An exposition of the manifold faults in the pretentious materialistic sentiment that can contaminate and hinder the neophyte devotee’s endeavours to live a truly spiritual life.
Śrīla Sarasvatī Ṭhākura composed the 157 lines of Bengali poetry entitled Prākṛta Rasa Śata Dūṣiṇī, which he published in the devotional Bengali periodical Sajjana Toṣanī during its 19th year of 1916-17. This unusual work is a brilliant composition that clearly shows no mercy at all to the pretentious so-called devotees who are complacent in their own fanciful concoctions. Indeed, famous for the preaching style called “the chopping technique,” Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Prabhupāda appears candidly ruthless in his treatment of defending the most sacred philosophy in the universe – pure devotional service that follows in the footsteps of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
