Text 34] What Prahlada Learned in the Womb 85

kriyate—is rendered; bhaktih—devotional service; isvare—unto the
supreme controller; vdsudeve—to Lord Vasudeva; bhagavati—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; yayé—by which; sarilabhyate—is
obtained; ratih—attachment.

TRANSLATION

By these activities [as mentioned above] one is able to cut down
the influence of the enemies, namely lust, anger, greed, illusion,
madness and jealousy, and when thus situated, one can render ser-
vice to the Lord. In this way one surely attains the platform of lov-
ing service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

As mentioned in verses thirty and thirty-one, one’s first duty is to ap-
proach the spiritual master, the representative of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, to begin rendering service to him. Prahlada
Maharaja proposed that from the very beginning of life (kaumdra dcaret
prajfiah) a small child should be trained to serve the spiritual master
while living at the guru-kula. Brahmacari guru-kule vasan danto guror
hitam (Bhag. 7.12.1). This is the beginning of spiritual life. Guru-
padasrayah, sédhu-vartmanuvartanam, sad-dharma-prccha. By follow-
ing the instructions of the guru and the Sdstras, the disciple attains the
stage of devotional service and becomes unattached to possessions. What-
ever he possesses he offers to the spiritual master, the guru, who engages
him in sravanam kirtanam visnoh. The disciple follows strictly and in
this way learns how to control his senses. Then, by using his pure intelli-
gence, he gradually becomes a lover of the Supreme Personality of God-
head, as confirmed by Srila Ripa Gosvami (@dau sraddha tatah sadhu-
sangah). In this way one’s life becomes perfect, and his attachment for
Krsna becomes positively manifested. In that stage, he is situated in
ecstasy, experiencing bhdva and anubhdua, as explained in the following
verse.

TEXT 34

faery anift ama
faite serraht: anf |
