Text 142] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 159
aruhya krcchrena param padam tatah
patanty adho ‘nadrta-yusmad-anghrayah
SYNONYMS
ye—all those who; anye—others (nondevotees); aravinda-aksa—O lotus-eyed
one; vimukta-maninah—who consider themselves liberated; tvayi—unto You;
asta-bhavat—without devotion; avisuddha-buddhayah —whose intelligence is
not purified; aruhya—having ascended; krcchrena—by severe austerities and
penances; param padam—to the supreme position; tatah—from there; patanti—
fall; adhah—down; anddrta—without respecting; yusmat—Your; anghrayah—
lotus feet.
TRANSLATION
“‘O lotus-eyed one, those who think they are liberated in this life but are
without devotional service to You are of impure intelligence. Although they
accept severe austerities and penances and rise to the spiritual position, to im-
personal Brahman realization, they fall down again because they neglect to
worship Your lotus feet.’
PURPORT
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.2.32).
TEXT 142
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A SHBITAS Walqaels AAs 82h
ya esam purusam saksad
atma-prabhavam isvaram
na bhajanty avajananti
sthanad bhrastah patanty adhah
SYNONYMS
ye—those who; esém—of those divisions of social and spiritual orders;
purusam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; saksat—directly; atma-
prabhavam—the source of everyone; isvaram—the supreme controller; na—do
not; bhajanti—worship; avajananti—or who neglect; sthanat—from their proper
place; bhrastah —being fallen; patanti—fall; adhah—downward into hellish con-
ditions.
TRANSLATION
“If one simply maintains an official position in the four varnas and asramas
but does not worship the Supreme Lord Visnu, he falls down from his puffed-
up position into a hellish condition.’
