Text 16] Vrtrasura’s Glorious Death 231

brahma-bhitah prasannatma
na Socati na kanksati
samah sarvesu bhitesu

mad-bhaktim labhate param

“One who is transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme
Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments or desires to have
anything; he is equally disposed to every living entity. In that state he at-
tains pure devotional service unto Me.” When one attains self-realiza-
tion, the brahma-bhiita stage, one knows that whatever happens during
his life is due to the contamination of the modes of material nature. The
living being, the pure soul, has nothing to do with these modes. In the
midst of the hurricane of the material world, everything changes very
quickly, but if one remains silent and simply observes the actions and
reactions of the hurricane, he is understood to be liberated. The real
qualification of the liberated soul is that he remains Krsna conscious, un-
disturbed by the actions and reactions of the material energy. Such a
liberated person is always jubilant. He never laments or aspires for any-
thing. Since everything is supplied by the Supreme Lord, the living en-
tity, being fully dependent on Him, should not protest or accept anything
in terms of his personal sense gratification; rather, he should re-
ceive everything as the mercy of the Lord and remain steady in all
circumstances.

TEXT 16

wea wt fated ag ceorqaa TH |
qed sarah aa confer 1121

pasya mam nirjitam satru
urknéyudha-bhujam mrdhe

ghatamaénam yathda-sakti
tava prana-jihirsaya

pasya—look; maém—at me; nirjitam—already defeated; satru—O
enemy; urkna—cut off; dyudha—my weapon; bhujam—and my arm:
