824 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 15

material world. That is the process of ending material existence. One must
not only think that he is Brahman, but he must act like Brahman. One who
only thinks himself Brahman is an impersonalist. And one who acts like
Brahman is the pure devotee.

TEXT 43

drara fret agate ARP: |
ara et stelarafegad |
garam Preah aa Weil

ciravasa niraharo

baddhavan mukta-murdhajah
darsayann atmano rupam

jadonmatta-pisacavat
anaveksamano niragad

asrnvan badhiro yatha

ciravasah—accepted torn clothing; niraharah—gave up all solid food-
stuff; baddhavak—stopped talking; mukta-miurdhajah—untied his hair;
darsayan—began to show; adtmanah—of himself; rupam—bodily features;
jada—inert; unmatta—mad; pisacavat—just like an urchin; anaveksamapah
—without waiting for; niragat—was situated; asrnvan—without hearing;
badhirah—just like a deaf man; yatha—as if.

TRANSLATION

After that Maharaja Yudhisthira dressed himself in torn clothing, gave
up eating all solid foods, voluntarily became dumb and let his hair hang
loose. All this combined to make him look like an urchin or madman with
no occupation. He did not depend on his brothers for anything. And, just
like a deaf man, he heard nothing.

PURPORT

Thus being freed from all external affairs, he had nothing to do with
imperial life or family prestige, and for all practical purposes he posed
himself exactly like an inert mad urchin and did not speak of material
