Madhya 8.65
TEXT 65
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TEXT
ব্রহ্মভূতঃ প্রসন্নাত্মা ন শোচতি ন কাঙ্ক্ষতি ।
সমঃ সর্বেষু ভূতেষু মদ্ভক্তিং লভতে পরাম্ ॥ ৬৫ ॥ brahma-bhutah prasannatma
na socati na kaṅksati
samah sarvesu bhutesu
mad-bhaktim labhate param
SYNONYMS
brahma-bhutah-freed from material conceptions of life but attached to an impersonal situation; prasanna-atma-fully joyful; na socati-he does not lament; na kaṅksati-he does not hanker; samah-equally disposed; sarvesu-all; bhutesu-to the living entities; mat-bhaktim-My devotional service; labhate-achieves; param-transcendental.
TRANSLATION
Ramananda Raya continued, "According to Bhagavad-gita: 'One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments nor desires to have anything; he is equally disposed to every living entity. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me.' "
PURPORT
In Bhagavad-gita it is said that a person who accepts the theory of monism-being always engaged in empiric philosophical discussions about spiritual life-becomes joyful and is relieved from all material lamentation and hankering. At that stage, one is equipoised. He sees all living entities as spiritual beings. After attaining this elevated stage, one can attain pure devotional service. The conclusion is that devotional service mixed with ritualistic fruitive activity is inferior to spiritual service based on empiric philosophic discussion.
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