236 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 15
“One who is transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme
Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments nor desires to have
anything; he is equally disposed toward every living entity. In this situa-
tion, he begins transcendental activities, or devotional service to the
Lord.” Generally, once elevated to the transcendental platform of
brahma-sukha, transcendental bliss, one never comes down. But if one
does not engage in devotional service, there is a chance of his returning
to the material platform. Aruhya krcchrena param padam tatah patanty
adho ’nédrta-yusmad-anghrayah: one may rise to the platform of
brahma-sukha, transcendental bliss, but even from that platform one
may fall down to the material platform if he does not engage himself in
devotional service.
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yah pravrajya grhat piirvam
tri-vargavapanat punah
yadi seveta tan bhiksuh
sa vai vantasy apatrapah

yah—one who; pravrajya—being finished for good and leaving for
the forest (being situated in transcendental bliss); grhat—from home;
purvam—at first; tri-varga—the three principles of religion, economic
development and sense gratification; dvapandt—from the field in which
they are sown; punah—again; yadi—if; seveta—should accept; tan—
materialistic activities; bhiksuh—a person who has accepted the
sannydsa order; sah—that person; vai—indeed; vanta-dsi—one who
eats his own vomit; apatrapah—without shame.

TRANSLATION

One who accepts the sannyasa order gives up the three prin-
ciples of materialistic activities in which one indulges in the field
of household life—namely religion, economic development and
sense gratification. One who first accepts sannyasa but then returns
