Adi-lila, Chapter 5 399
TEXT 35
arateyary SUMS CRVTY YA STS IITA Toys |
STAY SHUS SS) TETBHAFSL AS Wl ve |
kamdd dvesdd bhayat snehad
yatha bhaktyesvare manah
dvesya tad agham hitvd
bahavas tad gatirn gatah
SYNONYMS
kamat—influenced by lusty desire; dvesat—by envy; bhayat—by fear; snehadt—or
by affection; yatha—as; bhaktya—by devotion; isvare—in the Supreme Personality
of Godhead; manaf—the mind; dvesya—fully absorbing; tat—that; agham-—sinful
activity; Aitva—giving up; bahavah—many; tat—that; gatim—destination; gatah—
achieved.
TRANSLATION
“‘As through devotion to the Lord one can attain His abode, many have attained
that goal by abandoning their sinful activities and absorbing their minds in the Lord
through lust, envy, fear or affection.”
PURPORT
As the powerful sun, by its glowing rays, can purify all kinds of impurities, so the
all-spiritual Personality of Godhead can purify all material qualities in a person He
attracts. Even if one is attracted by Godhead in the mode of material lust, such
attraction is converted into spiritual love of Godhead by His grace. Similarly, if one
is related to the Lord in fear and animosity, he also becomes purified by the
spiritual attraction of the Lord. Although God is great and the living entity small,
they are spiritual individuals, and therefore as soon as there is a reciprocal exchange
by the living entity’s free will, at once the great spiritual being attracts the small
living entity, thus freeing him from all material bondage. This is a verse from
Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.1.29).
TEXT 36
IMA faratare atrscas Arcatisy |
WHIRFVMCITIN FHaicstraATAts I ow |
yad arinam priyanam ca
prapyam ekam ivoditam
tad brahma-krsnayor aikyat
kirandrkopamda-jusoh
