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Prīti-sandarbha · Reading 3 of 34

Sections 25–36

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Prīti · Sanskrit §25 · English §22

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[२५] गाढ-तत्-प्रपत्ति-द्वाराहुः -- न नाक-पृष्ठं न च सार्व-भौमं न पारमेष्ठ्यं न रसाधिपत्यम् । न योग-सिद्धीर् अपुनर्-भवं वा वाञ्छन्ति यत्-पाद-रजः-प्रपन्नाः ॥ [भ्प् १०.१६.३७] तत्र नाक-पृष्ठम् अपि न वाञ्छन्ति किम् उत सार्वभौमम् । पारमेष्ठ्यम् अपि न वाञ्छन्ति किम् उत रसाधिपत्यम् इति पूर्वार्धे योज्यम् । उत्तरार्धे वा-शब्दोऽप्य्-अर्थे । पाद-रजः-शब्देन भक्ति-विशेष- ज्ञापनाय गाढ-प्रपत्तिर् ज्ञाप्यते । ॥ १०.१६ ॥ नाग-पत्न्यः श्री-भगवन्तम् ॥ २५ ॥

[25] gāḍha-tat-prapatti-dvārāhuḥ -- na nāka-pṛṣṭhaṃ na ca sārva-bhaumaṃ na pārameṣṭhyaṃ na rasādhipatyam | na yoga-siddhīr apunar-bhavaṃ vā vāñchanti yat-pāda-rajaḥ-prapannāḥ || [BhP 10.16.37] tatra nāka-pṛṣṭham api na vāñchanti kim uta sārvabhaumam | pārameṣṭhyam api na vāñchanti kim uta rasādhipatyam iti pūrvārdhe yojyam | uttarārdhe vā-śabdo'py-arthe | pāda-rajaḥ-śabdena bhakti-viśeṣa- jñāpanāya gāḍha-prapattir jñāpyate | || 10.16 || nāga-patnyaḥ śrī-bhagavantam || 25 ||

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English witness · section(s) 22

Anuccheda 22

Liberation is also eclipsed by the intense longing to serve the feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is described in these words of srimad-Bhagavatam (3.4.15):

ko nv isa te pada-saroja-bhajam sudurlabho 'rthesu catursv apiha tathapi naham pravrnomi bhuman bhavat-padambhoja-nisevanotsukah

"O Lord, devotees who engage in the transcendental loving service of Your lotus feet have no difficulty in achieving anything within the realm of the four principles of religiosity, economic development, sense gratification, and liberation. But, O great one, as far as I am concerned, I have preferred only to engage in the loving service of Your lotus feet."

In this verse the word "isa" means "O Supreme Personality of Godhead". This verse was spoken by sri Uddhava to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Prīti · Sanskrit §26 · English §23

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[२६] गुण-गान-द्वाराह- तुष्टे च तत्र किम् अलभ्यम् अनन्त आद्ये किं तैर् गुण-व्यतिकराद् इह ये स्व-सिद्धाः । धर्मादयः किम् अगुणेन च काङ्क्षितेन सारं जुषां चरणयोर् उपगायतां नः ॥ [भ्प् ७.६.२५] अगुणेन मोक्षेण । सारं-जुषां तन्-माधुर्यास्वादिनां सताम् ॥ ॥ ७.६ ॥ श्रीप्रह्लादो दैत्य-बालकान् ॥ २६ ॥

[26] guṇa-gāna-dvārāha- tuṣṭe ca tatra kim alabhyam ananta ādye kiṃ tair guṇa-vyatikarād iha ye sva-siddhāḥ | dharmādayaḥ kim aguṇena ca kāṅkṣitena sāraṃ juṣāṃ caraṇayor upagāyatāṃ naḥ || [BhP 7.6.25] aguṇena mokṣeṇa | sāraṃ-juṣāṃ tan-mādhuryāsvādināṃ satām || || 7.6 || śrīprahlādo daitya-bālakān || 26 ||

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English witness · section(s) 23

Anuccheda 23

Liberation is also eclipsed by the desire to worship the Lord by offering everything to Him. This is described in these words of srimad-Bhagavatam (11.14.14):

na paramesthyam na mahendra-dhisnyam na sarvabhaumam na rasadhipatyam na yoga-siddhir apunar-bhavam va mayy arpitatmecchati mad vinanyat

"My dear Uddhava, a person whose consciousness is completely absorbed in My thought and activities does not aspire even to occupy the post of Brahma, or the post of Indra, or the post of lordship over the planets, or the eight kinds of mystic perfections, or even liberation itself."

srila sridhara Svami comments:

"Here the word `rasadhipatyam' means `lordship over Patalaloka and the other lower worlds', `apunar-bhavam' means `liberation', `mad-vina anyan icchati' means `he does not desire anything but Me' The meaning here is `I am most dear to him'. That is the meaning.".

