Text 25] Appearance of Sukadeva Gosvami 1015

class method demands that one give up all other methods and surrender
unto the lotus feet of the Lord and thus be saved from all sins and their
reactions.

TEXT 25

Tras ART
TEN «— WAATAISATTA: |
TI | MONAT UII

tatrabhavad bhagavan vyasa-putro
yadrcchaya gam atamano ‘napeksah
alaksya-lingo nija-labha-tusto
urtas ca balair avadhuta-vesah

tatra—there; abhavat—appeared; bhagavan—powerful; vyasa-putrah—son
of Vyasadeva; yadr—is as; icchaya—one desires; gam—the earth; atamanah—
while traveling; anapeksah—disinterested; alak sya—unmanifested; lingah—
symptoms; nija-labha—self-realized; tustah—satisfied; vrtah—surrounded
by; ca—and; balaih—by children; avadhuta—neglected by others; vesah—
dressed.

TRANSLATION

At that moment there appeared the powerful son of Vyasadeva who
traveled over the earth disinterested and satisfied with himself. He did not
manifest any symptoms of belonging to any social order or status of life.
He was surrounded with women and children, and he dressed as if others

had neglected him.
PURPORT

The word Bhagavan is sometimes used in relation with some of the great
devotees of the Lord, like Sukadeva Gosvami. Such liberated souls are
disinterested in the affairs of this material world because they are self-
satisfied by the great achievements of devotional service. As explained
before, Sukadeva Gosvami never accepted any formal spiritual master,
nor did he undergo any formal reformatory performances. His father,
Vyasadeva, was his natural spiritual master because he heard Srimad-
Bhagavatam from him. After this, he became completely self-satisfied.
