Madhya20.119

TEXT 119

bhayaṁ dvitīyābhiniveśataḥ syād

īśād apetasya viparyayo ’smṛtiḥ

tan-māyayāto budha ābhajet taṁ

bhaktyaikayeśaṁ guru-devatātmā

SYNONYMS

bhayam—fear; dvitīya-abhiniveśataḥ—from the misconception of being a product of material energy; syāt—arises; īśāt—from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa; apetasya—of one who has withdrawn (the conditioned soul); viparyayaḥ—reversal of the position; asmṛtiḥ—no conception of his relationship with the Supreme Lord; tat-māyayā—because of the illusory energy of the Supreme Lord; ataḥ—therefore; budhaḥ—one who is wise; ābhajet—must worship; tam—Him; bhaktyā—by devotional service; ekayā—undiverted to karma and jñāna; īśam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; guru—as the spiritual master; devatā—the worshipable Lord; ātmā—the Supersoul.

TRANSLATION

" ’When the living entity is attracted by the material energy, which is separate from Kṛṣṇa, he is overpowered by fear. Because he is separated from the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the material energy, his conception of life is reversed. In other words, instead of being the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa, he becomes Kṛṣṇa’s competitor. This is called viparyayo ’smṛtiḥ. To nullify this mistake, one who is actually learned and advanced worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead as his spiritual master, worshipful Deity and source of life. He thus worships the Lord by the process of unalloyed devotional service.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.2.37). It is an instruction given by Kavi Ṛṣi, one of the nine saintly personalities called the nine Yogendras. When Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa’s father, asked Devarṣi Nārada in Dvārakā about devotional service, it was mentioned that previously King Nimi, who was the King of Videha, was instructed by the nine Yogendras. When Śrī Nārada Muni discoursed on bhāgavata-dharma, devotional service, he indicated how a conditioned soul can be liberated by engaging in the loving transcendental service of the Lord. The Lord is the Supersoul, spiritual master and worshipable Deity of all conditioned souls. Not only is Kṛṣṇa the supreme worshipful Deity for all living entities, but He is also the guru, or caitya-guru, the Supersoul who always gives the living entity good counsel. Unfortunately the living entity neglects the Supreme Person’s instructions. He thus identifies with material energy and is consequently overpowered by a kind of fear resulting from accepting himself as the material body and considering paraphernalia related to the material body to be his property. All types of fruitive results actually come from the spirit soul, but because he has forgotten his real duty, he is embarrassed by many material consequences such as fear and attachment. The only remedy is to revert to the service of the Lord and thus be saved from material nature’s unwanted harassment.

Madhya20.120

TEXT 120

sādhu-śāstra-kṛpāya yadi kṛṣṇonmukha haya

sei jīva nistare, māyā tāhāre chāḍaya

SYNONYMS

sādhu—of saintly persons; śāstra—of scriptures; kṛpāya—by the mercy; yadi—if; kṛṣṇa-unmukha haya-one becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious; sei—that; jīva—living entity; nistare—becomes liberated; māyā—the illusory energy; tāhāre—him; chādaya—gives up.

TRANSLATION

"If the conditioned soul becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious by the mercy of saintly persons who voluntarily preach scriptural injunctions and help him to become Kṛṣṇa conscious, the conditioned soul is liberated from the clutches of māyā, who gives him up.

PURPORT

A conditioned soul is one who has forgotten Kṛṣṇa as his eternal master. Thinking that he is enjoying the material world, the conditioned soul suffers the threefold miseries of material existence. Saintly persons (sādhus), Vaiṣṇava devotees of the Lord, preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness on the basis of Vedic literature. It is only by their mercy that the conditioned soul is awakened to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. When awakened, he is no longer eager to enjoy the materialistic way of life. Instead, he devotes himself to the loving transcendental service of the Lord. When one engages in the Lord’s devotional service, he becomes detached from material enjoyment.

bhaktiḥ pareśānubhavo viraktir
anyatra caiṣa trika eka-kālaḥ

(Bhāg. 11.2.42)

Madhya20.121

TEXT 121

daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī

mama māyā duratyayā

mām eva ye prapadyante

māyām etāṁ taranti te

SYNONYMS

daivī—belonging to the Supreme Lord; hi—certainly; eṣā—this; guṇa-mayī—made of the three modes; mama—My; māyā—external energy; duratyayā—very difficult to surpass; mām—unto Me; eva—certainly; ye-those who; prapadyante—surrender fully; māyām—illusory energy; etām—this; taranti—cross over; te-they.

