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Nārada Instructs the Pracetās
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successful termination. The fact is, however, that although  karma  and  jñāna  cannot be successful without  bhakti ,  bhakti  does not require the help of  karma  and  jñāna . Actually, as described by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī,  anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam : pure devotional service should not be contaminated by the touch of  karma  and  jñāna . Modern society is involved in various types of philanthropic works, humanitarian works, and so on, but people do not know that these activities will never be successful unless Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is brought into the center. One may ask what harm there is in worshiping Kṛṣṇa and the different parts of His body, the demigods, and the answer is also given in this verse. The point is that by supplying food to the stomach, the  indriyas , the senses, are automatically satisfied. If one tries to feed his eyes or ears independently, the result is only havoc. Simply by supplying food to the stomach, we satisfy all of the senses. It is neither necessary nor feasible to render separate service to the individual senses. The conclusion is that by serving Kṛṣṇa ( kṛṣṇa-sevā ), everything is complete. As confirmed in  Caitanya-caritāmṛta :  kṛṣṇe bhakti kaile sarva-karma kṛta haya  (Cc. Madhya 22.62). If one is engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, everything is automatically accomplished.
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यथैव सूर्यात्प्रभवन्ति वारः
पुनश्च तस्मिन् प्रविशन्ति काले ।
भूतानि भूमौ स्थिरजङ्गमानि
तथा हरावेव गुणप्रवाहः ॥१५॥
yathaiva sūryāt prabhavanti vāraḥ punaś ca tasmin praviśanti kāle bhūtāni bhūmau sthira-jaṅgamāni tathā harāv eva guṇa-pravāhaḥ
yathā—as; eva—certainly; sūryāt—from the sun; prabhavanti—is generated; vāraḥ—water; punaḥ—again; ca—and; tasmin—unto it; praviśanti—enters; kāle—in due course of time; bhūtāni—all living entities; bhūmau—to the earth; sthira—not moving; jaṅgamāni—and moving; tathā—similarly; harau—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; eva—certainly; guṇa-pravāhaḥ—emanation of material nature.