Bhakti-str

lokas

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS

SYNONYMS
vcaof speech; vegamurge; manasaof the mind; krodhaof anger; vegamurge; jihvof the tongue; vegamurge; udara-
upasthaof the belly and genitals; vegamurge; etnthese; vegnurges; yawhoever; viahetacan tolerate; dhrasober; sarvm
all; apicertainly; immthis; pthivmworld; sathat personality; iytcan make disciples.

TRANSLATION
A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind's demands, the actions of anger and the urges of the tongue, belly and genitals is
qualified to make disciples all over the world.

TEXT TWO
atyhra praysa ca
prajalpo niyamgraha
jana-saga ca laulya ca
abhir bhaktir vinayati

SYNONYMS
ati-hraovereating or too much collecting; praysaoverendeavouring; caand; prajalpaidle talk; niyamarules and regulations;
grahatoo much attachment to (or agrahatoo much neglect of); jana-sagaassociation with worldly-minded persons; caand;
laulyamardent longing or greed; caand; abhiby these six; bhaktidevotional service; vinayatiis destroyed.

TRANSLATION
One's devotional service is spoiled when he becomes too entangled in the following six activities: (1) eating more than necessary or collecting
more funds than required; (2) overendeavoring for mundane things that are very difficult to obtain; (3) talking unnecessarily about mundane
subject matters; (4) Practicing the scriptural rules and regulations only for the sake of following them and not for the sake of spiritual
advancement, or rejecting the rules and regulations of the scriptures and working independently or whimsically; (5) associating with worldly-
minded persons who are not interested in Ka consciousness; and (6) being greedy for mundane achievements.

TEXT THREE
utshn nicayd dhairyt
tat-tat-karma-pravartant
saga-tygt sato vtte
abhir bhakti prasidhyati

SYNONYMS
utshtby enthusiasm; nicaytby confidence; dhairytby patience; tat-tat-karmavarious activities favorable for devotional service;
pravartantby performing; saga-tygtby giving up the association of nondevotees; sataof the great previous cryas; vtteby
following in the footsteps; abhiby these six; bhaktidevotional service; prasidhyatiadvances or becomes successful.

TRANSLATION
There are six principles favorable to the execution of pure devotional service: (1) being enthusiastic, (2) endeavoring with confidence, (3)
being patient, (4) acting according to regulative principles [such as ravaa krtana vio smaraam [SB 7.5.23]hearing, chanting and
remembering Ka], (5) abandoning the association of nondevotees, and (6) following in the footsteps of the previous cryas. These six
principles undoubtedly assure the complete success of pure devotional service.

TEXT FOUR
dadti pratighti
guhyam khyti pcchati
bhukte bhojayate caiva
a-vidha prti-lakaam

SYNONYMS
dadtigives charity; pratightiaccepts in return; guhyamconfidential topics; khytiexplains; pcchatienquires; bhukteeats;
bhojayatefeeds; caalso; evacertainly; a-vidhamsix kinds; prtiof love; lakaamsymptoms.

TRANSLATION
Offering gifts in charity, accepting charitable gifts, revealing one's mind in confidence, inquiring confidentially, accepting prasda and offering
prasda are the six symptoms of love shared by one devotee and another.
 Bhagavad-Gita As It Is

BG 1.1
dhtarra uvca
dharma-ketre kuru-ketre
samavet yuyutsava
mmak pav caiva
kim akurvata sajaya

SYNONYMS
dhtarra uvcaKing Dhtarra said; dharma-ketrein the place of pilgrimage; kuru-ketrein the place named Kuruketra;
samavetassembled; yuyutsavadesiring to fight; mmakmy party (sons); pavthe sons of Pu; caand; evacertainly;
kimwhat; akurvatadid they do; sajayaO Sajaya.

TRANSLATION
Dhtarra said: O Sajaya, after my sons and the sons of Pu assembled in the place of pilgrimage at Kuruketra, desiring to fight, what
did they do?

