Madhya-līlā

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 197 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.197

অকামঃ সর্বকামো বা মোক্ষকাম উদারধীঃ তীব্রেণ ভক্তিযোগেন যজেত পুরুষং পরম্

अकामः सर्वकामो वा मोक्षकाम उदारधीः तीव्रेण भक्तियोगेन यजेत पुरुषं परम्

akāmaḥ sarva-kāmo vā mokṣa-kāma udāra-dhīḥ tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena yajeta puruṣaṁ param

Synonyms

akāmaḥwithout material desires; sarva-kāmaḥfull of all material desires; or; mokṣa-kāmaḥdesiring liberation; udāra-dhīḥsincere and advanced in devotional service; tīvreṇafirm; bhakti-yogenaby the practice of bhakti-yoga; yajetashould worship; puruṣam paramthe Supreme Personality of Godhead..

Translation

" 'Whether one desires everything or nothing, or whether he desires to merge into the existence of the Lord, he is intelligent only if he worships Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by rendering transcendental loving service.'

Purport

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.3.10).

Verse 197 of 355
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