Text 20] The Lord’s Pastimes Out of Vrndavana 109

Although Lord Sri Krsna is the supreme emperor of the entire creation,
while He was on this earth He never violated the principles of the Vedic
injunctions because they are the guide for human life. Regulated human
life according to the Vedic principles, which are based on the system of
knowledge called Sankhya philosophy, is the real way of enjoyment of the
necessities of life. Without such knowledge, detachment and custom, the
so-called human civilization is no more than an animal society of eat,
drink, be merry and enjoy. The Lord was acting freely, as He willed, yet
by His practical example He taught not to lead a life which goes against
the principles of detachment and knowledge. Attainment of knowledge
and detachment, as very elaborately discussed in Sankhya philosophy, is
the real perfection of life. Knowledge means to know that the mission of
the human form of life is to end all the miseries of material existence and
that in spite of having to fulfill the bodily necessities in a regulated way,
one must be detached from such animal life. Fulfilling the demands of the
body is animal life, and fulfilling the mission of spirit soul is the human
mission.

TEXT 20

ferafanreter arn dyTReTT |
aaorarta trata | AAA IRoll

snigdha-smitavalokena
vaca piyusa-kalpaya

caritrenanavad yena
Sri-niketena catmana

snigdha— gentle; smita-avalokena—by a glance with sweet smile; vaca—by
words; piyusa-kalpaya—compared to nectar; caritrena—by character;
anavadyena—without flaw; sn—fortune; niketena—residence; ca—and;
atmana—by His transcendental body.

TRANSLATION

He was there in His transcendental body, the residence of the goddess of
fortune, with His usual gentle and sweetly smiling face, His nectarean
words and His flawless character.

PURPORT

In the previous verse it is described that Lord Krsna, being situatedin the
truths of Sankhya philosophy, is detached from all kinds of matter. In
the present verse it is described that He is the residence of the goddess of
