108 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 2
phenomenon is calculated to be diametrically (both ways) 4+,500,000,000
miles. Then the coverings of the universe begin. The first stratum of the
covering is calculated to extend eight million miles, and the subsequent
coverings of the universe are respectively of fire, effulgence, air and ether,
one after another, each extending ten times further than the previous. The
fearless devotee of the Lord penetrates each one of them and ultimately
reaches the absolute atmosphere where everything is of one and the same
spiritual identity. Then the devotee enters one of the Vaikuntha planets
where he assumes the exact form of the Lord and engages in the loving
transcendental service of the Lord. That is the highest perfection of
devotional life. Beyond this there is nothing to be desired or achieved by
the perfect yogi.
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mot areata Tait 1221)
ghranena gandham rasanena vai rasam
ripam ca drstya svasanam tvacaiva
Srotrena copetya nabho-gunatvam
pranena cakiitim upaiti yogi
ghranena—by smelling: gandham—flavor: rasanena—by taste; vai—exactly ;
rasam—palate; riipam—forms; ca—also; drstya—by vision; svasanam—con-
tact; tvaca—touch; eva—as it were; Ssrotrena—by vibration of the ear; ca—
also; upetva—by achieving: nabhas-gunatvam —identification of ether; pra-
nena—by sense organs; ca—also; akitim—material activities; upaiti—attains;
yogi—the devotee.
TRANSLATION
The devotee thus surpasses the subtle objects of different senses like
the flavor by smelling, the palate by tasting, the vision by seeing forms,
the touch by contacting, the vibration of the ear by ethereal identification,
and the sense organs by material activities.
