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	''atha''~~—therefore~~; ''ātmanaḥ''~~—of~~ the living entity; ''artha-bhūtasya''~~—having~~ his real interest; ''yataḥ''~~—from~~ which; ''anartha''~~—of~~ all unwanted things; ''param-parā''—a series one after another; ''saṁsṛtiḥ''~~—material~~ existence; ''tat''~~—of~~ that; ''vyavacchedaḥ''~~—stopping~~; ''bhaktyā''~~—by~~ devotional service; ''paramayā''~~—unalloyed~~; ''gurau''~~—unto~~ the Supreme Lord or His representative; ''vāsudeve''~~—Vāsudeva~~; ''bhagavati''~~—the~~ Supreme Personality of Godhead; ''bhakti-yogaḥ''~~—devotional~~ service; ''samāhitaḥ''~~—applied~~; ''sadhrīcīnena''~~—completely~~; ''vairāgyam''~~—detachment~~; ''jñānam''~~—full~~ knowledge; ''ca''~~—and~~; ''janayiṣyati''~~—will~~ cause to become manifest.		''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=atha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 atha]'' — therefore; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ātmanaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ātmanaḥ]'' — of the living entity; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=artha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 artha]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhūtasya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhūtasya]'' — having his real interest; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yataḥ]'' — from which; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=anartha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 anartha]'' — of all unwanted things; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=param&tab=syno_o&ds=1 param]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=parā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 parā]'' — a series one after another; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=saṁsṛtiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 saṁsṛtiḥ]'' — material existence; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tat&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tat]'' — of that; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vyavacchedaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vyavacchedaḥ]'' — stopping; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhaktyā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhaktyā]'' — by devotional service; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=paramayā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 paramayā]'' — unalloyed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gurau&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gurau]'' — unto the Supreme Lord or His representative; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vāsudeve&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vāsudeve]'' — Vāsudeva; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhagavati&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhagavati]'' — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhakti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhakti]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yogaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yogaḥ]'' — devotional service; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=samāhitaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 samāhitaḥ]'' — applied; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sadhrīcīnena&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sadhrīcīnena]'' — completely; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vairāgyam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vairāgyam]'' — detachment; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jñānam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 jñānam]'' — full knowledge; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ca]'' — and; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=janayiṣyati&tab=syno_o&ds=1 janayiṣyati]'' — will cause to become manifest.
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	This is the way to become detached from the artificial material condition. The only remedy is to take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and constantly engage in the devotional service of Lord Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everyone is trying to be happy, and the process adopted to achieve that happiness is called self-interest. Unfortunately, the conditioned soul hovering within this material world does not know that his ultimate goal of self-interest is Vāsudeva. ''Saṁsṛti'', or material existence, begins with the illusioned bodily conception of life, and on the basis of this conception there ensues a series of unwanted things (''anarthas''). These unwanted things are actually mental desires for various types of sense gratification. In this way one accepts different types of bodies within this material world. One first has to control the mind so that the desires of the mind can be purified. This process is described in the ''Nārada-pañcarātra as sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tatparatvena nirmalam ([[CC Madhya'' 19.170]]). Unless one purifies his mind, there is no question of getting free from the material condition. As stated in [[Srimad-Bhagavatam\|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] ([[SB 1.7.6]]):		This is the way to become detached from the artificial material condition. The only remedy is to take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and constantly engage in the devotional service of Lord Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everyone is trying to be happy, and the process adopted to achieve that happiness is called self-interest. Unfortunately, the conditioned soul hovering within this material world does not know that his ultimate goal of self-interest is Vāsudeva. ''Saṁsṛti'', or material existence, begins with the illusioned bodily conception of life, and on the basis of this conception there ensues a series of unwanted things (''anarthas''). These unwanted things are actually mental desires for various types of sense gratification. In this way one accepts different types of bodies within this material world. One first has to control the mind so that the desires of the mind can be purified. This process is described in the ''Nārada-pañcarātra as sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tatparatvena nirmalam'' ([[CC Madhya 19.170]]). Unless one purifies his mind, there is no question of getting free from the material condition. As stated in [[Srimad-Bhagavatam\|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] ([[SB 1.7.6]]):

	:anarthopaśamaṁ sākṣād		:anarthopaśamaṁ sākṣād

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	athātmano 'rtha-bhūtasya~~<br>~~		:athātmano 'rtha-bhūtasya
	yato 'nartha-paramparā~~<br>~~		:yato 'nartha-paramparā
	saṁsṛtis tad-vyavacchedo~~<br>~~		:saṁsṛtis tad-vyavacchedo
	bhaktyā paramayā gurau~~<br>~~		:bhaktyā paramayā gurau
	vāsudeve bhagavati~~<br>~~
	bhakti-yogaḥ samāhitaḥ~~<br>~~		:vāsudeve bhagavati
	sadhrīcīnena vairāgyaṁ~~<br>~~		:bhakti-yogaḥ samāhitaḥ
	jñānaṁ ca janayiṣyati~~<br>~~		:sadhrīcīnena vairāgyaṁ
			:jñānaṁ ca janayiṣyati
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	==== SYNONYMS ====		==== SYNONYMS ====

