Text 157] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 385

TRANSLATION

““‘One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme
Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments nor desires to have any-
thing; he is equally disposed to every living entity. In that state he attains pure
devotional service unto Me.’

TEXT 156
“qe aft Tag fates Fei STIS SHTH Mey |

“mukta api lilaya vigraharin
krtva bhagavantamm bhajante”

SYNONYMS

muktah—liberated; api—although; lilaya—by pastimes; vigraham—the form
of the Lord; krtva—having installed; bhagavantam—the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; bhajante—worship.

TRANSLATION

“Even a liberated soul merged in the impersonal Brahman effulgence is at-
tracted to the pastimes of Krsna. He thus installs a Deity and renders the Lord
service.’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Sankaracarya’s commentary on the Nrsirnha-tapani.

TEXT 157

afafabrorat caetay Geucatealaa
JVISCHS WAT Alans WeSaty seat

parinisthito ‘pi nairgunye
uttamahsloka-lilaya

grhita-ceta rdjarse
akhyanam yad adhitavan

SYNONYMS

parinisthitah—situated; api—although; nairgunye—in the transcendental posi-
tion, freed from the material modes of nature; uttamah-sloka-lilayia—by the
pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Uttamahsloka; grhita-ceta —the
mind became fully taken over; rajarse—O great King; akhydnam—the narration;
yat—which; adhitavan—studied.