Here the word "sarvabhaumam" means "a great kingdom, like that of Maharaja Priyavrata and other great kings". In this verse the rulership of four planets, beginning with Brahmaloka (paramesthya) and going down from there to lesser worlds, is described. If the rulership of Brahmaloka is rejected here, then what need be said about the rulership of other, lesser worlds? Liberation and yogic powers are also rejected here. Devotional service is superior to them both. This verse was spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Prīti · Sanskrit §27–28 · English §24

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[२७] गुण-श्रवण-द्वाराह -- वरान् विभो त्वद् वरदेश्वराद् बुधः कथं वृणीते गुण-विक्रियात्मनाम् । ये नारकाणाम् अपि सन्ति देहिनां तान् ईश कैवल्य-पते वृणे न च ॥ न कामये नाथ तद् अप्य् अहं क्वचिन् न यत्र युष्मच्-चरणाम्बुजासवः । महत्तमान्तर्-हृदयान् मुख-च्युतो विधत्स्व कर्णायुतम् एष मे वरः ॥ [भ्प् ४.२०.२३-२४] तद् अपि कैवल्यम् अपि ॥ ॥ ४.२० ॥ पृथुः श्री-विष्णुम् ॥ २७ ॥ [२८] तदीय-निज-सेवकता-प्राप्ति-कामना-द्वाराह - यो दुस्त्यजान् क्षिति-सुत-स्वजनार्थ-दारान् प्रार्थ्यां श्रियं सुर-वरैः सदयावलोकाम् । नैच्छन् नृपस् तद्-उचितं महतां मधुद्विट्- सेवानुरक्त-मनसाम् अभवो ऽपि फल्गुः ॥ [भ्प् ५.१४.४४] य आर्षभेय्यो भरतः । ॥ ५.१४ ॥ श्री-शुकः ॥ २८ ॥

[27] guṇa-śravaṇa-dvārāha -- varān vibho tvad varadeśvarād budhaḥ kathaṃ vṛṇīte guṇa-vikriyātmanām | ye nārakāṇām api santi dehināṃ tān īśa kaivalya-pate vṛṇe na ca || na kāmaye nātha tad apy ahaṃ kvacin na yatra yuṣmac-caraṇāmbujāsavaḥ | mahattamāntar-hṛdayān mukha-cyuto vidhatsva karṇāyutam eṣa me varaḥ || [BhP 4.20.23-24] tad api kaivalyam api || || 4.20 || pṛthuḥ śrī-viṣṇum || 27 || [28] tadīya-nija-sevakatā-prāpti-kāmanā-dvārāha - yo dustyajān kṣiti-suta-svajanārtha-dārān prārthyāṃ śriyaṃ sura-varaiḥ sadayāvalokām | naicchan nṛpas tad-ucitaṃ mahatāṃ madhudviṭ- sevānurakta-manasām abhavo 'pi phalguḥ || [BhP 5.14.44] ya ārṣabheyyo bharataḥ | || 5.14 || śrī-śukaḥ || 28 ||

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English witness · section(s) 24

Anuccheda 24

It is said in srimad-Bhagavatam (6.11.25):

na naka-prstham na ca paramesthyam na sarvabhaumam na rasadhipatyam na yoga-siddhir apunar-bhavam va samanjasa tva virahayya kankse

"O my Lord, source of all opportunities, I do not desire to enjoy in Dhruvaloka, the heavenly planets, or the planet where Lord Brahma resides, nor do I want to be the supreme ruler of all the earthly planets or the lower planetary systems. I do not desire to be master of the powers of mystic yoga, nor do I want liberation if I have to give up Your lotus feet."

Here the word "naka-prstham" means Dhruvaloka". If Dhruvaloka is rejected, then what need be said about the four other worlds described in the pervious verse quoted here. Those four worlds are all inferior to Dhruvaloka. Dhruvaloka is superior because it is near the spiritual world of Lord Visnu. This verse was spoken by sri Vrtra.

Prīti · Sanskrit §29 · English §25

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[२९] लोक-पालता-मात्र-लक्षण-तत्-सेवाभिमान-द्वाराप्य् आह -- प्रत्यानीताः परम भवता त्रायता नः स्व-भागा दैत्याक्रान्तं हृदय-कमलं तद्-गृहं प्रत्यबोधि । काल-ग्रस्तं कियद् इदम् अहो नाथ शुश्रूषतां ते मुक्तिस् तेषां न हि बहुमता नारसिंहापरैः किम् ॥ [भ्प् ७.८.४२] स्पष्टम् । ॥ ७.८ ॥ महेन्द्रः श्री-नृसिंहम् ॥ २९ ॥

[29] loka-pālatā-mātra-lakṣaṇa-tat-sevābhimāna-dvārāpy āha -- pratyānītāḥ parama bhavatā trāyatā naḥ sva-bhāgā daityākrāntaṃ hṛdaya-kamalaṃ tad-gṛhaṃ pratyabodhi | kāla-grastaṃ kiyad idam aho nātha śuśrūṣatāṃ te muktis teṣāṃ na hi bahumatā nārasiṃhāparaiḥ kim || [BhP 7.8.42] spaṣṭam | || 7.8 || mahendraḥ śrī-nṛsiṃham || 29 ||

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English witness · section(s) 25

Anuccheda 25

That liberation is also eclipsed by attaining close association with the Lord is confirmed by these words of srimad- Bhagavatam (10.16.37):

na naka-prstham na ca paramesthyam na sarvabhaumam na rasadhipatyam na yoga-siddhir apunar-bhavam va vanchanti yat-pada-rajah-prapannah

"Dear Lord, the dust of Your lotus feet is very wonderful. Any person who is fortunate enough to achieve this dust does not care for heavenly planets, lordship over all the planetary systems, the mystic perfections of yoga, or even liberation from material existence."