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	~~atha—therefore~~; ~~ātmanaḥ—of~~ the living entity; artha-~~bhūtasya—having~~ his real interest; ~~yataḥ—from~~ which; ~~anartha—of~~ all unwanted things; param-~~parā—a~~ series one after another; ~~saṁsṛtiḥ—material~~ existence; ~~tat—of~~ that; ~~vyavacchedaḥ—stopping~~; ~~bhaktyā—by~~ devotional service; ~~paramayā—unalloyed~~; ~~gurau—unto~~ the Supreme Lord or His representative; ~~vāsudeve—Vāsudeva~~; ~~bhagavati—the~~ Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhakti-~~yogaḥ—devotional~~ service; ~~samāhitaḥ—applied~~; ~~sadhrīcīnena—completely~~; ~~vairāgyam—detachment~~; ~~jñānam—full~~ knowledge; ~~ca—and~~; ~~janayiṣyati—will~~ cause to become manifest.		''atha''—therefore; ''ātmanaḥ''—of the living entity; ''artha-bhūtasya''—having his real interest; ''yataḥ''—from which; ''anartha''—of all unwanted things; ''param-parā''—a series one after another; ''saṁsṛtiḥ''—material existence; ''tat''—of that; ''vyavacchedaḥ''—stopping; ''bhaktyā''—by devotional service; ''paramayā''—unalloyed; ''gurau''—unto the Supreme Lord or His representative; ''vāsudeve''—Vāsudeva; ''bhagavati''—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ''bhakti-yogaḥ''—devotional service; ''samāhitaḥ''—applied; ''sadhrīcīnena''—completely; ''vairāgyam''—detachment; ''jñānam''—full knowledge; ''ca''—and; ''janayiṣyati''—will cause to become manifest.
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	The real interest of the living entity is to get out of the nescience that causes him to endure repeated birth and death. The only remedy is to surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead through His representative. Unless one renders devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, one cannot possibly become completely detached from this material world, nor can he possibly manifest real knowledge.		The real interest of the living entity is to get out of the nescience that causes him to endure repeated birth and death. The only remedy is to surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead through His representative. Unless one renders devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, one cannot possibly become completely detached from this material world, nor can he possibly manifest real knowledge.
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	==== PURPORT ====		==== PURPORT ====

	<div id="purport">		<div class="purport">
	This is the way to become detached from the artificial material condition. The only remedy is to take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and constantly engage in the devotional service of Lord Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everyone is trying to be happy, and the process adopted to achieve that happiness is called self-interest. Unfortunately, the conditioned soul hovering within this material world does not know that his ultimate goal of self-interest is Vāsudeva. Saṁsṛti, or material existence, begins with the illusioned bodily conception of life, and on the basis of this conception there ensues a series of unwanted things (anarthas). These unwanted things are actually mental desires for various types of sense gratification. In this way one accepts different types of bodies within this material world. One first has to control the mind so that the desires of the mind can be purified. This process is described in the Nārada-pañcarātra as sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tatparatvena nirmalam ([[CC Madhya 19.170]]). Unless one purifies his mind, there is no question of getting free from the material condition. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[SB 1.7.6]]):		This is the way to become detached from the artificial material condition. The only remedy is to take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and constantly engage in the devotional service of Lord Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everyone is trying to be happy, and the process adopted to achieve that happiness is called self-interest. Unfortunately, the conditioned soul hovering within this material world does not know that his ultimate goal of self-interest is Vāsudeva. ''Saṁsṛti'', or material existence, begins with the illusioned bodily conception of life, and on the basis of this conception there ensues a series of unwanted things (''anarthas''). These unwanted things are actually mental desires for various types of sense gratification. In this way one accepts different types of bodies within this material world. One first has to control the mind so that the desires of the mind can be purified. This process is described in the ''Nārada-pañcarātra as sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tatparatvena nirmalam ([[CC Madhya'' 19.170]]). Unless one purifies his mind, there is no question of getting free from the material condition. As stated in [[Srimad-Bhagavatam\|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] ([[SB 1.7.6]]):

	:anarthopaśamaṁ sākṣād		:anarthopaśamaṁ sākṣād
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	:cakre sātvata-saṁhitām		:cakre sātvata-saṁhitām

