Text 55] King Citraketu Meets the Lord 155

(mayddhyaksena prakrtih sityate sa-cardcaram). Bhaktivinoda Thakura
sings, (miche) méydra vase, ydccha bhese’, khaccha habudubu, bhai:
““Why are you being carried away by the waves of the illusory energy in
various phases of dreaming and wakefulness? These are all creations of
maya.” Our only duty is to remember the supreme director of this il-
qusory energy—Krsna. For us to do this, the sdstra advises us, harer
nama harer nama harer némaiva kevalam: one should constantly chant
the holy name of the Lord—Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare
Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. The Supreme
Lord is realized in three different phases, as Brahman, Paramatma and
Bhagavan, but Bhagavan is the ultimate realization. One who realizes
Bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna—is the most
perfect mahatmaé (vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatmaé sudurlabhah). In
the human form of life, one should understand the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, for then one will understand everything else. Yasmin vijiiate
sarvam evar vijndtarm bhavati. According to this Vedic injunction,
simply by understanding Krsna one understands Brahman, Paramatma,
prakrti, the illusory energy, the spiritual energy and everything else.
Everything will be revealed. Prakrti, the material nature, is: working
under the direction of the Supreme Lord, and we living entities are being
carried away by various phases of prakrti. For self-realization, one
should always remember Krsna. As stated in Padma Purana, smar-
tavyah satatam visnuh: we should always remember Lord Visnu.
Vismartavyo na jatucit: we should never forget the Lord. This is the
perfection of life.

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yena prasuptah purusah
svdpam vedatmanas tada

sukham ca nirgunam brahma
tam atmanam avehi mam

yena—by whom (the Supreme Brahman); prasuptah—sleeping;
purusah—a man; svépam—the subject of a dream; veda—knows; 4t-
