Text 85] Life’s Ultimate Goal 53
of Krsna, these atheistic rascals do not accept Him as the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. Although the Lord is described and accepted by great personalities,
acdaryas and sages, the Mayavadis still do not appreciate Him. Unfortunately at the
present moment human society is so degraded that people cannot even provide
themselves with life’s daily necessities, yet they are captivated by Mayavadi phi-
losophers and are being misled. According to Bhagavad-gitd, simply by under-
standing Krsna one can get free from the cycle of birth and death. Tyaktva deharn
punar janma naiti mam eti so ‘rjuna. Unfortunately this great science of Krsna con-
sciousness has been impeded by Mayavadi philosophers who are opposed to the
personality of Krsna. Those who are preaching this Krsna consciousness move-
ment must try to understand Krsna from the statements given in Bhakti-rasamrta-
sindhu (The Nectar of Devotion).
TEXT 84-85
ale cag Paar eays atyts cadmACHT |
RSATAAS Cates coufewD byway I ys I
HR VALS YCSH SHAWNA I ve |
lila premnda priyadhikyam
madhuryarm venu-rdpayoh
ity asadhdranam proktam
govindasya catustayam
evam gundas catur-bhedas
catuh-sastir udahrtah
SYNONYMS
lila—pastimes; premnd—with transcendental love; priya-adhikyam—an abun-
dance of highly elevated devotees; madhuryam—sweetness; venu-rdpayoh —of
the flute and of the beauty of Krsna; iti—thus; asadharanam—uncommon; prok-
tam—said; govindasya—of Lord Krsna; catustayam—four special features;
evam—thus; gundh—transcendental qualities; catuh-bhedah—having four divi-
sions; catuh-sastih—sixty-four; udahrtah —declared.
TRANSLATION
“‘Above Narayana, Krsna has four specific transcendental qualities —His
wonderful pastimes, an abundance of wonderful associates who are very dear
to Him [like the gopis], His wonderful beauty and the wonderful vibration of
His flute. Lord Krsna is more exalted than ordinary living beings and demigods
like Lord Siva. He is even more exalted than His personal expansion Narayana.
