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that Lord Krsna’s transcendental qualities are so sublime that there is no
need to divert one’s attention to any other activities. His behavior with the
devotees is so exalted that a devotee need not try to divert his attention to
any other worship. It is said that the demoniac Pitana came to kill Krsna
by poisoning Him, but because Krsna was pleased to suck her breast, she
was given the same position as His mother. Devotees pray, therefore, that
if a demon who wanted to kill Krsna gets such an exalted position, why
should they go to anyone other than Krsna for their worshipful attach-
ment? There are two kinds of religious activities: one for material advance-
ment and the other for spiritual advancement. By taking shelter under the
lotus feet of Krsna, one is endowed with both kinds of prosperity, material
and spiritual. Why then should one go to any demigod?
TEXT 23
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TATA Fd ge TATAAT Rall
vasudeve bhagavati
bhakti-yogah pray ojitah
janayaty dsu vairagyam
jiianam yad brahma-darganam
vasudeve—unto Krsna; bhagavati—the Personality of Godhead; bhakti-
yogah—devotional service; prayojitah—discharged ; janayati— produces; au—
very soon; vairigyam—detachment; jiidnam—knowledge; yat—which;
brahma-darsanam-—self-realization.
TRANSLATION
Engagement in Krgna consciousness and application of devotional
service unto Krsna make it possible to advance in knowledge and
detachment, as well as in self-realization.
PURPORT
It is said by less intelligent men that bhakti-yoga or devotional service is
meant for persons who are not advanced in transcendental knowledge and
renunciation. But the fact is that if one engages in the devotional service
of the Lord in full Krsna consciousness, he does not have to attempt
separately to practice detachment or to wait for an awakening of tran-
