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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 2]
an insignificant man becomes an important man—within no time. But such propaganda work by false glorification of an unqualified person cannot bring about any good, either for the particular man or for the society. There may be some temporary reactions to such propaganda, but there are no permanent effects. Therefore such activities are a waste of time. The actual object of glorification is the Supreme Personality of Godhead who has created everything manifested before us. We have broadly discussed this fact from the beginning of the “ janmādy asya ”  śloka  of this  Bhāgavatam . The tendency to glorify others or hear others must be turned to the real object of glorification—the Supreme Being. And that will bring happiness.
TEXT 15
यदनुष्यासिना युक्ताः कर्मग्रन्थिनिवन्धनम् । छिन्दन्ति कोविदास्तस्य को न कुर्यात्कथारतिम् ।१५।
yad anudhyāsinā yuktāḥ karma-granthi-nibandhanam chindanti kovidās tasya ko na kuryāt kathā-ratim
yat —which;  anudhyā —remembrance;  asinā —sword;  yuktāḥ —being equipped with persons;  karma —reactionary work;  granthi —knot;  nibandhanam —interknit;  chindanti —cut;  kovidāḥ —intelligent;  tasya —His;  kaḥ —who;  na —not;  kuryāt —shall not do;  kathā —messages;  ratim —attention.
TRANSLATION
With sword in hand, intelligent men cut through the labyrinthine knots of reactionary work [karma] by remembering the Lord. Therefore who will not pay attention to His message?
PURPORT
The spiritual spark contacted with material elements creates a knot which must be cut if one wants to be liberated from the actions and reactions of fruitive work. Liberation means freedom from the cycle of reactionary work. This liberation automatically follows for one who constantly remembers the transcendental pastimes of the Personality of