This verse says: "He does not care for heavenly planets, what to speak of lordship over Brahmaloka, what to speak of lordship over Patalaloka." In the second half of this stanza the word "va" (or) shows the relationshiop of all these. There the word "pada-rajah" (the dust of Your lotus feet) indicates close devotional association with the Lord. This verse was spoken by the Nagapatnis to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Prīti · Sanskrit §30 · English §26

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[३०] अथ कारणेषु महा-भागवत-सङ्ग-द्वाराह - क्षणार्धेनापि तुलये न स्वर्गं नापुनर्-भवम् । भगवत्-सङ्गि-सङ्गस्य मर्त्यानां किम् उताशिषः ॥ [भ्प् ४.२४.५७] टीका च-तत्-पाद-मूले प्रविष्टस्य कृतान्त-भयाभावः कियान् अयं लाभः । यावता तद्-भक्त-सङ्ग एव सकल-पुरुषार्थ-श्रेणि-शिरसि नरीनर्ति इत्य् आदि । ॥ ४.२४ ॥ श्री-रुद्रः प्रचेतसः ॥ ३० ॥

[30] atha kāraṇeṣu mahā-bhāgavata-saṅga-dvārāha - kṣaṇārdhenāpi tulaye na svargaṃ nāpunar-bhavam | bhagavat-saṅgi-saṅgasya martyānāṃ kim utāśiṣaḥ || [BhP 4.24.57] ṭīkā ca-tat-pāda-mūle praviṣṭasya kṛtānta-bhayābhāvaḥ kiyān ayaṃ lābhaḥ | yāvatā tad-bhakta-saṅga eva sakala-puruṣārtha-śreṇi-śirasi narīnarti ity ādi | || 4.24 || śrī-rudraḥ pracetasaḥ || 30 ||

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English witness · section(s) 26

Anuccheda 26

Liberation is also eclipsed by the activities of chanting the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed by these words of srimad-Bhagavatam (7.6.25):

tuste ca tatra kim alabhyam ananta adye kim tair guna-vyatikarad iha ye sva-siddhah dharmadayah kim agunena ca kanksitena saram jusam caranayor upagayatam nah

"Nothing is unobtainable for devotees who have satisfied the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the cause of all causes, the original source of everything. The Lord is the reservoir of unlimited spiritual qualities. For devotees, therefore, who are transcendental to the modes of material nature, what is the use of following the principles of religion, economic development, sense gratification, and liberattion, which are all automatically obtainable under the influence of the modes of nature? We devotees always glorify the lotus feet of the Lord, and therefore we need not ask for anything in terms of dharma, kama, artha, and moksa."

In this verse the word "agunena" means "by liberation", and "saram-jusam" means "of the saintly devotees who taste the sweetness of glorifying the Lord". This verse was spoken by sri Prahlada to the sons of the demons.

Prīti · Sanskrit §31 · English §27

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[३१] तथैवाहुः - यावत् ते मायया स्पृष्टा भ्रमाम इह कर्मभिः । तावद् भवत्-प्रसङ्गानां सङ्गः स्यान् नो भवे भवे ॥ तुलयाम लवेनापि न स्वर्गं नापुनर्-भवम् । भगवत्-सङ्गि-सङ्गस्य मर्त्यानां किम् उताशिषः ॥ [भ्प् ४.३०.३२-३३] (पगे २४) तद्-बहिर्मुखताप्राप्त्य्-आशङ्कया तत्-परिहार्-कारणं प्रार्थयन्ते यावद् इति । नैतावत्त्वं तत्-सङ्गस्य किन्त्व् अपार-महिमत्वम् एवेत्य् आहुः तुलयामेवेति । अतो यावद् इत्य् आदिकं प्रेम्नैव भगवच्-चरण-सामीप्य- प्राप्त्य्-आशयोक्तं न सामीप्याद्-मुक्ति-सम्पत्त्याशयेति ज्ञेयम् । ॥ ४.३० ॥ प्रचेतसः श्रीमद्-अष्टभुजं पुरुषम् ॥ ३१ ॥

[31] tathaivāhuḥ - yāvat te māyayā spṛṣṭā bhramāma iha karmabhiḥ | tāvad bhavat-prasaṅgānāṃ saṅgaḥ syān no bhave bhave || tulayāma lavenāpi na svargaṃ nāpunar-bhavam | bhagavat-saṅgi-saṅgasya martyānāṃ kim utāśiṣaḥ || [BhP 4.30.32-33] (page 24) tad-bahirmukhatāprāpty-āśaṅkayā tat-parihār-kāraṇaṃ prārthayante yāvad iti | naitāvattvaṃ tat-saṅgasya kintv apāra-mahimatvam evety āhuḥ tulayāmeveti | ato yāvad ity ādikaṃ premnaiva bhagavac-caraṇa-sāmīpya- prāpty-āśayoktaṃ na sāmīpyād-mukti-sampattyāśayeti jñeyam | || 4.30 || pracetasaḥ śrīmad-aṣṭabhujaṃ puruṣam || 31 ||

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English witness · section(s) 27

Anuccheda 27

Liberation is also eclipsed by hearing the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed by the following words of srimad-Bhagavatam (4.20.23-24):

varan vibho tvad varadesvarad budhah katham vrnite guna-vikriyatmanam ye narakanam api santi dehinam tan isa kaivalya-pate vrne na ca

"My dear Lord, You are the best of the demigods who can offer benedictions. Why, therefore, should any learned person ask You for benedictions meant for living entities bewildered by the modes of material nature? Such benedictions are available automatically, even in the lives of the living entities suffering in hellish conditions.My dewar Lord, You can certainly bestow merging into Your existence, but I do not wish to have such a benediction.

na kamaye natha tad apy aham kvacin na yatra yusmac-caranambujasavah mahattamantar-hrdayan mukha-cyuto vidhatsva karnayutam esa me varah

"My dear Lord, I therefore do not wish to have the benediction of merging into Your existence, a benediction where there is no existence of the nectarean beverage of Your lotus feet. I want the benediction of at least one million ears, for thus I may be able to hear about the glories of Your lotus feet from the mouths of Your pure devotees."

