Text 26] What Prahlada Learned in the Womb 73
pletely in trance. In Bhagavad-gita (15.15) the Lord says, sarvasya
cdham hrdi sannivisto mattah smrtirjianam apohanam ca: “‘] am seated
in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and
forgetfulness.” The living entities are completely absorbed in the three
states of wakefulness, dreaming and deep sleep through their intelli-
gence. This intelligence is supplied by the Supreme Personality of God-
head, who accompanies the individual soul as a friend. Srila
Madhvacarya says that the living entity is sometimes described as sattva-
buddhi when his intelligence acts directly to perceive pains and pleasures
above activities. There is a dreaming state in which understanding comes
from the Supreme Personality of Godhead (mattah smrtir jnidnam
apohanam ca). The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul, is
the supreme controller, and under His direction the living entities are
subcontrollers. One must understand the Supreme Personality of God-
head with one’s intelligence.
TEXT 26
fa ya a
afafaaat: qadarena: Grama: |
ARIMA TA THAT ATTA URE
ebhis tri-varnaih paryastair
buddhi-bhedaih kriyodbhavaih
svariipam dtmano budhyed
gandhair vayum ivanvayat

ebhih—by these; tri-varnaih—composed of the three modes of
nature; paryastaih—completely rejected (due to not touching the living
force); buddhi—of intelligence; bhedaih—the differentiations; kriyda-
udbhavaih—produced from different activities; svaripam—the con-
stitutional position; dtmanah—of the self; budhyet—one should under-
stand; gandhaih—by the aromas; vayum—the air; iva—exactly like;
anvayat—from close connection.

TRANSLATION

As one can understand the presence of the air by the aromas it

carries, so, under the guidance of the Supreme Personality of
