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kṛṣṇa-viṣayaka—in the subject of Kṛṣṇa; premā—love; parama—the highest; puruṣa-artha—achievement of the goal of life; yāra—whose; āge—before; tṛṇa-tulya—like the grass in the street; cāri—four; puruṣa-artha—achievements.
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" 'Religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation are known as the four goals of life, but before love of Godhead, the fifth and highest goal, these appear as insignificant as straw in the street.
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While chanting the holy name of the Lord, one should not desire the material advancements represented by economic development, religiosity, sense gratification and ultimately liberation from the material world. As stated by Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the highest perfection in life is to develop one's love for Kṛṣṇa (premā pum-artho mahān śri-caitanya-mahāprabhor matam idam). When we compare love of Godhead with religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation, we can understand that these achievements may be desirable objectives for bubhukṣus, or those who desire to enjoy this material world, and mumukṣus, or those who desire liberation from it, but they are very insignificant in the eyes of a pure devotee who has developed bhāva, the preliminary stage of love of Godhead.
#$p#Dharma (religiosity), artha (economic development), kāma (sense gratification) and mokṣa (liberation) are the four principles of religion that pertain to the material world. Therefore in the beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is declared, dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo 'tra: cheating religious systems in terms of these four material principles are completely discarded from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, for Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam teaches only how to develop one's dormant love of God. The Bhagavad-gītā is the preliminary study of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and therefore it ends with the words, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja: "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me." (BG 18.66) To adopt this means, one should reject all ideas of religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation and fully engage in the service of the Lord, which is transcendental to these four principles. Love of Godhead is the original function of the spirit soul, and it is as eternal as the soul and the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This eternity is called sanātana. When a devotee revives his loving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, it should be understood that he has been successful in achieving the desired goal of his life. At that time everything is automatically done by the mercy of the holy name, and the devotee automatically advances in his spiritual progress.
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“‘Religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation are known as the four goals of life, but before love of Godhead, the fifth and highest goal, these appear as insignificant as straw in the street.
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While chanting the holy name of the Lord, one should not desire the material advancements represented by religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and ultimately liberation from the material world. As stated by Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the highest perfection in life is to develop one’s love for Kṛṣṇa (#i#premā pum-artho mahān śrī-caitanya-mahāprabhor matam idam#/i#). When we compare love of Godhead with religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation, we can understand that these achievements may be desirable objectives for #i#bubhukṣus#/i#, or those who desire to enjoy this material world, and #i#mumukṣus#/i#, or those who desire liberation from it, but they are very insignificant in the eyes of a pure devotee who has developed #i#bhāva#/i#, the preliminary stage of love of Godhead.
#$p##i#Dharma#/i# (religiosity), #i#artha#/i# (economic development), #i#kāma#/i# (sense gratification) and #i#mokṣa#/i# (liberation) are the four principles of religion that pertain to the material world. Therefore in the beginning of #i#Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam#/i# it is declared, #i#dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo ’tra#/i#: (SB 1.1.2) cheating religious systems in terms of these four material principles are completely discarded from #i#Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam#/i#, for #i#Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam#/i# teaches only how to develop one’s dormant love of God. The #i#Bhagavad-gītā#/i# is the preliminary study of #i#Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam#/i#, and therefore it ends with the words #i#sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja#/i#: “Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me.” (BG 18.66) To adopt this means, one should reject all ideas of religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation and fully engage in the service of the Lord, which is transcendental to these four principles. Love of Godhead is the original function of the spirit soul, and it is as eternal as the soul and the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This eternity is called #i#sanātana#/i#. When a devotee revives his loving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, it should be understood that he has been successful in achieving the desired goal of his life. At that time everything is automatically done by the mercy of the holy name, and the devotee automatically advances in his spiritual progress.
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