TRANSLATION

" ’This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.’

Madhya20.122

TEXT 122

māyā-mugdha jīvera nāhi svataḥ kṛṣṇa-jñāna

jīvere kṛpāya kailā kṛṣṇa veda-purāṇa

SYNONYMS

māyā-mugdha—enchanted by the illusory energy; jīvera—of the conditioned soul; nāhi—there is not; svataḥ—automatically; kṛṣṇa-jñāna—knowledge of Kṛṣṇa; jīvere—unto the conditioned soul; kṛpāya—out of mercy; kailā—presented; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; veda-purāṇa—the Vedic literature and the Purāṇas (supplements to the Vedic literature).

TRANSLATION

"The conditioned soul cannot revive his Kṛṣṇa consciousness by his own effort. But out of causeless mercy, Lord Kṛṣṇa compiled the Vedic literature and its supplements, the Purāṇas.

PURPORT

Madhya20.123

TEXT 123

’śāstra-guru-ātma’-rūpe āpanāre jānāna

’kṛṣṇa mora prabhu, trātā’--jīvera haya jñāna

SYNONYMS

śāstra-guru-ātma-rūpe—in the form of Vedic literature, the spiritual master and the Supersoul; āpanāre jānāna—informs about Himself; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; mora—my; prabhu—Lord; trātā—deliver; jīvera—of the conditioned soul; haya—there is; jñāna—knowledge.

TRANSLATION

"The forgetful conditioned soul is educated by Kṛṣṇa through the Vedic literatures, the realized spiritual master and the Supersoul. Through these, he can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is, and he can understand that Lord Kṛṣṇa is his eternal master and deliverer from the clutches of māyā. In this way one can acquire real knowledge of his conditioned life and can come to understand how to attain liberation.

PURPORT

Being forgetful of his real position, the conditioned soul may take help from śāstra, guru and the Supersoul within his heart. Kṛṣṇa is situated within everyone’s heart as the Supersoul. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā:

īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānām
hṛd-deśe ’rjuna tiṣṭhati
bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni
yantrārūḍhāni māyayā

Madhya20.124

TEXT 124

veda-śāstra kahe--’sambandha’ ’abhidheya’ ’prayojana’

’kṛṣṇa’--prāpya sambandha, ’bhakti’--prāptyera sādhana

SYNONYMS

veda-śāstra kahe—the Vedic literature instructs; sambandha—the conditioned soul’s relationship with the Lord; abhidheya—the regulated activities of the conditioned soul for reviving that relationship; prayojana—and the ultimate goal of life to be attained by the conditioned soul; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; prāpya—to be awakened; sambandha—the original relationship; bhakti—devotional service; prāptyera sādhana—the means of attaining Kṛṣṇa.

TRANSLATION

"The Vedic literatures give information about the living entity’s eternal relationship with Kṛṣṇa, which is called sambandha. The living entity’s understanding of this relationship and acting accordingly is called abhidheya. Returning home, back to Godhead, is the ultimate goal of life and is called prayojana.

Madhya20.125

TEXT 125

abhidheya-nāma ’bhakti’ ’prema’--prayojana

puruṣārtha-śiromaṇi prema mahā-dhana

SYNONYMS

abhidheya—activities to revive one’s relationship; nāma—named; bhakti—devotional service; prema—love of Godhead; prayojana—the ultimate goal of life; puruṣa-artha-śiromaṇi—the topmost interest of the living entity; prema—love of Godhead; mahā-dhana—the greatest wealth.