In this verse the words "tad api" mean "even liberation". These verses were spoken by King Prthu to Lord Visnu.

Prīti · Sanskrit §32 · English §28

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[३२] अन्यत्रापीदृशोऽर्थो दृश्यते । तत्र तत्-तच्-छास्त्रस्य परम-फलत्वे । यथा माध्व-भाष्य-धृतं बृहत्-तन्त्रम् - यथा श्री-नित्य-मुक्तापि प्राप्त-कामापि सर्वदा । उपास्ते नित्यशो विष्णुम् एवं भक्तो भवेद् अपि ॥ ब्रह्म-वैवर्ते च - न ह्रासो न च वृद्धिर् वा मुक्तानां विद्यते क्वचित् । विद्वत्-प्रत्यक्ष-सिद्धत्वात् कारणाभावतोऽनुमा ॥ हरेर् उपासना चात्र सदैव सुख-रूपिणी । न च साधन-भूता सा सिद्धिर् एवात्र सा यतः ॥ इति । तद्-उत्थापिता सौपर्ण-श्रुतिश् च - सर्वदैतम् उपासीत यावद्-विमुक्तिर् मुक्ता ह्य् एतम् उपासते । इति । तदीय-भारत-तात्पर्ये च श्रुत्य्-अन्तराभिधानम् - मुक्तानाम् अपि भक्तिर् हि परमानन्द-रूपिणी इति । एष एवार्थः श्री-बृहद्-गौतमीयेऽपि दृश्यते, यथा - एवं दीक्षां चरेद् यस् तु पुरुषो वीत-कल्मषः । स लोके वर्तमानोऽपि जीवन्-मुक्त प्रमोदते ॥ उदिताकृतिर् आनन्दः सर्वत्र सम-दर्शकः । पूर्णाहन्तामयी साक्षाद् भक्तिः स्यात् प्रेम-लक्षणा ॥ अन्यत्र हानोपादान-वृद्धि-रहितत्वात् सम-दर्शित्वं ज्ञेयम् । अत्र मुनय ऊचुः - कथं भक्तिर् भवेत् प्रेम्ना जीवन्-मुक्तस्य नारद । जीवन्-मुक्त-शरीराणां चित्-सत्ता-निःस्पृहा यतः । विरक्तेः कारणं भक्तिः सा तु मुक्तेस् तु साधनम् ॥ नारद उवाच - भद्रम् उक्तं भवद्भिश् च मुक्तिस् तुर्यातीता निगद्यते । कृष्ण-धाम-मयं ब्रह्म क्वचित् कुत्रापि भासते ॥ निर्बीजेन्द्रियगं तत् तु आत्मस्थं केवलं सुखम् । कृष्णस् तु परिपूर्णात्मा सर्वत्र सुख-रूपकः । भक्ति-वृत्ति-कृताभ्यासात् तत्-क्षणाद् गोचरीकृतः ॥ इति । तादृग्-अर्थत्वेनैवाद्वैत-वाद-गुरुभिर् अपि सम्मता श्री-नृसिंह-तापनी च - यं ह वै सर्वे वेदा आनमन्ति मुमुक्षवो ब्रह्म-वादिनश् च [न्तु २.४] इति । यथा मुक्ता अपि लीलया विग्रहं कृत्वा भगवन्तं भजन्ते इति हि तद्- भाष्यम् । ब्रह्मणा वदितुं स्थिरीभवितुं शीलम् एषाम् इति ब्रह्म-वादिनी मुक्ता इति वद स्थैर्ये [पाण् ७.२.७] इति स्मरणात् । श्री-गीतोपनिषदश् च - तेषां ज्ञानी नित्य-युक्त एक-भक्तिर् विशिष्यते [गीता ७.१०] इति । अथ तस्याः परम-भगवद्-अनुग्रह-प्राप्यत्वे नारद-पञ्चरात्रीय जितं ते स्तोत्रं, यथा - मोक्ष-सालोक्य-सारूप्यान् प्रार्थये न धराधर । इच्छामि हि महाभाग कारुण्यं तव सुव्रत ॥ पुरुषार्थान्तरय-तिरस्कारे हयशीर्षीय-श्री-नारायण-व्यूह-स्तवः - न धर्मं कामम् अर्थं वा मोक्षं वा वरदेश्वर । प्रार्थये तव पादाब्जे दास्यम् एवाभिकामये ॥ पुनः पुनर् वरान् दित्सुर् विष्णुर् मुक्तिं न याचितः । भक्तिर् एव वृता येन प्रह्लादं तं नमाम्य् अहम् ॥ (पगे २५) यदृच्छया लब्धम् अपि विष्णोर् दाशरथेस् तु यः । नैच्छन् मोक्षं विना दास्यं तस्मै हनुमते नमः ॥ इति । पुनर् जितं-ते-स्तोत्रं च - धर्मार्थ-काम-मोक्षेषु नेच्छा मम कदाचन । तत्-पाद-पङ्कजस्याधो जीवितं दीयतां मम ॥ इति । न च तादृश-भगवत्-प्रीत्या तत्-तत्-पुरुषार्थ-तिरस्कारोऽद्भुत इव । यस्यास्ति भक्तिर् भगवत्य् अकिञ्चना सर्वैर् गुणैस् तत्र समासते सुराः [भ्प् ५.१८.१२] इति भक्ति-स्वाभाविक-भूतअ-कारुण्य-गुणेनाप्य् असौ श्रूयते । यथाह - न कामये ऽहं गतिम् ईश्वरात् पराम् अष्टर्द्धि-युक्ताम् अपुनर्-भवं वा । आर्तिं प्रपद्ये ऽखिल-देह-भाजाम् अन्तः-स्थितो येन भवन्त्य् अदुःखाः ॥ [भ्प् ९.२१.१२] स्पष्टम् । न चात्र यथा दया-वीरस्यास्य दया-मात्रेणाप्य् अपरित्यागः । न तु सारासारत्व-ज्ञानेन । तथा उपस्थित-महार्थ-परित्यागित्वाद् दान- वीराणां तेषाम् अपि भगवत्-प्रीति-जनोत्साह-मात्रेणेत्य् आशङ्क्यम् । सर्व- तत्त्वानुभविनां परमार्थैक-निष्ठा-ग्रहाणां श्री-शुक-देवादीनाम् अपि तत्रोदाहृतत्वाद् । तस्माद् अस्त्य् एव भगवत्-प्रीतेः सर्वस्माद् अप्य् अपवर्गाद् उपादेयत्वम् ॥ ॥ ९.२१ ॥ रन्ति-देवः ॥ ३२ ॥

