ÄtmÄdi-stamba-paryantair
mĹŤrtimadbhiĹ carÄcaraiḼ
náštya-gÄŤtÄdy-anekÄrhaiḼ
pášthak pášthag upÄsitÄḼ
Ätma-Ädi-stamba-paryantaiḼ - from Lord BrahmÄ to the insignificant living entity; mĹŤrti-madbhiḼ - assuming some form; cara-acaraiḼ - both the moving and the nonmoving; náštya-gÄŤta-Ädi-aneka-arhaiḼ - by many varied means of worship, such as dancing and singing; pášthak pášthak - differently; upÄsitÄḼ - who were being worshiped.
Innumerable living entities are engaged in different types of worship of the Supreme, according to their abilities and karma, but everyone is engaged (jÄŤvera âsvarĹŤpaâ haya-kášášŁášera ânitya-dÄsaâ); there is no one who is not serving. Therefore the mahÄ-bhÄgavata, the topmost devotee, sees everyone as being engaged in the service of KášášŁáša; only himself does he see as not engaged. We have to elevate ourselves from a lower position to a higher position, and the topmost position is that of direct service in VášndÄvana. But everyone is engaged in service. Denial of the service of the Lord is mÄyÄ.
ekale ÄŤĹvara kášášŁáša, Ära saba bháštya
yÄre yaiche nÄcÄya, se taiche kare náštya
âOnly KášášŁáša is the supreme master, and all others are His servants. As KášášŁáša desires, everyone dances according to His tune.â (Cc. Ädi 5.142)
There are two kinds of living entities â the moving and the nonmoving. Trees, for example, stand in one place, whereas ants move. BrahmÄ saw that all of them, down to the smallest creatures, had assumed different forms and were accordingly engaged in the service of Lord Viᚣášu.
One receives a form according to the way one worships the Lord. In the material world, the body one receives is guided by the demigods. This is sometimes referred to as the influence of the stars. As indicated in Bhagavad-gÄŤtÄ (3.27) by the words prakášteḼ kriyamÄášÄni, according to the laws of nature one is controlled by the demigods.
All living entities are serving KášášŁáša in different ways, but when they are KášášŁáša conscious, their service is fully manifest. As a flower in the bud gradually fructifies and yields its desired aroma and beauty, so when a living entity comes to the platform of KášášŁáša consciousness, the beauty of his real form comes into full blossom. That is the ultimate beauty and the ultimate fulfillment of desire.