1214 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 28
Supreme Personality of Godhead in devotional service is fully developed,
he always sees the Lord, even without artificially meditating on His form.
His vision is divine because he has no other engagement. At this stage of
spiritual realization it is not necessary to engage the mind artificially.
Since the meditation which is recommended in the lower stages is a means
to come to the platform of devotional service, those who are already
engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord are above such
meditation. This stage of perfection is called Krsna consciousness.
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ward ate find ea
faatratt Wa! AEA TAA: |
MAT TRS ATTATE-
wettyad sifafrsaaervate: 12411
muktdasrayam yarhi nirvisayam viraktam
nirvanam rcchati manah sahasa yatharcih
atmanam atra puruso ’vyavadhanam ekam
anviksate pratinivrtta-guna-pravahah
mukta-dsrayam—situated in liberation; yarhi—at which time; nirvisayam
—detached from sense objects; viraktam— indifferent ; nirvanam—extinction;
rechati—obtains; manah—the mind; sahaséd—immediately ; yatha—like; arcih
—the flame; a@tmanam—the mind; atra—at this time; purusah—a person;
avyavadhanam—without separation; ekam—one; anviksate—experiences;
pratinivrtta—freed; guna-pravahah—from the flow of material qualities.
TRANSLATION
When the mind is thus completely freed from all material contamination
and detached from material objectives, it is just like the flame of a lamp.
At that time the mind is actually dovetailed with that of the Supreme Lord
and is experienced as one with Him because it is freed from the interactive
flow of the material qualities.
PURPORT
In the material world the activities of the mind are acceptance and
rejection. As long as the mind is in material consciousness, it must be
