SB 1.19.25 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 25
Tatra abhavat bhagawan vyasaputra Yadr ichhaya gam atamano anapeksha Alakshya lingo nijalava tusto vritas cha valai ravadhutavesha.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Tatra—there, Abhavat—appeared, Bhagawan—powerful, Vyasaputra—son of Vyasdeva, Yadr—as as, Ichhaya—one desires, Gam—the earth, Atomana—while travelling, Anapekshah—disinterested, Alakshaya—non-manifested, Lingam—symptoms, Nijalava—self achieved, Tusto—satisfied, Vritas—surrounded by, Cha—and, Valai—by children, Abhaduta—neglected by others, Vesha—dressed.
TRANSLATION
At that time there appeared the most powerful son of Vyasadeva who used to travel on the earth disinterested and satisfied by his own achievement. He was non-manifested by any symptoms of social order and status of life surrounded by children, women and dressed as if neglected by others.
PURPORT
The word 'Bhagwan' is sometimes used in relation with some of the great devotees of the Lord and as Sukdeva Goswami was so he has been also so attributed. Such liberated souls are disinterested in the affairs of this material world because they are self satisfied by the great achievements of devotional service. As explained before, Sukhdeva Goswami never accepted any formal spiritual master neither did he underwent any formal reformatory performances. His father was his natural spiritual master because he heard "Srimad Bhagwatam" from his great father Vyasdeva and after this he became completely self satisfied and as such he was not dependent on any formal process. The formal processes are necessary for those who are expected to reach to the stage of complete liberation but Sri Sukhdeva Goswami was already in that status by the grace of his father. As a young boy he was expected to be properly dressed but naked as he was disinterested to social customs, he was neglected by the general populace and inquistive boys and women surrounded him as if a rejected madman is so surrounded. He thus appears on the scene while travelling on the earth by his own accord. It appears that on the enquiry of Maharaj Parikshit from the great sages, they were not unanimous in their decision as to what and what was to be done. For spiritual salvation there were many prescriptions according to the different modes of different persons. But the ultimate aim of life is to attain the highest perfectional stage of devotional service of the Lord. As the doctors differ so also the sages differed by their different prescriptions and while such things were going on, the great powerful son of Vyasadeva appeared on the scene.