Text 30] Lord Vignu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena 805

Yet thisis not actually the platform of satisfaction. After self-realization,
the material wisdom of the jfani leads him to the shelter of the lotus feet
of the Lord. Then he is only satisfied in contemplating the lotus feet of the
Lord constantly. Prthu Maharaja therefore concludes that liberated persons
taking to the devotional path have acquired the ultimate goal of life. If
liberation were the end in itself, there would be no question of a liberated
person’s taking to devotional service. In other words, the transcendental
bliss derived from self-realization, known as atmananda, is very insignificant
in the presence of the bliss derived from devotional service to the lotus
feet of the Lord. Prthu Maharaja therefore concluded that he would simply
hear of the glories of the Lord constantly and thus engage his mind upon
the lotus feet of the Lord. That is the highest perfection of life.

TEXT 30
wey fit FY aaa fratfeat
at ate Aa Aq |
ITA F Tea TS A Tastee:
awed Gt: GA Hala ates: Noll

manye giram te jagatam vimohinim
varam vrnisveti bhajantam attha yat

vaca nu tantyd yadi te jano ’sitah
katham punah karma karoti mohitah

manye—I consider; giram—words; te—Your; jagatam—to the material
world; vimohinim— bewildering; varam—benediction; vrnisva—just accept;
iti—in this way; bhajantam—unto Your devotee; attha— You spoke; yat—
because; vdcd—by the statements of the Vedas; nu—certainly ; tantya—by
the ropes; yadi—if; te—Your; janah—the people in general; asitah—not
bound; katham—how; punah—again and again; karma—fruitive activities;
karoti— perform; mohitah—being enamored.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, what You have said to Your unalloyed devotee is certainly
very much bewildering. The allurements which You offer in the Vedas
are certainly not suitable for pure devotees. People in general are bound
