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development of knowledge for the purpose of knowing everything without
rendering devotional service is considered fruitless labor, and one cannot
get the desired result by such labor of love. Lord Vasudeva is pleased by
devotional service only, and thus His mercy is realized by association with
pure devotees of the Lord. Pure devotees of the Lord are transcendental
to all material desires, including the desire for the results of fruitive
activities and philosophical speculation. If one wants to acquire the mercy
of the Lord, he has to associate with pure devotees. Such association
alone can, by degrees, release one from the quivering elements.
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yadendriyoparamo ’tha
drastratmani pare harau
viliyante tada klesah
samsuptasyeva krtsnasah

yada—when; indriya—senses; uparamah—satiated; atha—thus; drasta-
atmani—unto the seer, the Supersoul; pare—in the transcendence; harau—
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; viliyante—becomes merged in;
tada—at that time; klesah—miseries; samsuptasya—one who has enjoyed
sound sleep; tvu—like; krtsnasah—in complete.

TRANSLATION

When the senses are satisfied in the seer-Supersoul, the Personality of
Godhead, and merge in Him, all miseries are vanquished, as after a sound
sleep.

PURPORT

The quivering of the living entity as described above is due to the senses.
Since the entire material existence is meant for sense gratification, the
senses are the medium of material activities, and they cause the quivering
of the steady soul. Therefore, these senses are to be detached from all such
material activities. According to the impersonalists the senses are stopped
from work by merging the soul in the Supersoul Brahman. The devotees,
however, do not stop the material senses from acting, but they engage