[32] anyatrāpīdṛśo'rtho dṛśyate | tatra tat-tac-chāstrasya parama-phalatve | yathā mādhva-bhāṣya-dhṛtaṃ bṛhat-tantram - yathā śrī-nitya-muktāpi prāpta-kāmāpi sarvadā | upāste nityaśo viṣṇum evaṃ bhakto bhaved api || brahma-vaivarte ca - na hrāso na ca vṛddhir vā muktānāṃ vidyate kvacit | vidvat-pratyakṣa-siddhatvāt kāraṇābhāvato'numā || harer upāsanā cātra sadaiva sukha-rūpiṇī | na ca sādhana-bhūtā sā siddhir evātra sā yataḥ || iti | tad-utthāpitā sauparṇa-śrutiś ca - sarvadaitam upāsīta yāvad-vimuktir muktā hy etam upāsate | iti | tadīya-bhārata-tātparye ca śruty-antarābhidhānam - muktānām api bhaktir hi paramānanda-rūpiṇī iti | eṣa evārthaḥ śrī-bṛhad-gautamīye'pi dṛśyate, yathā - evaṃ dīkṣāṃ cared yas tu puruṣo vīta-kalmaṣaḥ | sa loke vartamāno'pi jīvan-mukta pramodate || uditākṛtir ānandaḥ sarvatra sama-darśakaḥ | pūrṇāhantāmayī sākṣād bhaktiḥ syāt prema-lakṣaṇā || anyatra hānopādāna-vṛddhi-rahitatvāt sama-darśitvaṃ jñeyam | atra munaya ūcuḥ - kathaṃ bhaktir bhavet premnā jīvan-muktasya nārada | jīvan-mukta-śarīrāṇāṃ cit-sattā-niḥspṛhā yataḥ | virakteḥ kāraṇaṃ bhaktiḥ sā tu muktes tu sādhanam || nārada uvāca - bhadram uktaṃ bhavadbhiś ca muktis turyātītā nigadyate | kṛṣṇa-dhāma-mayaṃ brahma kvacit kutrāpi bhāsate || nirbījendriyagaṃ tat tu ātmasthaṃ kevalaṃ sukham | kṛṣṇas tu paripūrṇātmā sarvatra sukha-rūpakaḥ | bhakti-vṛtti-kṛtābhyāsāt tat-kṣaṇād gocarīkṛtaḥ || iti | tādṛg-arthatvenaivādvaita-vāda-gurubhir api sammatā śrī-nṛsiṃha-tāpanī ca - yaṃ ha vai sarve vedā ānamanti mumukṣavo brahma-vādinaś ca [NTU 2.4] iti | yathā muktā api līlayā vigrahaṃ kṛtvā bhagavantaṃ bhajante iti hi tad- bhāṣyam | brahmaṇā vadituṃ sthirībhavituṃ śīlam eṣām iti brahma-vādinī muktā iti vada sthairye [Pāṇ 7.2.7] iti smaraṇāt | śrī-gītopaniṣadaś ca - teṣāṃ jñānī nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir viśiṣyate [Gītā 7.10] iti | atha tasyāḥ parama-bhagavad-anugraha-prāpyatve nārada-pañcarātrīya jitaṃ te stotraṃ, yathā - mokṣa-sālokya-sārūpyān prārthaye na dharādhara | icchāmi hi mahābhāga kāruṇyaṃ tava suvrata || puruṣārthāntaraya-tiraskāre hayaśīrṣīya-śrī-nārāyaṇa-vyūha-stavaḥ - na dharmaṃ kāmam arthaṃ vā mokṣaṃ vā varadeśvara | prārthaye tava pādābje dāsyam evābhikāmaye || punaḥ punar varān ditsur viṣṇur muktiṃ na yācitaḥ | bhaktir eva vṛtā yena prahlādaṃ taṃ namāmy aham || (page 25) yadṛcchayā labdham api viṣṇor dāśarathes tu yaḥ | naicchan mokṣaṃ vinā dāsyaṃ tasmai hanumate namaḥ || iti | punar jitaṃ-te-stotraṃ ca - dharmārtha-kāma-mokṣeṣu necchā mama kadācana | tat-pāda-paṅkajasyādho jīvitaṃ dīyatāṃ mama || iti | na ca tādṛśa-bhagavat-prītyā tat-tat-puruṣārtha-tiraskāro'dbhuta iva | yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā sarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥ [BhP 5.18.12] iti bhakti-svābhāvika-bhūtaa-kāruṇya-guṇenāpy asau śrūyate | yathāha - na kāmaye 'haṃ gatim īśvarāt parām aṣṭarddhi-yuktām apunar-bhavaṃ vā | ārtiṃ prapadye 'khila-deha-bhājām antaḥ-sthito yena bhavanty aduḥkhāḥ || [BhP 9.21.12] spaṣṭam | na cātra yathā dayā-vīrasyāsya dayā-mātreṇāpy aparityāgaḥ | na tu sārāsāratva-jñānena | tathā upasthita-mahārtha-parityāgitvād dāna- vīrāṇāṃ teṣām api bhagavat-prīti-janotsāha-mātreṇety āśaṅkyam | sarva- tattvānubhavināṃ paramārthaika-niṣṭhā-grahāṇāṃ śrī-śuka-devādīnām api tatrodāhṛtatvād | tasmād asty eva bhagavat-prīteḥ sarvasmād apy apavargād upādeyatvam || || 9.21 || ranti-devaḥ || 32 ||

