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Mahārāja Parīkṣit Cursed by a Brāhmaṇa Boy
959
PURPORT
It appears that the Muni, in whose hermitage the King entered, was in yogic trance. The transcendental position is attained by three processes, namely the process of  jñāna , or theoretical knowledge of transcendence, the process of  yoga , or factual realization of trance by manipulation of the physiological and phychological functions of the body, and the most approved process of  bhakti-yoga , or the engagement of senses in the devotional service of the Lord. In the  Bhagavad-gītā  also we have the information of the gradual development of perception from matter to a living entity. Our material mind and body develop from the living entity, the soul, and being influenced by the three qualities of matter, we forget our real identity. The  jñāna  process theoretically speculates about the reality of the soul. But  bhakti-yoga  factually engages the spirit soul in activities. The perception of matter is transcended to still subtler states of the senses. The senses are transcended to the subtler mind, and then to breathing activities and gradually to intelligence. Beyond the intelligence, the living soul is realized by the mechanical activities of the  yoga  system, or practice of meditation restraining the senses, regulating the breathing system and applying intelligence to rise up to the transcendental position. This trance stops all material activities of the body. The King saw the Muni in that position. He also saw the Muni as follows.
TEXT 27
विप्रकीर्णजटाच्छन्नं रौरवेणाजिनेन च । विशुष्यत्तादुरुदकं तथाभूतमयाचत ॥२७॥
viprakīṛṇa-jaṭācchannam   rauraveṇājinena ca   viśuṣyat-tālur udakam   tathā-bhūtam ayācata
viprakīṛṇa —all scattered;  jaṭa-ācchannam —covered with compressed, elongated hair;  rauraveṇa —by the skin of a stag;  ajinena —by the skin;  ca —also;  viśuṣyat —dried up;  tāluḥ —palate;  udakam —water;  tathā-bhūtam —in that state;  ayācata —asked for.