Text 48] The Dynasty of Amsuman 43
PURPORT
When passing through a mountainous region in an airplane, one may

sometimes see a city in the sky with towers and palaces, or one may see
similar things in a big forest. This is called a gandharva-pura, a phan-
tasmagoria. This entire world resembles such a phantasmagoria, and
every materially situated person has attachment for it. But Khatvanga
Maharaja, because of his advanced Krsna consciousness, was not in-
terested in such things. Even though a devotee may engage in apparently
materialistic activities, he knows his position very well. Nirbandhah
krsna-sambandhe yuktam vairdgyam ucyate. If one engages all material
things in relation with the loving service of the Lord, one is situated in
yukta-vairdgya, proper renunciation. In this material world, nothing
should be accepted for one’s sense gratification: everything should be ac-
cepted for the service of the Lord. This is the mentality of the spiritual
world. Maharaja Khatvanga advises that one give up material attach-
ments and surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus
one achieves success in life. This is pure bhakti-yoga, which involves
vairagya-vidyé —renunciation and knowledge.

vairagya-vidya-nija- bhakti-yoga-

Siksartham ekah purusah purdnah
$ri-krsna-caitanya-Sarira-dhari
krpambudhir yas tam aham prapadye
“Let me surrender unto the Personality of Godhead who has appeared
now as Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is the ocean of all mercy and
has come down to teach us material detachment, learning and devotional
service to Himself.” (Caitanya-candrodaya-nataka 6.74) Sri Krsna
Caitanya Mahaprabhu inaugurated this movement of vairdgya-vidyd, by
which one detaches himself from material existence and engages in lov-
ing devotional service. The Krsna consciousness movement of devotional
service is the only process by which to counteract our false prestige in
this material world.
TEXT 48
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