Text 38] The Renunciation of Kardama Muni 989

irreligion. How one can get out of the miserable condition of material life
is stated in sankhya philosophy, and the Lord Himself is explaining this
sublime system.

TEXT 38

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gaccha kamam mayaprsto
mayi sannyasta-karmana

jitud sudurjayam mrtyum
amrtatvaya mam bhaja

gaccha—go; kdmam—as you wish; maya—by Me; apysfah—sanctioned;
mayi—to Me; sannyasta—completely surrendered; karmanad—with your
activities; jitva—having conquered; sudurjayam—insurmountable; mrtyum—
death; amrtatvudya—for eternal life; mam—unto Me; bhaja—engage in de-
votional service.

TRANSLATION

Now, being sanctioned by Me, go as you desire, surrendering all your
activities to Me. Conquering insurmountable death, worship Me for eternal
life.

PURPORT

The purpose of sarikhya philosophy is stated herein. If anyone wants
real eternal life, he has to engage himself in devotional service or Krsna
consciousness. To become free from birth and death is not an easy task.
Birth and death are natural to this material body. Sudurjayam means very,
very difficult to overcome. The modern so-called scientists have no sufficient
means to understand the process of victory over birth and death. Therefore,
they set aside the question of birth and death; they do not consider it.
They simply engage in the problems of the material body, which is tran-
sient and sure to end.

Actually, human life is meant for conquering the insurmountable process
of birth and death. That can be done as stated here. Mam bhaja: one must
engage in the devotional service of the Lord. In Bhagavad-gita also the
Lord says, man-mand bhava mad-bhaktah: “Just become My devotee. Just
worship Me.”’ But foolish so-called scholars say that it is not Krsna whom
we must worship and to whom we must surrender; it is something else.
