भगवद्भक्तियुक्तेन प्राप्ता भागवती गतिः ॥४७॥
icchÄ-dveá¹£a-vihÄ«nena
sarvatra sama-cetasÄ
bhagavad-bhakti-yuktena
prÄptÄ bhÄgavatÄ« gatiḥ
icchÄ - desire; dveá¹£a - and hatred; vihÄ«nena - freed from; sarvatra - everywhere; sama - equal; cetasÄ - with the mind; bhagavat - unto the Personality of Godhead; bhakti-yuktena - by discharging devotional service; prÄptÄ - was attained; bhÄgavatÄ« gatiḥ - the destination of the devotee (going back home, back to Godhead).
Freed from all hatred and desire, Kardama Muni, being equal to everyone because of discharging uncontaminated devotional service, ultimately attained the path back to Godhead.
As stated in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ, only by devotional service can one understand the transcendental nature of the Supreme Lord and, after understanding Him perfectly in His transcendental position, enter into the kingdom of God. The process of entering into the kingdom of God is tri-pÄda-bhÅ«ti-gati, or the path back home, back to Godhead, by which one can attain the ultimate goal of life. Kardama Muni, by his perfect devotional knowledge and service, achieved this ultimate goal, which is known as bhÄgavatÄ« gatiḥ.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Third Canto, Twenty-fourth Chapter, of the ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam, entitled “The Renunciation of Kardama Muni.â€
