Volume 7 - Prabhupada

328 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 19therefore clearly said in this verse: koti-mukta-madhye 'dur/abha' eka krQa-bhakta.Those who search after the knowledge of impersonal Brahman or localizedParamatma are certainly acce p ted as liberated, but due to their imperfect knowledgethey are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam as vimukta-manina/:1. Since theirknowledge is imperfect, their conception of liberation is imperfect. Perfect knowledgeis possible when one knows the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This issupported in Bhagavad-gita (5.29):bhoktararil yajfla-tapasamsarva-loka-mahesvaramsuhrdam sarva-bhutanamjflatva maril santim rcchati"The sages, knowing Me as the ultimate purpose of all sacrifices and austerities,the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods and the benefactor and well-wisherof all living entities, attain peace from the pangs of material miseries."Research is going on for the karmis, jflanis and yogis, but until the search iscomplete, no one can attain peace. Therefore Bhagavad-gita says, jflatva marilsantim rcchati: one can actually attain peace when he knows Krr:Ja. This is describedin the next verse.TEXT 149·-fil, i! 'llf' I'--1{'-fr.-titf-f'f 'llf' II 8 IIkrQa-bhakta-nikama, ataeva 'santa'bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kami-sakali 'asanta'SYNONYMSkrQa-bhakta-a devotee of Lord Krr:Ja; nikama-actually desireless; ataevatherefore;santa-peaceful; bhukti-of material enjoyment; mukti-of liberationfrom material activities; siddhi-of perfection in yogic performance; kami-thosewho are desirous; saka/i-all of them; asanta-not peaceful.TRANSLATION"Because a devotee of lord Krr:ta is desireless, he is peaceful. Fruitiveworkers desire material enjoyment, jnanis desire liberation, and yogis desirematerial opulence; therefore they are all lusty and cannot be peaceful.PURPORTThe devotee of Lord Krr:Ja has no desire other than serving Krr:Ja. Even socalledliberated people are full of desires. Fruitive actors desire better living ac-