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factual position of Lord Krsna, he addressed Lord Krsna in the following
words:

param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavan
purusam sasvatam divyam adi-devam ajam vibhum

ahus tvam rsayah sarve devarsir naradas tatha
asito devalo vydsah svayam caiva bravisi me (Bg. 10.12-13)

Arjuna summarized the purpose of the Bhagavad-gita by his realization of
Lord Sri Krsna and thus said, “My dear Personality of Godhead, You are
the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Original Person in the eternal form of
bliss and knowledge, and this is confirmed by Narada, Asita, Devala and
Vyasadeva, and, above all, Your personal self has also confirmed it.”

When Vyasadeva fixed his mind in meditation, he did it in bhakti-yoga
trance and actually saw the Supreme Person with maya, the illusory energy,
in contraposition. As we have discussed before, the Lord’s maya or
illusion is also a representation because maya has no existence without the
Lord. Darkness is not independent of light. Without light, no one can
experience the contraposition of darkness. But this maya or illusion can-
not overcome the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but stands apart from
Him (apasrayam).

Therefore, perfection of meditation is to realize the Personality of God-
head along with His transcendental activities. Meditation on the impersonal
Brahman is a troublesome business for the meditator, as is confirmed in
the Bhagavad-gita:

kleso *dhikataras tesam avyaktasakta-cetasam

(Bg. 12.5)

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TEME AT TR TG FOUR |
TASS ACTON TAT THAT: (VE II

yad utaham tvaya prsto
vairajat purusad idam

yathasit tad upakhyaste
prasnan anyams ca krtsnasah
