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King Citraketu Meets the Lord
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( mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram ). Bhaktivinoda Thākura sings, ( miche )  māyāra vaśe, yāccha bhese', khāccha hābuḍubu, bhāi:  “Why are you being carried away by the waves of the illusory energy in various phases of dreaming and wakefulness? These are all creations of  māyā .” Our only duty is to remember the supreme director of this illusory energy—Kṛṣṇa. For us to do this, the  śāstra  advises us,  harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam:  one should constantly chant the holy name of the Lord—Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. The Supreme Lord is realized in three different phases, as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān, but Bhagavān is the ultimate realization. One who realizes Bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa—is the most perfect  mahātmā  ( vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ ). In the human form of life, one should understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for then one will understand everything else.  Yasmin vijñāte sarvam evam vijñātam bhavati . According to this Vedic injunction, simply by understanding Kṛṣṇa one understands Brahman, Paramātmā,  prakṛti , the illusory energy, the spiritual energy and everything else. Everything will be revealed.  Prakṛti , the material nature, is working under the direction of the Supreme Lord, and we living entities are being carried away by various phases of  prakṛti . For self-realization, one should always remember Kṛṣṇa. As stated in  Padma Purāṇa ,  smartavyaḥ satatam viṣṇuḥ:  we should always remember Lord Viṣṇu.  Vismartavyo na jātucit:  we should never forget the Lord. This is the perfection of life.
TEXT 55
येन प्रसुप्तः पुरुषः स्वापं वेदात्मनस्तदा । सुखं च निर्गुणं ब्रह्म तमात्मानमवेहि माम् ॥५५॥
yena prasuptaḥ puruṣaḥ svāpam vedātmanas tadā sukham ca nirguṇam brahma tam ātmānam avehi mām
yena —by whom (the Supreme Brahman);  prasuptaḥ —sleeping;  puruṣaḥ —a man;  svāpam —the subject of a dream;  veda —knows;  āt-