128 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 16
tyaktva deham punar janma
naiti mam eti so rjuna
“One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and ac-
tivities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this ma-
terial world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.” If one simply
engages in Krsna consciousness to understand Krsna, he surely becomes
immune to the process of repeated birth and death. As clearly stated in
Bhagavad-gita, tyaktvé dehar punar janma naiti: such a person, simply
by engaging in Krsna consciousness or understanding the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, Krsna, becomes quite fit to return home, back to
Godhead. Even those who are obsessed with material desires may also
come to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead so steadily that
they go back to Godhead. The fact is that if one comes to Krsna con-
sciousness, although he may have many material desires, he becomes in-
creasingly attracted to the lotus feet of Krsna through associating with
the Supreme Lord by chanting His holy name. The Supreme Lord and
His holy name are identical. Thus he becomes uninterested in attachment
to material enjoyment. The perfection of life is to be uninterested in ma-
terial enjoyment and interested in Krsna. If one comes to Krsna con-
sciousness somehow or other, even for material gain, the result is that he
will be liberated. Kamdd dvesdd bhayat snehat. Whether for the
satisfaction of material desires, because of the influence of envy, because
of fear, because of affection or because of any other reason, if one comes
to Krsna, his life is successful.
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ARARTA TAUASITT |Ivol|
jitam ajita tada bhavata
yadaha bhagavatarn dharmam anavadyam
niskificand ye munaya
atmarama yam updsate ’pavargaya
