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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 10: Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.12
kathā madīyā jushamānah priyās tvam
sarveshu bhūteshv adhiyajñam īśam
yajasva yogena ca karma hinvan
SYNONYMS
kathāh — messages or instructions; madīyāh — given by Me; jushamānah — always hearing or contemplating; priyāh — extremely pleasing; tvam — yourself; āveśya — being fully absorbed in; mām — Me; ātmani — within the core of your heart; santam — existing; ekam — one (the same Supreme Soul); sarveshu — in all; bhūteshu — living entities; adhiyajñam — the enjoyer of all ritualistic ceremonies; īśam — the Supreme Lord; yajasva — worship; yogena — by bhakti-yoga, devotional service; ca — also; karma — fruitive activities; hinvan — giving up.
TRANSLATION
It does not matter that you are in the material world. You should always, continuously, hear the instructions and messages given by Me and always be absorbed in thought of Me, for I am the Supersoul existing in the core of everyone's heart. Therefore, give up fruitive activities and worship Me.
PURPORT
When a devotee becomes materially very opulent, one should not think that he is enjoying the results of his fruitive activities. A devotee in this material world uses all material opulences for the service of the Lord because he is planning how to serve the Lord with these opulences, as advised by the Lord Himself. Whatever material opulence is within his possession he engages to expand the glories and service of the Lord. A devotee never performs any fruitive or ritualistic ceremony to enjoy the results of such karma. Rather, a devotee knows that karma-kānda is meant for the less intelligent man. Narottama dāsa Thākura says in his prema-bhakti-candrikā, karma-kānda, jñāna-kānda, kevala vishera bhānda: both karma-kānda and jñāna-kānda — fruitive activities and speculation about the Supreme Lord — are like pots of poison. One who is attracted to karma-kānda and jñāna-kānda spoils his existence as a human being. Therefore a devotee is never interested in karma-kānda or jñāna-kānda, but is simply interested in favorable service to the Lord (ānukūlyena krishnānuśīlanam), or cultivation of spiritual activities in devotional service.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness