BRS 1.1.
11
anyäbhiläñitä-çünyaà
jïäna-karmädy-anävåtam
änukülyena kåñëänu-
çélanaà bhaktir uttamä
"One should render transcendental loving service to the
Supreme Lord Kåñëa favorably and without desire for
material profit or gain through fruitive activities or
philosophical speculation. That is called pure devotional
service.”
anya-abhiläñitä-çünyam
• anya-abhiläñitä-çünyam—without desires
other than those for the service of Lord Kåñëa,
or without material desires (such as those for
meat-eating, illicit sex, gambling and addiction
to intoxicants)
anya-abhiläñitä-çünyam
Although the vast ocean is always filled with water, it is always, especially during
the rainy season, being filled with much more water. But the ocean remains the
same—steady; it is not agitated, nor does it cross beyond the limit of its brink. That
is also true of a person fixed in Kåñëa consciousness. As long as one has the
material body, the demands of the body for sense gratification will continue. The
devotee, however, is not disturbed by such desires, because of his fullness. A Kåñëa
conscious man is not in need of anything, because the Lord fulfills all his material
necessities. Therefore he is like the ocean—always full in himself. Desires may come
to him like the waters of the rivers that flow into the ocean, but he is steady in his
activities, and he is not even slightly disturbed by desires for sense gratification.
That is the proof of a Kåñëa conscious man—one who has lost all inclinations for
material sense gratification, although the desires are present. Because he remains
satisfied in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, he can remain steady, like
the ocean, and therefore enjoy full peace. Others, however, who want to fulfill
desires even up to the limit of liberation, what to speak of material success, never
attain peace. The fruitive workers, the salvationists, and also the yogés who are
after mystic powers are all unhappy because of unfulfilled desires. But the person in
Kåñëa consciousness is happy in the service of the Lord, and he has no desires to be
fulfilled. In fact, he does not even desire liberation from the so-called material
bondage. The devotees of Kåñëa have no material desires, and therefore they are in
perfect peace. Purport BG. 2.70
3 types of Uttama Bhaktas
• Narada Muni as the son of a maidservant
– Some traces of material desire originating
form the mode of goodness in a dormant
stage
• Sukadeva Gosvami
– No trace of material desire, while in the
material body
• Narada Muni in his present position
– having attained his spiritual body
jïäna-karmädy-anävåtam
• jïäna —by the knowledge of the philosophy of
the monist Mäyävädés
• karma—by fruitive activities;
• ädi—by artificially practicing detachment, by
the mechanical practice of yoga, by studying
the Säìkhya philosophy, and so on;
• anävåtam—not covered
änukülyena
kåñëa-anuçélanaà
• änukülyena—favorable;
• kåñëa-anuçélanam—cultivation of service in
relationship to Kåñëa;
– anu—that which follows
– çélanam—1.)cultivation
2.)samadhi
bhaktiù uttamä
• bhaktiù uttamä—first-class devotional service
BRS.1.1.11- Narada Pancaratra
anyäbhiläñitä-çünyaà sarvopädhi -vinirmuktaà
jïäna-karmädy-anävåtam tat-paratvena nirmalam
änukülyena kåñëänu- håñékeëa håñékeça-
çélanaà bhaktir uttamä sevanaà bhaktir ucyate
Bhakti, or devotional service,
‘When first-class devotional means engaging all our senses
service develops, one must be in the service of the Lord, the
devoid of all material desires, Supreme Personality of
knowledge obtained by monistic Godhead, the master of all the
philosophy, and fruitive action. senses. When the spirit soul
The devotee must constantly renders service unto the
serve Kåñëa favorably, as Supreme, there are two side
Kåñëa desires.’ effects. One is freed from all
material designations, and,
simply by being employed in the
service of the Lord, one's senses
are purified.
anyäbhiläñitä- sarvopädhi -
çünyaà vinirmuktaà
devoid of all other free from all ma-
desires terial designation
änukülyena tat-paratvena
favorable taking Him as the
highest object
änuçélanaà sevanaà
cultivation service
jïäna-karmädy- nirmalam
anävåtam
not covered by faultless
karma and jnana