BG 2.7
krpaya-doopahata-svabhva
pcchmi tv dharma-sammha-cet
yac chreya syn nicita brhi tan me
iyas te 'ha dhi m tv prapannam

SYNONYMS
krpayaof miserliness; doaby the weakness; upahatabeing afflicted; sva-bhvacharacteristics; pcchmiI am asking; tvmunto
You; dharmareligion; sammhabewildered; cetin heart; yatwhat; reyaall-good; sytmay be; nicitamconfidently; brhi
tell; tatthat; meunto me; iyadisciple; teYour; ahamI am; dhijust instruct; mmme; tvmunto You; prapannam
surrendered.

TRANSLATION
Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of miserly weakness. In this condition I am asking You to tell me for
certain what is best for me. Now I am Your disciple, and a soul surrendered unto You. Please instruct me.

BG 2.12
na tv evha jtu nsa
na tva neme jandhip
na caiva na bhaviyma
sarve vayam ata param

SYNONYMS
nanever; tubut; evacertainly; ahamI; jtuat any time; nadid not; samexist; nanot; tvamyou; nanot; imeall these;
jana-adhipkings; nanever; caalso; evacertainly; nanot; bhaviymashall exist; sarve vayamall of us; ata paramhereafter.

TRANSLATION
Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.

BG 2.13
dehino smin yath dehe
kaumra yauvana jar
tath dehntara-prptir
dhras tatra na muhyati

SYNONYMS
dehinaof the embodied; asminin this; yathas; dehein the body; kaumramboyhood; yauvanamyouth; jarold age; tath
similarly; deha-antaraof transference of the body; prptiachievement; dhrathe sober; tatrathereupon; nanever; muhyatiis
deluded.

TRANSLATION
As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at
death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change.
BG 2.14
mtr-spars tu kaunteya
toa-sukha-dukha-d
gampyino nitys
ts titikasva bhrata

SYNONYMS
mtr-sparsensory perception; tuonly; kaunteyaO son of Kunt; tawinter; uasummer; sukhahappiness; dukhaand
pain; dgiving; gamaappearing; apyinadisappearing; anitynonpermanent; tnall of them; titikasvajust try to tolerate;
bhrataO descendant of the Bharata dynasty.

TRANSLATION
O son of Kunt, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and
disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them
without being disturbed.

BG 2.20
na jyate mriyate v kadcin
nya bhtv bhavit v na bhya
ajo nitya vato ya puro
na hanyate hanyamne arre

SYNONYMS
nanever; jyatetakes birth; mriyatedies; veither; kadcitat any time (past, present or future); nanever; ayamthis; bhtv
having come into being; bhavitwill come to be; vor; nanot; bhyaor is again coming to be; ajaunborn; nityaeternal;
vatapermanent; ayamthis; purathe oldest; nanever; hanyateis killed; hanyamnebeing killed; arrethe body.

TRANSLATION
For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being.
He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain.

BG 3.13
yaja-iina santo
mucyante sarva-kilbiai
bhujate te tv agha pp
ye pacanty tma-krat

SYNONYMS
yaja-iaof food taken after performance of yaja; ainaeaters; santathe devotees; mucyanteget relief; sarvaall kinds of;
kilbiaifrom sins; bhujateenjoy; tethey; tubut; aghamgrievous sins; ppsinners; yewho; pacantiprepare food; tma-
kratfor sense enjoyment.

TRANSLATION
The devotees of the Lord are released from all kinds of sins because they eat food which is offered first for sacrifice. Others, who prepare food
for personal sense enjoyment, verily eat only sin.

BG 3.27
prakte kriyamni
guai karmi sarvaa
ahakra-vimhtm
kartham iti manyate

SYNONYMS
prakteof material nature; kriyamnibeing done; guaiby the modes; karmiactivities; sarvaaall kinds of; ahakra-
vimhabewildered by false ego; tmthe spirit soul; kartdoer; ahamI; itithus; manyatehe thinks.

