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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 9: The Dynasty of Amśumān |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.9.48
SYNONYMS
iti — thus; vyavasitah — having firmly decided; buddhyā — by proper intelligence; nārāyana-grihītayā — completely controlled by the mercy of Nārāyana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hitvā — giving up; anya-bhāvam — consciousness other than Krishna consciousness; ajñānam — which is nothing but constant ignorance and darkness; tatah — thereafter; svam — his original position as an eternal servant of Krishna; bhāvam — devotional service; āsthitah — situated.
TRANSLATION
Thus Mahārāja Khatvāńga, by his advanced intelligence in rendering service to the Lord, gave up false identification with the body full of ignorance. In his original position of eternal servitorship, he engaged himself in rendering service to the Lord.
PURPORT
When one actually becomes purely Krishna conscious, no one has any right to rule over him. When situated in Krishna consciousness, one is no longer in the darkness of ignorance, and when freed from all such darkness, one is situated in his original position. Jīvera 'svarūpa' haya — krishnera 'nitya-dāsa.' [Cc. Madhya 20.108]. The living entity is eternally the servant of the Lord, and thus when he engages himself in the service of the Lord in all respects, he enjoys the perfection of life.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness