Text 136] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 155

TRANSLATION

“One who has attained his constitutional position by the strength of devo-
tional service attains a transcendental body even in this lifetime. Being at-
tracted by Lord Krsna’s transcendental qualities, one fully engages in service
at His lotus feet.

TEXT 135
facate wRanietaaataa: AE» fetes |
afereaiaatar. ward aafefes i see i
nirodho ’syanu sayanam
atmanah saha saktibhih

muktir hitvanyatha-rdparn
svardpena vyavasthitih

SYNONYMS
nirodhah—winding up; asya—of this; anu—after; sayanam—lying down; at-
manah—of the Supreme Lord; saha—with; saktibhih—the energies (marginal and
external); muktih—liberation; hitva—giving up; anyatha—other; rGpam—form;
svarGpena—with one’s own eternal form; vyavasthitih—staying.

TRANSLATION

“‘The living entities and other potencies merge in the Maha-Visnu as the
Lord lies down and winds up [destroys] the cosmic manifestation. Liberation
means being situated in one’s eternal original form, which he attains after
giving up the changeable gross and subtle bodies.’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.10.6).

TEXT 136
Ba-a fq e-cHica TIA COTS SAI
FCAMYY SS CATS AA-YS SH Sov tl

krsna-bahirmukha-dose maya haite bhaya
krsnonmukha bhakti haite maya-mukta haya

SYNONYMS
krsna-bahih-mukha—of going against Krsna consciousness; dose—by the
fault; maya haite—from the illusory energy; bhaya—fear; krsna-unmukha—in