TRANSLATION
The spirit soul bewildered by the influence of false ego thinks himself the doer of activities that are in actuality carried out by the three modes
of material nature.
BG 3.43
eva buddhe para buddhv
sastabhytmnam tman
jahi atru mah-bho
kma-rpa dursadam

SYNONYMS
evamthus; buddheto intelligence; paramsuperior; buddhvknowing; sastabhyaby steadying; tmnamthe mind; tmanby
deliberate intelligence; jahiconquer; atrumthe enemy; mah-bhoO mighty-armed one; kma-rpamin the form of lust;
dursadamformidable.

TRANSLATION
Thus knowing oneself to be transcendental to the material senses, mind and intelligence, O mighty-armed Arjuna, one should steady the mind
by deliberate spiritual intelligence [Ka consciousness] and thusby spiritual strengthconquer this insatiable enemy known as lust.

BG 4.2
eva parampar-prptam
ima rjarayo vidu
sa kleneha mahat
yogo naa parantapa

SYNONYMS
evamthus; paramparby disciplic succession; prptamreceived; imamthis science; rja-ayathe saintly kings; vidu
understood; sathat knowledge; klenain the course of time; ihain this world; mahatgreat; yogathe science of ones relationship
with the Supreme; naascattered; parantapaO Arjuna, subduer of the enemies.

TRANSLATION
This supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplic succession, and the saintly kings understood it in that way. But in
course of time the succession was broken, and therefore the science as it is appears to be lost.

BG 4.6
ajo pi sann avyaytm
bhtnm varo pi san
prakti svm adhihya
sambhavmy tma-myay

SYNONYMS
ajaunborn; apialthough; sanbeing so; avyayawithout deterioration; tmbody; bhtnmof all those who are born; vara
the Supreme Lord; apialthough; sanbeing so; praktimin the transcendental form; svmof Myself; adhihyabeing so situated;
sambhavmiI do incarnate; tma-myayby My internal energy.

TRANSLATION
Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all living entities, I still appear in every
millennium in My original transcendental form.

BG 4.9
janma karma ca me divyam
eva yo vetti tattvata
tyaktv deha punar janma
naiti mm eti so rjuna

SYNONYMS
janmabirth; karmawork; caalso; meof Mine; divyamtranscendental; evamlike this; yaanyone who; vettiknows; tattvata
in reality; tyaktvleaving aside; dehamthis body; punaagain; janmabirth; nanever; etidoes attain; mmunto Me; etidoes
attain; sahe; arjunaO Arjuna.

TRANSLATION
One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this
material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.
BG 4.34
tad viddhi praiptena
paripranena sevay
upadekyanti te jna
jninas tattva-darina

SYNONYMS
tatthat knowledge of different sacrifices; viddhitry to understand; praiptenaby approaching a spiritual master; paripranenaby
submissive inquiries; sevayby the rendering of service; upadekyantithey will initiate; teyou; jnaminto knowledge; jninathe
self-realized; tattvaof the truth; darinaseers.

TRANSLATION
Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized
souls can impart knowledge unto you because they have seen the truth.

BG 5.29
bhoktra yaja-tapas
sarva-loka-mahevaram
suhda sarva-bhtn
jtv m ntim cchati

SYNONYMS
bhoktramthe beneficiary; yajaof sacrifices; tapasmand penances and austerities; sarva-lokaof all planets and the demigods thereof;
mah-varamthe Supreme Lord; su-hdamthe benefactor; sarvaof all; bhtnmthe living entities; jtvthus knowing; mmMe
(Lord Ka); ntimrelief from material pangs; cchatione achieves.

TRANSLATION
A person in full consciousness of Me, knowing Me to be the ultimate beneficiary of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all
planets and demigods, and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities, attains peace from the pangs of material miseries.

BG 6.47
yoginm api sarve
mad-gatenntar-tman
raddhvn bhajate yo m
sa me yuktatamo mata

SYNONYMS
yoginmof yogs; apialso; sarvemall types of; mat-gatenaabiding in Me, always thinking of Me; anta-tmanwithin himself;
raddh-vnin full faith; bhajaterenders transcendental loving service; yaone who; mmto Me (the Supreme Lord); sahe; me
by Me; yukta-tamathe greatest yog; matais considered.

