324 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 7
remedial measures are suggested in the next verse. Both the Supreme
Personality of Godhead and the living beings are undoubtedly qualitatively
one, but the Lord is the controller of the illusory energy, whereas the
living entity is controlled by the illusory energy. Thus the Lord and the
living beings are simultaneously one and different. Another point is distinct
herein: that eternal relation between the Lord and the living being is
transcendental, otherwise the Lord would not have taken the trouble to
reclaim the conditioned souls from the clutches of maya. In the same way
the living entity is also required to revive his natural love and affection for
the Lord, and that is the highest perfection of the living entity. Srimad-
Bhagavatam treats the conditioned soul with an aim to that goal of life.
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WEAN aan Aagsteanry tl & UI
anarthopasamam saksad
bhakti-yogam adhoksaje
lokasyajanato vidvarhs
cakre satvata-samhitam
anartha—things which are superfluous; upasamam—mitigation; sak sat—
directly; bhakti-yogam—the linking process of devotional service;
adhoksaje—unto the Transcendence; lokasya—of the general mass of men;
ajanatah—those who are unaware of; vidvan—the supremely learned;
cakre—compiled; satvata—in relation with the Supreme Truth; samhitam—
Vedic literature.
TRANSLATION
The material miseries of the living entity, which are superfluous to him,
can be directly mitigated by the linking process of devotional service. But
the mass of people do not know this, and therefore the learned V yasadeva
compiled this Vedic literature, which is in relation to the Supreme Truth.
PURPORT
Srila Vyasadeva was the all-perfect Personality of Godhead. The state-
ment suggests that the complete unit of the Personality of Godhead in-
