198 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 17
Janayaty Gsu vairagyam
jndnam ca yad ahaitukam
One who engages in unalloyed devotional service to Vasudeva, Krsna,
automatically becomes aware of this material world, and therefore he is
naturally detached. This detachment is possible because of his high stan-
dard of knowledge. The speculative philosopher tries to understand that
this material world is false by cultivating knowledge, but this under-
standing is automatically manifested in the person of a devotee, without
separate endeavor. The Mayavadi philosophers may be very proud of
their so-called knowledge, but because they do not understand Vasudeva
(vasudevah sarvam iti), they do not understand the world of duality,
which is a manifestation of Vasudeva’s external energy. Therefore, un-
less the so-called jrdnis take shelter of Vasudeva, their speculative
knowledge is imperfect. Ye ‘nye ’ravindaksa vimukta-maninah. They
simply think of becoming free from the contamination of the material
world, but because they do not take shelter at the lotus feet of Vasudeva,
their knowledge is impure. When they actually become pure, they sur-
render to the lotus feet of Vasudeva. Therefore, the Absolute Truth is
easier to understand for a devotee than for jnidnis who simply speculate
to understand Vasudeva. Lord Siva confirms this statement in the follow-
ing verse.
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ame fafiat a gare
1 ROG GT: AM: |
qT weaed satitearfera: 12a
naham virifico na kumara-nadradau
na brahma-putrad munayah suresah
vidama yasyehitam amsakamsaka
na tat-svariipam prthag-isa-maninah
na—not; aham—I (Lord Siva): virincah—Lord Brahma; na—nor:
kumara—the ASvini-kumaras; ndradau—the great saint Narada; na—
