1138 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 27

thinking that we are the friends of human society. Someone may proclaim
himself to be a very good national worker, the best friend of the people
and of the country, but actually he cannot be the greatest friend of
everyone. The only friend is Krsna. One should try to raise the conscious-
ness of the conditioned soul to the platform of understanding that Krsna
is his actual friend. If one makes friendship with Krsna, he will never be
cheated, and he will get all help needed. Arousing this consciousness of the
conditioned soul is the greatest service, not posing oneself as a great friend
of another living entity. The power of friendship is limited. Although one
claims to be a friend, he cannot be a friend unlimitedly. There is an un-
limited number of living entities, and our resources are limited; therefore
we cannot be of any real benefit to the people in general. The best service
to the people in general is to awaken them to Krsna consciousness so that
they may know that the supreme enjoyer, the supreme proprietor and the
supreme friend is Krsna. Then this illusory dream of lording it over material
nature will vanish.

TEXT 5

wa wT Taf semnaat fy |
abaya dan fra a aa HY II

ata eva sanais cittam
prasaktam asatam pathi

bhakti-yogena tivrena
viraktyd ca nayed vasam

ata eva—therefore; sanaih—gradually; cittam—mind, consciousness;
prasaktam—attached; asatam—of material enjoyments; pathi—on the path;
bhakti-yogena—by devotional service; tivrena—very serious; viraktya—
without attachment; ca—and; nayet—he must bring; vasam—under control.

TRANSLATION

It is the duty of every conditioned soul to engage his polluted conscious-
ness, which is now attached to material enjoyment, in very serious
devotional service with detachment. Thus his mind and consciousness will
be under full control.
