Texts 8-9] Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Maharaja 5953

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BRIM AAAS TST 118 I

atmanam brahma nirvanam
pratyastamita-vigraham

avabodha-rasaikatmyam
dnandam anusantatam

avyavacchinna-yogagni-
dagdha-karma-malasayah

svariipam avarundhano
natmano ‘nyam tadaiksata

atmanam-self; brahma—spirit; nirvanam—extinction of material exis-
tence; pratyastam-ita—ceased; vigraham—separation ; avabodha-rasa—by the
mellow of knowledge; eka-dtmyam—oneness; dnandam-—bliss; anusantatam—
expanded; avyavacchinna—continuous; yoga—by practice of yoga; agni—by
the fire; dagdha—burned; karma—fruitive desires; mala—dirty; dsayah—in
his mind; svaripam—constitutional position; avarundhdanah-—realizing; na—
not; dtmanah—than the Supreme Soul; anyam—anything else; tada—then;
aiksata—saw.

TRANSLATION

By expansion of his knowledge of the Supreme Brahman, he had already
attained liberation from the bondage of the body. This is known as nirvana.
He was situated in transcendental bliss, and he continued always in that
blissful existence, which expanded more and more. This was possible for
him by continual practice of bhakti-yoga, which is compared with fire be-
cause it burns away all dirty material things. He was always situated in his
constitutional position of self-realization, and he could not see anything
else but the Supreme Lord and himself engaged in discharging devotional
service.

PURPORT

These two verses explain the verse in the Bhagavad-gita, brahma-bhiitah
prasannatma na socati na kanksati/ samah sarvesu bhittesu mad-bhaktim
