Notes] The Advent of Lord Krsna: Introduction 103
lotus feet of the Lord, giving up all other systems of religion, is actually
dharma-sila, perfectly religious.

The word nivrtta-tarsaih refers to one who no longer has any material
desires (sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam). One may have many material desires
because of contamination in this material world, but when one is com-
pletely free from all material desires, he is called nivrtta-trsna, which in-
dicates that he no longer has any thirst for material enjoyment. Svdmin
krtartho ’smi vararh na yace (Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya). Materialistic per-
sons want some material profit from executing devotional service, but
this is not the purpose of service. The perfection of devotional service
lies in complete surrender unto the lotus feet of Krsna, with no material
desires. One who surrenders in this way is already liberated. Jivan-
muktah sa ucyate. One who is always busy serving Krsna, in whatever
condition he may live, is understood to be liberated even in this life. Such
a person, who is a pure devotee, does not need to change his body; in-
deed, he does not possess a material body, for his body has already been
spiritualized. An iron rod kept constantly within a fire will ultimately be-
come fire, and whatever it touches will burn. Similarly, the pure devotee
is in the fire of spiritual existence, and therefore his body is cin-maya;
that is, it is spiritual, not material, because the pure devotee has no
desire but the transcendental desire to serve the Lord. In text four the
word upagiyamdnat is used: nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanat. Who will
chant the glories of the Lord unless he is a devotee? Therefore the word
nivrtta-tarsaih indicates the devotee, and no one else. These are the
remarks of dcaryas like Viraraghava Acarya and Vijayadhvaja. To desire
anything other than devotional service will diminish one’s freedom from
material desires, but when one is free from all such desires one is called
nivrtta-tarsaih.

Vind pasu-ghnat. The word pasu means “animal.” An animal killer,
pasu-ghna, cannot enter into Krsna consciousness. In our Krsna con-
sciousness movement, therefore, animal killing is completely prohibited.

Uttamasloka-gunanuvadat. The word uttamasloka means “‘one who is
famous as the best of those who are good.” The Lord is good in all
circumstances. That is His natural reputation. His goodness is unlimited,
and He uses it unlimitedly. A devotee is also sometimes described as
uttamasloka, meaning that he is eager to glorify the Supreme Personality
of Godhead or the Lord’s devotees. Glorifying the Lord and glorifying
