156 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 16

manah—of himself; tadé—at that time; sukham—happiness; ca—also;
nirgunam—without contact with the material environment; brahma—
the supreme spirit; tam—Him; atmanam—the pervader; avehi—just
know; maém—Me.

TRANSLATION

Know Me to be the Supreme Brahman, the all-pervading Super-
soul through whom the sleeping living entity can understand his
dreaming condition and his happiness beyond the activities of the
material senses. That is to say, I am the cause of the activities of the

sleeping living being.
PURPORT

When the living entity becomes free from false ego, he understands
his superior position as a spirit soul, part and parcel of the pleasure
potency of the Lord. Thus, due to Brahman, even while sleeping the liv-
ing entity can enjoy. The Lord says, “That Brahman, that Paramatma
and that Bhagavan are | Myself.” This is noted by Srila Jiva Gosvami in
his Krama-sandarbha.

TEXT 56
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ubhayam smaratah pumsah
prasvapa-pratibodhayoh
anveti vyatiricyeta
taj jnanam brahma tat param

ubhayam—both types of consciousness (sleep and wakefulness);
smaratah—remembering; pumsah—of the person; prasvapa—of con-
sciousness during sleep; pratibodhayoh—and of consciousness while
awake; anveti—extends through; vyatiricyeta—may reach beyond;
tat—that; jadnam—knowledge; brahma—the Supreme Brahman; tat—
that; param—transcendental.
