Text 39] The Process of Devotional Service 345

TEXT 38

HW FS,— “Sig Ste, alert faag-we |
wags aife’ faa qict,- a8 a5 TT Or I

krsna kahe,—ama bhaje, mage visaya-sukha
amrta chadi’ visa mage, —ei bada murkha

SYNONYMS

krsna kahe—Krsna says; dma bhaje—he worships Me; mage—but requests;
visaya-sukha—material happiness; amrta chadi’—giving up the nectar; visa
mage—he begs for poison; ei bada murkha—he is a great fool.

TRANSLATION

“Krsna says, ‘If one engages in My transcendental loving service but at the
same time wants the opulence of material enjoyment, he is very, very foolish.
Indeed, he is just like a person who gives up ambrosia to drink poison.

TEXT 39

alfa, o2 act ‘faan’ ceca fea?
a-batige fenl ‘faaw geist

ami —vijia, ei murkhe ‘visaya’ kene diba?
sva-caranamrta diya ‘visaya’ bhuldiba

SYNONYMS
ami—I; vijia—all-intelligent; ei markhe—unto this foolish person; visaya—ma-
terial enjoyment; kene diba—why should | give; sva-carana-amrta—the nectar of
shelter at My lotus feet; diya—giving; visaya—the idea of material enjoyment;
bhuldiba—I| shall make him forget.

TRANSLATION

“‘Since | am very intelligent, why should give this fool material
prosperity? Instead | shall induce him to take the nectar of the shelter of My
lotus feet and make him forget illusory material enjoyment.’

PURPORT

Those who are interested in material enjoyment are known as bhukti. One who
is interested in merging into the effulgence of Brahman or perfecting the mystic
yoga system is not a devotee at all. Devotees do not have such desires. However,
