1458 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 29

Narottama dasa Thakura advises everyone to stick to the principle of
carrying out the orders of the spiritual master. One should not desire any-
thing else. If the regulative principles ordered by the spiritual master are
followed rigidly, the mind will gradually be trained to desire nothing but
the service of Krsna. Such training is the perfection of life.

TEXT 69
aaefas aafa anaareafat |
TAIZAA ACTA TAT

sattvaika-nisthe manasi
bhagavat-parsva-vartini

tamag candramasivedam
uparajyavabhasate

sattva-eka-nisthe—in full Krgna consciousness; manasi—in a mind;
bhagavat—with the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parsva-vartini— being
constantly associated; tamah—the dark planet; candramasi—in the moon;
iva—like; idam—this cosmic manifestation; uparajya—being connected;
avabhasate—becomes manifest.

TRANSLATION

Krsna consciousness means constantly associating with the Supreme
Personality of Godhead in such a mental state that the devotee can observe
the cosmic manifestation exactly as the Supreme Personality of Godhead
does. Such observation is not always possible, but it becomes manifest
exactly like the dark planet known as Rahu, which is observed in the
presence of the full moon,

PURPORT

It has been explained in the previous verse that all desires on the mental
platform become visible one after another. Sometimes, however, by the
supreme will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the whole stockpile
can be visible all at one time. In Brahma-samhitd it is said, karmani
nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhajém (5.54). When a person is fully absorbed
in Krsna consciousness, his stockpile of material desires is minimized.
Indeed, the desires no longer fructify in the form of gross bodies. Instead,