TRANSLATION

"Devotional service, or sense activity for the satisfaction of the Lord, is called abhidheya because it can develop one’s original love of Godhead, which is the goal of life. This goal is the living entity’s topmost interest and greatest wealth. Thus one attains the platform of transcendental loving service unto the Lord.

PURPORT

Madhya20.126

TEXT 126

kṛṣṇa-mādhurya-sevānanda-prāptira kāraṇa

kṛṣṇa-sevā kare, āra kṛṣṇa-rasa-āsvādana

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇa-mādhurya—of an intimate relationship with Kṛṣṇa; sevā-ānanda—of pleasure from rendering service unto Him; prāptira—of achievement; kāraṇa—because; kṛṣṇa-sevā kare—one renders service to Kṛṣṇa; āra—and; kṛṣṇa-rasa—of the mellows of such service; āsvādana—tasting.

TRANSLATION

"When one attains the transcendental bliss of an intimate relationship with Kṛṣṇa, he renders service to Him and tastes the mellows of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Madhya20.127

TEXT 127

ihāte dṛṣṭānta--yaiche daridrera ghare

’sarvajña’ āsi’ duḥkha dekhi’ puchaye tāhāre

SYNONYMS

ihāte—in this connection; dṛṣṭānta—the example; yaiche—just as; daridrera ghare—in the house of a poor man; sarva-jña—an astrologer; āsi’-coming; duḥkha—distressed condition; dekhi’-seeing; puchaye tāhāre—inquires from him.

TRANSLATION

"The following example may be given. Once a learned astrologer came to the house of a poor man and, seeing his distressed condition, questioned him.

PURPORT

Sometimes we go to an astrologer or palmist when we are in a distressed condition or when we want to know the future. The living entity in conditioned life is always distressed by the threefold miseries of material existence. Under the circumstances, he is inquisitive about his position. For instance, Sanātana Gosvāmī approached the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, to ask Him why he was in a distressed condition. This is the position of all conditioned souls. We are always in a distressed condition, and an intelligent man naturally becomes inquisitive. This position is called brahma-jijñāsā. Athāto brahma-jijñāsā (Vedānta-sūtra 1.1.1). Brahma here refers to Vedic literature. One should consult Vedic literature to know why the conditioned soul is always in a distressed condition. Vedic literatures are meant to free the conditioned soul from the miserable conditions of material existence. In this chapter, the story of the astrologer Sarvajña and the poor man is very instructive.

Madhya20.128

TEXT 128

’tumi kene duḥkhī, tomāra āche pitṛ-dhana

tomāre nā kahila, anyatra chāḍila jīvana"

SYNONYMS

tumi—you; kene—why; duḥkhī—distressed; tomāra—your; āche—there is; pitṛ-dhana—the riches of your father; tomāre—unto you; nā kahila—he did not disclose; anyatra—somewhere else; chāḍila—gave up; jīvana—his life.

TRANSLATION

"The astrologer asked, ’Why are you unhappy? Your father was very wealthy, but he did not disclose his wealth to you because he died elsewhere?’

Madhya20.129

TEXT 129

sarvajñera vākye kare dhanera uddeśe

aiche veda-purāṇa jīve ’kṛṣṇa’ upadeśe

SYNONYMS

sarvajñera—of the astrologer; vāk ye—the words; kare—make; dhanera—of the riches; uddeśe—news; aiche—similarly; veda-purāṇa—Vedic literatures; jīve—unto the living entity, the conditioned soul; kṛṣṇa—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; upadeśe—instructs.

TRANSLATION

"Just as the words of the astrologer Sarvajña gave news of the poor man’s treasure, Vedic literatures advise one about Kṛṣṇa consciousness when one is inquisitive to know why he is in a distressed material condition.

