Adi1.59

TEXT 59

tato duhsangam utsrjya

satsu sajjeta buddhi-man

santa evasya chindanti

mano-vyasangam uktibhih

SYNONYMS

tatah—therefore; duhsangam—bad association; utsrjya—giving up; satsu—with the devotees; sajjeta—one should associate; buddhi-man—an intelligent person; santah—devotees; eva—certainly; asya—one’s; chindanti—cut off; manah-vyasangam—opposing attachments; uktibhih—by their instructions.

TRANSLATION

“One should therefore avoid bad company and associate only with devotees. With their realized instructions, such saints can cut the knot connecting one with activities unfavorable to devotional service.”

PURPORT

This verse, which appears in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.26.26), was spoken by Lord Krsna to Uddhava in the text known as the Uddhava-gita. The discussion relates to the story of Pururava and the heavenly courtesan Urvasi. When Urvasi left Pururava, he was deeply affected by the separation and had to learn to overcome his grief.

It is indicated that to learn the transcendental science, it is imperative that one avoid the company of undesirable persons and always seek the company of saints and sages who are able to impart lessons of transcendental knowledge. The potent words of such realized souls penetrate the heart, thereby eradicating all misgivings accumulated through years of undesirable association. For a neophyte devotee there are two kinds of persons whose association is undesirable: (1) gross materialists who constantly engage in sense gratification and (2) unbelievers who do not serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead but serve their senses and their mental whims in terms of their speculative habits. Intelligent persons seeking transcendental realization should very scrupulously avoid their company.

Adi1.60

TEXT 60

satam prasangan mama virya-samvido

bhavanti hrt-karna-rasayanah kathah

taj-josanad asv apavarga-vartmani

sraddha ratir bhaktir anukramisyati

SYNONYMS

satam—of the devotees; prasangat—by intimate association; mama—of Me; virya-samvidah—talks full of spiritual potency; bhavanti—appear; hrt—to the heart; karna—and to the ears; rasa-ayanah—a source of sweetness; kathah—talks; tat—of them; josanat—from proper cultivation; asu—quickly; apavarga—of liberation; vartmani—on the path; sraddha—faith; ratih—attraction; bhaktih—love; anukramisyati—will follow one after another.

TRANSLATION

“The spiritually powerful message of Godhead can be properly discussed only in a society of devotees, and it is greatly pleasing to hear in that association. If one hears from devotees, the way of transcendental experience quickly opens to him, and gradually he attains a taste in knowledge that in due course develops into attraction and devotion.”

PURPORT

Adi1.61

TEXT 61

isvara-svarupa bhakta tanra adhisthana

bhaktera hrdaye krsnera satata visrama

SYNONYMS

isvara—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svarupa—identical with; bhakta—the pure devotee; tanra—His; adhisthana—abode; bhaktera—of the devotee; hrdaye—in the heart; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; satata—always; visrama—the resting place.

TRANSLATION

A pure devotee constantly engaged in the loving service of the Lord is identical with the Lord, who is always seated in his heart.

PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is one without a second, and therefore He is all-powerful. He has inconceivable energies, of which three are principal. The devotee is considered to be one of these energies, never the energetic. The energetic is always the Supreme Lord. The energies are related to Him for the purpose of eternal service. A living entity in the conditioned stage can uncover his aptitude for serving the Absolute Truth by the grace of Krsna and the spiritual master. Then the Lord reveals Himself within his heart, and he can know that Krsna is seated in the heart of every pure devotee. Krsna is actually situated in the heart of every living entity, but only a devotee can realize this fact.

Adi1.62

TEXT 62

sadhavo hrdayam mahyam

sadhunam hrdayam tv aham

mad-anyat te na jananti

naham tebhyo manag api

SYNONYMS

sadhavah—the saints; hrdayam—heart; mahyam—My; sadhunam—of the saints; hrdayam—the heart; tu—indeed; aham—I; mat—than Me; anyat—other; te—they; na—not; jananti—know; na—nor; aham—I; tebhyah—than them; manak—slightly; api—even.

TRANSLATION

“Saints are My heart, and only I am their hearts. They do not know anyone but Me, and therefore I do not recognize anyone besides them as Mine.”

PURPORT

Adi1.63

TEXT 63

bhavad-vidha bhagavatas

tirtha-bhutah svayam vibho

tirthi-kurvanti tirthani

svantah-sthena gada-bhrta

SYNONYMS

bhavat—your good self; vidhah—like; bhagavatah—devotees; tirtha—holy places of pilgrimage; bhutah—existing; svayam—themselves; vibho—O almighty one; tirthi-kurvanti—make into holy places of pilgrimage; tirthani—the holy places; sva-antah-sthena—being situated in their hearts; gada-bhrta—by the Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

“Saints of your caliber are themselves places of pilgrimage. Because of their purity, they are constant companions of the Lord, and therefore they can purify even the places of pilgrimage.”

