BRS 1.2.187
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Verse Text
dvitiyaṁ, yathā nāradīye—
īhā yasya harer dāsye karmaṇā manasā girā |
nikhilāsv apy avasthāsu jīvan-muktaḥ sa ucyate ||187||
Translation
The second type of dāsyam is illustrated in the Nāradīya Purāṇa: He who has the desire to serve the Lord with actions, mind and words in this world is called a liberated jīva in all circumstances.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
The author indicates his own opinion with a glorification of this type of dāsyam. Īhā dāsye here means “having the desire for servitude” One should have the desire “I am Your servant.”
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In the Nāradīya Purāṇa there is a statement of how this servitorship is transcendental. It is said there that a person who is constantly engaged in devotional service by his body, mind and words, or even a person who is not practically engaged but is simply desiring to be so, is considered to be liberated.