TRANSLATION
And of all yogs, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to
Mehe is the most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all. That is My opinion.

BG 7.3
manuy sahasreu
kacid yatati siddhaye
yatatm api siddhn
kacin m vetti tattvata
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SYNONYMS
manuymof men; sahasreuout of many thousands; kacitsomeone; yatatiendeavors; siddhayefor perfection; yatatmof those
so endeavoring; apiindeed; siddhnmof those who have achieved perfection; kacitsomeone; mmMe; vettidoes know;
tattvatain fact.
TRANSLATION
Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in
truth.
BG 7.14
daiv hy e gua-may
mama my duratyay
mm eva ye prapadyante
mym et taranti te

SYNONYMS
daivtranscendental; hicertainly; ethis; gua-mayconsisting of the three modes of material nature; mamaMy; myenergy;
duratyayvery difficult to overcome; mmunto Me; evacertainly; yethose who; prapadyantesurrender; mym etmthis illusory
energy; tarantiovercome; tethey.

TRANSLATION
This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto
Me can easily cross beyond it.

BG 8.5
anta-kle ca mm eva
smaran muktv kalevaram
ya prayti sa mad-bhva
yti nsty atra saaya

SYNONYMS
anta-kleat the end of life; caalso; mmMe; evacertainly; smaranremembering; muktvquitting; kalevaramthe body; yahe
who; praytigoes; sahe; mat-bhvamMy nature; ytiachieves; nanot; astithere is; atrahere; saayadoubt.

TRANSLATION
And whoever, at the end of his life, quits his body, remembering Me alone, at once attains My nature. Of this there is no doubt.

BG 9.2
rja-vidy rja-guhya
pavitram idam uttamam
pratyakvagama dharmya
su-sukha kartum avyayam

SYNONYMS
rja-vidythe king of education; rja-guhyamthe king of confidential knowledge; pavitramthe purest; idamthis; uttamam
transcendental; pratyakaby direct experience; avagamamunderstood; dharmyamthe principle of religion; su-sukhamvery happy;
kartumto execute; avyayameverlasting.

TRANSLATION
This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the
self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.

BG 9.14
satata krtayanto m
yatanta ca dha-vrat
namasyanta ca m bhakty
nitya-yukt upsate

SYNONYMS
satatamalways; krtayantachanting; mmabout Me; yatantafully endeavoring; caalso; dha-vratwith determination;
namasyantaoffering obeisances; caand; mmMe; bhaktyin devotion; nityayuktperpetually engaged; upsateworship.

TRANSLATION
Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with
devotion.
BG 9.26
patra pupa phala toya
yo me bhakty prayacchati
tad aha bhakty-upahtam
anmi prayattmana

SYNONYMS
patrama leaf; pupama flower; phalama fruit; toyamwater; yawhoever; meunto Me; bhaktywith devotion; prayacchati
offers; tatthat; ahamI; bhakti-upahtamoffered in devotion; anmiaccept; prayata-tmanafrom one in pure consciousness.

TRANSLATION
If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it.

BG 9.27
yat karoi yad ansi
yaj juhoi dadsi yat
yat tapasyasi kaunteya
tat kuruva mad-arpaam

SYNONYMS
yatwhatever; karoiyou do; yatwhatever; ansiyou eat; yatwhatever; juhoiyou offer; dadsiyou give away; yatwhatever;
yatwhatever; tapasyasiausterities you perform; kaunteyaO son of Kunt; tatthat; kuruvado; matunto Me; arpaamas an
offering.

TRANSLATION
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you performdo that, O son of Kunt, as an
offering to Me.

BG 10.8
aha sarvasya prabhavo
matta sarva pravartate
iti matv bhajante m
budh bhva-samanvit

SYNONYMS
ahamI; sarvasyaof all; prabhavathe source of generation; mattafrom Me; sarvameverything; pravartateemanates; itithus;
matvknowing; bhajantebecome devoted; mmunto Me; budhthe learned; bhva-samanvitwith great attention.

