172 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 10

the living entity is that he is the eternal servant of Krsna. When one
overcomes the material body through cultivation of spiritual knowledge
and devotional service, one can revive his own position and thus engage
in the service of the Lord.

snfera: Tea Tet aT AE TTT TAT UL

yataksadsu-mano-buddhis
tattva-drg dhvasta-bandhanah
Gsthitah paramam yogam
na deham bubudhe gatam

yata—controlled; aksa—senses;, asu—the life air; manah—the
mind: buddhih—intelligence; tattva-drk—one who knows the tattvas,
the material and spiritual energies; dhvasta-bandhanah —liberated from
bondage: dsthitah—being situated in; paramam—the supreme;
yogam—absorption, trance; na—not; deham—the material body;
bubudhe—perceived; gatam—left.

TRANSLATION

Dadhici Muni controlled his senses, life force, mind and intelli-
gence and became absorbed in trance. Thus he cut all his material
bonds. He could not perceive how his material body became
separated from his self.

PURPORT
The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (8.5):

anta-kale ca mam eva
smaran muktva kalevaram

yah prayati sa mad-bhavam
yati nasty atra sarsayah

“Whoever, at the time of death, quits his body remembering Me alone, at
once attains My nature. Of this there is no doubt.” Of course, one must
