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The Hellish Planets
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difficult, by this process one can purify himself and gradually come to an awareness of the Supreme Absolute Truth.
PURPORT
The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is pushing forward the publication of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , as explained especially for the understanding of the modern civilized man, to awaken him to his original consciousness. Without this consciousness, one melts into complete darkness. Whether one goes to the upper planetary systems or the hellish planetary systems, he simply wastes his time. Therefore one should hear of the universal position of the  virāṭa  form of the Lord as described in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . That will help one save himself from material conditional life and gradually elevate him to the path of liberation so that he can go back home, back to Godhead.
TEXT 39
श्रुत्वा स्थूलं तथा सूक्ष्मं रूपं भगवतो यतिः । स्थूले निर्जितमात्मानं शनैः सूक्ष्मं धिया नयेदिति। ३९।
śrutvā sthūlam tathā sūkṣmam rūpam bhagavato yatiḥ sthūle nirjitam ātmānam śanaiḥ sūkṣmam dhiyā nayed iti
śrutvā —after hearing of (from the disciplic succession):  sthūlam —gross;  tathā —as well as;  sūkṣmam —subtle;  rūpam —form;  bhagavataḥ —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  yatiḥ —a  sannyāsī  or devotee;  sthūle —the gross form;  nirjitam —conquered;  ātmānam —the mind;  śanaiḥ —gradually;  sūkṣmam —the subtle, spiritual form of the Lord;  dhiyā —by intelligence;  nayet —one should lead it to:  iti —thus.
TRANSLATION
One who is interested in liberation, who accepts the path of liberation and is not attracted to the path of conditional life, is