Texts 28-29 ] Understanding Material Nature 1169

span of life, such as on Brahmaloka. These are material desires, but
because a mixed devotee engages in the service of the Lord, ultimately,
after many, many lives of material enjoyment, he undoubtedly develops
Krsna consciousness, and the symptom of this Krsna consciousness is that
he is no longer interested in any sort of materially elevated life. He does
not even aspire to become a personality like Lord Brahma.

TEXTS 28-29

AA: ATI AMARA TAT |
fated ated Racqred AEMTTT RCI
TAHA a: AeMoads: |
aaeal a fata ait feanfefaa ua

mad-bhaktah pratibuddhartho
mat-prasddena bhiiyasa

nihsreyasam sva-samsthanam
kaivalyakhyam mad-asrayam

prapnotihdiijasa dhirah
sva-drsd cchinna-samsayah
yad gatvd na nivarteta
yogi lingdd vinirgame

mat-bhaktah—My devotee; pratibuddha-arthah—self-realized; mat-
prasaddena—by My causeless mercy; bhityasd—unlimited; nihsreyasam—the
ultimate perfectional goal; sva-sarnsthanam—his abode; kaivalya-akhyam—
called kaivalya; mat-dsrayam— under My protection; prapnoti— attains;iha—
in this life; afjasa—truly; dhirah—steady; sva-drsa—by knowledge of the
self; chinna-samsayah—freed from doubts; yat—to that abode; gatvad—having
gone; na—never; nivarteta—comes back; yogi—the mystic devotee; lingat—
from the subtle and gross material bodies; vinirgame—after departing.

TRANSLATION

My devotee actually becomes self-realized by My unlimited causeless
mercy, and thus, when freed from all doubts, he steadily progresses towards
his destined abode, which is directly under the protection of My spiritual