Madhya20.130

TEXT 130

sarvajñera vākye mūla-dhana anubandha

sarva-śāstre upadeśe, ’śrī-kṛṣṇa’--sambandha

SYNONYMS

sarvajñera—of the astrologer; vākye—by the assurance; mūla-dhana—with the treasure; anubandha—connection; sarva-śāstre—all Vedic literatures; upadeśe—instruct; śrī-kṛṣṇa—Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sam-bandha—the central connection.

TRANSLATION

"By the words of the astrologer, the poor man’s connection with the treasure was established. Similarly, Vedic literature advises us that our real connection is with Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

Madhya20.131

TEXT 131

’bāpera dhana āche’--jñāne dhana nāhi pāya

tabe sarvajña kahe tāre prāptira upāya

SYNONYMS

bāpera dhana āche—the father has some treasure; jñāne—by this knowledge; dhana—treasure; nāhi pāya—one does not get; tabe—then; sarvajña—the astrologer; kahe—says; tāre—unto the poor man; prāptira upāya—the means of getting the treasure.

TRANSLATION

"Although being assured of his father’s treasure, the poor man cannot acquire this treasure by such knowledge alone. Therefore the astrologer had to inform him of the means whereby he could actually find the treasure.

Madhya20.132

TEXT 132

’ei sthāne āche dhana’--yadi dakṣiṇe khudibe

’bhīmarula-barulī’ uṭhibe, dhana nā pāibe

SYNONYMS

ei sthāne—at this place; āche—is; dhana—treasure; yadi—if; dakṣiṇe—on the southern side; khudibe—you will dig; bhīmarula-barulī—wasps and drones; uṭhibe—will rise; dhana—the riches; nā pāibe—you will not get.

TRANSLATION

"The astrologer said, ’The treasure is in this place, but if you dig toward the southern side, the wasps and drones will rise, and you will not get your treasure.

Madhya20.133

TEXT 133

’paścime’ khudibe, tāhā ’yakṣa’ eka haya

se vighna karibe,--dhane hāta nā paḍaya

SYNONYMS

paścime—on the western side; khudibe—if you dig; tāhā—there; yakṣa—ghost; eka—one; haya—there is; se—he; vighna karibe—will create disturbances; dhane—on the treasure; hāta—hand; nā—not; paḍaya—touches.

TRANSLATION

" ’If you dig on the western side, there is a ghost who will create such a disturbance that your hands will not even touch the treasure.

Madhya20.134

TEXT 134

’uttare’ khudile āche kṛṣṇa ’ajagare’

dhana nāhi pābe, khudite gilibe sabāre

SYNONYMS

uttare—on the northern side; khudile—if you dig; āche—there is; kṛṣṇa—black; ajagare—snake; dhana—treasure; nāhi—not; pābe—you will get; khudite—digging; gilibe—will devour; sabāre—everyone.

TRANSLATION

" ’If you dig on the northern side, there is a big black snake that will devour you if you attempt to dig up the treasure.

Madhya20.135

TEXT 135

pūrva-dike tāte māṭī alpa khudite

dhanera jhāri paḍibeka tomāra hātete

SYNONYMS

pūrva-dike—on the eastern side; tāte—there; māṭī—the dirt; alpa—small quantity; khudite—digging; dhanera—of the treasure; jhāri—the pot; paḍibeka—you will get; tomāra—your; hātete—in the hands.

TRANSLATION

" ’However, if you dig up a small quantity of dirt on the eastern side, your hands will immediately touch the pot of treasure.’

PURPORT

The Vedic literatures, including the Purāṇas, state that according to the position of the conditioned soul, there are different processes-karma-kāṇḍa, jñāna-kāṇḍa, the yogic process and the bhakti-yoga process. Karma-kāṇḍa is compared to wasps and drones that will simply bite if one takes shelter of them. jñāna-kāṇḍa, the speculative process, is simply like a ghost who creates mental disturbances. Yoga, the mystic process, is compared to a black snake that devours people by the impersonal cultivation of kaivalya. However, if one takes to bhakti-yoga, he becomes quickly successful. In other words, through bhakti-yoga, one’s hands touch the hidden treasure without difficulty.