	"The material miseries of the living entity, which are superfluous to him, can be directly mitigated by the linking process of devotional service. But the mass of people do not know this, and therefore the learned Vyāsadeva compiled this Vedic literature, which is in relation to the Supreme Truth." Anarthas, unwanted things, come down from one bodily life to another. To get out of this entanglement, one has to take to the devotional service of Lord Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The word guru is significant in this connection. The word guru may be translated as "heavy," or "the supreme." In other words, the guru is the spiritual master. Śrīla Ṛṣabhadeva advised His sons, gurur na sa syāt. .. na mocayed yaḥ samupeta-mṛtyum: "One should not take up the post of spiritual master unless he is able to lead his disciple from the cycle of birth and death." ([[SB 5.5.18]]) Material existence is actually a chain of action and reaction brought about by different types of fruitive activities. This is the cause of birth and death. One can stop this process only by engaging oneself in the service of Vāsudeva.		"The material miseries of the living entity, which are superfluous to him, can be directly mitigated by the linking process of devotional service. But the mass of people do not know this, and therefore the learned Vyāsadeva compiled this Vedic literature, which is in relation to the Supreme Truth." ''Anarthas'', unwanted things, come down from one bodily life to another. To get out of this entanglement, one has to take to the devotional service of Lord Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The word ''guru'' is significant in this connection. The word ''guru'' may be translated as "heavy," or "the supreme." In other words, the guru is the spiritual master. Śrīla Ṛṣabhadeva advised His sons, ''gurur na sa syāt. .. na mocayed yaḥ samupeta-mṛtyum:'' "One should not take up the post of spiritual master unless he is able to lead his disciple from the cycle of birth and death." ([[SB 5.5.18]]) Material existence is actually a chain of action and reaction brought about by different types of fruitive activities. This is the cause of birth and death. One can stop this process only by engaging oneself in the service of Vāsudeva.

	Bhakti refers to those activities performed in the service of Lord Vāsudeva. Because Lord Vāsudeva is the Supreme, one should engage oneself in His service, not in the service of the demigods. Devotional service begins from the neophyte stage—the stage of observing the rules and regulations—and extends to the point of spontaneous loving service to the Lord. The purpose of all stages is to satisfy Lord Vāsudeva. When one is perfectly advanced in the devotional service of Vāsudeva, one becomes completely detached from the service of the body, that is, his designated position in material existence. After becoming so detached, one becomes actually perfect in knowledge and engages perfectly in the service of Lord Vāsudeva. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says, jīvera 'svarūpa' haya-kṛṣṇera 'nitya-dāsa': ([[CC Madhya 20.108]]) "Every living entity is by constitutional position an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa." As soon as one engages in the service of Lord Vāsudeva, he attains his normal constitutional position. This position is called the liberated stage. Muktir hitvānyathā-rūpaṁ svarūpeṇa vyavasthitiḥ: ([[SB 2.10.6]]) in the liberated stage, one is situated in his original Kṛṣṇa conscious position. He gives up all engagements in the service of matter, engagements concocted under the names of social service, national service, community service, dog service, automobile service and so many other services conducted under the illusion of "I" and mine.		''Bhakti'' refers to those activities performed in the service of Lord Vāsudeva. Because Lord Vāsudeva is the Supreme, one should engage oneself in His service, not in the service of the demigods. Devotional service begins from the neophyte stage—the stage of observing the rules and regulations—and extends to the point of spontaneous loving service to the Lord. The purpose of all stages is to satisfy Lord Vāsudeva. When one is perfectly advanced in the devotional service of Vāsudeva, one becomes completely detached from the service of the body, that is, his designated position in material existence. After becoming so detached, one becomes actually perfect in knowledge and engages perfectly in the service of Lord Vāsudeva. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says, ''jīvera 'svarūpa' haya-kṛṣṇera 'nitya-dāsa':'' ([[CC Madhya 20.108-109\|CC Madhya 20.108]]) "Every living entity is by constitutional position an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa." As soon as one engages in the service of Lord Vāsudeva, he attains his normal constitutional position. This position is called the liberated stage. ''Muktir hitvānyathā-rūpaṁ svarūpeṇa vyavasthitiḥ:'' ([[SB 2.10.6]]) in the liberated stage, one is situated in his original Kṛṣṇa conscious position. He gives up all engagements in the service of matter, engagements concocted under the names of social service, national service, community service, dog service, automobile service and so many other services conducted under the illusion of "I" and mine.

