Text 7] The Activities of Maharaja Priyavrata 13
Supreme Lord. Lord Krsna had sixteen thousand wives, all of them very
beautiful, and although He dealt with each of them as a beloved hus-
band, He was not attracted or attached to any of them. In the same way,
although a devotee may enter family life and act very affectionately
toward his wife and children, he is never attached to these activities.
This verse states that by serving the lotus feet of his spiritual master,
Prince Priyavrata very soon attained the perfectional stage of Krsna con-
sciousness. This is the only way to advance in spiritual life. As stated in
the Vedas:
yasya deve para bhaktir
yatha deve tathé gurau
tasyaite kathita hy arthah
prakasante mahatmanah
“If one has unflinching faith in the Supreme Lord and the spiritual
master, the essence of all Vedic knowledge is revealed to him.”
(Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.23) A devotee always thinks of the Lord con-
tinuously. While chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, the words Krsna and
Hare immediately remind him of all the Lord’s activities. Since his entire
life is engaged in the service of the Lord, a devotee cannot forget the
Lord at any time. Just as an ordinary man always engages his mind in
material activities, a devotee always engages his mind in spiritual ac-
tivities. This is called brahma-satra, or meditating upon the Supreme
Lord always. Prince Priyavrata was perfectly initiated into this practice
by Sri Narada.
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