Text 25] Understanding Material Nature 1165

greatest position. If one can understand this and can thus revive one’s
original nature of eternal servitorship of the Lord, he stands fully indepen-
dent. A living entity’s independence is lost by material contact. In the
spiritual field he has full independence, and therefore there is no question
of becoming dependent upon the three modes of material nature. This
position is attained by a devotee, and therefore he gives up the tendency
for material enjoyment after seeing its faultiness.

The difference between a devotee and an impersonalist is that an
impersonalist tries to become one with the Supreme so that he can enjoy
without impediment, whereas a devotee gives up the entire mentality of
enjoying and engages in the transcendental loving service of the Lord.
That is his constitutional glorified position. At that time he is isvara, fully
independent. The real igvara or iSvara-parama, the supreme isvara or
supreme independent, is Krsna. The living entity is isvara only when
engaged in the service of the Lord. In other words, transcendental
pleasure derived from loving service to the Lord is actual independence.

TEXT 25

TH ahaa Ta TeThy |
GT Oy aes AT MT HET UR

yatha hy apratibuddhasya
prasvapo bahv-anartha-bhrt
sa eva pratibuddhasya
na vai mohaya kalpate

yatha—as; hi—indeed ; apratibuddhasya— of one who is sleeping; prasvapah
—the dream; bahu-anartha-bhrt—bearing many inauspicious things; sah eva—
that very dream; pratibuddhasya—of one who is awake; na—not; vai—
certainly; mohaya—for bewildering; kalpate—is capable.

TRANSLATION

In the dreaming state one’s consciousness is almost covered, and one
sees many inauspicious things, but when he is awakened and fully
conscious, such inauspicious things cannot bewilder him.

PURPORT

In the condition of dreaming, when one’s consciousness is almost
covered, one may see many unfavorable things which cause disturbance
