1062 Stimad-Bhagavatam [ Canto 3, Ch. 26
personal form with His internal energy, His external energy, His expansions
and His incarnations. There are many diverse departments of knowledge in
understanding Krsna. Sankhya philosophy is especially meant for persons
who are conditioned by this material world. It is generally understood by
the parampara system, or by disciplic succession, to be the science of
devotional service. Preliminary studies of devotional service have already
been explained. Now the analytical study of devotional service will be
explained by the Lord, who says that by such an analytical study, one
becomes freed from the modes of material nature. The same assertion is
confirmed in Bhagavad-gita. Tato mam tattvato jiatva: By understanding
the Lord according to various categories, one can become eligible to enter
into the kingdom of God. This is also explained here. By understanding
the science of devotional service in sankhya philosophy, one can become
free from the modes of material nature. The eternal self, after becoming
freed from the spell of material nature, becomes eligible to enter into the
kingdom of God. As long as one has even a slight desire to enjoy or lord
it over material nature, there is no chance of his being freed from the
influence of nature’s material modes. Therefore, one has to understand
the Supreme Personality of Godhead analytically, as explained in the
sdnkhya system of philosophy by Lord Kapiladeva.
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weg TA RTA I
jndnam nihsreyasarthaya
purusasyatma-darsanam
yad dhur varnaye tat te
hrdaya-granthi-bhedanam
jiianam—knowledge; nihsreyasa-arthdya—for the ultimate perfection;
purusasya—of a man; Gtma-darsanam—self-realization; yat—which; dhuh—
they said; varnaye—I shall explain; tat—that; te—to you; hrdaya—in the
heart; granthi—the knots; bhedanam—cuts.
TRANSLATION
Knowledge is the ultimate perfection of self-realization. I shall explain
that knowledge unto you by which the knots of attachment to the
material world are cut.