Therefore it is said in Bhagavad-gītā: vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ. One has to take to devotional service. Although the Vedas enjoin one to search out Kṛṣṇa and take shelter at His lotus feet, other Vedic processes will not help. According to Bhagavad-gītā, only the bhakti process is said to be definitive. Bhaktyā mām abhijānāti. This is the conclusive statement of the Vedas, and one has to accept this process if one is serious in searching for Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In this connection, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura gives the following statement. The eastern side represents devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. The southern side represents the process of fruitive activity (karma-kāṇḍa), which ends in material gain. The western side represents jñāna-kāṇḍa, the process of mental speculation, sometimes called siddhi-kāṇḍa. The northern side represents the speculative method sometimes known as the mystic yoga system. It is only the eastern side, devotional service, that enables one to attain life’s real goal. On the southern side, there are fruitive activities by which one is subject to the punishment of Yamarāja. When one follows the system of fruitive activity, his material desires remain prominent. Consequently the results of this process are compared to wasps and drones. The living entity is bitten by the wasps and drones of fruitive activity and thus suffers in material existence birth after birth. One cannot be free from material desires by following this process. The propensity for material enjoyment never ends. Therefore the cycle of birth and death continues, and the spirit soul suffers perpetually.

The mystic yoga process is compared to a black snake that devours the living entity and injects him with poison. The ultimate goal of the yoga system is to become one with the Absolute. This means finishing one’s personal existence. However, the spiritual part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead has an eternal individual existence. Bhagavad-gītā confirms that the individual soul existed in the past, is existing in the present and will continue to exist as an individual in the future. Artificially trying to become one with the Absolute is suicidal. One cannot annihilate his natural condition.

A yakṣa, a protector of riches, will not allow anyone to take away riches for enjoyment. Such a demon will simply create disturbances. In other words, a devotee will not depend on his material resources but on the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can give real protection. This is called rakṣiṣyatīti viśvāsaḥ or (in the Bengali poetry of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s Śaraṇāgati), ’avaśya rakṣibe kṛṣṇa’-viśvāsa pālana. The surrendered soul must accept the fact that his real protector is Kṛṣṇa, not his material acquisitions.

Considering all these points, devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is the real treasure house for the living entity. When one comes to the platform of devotional service, he always remains opulent in the association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One who is bereft of devotional service is swallowed by the black snake of the yoga system and bitten by the wasps and drones of fruitive activity, and he suffers consequent material miseries. Sometimes the living entity is misled into trying to merge into spiritual existence, thinking himself as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This means that when he comes to the spiritual platform, he will be disturbed and will again return to the material platform. According to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.2.32):

ye ’nye ’ravindākṣa vimukta-māninas
tvayy asta-bhāvād aviśuddha-buddhayaḥ
āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ
patanty adho ’nādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ

Such people may become sannyāsīs, but unless they take shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, they will return to the material platform to perform philanthropic activities. In this way, one’s spiritual life is lost. This is to be understood as being devoured by the black snake.

Madhya20.136

TEXT 136

aiche śāstra kahe,--karma, jñāna, yoga tyaji’

’bhaktye’ kṛṣṇa vaśa haya, bhaktye tāṅre bhaji

SYNONYMS

aiche—in that way; śāstra kahe—Vedic literatures confirm; karma—fruitive activities; jñāna—speculative knowledge; yoga—the mystic yoga system; tyaji’-giving up; bhaktye—by devotional service; kṛṣṇa—the Supreme Absolute Personality of Godhead; vaśa haya—becomes satisfied; bhaktye—by devotional service; tāṅre—Him; bhaji—we worship.

TRANSLATION

"Revealed scriptures conclude that one should give up fruitive activity, speculative knowledge and the mystic yoga system and instead take to devotional service, by which Kṛṣṇa can be fully satisfied.

