180 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 3

sah—He alone; veda—can know; dhatuh—of the creator; padavim—
glories; parasya—of the transcendence; duranta-viryasya—of the greatly
powerful; ratha-anga-papeh—of Lord Krsna, who bears in His hand the
wheel of a chariot; yah—one who; amayaya—without reservation; santataya
—without any gap; anuurttya—favorably; bhajeta—renders service; tat-pada
—of His feet; saroja-gandham—fragrance of the lotus.

TRANSLATION

Only those who render unreserved, uninterrupted, favorable service
unto the lotus feet of Lord Krsna, who carries the wheel of the chariot
in His hand, can know the creator of the universe in His full glory, power
and transcendence.

PURPORT

Only the pure devotees can know the transcendental name, form and
activities of Lord Krsna due to their being completely freed from the re-
action of fruitive work and mental speculation. The pure devotees have
nothing to derive as personal profit from their unalloyed service to the
Lord. They render incessant service to the Lord spontaneously without
any reservation. Everyone within the creation of the Lord is rendering
service to the Lord indirectly or directly. No one is an exception to this
law of the Lord. Those who are rendering service indirectly, being forced
by the illusory agent of the Lord, are rendering service unto Him un-
favorably. But those who are rendering service unto Him directly under
the direction of His beloved agent are rendering service unto Him favor-
ably. Such favorable servitors are devotees of the Lord, and by the grace
of the Lord they can enter into the mysterious region of transcendence by
the mercy of the Lord. But the mental speculators remain in darkness all
the time. As stated in Bhagavad-gita, the Lord Himself guides the pure
devotees toward the path of realization due to their constant engagement
in the loving service of the Lord in spontaneous affection. That is the
secret of entering into the kingdom of God. Fruitive activities and specula-
tion are no qualifications for entering.

TEXT 39

Re EN Wad re
qelgratacsteay |
