1390 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 32

scendental knowledge. It is said that one who engages unflinchingly in the
devotional service of the Lord actually has all the good qualities of the
demigods develop in him automatically. One cannot discover how such
good qualities develop in the body of a devotee, but actually it happens.
There is one instance where a hunter was taking pleasure in killing animals,
but after becoming a devotee he was not prepared to kill even an ant. Such
is the quality of a devotee.

Those who are very eager to advance in transcendental knowledge can
engage themselves in pure devotional service, without wasting time in
mental speculation. For arriving at the positive conclusions of knowledge
in the Absolute Truth, the word brahma-darsanam is significant in this
verse. Brahma-darsanam means to realize or to understand the Transcen-
dence. One who engages in the service of Vasudeva can actually realize
what Brahman is. If Brahman is impersonal, then there is no question of
darsanam, which means seeing face to face. Darsanam refers to seeing the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva. Unless the seer and the seen
are persons, there is no darsanam. Brahma-darsanam means that as soon as
one sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he can at once realize what
impersonal Brahman is. A devotee does not need to make separate inves-
tigations to understand the nature of Brahman. Bhagavad-gita also confirms
this. Brahma-bhuyaya kalpate: a devotee at once becomes a self-realized
soul in the Absolute Truth.

TEXT 24

ware Rrety aaftaferaars |
a fronfa seri Praag lvl

yadasya cittam arthesu
samesv indriya-urttibhih

na vigrhnati vaisamyam
priyam apriyam ity uta

yada—when; asya—of the devotee; cittam—the mind; arthesu—in the
sense objects; samesu—same; indriya-vrttibhih—by the activities of the
senses; na—not; vigrhnati—does perceive; vaisamyam— difference; priyam—
agreeable; apriyam—not agreeable; iti— thus; wta—certainly.

TRANSLATION

The exalted devotee’s mind becomes equipoised in sensual activities,
and he is transcendental to that which is agreeable and not agreeable.
