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exclusive shelter of the greatest of all living beings. Brahma is counted
amongst the living beings, but he is the greatest of all of us. And why is the
greatest of all the living beings so much attached to the transcendental
topics of Lord Krsna? Because He is the reservoir of all enjoyment. Every-
one wants to relish some kind of taste from everything, but one who is
engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord can derive un-
limited pleasure from such engagement. The Lord is unlimited, and His
name, attributes, pastimes, entourage, variegatedness, etc., are unlimited,
and those who relish them can do so unlimitedly and still not feel satiated.
This fact is confirmed in the Padma Purana.

There is no end of such transcendental discourses. In mundane affairs
there is the law of satiation, but in transcendence there is no such satiation.
Suta Gosvami desired to continue the topics of Lord Krsna before the
sages of Naimisaranya, and the sages also expressed their readiness to hear
from him continually. Since the Lord is transcendence and His attributes
are transcendental, such discourses increase the receptive mood of the
purified audience.

TEXT 15
Ta wa WRT
CARAT TTTITT
een afd = fag
Ta at fata aq uel
tan no bhavan vai bhagavat-pradhano
mahattamaikanta-parayanasya
harer udaram caritam visuddham
Susrusatam no vitanotu vidvan

tat—therefore; nah—of us; bhavan—your good self; vat—certainly;
bhagavat—in relation with the Personality of Godhead; pradhanah—
chiefly; mahattama—the greatest of all greats; ekanta—exclusively; para-
yanasya—of the shelter; hareh—of the Lord; udaram—impartial; caritam—
activities; visuddham—transcendental; susrusatam—those who are recep-
tive; nah—ourselves; vitanotu—kindly describe; vidvan—O learned one.

TRANSLATION
O Suta Gosvami, you are a learned and pure devotee of the Lord
because the Personality of Godhead is your chief object of service. There-
