Text 13] Conversation Between Manu and Kardama 813
The ultimate goal is described here: Kardama Muni saw the Supreme
Personality of Godhead in Ilis eternal form. Devotional service begins with
the relationship of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul, or Krsna
and Krsna’s devotees, and when one attains it there is no question of fall-
ing down. If, through the yoga system, one wants to attain the stage of
seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face, but is attracted
instead to attainment of some material power, then he is detoured from
proceeding further. Material enjoyment, as encouraged by bogus yogis,
has nothing to do with the transcendental realization of spiritual happiness.
Real devotees of bhakti-yoga accept only the material necessities of life
absolutely needed to maintain the body and soul together; they refrain
completely from all exaggerated material sense gratification. They are
prepared to undergo all kinds of tribulation, provided they can make
progress in the realization of the Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 13
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we TTAfasaaTeT:
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Tart aftr SAT: 12
rsir uvaca
justam batadyakhila-sattva-raseh
samsiddhyam aksnos tava dargandn nah
yad-darganam janmabhir idya sadbhir
asdsate yogino riidha-yogah
rsih uvaca—the great sage said; justam—is attained; bata—ah ; adya—now;
akhila—all; sattva—of goodness; raseh —who are the reservoir; samsiddh yam—
the complete success; aksnoh—of the two eyes; tava—of You; darsanat—
from the sight; nah—by us; yat—of whom; darsanam-sight; janmabhih—
through births; idya—O worshipable Lord; sadbhih—gradually elevated in
position; dsdsate—aspire; yoginah—yogis; riidha-yogah—having attained
perfection in yoga.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Kardama Muni said: O supreme worshipful Lord, my
power of sight is now fulfilled, having attained the greatest perfection of
