1166 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 27
or anxiety, but upon awakening, although he remembers what happened
in the dream, he is not disturbed. Similarly the position of self-realization
or understanding of one’s real relationship with the Supreme Lord makes
one completely satisfied, and the three modes of material nature, which
are the cause of all disturbances, cannot affect him. In contaminated
consciousness one sees everything to be for his own enjoyment, but in
pure consciousness or Krsna consciousness he sees that everything exists
for the enjoyment of the supreme enjoyer. That is the difference between
the dream state and wakefulness. The state of contaminated consciousness
is compared to dream consciousness, and Krsna consciousness is compared
to the awakened stage of life. Actually, as stated in Bhagavad-gita, the
only absolute enjoyer is Krsna. One who can understand that Krsna is the
proprietor of all the three worlds and that He is the friend of everyone is
peaceful and independent. As long as he does not have this knowledge, a
conditioned soul wants to be the enjoyer of everything; he wants to
become a humanitarian or philanthropist and open hospitals and schools
for his fellow human beings. This is all illusion, for one cannot benefit
anyone by such material activities. If one wishes to benefit his fellow
brother, he must awaken his dormant Krsna consciousness. The Krsna
conscious position is that of pratibuddha, which means “pure conscious-
ness.”
TEXT 26
oq faftaraa sefaath aaa |
THA AIGET AAMT Fhe ag Rall
evam vidita-tattvasya
prakrtir mayi manasam
yufijato napakuruta
atmaramasya karhicit
evam—thus; vidita-tattvasya—to one who knows the Absolute Truth;

prakrtih—material nature; mayi—on Me; manasam—the mind; yufijatah—
fixing; na—not; apakurute—can do harm; atmaramasya—to one who re-
joices in the self; karhicit—at any time.

TRANSLATION

The influence of material nature cannot harm an enlightened soul, even

though he engages in material activities, because he knows the truth of the
Absolute and his mind is fixed on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
