Text 46]
Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi
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derbolt in his hand. The thunderbolt itself is controlled by Indra. Similarly, other demigods—Agni, Varuṇa, Candra, Sūrya—have particular powers. All these demigods are worshiped in the Vedic hymns through a symbolic weapon. Therefore it is said here:  mantra-liṅgair vyavacchinnam . By such worship,  karmīs  may obtain the benediction of material opulence in the form of animals, riches, beautiful wives, many followers, and so on. By such material opulence, however, one cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 46
यदा यस्यानुगृह्णाति भगवानात्ममावितः ।
स जहाति मतिं लोके वेदे च परिनिष्ठिताम् ॥४६॥
yadā yasyānugrhṇāti bhagavān ātma-bhāvitaḥ sa jahāti matiṁ loke vede ca pariniṣṭhitām
yadā —when;  yasya —whom;  anugrhṇāti —favors by causeless mercy;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  ātma-bhāvitaḥ —realized by a devotee;  saḥ —such a devotee;  jahāti —gives up;  matim —consciousness;  loke —in the material world;  vede —in the Vedic functions;  ca —also;  pariniṣṭhitām —fixed.
TRANSLATION
When a person is fully engaged in devotional service, he is favored by the Lord, who bestows His causeless mercy. At such a time, the awakened devotee gives up all material activities and ritualistic performances mentioned in the Vedas.
PURPORT
In the previous verse, those who are in knowledge have been described as unable to appreciate the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Similarly, this verse indicates that those who are followers of the Vedic rituals, as well as those who are followers of fruitive activities, are unable to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In these two verses both the  karmīs  and  jñānīs  are described as unfit to understand Him. As described by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, only when one is completely free from mental speculation and fruitive activity ( anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam ) can one engage in pure devotional service without being polluted by material