Text 28] King Yayati Achieves Liberation 83
sa sannivasam suhrdam
prapayam iva gacchatam
vufidyesvara-tantranam
may4a-viracitam prabhoh
sarvatra sangam utsrjya
svapnaupamyena bhargavi
krsne manah samavesya
vyadhunol lingam adtmanah
sd—Devayani; sannivasam—living in the association; suhrdam—of
friends and relatives; prapdyam—in a place where water is supplied;
iva—like; gacchataém—of tourists on a program for going from one
place to another; vijidya—understanding; isvara-tantrandm—under
the influence of the rigid laws of nature; mdyd-viracitam—the laws en-
forced by maya, the illusory energy; prabhoh—of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; sarvatra—everywhere in this material world;
sarigam—association; utsrjya—giving up; svapna-aupamyena—by the
analogy of a dream; bhargavi—Devayani, the daughter of Sukracarya;
krsne—unto Lord Krsna; manah—complete attention; samdvesya—fix-
ing; vyadhunot—gave up; lirgam—the gross and subtle bodies;
atmanah—of the soul.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, Devayani, the daughter of Sukracarya, understood
that the materialistic association of husband, friends and relatives
is like the association in a hotel full of tourists. The relationships
of society, friendship and love are created by the maya of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, exactly as in a dream. By the
grace of Krsna, Devayani gave up her imaginary position in the
material world. Completely fixing her mind upon Krsna, she
achieved liberation from the gross and subtle bodies.
PURPORT
One should be convinced that he is a spirit soul, part and parcel of the
Supreme Brahman, Krsna, but has somehow or other been entrapped by
