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TEXT 21 YaaeYaaeMaiYaPareDaMaR>k-LPYaTaeiNaZf-l/aYaceTa( ) TadaYaaSaaeiNarQaR>SYaaŮYaadeirvSataMa ))21)) yo yo mayi pare dharmaů kalpyate nińphaläya cet tad-äyäso nirarthaů syäd bhayäder iva sattama O most pious Uddhava, when faced with a dangerous situation, an ordinary person cries, becomes fearful, and laments, although such useless emotions do not change the situation. However, activities offered to Me without personal motivation, even if they are apparently useless, amount to the highest process of religion. COMMENTARY If devotional service to the Lord is performed without desire for personal gain, it will help elevate one to the spiritual platform. If devotional service, beginning with hearing and chanting, is engaged in for the sake of achieving worldly or heavenly sense gratification, as well as name and fame in this life or liberation in the next, it will act, but only gradually. Devotional service is the supremely powerful process of self- 744 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ realization and is capable of awarding one the ultimate goal of life, and so what to speak of other, lesser achievements. The scriptures advise that a Vaińëava need not worry about his maintenance, such as food and clothing. The Lord is known as Viçvambhara, the maintainer of the entire universe, and so how could He neglect His devotees? Still, if a devotee cries to the Lord for protection or maintenance, desiring to continue his devotional service without impediment, the Lord accepts such apparently unnecessary appeals as the highest religious process, as stated in this verse. PURPORT One who performs devotional service to the Supreme Lord is never the loser. Whatever endeavor a devotee makes to serve the Lord never goes in vain, even if he cannot complete the process in this lifetime. Being transcendental, service rendered to the Lord is never forgotten or lost.
WzabuiÖMaTaa&buiÖMaRNaqzacMaNaqiz YaTSaTYaMaNa*TaeNaehMaTYaeRNaaPanaeiTaMaaMa*TaMa( ))22))
Why do people often execute devotional service in the hopes of gaining fame, and other personal advantages? The reason is that they are not actually intelligent.
This is the purport of this verse. One who poses as a great devotee to enjoy immense prestige is not actually intelligent. Simply to imagine oneself to be a great preacher of
devotional service, or a great relisher of transcendental rasas, simply for enjoying fame and reputation, is also not the sign of good intelligence.
One who has taken birth in Bhäratavarńa should try to attain the eternal Supreme Lord with the help of his temporary material body. One can obtain the eternal with the
help of the temporary. Conditioned souls can utilize their abominable material bodies to achieve a sublime eternal form like that of the Supreme Lord.
Bhakti-yoga 745 According to the material conception, one who can earn thousands of coins by investing just a few coins is considered intelligent. Especially in this age, those who possess the most wealth are considered to be the cleverest persons in society. However, if one could somehow possess a touchstone or a wish-fulfilling cow, he would certainly be considered even more clever and intelligent. Still, it must be understood that all such possessions are temporary and thus ultimately useless. If those who have been born in Bhäratavarńa engage their temporary material bodies, which are composed of disgusting substances, prone to dwindle, full of disease, and ultimately destroyed, in the service of the Supreme Lord, they can come to relish the best of all possessions, love of God. The Lord gives His very self to those who are devoted to Him without personal motivation. How wonderful such an attainment is! How intelligent are the inhabitants of Bhäratavarńa who engage in unmotivated devotional service by hearing about the Lord, chanting His glories, and rendering all sorts of service to Him. The tongue should always be engaged in chanting the holy name of the Lord, the ears should be continuously engaged in hearing the Lord’s glories, and the hands should be employed in rendering menial service to Him. Even by fully engaging in only one of the nine processes of devotional service, one can achieve the perfection of life. Considering this, what actually intelligent and clever person will fail to do so?
Those who are the most clever and intelligent will engage themselves in the devotional service of the Lord. It is only due to good fortune that a conditioned soul, who is bewildered on account of material attachment, decides to utilize whatever may be in his possession for the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By such dovetailing of one’s material body and possessions in the service of the Lord, one comes to the platform of eternality.
WzTae_i>aihTa>k*-Tňaeb]řvadSYaSa°h> ) SaMaaSaVYaaSaiviDaNaadevaNaaMaiPaduGaRMa> ))23))
746 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ COMMENTARY The Supreme Lord thus concludes His description of the processes of transcendental realization. PURPORT The word devänäm in this verse not only refers to the demigods, but to all those who are situated in the mode of goodness. Those who are elevated in this way but still are not fully surrendered to the Supreme Lord are to be considered on the level of the demigods.
