126 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 17
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has perfectly enunciated and broadcast the
process of bhakti-yoga. Consequently, for one who has taken shelter at
the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the highest perfection of the
Mayavadis, kaivalya, or becoming one with the Supreme, is considered
hellish, to say nothing of the karmis’ aspiration to be promoted to the
heavenly planets. Devotees consider such goals to be worthless phan-
tasmagoria. There are also yogis, who try to control their senses, but
they can never succeed without coming to the stage of devotional service.
The senses are compared to poisonous snakes, but the senses of a bhakta
engaged in the service of the Lord are like snakes with their poisonous
fangs removed. The yogi tries to suppress his senses, but even great
mystics like Visvamitra fail in the attempt. Visvamitra was conquered by
his senses when he was captivated by Menaka during his meditation. She
later gave birth to Sakuntala. The wisest persons in the world, therefore,
are the bhakti-yogis, as Lord Krsna confirms in Bhagavad-gita (6.47):
yogindm api sarvesam
mad-gatendantaratmana
Sraddhavan bhajate yo mam
sa me yuktatamo matah
“Of all yogis, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping
Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in
yoga and is the highest of all.”
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TASARACARU SAMARAS AIAAAATAAeZASTAT AR
aaa frvata te 1
tato ‘neka-sahasra-koti-vimandanika-sankula-deva-yanendvatar-
antindu mandalam davarya brahma-sadane nipatati.

tatah—after purifying the seven planets of the seven great sages;
aneka—many; sahasra—thousands; koti—of millions; vimana-anika—
with contingents of airplanes; sarikula—congested; deva-yanena—by
the spaceways of the demigods; avataranti—descending; indu-man-
