84 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 19
the material coverings of the gross and subtle bodies, consisting of earth,
water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego. One should know
that the association of society, friendship, love, nationalism, religion and
so on are nothing but creations of mayd. One’s only business is to become
Krsna conscious and render service unto Krsna as extensively as possible
for a living being. In this way one is liberated from material bondage. By
the grace of Krsna, Devayani attained this state through the instructions
of her husband.
TEXT 29
TRA WT TET Be |
AAMT WAT FEI AA! URI
namas tubhyarh bhagavate
visudevaya vedhase
sarva-bhitadhivasdya
Santaya brhate namah
namah—I offer my respectful obeisances; tubhyam—unto You;
bhagavate—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vdsudevaya—Lord
Vasudeva; vedhase—the creator of everything; sarva-bhita-
adhivasdya —present everywhere (within the heart of every living entity
and within the atom also); santaya—peaceful, as if completely inactive;
brhate—the greatest of all; namah—I offer my respectful obeisances.
TRANSLATION
O Lord Vasudeva, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, You are
the creator of the entire cosmic manifestation. You live as the
Supersoul in everyone’s heart and are smaller than the smallest,
yet You are greater than the greatest and are all-pervading. You ap-
pear completely silent, having nothing to do, but this is due to
Your all-pervading nature and Your fullness in all opulences. I
therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
PURPORT
How Devayani became self-realized by the grace of her great husband,
Maharaja Yayati, is described here. Describing such realization is another
way of performing the bhakti process.