A>aq+ WTaiÜjaYaMauCYaeTaPauĺzaeNaíSa&XaYa> ))24))
Sauiviv˘&-TavPa[én&MaYaETadiPaDaarYaeTa( ) SaNaaTaNa&b]řGauů&Par&b]řaiDaGaC^iTa ))25))
The Supreme Lord said: I have elaborately replied to your questions. Anyone who attentively hears these answers will attain the Supreme Brahman, who is the confidential
goal of the Vedas. Bhakti-yoga TEXT 26 Ya WTaNMaMa>a˘e-zuSaMPa[dŰaTSauPauZk-l/Ma( ) TaSYaah&b]řdaYaSYaddaMYaaTMaaNaMaaTMaNaa ))26))
One who liberally imparts these instructions to My devotees is the bestower of the Absolute Truth, and to him I give My very self. COMMENTARY Although the phrase brahmadäyasya is in the sixth dative case, it should be understood to be in the fourth dative case, so that it indicates one who gives the Supreme Brahman to others. PURPORT Devotees of the Supreme Lord are well aware of the science of devotional service. When they mercifully distribute that knowledge to others and thus bring them to the service of the Supreme Lord, the Lord reciprocates such magnanimity by giving His very self to such devotees. On the other hand, those who are engrossed in their plans for material enjoyment cannot possibly achieve such mercy of the Lord. TEXT 27 Ya WTaTSaMaDaqYaqTaPaiv}a&ParMa&Xauic ) SaPaUYaeTaahrhMaa|jaNadqPaeNadXaRYaNa( ))27))
Those who are expert in the understanding of devotional service to the Lord are able to dissipate the darkness of ignorance with the light of transcendental knowledge. The conditioned souls are in a contaminated state of existence but when they take to 748 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ the Lord’s service, they quickly become sanctified. The darkness of ignorance cannot remain in the presence of the sun-like Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ya WTaC^\ÖYaaiNaTYaMaVYaGa]>Xa* MaiYa>ai˘&-Para&ku-vRNk-MaRi>aNaRSabDYaTae ))28))
APYauÖvTvYaab]řSa%eSaMavDaairTaMa( ) AiPaTaeivGaTaaeMaaeh>Xaaek-ęaSaaEMaNaae>av> ))29))
Uddhava’s lamentation arose because he thought himself to be separated from Lord Kĺńëa. It is understood that Uddhava is an eternal associate of the Lord who was put into illusion so that this wonderful conversation known as Uddhava-géta could be spoken. Lord Kĺńëa is herein indicating that if Uddhava did not perfectly understand His instructions, He would happily repeat them. Uddhava is an intimate associate of the Lord and so this question is somewhat playful in nature. After all, the all-knowing Lord could understand Uddhava’s perfect understanding of Kĺńëa consciousness. PURPORT By achieving the Lord’s mercy, the living entities’ ignorance in the form of the material conception of life is dispelled. In the liberated condition, there is no possibility of becoming subjected to lust or lamentation. Bhakti-yoga TEXT 30 NaETatvYaadaiM>ak-aYaNaaiSTak-aYaXa#=aYac ) AXaué[Uzaer>a˘-aYaduivRNaqTaaYadqYaTaaMa( ))30))
You should not instruct this knowledge to anyone who is hypocritical, atheistic, or dishonest, or with anyone who will not listen faithfully, who is not a devotee, or who is simply not humble. COMMENTARY Spiritual knowledge should not be distributed to those who have no faith. PURPORT The confidential knowledge of devotional service to the Supreme Lord should not be presented to non-devotees, those who are falsely proud, cheaters, those who are arrogant, atheists, those who are faithless, and those who have no interest in hearing the truth. In this context, one should remember the ninth offense against the chanting of the holy name of the Lord. TEXT 31 WTaEdaeRzEivRhqNaaYab]ř SaaDaveXaucYaeb]UYaaŮi˘->SYaaC^Ud]YaaeizTaaMa( ))31))
If çudras and women have devotion for the Lord, they should also be instructed about the process of devotional service.
750 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ PURPORT The members of all the four varëas can be instructed in the confidential understanding of devotional service if they maintain a condition of purity and honesty. Indeed, anyone can give up his duties within the varëäçrama society and fully dedicate himself to the devotional service of the Lord. TEXT 32 NaETaiÜjaYaiJajaSaaejaRTaVYaMaviXaZYaTae ) PaqTvaPaqYaUzMaMa*Ta&PaaTaVYa&NaaviXaZYaTae ))32))
A pure devotee is fully satisfied with his engagement in the devotional service of the Lord. Outside of such engagement, he does not desire to cultivate knowledge. And, even if a pure devotee desires some particular understanding, he will receive dictation from the Lord within his heart. One who knows the Supreme Lord is the knower of everything. If one drinks celestial nectar, how can he thirst for something else? TEXT 33 jaNaek-MaRi YaavaNaQaaeRNa* Bhakti-yoga COMMENTARY 751 Should a devotee accept the processes of karma or jďäna if he desires material advancement or liberation? Here, the Lord says that He awards the four objectives of human life to the devotees that desire them. I am the goal of their cultivation of knowledge. The cultivation of knowledge culminates in liberation, the performance of fruitive activities depends on the principles of religiosity, and yoga awards one mystic perfections. All such accomplishments can easily be attained by the mercy of the Lord. This is confirmed in the Näräyaëéya of the Mokńa-dharma, in Çré Mahäbhärata:
because one who is devoted to the Supreme Personality can attain all the benefits derived from the practice of yoga, philosophical speculation, the performance of religious rituals and sacrifices, the giving of charity, and so on. That is the specific benediction of devotional service to the Supreme Lord.
