Shloka 32
Rāsa-līlā Begins; Divine Multiplication; Moral Doubt and Its Resolution
कुशलाचरितेनैषामिह स्वार्थो न विद्यते । विपर्ययेण वानर्थो निरहङ्कारिणां प्रभो ॥ ३२ ॥
kuśalācaritenaiṣām iha svārtho na vidyate viparyayeṇa vānartho nirahaṅkāriṇāṁ prabho
प्रभो, निरहङ्कारिणां महात्मनां कुशलाचरणेन इह स्वार्थः न विद्यते; विपर्ययेणापि वानर्थो न भवति, ते पापफलैर्न न बध्यन्ते।
FAQs
It says that for those free from false ego, there is no selfish profit to be achieved by clever action, nor genuine loss by acting otherwise—because their motivation is not self-centered.
In the Rāsa-līlā context, the Bhagavatam clarifies that pure-hearted devotees and the Lord’s līlā are not driven by worldly self-interest; the verse underscores ego-free devotion as the lens for understanding these pastimes.
Act with service-motive rather than image or personal advantage; measure success by sincerity and alignment with dharma/bhakti, not by ego-based wins and losses.