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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.25
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 25
- bhejire munayo 'thāgre
- bhagavantam adhokṣajam
- sattvaṁ viśuddhaṁ kṣemāya
- kalpante ye 'nu tān iha
bhejirerendered service unto — rendered service unto; munayaḥthe sages — the sages; athathus — thus; agrepreviously — previously; bhagavantamunto the Personality of Godhead — unto the Personality of Godhead; adhokṣajamthe Transcendence — the Transcendence; sattvamexistence — existence; viśuddhamabove the three modes of nature — above the three modes of nature; kṣemāyato derive the ultimate benefit — to derive the ultimate benefit; kalpantedeserve — deserve; yethose — those; anufollow — follow; tānthose — those; ihain this material world — in this material world.
Previously all the great sages rendered service unto the Personality of Godhead due to His existence above the three modes of material nature. They worshiped Him to become free from material conditions and thus derive the ultimate benefit. Whoever follows such great authorities is also eligible for liberation from the material world.
The purpose of performing religion is neither to profit by material gain nor to get the simple knowledge of discerning matter from spirit. The ultimate aim of religious performances is to release oneself from material bondage and regain the life of freedom in the transcendental world, where the Personality of Godhead is the Supreme Person. Laws of religion, therefore, are directly enacted by the Personality of Godhead, and except for the mahājanas, or the authorized agents of the Lord, no one knows the purpose of religion. There are twelve particular agents of the Lord who know the purpose of religion, and all of them render transcendental service unto Him. Persons who desire their own good may follow these mahājanas and thus attain the supreme benefit.