Text 13] Understanding Material Nature 1149

PURPORT

The example given herewith is perfect. The sun is situated in the sky,
far, far away from the surface of the earth, but its reflection can be seen
in a pot of water in the corner of a room. The room is dark, and the sun is
far away in the sky, but the sun’s reflection on the water illuminates the
darkness of the room. A pure devotee can realize the presence of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead in everything by the reflection of His
energy. In the Visnu Purana it is stated that as the presence of fire is
understood by heat and light, so the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
although one without a second, is perceived everywhere by the diffusion
of His different energies. It is confirmed in the ISopanisad that the presence
of the Lord is perceived everywhere by the liberated soul, just as the sun-
shine and the reflection can be perceived everywhere although the sun is
situated far away from the surface of the globe.

TEXT 13

wd faces § wafexaaaina: |
MMaTtefeaaisera AAMT TTT 112 3

evam trivrd-ahankdaro
bhiitendriya-manomayaih

svabhdasair laksito ‘nena
sad-dbhdsena sat ya-drk

evam—thus; tri-vrt—the threefold; ahankarah—false ego; bhitta-indriya-
manah-mayaih—consisting of body, senses and mind; sva-abhdasaih—by its
own reflections; laksitah—is revealed; anena—by this; sat-abhdsena—by a
reflection of Brahman; satya-drk—the self-realized soul.

TRANSLATION

The self-realized soul is thus reflected first in the threefold ego and then
in the body, senses and mind.

PURPORT

The conditioned soul thinks, “I am this body,” but a liberated soul
thinks, “I am not this body. I am spirit soul.” This “I am” is called ego or
identification of the self. ‘I am this body” or “Everything in relationship
