SB 1.3.38 (1962)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 38
Sa veda dhatuh padavim parasya durantaviryasya rathangapaneh Ya amayaya santtaya anuvrittya bhajeta tadpada sarojagandha
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Sa—He alone, Veda—can know, Dhatuh—of the creator, Padavim—glories, Parasya—of the transcendence, Durantaviryasya—of the great powerful, Rathangapaneh—of Lord Krishna Who bears in His hand the wheel of the chariot, Ya—one who, Amayaya—without any reservation, Santataya—without any gap, Anuvrittya—favourably, Bhajeta—renders service, Tadpada—of His feet, Sarojagandham—ordour of the lotus.
TRANSLATION
Only those, who rendered service unto the lotus feet of the Lord Krishna Who carries the wheel of the chariot in His hand, without any reservation, gap and always favorably, can alone know the Creator of the Universe in His full glory, power and transcendence.
PURPORT
The pure devotees only can know the transcendental name, form and activities of the Lord Krishna on account of their being completely freed from the reaction of the fruitive workers and mental speculators. The Pure devotees have nothing to derive as personal profit out of their unalloyed service to the Lord. They render service to the Lord spontaneously without any reservation and incessantly as well as favourably. Every one within the creation of the Lord is rendering service to the Lord directly or indirectly. No body is an exception to this law of the Lord. Those who are rendering service indirectly being forced by the illusory agent of the Lord are rendering service unto Him unfavorably. But those who are rendering service unto Him directly under the direction of His beloved agent are rendering service unto Him favorably. Such favorable servitors are devotees of the Lord and by the grace of the Lord they can enter into the mysterious region of Transcendenc by the mercy of the Lord while the mental speculators remain in darkness for all the time. As stated in the Bhagwat Geeta the Lord Himself guides the pure devotees towards the path of realisation on account of such devotee's constant engagement in the loving service of the Lord in spontaneous affection. That is the secret of entering into the kingdom of God while fruitive activities and speculative transactions are no qualifications for entering into the kingdom of God.