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āpūryamāṇam acala-pratiṣṭhaṁ
samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat
tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśanti sarve
sa śāntim āpnoti na kāma-kāmī

Synonyms

āpūryamāṇam — altid bliver fyldt; acala-pratiṣṭham — urokkeligt situeret; samudram — havet; āpaḥ — vande; praviśanti — de flyder ud i; yadvat — ligesom; tadvat — således; kāmāḥ — ønsker; yam — til hvem; praviśanti — de strømmer ind i; sarve — alle; saḥ — den person; śāntim — fred; āpnoti — opnår; na — ikke; kāma-kāmī — den, der ønsker at opfylde ønsker.

āpūryamāṇam — always being filled; acala-pratiṣṭham — steadily situated; samudram — the ocean; āpaḥ — waters; praviśanti — enter; yadvat — as; tadvat — so; kāmāḥ — desires; yam — unto whom; praviśanti — enter; sarve — all; saḥ — that person; śāntim — peace; āpnoti — achieves; na — not; kāma-kāmī — one who desires to fulfill desires.

Translation

Kun den, der ikke lader sig forstyrre af den uophørlige strøm af ønsker, der løber som floder i havet, der bestandigt fyldes, men alligevel altid er roligt, kan opnå fred og ikke den, der stræber efter at opfylde sådanne ønsker.

A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires – that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still – can alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires.

Purport

FORKLARING: Skønt det vældige ocean altid er fuld af vand, bliver det især i regntiden hele tiden fyldt med endnu mere vand. Ikke desto mindre forbliver havet det samme rolige hav. Det bliver ikke oprørt, og det oversvømmer heller ikke sine bredder. Det samme gælder for et menneske, der er fast forankret i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed. Så længe man har den materielle krop, vil kroppens krav om sansetilfredsstillelse fortsætte. Den hengivne forstyrres imidlertid ikke af sådanne ønsker, for han er allerede fyldt op. Et Kṛṣṇa-bevidst menneske mangler intet, for Herren opfylder alle dets materielle behov. Det er derfor som havet – altid fuldstændigt i sig selv. Ønsker kan komme til en sådan hengiven ligesom strømme af floder, der løber ud i havet, men han er vedholdende i sine handlinger og lader sig ikke i det mindste forstyrre af ønsker om sansetilfredsstillelse. Det er beviset på et Kṛṣṇa-bevidst menneske – det har mistet enhver tilbøjelighed til materiel sansetilfredsstillelse, selv om ønskerne stadig er der. Eftersom det er tilfreds i Herrens transcendentale kærlighedstjeneste, kan det forblive roligt ligesom havet og således opleve fuldstændig fred. Andre, der ønsker at opfylde deres ønsker, selv helt op til niveauet af befrielse for ikke at tale om materiel fremgang, vil imidlertid aldrig opnå fred. De frugtstræbende arbejdere, de, der ønsker befrielse, og tilmed yogīerne, der søger mystiske evner, er alle ulykkelige på grund af uopfyldte ønsker. Men personen i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed er lykkelig i Herrens tjeneste og har ingen ønsker at opfylde. Ja, han ønsker ikke engang befrielse fra den såkaldte materielle trældom. Kṛṣṇas hengivne har ingen materielle ønsker, og derfor har de fuldkommen fred.

Although the vast ocean is always filled with water, it is always, especially during the rainy season, being filled with much more water. But the ocean remains the same – steady; it is not agitated, nor does it cross beyond the limit of its brink. That is also true of a person fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. As long as one has the material body, the demands of the body for sense gratification will continue. The devotee, however, is not disturbed by such desires, because of his fullness. A Kṛṣṇa conscious man is not in need of anything, because the Lord fulfills all his material necessities. Therefore he is like the ocean – always full in himself. Desires may come to him like the waters of the rivers that flow into the ocean, but he is steady in his activities, and he is not even slightly disturbed by desires for sense gratification. That is the proof of a Kṛṣṇa conscious man – one who has lost all inclinations for material sense gratification, although the desires are present. Because he remains satisfied in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, he can remain steady, like the ocean, and therefore enjoy full peace. Others, however, who want to fulfill desires even up to the limit of liberation, what to speak of material success, never attain peace. The fruitive workers, the salvationists, and also the yogīs who are after mystic powers are all unhappy because of unfulfilled desires. But the person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is happy in the service of the Lord, and he has no desires to be fulfilled. In fact, he does not even desire liberation from the so-called material bondage. The devotees of Kṛṣṇa have no material desires, and therefore they are in perfect peace.