Narada Muni Said:

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Sri Brahma Vaivarta Puran

Text 50

yan-mano hari-padabje
svapne janam- diva-nisam purva-karmopabhogam- ca
bahir bhunkte sa vaisnavah

yat - whose; manah - heart; hari-padabje - at Lord Hari's lotus feet; svapne - in dreams; janam - knowledge; diva-nisam - day and night; purva- karma-upabhogam - reactions to all past karma ; ca - also; bahih - outside; bhunkte - enjoys; sa - he; vaisnavah - a devotee.

A person who day and night and even in his dreams serves Lord Hari's lotus feet has burned up all his past bad samskars and is said to be a genuine sadhu.

Text 51
guru-vaktrad visnu-mantro
yasya karne visaty atha tam- vaisnavam- maha-putam
pravadanti manisinah

guru - of the guru; vaktrat - from the mouth; visnu - of Lord Visnu; mantrah - a mantra; yasya - of whom; karne - in the ear; visaty - enters; atha - then; tam - him; vaisnavam - servant of Vishnu; maha- putam - very pure; pravadanti - say; manisinah - of those who possess real knowledge.

Those that know the conclusion of the Vedas have said that a person into whose ear a Visnu-mantra has entered from his gurus mouth, is now qualified to become a very pure devotee.

Text 52
purvan sapta paran sapta
sapta matamahadikan sodaram uddhared bhaktah
sva-prasum- ca prasu-prasum

purvan - previous; sapta - seven; paran - after; sapta - seven; sapta - seven; matamaha-adikan - - beginning with grandmothers; sodaram - brothers and sisters; uddharet - delivers; bhaktah - a devotee; sva-prasum - own children; ca - and; prasu-prasum - grandchildren.

A servant of Vishnu delivers his Family Clan. He delivers seven generations before and seven generations after. Seven generations of grandparents, children, grandchildren and other relatives.

Text 53
kalatram- kanyakam- bandhum
sisyam- dauhitram atmanah kinkaram- kinkarim- putram
uddhared vaisnavah sada

kalatram - wife; kanyakam - daughter; bandhum - friend; sisyam - disciple; dauhitram - granddaughter; atmanah - own; kinkaram - servant; kinkarim - maidservant; putram - son; uddharet - delivers; vaisnavah - a devotee; sada - always.

A devotee always delivers (from hellish condition) his wife, son, daughter, friend, disciple, granddaughter, servant and maidservant.