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all success in life and is the supreme benefactor. He is also the supreme
friend who takes away all miserable conditions experienced by a devotee.
In a faltering voice, due to ecstasy, the Pracetas began to offer prayers.
They were purified by the presence of the Lord, who was before them
face to face.

PURPORT

The Lord is herein described as purusartha-bhajanam (the bestower of
the ultimate goal of life). Whatever success we want in life can be attained
by the mercy of the Lord. Since the Pracetaés had already attained the
Lord’s mercy, they were no longer subject to the contamination of the
material modes. The material modes dissipated from them just as the dark-
ness of night immediately dissipates when the sun rises. Because the Lord
appeared before them, naturally all the contaminations of the material
qualities of rajas and tamas completely disappeared. Similarly, when an
unalloyed devotee chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, he is also purified
of all material contamination because the name of the Lord and the Lord
are identical. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam:

Srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah
punya-sravana-kirtanah
hrdy antah-stho hy abhadrani
vidhunoti suhrt satam
“Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, who is the Paramatma [ Supersoul ]
in everyone’s heart and the benefactor of the truthful devotee, cleanses
desire for material enjoyment from the heart of the devotee who relishes
his messages, which are in themselves virtuous when properly heard and
chanted.” (Bhag. 1.2.17)

The holy name of the Lord is the Lord Himself. If one chants and hears,
he becomes purified. Gradually all material contamination disappears. The
Pracetas were already purified due to the Lord’s presence before them,
and they could therefore offer the proper prayers with folded hands. In
other words, as soon as devotees are engaged in devotional service, they
become transcendental to all material contamination immediately. As con-
firmed in Bhagavad-gita:

mam ca yo ‘vyabhicarena
bhakti-yogena sevate

sa gunan samatityaitan
brahma-bhiyaya kalpate
