Sravanadi Jala

Sri Mayapura Dhama Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, one the previous great master-teachers of devotional service, states that one should apply oneself to hearing the bhakti scriptures and from one’s spiritual teachers with service inclined ears. In his book, A Second Chance, Srila Prabhupada similarly emphasizes this principle: “We shall always find that Maharaja Pariksit, Arjuna, and anyone else executing this process of spiritual enlightenment inquires with humble submission and a mood of service. Merely because we put a question to our superior does not mean that he is obliged to answer us. Sometimes he may refuse if we are not able to comprehend the answer. We cannot demand. Inquiry, submission, and service are the way to knowledge. Whenever Maharaja Pariksit questioned Sukadeva Gosvami, he said very submissively, ‘If you think that I shall be able to understand, please answer this question.’” Om Tat Sat   Vaisesika Dasa

The bhakti creeper greatly expands in the Goloka Vrndavana planet, and there it produces the fruit of love for Krsna. Although remaining in the material world, the gardener regularly sprinkles the creeper with the water of hearing and chanting.