Text 58] King Citraketu Meets the Lord 159

of forgetfulness of one’s constitutional position and that of the Supreme
Lord, one comes into mé@yd, or sarnsdéra —conditional life. In this regard,
Madhvacarya says:

sarva-bhinnam pardtmanam
vismaran samsared iha

abhinnam samsmaran yati
tamo nasty atra sarisayah

When one thinks that the living entity is nondifferent in all respects
from the Supreme Lord, there is no doubt that he is in ignorance
(tamah).

TEXT 58

wee Aa aha aARAATAT
IMAM ATE a BT SAATATA GCI

labdhveha manusim yonimn
jiidna-vijidna-sambhavam

dtmadnam yo na buddhyeta
na kvacit ksemam apnuyat

labdhvé—achieving; iha—in this material world (especially in this
pious land of Bharata-varsa, India); ma@nusim—the human; yonim—
species; jridna—of knowledge through Vedic scriptures; vijfidna—and
practical application of that knowledge in life; sambhavam—wherein
there is a possibility; dtmanam—one’s real identity; yah—anyone who;
na—not; buddhyeta—understands; na—never; kvacit—at any time;
ksemam—success in life; dpnuyat—can obtain.

TRANSLATION

A human being can attain perfection in life by self-realization
through the Vedic literature and its practical application. This is
possible especially for a human being born in India, the land of
piety. A man who obtains birth in such a convenient position but
does not understand his self is unable to achieve the highest per-
fection, even if he is exalted to life in the higher planetary
systems.
