Text 105] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 353
PURPORT
Spiritual knowledge means fully understanding the Absolute Truth in three
features—impersonal Brahman, localized Paramatma and the all-powerful
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Ultimately when one takes shelter at the lotus
feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and engages in the Lord's service, the
resultant knowledge is called vijfiana, special knowledge, or the practical applica-
tion of spiritual knowledge. One should be engaged in the Lord’s devotional ser-
vice to achieve the aim of life, called prayojana. The practice of devotional service
to attain that goal of life is called abhidheya.
TEXT 104
ACAT Pol — “CAN Fr-ACai Ha |
CAS CoA ALT HA SAA CHAM S08 1
sddhanera phala— ‘prema’ mila-prayojana
sei preme paya jIva dmadra ‘sevana’
SYNONYMS
sadhanera phala—the result of devotional service; prema—love of Godhead;
mula-prayojana—the chief goal; sei preme—by that love of Godhead; paya—
gets; jiva—the living entity; amara—My; sevana—service.
TRANSLATION
‘By rendering devotional service, one gradually rises to the platform of
love of Godhead. That is the chief goal of life. On the platform of love of
Godhead, one is eternally engaged in the service of the Lord.
TEXT 105
BTA AIAG CY JMB A-AAfTST |
F-AVD GHHH YI AMSG Ai dee |
jfidnam parama-guhyam me
yad vijfhiana-samanvitam
sa-rahasyam tad-angam ca
grhana gaditarn maya
SYNONYMS
jfanam—knowledge; parama—extremely; guhyam—confidential; me—of
Me; yat—which; vijfiana—realization; samanvitam—fully endowed with; sa-
