Human life's true interest is knowing God and achieving spiritual perfection through devotion to Krishna's lotus feet.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.15.46 — December 24, 1973, Los Angeles 731224SB-LOS ANGELES [47:09 Minutes] SB-01.15.46_731224SB-LOS ANGELES Prabhupāda: Now, recite. Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.
[devotees repeat] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat]
Prabhupāda: [indistinct] Hmm. Pradyumna: Do you want me to read the text?
Prabhupāda: No, that's all right. That will be reference. Pradyumna: [leads chanting of verse] te sādhu-kṛta-sarvārthā jñātvātyantikam ātmanaḥ manasā dhārayām āsur vaikuṇṭha-caraṇāmbujam [SB 1.15.46] te—all of them; sādhu-kṛta—having performed everything worthy of a saint; sarva-arthāḥ—that which includes everything worthy; jñātvā—knowing it well; ātyantikam—the ultimate; ātmanaḥ—of the living being; manasā—within the mind; dhārayām āsuḥ—sustained; vaikuṇṭha—the Lord of the spiritual sky; caraṇa-ambujam—lotus feet. [03:22] Translation: "They all had performed all the principles of religion, and as a result rightly decided that the lotus feet of the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa are the supreme goal of all.
Therefore they meditated upon His feet without interruption." Prabhupāda: Hm. Te sādhu-kṛta-sarvārthā. Artha means interest. Everyone has some interest.
The animal has got also interest. The man has got also interest. The big politician, he has also interest. Everyone has got interest.
But nobody knows what is real interest. That is missing. Everyone has created his interest, and he is working in that way. Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇum [SB 7.5.31].