114 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 3
differences between God and an ordinary living being. According to this
description of the transcendental body of Lord Visnu, the Lord can easily
be distinguished from all other living beings. Consequently Maharaja
Nabhi and his priests and associates all offered the Lord obeisances and
began to worship Him with various things. As stated in Bhagavad-gita
(6.22), yam labdhva caparam labham manyate nadhikam tatah. That
is. “Upon gaining this, one thinks that there is no greater gain.” When
one realizes God and sees the Lord face to face, one certainly thinks that
he has gained the best of all things. Raso ‘py asya param drstvd nivar-
tate: when one experiences a higher taste, his consciousness is fixed.
After seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one ceases to be at-
tracted by anything material. One then remains steady in his worship of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TEXTS 4-5
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HEA FTE AA TAATATIATA AA A SATA Tafa
al Sala Ga ABlaUeTaRTAaa SATA Ie TafAGETT
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PAA ATATATTAIOTT SATHTAMET 1 4 I
rtvija ticuh
arhasi muhur arhattamarhanam asmakam anupathaném namo
nama ity etdvat sad-upasiksitam ko ’rhati puman prakrti-guna-
vyatikara-matir anisa isvarasya parasya prakrti-purusayor
arvaktanabhir naéma-ripakrtibhi ripa-niripanam. — sakala-jana-
nikaya-vrjina-nirasana-Sivatama-pravara-guna-ganaika-desa-
kathandd rte.
rtvijah ucuh—the priests said; arhasi—please (accept); muhuh—
again and again: arhat-tama—O most exalted, worshipable person;
arhanam—offering of worship; asmdkam—of us; anupathanam—who
are Your servants; namah—respectful obeisances; namah—respectful
obeisances; iti—thus; etd@vat—so far; sat—by exalted personalities:
upasiksitam—instructed; kah—what; arhati—is able (to make):