Because devotees obtain the perfection of yoga by their execution of devotional service, they never consider undergoing various disciplines, such as jďäna-yoga, karma-
MaTYaaeRYadaTYa˘-SaMaSTak-MaaRiNaveidTaaTMaaivick-IizRTaae Mae ) TadaMa*TaTv&Pa[iTaPaŰMaaNaaeMaYaaTMa>aUYaaYack-LPaTaevE ))34))
752 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ COMMENTARY Uddhava might have said: “I have heard Your opinion on this matter but what is the opinion of Your devotees?” The Lord would reply: “My dear Uddhava, the opinion of pious persons has been described in the eighteenth chapter, and the opinion of sinful men has been given in the twenty-second chapter. My devotees are truthful, saintly, and undisturbed by material duality. A surrendered soul is one who, by the mercy of My devotee, has given up all varieties of religiosity to engage in My unalloyed service. Such a surrendered devotee has taken shelter at the lotus feet of a bona fide spiritual master, who is non-different from Me. The spiritual master initiates his disciple into the chanting of Kĺńëa mantras and the disciple offers everything in his possession, including his body, mind, and power of speech, for the service of the Lord. When a devotee sincerely surrenders unto Me, even once, I personally take charge of him. My activities, and the activities of My devotees, are transcendental and factual, having nothing to do with Maya, the illusory energy. As a result of his engagement in My service, a devotee comes to associate with Me as one of My loving associates.” PURPORT When the conditioned souls renounce fruitive activities and the cultivation of knowledge and surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead—it is not that they will feel any scarcity. The Supreme Lord is perfect and complete and everything in relationship with Him is also complete, or in other words, without any deficiency.
é[qXauk- ovac Sa WvMaadiXaRTaYaaeGaMaaGaRSTadaetaMa>ëaek-vcaeiNaXaMYa ) bÖaĹil/>Pa[qTYauPaĺÖk-<#=aeNaik-iÄdUce_é[uPairâuTaa+a> ))35)) çré-çuka uväca sa evam ädarçita-yoga-märgas tadottamaůçloka-vaco niçamya baddhäďjaliů préty-uparuddha-kaëöho na kiďcid üce ‘çru-pariplutäkńaů Çukadeva Gosvämé said: Having been instructed by Lord Çré Kĺńëa about the complete path of yoga, Uddhava, his voice choked due to ecstatic love and his eyes filled with tears, folded his hands and stood silently, unable to say anything. Bhakti-yoga TEXT 36 iví>Yaicta&Pa[ k*-TaaĹil/>Pa[ahYaduPa[vqr&XaqZ O King, with great patience, Uddhava pacified his mind, which was agitated by ecstatic love. Feeling most grateful to Lord Kĺńëa, the greatest hero of the Yadu dynasty, he bowed down to touch the lotus feet of the Lord with his head and then spoke with folded hands. COMMENTARY Due to fear of impending separation, Uddhava felt very anxious, but just to steady his mind, he remembered how Çré Kĺńëa had bestowed great mercy upon him.
é[qoÖv ovac ivd]aivTaaeMaaehMahaNDak-araeYa Aaié[TaaeMaeTavSaiŕDaaNaaTa( ) iv>aavSaae>ik&-NauSaMaqPaGaSYaXaqTa&TaMaae>aq>Pa[>avNTYaJaaŰ ))37)) çré-uddhava uväca vidrävito moha-mahändhakäro ya äçrito me tava sannidhänät vibhävasoů kiŕ nu samépa-gasya çétaŕ tamo bhéů prabhavanty ajädya Çré Uddhava said: O primeval Lord, I was born in the darkness of ignorance but by Your merciful association, my delusion is now dispelled. For one who stands in the sunlight, how can cold, darkness, or fear continue to oppress him? COMMENTARY Çré Uddhava said: “I had fallen into the darkness of illusion. Although I am surrounded by the Yädavas, headed by Çré Kĺńëa, I considered Dvärakä to be a limited and temporary material place.” In the Third Canto of Çrémad-Bhägavatam, Lord Çré Kĺńëa revealed the confidential conclusions of transcendental knowledge to Uddhava, which were unknown to others, but He withheld the most confidential part, which He has now imparted to him.
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