Text 46] Ajamila Delivered by the Visnuditas 135
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natah param karma-nibandha-krntanam
mumuksatam tirtha-padanukirtanat
na yat punah karmasu sajjate mano
rajas-tamobhyam kalilam tato ‘nyatha
na—not; atah—therefore; param—better means; karma-niban-
dha—the obligation to suffer or undergo tribulations as a result of
fruitive activities; krntanam—that which can completely cut off;
mumuksatam—of persons desiring to get out of the clutches of material
bondage; tirtha-pada—about the Supreme Personality of Godhead, at
whose feet all the holy places stand; anukirtandt—than constantly
chanting under the direction of the bona fide spiritual master; na—not;
yat—because; punah—again; karmasu—in fruitive activities; sajjate—
becomes attached; manah—the mind; rajah-tamobhyam—by the modes
of passion and ignorance; kalilam—contaminated; tatah—thereafter;
anyatha—by any other means.
TRANSLATION
Therefore one who desires freedom from material bondage
should adopt the process of chanting and glorifying the name,
fame, form and pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
at whose feet all the holy places stand. One cannot derive the
proper benefit from other methods, such as pious atonement,
speculative knowledge and meditation in mystic yoga, because
even after following such methods one takes to fruitive activities
again, unable to control his mind, which is contaminated by the
base qualities of nature, namely passion and ignorance.
PURPORT
It has actually been seen that even after achieving so-called perfection,
many karmis, janis and yogis become attached to material activities
again. Many so-called sudmis and yogis give up material activities as false
(jagan mithya), but after some time they nevertheless resume material
