134 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 4

four hands, holding the Sankha, cakra, gadé and padma. The difference
between the mukti of the impersonalist and that of the devotee is that the
devotee is immediately appointed an eternal servant of the Lord, whereas
the impersonalist, although merging in the effulgence of the
brahmayyoti, is still insecure and therefore generally falls again to this
material world. Aruhya krechrena pararn padam tatah patanty adho
‘nadrta-yusmad-anghrayah (Bhag. 10.2.32). Although the imper-
sonalist rises to the Brahman effulgence and enters into that effulgence,
he has no engagement in the service of the Lord, and therefore he is
again attracted to materialistic philanthropic activities. Thus he comes
down to open hospitals and educational institutions, feed poor men and
perform similar materialistic activities, which the impersonalist thinks
are more precious than serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Anéadrta-yusmad-anghrayah. The impersonalists do not think that the
service of the Lord is more valuable than serving the poor man or start-
ing a school or hospital. Although they say brahma satyam jagan
mithya—“Brahman is real, and the material world is false’ —they are
nonetheless very eager to serve the false material world and neglect the
service of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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etan mahd-rdaja taverito maya
krsnanubhdavo gaja-raja-moksanam

svargyam yasasyam kali-kalmasdpaham
duhsvapna-ndsam kuru-varya srnvatam

etat—this; maha-raja—O King Pariksit; tava—unto you; iritah—de-
scribed; mayaé—by me; krsna-anubhavah—the unlimited potency of
Lord Krsna (by which He can deliver a devotee); gaja-raja-moksanam—
delivering the King of the elephants; svargyam—giving elevation to
