Text 181] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 181

taking shelter of the devotees of the Lord due to His being the supreme
power. | beg to offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.4.18). This verse was spoken by
Sukadeva Gosvami when Pariksit Maharaja asked him for a description of the crea-
tion. While offering obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sukadeva
Gosvami described the unlimited potencies of Lord Visnu, who can purify the
lowborn creatures mentioned herein.

TEXT 180

faral ‘yfe-nce faartedetft-ata a |
steed Barsices setae Va I sve Il

kirnva ‘dhrti’-sabde nija-purnatadi-jfana kaya
duhkhabhave uttama-praptye maha-purna haya

SYNONYMS
kirnva—or; dhrti—dhrti; sabde—by this word; nija—own; purnata-adi—per-
fection and so on; jfiana—knowledge; kaya—says; duhkha-abhave—in the ab-
sence of all material miseries; uttama—the best; praptye—by obtaining; maha-
purna haya—becomes perfectly perfect.

TRANSLATION

“The word dhrti is also used when one is fully perfect in knowledge. When
due to having obtained the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
he has no material miseries, he attains maha-pirna, the highest level of
perfection.

TEXT 181

qfe: ots Af Gta-Qatsicateatfafs: |
BAAS lS-asietafomcatear frHs tre

dhrtih syat purnata jfana-
duhkhabhavottamaptibhih

apraptatita-nastartha-
nabhisamsocanadikrt

SYNONYMS
dhrtih—endurance; syat—may become; purnata—fullness; jAana—knowledge
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; duhkha-abhava—the absence of misery;