PURPORT

Adi1.64

TEXT 64

sei bhakta-gana haya dvi-vidha prakara

parisad-gana eka, sadhaka-gana ara

SYNONYMS

sei—these; bhakta-gana—devotees; haya—are; dvi-vidha—twofold; prakara—varieties; parisat-gana—factual devotees; eka—one; sadhaka-gana—prospective devotees; ara—the other.

TRANSLATION

Such pure devotees are of two types: personal associates [parisats] and neophyte devotees [sadhakas].

PURPORT

Perfect servitors of the Lord are considered His personal associates, whereas devotees endeavoring to attain perfection are called neophytes. Among the associates, some are attracted by the opulences of the Personality of Godhead, and others are attracted by nuptial love of Godhead. The former devotees are placed in the realm of Vaikuntha to render reverential devotional service, whereas the latter devotees are placed in Vrndavana for the direct service of Sri Krsna.

Adi1.65-66

TEXTS 65-66

isvarera avatara e-tina prakara

amsa-avatara, ara guna-avatara

saktyavesa-avatara--trtiya e-mata

amsa-avatara--purusa-matsyadika yata

SYNONYMS

isvarera—of the Supreme Lord; avatara—incarnations; e-tina—these three; prakara—kinds; amsa-avatara—partial incarnations; ara—and; guna-avatara—qualitative incarnations; sakti-avesa-avatara—empowered incarnations; trtiya—the third; e-mata—thus; amsa-avatara—partial incarnations; purusa—the three purusa incarnations; matsya—the fish incarnation; adika—and so on; yata—all.

TRANSLATION

There are three categories of incarnations of Godhead: partial incarnations, qualitative incarnations and empowered incarnations. The purusas and Matsya are examples of partial incarnations.

Adi1.67

TEXT 67

brahma visnu siva--tina gunavatare gani

sakty-avesa--sanakadi, prthu, vyasa-muni

SYNONYMS

brahma—Lord Brahma; visnu—Lord Visnu; siva—Lord Siva; tina—three; guna-avatare—among the incarnations controlling the three modes of material nature; gani—I count; sakti-avesa—empowered incarnations; sanaka-adi—the four Kumaras; prthu—King Prthu; vyasa-muni—Vyasadeva.

TRANSLATION

Brahma, Visnu and Siva are qualitative incarnations. Empowered incarnations are those like the Kumaras, King Prthu and Maha-muni Vyasa [the compiler of the Vedas].

Adi1.68

TEXT 68

dui-rupe haya bhagavanera prakasa

eke ta’ prakasa haya, are ta’ vilasa

SYNONYMS

dui-rupe—in two forms; haya—are; bhagavanera—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prakasa—manifestations; eke—in one; ta’-certainly; prakasa—manifestation; haya—is; are—in the other; ta’-certainly; vilasa—engaged in pastimes.

TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead exhibits Himself in two kinds of forms: prakasa and vilasa.

PURPORT

The Supreme Lord expands His personal forms in two primary categories. The prakasa forms are manifested by Lord Krsna for His pastimes, and their features are exactly like His. When Lord Krsna married sixteen thousand queens in Dvaraka, He did so in sixteen thousand prakasa expansions. Similarly, during the rasa dance He expanded Himself in identical prakasa forms to dance beside each and every gopi simultaneously. When the Lord manifests His vilasa expansions, however, they are all somewhat different in their bodily features. Lord Balarama is the first vilasa expansion of Lord Krsna, and the four-handed Narayana forms in Vaikuntha expand from Balarama. There is no difference between the bodily forms of Sri Krsna and Balarama except that Their bodily colors are different. Similarly, Sri Narayana in Vaikuntha has four hands, whereas Krsna has only two. The expansions of the Lord who manifest such bodily differences are known as vilasa-vigrahas.

Adi1.69-70

TEXTS 69-70

eka-i vigraha yadi haya bahu-rupa

akare ta’ bheda nahi, eka-i svarupa

mahisi-vivahe, yaiche yaiche kaila rasa

ihake kahiye krsnera mukhya ’prakasa’

SYNONYMS

eka-i—the same one; vigraha—person; yadi—if; haya—becomes; bahu-rupa—many forms; akare—in appearance; ta’-certainly; bheda—difference; nahi—there is not; eka-i—one; sva-rupa—identity; mahisi—with the queens of Dvaraka; vivahe—in the marriage; yaiche yaiche—in a similar way; kaila—He did; rasa—rasa dance; ihake—this; kahiye—I say; krsnera—of Krsna; mukhya—principal; prakasa—manifested forms.

