130 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 16

hrsikena hrsikesa-

sevanam bhaktir ucyate
“One should be free from all material designations and cleansed of all
material contamination. He should be restored to his pure identity, in
which he engages his senses in the service of the proprietor of the senses.
That is called devotional service.” This is also called bhagavata-dharma.
Without material aspirations, one should simply serve Krsna, as advised
in Bhagavad-gita, Ndrada-pafcardtra and Srimad-Bhagavatam.
Bhagavata-dharma is the process of religion enunciated by pure devo-
tees, direct representatives of the Supreme Personality of Godhead like
Narada, Sukadeva Gosvami and their humble servants in the. disciplic
succession. By understanding bhagavata-dharma, one immediately be-
comes free from material contamination. Living entities, who are part
and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are loitering in this
material world suffering. When they are instructed by the Lord Himself
about bhagavata-dharma and they adopt it, that is victory for the Lord,
for He then reclaims these fallen souls. A devotee following the prin-
ciples of bhagavata-dharma feels very much obligated to the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. He can understand the difference between life
without bhdgavata-dharma and life with bhagavata-dharma and thus
he ever remains obliged to the Lord. Taking to Krsna consciousness and
bringing fallen souls to Krsna consciousness is victory for Lord Krsna.
sa vai pumsar paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhoksaje
ahaituky apratihata

yayatmaé suprasidati
“The supreme occupation [dharma] for all humanity is that by which
men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord.
Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted in order
to completely satisfy the self.” (Bhdg. 1.2.6) Therefore Srimad-
Bhagavatam is the pure transcendental process of religion.
