Text 32] Appearance of Sri Narada 219
TRANSLATION

This may be because I did not specifically point out the devotional
service of the Lord, which is dear both to perfect beings and the infallible
Lord.

PURPORT

The dissatisfaction which was being felt by Srila Vyasadeva is expressed
herein in his own words. This was felt for the normal condition of the
living being in the devotional service of the Lord. Unless one is fixed in the
normal condition of service, neither the Lord nor the living being can
become fully satisfied. This defect was felt by him when Narada Muni, his
spiritual master, reached him. It is described as follows.

TEXT 32

aed fawareart aera feet: |
HUA ALAISFIMTATAR TTSTEAT (12211

tasyaivam khilam atmanam
manya-manasya khidyatah

krsnasya narado’bhyagad
asramam prag-udahrtam

tasya—his; evam—thus; khilam—inferior; atmanam—soul; manya-manasya
—thinking within the mind; khidyatah—regretting; krsnasya—of Krsna;
ndradah abhyagat—Narada came there; asramam-—the cottage; prag—before;
udahrtam—said.

TRANSLATION

As mentioned before, Narada reached the cottage of Krsna-dvaipayana
Vyasa on the banks of the Sarasvati just as he was regretting his defects.

PURPORT

The vacuum felt by Vyasadeva was not due to his lack of knowledge.
Bhdagavata-dharma is purely devotional service of the Lord to which the
monist has no access. The monist is not counted amongst the parama-
harisas (the most perfect of the renounced order of life). Srimad-