TRANSLATION

When the Personality of Godhead expands Himself in many forms, all nondifferent in Their features, as Lord Krsna did when He married sixteen thousand queens and when He performed His rasa dance, such forms of the Lord are called manifested forms [prakasa-vigrahas].

Adi1.71

TEXT 71

citram bataitad ekena

vapusa yugapat prthak

grhesu dvy-asta-sahasram

striya eka udavahat

SYNONYMS

citram—wonderful; bata—oh; etat—this; ekena—with one; vapusa—form; yugapat—simultaneously; prthak—separately; grhesu—in the houses; dvi-asta-sahasram—sixteen thousand; striyah—all the queens; ekah—the one Sri Krsna; udavahat—married.

TRANSLATION

“It is astounding that Lord Sri Krsna, who is one without a second, expanded Himself in sixteen thousand similar forms to marry sixteen thousand queens in their respective homes.”

PURPORT

This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.69.2).

Adi1.72

TEXT 72

rasotsavah sampravrtto

gopi-mandala-manditah

yogesvarena krsnena

tasam madhye dvayor dvayoh

SYNONYMS

rasa-utsavah—the festival of the rasa dance; sampravrttah—was begun; gopi-mandala—by groups of gopis; manditah—decorated; yoga-isvarena—by the master of all mystic powers; krsnena—by Lord Krsna; tasam—of them; madhye—in the middle; dvayoh dvayoh—of each two.

TRANSLATION

“When Lord Krsna, surrounded by groups of cowherd girls, began the festivities of the rasa dance, the Lord of all mystic powers placed Himself between each two girls.”

PURPORT

This verse is also quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.33.3).

Adi1.73-74

TEXTS 73-74

pravistena grhitanam

kanthe sva-nikatam striyah

yam manyeran nabhas tavad

vimana-sata-sankulam

divaukasam sa-daranam

aty-autsukya-bhrtatmanam

tato dundubhayo nedur

nipetuh puspa-vrstayah

SYNONYMS

pravistena—having entered; grhitanam—of those embracing; kanthe—on the neck; sva-nikatam—situated at their own side; striyah—the gopis; yam—whom; manyeran—would think; nabhah—the sky; tavat—at once; vimana—of airplanes; sata—with hundreds; sankulam—crowded; diva-okasam—of the demigods; sa-daranam—with their wives; ati-autsukya—with eagerness; bhrta-atmanam—whose minds were filled; tatah—then; dundubhayah—kettledrums; neduh—sounded; nipetuh—fell; puspa-vrstayah—showers of flowers.

TRANSLATION

“When the cowherd girls and Krsna thus joined together, each girl thought that Krsna was dearly embracing her alone. To behold this wonderful pastime of the Lord, the denizens of heaven and their wives, all very eager to see the dance, flew in the sky in their hundreds of airplanes. They showered flowers and beat sweetly on drums.”

PURPORT

This is another quote from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.33.3-4).

Adi1.75

TEXT 75

anekatra prakatata

rupasyaikasya yaikada

sarvatha tat-svarupaiva

sa prakasa itiryate

SYNONYMS

anekatra—in many places; prakatata—the manifestation; rupasya—of form; ekasya—one; ya—which; ekada—at one time; sarvatha—in every respect; tat—His; sva-rupa—own form; eva—certainly; sah—that; prakasah—manifestive form; iti—thus; iryate—it is called.

TRANSLATION

“If numerous forms, all equal in their features, are displayed simultaneously, such forms are called prakasa-vigrahas of the Lord.”

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Laghu-bhagavatamrta (1.21), compiled by Srila Rupa Gosvami.

Adi1.76

TEXT 76

eka-i vigraha kintu akare haya ana

aneka prakasa haya, ’vilasa’ tara nama

SYNONYMS

eka-i—one; vigraha—form; kintu—but; akare—in appearance; haya—is; ana—different; aneka—many; prakasa—manifestations; haya—appear; vilasa—pastime form; tara—of that; nama—the name.

TRANSLATION

But when the numerous forms are slightly different from one another, they are called vilasa-vigrahas.

Adi1.77

TEXT 77

svarupam anyakaram yat

tasya bhati vilasatah

prayenatma-samam saktya

sa vilaso nigadyate

SYNONYMS

sva-rupam—the Lord’s own form; anya—other; akaram—features of the body; yat—which; tasya—His; bhati—appears; vilasatah—from particular pastimes; prayena—almost; atma-samam—self-similar; saktya—by His potency; sah—that; vilasah—the vilasa (pastime) form; nigadyate—is called.

