Text 212] The Lord Instructs Srila Ripa Gosvami 383

samah—equilibrium; mat—to Me; nisthata—the quality of attachment; bud-
dheh—of the mind; iti—thus; sri-mukha—from the mouth of the Supreme Lord;
gathd—a verse.

TRANSLATION

“When one is fully attached to Krsia’s lotus feet, one attains the samata
stage. The word Samata is derived from the word sama; therefore santa-rasa,
the position of neutrality, means being fully attached to the lotus feet of
Krsna. This is the verdict from the mouth of the Supreme Personality of God-
head Himself. This state is called self-realization.

PURPORT

The word sama is explained by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the
following verse.

TEXT 212

“ca TBS! Wafahs Bseas |
iad GAG FoAcIwIs “ware faa b rz I

samo man-nisthata buddher
iti sri-bhagavad-vacah

tan-nistha durghata buddher
etam santa-ratirn vina

SYNONYMS

samah—equality or neutrality; mat-nisthata—being fixed in My lotus feet; bud-
dheh—of the intelligence; iti—thus; sri-bhagavat-vacah—words of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead; tat-nistha—attachment or attraction for Him; durghata—
very difficult to achieve; buddheh—of intelligence; etam—thus; santa-ratim—at-
tachment on the platform of santa-rasa; vina—without.

TRANSLATION

“These are the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: ‘When one’s
intelligence is fully attached to My lotus feet but one does not render practical
service, one has attained the stage called santa-rati, or Sama. Without santa-
rati, attachment to Krsna is very difficult to achieve.’

PURPORT
This verse is found in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (3.1.47).
