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The lord instructs Šrila Rūna Gosvāmi i
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offered to Krṣṇa.  Sei annāmṛta khāo, rādhā-krṣṇa-guṇa gāo, preme ḍāka caitanya-nitāi.  Since a devotee only eats  prasāda , he conquers the dictations of the tongue, belly and genitals. One can control the dictates of the senses when situated in the position of  śāṇta-raṣa . Then one’s advancement in Krṣna consciousness is assured.
TEXT 214
কুর্ক্‌  বিনা  তুর্ক্য -ত্যাগ—তার কার্য মানি। ।
অতএব   (       শাক   ),        কষ           ভক    এক জনি ॥ ২১৪ ॥
krṣṇa vinā trṣṇā-tyāga—tāra kārya māni ataeva ‘śānta’ krsna-bhakta eka jāni
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa vinā —without Kṛṣṇa;  tṛṣṇā-tyāga —giving up all desires;  tāra —of  śānta-rasa ;  kārya —the business;  māni —I accept;  ataeva —therefore;  śānta —the position of equilibrium;  kṛṣṇa-bhakta —a devotee of Krṣna;  eka —only;  jāni —I know.
TRANSLATION
“Giving up all desires not connected with Kṛṣṇa is the business of one who is in the śānta-rasa. Only a devotee of Kṛṣṇa can be situated on that platform. He is thus called a śānta-rasa-bhakta.
PURPORT
In this position, one is freed from all material enjoyment. When one is not agitated or disturbed, he can immediately realize his relationship with Kṛṣṇa. A  śānta-rasa  devotee is therefore always fixed in realization. This instruction was given by the Lord Himself to Uddhava. The beginning of pure devotional service is called  anyābhilāṣitā-śūnya . When one is situated on the platform of neutrality, he is freed from the material platform and fully situated in spiritual life. The word  dama  used in verse 213 means  indriya-saṁyama  —curbing one’s senses. The word  dama  can also mean curbing one’s enemies. A king has to take steps to curb the criminal activities of his citizens. Great  rājarṣis , devotee kings, used to control undesirable elements in their states, and this also may be called  dama . However,  dama  here refers to the conditioned soul who must control his senses. Real  dama  means controlling the undesirable activities of the senses.
TEXT 215
স্বর্গ, মোক্ষ কৃষ্ণভক্ত ‘নরক’ করি’ মানে।।
কৃষ্ণনির্চর্যা  ,  তৃষ্ণা-ত্যাগ  —  শাল্তের ‘দুই’  গুণে || ২১৫ ||