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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 15: Instructions for Civilized Human Beings |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.65
SYNONYMS
atma -- of one's self; jaya -- wife; suta-adinam -- and children; anyesham -- of one's relatives, etc.; sarva-dehinam -- of all other living entities; yat -- whatever; sva-artha-kamayoh -- of one's ultimate goal and benefit; aikyam -- oneness; dravya-advaitam -- oneness of interest; tat ucyate -- it is called.
TRANSLATION
When the ultimate goal and interest of one's self, one's wife, one's children, one's relatives and all other embodied living beings is one, this is called dravyadvaita, or oneness of interest.
PURPORT
The actual interest of all living entities -- indeed, the goal of life -- is to return home, back to Godhead. This is the interest of one's own self, one's wife, one's children, one's disciples and one's friends, relatives, countrymen and all humanity. The Krishna consciousness movement can give directions for management by which everyone can partake in Krishna conscious activities and reach the ultimate goal, which is known as svartha-gatim. This objective of everyone's interest is Vishnu, but because people do not know this (na te viduh svartha-gatim hi vishnum [SB 7.5.31]), they are making various plans by which to fulfill so many concocted interests in life. The Krishna consciousness movement is trying to bring everyone to the highest interest. The process may be differently named, but if the aim is one, people should follow it to achieve the ultimate goal in life. Unfortunately, people are thinking of different interests, and blind leaders are misleading them. Everyone is trying to reach the goal of complete happiness materially; because people do not know what complete happiness is, they are materially diverted toward different interests.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness