214 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 4

omniscient and unlimited. I therefore offer my respectful
obeisances unto Him.

PURPORT

Material scientists can make an analytical study of the physical ele-
ments, the body, the senses, the sense objects and even the air that con-
trols the vital force, but still they cannot understand that above all these
is the real spirit soul. In other words, the living entity, because of his
being a spirit soul, can understand all the material objects, or, when self-
realized, he can understand the Paramatma, upon whom yogis meditate.
Nevertheless, the living being, even if advanced, cannot understand the
Supreme Being, the Personality of Godhead, for He is ananta, unlimited,
in all six opulences.

TEXT 26

qa «Aaa «ATS
ery wearer |
q faa Fao wien

Fara TH AlAaTA AA? REI!

yadoparamo manaso naéma-riipa-
riipasya drsta-smrti-sampramosat

ya iyate kevalaya sva-samsthaya
hamsdya tasmai suci-sadmane namah

yada—when in trance; upardmah—complete cessation; manasah—
of the mind; naéma-ripa—material names and forms; ripasya—of that
by which they appear; drsta—of material vision; smrti—and of
remembrance; sampramosaét—due to the destruction; yah—who (the
Supreme Personality of Godhead); iyate—is perceived; kevalaya—with
spiritual; sva-sarnsthayd—His own original form; hamsdya—unto the
supreme pure; tasmai—unto Him; Ssuci-sadmane—who is realized only
in the pure state of spiritual existence; namah—I offer my respectful
obeisances.

TRANSLATION

When one’s consciousness is completely purified of the con-
tamination of material existence, gross and subtle, without being
