Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 11 Chapter 14 Verse 13

SYNONYMS

akincanasya -- of one who does not desire anything; dantasya -- whose senses are controlled; santasya -- peaceful; sama-cetasah -- whose consciousness is equal everywhere; maya -- with Me; santushta -- completely satisfied; manasah -- whose mind; sarvah -- all; sukha-mayah -- full of happiness; disah -- directions.

TRANSLATION

One who does not desire anything within this world, who has achieved peace by controlling his senses, whose consciousness is equal in all conditions and whose mind is completely satisfied in Me finds only happiness wherever he goes.

PURPORT

A devotee who is always meditating upon Lord Krishna experiences transcendental sound, touch, form, flavor and aroma in the pastimes of the Lord. These sublime perceptions are certainly due to the causeless mercy of Lord Krishna upon one whose mind and senses are completely satisfied in Him. Such a person finds only happiness wherever he goes. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura gives the example that when a very wealthy man travels all over the world, at every place he stays he always enjoys the same luxurious standard of comfort. Similarly, one who has developed Krishna consciousness is never separated from happiness, because Lord Krishna is all-pervading. The word kincana indicates the so-called enjoyable things of this world. One who is akincana has correctly understood that material sense gratification is simply the glare of illusion, and therefore such a person is dantasya, or self-controlled, santasya, or peaceful, and maya santushta-manasah, or completely satisfied with his transcendental experience of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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