SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

Text 30) The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone 41to introduce the system of somehow or other letting everyone hear theholy name of KTQa and take KTQa's prasada. Thus one will graduallybecome a devotee, and his life will be successful.TEXT 30 itti'Atl€\iuq q;(: 1311 W{ Cf(affl ;m: II o IIkiimdd dvedd bhayat snehi.idyathii bhaktyesvare manattavesya tad-agham hitvaIbahavas tad-gatim gatattklimat-from lust; dvedt-from hatred; bhayat-from fear;snehiit-from affection; yathii-as well as; bhaktya-by devotion;vare-in the Supreme; manatt-the mind; dvesya-absorbing; tatofthat; agham-sin; hitoo-giving up; bahavatt-many; tat-of that;gatim-path of liberation; gatatt-attained.TRANSLATIONMany, many persons have attained liberation simply by thinkingof 1';\a with great attention and giving up sinful activities. Thisgreat attention may be due to lusty desires, inimical feelings, fear,affection or devotional service. I shall now explain how onereceives ''.la's mercy simply by concentrating one's mind uponHim.PURPORTAs stated in S rimad-Bhiigavatam (10.33.39):vikrU;litam vraja-vadhubhir idam ca vQ.Ottsraddhiinvito 'nu5rouyad atha van:r.ayed yattbhaktim pardm bhagavati pratilabhya kiimamhrd-rogam aSv apahinoty acirelJ.CL dhirattIf a bona fide listener hears of KTQa's pastimes with the gopis, whichseem to be lusty affairs, the lusty desires in his heart, which constitute