Text 4] Answers by Citing the Lord’s Version 463

mam ca yo ’vyabhicarena bhakti-yogena sevate
sa gunan samatityaitan brahma-bhiyaya kalpate
(Bg. 14.26)

So the science of bhakti-yoga, of worshiping the Lord, glorifying the
Lord, hearing the Srimad-Bhagavatam from the right sources (not from
the professional man but from a person who is Bhagavatam in life) and
being always in the association of pure devotees, should be adopted in
earnestness without being misled by misconceptions of “I” and ‘“‘mine.”
The karmis are fond of the conception of “mine,” and the jiianis are fond
of the conception of “I,” and both of them are unqualified to be free from
the bondage of the illusory energy. Srimad-Bhagavatam, and primarily the
Bhagavad-gita, are both meant for delivering a person from the misconcep-
tion of “I” and “mine,” and Srila Vyasadeva transcribed them for the
deliverance of the fallen souls. The living entity has to be situated in the
transcendental position where there is no more influence of time nor of the
material energy. In conditioned life the living entity is subjected to the
influence of time in the dream of past, present and future. The mental
speculator tries to conquer the influence of time by future speculation of
becoming Vasudeva or the Supreme Lord himself by means of culture of
knowledge and conquering over ego. But the process is not perfect. The
perfect process is to accept Lord Vasudeva as the Supreme in everything,
and the best perfection of culturing knowledge is to surrender unto Him
because He is the source of everything. In that conception only can one

et rid of the misconception of I and mine. Both Bhagavad-gita and the
rimad-Bhagavatam confirm it. Srila Vyasadeva has specifically contributed
to the illusioned living entities the science of God and the process of
bhakti-yoga in his great literature Srimad-Bhagavatam, and the conditioned
soul should fully take advantage of this great science.

TEXT 4

MATA Ie ate wTATTTy |
Fat aay eTMrstaaares: U8 Il

atma-tattva-visuddhy-artham
yad aha bhagavan rtam

brahmane darsayan riipam
avyalika-vratadrtah
