112 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 3

Lord exhibited detachment. This was fully displayed when He wanted
to teach by example that one should not remain attached to household
life for all the days of one’s life. One should naturally develop detach-
ment as a matter of course. The Lord’s detachment from household life
does not indicate detachment from His eternal associates, the transcen-
dental cowherd damsels. But the Lord desired to end His so-called
attachment to the three modes of material nature. He can never be
detached from the service of His transcendental associates like Rukmini
and other goddesses of fortune, as described in the Brahma-samhita:
laksmi-sahasra-sata-sambhrama-sevyamanam. (Bs. 5.37)

TEXT 23

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daivadhinesu kamesu
daivadhinah svayam puman

ko visrambheta yogena
yogeSvaram anuvratah

daiva—supernatural; adhinesu—being controlled;kamesu—in sense enjoy-
ment; daiva-adhinah—controlled by supernatural force; svayam—himself;
puman—living entity; kah—whoever; visrambheta—can have faith in;
yogena—by devotional service; yogesvaram—the Supreme Lord; anuura-
tah—serving.

TRANSLATION

Every living entity is controlled by a supernatural force, and thus his
sense enjoyment is also under the control of that supernatural force. No
one, therefore, can put his faith in Lord Krsna’s transcendental sense
activities but one who has become a devotee of the Lord by rendering
devotional service.

PURPORT

As stated in Bhagavad-gita, no one can understand the transcendental
birth and activities of the Lord. The same fact is herein corroborated: no
one but one who is enlightened by the devotional service of the Lord can
understand the difference between the Lord’s activities and those of
others, who are controlled by the supernatural force. The sense enjoyment
of all animals, men and demigods within the purview of the material
