotion, Page 14.
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Picture Quotes
Always engage in devotional service with determination.
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Picture Quotes
Devotional service begins with the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra and side by side trying to understand Krishna in truth.
Bhagavad Gita 9.20,
Srila Prabhupada.
Picture Quotes, Sukadeva Gosvami
The real result of devotional service is the awakening of pure love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, which continues under all circumstances.
Srimad Bhagavatam 5.24.19,
Srila Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Picture Quotes
If one renders even a small amount of sincere devotional Service, Krishna becomes obliged to elevate such person and what to speak of one whose entire life and soul has been dedicated to Krishna's service. — Letter to Harer Nama, 06th Nov, 1969.
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Picture Quotes
The child cries to have toys, but one who can cry for the Lord in love is certainly successful in the line of devotional service.
