Text 8] Jada Bharata Instructs King Rahagana 385
scendental, and avara means material. When the mind is engaged in the
Lord’s service (sa vai manah krsna-padaravindayoh), it is called para,
transcendental. When the mind is engaged in material sense gratifica-
tion, it is called avara, or material. At the present moment. in our condi-
tioned state. our mind is fully absorbed in material sense gratification,
but it can be purified and brought to its original Krsna consciousness by
the process of devotional service. We have often given the example of
Ambarisa Maharaja. Sa vai manah krsna-padéravindayor vacdmsi
vaikuntha-gundnuvarnane. The mind must be controlled in Krsna con-
sciousness. The tongue can be utilized to spread the message of Krsna
and glorify the Lord or take prasdda, the remnants of food offered to
Krsna. Sevonmukhe hi jihvddau: when one utilizes the tongue in the ser-
vice of the Lord. the other senses can become purified. As stated in the
Narada-pajicaratra, sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam:
when the mind and senses are purified. one’s total existence is purified.
and one’s designations are also purified. One no longer considers himself
a human being, a demigod, cat, dog, Hindu, Muslim and so forth. When
the senses and mind are purified and one is fully engaged in Krsna’s ser-
vice, one can be liberated and return home, back to Godhead.
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gundnuraktam vyasandya jantoh
ksemaya nairgunyam atho manah syat
yatha pradipo ghrta-vartim asnan
sikhah sadhiima bhajati hy anyada svam
padam tatha guna-karmanubaddham
urttir manah srayate ‘nyatra tattvam
