996 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 24
or devotional service. This indicates that he fixed his mind on the personal
feature of the Lord because bhakti cannot be executed unless one has
realization of the personal feature of the Absolute Truth. Gundvabhdse: He
is beyond the three modes of material nature, but it is due to Him that the
three modes of material nature are manifested. In other words, although
the material energy is an emanation of the Supreme Lord, He is not
affected, as we are, by the modes of material nature. We are conditioned
souls, but He is not affected, although the material nature has emanated
from Him. He is the supreme living entity and is never affected by maya,
but we are subordinate, minute living entities, prone to be affected by the
limitations of maya. If he is in constant contact with the Supreme Lord
by devotional service, the conditioned living entity also becomes freed
from the infection of maya. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita: sa gunan
samatityaitan. A person engaged in Krsna consciousness is at once
liberated from the influence of the three modes of material nature. In
other words, once the conditioned soul engages himself in devotional
service, he also becomes liberated like the Lord.
TEXT 44
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TTTMEAIMAT: TMM MATA: eV
nirahankrtir nirmamas ca
nirdvandvah sama-drk sva-drk
pratyak-prasanta-dhir dhirah
prasantormir ivodadhih
nirahankrtih—without false ego; nirmamah—without material affection;
ca—and; nirdvandvah—without duality ;sama-drk— seeing equality;sva-drk—
seeing himself; pratyak—turned inward; prasanta—perfectly composed;
dhih—mind; dhirah —sober, not disturbed; prasanta—calmed; urmih—whose
waves; iva—like; udadhih—the ocean.
TRANSLATION
Thus he gradually became unaffected by the false ego of material identity
and became free from material affection. Undisturbed, equal to everyone,
and without duality, he could indeed see himself also. His mind was turned
inward and was perfectly calm, like an ocean unagitated by waves.