TRANSLATION
I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional
service and worship Me with all their hearts.

BG 10.9
mac-citt mad-gata-pr
bodhayanta parasparam
kathayanta ca m nitya
tuyanti ca ramanti ca

SYNONYMS
mat-citttheir minds fully engaged in Me; mat-gata-prtheir lives devoted to Me; bodhayantapreaching; parasparamamong
themselves; kathayantatalking; caalso; mmabout Me; nityamperpetually; tuyantibecome pleased; caalso; ramantienjoy
transcendental bliss; caalso.

TRANSLATION
The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from
always enlightening one another and conversing about Me.
BG 10.10
te satata-yuktn
bhajat prti-prvakam
dadmi buddhi-yoga ta
yena mm upaynti te

SYNONYMS
temunto them; satata-yuktnmalways engaged; bhajatmin rendering devotional service; prti-prvakamin loving ecstasy;
dadmiI give; buddhi-yogamreal intelligence; tamthat; yenaby which; mmunto Me; upaynticome; tethey.

TRANSLATION
To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.

BG 10.11
tem evnukamprtham
aham ajna-ja tama
naymy tma-bhva-stho
jna-dpena bhsvat

SYNONYMS
temfor them; evacertainly; anukamp-arthamto show special mercy; ahamI; ajna-jamdue to ignorance; tamadarkness;
naymidispel; tma-bhvawithin their hearts; sthasituated; jnaof knowledge; dpenawith the lamp; bhsvatglowing.

TRANSLATION
To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance.

BG 14.4
sarva-yoniu kaunteya
mrtaya sambhavanti y
ts brahma mahad yonir
aha bja-prada pit

SYNONYMS
sarva-yoniuin all species of life; kaunteyaO son of Kunt; mrtayaforms; sambhavantithey appear; ywhich; tsmof all of
them; brahmathe supreme; mahat yonisource of birth in the material substance; ahamI; bja-pradathe seed-giving; pitfather.

TRANSLATION
It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kunt, are made possible by birth in this material nature, and that I am the seed-giving
father.

BG 14.26
m ca yo vyabhicrea
bhakti-yogena sevate
sa gun samattyaitn
brahma-bhyya kalpate

SYNONYMS
mmunto Me; caalso; yaa person who; avyabhicreawithout fail; bhakti-yogenaby devotional service; sevaterenders service;
sahe; gunthe modes of material nature; samattyatranscending; etnall these; brahma-bhyyaelevated to the Brahman
platform; kalpatebecomes.

TRANSLATION
One who engages in full devotional service, unfailing in all circumstances, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to
the level of Brahman.
BG 15.15
sarvasya cha hdi sannivio
matta smtir jnam apohana ca
vedai ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vednta-kd veda-vid eva cham

SYNONYMS
sarvasyaof all living beings; caand; ahamI; hdiin the heart; sanniviasituated; mattafrom Me; smtiremembrance;
jnamknowledge; apohanamforgetfulness; caand; vedaiby the Vedas; caalso; sarvaiall; ahamI am; evacertainly;
vedyaknowable; vednta-ktthe compiler of the Vednta; veda-vitthe knower of the Vedas; evacertainly; caand; ahamI.

TRANSLATION
I am seated in everyones heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas, I am to be known. Indeed, I
am the compiler of Vednta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.

BG 18.54
brahma-bhta prasanntm
na ocati na kkati
sama sarveu bhteu
mad-bhakti labhate parm

SYNONYMS
brahma-bhtabeing one with the Absolute; prasanna-tmfully joyful; nanever; ocatilaments; nanever; kkatidesires;
samaequally disposed; sarveuto all; bhteuliving entities; mat-bhaktimMy devotional service; labhategains; parm
transcendental.

TRANSLATION
One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments or desires to
have anything. He is equally disposed toward every living entity. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me.

BG 18.55
bhakty mm abhijnti
yvn ya csmi tattvata
tato m tattvato jtv
viate tad-anantaram

SYNONYMS
bhaktyby pure devotional service; mmMe; abhijntione can know; yvnas much as; ya ca asmias I am; tattvatain truth;
tatathereafter; mmMe; tattvatain truth; jtvknowing; viatehe enters; tat-anantaramthereafter.