Madhya20.137

TEXT 137

na sādhayati māṁ yogo

na sāṅkhyaṁ dharma uddhava

na svādhyāyas tapas tyāgo

yathā bhaktir mamorjitā

SYNONYMS

na—never; sādhayati—causes to remain satisfied; mām—Me; yogaḥ—the process of control; na—nor; sāṅkhyam—the process of gaining philosophical knowledge about the Absolute Truth; dharmaḥ—such an occupation; uddhava—My dear Uddhava; na—nor; svādhyāyaḥ—study of the Vedas; tapaḥ—austerities; tyāgaḥ—renunciation, acceptance of sannyāsa, or charity; yathā—as much as; bhaktiḥ—devotional service; mama—unto Me; ūrjitā—developed.

TRANSLATION

[The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, said:] " ’My dear Uddhava, neither through aṣṭāṅga-yoga [the mystic yoga system to control the senses], nor through impersonal monism or an analytical study of the Absolute Truth, nor through study of the Vedas, nor through practice of austerities, nor through charity, nor through acceptance of sannyāsa can one satisfy Me as much as one can by developing unalloyed devotional service unto Me.’

PURPORT

Madhya20.138

TEXT 138

bhaktyāham ekayā grāhyaḥ

śraddhayātmā priyaḥ satām

bhaktiḥ punāti man-niṣṭhā

śva-pākān api sambhavāt

SYNONYMS

bhaktyā—by devotional service; aham—I, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ekayā—unflinching; grāhyaḥ—obtainable; śraddhayā—by faith; ātmā—the most dear; priyaḥ—to be served; satām—by the devotees; bhaktiḥ—the devotional service; punāti—purifies; mat-niṣṭhā—fixed only on Me; śva-pākān—the lowest of human beings, who are accustomed to eat dogs; api—certainly; sambhavāt—from all faults due to birth and other circumstances.

TRANSLATION

" ’Being very dear to the devotees and sādhus, I am attained through unflinching faith and devotional service. This bhakti-yoga system, which gradually increases attachment for Me, purifies even a human being born among dog-eaters. That is to say, everyone can be elevated to the spiritual platform by the process of bhakti-yoga.’

PURPORT

This verse is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.14.21).

Madhya20.139

TEXT 139

ataeva ’bhakti’--kṛṣṇa-prāptyera upāya

’abhidheya’ bali’ tāre sarva-śāstre gāya

SYNONYMS

ataeva-therefore; bhakti-devotional service; kṛṣṇa-prāptyera-of achieving the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa; upāya-the only means; abhidheya-abhidheya; bali’-calling; tāre-this system; sarva-śāstre-in all revealed scriptures; gāya-is described.

TRANSLATION

"The conclusion is that devotional service is the only means to approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This system is therefore called abhidheya. This is the verdict of all revealed scriptures.

PURPORT

Madhya20.140

TEXT 140

dhana pāile yaiche sukha-bhoga phala pāya

sukha-bhoga haite duḥkha āpani palāya

SYNONYMS

dhana pāile—when one gets riches; yaiche—just as; sukha-bhoga—enjoyment of happiness; phala—result; pāya—one gets; sukha-bhoga—real enjoyment of happiness; haite—from; duḥkha—all distresses; āpani—themselves; palāya—run away.

TRANSLATION

"When one actually becomes rich, he naturally enjoys all kinds of happiness. When one is actually in a happy mood, all distressful conditions go away by themselves. No extraneous endeavor is needed.

Madhya20.141

TEXT 141

taiche bhakti-phale kṛṣṇe prema upajaya

preme kṛṣṇāsvāda haile bhava nāśa pāya

SYNONYMS

taiche—similarly; bhakti-phale—by the result of devotional service; kṛṣṇe—unto Lord Kṛṣṇa; prema—love; upajaya—arises; preme—in devotional love; kṛṣṇa-āsvāda—tasting the association of Lord Kṛṣṇa; haile—when there is; bhava—the distress of the repetition of birth and death; nāśa—annihilation; pāya—obtains.

TRANSLATION

"Similarly, as a result of bhakti, one’s dormant love for Kṛṣṇa awakens. When one is so situated that he can taste the association of Lord Kṛṣṇa, material existence, the repetition of birth and death, comes to an end.

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