1124 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 26

under the mode of ignorance and that one therefore has to purify himself
by purifying his consciousness. This purificatory process is called Krgna
consciousness. As soon as the consciousness is purified, the false ego
disappears. Identification of the body with the self is called false identifi-
cation or false ego. Lord Caitanya confirms this in His Siksdstaka. He
states that the first result of chanting the maha-mantra, Hare Krsna, is that
dirt is cleared from the consciousness, or the mirror of the mind, and then
at once the blazing fire of material existence is over. The blazing fire of
material existence is due to false ego, but as soon as the false ego is
removed, one can understand his real identity. At that point he is actually
liberated from the clutches of maya. As soon as one is freed from the
clutches of false ego, his intelligence also becomes purified, and then his
mind is always engaged upon the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared on the full-moon day as
Gauracandra, or the spotless transcendental moon. The material moon has
spots on it, but on the transcendental moon, Gauracandra, there are no
spots. In order to fix the purified mind in the service of the Supreme Lord,
one has to worship the spotless moon, Gauracandra. Those who are
materially passionate or those who want to exhibit their intelligence for
material advancement in life are generally worshipers of Lord Brahma, and
persons who are in the gross ignorance of identifying with the body
worship Lord Siva. Materialists like Hiranyakasipu and Ravana are wor-
shipers of Lord Brahma or Lord Siva, but Prahlada, or devotees who are in
the service of Krsna consciousness, worship the Supreme Lord, the Per-
sonality of Godhead.

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wa araeaa Sal aAaTMCAIAST Ry |
TAU TAT: Sls TBAT TG HATA (KRM

ete hy abhyutthita deva
naivasyotthapane ’sakan
punar avivisuh khani
tam utthapayitum kramat

ete—thcse; hi—indeed; abh yutthitah— manifested; devah—demigods; na—
not; eva—at all; asya—of the virdta-purusa; utthapane—in waking; asakan—
