282 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 7

tam—that; ca—also; api—thus; yusmat—your; carana—feet; sevayd—by ser-
vice; aham—myself; paranude—shall be able to give up.

TRANSLATION

But, my dear sir, I am obliged to you because now I can understand
that this material manifestation is without substance although it appears
to be real. I am confident that by serving your feet it will be possible for
me to give up the false idea.

PURPORT

The sufferings of the conditioned soul are superficial and have no
intrinsic value, like the cutting off of one’s head in a dream. Yet although
this statement is theoretically very true, it is very difficult for the common
man or the neophyte on the transcendental path to realize practically.
However, by serving the feet of great transcendentalists like Maitreya
Muni and by constantly associating with them, one is enabled to give up
the false idea that the soul suffers from material pangs.

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yat-sevaya bhagavatah
kuta-sthasya madhu-dvisah

rati-raso bhavet tivrah
padayor vyasanardanah

yat—which; sevaya—by service; bhagavatah—of the Personality of God-
head; kuta-sthasya—of the unchangeable; madhu-dvisah—the enemy of the
Madhu asura; rati-rasah—attachment in different relationships; bhavet—
develops; tivrah—highly ecstatic; padayoh—of the feet; vyasana— distresses;
ardanah—vanquishing.

TRANSLATION

By serving the feet of the spiritual master, one is enabled to develop
transcendental ecstasy in the service of the Personality of Godhead, who
is the unchangeable enemy of the Madhu demon and whose service
vanquishes one’s material distresses.
