42 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 9

anavrtam. Bhakti is uncontaminated, being unalloyed even by jfdna or
plous activities.

TEXT 47
AATAITATT ag
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athesa-may4d-racitesu sangam
gunesu gandharva-puropamesu
ridham prakrtydtmani visva-kartur
bhavena hitva tam aham prapadye

atha—therefore; iSa-maya—by the external potency of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead; racitesu—in things manufactured; sarigam—
attachment; gunesu—in the modes of material nature; gandharva-pura-
upamesu—which are compared to the illusion of a gandharva-pura, a
town or houses seen in the forest or on a hill; ridham—very powerful;
prakrtya—by material nature; a@tmani—unto the Supersoul; visva-
kartuh—of the creator of the whole universe; bhavena—by devotional
service; hitui—giving up; tam—unto Him (the Lord); aham—I;
prapadye —surrender.

TRANSLATION

Therefore I should now give up my attachment for things
created by the external energy of the Supreme Personality of God-
head. I should engage in thought of the Lord and should thus sur-
render unto Him. This material creation, having been created by
the external energy of the Lord, is like an imaginary town vi-
sualized on a hill or in a forest. Every conditioned soul has a
natural attraction and attachment for material things, but one
must simply give up this attachment and surrender unto the
Supreme Personality of Godhead.
