72 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 7
Supreme Lord upon whom everything rests (mattah parataram nanyat).
Thus we must study the atma and Paramatma—the individual soul and
the Supersoul—upon whom the entire material cosmic manifestation
rests. This is explained by the Vedic statement yato va imani bhitani
jayante. yena jatani jivanti.
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qaainet aa: gaat rv |
T RATT ATA ASHTT: FOU TE RM
buddher jagaranam svapnah
susuptir iti urttayah
ta yenaivanubhiyante
so ‘dhyaksah purusah parah
buddheh—of the intelligence; ja4garanam—the waking or active state
of the gross senses; svapnah—dreaming (the activity of the senses with-
out the gross body); susuptih—deep sleep or cessation of all activities
(although the living entity is the seer); iti—thus; vrttayah—the various
transactions; (a@h—they; yena—by whom; eva—indeed; anu-
bhityante—are perceived; sah—that; adhyaksah—overseer (who is dif-
ferent from the activities); purusah—the enjoyer; parah—
transcendental.
TRANSLATION
Intelligence can be perceived in three states of activity—
wakefulness, dreaming and deep sleep. The person who perceives
these three is to be considered the original master, the ruler, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
Without intelligence one cannot understand the direct activities of the
senses, nor can he understand dreaming or the cessation of all gross and
subtle activities. The seer and controller is the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, the Supreme Soul, by whose direction the individual soul can
understand when he is awake, when he is sleeping, and when he is com-
