Text 33] Explanation of Devotional Service 1267

tasman mayy arpitasesa-
kriyarthatma nirantarah

mayy arpitatmanah pumso
may sannyasta-karmanah

na pasyami param bhittam
akartuh sama-darsanat

tasmat—than him; mayi—unto Me; arpita—offered; asesa—all; kriya—
actions; artha—wealth; dtma—life, soul; nirantarah—without cessation;
mayi—unto Me; arpita—offered; atmanah—whose mind; pumsah—than a
person; mayi—unto Me; sannyasta—dedicated; karmanah—whose activities;
na—not; pasyami—I see; param—greater; bhiitam—living entity; akartuh—
without proprietorship; sama—same; darsanat— whose vision.

TRANSLATION

Therefore I do not find a greater person than he who has no interest
outside of Mine and who therefore engages and dedicates all his activities
and all his life—everything—unto Me without cessation.

PURPORT

In this verse the word sama-darsanat means that he no longer has any
separate interest; the devotee’s interest and the Supreme Personality of
Godhead’s interest are one. For example, Lord Caitanya, in the role of a
devotee, also preached the same philosophy. He preached that Krsna is the
worshipful Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and that the
interest of His pure devotees is the same as His own.

Sometimes Mayavadi philosophers, due to a poor fund of knowledge,
define the word sama-darsanat to mean that a devotee should see himself as
one with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is foolishness. When
one thinks himself one with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is
no question of serving Him. When there is service, there must be a master.
Three things must be present for there to be service: the master, the servant
and the service. Here it is clearly stated that he who has dedicated his life,
all his activities, his mind and his soul—everything—for the satisfaction of
the Supreme Lord, is considered to be the greatest person.

The word akartuh means ‘“‘without any sense of proprietorship.” Every-
one wants to act as the proprietor of his actions so that he can enjoy the
result. A devotee, however, has no such desire; he acts because the Person-
ality of Godhead wants him to act ina particular way. He has no personal
motive. When Lord Caitanya preached Krsna consciousness, it was not
