Sri mad Bhagavatam - Prabhupada

Text 12] The Glories of Devotional Service 1013The living entities are considered prakrti. In Bhagavad-gitii, matter is analyzedas aparii, or inferior nature, whereas beyond this inferior naturethere is another, superior nature-the living entities. Living entities are alsoprakrti, or enjoyed, hut under the spell of miiyii, the living entities arefalsely trying to take the position of enjoyers. That is the cause of samsiirabandha,or conditional life. Devahuti wanted to get out of conditional lifeand place herself in full surrender. The Lord is saraT)ya, which means theonly worthy personality to whom one can fully surrender, because Heis full of all opulences.lf anyone actually wants relief, the best course is tosurrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord is alsodescribed here as sad-dharma-vidiim vari{ham. This indicates that of alltranscendental occupations the best occupation is eternal loving serviceunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Dharma is sometimes translatedas religion, but that is not exactly the meaning. Dharma actually means thatwhich one cannot give up, that which is inseparable from oneself. Thewarmth of fire is inseparable from fire; therefore warmth is called thedharma or nature of fire. Similarly, sad-dharma means eternal occupation.That eternal occupation is engagement in the transcendental loving serviceof the Lord. The purpose of Kapiladeva's siinkhya philosophy is to propagatepure, uncontaminated devotional service, and therefore He is addressedhere as the most important personality amongst those who know the transcendentaloccupation of the living entity.TEXT 12Jtq(ffl ¥tiij(!i4Q¥ftfC;{td !jQa¥tqii4•i 1f\4afllwt"'li€¥4!!46i m ttf(f- 61 .... : maitreya uviicaiti sva-miitur niravadyam ipsitaninisamya purhsiim apavarga-vardhanamdhiyiibhinandyiitmavatiirh satiirh gatirbabhiia iat-smita-sobhitiinana