Volume 7 - Prabhupada

Text 167]The lord Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami349TEXT 167'lJtfa,-tl-,iJJ tO!-tr"!t"l. 1taJ"JO! taJ"O! i5f"o::e;ili\9"!1 II "', IIanyabhilaita-sunyariljtiana-karmady-anavrtamanukulyena krQanusilanarilbhaktir uttamaSYNONYMSanya-abhilaita-sunyam-without desires other than those for the service ofLord Krr:Ja, or without material desires (such as those for meat-eating, illicit sex,gambling and addiction to intoxicants); jtiana-by the knowledge of the philosophyof the monist Mayavadis;* karma-by fruitive activities; adi-by artificiallypracticing detachment, by the mechanical practice of yoga, by studying theSarikhya philosophy, and so on; anavrtam-uncovered; anukulyena- favorable;krQa-anusi/anam-cultivation of service in relationship to Krr:Ja; bhaktib uttama-first-classdevotional service.TRANS LA liON"When first-class devotional service develops, one must be devoid of allmaterial desires, knowledge obtained by monistic philosophy, and fruitive action.The devotee must constantly serve Krr:Ja favorably, as Krr:Ja desires.PURPORTThis verse is also found in Srila ROpa Gosvami's Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.1.11).As we can understand from Bhagavad-gita (9.34 and 18.65), the Supreme Personalityof Godhead wants everyone to think of Him always (man-mana bhavamad-bhaktab). Everyone should become His devotee, not the devotee of ademigod. Everyone should engage in devotional service or arcana Deity worshipin the temple. Man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji maril namaskuru. Everyoneshould offer obeisances, from moment to moment, to the Supreme Personality ofGodhead. These are the desires of the Supreme Lord, and one who fulfills Hisdesires favorably is actually a pure devotee. Krr:Ja wants everyone to surrenderunto Him, and devotional service means preaching this gospel all over the world.The Lord says openly in Bhagavad-gita (18.69): na ca tasman manuyeu kascinme priya-krttamab. One should preach the gospel of Bhagavad-gita for the benefit'Here ji'iiina does not refer to perfect knowledge in devotional service. One has to learn the path oidevotional service with full knowledge of the Vedas (bhaktya sruta-grhitaya-Bhag. 1.2.12).