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Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life
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vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ
“After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare.” (Bg. 7.19)
Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is everything, and one who knows this is the greatest of all transcendentalists. It is stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  that one realizes this after many, many births. This is also confirmed in this verse with the words  divyam varṣa-śatam  (one hundred years according to the calculations of the demigods). According to the calculations of the demigods, one day (twelve hours) is equal to six months on earth. A hundred years of the demigods would equal 36,000 earth years. Thus King Malayadhvaja executed austerities and penances for 36,000 years. After this time, he became fixed in the devotional service of the Lord. To live on earth for so many years, one has to take birth many times. This confirms the conclusion of Kṛṣṇa. To come to the conclusion of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and remain fixed in the realization that Kṛṣṇa is everything, as well as render service unto Kṛṣṇa, are characteristics of the perfectional stage. As said in  Caitanya-caritāmṛta :  kṛṣṇe bhakti kaile sarva-karma kṛta haya  (Cc.  Madhya  22.62). When one comes to the conclusion that Kṛṣṇa is everything by worshiping or by rendering devotional service unto Kṛṣṇa, one actually becomes perfect in all respects. Not only must one come to the conclusion that Kṛṣṇa is everything, but he must remain fixed in this realization. This is the highest perfection of life, and it is this perfection that King Malayadhvaja attained at the end.
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स व्यापकतयाऽत्मानं व्यतिरिक्ततयाऽत्मनि । विद्वान् स्वम इवामर्शसाधिणं विरराम ह ॥४०॥
sa vyāpakatayātmānam vyatiriktatayātmani vidvān svapna ivāmarśa- sākṣṇam virarāma ha
saḥ —King Malayadhvaja;  vyāpakatayā —by all-pervasiveness;  ātmānam —the Supersoul;  vyatiriktatayā —by differentiation;  ātmani —in his own self;  vidvān —perfectly educated;  svapne —in a dream;  iva —like;  amarśa —of