132 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 13

fine garments and ornaments. Then I travel like a king on the back
of an elephant or on a chariot or horse. Sometimes, however, I
travel naked, like a person haunted by a ghost.

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CAT AT AM Saaerst aera eit

naham ninde na ca staumi
sva-bhava-visamam janam

etesam Sreya asdse
utaikatmyam mahatmani

na—not; aham—I; ninde—blaspheme; na—nor; ca—also; staumi—
praise; sva-bhava—whose nature; visamam—contradictory; janam—a
living entity or human being; etesam—of all of them; sreyah—the ulti-
mate benefit; adsase—I pray for; uta—indeed; aikatmyam—oneness;
mahda-dtmani—in the Supersoul, the Parabrahman (Krsna).

TRANSLATION

Different people are of different mentalities. Therefore it is not
my business either to praise them or to blaspheme them. I only
desire their welfare, hoping that they will agree to become one
with the Supersoul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna.

PURPORT

As soon as one comes to the platform of bhakti-yoga, one understands
fully the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva, is the goal of life
(vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhah). This is the instruction
of all the Vedic literature (vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah, sarva
dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja). There is no use in
praising someone for material qualifications or blaspheming him for ma-
terial disqualifications. In the material world, good and bad have no
meaning because if one is good he may be elevated to a higher planetary
system and if one is bad he may be degraded to the lower planetary
systems. People of different mentalities are sometimes elevated and
