SB 1.7.6 (1962)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 6
Anartha upashamam sakshat bhaktiyogam adhokshaje
Lokasya ajanato vidwans chakre satwate samhitam.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Anartha—things which are superfluous, Upashamam—mitigation Sakshat—directly, Bhaktiyogam—the linking up process of devotional service, Adhokshaje—unto the Transcendence, Lokasya—of the general mass of men, Ajanatah—those who are unaware of, Vidwan—the supreme learned, Chakre—compiled, Satwata—in relation with the Supreme Truth, Samhita-Vedic literature.
TRANSLATION
Material miseries of the living entity, which are superfluous for 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 Vyasdeva compiled this Vedic literature which is in relation with the Supreme truth.
PURPORT
Srila Vyasadeva saw the All perfect Personality of Godhead. This statement suggests the complete unit of the Personality of Godhead includes His parts and parcels also. He saw, therefore, His different energies namely the internal energy, the marginal energy as well as the external energy. He saw also His different plenary portions and parts of plenary portions namely His different incarnations also and He specifically observed the unwanted miseries of the conditioned souls who are bewildered by the external energy. And at last He saw the remedial measure for the conditioned souls namely the linking up process of devotional service. It is a great transcendental science and begins with the process of hearing and chanting of the Name, Fame, Glory, etc of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Revival of the dormant affection or love of Godhead does not depend on the mechanical system of hearing and chanting but is solely and wholly depends on the causeless mercy of the Lord. When the Lord is fully satisfied with the sincere efforts of the devotees, He may endow such pure devotee with His loving transcendental service. But even in the prescribed forms of hearing and chanting there is at once mitigation of the superfluous and unwanted miseries of material existence. Such mitigation of material affection does not wait for development of transcendental knowledge. Rather knowledge is dependant on devotional service for ultimate realisation of the Supreme Truth.