1444 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 33

he becomes situated in meditation on Him. If one has complete knowledge
of the Supreme Lord, then knowledge of the impersonal Brahman is
automatically realized. The Absolute Truth is realized by the knower
according to three different angles of vision, namely impersonal Brahman,
localized Supersoul and ultimately the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
If one is situated, therefore, in knowledge of the Supreme Person, this
implies that one is already situated in the concept of the Supersoul and
impersonal Brahman.

In Bhagavad-gita it is said, brahma-bhitah prasanndtma. This means that
unless one is freed from the material entanglement and situated in
Brahman, there is no question of entering into the understanding of
devotional service or engaging in Krsna consciousness. One who is engaged
in devotional service to Krsna is understood to be already realized in the
Brahman concept of life because transcendental knowledge of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead includes knowledge of Brahman. This is confirmed
in Bhagavad-gita. Brahmano hi pratisthaham: the concept of the Person-
ality of Godhead does not depend on Brahman. The Visnu Purana also
confirms that one who has taken shelter of the all-auspicious Supreme
Lord is already situated in the understanding of Brahman. In other words,
one who is a Vaisnava is already a brahmana.

Another significant point of this verse is that one has to observe the
prescribed rules and regulations. As confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, yuk tahara-
viharasya. When one engages in devotional service in Krsna consciousness,
he still has to eat, sleep, defend and mate because these are necessities of
the body. But he performs such activities in a regulated way. He has to eat
krsna-prasada. He has to sleep according to regulated principles. The
principle is to reduce the duration of sleep and to reduce eating, taking
only what is needed to keep the body fit. In short, the goal is spiritual
advancement, not sense gratification. Similarly, sex life must be reduced.
Sex life is meant only for begetting Krsna conscious children. Otherwise,
there is no necessity for sex life. Nothing is prohibited, but everything is
made yukta, regulated, with the higher purpose always in mind. By
following all these rules and regulations of living, one becomes purified,
and all misconceptions due to ignorance become nil. It is specifically
mentioned here that the causes of material entanglement are completely
vanquished.

The Sanskrit statement anartha-nivrtti indicates that this body is
unwanted. We are spirit soul, and there was never any need of this material
body. But because we wanted to enjoy the material body, we therefore
have this body, through the material energy, under the direction of the
