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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.35
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 35
- yena vā bhagavāṁs tuṣyed
- dharma-yonir janārdanaḥ
- samprasīdati vā yeṣām
- etad ākhyāhi me 'nagha
yenaby which — by which; vāeither — either; bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead — the Personality of Godhead; tuṣyetis satisfied — is satisfied; dharmathe father of all religion-yoniḥthe father of all religion — the father of all religion; janārdanaḥthe controller of all living being — the controller of all living being; samprasīdaticompletely satisfied — completely satisfied; vāeither, or — either, or; yeṣāmof those — of those; etatall these — all these; ākhyāhikindly describe — kindly describe; meunto me — unto me; anaghaO sinless one — O sinless one.
O sinless one, because the Personality of Godhead, the controller of all living entities, is the father of all religion and all those who are candidates for religious activities, kindly describe how He can be completely satisfied.
All religious activities are meant ultimately to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord is the father of all religious principles. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.16, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.), four kinds of pious men—the needy, the distressed, the enlightened and the inquisitive—approach the Lord in devotional service, and their devotion is mixed with material affection. But above them are the pure devotees, whose devotion is not tainted by any material tinges of fruitive work or speculative knowledge. Those who are only miscreants throughout their lives are compared to demons (BG 7.15, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.). They are bereft of all knowledge, in spite of any academic educational career they may pursue. Such miscreants are never candidates for satisfying the Lord.