English translation

English witness · section(s) 28

Anuccheda 28

Liberation is also eclipsed by the desire to become a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed by the following words of srimad-Bhagavatam (5.14.44):

yo dustyajan ksiti-suta-svajanartha-daran prarthyam sriyam sura-varaih sadayavalokam naicchan nrpas tad-ucitam mahatam madhudvit- sevanurakta-manasam abhavo 'pi phalguh

"My dear king, the activities of Bharata Maharaja are wonderful. He gave up everything difficult for others to give up. He gave up his kingdom, his wife, and his family. His opulence was so great that even the demigods envied it, yet he gave it up. It was quite befitting a great personality like him to be a great devotee. He could renounce everything because he was so attracted to the beauty, opulence, reputation, knowledge, strength, and renunciation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. Krsna is so attractive that one can give up all desirable things for His sake. Indeed, even liberation is considered insignificant for those whose minds are attracted to the loving service of the Lord."

In this verse the word "yah" (who) refers to Rsabhadeva's son Bharata. This verse was spoken by srila sukadeva Gosvami.

Prīti · Sanskrit §33–34 · English §29

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[३३] अतएवान्येषाम् अपि वैदिकानां साधनानां सैव मुख्यं फलम् इति निर्दिशति पूर्तेन तपसा यज्ञैर् दानैर् योग-समाधिना । राद्धं निःश्रेयसं पुंसां मत्-प्रीतिस् तत्त्वविन्-मतम् ॥ [भ्प् ३.९.४१] टीका च-न च मत्-प्रीतेर् अप्य् अधिकं किञ्चिद् अस्ति इत्य् आहुः पूर्तादिभी राद्धं सिद्धं यन् निःश्रेयसं फलम् । तत् मत्-प्रीतेर् एवेति तत्त्व-विदां मतम् इत्य् एषा । [३४] अन्यत् तु फलम् अतत्त्व-विदां मतं तत्राह - अहम् आत्मात्मनां धातः प्रेष्ठः सन् प्रेयसाम् अपि । अतो मयि रतिं कुर्याद् देहादिर् यत्-कृते प्रियः ॥ [भ्प् ३.९.४२] आत्मनां रश्मि-स्थानीयानां शुद्ध-जीवानाम् अपि आत्मा मण्डल-स्थानीयः परमात्माहम् । कृष्णम् एनम् अवेहि त्वम् आत्मानम् अखिलात्मनाम् [भ्प् १०.१४.५५] इति च वक्ष्यते । अतः प्रेयसाम् आत्मनाम् अपि प्रेष्ठः सन् निरवद्यः । येषाम् आत्मनां कृते देहादिर् अर्थोऽपि प्रियो भवति । कुर्यात् सर्व एव कर्तुम् अर्हतीत्य् अर्थः । अतो मद्-अज्ञान-दोषेणैव न करोतीत्य् भावः ॥ ॥ ३.९ ॥ श्री-गर्भोदशायी ब्रह्माणम् ॥ ३३-३४ ॥

