TEXT 13
yesam na tusto bhagavan
yajna-lingo janardanah
tesam sramo hy aparthaya
yad atma nadrtah svayam
SYNONYMS
yesamof those with whom; nanever; tustahsatisfied; bhagavanthe Personality of Godhead; yajna-lingahthe form of sacrifice; janardanahLord Krsna, or the visnu-tattva; tesamof them; sramahlabor; hicertainly; aparthayawithout profit; yatbecause; atmathe Supreme Soul; nanot; adrtahrespected; svayamhis own self.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Janardana [Lord Krsna], is the form to accept all the results of sacrifice. If He is not satisfied, then ones labor for advancement is futile. He is the ultimate Self, and therefore one who does not satisfy Him certainly neglects his own interests.
PURPORT
Brahma is deputed as the supreme head of universal affairs, and he in his turn deputes Manu and others as charges daffaires of the material manifestation, but the whole show is for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Brahma knows how to satisfy the Lord, and similarly persons engaged in the line of Brahmas plan of activities also know how to satisfy the Lord. The Lord is satisfied by the process of devotional service, consisting of the ninefold process of hearing, chanting, etc. It is in ones own sell-interest to execute prescribed devotional service, and anyone who neglects this process neglects his own self-interest. Everyone wants to satisfy his senses, but above the senses is the mind, above the mind is the intelligence, above the intelligence is the individual self, and above the individual self is the Superself. Above even the Superself is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, visnu-tattva. The primeval Lord and the cause of all causes is Sri Krsna. The complete process of perfectional service is to render service for the satisfaction of the transcendental senses of Lord Krsna, who is known as Janardana.

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