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jñānataḥ su-labhā muktir | :jñānataḥ su-labhā muktir | ||
bhuktir yajñādi-puṇyataḥ | :bhuktir yajñādi-puṇyataḥ | ||
seyaṁ sādhana-sāhasrair | :seyaṁ sādhana-sāhasrair | ||
hari-bhaktiḥ su-durlabhā | :hari-bhaktiḥ su-durlabhā | ||
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==== SYNONYMS ==== | ==== SYNONYMS ==== | ||
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''jñānataḥ''—by cultivation of knowledge; ''su-labhā''—easily obtainable; ''muktiḥ''—liberation; ''bhuktiḥ''—sense enjoyment; ''yajña-ādi''—performance of sacrifices, etc.; ''puṇyataḥ''—and by performing pious activities; ''sā''—that; ''iyam''—this; ''sādhana-sāhasraiḥ''—execution of thousands of sacrifices; ''hari-bhaktiḥ''—devotional service; ''su-durlabhā''—is very rare. | |||
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“By cultivating philosophical knowledge one can understand his spiritual position and thus be liberated, and by performing sacrifices and pious activities one can achieve sense gratification in a higher planetary system, but the devotional service of the Lord is so rare that even by executing hundreds and thousands of such sacrifices one cannot obtain it.” | “By cultivating philosophical knowledge one can understand his spiritual position and thus be liberated, and by performing sacrifices and pious activities one can achieve sense gratification in a higher planetary system, but the devotional service of the Lord is so rare that even by executing hundreds and thousands of such sacrifices one cannot obtain it.” | ||
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Prahlāda Mahārāja instructs: | Prahlāda Mahārāja instructs: | ||
:matir na kṛṣṇe parataḥ svato vā | :''matir na kṛṣṇe parataḥ svato vā'' | ||
:mitho ’bhipadyeta gṛha-vratānām | :''mitho ’bhipadyeta gṛha-vratānām'' | ||
:([[SB 7.5.30]]) | :([[SB 7.5.30|''Bhag.'' 7.5.30]]) | ||
:naiṣāṁ matis tāvad urukramāṅghriṁ | :''naiṣāṁ matis tāvad urukramāṅghriṁ'' | ||
:spṛśaty anarthāpagamo yad-arthaḥ | :''spṛśaty anarthāpagamo yad-arthaḥ'' | ||
:mahīyasāṁ pāda-rajo-’bhiṣekaṁ | :''mahīyasāṁ pāda-rajo-’bhiṣekaṁ'' | ||
:niṣkiñcanānāṁ na vṛṇīta yāvat | :''niṣkiñcanānāṁ na vṛṇīta yāvat'' | ||
([[SB 7.5.32]]) | ([[SB 7.5.32|''Bhag.'' 7.5.32]]) | ||
These ślokas are to be discussed. Their purport is that one cannot obtain kṛṣṇa-bhakti, or the devotional service of the Lord, by official execution of the Vedic rituals. One has to approach a pure devotee. Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura sings, chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā: “Who has been elevated without rendering service to a pure Vaiṣṇava?” It is the statement of Prahlāda Mahārāja that unless one is able to accept the dust from the lotus feet of a pure Vaiṣṇava there is no possibility of achieving the platform of devotional service. That is the secret. The above-mentioned tantra-vacana, quoted from the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.1.36), is our perfect guidance in this connection. | These ''ślokas'' are to be discussed. Their purport is that one cannot obtain ''kṛṣṇa-bhakti'', or the devotional service of the Lord, by official execution of the Vedic rituals. One has to approach a pure devotee. Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura sings, ''chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā'': “Who has been elevated without rendering service to a pure Vaiṣṇava?” It is the statement of Prahlāda Mahārāja that unless one is able to accept the dust from the lotus feet of a pure Vaiṣṇava there is no possibility of achieving the platform of devotional service. That is the secret. The above-mentioned ''tantra-vacana'', quoted from the ''Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu'' (1.1.36), is our perfect guidance in this connection. | ||
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Revision as of 08:49, 14 July 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
- jñānataḥ su-labhā muktir
- bhuktir yajñādi-puṇyataḥ
- seyaṁ sādhana-sāhasrair
- hari-bhaktiḥ su-durlabhā
SYNONYMS
jñānataḥ—by cultivation of knowledge; su-labhā—easily obtainable; muktiḥ—liberation; bhuktiḥ—sense enjoyment; yajña-ādi—performance of sacrifices, etc.; puṇyataḥ—and by performing pious activities; sā—that; iyam—this; sādhana-sāhasraiḥ—execution of thousands of sacrifices; hari-bhaktiḥ—devotional service; su-durlabhā—is very rare.
TRANSLATION
“By cultivating philosophical knowledge one can understand his spiritual position and thus be liberated, and by performing sacrifices and pious activities one can achieve sense gratification in a higher planetary system, but the devotional service of the Lord is so rare that even by executing hundreds and thousands of such sacrifices one cannot obtain it.”
PURPORT
Prahlāda Mahārāja instructs:
- matir na kṛṣṇe parataḥ svato vā
- mitho ’bhipadyeta gṛha-vratānām
- (Bhag. 7.5.30)
- naiṣāṁ matis tāvad urukramāṅghriṁ
- spṛśaty anarthāpagamo yad-arthaḥ
- mahīyasāṁ pāda-rajo-’bhiṣekaṁ
- niṣkiñcanānāṁ na vṛṇīta yāvat
These ślokas are to be discussed. Their purport is that one cannot obtain kṛṣṇa-bhakti, or the devotional service of the Lord, by official execution of the Vedic rituals. One has to approach a pure devotee. Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura sings, chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā: “Who has been elevated without rendering service to a pure Vaiṣṇava?” It is the statement of Prahlāda Mahārāja that unless one is able to accept the dust from the lotus feet of a pure Vaiṣṇava there is no possibility of achieving the platform of devotional service. That is the secret. The above-mentioned tantra-vacana, quoted from the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.1.36), is our perfect guidance in this connection.