[33] ataevānyeṣām api vaidikānāṃ sādhanānāṃ saiva mukhyaṃ phalam iti nirdiśati pūrtena tapasā yajñair dānair yoga-samādhinā | rāddhaṃ niḥśreyasaṃ puṃsāṃ mat-prītis tattvavin-matam || [BhP 3.9.41] ṭīkā ca-na ca mat-prīter apy adhikaṃ kiñcid asti ity āhuḥ pūrtādibhī rāddhaṃ siddhaṃ yan niḥśreyasaṃ phalam | tat mat-prīter eveti tattva-vidāṃ matam ity eṣā | [34] anyat tu phalam atattva-vidāṃ mataṃ tatrāha - aham ātmātmanāṃ dhātaḥ preṣṭhaḥ san preyasām api | ato mayi ratiṃ kuryād dehādir yat-kṛte priyaḥ || [BhP 3.9.42] ātmanāṃ raśmi-sthānīyānāṃ śuddha-jīvānām api ātmā maṇḍala-sthānīyaḥ paramātmāham | kṛṣṇam enam avehi tvam ātmānam akhilātmanām [BhP 10.14.55] iti ca vakṣyate | ataḥ preyasām ātmanām api preṣṭhaḥ san niravadyaḥ | yeṣām ātmanāṃ kṛte dehādir artho'pi priyo bhavati | kuryāt sarva eva kartum arhatīty arthaḥ | ato mad-ajñāna-doṣeṇaiva na karotīty bhāvaḥ || || 3.9 || śrī-garbhodaśāyī brahmāṇam || 33-34 ||

English translation

English witness · section(s) 29

Anuccheda 29

Liberation is also eclipsed by the desire to serve the Lord by becoming a demigod and ruling a planet on the Lord's behalf. This is described in the following words of srimad-Bhagavatam (7.8.42):

pratyanitah parama bhavata trayata nah sva-bhaga daityakrantam hrdaya-kamalam tad-grham pratyabodhi kala-grastam kiyad idam aho natha susrusatam te muktis tesam na hi bahumata narasimhaparaih kim

"O Supreme Lord, You are our deliverer and protector. Our shares of sacrifice, which are actually Yours, have been recovered from the demon by You. Because the demoniac king Hiranyakasipu was most fearsome, our hearts, which are Your permenant abode, were all overtaken by him. Now, by Your presence, the gloom and darkness in our hearts have been dissipated. O Lord, for those who always engage in Your service, which is more exalted than liberation, all material opulence is insignificant. They do not even care for liberation, not to speak of the benefits of kama, artha, and dharma."

The meaning of this verse is clear. This verse was spoken by the demigod Indra to Lord Nrsimha.

Prīti · Sanskrit §35 · English §30

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[३५] अतएव शुद्ध-प्रीतिमत एव सर्वतः श्रैष्ठ्यम् आह - रजोभिः सम-सङ्ख्याताः पार्थिवैर् इह जन्तवः । तेषां ये केचनेहन्ते श्रेयो वै मनुजादयः ॥ प्रायो मुमुक्षवस् तेषां केचनैव द्विजोत्तम । मुमुक्षूणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिन् मुच्येत सिध्यति ॥ मुक्तानाम् अपि सिद्धानां नारायण-परायणः । सुदुर्लभः प्रशान्तात्मा कोटिष्व् अपि महामुने ॥ [भ्प् ६.१४.३-५] श्रेयः पर-लोक-सुख-साधनं धर्मादि । मुच्येत जीवन्-मुक्तओ भवति । जीवन्-मुक्तस्य च यस्य भगवद्-आद्य्-अपराधो दैवान् न स्यात् स एव सिध्यति तत्-तल्-लक्षणाम् अनित्मां मुक्तिं प्राप्नोति । आरुह्य कृच्छ्रेण परं पदं ततः पतन्त्य् अधोऽनादृत्य-युष्मद्-अङ्घ्रयः ॥ [भ्प् १०.२.३२] जीवन्-मुक्ताः प्रपद्यन्ते पुनः संसार-वासनाम् । यद्य् अचिन्त्य-महा-शक्तौ भगवत्य् अपराधिनः ॥ [भागवत-परिशिष्ट] नानुव्रजति यो मोहाद् व्रजन्तं परमेश्वरम् । ज्ञानाग्नि-दग्ध-कर्मापि स भवेद् ब्रह्म-राक्षसः ॥ इत्य् आदि भक्ति- सन्दर्भे दर्शित-प्रमाणेभ्यः । (पगे २६) तत्र जीवन्-मुक्तानां सिद्ध- मुक्तानां च याः कोटयस् तास्व् अपि नायं सुखापो भगवान् [भ्प् १०.९.२१] इत्य् आदेः । मुक्तिं ददाति कर्हिचित् स्म न भक्ति-योगम् [भ्प् ५.६.१८] इत्य् अतश् च नारायण-परायणः सुदुर्लभ एव यतः स एव प्रशान्तात्मा प्रकृष्ट- भगवत्-तत्त्व-निष्ठा-वरिष्ठ इत्य् अर्थः । शमो मन्-निष्ठता बुद्धेः [भ्प् ११.१९.१६] इति श्री-भगवता स्वयं व्याख्यातत्वात् । ॥ ६.१४ ॥ राजा श्री-शुकम् ॥ ३५ ॥

