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The Glories of Devotional Service
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The living entities are considered  prakṛti . In  Bhagavad-gītā , matter is analyzed as  aparā , or inferior nature, whereas beyond this inferior nature there is another, superior nature—the living entities. Living entities are also  prakṛti , or enjoyed, but under the spell of  māyā , the living entities are falsely trying to take the position of enjoyers. That is the cause of  saṁsārabandha , or conditional life. Devahūti wanted to get out of conditional life and place herself in full surrender. The Lord is  śaraṇya , which means the only worthy personality to whom one can fully surrender, because He is full of all opulences. If anyone actually wants relief, the best course is to surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord is also described here as  sad-dharma-vidāṁ variṣṭham . This indicates that of all transcendental occupations the best occupation is eternal loving service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead.  Dharma  is sometimes translated as religion, but that is not exactly the meaning.  Dharma  actually means that which one cannot give up, that which is inseparable from oneself. The warmth of fire is inseparable from fire; therefore warmth is called the  dharma  or nature of fire. Similarly,  sad-dharma  means eternal occupation. That eternal occupation is engagement in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. The purpose of Kapiladeva's  sāṅkhya  philosophy is to propagate pure, uncontaminated devotional service, and therefore He is addressed here as the most important personality amongst those who know the transcendental occupation of the living entity.
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मैत्रेय उवाच
इति स्वमातुर्निरवधमीप्सितं
निशम्य पुंसामपवर्गवर्धनम् ।
धियाधिवन्द्यात्पवतां सतां गति-
र्वभाष ईषत्सितशोभिताननः ॥१२॥
maitreya uvāca
iti sva-mātur niravadyam īpsitaṁ
niśamya puṁsām apavarga-vardhanam
dhiyābhinandyātmavatāṁ satāṁ gatir
babhāṣa īṣat-smita-śobhitānanaḥ