Text 63] The Process of Devotional Service 361
vice; kaile—by executing; sarva-karma—all activities; krta—completed; haya—
are.
TRANSLATION
“By rendering transcendental loving service to Krsna, one automatically
performs all subsidiary activities. This confident, firm faith, favorable to the
discharge of devotional service, is called sraddha.
PURPORT
Firm faith and confidence are called sraddha. When one engages in the Lord’s
devotional service, he is to be understood to have performed all his respon-
sibilities in the material world. He has satisfied his forefathers, ordinary living en-
tities, and demigods and is free from all responsibility. Such a person does not
need to meet his responsibilities separately. It is automatically done. Fruitive ac-
tivity (karma) is meant to satisfy the senses of the conditioned soul. However,
when one awakens to Krsna consciousness, he does not have to work separately
for pious activity. The best achievement of all fruitive activity is detachment from
material life, and this detachment is spontaneously enjoyed by the devotee firmly
engaged in the Lord’s service.
TEXT 63
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ACAART aT VARA
BAI ATSAMPICTST I VOW
yatha taror mula-nisecanena
trpyanti tat-skandha-bhujopasakhah
trpyanti tat-skandha-bhujopasakahah
pranopahardc ca yathendriyanar
tathaiva sarvarhanam acyutejya
SYNONYMS
yatha—as; taroh—of a tree; mt/la—on the root; nisecanena—by pouring
water; trpyanti—are satisfied; tat—of the tree; skandha—trunk; bhuja—
branches; upasakhah—sub-branches; prana—to the living force; upaharat—from
offering food; ca—also; yathd—as; indriyinam—of all the senses; tatha—
similarly; eva—indeed; sarva—of all; arhanam—worship; acyuta—of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; ijya—worship.
