100 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 4

however, to train oneself without guidance from the spiritual master.
Therefore, according to the instructions of Srila Ripa Gosvami, the first
business of a devotee is to accept a bona fide spiritual master who can
train him to engage his various senses in rendering transcendental ser-
vice to the Lord. The Lord also says in Bhagavad-gita (7.1), asarSayarn
samagram mam yatha jridsyasi tac chrnu. In other words, if one wants to
understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead in completeness, one
must follow the prescriptions given by Krsna by following in the
footsteps of Maharaja Ambarisa. It is said, hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanarm
bhaktir ucyate: bhakti means to engage the senses in the service of
the master of the senses, Krsna, who is called Hrsikega or Acyuta.
These words are used in these verses. Acyuta-sat-kathodaye, hrsikesa-
padabhivandane. The words Acyuta and Hrsikesa are also used in
Bhagavad-gita. Bhagavad-gita is krsna-katha spoken directly by Krsna,
and Srimad-Bhdgavatam is also krsna-kathd because everything de-
scribed in the Bhagavatam is in relationship with Krsna.

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asst =| ATA |
aaa = Acaenetrai
afaprrnted: Tara = URI

evam sada karma-kalapam adtmanah
pare ‘dhiyajrie bhagavaty adhoksaje

sarvatma-bhavam vidadhan mahim imam
tan-nistha-viprabhihitah sasdsa ha

evam—thus (living a devotional life); sadé—always; karma-
kalapam—the prescribed occupational duties as a ksatriya king;
dtmanah—of himself, personally (the head of the state); pare—unto the
supreme transcendence; adhiyajie—unto the supreme proprietor, the
supreme enjoyer; bhagavati—unto the Supreme Personality of God-
head; adhoksaje—unto He who is beyond material sense perception;
sarva-Gtma-bhaévam—all different varieties of devotional service;