[35] ataeva śuddha-prītimata eva sarvataḥ śraiṣṭhyam āha - rajobhiḥ sama-saṅkhyātāḥ pārthivair iha jantavaḥ | teṣāṃ ye kecanehante śreyo vai manujādayaḥ || prāyo mumukṣavas teṣāṃ kecanaiva dvijottama | mumukṣūṇāṃ sahasreṣu kaścin mucyeta sidhyati || muktānām api siddhānāṃ nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇaḥ | sudurlabhaḥ praśāntātmā koṭiṣv api mahāmune || [BhP 6.14.3-5] śreyaḥ para-loka-sukha-sādhanaṃ dharmādi | mucyeta jīvan-muktao bhavati | jīvan-muktasya ca yasya bhagavad-ādy-aparādho daivān na syāt sa eva sidhyati tat-tal-lakṣaṇām anitmāṃ muktiṃ prāpnoti | āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṃ padaṃ tataḥ patanty adho'nādṛtya-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ || [BhP 10.2.32] jīvan-muktāḥ prapadyante punaḥ saṃsāra-vāsanām | yady acintya-mahā-śaktau bhagavaty aparādhinaḥ || [Bhāgavata-pariśiṣṭa] nānuvrajati yo mohād vrajantaṃ parameśvaram | jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāpi sa bhaved brahma-rākṣasaḥ || ity ādi bhakti- sandarbhe darśita-pramāṇebhyaḥ | (page 26) tatra jīvan-muktānāṃ siddha- muktānāṃ ca yāḥ koṭayas tāsv api nāyaṃ sukhāpo bhagavān [BhP 10.9.21] ity ādeḥ | muktiṃ dadāti karhicit sma na bhakti-yogam [BhP 5.6.18] ity ataś ca nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇaḥ sudurlabha eva yataḥ sa eva praśāntātmā prakṛṣṭa- bhagavat-tattva-niṣṭhā-variṣṭha ity arthaḥ | śamo man-niṣṭhatā buddheḥ [BhP 11.19.16] iti śrī-bhagavatā svayaṃ vyākhyātatvāt | || 6.14 || rājā śrī-śukam || 35 ||

English translation

English witness · section(s) 30

Anuccheda 30

Liberation is also eclipsed by associating with great devotees of the Lord. This is described in these words of srimad- Bhagavatam (4.24.57):

Srila Jiva Gosvami's

Sri Priti-sandarbha

Because the demoniac king Hiranyakasipu was most fearsome, our hearts, which are Your permenant abode, were all overtaken by him. Now, by Your presence, the gloom and darkness in our hearts have been dissipated. O Lord, for those who always engage in Your service, which is more exalted than liberation, all material opulence is insignificant. They do not even care for liberation, not to speak of the benefits of kama, artha, and dharma."

The meaning of this verse is clear. This verse was spoken by the demigod Indra to Lord Nrsimha.

Anuccheda 30

Liberation is also eclipsed by associating with great devotees of the Lord. This is described in these words of srimad- Bhagavatam (4.24.57):

ksanardhenapi tulaye na svargam napunar-bhavam bhagavat-sangi-sangasya martyanam kim utasisah

"If one by chance associates with a devotee, even for a fraction of a moment, he no longer is subject to attraction by the results of karma or jnana. What interest, then, can he have in the benedictions of the demigods, who are subject to the laws of birth and death?"

srila sridhara Svami comments:

"A person who has attained the feet of a great devotee becomes free of all fear. What remains to be attained by him? Association with a devotee of the Lord dances on the heads of all other goals of life."

Prīti · Sanskrit §36 · English §31

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[३६] अतएव -- प्रायेण मुनयो राजन् निवृत्ता विधि-षेधतः । नैर्गुण्य-स्था रमन्ते स्म गुणानुकथने हरेः ॥ [भ्प् २.१.७] इत्य् आदि-त्रयेणात्माराम-श्रेष्ठानां भक्तिं प्रदर्श्य तद्-अभाववतां निन्दा - तद्-अश्म-सारं हृदयं बतेदं [भ्प् २.३.२४] इत्य् आदिना । अतएवाह -- तथापि ब्रूमहे प्रश्नांस् तव राजन् यथा-श्रुतम् । सम्भाषणीयो हि भवान् आत्मनः शुद्धिम् इच्छता ॥ [भ्प् ७.१३.२३] शुद्धिं शुद्ध-भक्ति-वासना-रूपाम् । ॥ ७.१३ ॥ श्री-दत्तात्रेयः श्री-प्रह्लादम् ॥ ३६ ॥

[36] ataeva -- prāyeṇa munayo rājan nivṛttā vidhi-ṣedhataḥ | nairguṇya-sthā ramante sma guṇānukathane hareḥ || [BhP 2.1.7] ity ādi-trayeṇātmārāma-śreṣṭhānāṃ bhaktiṃ pradarśya tad-abhāvavatāṃ nindā - tad-aśma-sāraṃ hṛdayaṃ batedaṃ [BhP 2.3.24] ity ādinā | ataevāha -- tathāpi brūmahe praśnāṃs tava rājan yathā-śrutam | sambhāṣaṇīyo hi bhavān ātmanaḥ śuddhim icchatā || [BhP 7.13.23] śuddhiṃ śuddha-bhakti-vāsanā-rūpām | || 7.13 || śrī-dattātreyaḥ śrī-prahlādam || 36 ||

English translation

English witness · section(s) 31

Anuccheda 31

This is also confirmed by the following words of srimad- Bhagavatam (4.30.33-34):

yavat te mayaya sprsta bhramama iha karmabhih tavad bhavat-prasanganam sangah syan no bhave bhave

tulayama lavenapi na svargam napunar-bhavam bhagavat-sangi. . .

Afraid that they will turn their faces away from the Lord and become non-devotees, the devotees offer this prayer, to protect themselves from becoming non-devotees. By associating with devoptees, they save themselves from becoming non-devotees. In the second of these verses is described the limitless glory of the devotees. In the first of these verses the devotees say they wish to love the lotus feet of the Lord and stay near them. The devotees do not desire samipya-mukti or any other kind of liberation. These two verses were spoken by the Pracetas to the eight-armed Purusa-avatara.