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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.65

आत्मजायासुतादीनामन्येषां सर्वदेहिनाम् । यत्स्वार्थकामयोरैक्यं द्रव्याद्वैतं तदुच्यते ॥ ६५ ॥
ātma-jāyā-sutādīnām
[aatma-jaayaa-sutaadeenaam]
anyeṣāṁ sarva-dehinām
[anyeshaam sarva-dehinaam]
yat svārtha-kāmayor aikyaṁ
[yat svaartha-kaamayor aikyam]
dravyādvaitaṁ tad ucyate
[dravyaadvaitam tad uchyate]
Word-for-word
ātma — of one’s self jāyā — wife suta-ādīnām — and children anyeṣām — of one’s relatives, etc. sarva-dehinām — of all other living entities yat — whatever sva-artha-kāmayoḥ — of one’s ultimate goal and benefit aikyam — oneness dravya-advaitam — oneness of interest tat ucyate — it is called.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ātma-jāyā-sutādīnām
ātma
of one’s self
jāyā
wife
suta-ādīnām
and children
anyeṣāṁ sarva-dehinām
anyeṣām
of one’s relatives, etc.
sarva-dehinām
of all other living entities
yat svārtha-kāmayor aikyaṁ
yat
whatever
sva-artha-kāmayoḥ
of one’s ultimate goal and benefit
aikyam
oneness
dravyādvaitaṁ tad ucyate
dravya-advaitam
oneness of interest
tat ucyate
it is called.
When the ultimate goal and interest of one’s self, one’s wife, one’s children, one’s relatives and all other embodied living beings is one, this is called dravyādvaita, or oneness of interest.
Purport

The actual interest of all living entities — indeed, the goal of life — is to return home, back to Godhead. This is the interest of one’s own self, one’s wife, one’s children, one’s disciples and one’s friends, relatives, countrymen and all humanity. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement can give directions for management by which everyone can partake in Kṛṣṇa conscious activities and reach the ultimate goal, which is known as svārtha-gatim. This objective of everyone’s interest is Viṣṇu, but because people do not know this ( na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇum ), they are making various plans by which to fulfill so many concocted interests in life. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is trying to bring everyone to the highest interest. The process may be differently named, but if the aim is one, people should follow it to achieve the ultimate goal in life. Unfortunately, people are thinking of different interests, and blind leaders are misleading them. Everyone is trying to reach the goal of complete happiness materially; because people do not know what complete happiness is, they are materially diverted toward different interests.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the ultimate goal and interest of one’s self, one’s wife, one’s children, one’s relatives and all other embodied living beings is one, this is called oneness of objects. One should see oneness of one’s own sādhana (artha) and its goals or enjoyment (kāmayoḥ) with those of one’s wife, sons, and others who are not related, since they are all made of the five elements and since all jīvas are one in being the enjoyer.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
When the goal of self, spouse, children, relatives, and all embodied beings is one — going back to Godhead — this is dravyādvaita, oneness of interest. Real family unity is unity in the highest destination, not just in plans.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose goals around you are aligned with going back to Godhead, and whose are diverging?
  • What conversation could bring even one relationship closer to the shared destination?
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