254. Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 19

society; bhdrata-ajire—in the courtyard of Bharata-varsa; mukunda—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can offer liberation; sevd-
aupayikam —which is the means of serving; sprhd—desire; hi—indeed;
nah—our.

TRANSLATION

Since the human form of life is the sublime position for
spiritual realization, all the demigods in heaven speak in this way:
How wonderful it is for these human beings to have been born in
the land of Bharata-varsa. They must have executed pious acts of
austerity in the past, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead Him-
self must have been pleased with them. Otherwise, how could they
engage in devotional service in so many ways? We demigods can
only aspire to achieve human births in Bharata-varsa to execute
devotional service, but these human beings are already engaged
there.

PURPORT
These facts are further explained in Caitanya-caritamrta (Adi 9.41):

bharata-bhiimite haila manusya-janma yara
Janma sarthaka kari’ kara para-upakara

“One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India
[Bharata-varsa] should make his life successful and work for the benefit
of all other people.”

There are many facilities in India, Bharata-varsa, for executing devo-
tional service. In Bharata-varsa, all the Ged@ryas contributed their ex-
perience, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally appeared to teach the
people of Bharata-varsa how to progress in spiritual life and be fixed in
devotional service to the Lord. From all points of view, Bharata-varsa is
the special land where one can very easily understand the process of
devotional service and adopt it to make his life successful. If one makes
his life successful in devotional service and then preaches devotional ser-
vice in other parts of the world, people throughout the world will ac-

tually benefit.
