Text 10] Explanation of Devotional Service 1237
TEXT 10
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asTeatafa TT TAMATA: T ATE: 12 oll
karma-nirharam uddisya
parasmin va tad-arpanam
yajed yastavyam iti va
prthag-bhavah sa sattvikah

karma—fruitive activities; nirharam—freeing himself from; uddisya—
with the purpose of; parasmin—to the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
va—or; tat-arpanam—offering the result of activities; yajet—may worship;
yastavyam—to be worshiped; iti—thus; vd—or; prthak-bhavah —separatist;
sah—he; sattvikah—in the mode of goodness.

TRANSLATION

When a devotee worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead and
offers the results of his activities in order to free himself from the
inebrieties of fruitive activities, his devotion is in the mode of goodness.

PURPORT

The brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaigyas and siidras, along with the brahma-
caris, grhasthas, vanaprasthas and sannyeasis, are the members of the eight
divisions of varnas and asramas, and they have their respective duties to
perform for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When
such activities are performed and the results are offered to the Supreme
Lord, they are called karmarpanam, duties performed for the satisfaction
of the Lord. If there is any inebriety or fault, it is atoned for by this
offering process. But if this offering process is in the mode of goodness
rather than in pure devotion, then the interest is different. The four
d§ramas and the four varnas act for some benefit in accordance with their
personal interests. Therefore such activities are in the mode of goodness;
they cannot be counted in the category of pure devotion. Pure devotional
service as described by Riipa Gosvami is free from all material desires.
Anyabhilasita-siinyam. There can be no excuse for personal or material
interest. Devotional activities should be transcendental to fruitive activities
and empiric philosophical speculation. Pure devotional service is transcen-
dental to all material qualities.
