yasmin sat-karṇa-pīyuṣe
yaśas-tīrtha-vare sakṛt
śrotrāñjalir upaspṛśya
dhunute karma-vāsanām
yaśas-tīrtha-vare sakṛt
śrotrāñjalir upaspṛśya
dhunute karma-vāsanām
Synonyms
yasmin-in the history of the transcendental activities of Kṛṣṇa upon the surface of the earth; sat-karṇa-pīyuṣe-who pleases the demands of the transcendental, purified ears; yaśaḥ-tīrtha-vare-keeping oneself in the best of holy places by hearing the transcendental activities of the Lord; sakṛt-once only, immediately; śrotra-añjaliḥ-in the form of hearing the transcendental message; upaspṛśya-touching (exactly like the water of the Ganges); dhunute-destroys; karma-vāsanām-the strong desire for fruitive activities.
Simply by receiving the glories of the Lord through purified transcendental ears, the devotees of the Lord are immediately freed from strong material desires and engagement in fruitive activities.
When the devotees aurally receive the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as enacted in Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, they immediately achieve a transcendental vision in which they are no longer interested in materialistic activities. Thus they achieve freedom from the material world. For sense gratification practically everyone is engaged in materialistic activities, which prolong the process of janma-mṛtyu jarā-vyādhi-birth, death, old age and disease-but the devotee, simply by hearing the message of Bhagavad-gītā and further relishing the narrations of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, becomes so pure that he no longer takes interest in materialistic activities. At the moment, devotees in the Western countries are being attracted by Kṛṣṇa consciousness and becoming uninterested in materialistic activities, and therefore people are trying to oppose this movement. But they cannot possibly check this movement or stop the activities of the devotees in Europe and America by their artificial impositions. Here the words śrotrāñjalir upaspṛśya indicate that simply by hearing the transcendental activities of the Lord the devotees become so pure that they are immediately immune to the contamination of materialistic fruitive activities. Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam [Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ
jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam
ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu-
śīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā
"One should render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa favorably and without desire for material profit or gain through fruitive activities or philosophical speculation. That is called pure devotional service." Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.111.1.11] Materialistic activities are unnecessary for the soul, and therefore the devotees are freed from such activities. The devotees are situated in liberation (brahma-bhūyāya kalpate), and therefore they cannot be called back to their material homes and materialistic activities.
TEXTS 63–64
bhoja-vṛṣṇy-andhaka-madhu-
śūrasena-daśārhakaiḥ
ślāghanīyehitaḥ śaśvat
kuru-sṛñjaya-pāṇḍubhiḥ
snigdha-smitekṣitodārair
vākyair vikrama-līlayā
nṛlokaṁ ramayām āsa
mūrtyā sarvāṅga-ramyayā
SYNONYMS
bhoja-assisted by the Bhoja dynasty; vṛṣṇi-and by the Vṛṣṇis; andhaka-and by the Andhakas; madhu-and by the Madhus; śūrasena-and by the Śūrasenas; daśārhakaiḥ-and by the Daśārhakas; ślāghanīya-by the praiseworthy; īhitaḥ-endeavoring; śaśvat-always; kuru-sṛñjaya-pāṇḍubhiḥ-assisted by the Pāṇḍavas, Kurus and Sṛñjayas; snigdha-affectionate; smita-smiling; īkṣita-being regarded as; udāraiḥ-magnanimous; vākyaiḥ-the instructions; vikrama-līlayā-the pastimes of heroism; nṛ-lokam-human society; ramayām āsa-pleased; mūrtyā-by His personal form; sarva-aṅga-ramyayā-the form that pleases everyone by all parts of the body.
Assisted by the descendants of Bhoja, Vṛṣṇi, Andhaka, Madhu, Śūrasena, Daśārha, Kuru, Sṛñjaya and Pāṇḍu, Lord Kṛṣṇa performed various activities. By His pleasing smiles, His affectionate behavior, His instructions and His uncommon pastimes like raising Govardhana Hill, the Lord, appearing in His transcendental body, pleased all of human society.
