244 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 4

PURPORT
As the Lord Himself confirms in Bhagavad-gita (8.15), one reaches

the highest perfection when he attains the fortune of realizing the
Supreme Personality of Godhead:

mam upetya punar janma
duhkhdlayam asasvatam

napnuvanti mahatmanah
samsiddhim paramam gatah

‘After attaining Me, the great souls, who are yogis in devotion, never
return to this temporary world, which is full of miseries, because they
have attained the highest perfection.’”” Therefore the Krsna conscious-
ness movement teaches one to follow the path toward the topmost perfec-
tion simply by performing devotional service.

TEXT 44
GaSe A ATTA TASATTEN A: |
aT BM Yara az AMShyas: lvvll

prito “hari te prajd-natha

yat te ’syodbrmhanam tapah
mamaisa kamo bhitanadm

yad bhayasur vibhitayah

pritah—very much pleased; aham—I; te—with you; praja-natha—O
King of population; yat—because; te—your; asya—of this material
world; udbrmhanam—causing increase; tapah—austerity; mama—My;
esah—this; kamah—desire; bhiitanam—of the living entities; yat—
which; bhiiyasuh—may there be; vibhiitayah—advancement in all
respects.

TRANSLATION

My dear Prajapati Daksa, you have performed extreme
austerities for the welfare and growth of the world. My desire also
is that everyone within this world be happy. I am therefore very
