Explanation of the  Atmarama  Verse in  Srimad Bhagwatam
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even though he may have many desires. Not by any kind of transcendental activities, either in fruitive action or the cultivation of knowledge, nor by mystic yogic cultivation, can a person achieve the highest perfection, without adding a tinge of devotional service to them.
Except for devotional service, all other forms of transcendental processes are just like nipples on the neck of a goat. There are some nipples hanging on the neck of a goat, but they do not supply milk. If one is to derive, therefore, the actual perfection of his process he must take to the devotional service of Krishna.
In  Bhagavad Gita  it is stated, in the Seventh Chapter, 16th verse, that there are four kinds of beginners in devotional service whose backgrounds are very righteous. They are the distressed, the inquisitive, the seeker of material profit, and the  Jnani , or the wise man. These four kinds of people, when they are coated by previous righteous activities, come to the devotional service of the Lord. Out of these four, those who are distressed and those who are in need of material possessions are called  devotees with desires , whereas the other two, the inquisitive and the wise, are under the heading of  seeking liberation . But, because they worship Krishna, they are considered to be very fortunate. In due course of time, if they give up all their desires and become pure devotees of the Supreme Lord, they are called  the most fortunate .
Such fortunate beginners can develop only in the association of pure devotees of Lord Krishna. When one is associated with such pure devotees, one becomes a pure devotee himself. This is confirmed in the  Srimad Bhagwatam  in the First Canto, Tenth Chapter, as follows: “A person who is actually intelligent is able, by association with pure devotees, to hear about Lord Krishna and His activities.” These activities are very attractive, and he does not give up such association with the Lord.
Except for the association of pure devotees, any association is called  Kaitava , or cheating. This is also confirmed in  Srimad Bhagwatam , First Canto; where it is stated that any cheating process which obstructs transcendental realization is to be thrown off. By the  Srimad Bhagwatam  one can understand reality as it is, and that becomes auspicious in helping one to transcend the three kinds of material miseries.  Srimad Bhagwatam  is compiled by the greatest sage, Vyasadeva, as a work of his mature experience; and therefore, by understanding  Srimad Bhagwatam , one can immediately capture the Supreme Lord within his heart, by devotional service.
Lord Chaitanya then explained that the word  Projjhitta  means desire for liberation, which is explained by one great commentator as the most obstruc-