The words nṛlokaṁ ramayām āsa mūrtyā sarvāṅga-ramyayā are significant. Kṛṣṇa is the original form. Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is therefore described here by the word mūrtyā. The word mūrti means "form." Kṛṣṇa, or God, is never impersonal; the impersonal feature is but a manifestation of His transcendental body (yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi [Bs. 5.40]). The Lord is narākṛti, exactly resembling the form of a human being, but His form is different from ours. Therefore the word sarvāṅga-ramyayā informs us that every part of His body is pleasing for everyone to see. Apart from His smiling face, every part of His body-His hands, His legs, His chest-is pleasing to the devotees, who cannot at any time stop seeing the beautiful form of the Lord.
Simply by receiving the glories of the Lord through purified transcendental ears, the devotees of the Lord are immediately freed from strong material desires and engagement in fruitive activities.
When the devotees aurally receive the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as enacted in Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, they immediately achieve a transcendental vision in which they are no longer interested in materialistic activities. Thus they achieve freedom from the material world. For sense gratification practically everyone is engaged in materialistic activities, which prolong the process of janma-mṛtyu jarā-vyādhi-birth, death, old age and disease-but the devotee, simply by hearing the message of Bhagavad-gītā and further relishing the narrations of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, becomes so pure that he no longer takes interest in materialistic activities. At the moment, devotees in the Western countries are being attracted by Kṛṣṇa consciousness and becoming uninterested in materialistic activities, and therefore people are trying to oppose this movement. But they cannot possibly check this movement or stop the activities of the devotees in Europe and America by their artificial impositions. Here the words śrotrāñjalir upaspṛśya indicate that simply by hearing the transcendental activities of the Lord the devotees become so pure that they are immediately immune to the contamination of materialistic fruitive activities. Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam [Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ
jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam
ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu-
śīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā
"One should render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa favorably and without desire for material profit or gain through fruitive activities or philosophical speculation. That is called pure devotional service." Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.111.1.11] Materialistic activities are unnecessary for the soul, and therefore the devotees are freed from such activities. The devotees are situated in liberation (brahma-bhūyāya kalpate), and therefore they cannot be called back to their material homes and materialistic activities.
TEXTS 63–64
bhoja-vṛṣṇy-andhaka-madhu-
śūrasena-daśārhakaiḥ
ślāghanīyehitaḥ śaśvat
kuru-sṛñjaya-pāṇḍubhiḥ
snigdha-smitekṣitodārair
vākyair vikrama-līlayā
nṛlokaṁ ramayām āsa
mūrtyā sarvāṅga-ramyayā
SYNONYMS
bhoja-assisted by the Bhoja dynasty; vṛṣṇi-and by the Vṛṣṇis; andhaka-and by the Andhakas; madhu-and by the Madhus; śūrasena-and by the Śūrasenas; daśārhakaiḥ-and by the Daśārhakas; ślāghanīya-by the praiseworthy; īhitaḥ-endeavoring; śaśvat-always; kuru-sṛñjaya-pāṇḍubhiḥ-assisted by the Pāṇḍavas, Kurus and Sṛñjayas; snigdha-affectionate; smita-smiling; īkṣita-being regarded as; udāraiḥ-magnanimous; vākyaiḥ-the instructions; vikrama-līlayā-the pastimes of heroism; nṛ-lokam-human society; ramayām āsa-pleased; mūrtyā-by His personal form; sarva-aṅga-ramyayā-the form that pleases everyone by all parts of the body.
Assisted by the descendants of Bhoja, Vṛṣṇi, Andhaka, Madhu, Śūrasena, Daśārha, Kuru, Sṛñjaya and Pāṇḍu, Lord Kṛṣṇa performed various activities. By His pleasing smiles, His affectionate behavior, His instructions and His uncommon pastimes like raising Govardhana Hill, the Lord, appearing in His transcendental body, pleased all of human society.
The words nṛlokaṁ ramayām āsa mūrtyā sarvāṅga-ramyayā are significant. Kṛṣṇa is the original form. Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is therefore described here by the word mūrtyā. The word mūrti means "form." Kṛṣṇa, or God, is never impersonal; the impersonal feature is but a manifestation of His transcendental body (yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi [Bs. 5.40]). The Lord is narākṛti, exactly resembling the form of a human being, but His form is different from ours. Therefore the word sarvāṅga-ramyayā informs us that every part of His body is pleasing for everyone to see. Apart from His smiling face, every part of His body-His hands, His legs, His chest-is pleasing to the devotees, who cannot at any time stop seeing the beautiful form of the Lord.