36 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 14
Jane raja yena nadite cubaya (Cc. Madhya 20.118). Materialistic life
means continuous unhappiness, but sometimes we accept happiness as it
appears between the gaps. Sometimes a condemned person is submerged
in water and hauled out. Actually all of this is meant for punishment, but
he feels a little comfort when he is taken out of the water. This is the
situation with the conditioned soul. All the sastras therefore advise that
one associate with devotees and saintly people.
‘sadhu-sanga’, ‘sidhu-sariga’——sarva-sdstre kaya
lava-matra sadhu-sarige sarva-siddhi haya
(Cc. Madhya 22.54)
Even by a little association with devotees, the conditioned soul can get
out of this miserable material condition. This Krsna consciousness move-
ment is therefore trying to give everyone a chance to associate with
saintly people. Therefore all the members of this Krsna consciousness
society must themselves be perfect sddhus in order to give a chance to
fallen conditioned souls. This is the best humanitarian work.
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mee maga «= AT RARTRTT ATR
TIATS STATA: AMATeSlea | 28 I!
yad idam yogdnusdsanam na va etad avarundhate yan nyasta-danda
munaya upasama-sila uparatatmanah samavagacchanti.

yat—which; idam—this ultimate abode of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead: yoga-anusdsanam—only to be achieved by practicing devo-
tional service; na—not; vad—either; etat—this path of liberation:
avarundhate—obtain; yat—therefore; nyasta-dandah—persons who
have given up envying others; munayah—saintly persons; upasama-
silah—who are now situated in a most peaceful existence; uparata-at-
manah—who have control over the mind and senses: samavagac-
chanti—very easily obtain.
