1408 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 32
pravocam—explained; bhakti-yogasya—of devotional service; sva-riipam—
the identity; fe—to you; catuh-vidham—in four divisions; kdlasya—of time;
ca—also; avyakta-gateh—the movement of which is imperceptible; yah—
which; antardhdavati—chases; jantusu—the living entities.
TRANSLATION
My dear mother, I have explained to you the process of devotional
service and its identity in four different social divisions. I have explained
to you as well how eternal time is chasing the living entities, although it is
imperceptible to them.
PURPORT
The process of bhakti-yoga, devotional service, is the main river flowing
down towards the sea of the Absolute Truth, and all other processes men-
tioned are just like tributaries. Lord Kapila is summarizing the importance
of the process of devotional service. Bhakti-yoga, as described before, is
divided into four divisions, three in the material modes of nature and one
in transcendence, which is untinged by the modes of material nature.
Devotional service mixed with the modes of material nature is a means for
material existence, whereas devotional service without desires for fruitive
result and without attempts for empirical philosophical research is pure,
transcendental devotional service.
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jivasya samsrtir bahvir
avid yd-karma-nirmitah
yasv aiga pravisann adtma
na veda gatim dtmanah
jivasya—of the living entity; samsytih—courses of material existence;
bahvih— many ; avidya—in ignorance; karma—by work; nirmitah— produced;
ydsu—into which; afiga—My dear mother; pravisan—entering; dtma—the
living entity; na—not;veda—understands; gatim—the movement; dtmanah—
of himself.
