770 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 20

asamsaktah Sarire ’sminn
amunotpadite grhe

apatye dravine vapi
kah kuryan mamatam budhah

asamsak tah—being unattached; sarire—to the body ;asmin—this; amuna—
by such a bodily conception; utpadite—produced; grhe—house; apatye—
children; dravine—wealth; va—or; api—also; kah— who; kuryat—would do;
mamatam—affinity ; budhah—learned person.

TRANSLATION

How can a highly learned person who has absolutely no affinity for
the bodily conception of life be affected by the bodily conception in regard
to house, children, wealth and similar other bodily productions?

PURPORT

The Vedic ritualistic ceremonies are certainly meant to please the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu. However, by such activities
one does not factually satisfy the Lord. Rather, with the sanction of the
Lord, one tries to satisfy his own senses. In other words, materialists who
are especially interested in sense gratification are given permission or license
to enjoy sense gratification by executing the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies.
That is called traigunya-visaya vedah. The Vedic performances are based on
the three modes of material nature. Those who are elevated above the
material condition are not at all interested in such Vedic performances.
Rather, they are interested in the higher duties of transcendental loving
service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such devotional service is
called nistraigunya. Devotional service to the Lord has nothing to do with
the material conception of bodily comfort.

TEXT 7

CH Ye: wioatfafaayise TTT: |
BAMSATTA: AT FATIAISSCHTSSEAAT: TT 19

ekah suddhah svayam-jyotir
nirguno ’sau gundasrayah

sarva-go ‘naurtah saksi
niratmatmatmanah parah
