Text 38] Talks Between Narada and King Pracinabarhi 1411

position in material existence. After becoming so detached, one becomes
actually perfect in knowledge and engages perfectly in the service of Lord
Vasudeva. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says: jivera ‘svariipa’ haya— krsnera
‘nitya-dasa’. “‘Every living entity is by constitutional position an eternal
servant of Krsna.” As soon as one engages in the service of Lord Vasudeva,
he attains his normal constitutional position. This position is called the
liberated stage. Muktir hitvdnyatha riipam svariipena vyavasthitih: in the
liberated stage one is situated in his original Krsna conscious position. He
gives up all engagement in the service of matter, engagements concocted
under the names of social service, national service, community service, dog
service, automobile service, and so many other services conducted under
the illusion of “I” and ‘“‘mine.”
As explained in the Second Chapter of the First Canto:

vasudeve bhagavati
bhakti-yogah prayojitah

janayaty dsu vairagyarh
jiidnam ca yad ahaitukam

“By rendering devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead, Sri
Krsna, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment
from the world.” (Bhag. 1.2.7) Thus one must engage in the service of
Vasudeva without material desire, mental speculation or fruitive activity.

TEXT 38

aisha WAY AReTIHITT: |
PIT AEWA MI AMAAT: Fl

so ’cirdd eva rajarse
syad acyuta-kathasrayah
Srnvatah §raddadhanasya
nityada sydd adhiyatah

sah—that; acirat—very soon; eva—certainly; raja-rse—O best of kings;
syat—becomes; acyuta—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; katha—
narrations; dsrayah—depending on; grnvatah—of one who is hearing;
§raddadhanasya—faithful; nityada—always; syat—becomes; adhiyatah—by
cultivation.
