920 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 22
persons who are after money and sense gratification. This is the advice
of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu:
niskificanasya bhagavad-bhajanonmukhasya
param param jigamisor bhava-sagarasya
sandarsanam visayinam atha yositam ca
ha hanta hanta visa -bhaksanato’py asadhu.
(Cc. Madhya 11.8)

The word brahmani used in this verse is commented upon by the imper-
sonalists or professional reciters of Bhagavatam, who are mainly advocates
of the caste system by demoniac birthright. They say that brahmani means
the impersonal Brahman. But they cannot conclude this without reference
to the context of the words bhaktya and gunabhidhanena. According to
the impersonalists, there are no transcendental qualities in the impersonal
Brahman; therefore we should understand that brahmani means ‘‘in the
Supreme Personality of Godhead.” Krsna is the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, as admitted by Arjuna in Bhagavad-gita; therefore wherever the
word brahma is used, it must refer to Krsna, not to the impersonal
Brahman effulgence. Brahmeti paramatmeti bhagavan iti sabdyate (Bhag.
1.2.11). Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan can all be taken in total as
Brahman, but when there is reference to the word bhakti or remembrance
of the transcendental qualities, the word indicates the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, not the impersonal Brahman.

TEXT 26
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aa taeda afBat gar-
amma aac
aed ad | trae
CMTE TfaratferaTSAA REI
yada ratir brahmani naisthiki puman
acaryavan jnana-viraga-ramhasa
dahaty aviryam hrdayam jiva-kosam
paiicatmakam yonim ivotthito ’gnih

yada—when; ratih—attachment; brahmani—in the Supreme Personality
of Godhead; naisthiki—fixed; puman—the. person; acaryavan—completely
surrendered to the spiritual master; jiana—knowledge; viraga—detachment;
ramhasa—by the force of; dahati—burns; aviryam—impotent; hrdayam—
