262 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 5

TEXT 28

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A! ATAUSSATAANIET [RCI

ittham Sarat-pravrsikav rti harer
visrnvato me nusavam yaso’malam

samkirtyamanam munibhir mahatmabhir
bhaktih pravrttatma-rajas-tamopaha

ittham—thus; Sarat—autumn; prdavrsikau—rainy season; rtii—two
seasons; hareh—of the Lord; visrnvatah—continuously hearing; me—
myself; anusavam—constantly; yasah amalam—unadulterated glories;
samkirtyamanam—chanted by; munibhih—the great sages; mahatmabhih—
great souls; bhaktih—devotional service; pravrtta—began to flow; atma—
living being; rajah—mode of passion; tamah—mode of ignorance; apaha—
vanishing.

TRANSLATION

Thus during two seasons—the rainy season and autumn—I had the
opportunity to hear these great-souled sages constantly chant the un-
adulterated glories of the Lord Hari. As my devotional service began, the
coverings of the modes of passion and ignorance vanished.

PURPORT

Transcendental loving service for the Supreme Lord is the natural
inclination of every living being. The instinct is dormant in everyone, but
due to the association of material nature the modes of passion and
ignorance cover this from time immemorial. If, by the grace of the Lord
and the great-souled devotees of the Lord, a living being becomes fortunate
enough to associate with the unadulterated devotees of the Lord and
gets a chance to hear the unadulterated glories of the Lord, certainly
the flow of devotional service takes place like the flow of a river. As the
river flows on till she reaches the sea, similarly pure devotional service
flows by the association of pure devotees till it reaches the ultimate goal,
