Text 18] The Activities of Maharaja Priyavrata 35
iha yasya harer dasye
karmané manasé gira
nikhildsv apy avasthdsu
Jivan-muktah sa ucyate
‘Regardless of one’s circumstances, if one fully engages his activities,
mind and words in the devotional service of the Lord, he should be un-
derstood to be a liberated person.” Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was a
responsible officer and a householder, yet his service to the cause of ex-
panding the mission of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is unique. Srila Pra-
bodhananda Sarasvati Thakura says, durdantendriya-kala-sarpa-patali
protkhata-damstrayate. The sense organs are certainly our greatest
enemies, and they are therefore compared to venomous serpents.
However, if a venomous serpent is bereft of its poison fangs, it is no
longer fearful. Similarly, if the senses are engaged in the service of the
Lord, there is no need to fear their activities. The devotees in the Krsna
consciousness movement move within this material world, but because
their senses are fully engaged in the service of the Lord, they are always
aloof from the material world. They are always living in a transcendental
position.
TEXT 18
a: 92 Arar fafaaitrrarnt
S
wey fafa ata wy!
waft anitaa ofan
ata arm fratfsafieg ec
yah sat sapatndn vijigisamdno
grhesu nirvisya yateta pirvam
atyeti durgasrita urjitarin
ksinesu kamam vicared vipascit
yah—anyone who:  sat—six: sapatnadn—adversaries: _vi-
Jigisamanah—desiring to conquer: grhesu—in household life: nir-
