Text 36] Conversation Between Narada and Vyasa 313
ment. To check them artificially is no check at all because as soon as there
is some opportunity for enjoyment, the serpent-like senses will certainly
take advantage of it. There are many such instances in history, just like
Visvamitra Muni, who fell a victim of the beauty of Menaka. But Thakur
Haridasa was allured at midnight by the well dressed maya, and still she
could not induce that great devotee in her trap.

The whole idea is that without devotional service of the Lord, neither
the yoga system nor dry philosophical speculation can ever become
successful. Pure devotional service of the Lord, without being tinged with
fruitive work, mystic yoga or speculative philosophy, is the foremost
procedure to attain self-realization. Such pure devotional service is transcen-
dental in nature, and the systems of yoga and jana are subordinate to
such a process. When the transcendental devotional service is mixed with
the other subordinate process, it is no longer transcendental but is called
mixed devotional service. Srila Vyasadeva, the author of Srimad-Bhagava-
tam, will gradually develop all these different systems of transcendental
realization in the text.

TEXT 36
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Saree A AAAATHATOT 11361
sarvam tad idam akhyatam
yat-prsto’ham tvayanagha
janma-karma-rahasyam me
bhavata§ catma-tosanam

sarvam—all; tat—that; idam—this; dkhyatam—described; yat— whatever;
prstah—asked by; aham— myself; tuaya—by yourself; anagha— without any
sins; janma—birth; karma—activities; rahasyam—mysteries; me—mine;
bhavatah—y our; ca—and; atma—self; tosanam-—satisfaction.

TRANSLATION
O Vyasadeva, you are freed from all sins. Thus I have explained my
birth and activities for self-realization, as you asked. All this will be
conducive for your personal satisfaction also. :
