Prayers Offered by Lord Brahma to Lord Krsna 105

body. Therefore to cross over the ocean of material nescience, an intelli-
gent person takes shelter of Your lotus feet and is easily transferred to the
spiritual world. There are many so-called meditators who do not know
that You are the Supreme Soul. As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, You are the
Supreme Soul present in everyone’s heart. Therefore there is no necessity
of one’s meditating on something beyond You. One who is always
absorbed in meditation on Your original form of Krsna easily crosses over
the ocean of material nescience. But persons who do not know that You
are the Supreme Soul remain within this material world in spite of their
so-called meditation. lf, by the association of Your devotees, a person
comes to the knowledge that Lord Krsna is the original Supersoul, then it
is possible for him to cross over the ocean of material ignorance. For
instance, a person becomes transcendental to the mistake of thinking a
rope is a snake; as soon as one understands that the rope is not a snake, he
is liberated from fear. For one who understands You, therefore, through
Your personal teachings, as stated in the Bhagavad-gita, or through Your
pure devotees, as stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam and all Vedic literatures
—that You are the ultimate goal of understanding—he need no more fear
this material existence.

“So-called liberation and bondage has no meaning for a person who is
already engaged in Your devotional service, just as a person who knows
that the rope is not a snake is unafraid. A devotee knows that this material
world belongs to You, and he therefore engages everything in Your
transcendental loving service. Thus there is no bondage for him. For a
person who is already situated in the sun planet, there is no question of
the appearance or disappearance of the sun in the name of day or night. It
is also said that You, Krsna, are just like the sun, and maya is like darkness.
When the sun is present, there is no question of darkness; so, for those
who are always in Your presence, there is no question of bondage or
liberation. They are already liberated. On the other hand, persons who
falsely think themselves to be liberated without taking shelter of Your
lotus feet, fall down because their intelligence is not pure.

“If one therefore thinks that the Supersoul is something different
from Your personality and thus searches out the Supersoul somewhere
else, in the forest or in the caves of the Himalayas, his condition is very
lamentable.

“Your teachings in the Bhagavad-gita are that one should give up all
other processes of self-realization and simply surrender unto You, for
that is complete. Because You are supreme in everything, those who are
searching after the Brahman effulgence are also searching after You. And
