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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.4.31
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 31
- kiṁ vā bhāgavatā dharmā
- na prāyeṇa nirūpitāḥ
- priyāḥ paramahaṁsānāṁ
- ta eva hy acyuta-priyāḥ
kimor vāor — or; bhāgavatāḥdevotional activities of the living beings dharmāḥdevotional activities of the living beings — devotional activities of the living beings; nanot — not; prāyeṇaalmost — almost; nirūpitāḥdirected — directed; priyāḥdear — dear; paramahaṁsānāmof the perfect beings — of the perfect beings; tethat also evathat also — that also; hicertainly — certainly; acyutathe infallible — the infallible; priyāḥattractive — attractive.
This may be because I did not specifically point out the devotional service of the Lord, which is dear both to perfect beings and to the infallible Lord.
The dissatisfaction which was being felt by Śrīla Vyāsadeva is expressed herein in his own words. This was felt for the normal condition of the living being in the devotional service of the Lord. Unless one is fixed in the normal condition of service, neither the Lord nor the living being can become fully satisfied. This defect was felt by him when Nārada Muni, his spiritual master, reached him. It is described as follows.