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The Advent of Lord Krṣṇa: Introduction
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lotus feet of the Lord, giving up all other systems of religion, is actually  dharma-śila , perfectly religious.
The word  nivṛtta-tarṣaiḥ  refers to one who no longer has any material desires ( sarvopādhi-vinirmuktam ). One may have many material desires because of contamination in this material world, but when one is completely free from all material desires, he is called  nivṛtta-trṣṇa , which indicates that he no longer has any thirst for material enjoyment.  Svāmin kṛtārtho 'smi varaṁ na yāce  ( Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya ). Materialistic persons want some material profit from executing devotional service, but this is not the purpose of service. The perfection of devotional service lies in complete surrender unto the lotus feet of Krṣṇa, with no material desires. One who surrenders in this way is already liberated.  Jivan-muktaḥ sa ucyate . One who is always busy serving Krṣṇa, in whatever condition he may live, is understood to be liberated even in this life. Such a person, who is a pure devotee, does not need to change his body; indeed, he does not possess a material body, for his body has already been spiritualized. An iron rod kept constantly within a fire will ultimately become fire, and whatever it touches will burn. Similarly, the pure devotee is in the fire of spiritual existence, and therefore his body is  cin-maya ; that is, it is spiritual, not material, because the pure devotee has no desire but the transcendental desire to serve the Lord. In text four the word  upagīyamānāt  is used:  nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānāt . Who will chant the glories of the Lord unless he is a devotee? Therefore the word  nivṛtta-tarṣaiḥ  indicates the devotee, and no one else. These are the remarks of  ācāryas  like  Vīrarāghava Ācārya  and  Vijayadhvaja . To desire anything other than devotional service will diminish one's freedom from material desires, but when one is free from all such desires one is called  nivṛtta-tarṣaiḥ .
Vinā paśu-ghnāt . The word  paśu  means "animal." An animal killer,  paśu-ghna , cannot enter into Krṣṇa consciousness. In our Krṣṇa consciousness movement, therefore, animal killing is completely prohibited.
Uttamaśloka-guṇānuvādāt . The word  uttamaśloka  means "one who is famous as the best of those who are good." The Lord is good in all circumstances. That is His natural reputation. His goodness is unlimited, and He uses it unlimitedly. A devotee is also sometimes described as  uttamaśloka , meaning that he is eager to glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead or the Lord's devotees. Glorifying the Lord and glorifying