Text 215] The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 385
offered to Krsna. Sei annamrta khao, radha-krsna-guna gao, preme daka caitanya-
nitai. Since a devotee only eats prasada, he conquers the dictations of the tongue,
belly and genitals. One can control the dictates of the senses when situated in the
position of santa-rasa. Then one’s advancement in Krsna consciousness is assured.
TEXT 214
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krsna vind trsnd-tyaga— tara karya mani
ataeva ‘santa’ krsna-bhakta eka jani
SYNONYMS
krsna vina—without Krsna; trsnd-tyaga—giving up all desires; tara—of santa-
rasa; karya—the business; mani—| accept; ataeva—therefore; santa—the posi-
tion of equilibrium; krsna-bhakta—a devotee of Krsna; eka—only; jani—l know.
TRANSLATION
“Giving up all desires not connected with Krsna is the business of one who
is in the Santa-rasa. Only a devotee of Krsna can be situated on that platform.
He is thus called a Santa-rasa-bhakta.
PURPORT
In this position, one is freed from all material enjoyment. When one is not agi-
tated or disturbed, he can immediately realize his relationship with Krsna. A santa-
rasa devotee is therefore always fixed in realization. This instruction was given by
the Lord Himself to Uddhava. The beginning of pure devotional service is called
anyabhilasita-sGinya. When one is situated on the platform of neutrality, he is
freed from the material platform and fully situated in spiritual life. The word dama
used in verse 213 means indriya-sarhyama—curbing one’s senses. The word dama
can also mean curbing one’s enemies. A king has to take steps to curb the criminal
activities of his citizens. Great rajarsis, devotee kings, used to control undesirable
elements in their states, and this also may be called dama. However, dama here
refers to the conditioned soul who must control his senses. Real dama means con-
trolling the undesirable activities of the senses.
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