Text 53] Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation 267
of all desires. But although You are within the heart, the foolish,
because of lusty desires in the heart, cannot understand You.
PURPORT

Herein the reason for foolishness is described. Because the conditioned
soul in this material world is full of materialistic lusty desires, he cannot
understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although the Lord is
situated in everyone’s heart (iévarah sarva-bhitanadm hrd-dese ’rjuna
tisthati). It is because of this foolishness that one cannot take instructions
from the Lord, although the Lord is ready to instruct everyone both ex-
ternally and internally. The Lord says, dadami buddhi-yogam tarn yena
mam upaydnti te. In other words, the Lord can give instructions on de-
votional service by which one can return home, back to Godhead. Unfor-
tunately, however, people do not take this devotional service. The Lord,
being situated in everyone’s heart, can give one complete instructions on
going back to Godhead, but because of lusty desires one engages himself
in materialistic activities and does not render service to the Lord.
Therefore one is bereft of the value of the Lord’s instructions. By mental
speculation one can understand that one is not the body but a spirit soul,
but unless one engages in devotional service, the real purpose of life is
never fulfilled. The real purpose of life is to go back home, back to God-
head, and live with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, play with the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, dance with the Supreme Personality of
Godhead and eat with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These are
different items of dnanda, spiritual happiness in spiritual variegated-
ness. Even though one may come to the platform of brahma-bhiita and
understand his spiritual identity by speculative knowledge, one cannot
enjoy spiritual life without understanding the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. This is indicated here by the word abhista-siddhih. One can
fulfill the ultimate goal of life only by engaging in devotional service to
the Lord. Then the Lord will give one proper instructions on how to go
back home, back to Godhead.

TEXT 53
a ame Gat TT
ma sat aferataara |
