Text 140] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 77

TRANSLATION

“The conclusion is that devotional service is the only means to approach
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This system is therefore called
abhidheya. This is the verdict of all revealed scriptures.

PURPORT
As stated in Bhagavad-gita (18.55):

bhaktyd mam abhijanati
yavan yas casmi tattvatah

tato mam tattvato jfdtva
visate tad-anantaram

“One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only by devotional service.
And when one is in full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by such devotion, he
can enter the kingdom of God.”

The aim of life is to get rid of the material conditioning and enter into spiritual
existence. Although the sastras prescribe different methods for different men, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead says that one ultimately must accept the path of
devotional service as the assured path of spiritual advancement. Devotional ser-
vice to the Lord is the only process actually confirmed by the Lord. Sarva-dharman
parityajya mam ekam Saranam vraja (Bg. 18.66). One must become a devotee if
one wants to return home, back to Godhead, and become eternally blissful.

TEXT 140

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dhana paile yaiche sukha-bhoga phala paya
sukha-bhoga haite duhkha dpani palaya

SYNONYMS

dhana pdaile—when one gets riches; yaiche—just as; sukha-bhoga—enjoyment
of happiness; phala—result; paya—one gets; sukha-bhoga—real enjoyment of
happiness; haite—from; duhkha—all distresses; dpani—themselves; palaya—run
away.
TRANSLATION

““When one actually becomes rich, he naturally enjoys all kinds of happi-
ness. When one is actually in a happy mood, all distressful conditions go away
by themselves. No extraneous endeavor is needed.
