Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.14.39

yad idam yogānuśāsanam na vā etad avarundhate yan nyasta-dandā munaya upaśama-śīlā uparatātmānah samavagacchanti

SYNONYMS

yat — which; idam — this ultimate abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yoga-anuśāsanam — only to be achieved by practicing devotional service; na — not; vā — either; etat — this path of liberation; avarundhate — obtain; yat — therefore; nyasta-dandāh — persons who have given up envying others; munayah — saintly persons; upaśama-śīlāh — who are now situated in a most peaceful existence; uparata-ātmānah — who have control over the mind and senses; samavagacchanti — very easily obtain.

TRANSLATION

Saintly persons, who are friends to all living entities, have a peaceful consciousness. They have controlled their senses and minds, and they easily attain the path of liberation, the path back to Godhead. Being unfortunate and attached to the miserable material conditions, a materialistic person cannot associate with them.

PURPORT

The great saint Jada Bharata described both the miserable condition and the means to get out. The only way out of it is association with devotees, and this association is very easy. Although unfortunate people also get this opportunity, due to their great misfortune they cannot take shelter of pure devotees, and consequently they continuously suffer. Nonetheless, this Krishna consciousness movement insists that everyone take to this path by adopting the chanting of the Hare Krishna mahā-mantra. The preachers of Krishna consciousness go from door to door to inform people how they can be relieved from the miserable conditions of material life. As stated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, guru-krishna-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja: by the mercy of Krishna and guru, one can get the seed of devotional service. If one is a little intelligent he can cultivate Krishna consciousness and be freed from the miserable conditions of material life.

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