Text 25] — Prthu Maharaja’s Meeting with the Four Kumaras 919

TEXT 25
grasa = faRAAET |

AFA TAR: AaaTATAA
earfaaat sete, arsren a: N24 II

harer muhus tat-para-karna-pura-
gunabhidhanena vijrmbhamanaya
bhaktya hy asangah sad-asaty anatmani
syan nirgune brahmant canjasa ratih
hareh—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; muhuh—constantly;
tat-para—in relation with the Supreme Personality of Godhead; karna-
pura—decoration of the ear: guna-abhidhanena—discussing transcendental
qualities; vijrmbhamanaya—by increasing Krsna consciousness; bhaktya—
by devotion; hi—certainly; asangah—uncontaminated; sat-asati—the mate-
rial world; anatmani—opposed to spiritual understanding; syat—should be;
nirgune—in transcendence; brahmani—in the Supreme Lord; ca—and;
anjasa—easily ; ratih—attraction.

TRANSLATION

The devotee should gradually increase the culture of devotional service
by constant hearing of the transcendental qualities of the Supreme Person-
ality of Godhead. These pastimes are like ornamental decorations on the
ears of devotees. By rendering devotional service and transcending the
material qualities, one can easily be fixed in transcendence in the Supreme
Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

This verse is especially mentioned to substantiate the devotional process
of hearing the subject matter. A devotee does not like to hear anything
other than subjects dealing with spiritual activities, or the pastimes of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. We can increase our propensity for
devotional service by hearing Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam from
realized souls. The more we hear from realized souls, the more we make
advancement in our devotional life. The more we adwarice in devotional
life, the more we become detached from the material world. The more we
become detached from the material world, the less we associate with
