954 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 18
chief amongst them are the Brahma-sampradaya, Rudra-sampradaya and
Sri-sampradaya, descending directly from Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and the
goddess of fortune, Laksmi, respectively. Besides the above-mentioned
three sampraddyas, there is the Kumara-sampradaya, descending from
Sanatkumara. All of the four original sampradayas are still scrupulously
engaged in the transcendental service of the Lord up to date, and they all
declare that Lord Krsna Mukunda is the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
and no other personality is equal to Him or greater than Him.
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yatranuraktah sahasaiva dhira
vyapohya dehadisu sangam udham
vrajanti tat parama-hamsyam antyarm
yasminn ahimsopasamah sva-dharmah
yatra—unto whom; anuraktah—firmly attached; sahasa—all of a sudden;
eva—certainly; dhirah—self-controlled; vyapohya—leaving aside; deha—the
gross and subtle mind; adisu—relating to; sangam—attachment; udham—
taken to; vrajanti— go away; tat—that; parama-hamsyam—the highest stage
of perfection; antyam—and beyond that; yasmin—in which; ahimsa—non-
violence; upasamah—and renunciation; sva-dharmah—consequential occu-
pation.
TRANSLATION
Self-controlled persons who are attached to the Supreme Lord Sri
Krsna can all of a sudden give up the world of material attachment, includ-
ing the gross body and subtle mind, and go away to attain the highest per-
fection of the renounced order of life, by which nonviolence and renun-
ciation are consequential.
PURPORT
Only the self-controlled can gradually be attached to the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. Self-controlled means not indulging in sense enjoy-
ment more than is necessary. And those who are not self-controlled are
