Text 8] The Island of Jambadvipa 235
Sridhara and whose only business was to sell pots made of the skin of
banana trees. Whatever income he had, he used fifty percent for the wor-
ship of mother Ganges, and with the other fifty percent he provided for
his necessities. On the whole, he was so very poor that he lived in a cot-
tage that had a broken roof with many holes in it. He could not afford
brass utensils, and therefore he drank water from an iron pot. Neverthe-
less, he was a great devotee of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is a
typical example of how a poor man with no material possessions can
become a most exalted devotee of the Lord. The conclusion is that one
cannot attain shelter at the lotus feet of Lord Krsna or Sri Caitanya
Gosafii through material opulence; that shelter is attainable only by pure
devotional service.
anyabhilasita-siinyam
Jidna-karmady-andvrtam
anukilyena krsndnu-
Silanarn bhaktir uttama
“One should render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord
Krsna favorably and without desire for material profit or gain through
fruitive activities or philosophical speculation. That is called pure devo-
tional service.”
TEXT 8
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SUSAN ATTY Wel AT:
RUA Ti FHARTAAT |
wit Ta Agaald at
q SaTaHAe aaa Ml < I
suro ’suro vapy atha vadnaro narah
sarvatmana yah sukrtajiam uttamam
bhajeta ramam manujakrtim harim
ya uttaran anayat kosalan divam iti
surah—demigod; asurah—demon; vd api—or; atha—therefore:
va—or; anarah—other than a human being (bird. beast. animal and so
on); narah—a human being; sarva-dtmand—wholeheartedly: yah—
