524 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto i, Ch. 10

PURPORT

The living being’s constitutional position is one of serving a superior. He
is obliged to serve by force the dictates of illusory material energy in dif-
ferent phases of sense gratification. And in serving the senses he is never
tired. Even though he may be tired, the illusory energy forces him to do so
without being satisfied perpetually. There is no end of such sense gratifi-
catory business. and the conditioned soul becomes entangled in such
servitude without any hope of release. The release is only effected by
association of pure devotees. By such association one is gradually pro-
moted to his transcendental consciousness. Thus he can know that his
eternal position is to render service unto the Lord and not to the perverted
senses in the capacity of lust, anger, desire to lord it over, etc. The
material society, friendship and love all are different phases of lust. Home,
country, family, society, wealth and all sorts of corollaries are all causes
of bondage in the material world where the threefold miseries of life are
concomitant factors. By associating with pure devotees and by hearing
them submissively, attachment for material enjoyment becomes slackened,
and attraction for hearing about the transcendental activities of the Lord
becomes prominent. Once they are, they will go on progressively without
stoppage. like fire in gunpowder . It is said ‘that Hari, the Pers sonality
of Godhead, is so transcendentally attractive that even those who are
self-satisfied by self-realization and are factually liberated from all material
bondage also become devotees of the Lord. Under the circumstances it is
easily understood what must have been the position of the Pandavas, who
were constant companions of the Lord. They could not even think of sepa-
ration from Sri Krsna because the attraction was more intense for them be-
cause of continuous personal contact. His remembrance by His form, quali-
ty, name, fame, pastimes, etc., is also attractive for the pure devotee, so
much so that he forgets all forms, quality, name, fame and activities of the
mundane world, and due to his mature association with pure devotees he is
not out of contact with the Lord for a moment.

TEXT 13

ay ashaaaemggaada: l
dad: wearag Faaat gaz NZI
