Achieving Perfection through Devotional Service

2018-12-23
Srimad Bhagavatam 11.15.17 - Achieving Perfection through Devotional Service (download mp3)
by Radhanath Swami at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 11.15.17
nirgune brahmani mayi
 dharayan visadam manah
paramanandam apnoti
 yatra kamo ’vasiyate

Translation:
One who fixes his pure mind on Me in My manifestation as the impersonal Brahman obtains the greatest happiness, wherein all his desires are completely fulfilled.

Purport:
Paramananda, or “the greatest happiness,” here indicates the greatest material happiness, since it is clearly stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam that a devotee has no personal desire, or kama. One who has personal desire is certainly within the material world, and on the material platform the greatest happiness is kamavasayita-siddhi, or the perfection of completely obtaining anything that one desires.

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