Text 83] Talks Between Narada and King Pracinabarhi 1477

Lord. In this verse the word dhira is sometimes read as vira. Actually there
is not very much difference. The word dhira means “sober,” and vira means
“hero.” One who is struggling against mdyd is a hero, and one who is
sober enough to understand his position is a dhira. Without becoming
sober or heroic, one cannot attain spiritual salvation.

TEXT 83
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etad adhyatma-paroksyam
gitam devarsindnagha

yah srdvayed yah srnuyat
sa lingena vimucyate

etat—this; adhydatma-—spiritual; pdroksyam—authorized description;
gitam—narrated; deva-rsinad—by the great sage Narada; anagha—O spotless
Vidura; yah—anyone who; sravayet—may describe; yah—anyone who;
Srnuydt—may hear; sah—he; liigena—from the bodily concept of life;
vimucyate—becomes delivered.

TRANSLATION

My dear Vidura, one who hears this narration concerning the under-
standing of the living entity’s spiritual existence, as described by the great
sage Narada, or who relates it to others, will be liberated from the bodily
conception of life.

PURPORT

This material creation is the spirit soul’s dream. Actually all existence
in the material world is a dream of Maha-Visnu, as the Brahma-samhita
describes: yah kdranarnava-jale bhajati sma yoga-nidrém ananta-jagadanda-
saroma-kipah. This material world is created by the dreaming of Maha-
Visnu. The real factual platform is the spiritual world, but when the spirit
soul wants to imitate the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is put into this
dreamland of material creation. After being in contact with the material
modes of nature, the living entity develops the subtle and gross bodies.
When the living entity is fortunate enough to associate with Sri Narada
Mahamuni or his servants, he is liberated from this dreamland of material
creation and the bodily conception of life.