TRANSLATION
One can understand Me as I am, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, only by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of
Me by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.

BG 18.65
man-man bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yj m namaskuru
mm evaiyasi satya te
pratijne priyo si me

SYNONYMS
mat-manthinking of Me; bhavajust become; mat-bhaktaMy devotee; mat-yjMy worshiper; mmunto Me; namaskuruoffer
your obeisances; mmunto Me; evacertainly; eyasiyou will come; satyamtruly; teto you; pratijneI promise; priyadear; asi
you are; meto Me.

TRANSLATION
Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you
this because you are My very dear friend.
BG 18.66
sarva-dharmn parityajya
mm eka araa vraja
aha tv sarva-ppebhyo
mokayiymi m uca

SYNONYMS
sarva-dharmnall varieties of religion; parityajyaabandoning; mmunto Me; ekamonly; araamfor surrender; vrajago; ahamI;
tvmyou; sarvaall; ppebhyafrom sinful reactions; mokayiymiwill deliver; mdo not; ucaworry.

TRANSLATION
Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.
 Bhakti-rasmta-sindhu - Nectar of Devotion
1.1.11
anybhilit-nya
jna-karmdy-anvtam
nuklyena knu-
lana bhaktir uttam

SYNONYMS
anya-abhilit-nyamwithout desires other than those for the service of Lord Ka, or without material desires (such as those for meat-
eating, illicit sex, gambling and addiction to intoxicants); jnaby the knowledge of the philosophy of the monist Myvds; karmaby
fruitive activities; diby artificially practicing detachment, by the mechanical practice of yoga, by studying the Skhya philosophy, and so
on; anvtamnot covered; nuklyenafavorable; ka-anulanamcultivation of service in relationship to Ka; bhakti uttamfirst-
class devotional service.

TRANSLATION
When first-class devotional service develops, one must be devoid of all material desires, knowledge obtained by monistic philosophy, and
fruitive action. The devotee must constantly serve Ka favorably, as Ka desires.

1.1.2
sarvopdhi-vinirmukta
tat-paratvena nirmalam
hkea hkea-
sevana bhaktir ucyate

SYNONYMS
sarva-updi-vinirmuktamfree from all kinds of material designations, or free from all desires except the desire to render service to the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; tat-paratvenaby the sole purpose of serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nirmalam
uncontaminated by the effects of speculative philosophical research or fruitive activity; hkeaby purified senses freed from all
designations; hkeaof the master of the senses; sevanamthe service to satisfy the senses; bhaktidevotional service; ucyateis called.

TRANSLATION
Bhakti, or devotional service, means engaging all our senses in the service of the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of all
the senses. When the spirit soul renders service unto the Supreme, there are two side effects. One is freed from all material designations, and,
simply by being employed in the service of the Lord, one's senses are purified.

1.2.101
ruti-smti-purdi-
pacaratra-vidhi vin
aikntik harer bhaktir
utptyaiva kalpate

SYNONYMS
rutithe original Vedic literatures; smtiliteratures in pursuance to the original Vedic knowledge; pura-dithe Purs, etc.;
pacaratrathe Nrada Pacartra; vidhimthe regulative principles; vinwithout; aikntikundiverted; hareof the Supreme
Personality of Godhead; bhaktidevotional service; utptyaan unnecessary disturbance; ivaindeed; kalpatebecomes.

TRANSLATION
Devotional service to the Lord that ignores the authorized Vedic literatures like the Upaniads, Puras, Nrada-Pacartra, etc., is simply an
unnecessary disturbance in society.
1.2.187
h yasya harer dsye
karma manas gir
nikhilsv apy avasthsu
jvan-mukta sa ucyate

SYNONYMS
hthe activity; yasyaof whom; hareof Hari, Ka, the Lord; dsyein service; karmaby the actions (of the body); manasby
the mind; girand by the words; nikhilsuin all; apiindeed; avasthsuin all conditions of material existence; jvan-muktaliberated
even within material existence; sasuch; ucyateis so called.