TRANSLATION

“When the Lord displays numerous forms with different features by His inconceivable potency, such forms are called vilasa-vigrahas.”

PURPORT

This is another quotation from the Laghu-bhagavatamrta (1.15).

Adi1.78

TEXT 78

yaiche baladeva, paravyome narayana

yaiche vasudeva pradyumnadi sankarsana

SYNONYMS

yaiche—just as; baladeva—Baladeva; para-vyome—in the spiritual sky; narayana—Lord Narayana; yaiche—just as; vasudeva—Vasudeva; pradyumna-adi—Pradyumna, etc.; sankarsana—Sankarsana.

TRANSLATION

Examples of such vilasa-vigrahas are Baladeva, Narayana in Vaikuntha-dhama, and the catur-vyuha-Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.

Adi1.79-80

TEXTS 79-80

isvarera sakti haya e-tina prakara

eka laksmi-gana, pure mahisi-gana ara

vraje gopi-gana ara sabhate pradhana

vrajendra-nandana ya’te svayam bhagavan

SYNONYMS

isvarera—of the Supreme Lord; sakti—energy; haya—is; e-tina—these three; prakara—kinds; eka—one; laksmi-gana—the goddesses of fortune in Vaikuntha; pure—in Dvaraka; mahisi-gana—the queens; ara—and; vraje—in Vrndavana; gopi-gana—the gopis; ara—and; sabhate—among all of them; pradhana—the chief; vraja-indra-nandana—Krsna, the son of the King of Vraja; ya’te—because; svayam—Himself; bhagavan—the primeval Lord.

TRANSLATION

The energies [consorts] of the Supreme Lord are of three kinds: the Laksmis in Vaikuntha, the queens in Dvaraka and the gopis in Vrndavana. The gopis are the best of all, for they have the privilege of serving Sri Krsna, the primeval Lord, the son of the King of Vraja.

Adi1.81

TEXT 81

svayam-rupa krsnera kaya-vyuha--tanra sama

bhakta sahite haya tanhara avarana

SYNONYMS

svayam-rupa—His own original form (two-handed Krsna); krsnera—of Lord Krsna; kaya-vyuha—personal expansions; tanra—with Him; sama—equal; bhakta—the devotees; sahite—associated with; haya—are; tanhara—His; avarana—covering.

TRANSLATION

The personal associates of the primeval Lord, Sri Krsna, are His devotees, who are identical with Him. He is complete with His entourage of devotees.

PURPORT

Sri Krsna and His various personal expansions are nondifferent in potential power. These expansions are associated with further, secondary expansions, or servitor expansions, who are called devotees.

Adi1.82

TEXT 82

bhakta adi krame kaila sabhara vandana

e-sabhara vandana sarva-subhera karana

SYNONYMS

bhakta—the devotees; adi—and so on; krame—in order; kaila—did; sabhara—of the assembly; vandana—worship; e-sabhara—of this assembly; vandana—worship; sarva-subhera—of all good fortune; karana—the source.

TRANSLATION

Now I have worshiped all the various levels of devotees. Worshiping them is the source of all good fortune.

PURPORT

To offer prayers to the Lord, one should first offer prayers to His devotees and associates.

Adi1.83

TEXT 83

prathama sloke kahi samanya mangalacarana

dvitiya slokete kari visesa vandana

SYNONYMS

prathama—first; sloke—in the verse; kahi—I express; samanya—general; mangala-acarana—invocation of benediction; dvitiya—second; slokete—in the verse; kari—I do; visesa—particular; vandana—offering of prayers.

TRANSLATION

In the first verse I have invoked a general benediction, but in the second I have prayed to the Lord in a particular form.

Adi1.84

TEXT 84

vande sri-krsna-caitanya-

nityanandau sahoditau

gaudodaye puspavantau

citrau san-dau tamo-nudau

SYNONYMS

vande—I offer respectful obeisances; sri-krsna-caitanya—to Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya; nityanandau—and to Lord Nityananda; saha-uditau—simultaneously arisen; gauda-udaye—on the eastern horizon of Gauda; puspavantau—the sun and moon together; citrau—wonderful; sam-dau—bestowing benediction; tamah-nudau—dissipating darkness.

TRANSLATION

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Krsna Caitanya and Lord Nityananda, who are like the sun and moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauda to dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestow benediction upon all.”

