554 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 13
labhate param: “One who is transcendentally situated at once realizes the
Supreme Brahman. He never laments or desires to have anything. He is
equally disposed towards every living entity. In that state he achieves pure
devotional service unto Me.” (Bg. 18.54) This is also explained by Lord
Caitanya in His Siksdstaka in the beginning of the first verse:

ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-mahd-davagni-nirvapanam

Sreyah kairava-candrikd-vitaranam vidyd-vadhi-jivanam
The bhakti-yoga system is the topmost yoga system, and in this system the
chanting of the holy name of the Lord is the foremost performance of de-
votional service. By chanting the holy name one can attain the perfection
of nirvana, or liberation from material existence, and so increase one’s
blissful life of spiritual existence as described by Lord Caitanya (dnandam-
budhi-vardhanam). When one is situated in that position he no longer has
any interest in material opulence or even a royal throne and sovereignty
over the whole planet. This situation is called viraktir anyatra syat. It is the
result of devotional service.

The more one makes advancement in devotional service, the more one
becomes detached from material opulence and materialactivity. This is the
spiritual nature, full of bliss. This is also described in Bhagavad-gita
(Bg. 2.59). Param drstvd nivartate: one ceases to take part in material en-
joyment upon tasting superior, blissful life in spiritual existence. By ad-
vancement in spiritual knowledge, which is considered to be like blazing
fire, all material desires are burned to ashes. The perfection of mystic yoga
is possible when one is continuously in connection with the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead by discharging devotional service. A devotee is always
thinking of the Supreme Person at every step of his life. Every conditioned
soul is full of the reactions of his past life, but all dirty things are immedi-
ately burned to ashes if one simply executes devotional service. This is de-
scribed in the Ndrada-paficaratra: sarvopddhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena
nirmalam.

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jadandha-badhironmatta-
mikdkrtir atanmatih
laksitah pathi balanam
prasantarcir ivanalah
