Text 129] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 151
TEXT 128
aay BAAS) TATA Tear PALS |
HAA ASA CI JAY ITS AS fos Flas | sav
asmin sukha-ghana-mdrtau param-
4tmani vrsni-pattane sphurati
atmaramataya me vrthda
gato bata ciram kalah
SYNONYMS
asmin—when this; sukha-ghana-mdrtau—form of complete happiness;
parama-atmani—the Supreme Person; vrsni-pattane—in Dvaraka-dhama;
sphurati—exists; atmaramataya—by the process of cultivating Brahman realiza-
tion; me—my; vrtha—uselessly; gatah—wasted; bata—alas, what can | say;
ciram—for a long time; kalah—time.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘in this Dvaraka-dhama, | am being attracted by the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, Krsna, who is personified spiritual bliss. Simply by seeing Him, |
am feeling great happiness. Oh, | have wasted so much time trying to become
self-realized through impersonal cultivation. This is a cause for lamentation!’
PURPORT
This verse is also found in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (3.1.34).
TEXT 129
AIT’ BAT, Fe cow wife |
SCSI HAYS’, BCA Hays’ aia t seo 0
‘jivan-mukta’ aneka, sei dui bheda jani
‘bhaktye jivan-mukta’, ‘jane jivan-mukta’ mani
SYNONYMS
jivat-mukta—liberated in this life; aneka—there are many; sei—all of them; dui
bheda—two divisions; jani—we consider; bhaktye jivat-mukta—one liberated in
this life by pursuing the process of devotional service; jfAane jivat-mukta—a per-
son liberated in this life by following the process of philosophical speculation;
mani—we can understand.