Adi1.85-86

TEXTS 85-86

vraje ye vihare purve krsna-balarama

koti-surya-candra jini donhara nija-dhama

sei dui jagatere ha-iya sadaya

gaudadese purva-saile karila udaya

SYNONYMS

vraje—in Vraja (Vrndavana); ye—who; vihare—played; purve—formerly; krsna—Lord Krsna; balarama—Lord Balarama; koti—millions; surya—suns; candra—moons; jini—overcoming; donhara—of the two; nija-dhama—the effulgence; sei—these; dui—two; jagatere—for the universe; ha-iya—becoming; sa-daya—compassionate; gauda-dese—in the country of Gauda; purva-saile—on the eastern horizon; karila—did; udaya—arise.

TRANSLATION

Sri Krsna and Balarama, the Personalities of Godhead, who formerly appeared in Vrndavana and were millions of times more effulgent than the sun and moon, have arisen over the eastern horizon of Gaudadesa [West Bengal], being compassionate for the fallen state of the world.

Adi1.87

TEXT 87

sri-krsna-caitanya ara prabhu nityananda

yanhara prakase sarva jagat ananda

SYNONYMS

sri-krsna-caitanya—Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya; ara—and; prabhu nityananda—Lord Nityananda; yanhara—of whom; prakase—on the appearance; sarva—all; jagat—the world; ananda—full of happiness.

TRANSLATION

The appearance of Sri Krsna Caitanya and Prabhu Nityananda has surcharged the world with happiness.

Adi1.88-89

TEXTS 88-89

surya-candra hare yaiche saba andhakara

vastu prakasiya kare dharmera pracara

ei mata dui bhai jivera ajnana-

tamo-nasa kari’ kaila tattva-vastu-dana

SYNONYMS

surya-candra—the sun and the moon; hare—drive away; yaiche—just as; saba—all; andhakara—darkness; vastu—truth; prakasiya—manifesting; kare—do; dharmera—of inborn nature; pracara—preaching; ei mata—like this; dui—two; bhai—brothers; jivera—of the living being; ajnana—of ignorance; tamah—of the darkness; nasa—destruction; kari’-doing; kaila—made; tattva-vastu—of the Absolute Truth; dana—gift.

TRANSLATION

As the sun and moon drive away darkness by their appearance and reveal the nature of everything, these two brothers dissipate the darkness of ignorance covering the living beings’ and enlighten them with knowledge of the Absolute Truth.

Adi1.90

TEXT 90

ajnana-tamera nama kahiye ’kaitava’

dharma-artha-kama-moksa-vancha adi saba

SYNONYMS

ajnana-tamera—of the darkness of ignorance; nama—name; kahiye—I call; kaitava—cheating process; dharma—religiosity; artha—economic development; kama—sense gratification; moksa—liberation; vancha—desire for; adi—and so on; saba—all.

TRANSLATION

The darkness of ignorance is called kaitava, the way of cheating, which begins with religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation.

Adi1.91

TEXT 91

dharmah projjhita-kaitavo ’tra paramo nirmatsaranam satam

vedyam vastavam atra vastu siva-dam tapa-trayonmulanam

srimad-bhagavate maha-muni-krte kim va parair isvarah

sadyo hrdy avarudhyate ’tra krtibhih susrusubhis tat-ksanat

SYNONYMS

dharmah—religiosity; projjhita—completely rejected; kaitavah—in which fruitive intention; atra—herein; paramah—the highest; nirmatsaranam—of the one-hundred-percent pure in heart; satam—devotees; vedyam—to be understood; vastavam—factual; atra—herein; vastu—substance; siva-dam—giving well-being; tapa-traya—of threefold miseries; unmulanam—causing uprooting; srimat—beautiful; bhagavate—in the Bhagavata Purana; maha-muni—by the great sage (Vyasadeva); krte—compiled; kim—what; va—indeed; paraih—with others; isvarah—the Supreme Lord; sadyah—at once; hrdi—within the heart; avarudhyate—becomes confined; atra—herein; krtibhih—by pious men; susrusubhih—desiring to hear; tat-ksanat—without delay.

TRANSLATION

“The great scripture Srimad-Bhagavatam, compiled by Maha-muni Vyasadeva from four original verses, describes the most elevated and kindhearted devotees and completely rejects the cheating ways of materially motivated religiosity. It propounds the highest principle of eternal religion, which can factually mitigate the threefold miseries of a living being and award the highest benediction of full prosperity and knowledge. Those willing to hear the message of this scripture in a submissive attitude of service can at once capture the Supreme Lord in their hearts. Therefore there is no need for any scripture other than Srimad-Bhagavatam.”

PURPORT