TRANSLATION
One who engages in the transcendental service of the Lord in body, mind and word is to be considered liberated in all conditions of material
existence.

1.2.234 (also CC Mad 17.136 & Padma Purana)

SYNONYMS
atatherefore (because Kas name, form and qualities are all on the absolute platform); r-ka-nma-diLord Kas name, form,
qualities, pastimes and so on; nanot; bhavetcan be; grhyamperceived; indriyaiby the blunt material senses; sev-unmukheto one
engaged in His service; hicertainly; jihv-daubeginning with the tongue; svayampersonally; evacertainly; sphuratibecome
manifest; adathose (Kas name, form, qualities and so on).

TRANSLATION
Therefore material senses cannot appreciate Kas holy name, form, qualities and pastimes. When a conditioned soul is awakened to Ka
consciousness and renders service by using his tongue to chant the Lords holy name and taste the remnants of the Lords food, the tongue is
purified, and one gradually comes to understand who Ka really is.

1.2.255-6
ansaktasya viayn
yathrham upayujata
nirbandha ka-sambandhe
yukta vairgyam ucyate

prpacikatay buddhy
hari-sambandhi-vastuna
mumukubhi paritygo
vairgya phalgu kathyate

SYNONYMS
ansaktasyaof one who is without attachment; viaynto material sense objects; yath-arhamaccording to suitability; upayujata
engaging; nirbandhawithout bondage; ka-sambandhein relationship with Ka; yuktamproper; vairgyamrenunciation;
ucyateis called; prpacikatayas material; buddhywith the understanding; hari-sambandhi-vastunaof things which are related to
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari; mumukubhiby those who desire liberation; paritygathe renunciation; vairgyam
phalguinferior renunciation; kathyateis termed.

TRANSLATION
When one is not attached to anything but at the same time accepts anything in relation to Ka, one is rightly situated above possessiveness.
On the other hand, one who rejects everything without knowledge of its relationship to Ka is not as complete in his renunciation.
 r opaniad
Invocation
o pram ada pram ida
prt pram udacyate
prasya pram dya
pram evvaiyate

SYNONYMS
othe Complete Whole; pramperfectly complete; adathat; pramperfectly complete; idamthis phenomenal world; prt
from the all-perfect; pramcomplete unit; udacyateis produced; prasyaof the Complete Whole; pramcompletely, all; dya
having been taken away; pramthe complete balance; evaeven; avaiyateis remaining.

TRANSLATION
The Personality of Godhead is perfect and complete, and because He is completely perfect, all emanations from Him, such as this phenomenal
world, are perfectly equipped as complete wholes. Whatever is produced of the Complete Whole is also complete in itself. Because He is the
Complete Whole, even though so many complete units emanate from Him, He remains the complete balance.

Mantra One
vsyam idam sarva
yat kica jagaty jagat
tena tyaktena bhujth
m gdha kasya svid dhanam

SYNONYMS
aby the Lord; vsyamcontrolled; idamthis; sarvamall; yat kicawhatever; jagatymwithin the universe; jagatall that is
animate or inanimate; tenaby Him; tyaktenaset-apart quota; bhujthyou should accept; mdo not; gdhaendeavor to gain;
kasya svitof anyone else; dhanamthe wealth.

TRANSLATION
Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those
things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.

Mantra Fifteen
hiramayena ptrea
satyasypihita mukham
tat tva pann apvu
satya-dharmya daye

SYNONYMS
hiramayenaby a golden effulgence; ptreaby a dazzling covering; satyasyaof the Supreme Truth; apihitamcovered; mukhamthe
face; tatthat covering; tvamYourself; panO sustainer; apvukindly remove; satyapure; dharmyaunto the devotee; daye
for exhibiting.

TRANSLATION
O my Lord, sustainer of all that lives, Your real face is covered by Your dazzling effulgence. Kindly remove that covering and exhibit Yourself
to Your pure devotee.