Text 26] King Yayati Achieves Liberation 81
Because we are in a material condition, we are contaminated either by
sattva-guna, by rajo-guna or by tamo-guna. Even if one becomes a
qualified brahmana in the mode of goodness (sattva-guna), he is still
materially contaminated. One must come to the platform of suddha-
sattva, transcending the sattva-guna. Then one is vidhuta-trilinga,
cleansed of the contamination caused by the three modes of material
nature. This is possible by the mercy of Krsna. As stated in Srimad-
Bhaégavatam (1.2.17):
Srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah
punya-sravana-kirtanah
hrdy antah-stho hy abhadrani
vidhunoti suhrt-satam
“Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, who is the Paramatma
[Supersoul] in everyone’s heart and the benefactor of the truthful
devotee, cleanses desire for material enjoyment from the heart of the
devotee who has developed the urge to hear His messages, which are in
themselves virtuous when properly heard and chanted.”’ A person trying
to be perfectly Krsna conscious by hearing the words of Krsna from
Srimad-Bhagavatam or Bhagavad-gita certainly has all the dirty things
cleansed from the core of his heart. Caitanya Mahaprabhu also says, ceto-
darpana-marjanam: the process of hearing and chanting the glories of
the Supreme Lord washes away the dirty things accumulated in the core
of the heart. As soon as one is freed from all the dirt of material con-
tamination, as Maharaja Yayati was, one’s original position as an associate
of the Lord is revealed. This is called svariipa-siddhi, or personal
perfection.
TEXT 26
Fal Tat Veal Aa TATA: |
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AGM: AST TTAATTT REI
Srutud gatham devayani
mene prastobham atmanah
stri-pumsoh sneha-vaiklavyat
parihdsam iveritam