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	"By rendering devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment from the world." ([[SB 1.2.7]]) Thus one must engage in the service of Vāsudeva without material desire, mental speculation or fruitive activity.		"By rendering devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment from the world." ([[SB 1.2.7]]) Thus one must engage in the service of Vāsudeva without material desire, mental speculation or fruitive activity.
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==== TEXTS 36-37 ====

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athātmano 'rtha-bhūtasya<br>
yato 'nartha-paramparā<br>
saṁsṛtis tad-vyavacchedo<br>
bhaktyā paramayā gurau<br>
vāsudeve bhagavati<br>
bhakti-yogaḥ samāhitaḥ<br>
sadhrīcīnena vairāgyaṁ<br>
jñānaṁ ca janayiṣyati<br>
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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atha—therefore; ātmanaḥ—of the living entity; artha-bhūtasya—having his real interest; yataḥ—from which; anartha—of all unwanted things; param-parā—a series one after another; saṁsṛtiḥ—material existence; tat—of that; vyavacchedaḥ—stopping; bhaktyā—by devotional service; paramayā—unalloyed; gurau—unto the Supreme Lord or His representative; vāsudeve—Vāsudeva; bhagavati—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhakti-yogaḥ—devotional service; samāhitaḥ—applied; sadhrīcīnena—completely; vairāgyam—detachment; jñānam—full knowledge; ca—and; janayiṣyati—will cause to become manifest.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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The real interest of the living entity is to get out of the nescience that causes him to endure repeated birth and death. The only remedy is to surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead through His representative. Unless one renders devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, one cannot possibly become completely detached from this material world, nor can he possibly manifest real knowledge.
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==== PURPORT ====

<div id="purport">
This is the way to become detached from the artificial material condition. The only remedy is to take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and constantly engage in the devotional service of Lord Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everyone is trying to be happy, and the process adopted to achieve that happiness is called self-interest. Unfortunately, the conditioned soul hovering within this material world does not know that his ultimate goal of self-interest is Vāsudeva. Saṁsṛti, or material existence, begins with the illusioned bodily conception of life, and on the basis of this conception there ensues a series of unwanted things (anarthas). These unwanted things are actually mental desires for various types of sense gratification. In this way one accepts different types of bodies within this material world. One first has to control the mind so that the desires of the mind can be purified. This process is described in the Nārada-pañcarātra as sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tatparatvena nirmalam ([[CC Madhya 19.170]]). Unless one purifies his mind, there is no question of getting free from the material condition. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[SB 1.7.6]]):

:anarthopaśamaṁ sākṣād
:bhakti-yogam adhokṣaje
:lokasyājānato vidvāṁś
:cakre sātvata-saṁhitām

"The material miseries of the living entity, which are superfluous to him, can be directly mitigated by the linking process of devotional service. But the mass of people do not know this, and therefore the learned Vyāsadeva compiled this Vedic literature, which is in relation to the Supreme Truth." Anarthas, unwanted things, come down from one bodily life to another. To get out of this entanglement, one has to take to the devotional service of Lord Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The word guru is significant in this connection. The word guru may be translated as "heavy," or "the supreme." In other words, the guru is the spiritual master. Śrīla Ṛṣabhadeva advised His sons, gurur na sa syāt. .. na mocayed yaḥ samupeta-mṛtyum: "One should not take up the post of spiritual master unless he is able to lead his disciple from the cycle of birth and death." ([[SB 5.5.18]]) Material existence is actually a chain of action and reaction brought about by different types of fruitive activities. This is the cause of birth and death. One can stop this process only by engaging oneself in the service of Vāsudeva.

Bhakti refers to those activities performed in the service of Lord Vāsudeva. Because Lord Vāsudeva is the Supreme, one should engage oneself in His service, not in the service of the demigods. Devotional service begins from the neophyte stage—the stage of observing the rules and regulations—and extends to the point of spontaneous loving service to the Lord. The purpose of all stages is to satisfy Lord Vāsudeva. When one is perfectly advanced in the devotional service of Vāsudeva, one becomes completely detached from the service of the body, that is, his designated position in material existence. After becoming so detached, one becomes actually perfect in knowledge and engages perfectly in the service of Lord Vāsudeva. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says, jīvera 'svarūpa' haya-kṛṣṇera 'nitya-dāsa': ([[CC Madhya 20.108]]) "Every living entity is by constitutional position an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa." As soon as one engages in the service of Lord Vāsudeva, he attains his normal constitutional position. This position is called the liberated stage. Muktir hitvānyathā-rūpaṁ svarūpeṇa vyavasthitiḥ: ([[SB 2.10.6]]) in the liberated stage, one is situated in his original Kṛṣṇa conscious position. He gives up all engagements in the service of matter, engagements concocted under the names of social service, national service, community service, dog service, automobile service and so many other services conducted under the illusion of "I" and mine.

As explained in the Second Chapter of the First Canto:

:vāsudeve bhagavati
:bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ
:janayaty āśu vairāgyaṁ
:jñānaṁ ca yad ahaitukam

"By rendering devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment from the world." ([[SB 1.2.7]]) Thus one must engage in the service of Vāsudeva without material desire, mental speculation or fruitive activity.
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