VERSES - 15

Jagadänanda Paëòita in his Prema-vivarta:

kåñëa-bahirmukha haïä bhoga väïchä kare
nikaöa-stha mäyä täre jäpaöiyä dhare
TRANSLATION
As soon as a living entity forgets his constitutional position and desires sense gratification,
immediately mäyä captures.

Çrémad-Bhägavatam (11.5.32):
kåñëa-varëaà tviñäkåñëaà
säìgopäìgästra-pärñadam
yajïaiù saìkértana-präyair
yajanti hi su-medhasaù
SYNONYMS
kåñëa-varëam—repeating the syllables kåñ-ëa; tviñä-with a luster; akåñëam—not black (golden); sa-
aìga—along with associates; upa-aìga—servitors; astra—weapons; pärñadam—confidential
companions; yajïaiù—by sacrifice; saìkértana-präyaiù—consisting chiefly of congregational chanting;
yajanti—they worship; hi—certainly; su-medhasaù—intelligent persons.
TRANSLATION
In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of
Godhead who constantly sings the names of Kåñëa. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Kåñëa
Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions.

Çrémad-Bhägavatam (2.3.10):
akämaù sarva-kämo vä
mokña-käma udära-dhéù
tévreëa bhakti-yogena
yajeta puruñaà param
SYNONYMS
akämaù—one who has transcended all material desires; sarva-kämaù—one who has the sum total of
material desires; vä—either; mokña-kämaù—one who desires liberation; udära-dhéù—with broader
intelligence; tévreëa—with great force; bhakti-yogena—by devotional service to the Lord; yajeta—should
worship; puruñam—the Lord; param—the supreme whole.
TRANSLATION
A person who has broader intelligence, whether he be full of all material desire, without any material
desire, or desiring liberation, must by all means worship the supreme whole, the Personality of Godhead.

Prema-vivarta
janame janame sabe pitä mätä päya
kåñëa guru nahi mile baja hari ei
TRANSLATION
In the transmigration of the soul through different bodies, everyone, in every form of life—be it human,
animal, tree or demigod—gets a father and mother. This is not very difficult. The difficulty is to obtain a
bona fide spiritual master and Kåñëa.