Text 37] Entanglement in Fruitive Activities 1407

One can achieve elevation to the higher planetary systems like the
heavenly kingdom by executing one’s prescribed duties and by performing
sacrifices. When he is transcendental to such desires because of accepting
the renounced order of life, he can understand the Brahman feature of the
Supreme, and when one is able to see his real constitutional position, he
sees all other processes and becomes situated in the stage of pure devotional
service. At that time he can understand the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Bhagavan.

Understanding of the Supreme Person is called &tma-tattva-avabodhena,
which means understanding of one’s real constitutional position. If one
actually understands one’s constitutional position as an eternal servitor of
the Supreme Lord, he becomes detached from the service of the material
world. Everyone engages in some sort of service. If one does not know
one’s constitutional position, one engages in the service of his personal
gross body, or his family, society or country. But as soon as one is able
to see his constitutional position (the word sva-drk means one who is able
to see), he becomes detached from such material service and engages
himself in devotional service.

As long as one is in the modes of material nature and is performing the
duties prescribed in the scriptures, he can be elevated to higher planetary
systems where the predominating deities are material representations of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, like the sun-god, the moon-god, the air-
god, Brahma and Lord Siva. All the different demigods are material repre-
sentations of the Supreme Lord. By material activities one can only
approach such demigods, as stated in Bhagavad-gita. Yanti deva-vrata devan
(Bg. 9.25): those who are attached to the demigods and who perform the
prescribed duties can approach the abodes of the demigods. In this way,
one can go to the planet of the pitds, or forefathers. Similarly, one who
fully understands the real position of his life adopts devotional service and
realizes the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TEXT 37
amd afeara aed a aay |
RIT TATA TIT 120911
pravocam bhakti-yogasya
svaripam te catur-vidham

kalasya cavyakta-gater
yo ’ntardhavati jantusu
