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engage the body in Krsna’s service constantly. Specifically in this human
form of life, one should engage his life, his resources, words and intelligence
for the service of the Lord. Such kinds of activities only can elevate a
human being to the highest level of perfection. This is the verdict of all
authorities.

The inhabitants of Vrndavana said: “By the will of the supreme
authority and according to the results of our own work, we may take our
birth anywhere. It doesn’t matter where we are born, but our only prayer
is that we may simply be engaged in Krsna consciousness.” A pure devotee
of Lord Krsna never desires to be promoted to the heavenly planets, or
even to Vaikuntha or Goloka Vrndavana, because he has no desire for his
own personal satisfaction. A pure devotee regards both heaven and hell to
be on an equal level. Without Krsna, heaven is hell; and with Krsna, hell is
heaven. When Uddhava had sufficiently honored the worship of the pure
devotees of Vrndavana, he returned to Mathura and to his master, Krsna.
After offering respects by bowing down before Lord Krsna and Balarama,
he began to describe the wonderful devotional life of the inhabitants of
Vrndavana. He presented all of the gifts given by the inhabitants of
Vrndavana to Vasudeva, the father of Krsna, and Ugrasena, the grandfather
of Krsna.

Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Forty-sixth Chapter of
Krsna, “Delivery of the Message of Krsna to the Gopis.”
