Can varnashrama be an impediment for pure devotion?

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Our humble obeisances!

Jaya Sri Sri Guru Gauranga!

You will find embeded below issue #181 of Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu.

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* “No Use for Twinkling Stars” — His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada speaks about how fall-downs are not condemned but hypocrisy is.

* “Most Unfortunate” — Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur describes how varnashrama can be an impediment for pure devotion.

* Nama-tattva: “Different Levels of Vaishnavas” — Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode speaks about how we can understand who is a kanistha, madhyama, and uttama vaishnava in connection with the holy name.

* “The Form of Govinda” — A song glorifying the beauty of Krishna, composed by Srila Srinivas Acharya.

* “Rama’s Love for His Devotees” — Part six of a six-part series describing the events surrounding Vibhishan’s leaving his brother Ravan. English poetry by the late Christian missionary Reverend A. G. Atkins.

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