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eyes. Nonetheless, He is not separated from us by time or space,
but is present everywhere. Seated on His carrier, Garuda, He is
worshiped by means of mystical yogic power by those who have
achieved freedom from agitation. Let us all offer our respectful
obeisances unto Him.

PURPORT

Sattvarn visuddhar vasudeva-sabditam (Bhag. 4.3.23). In this ma-
terial world, the three modes of material nature—goodness, passion and
ignorance—prevail. Among these three, goodness is the platform of
knowledge, and passion brings about a mixture of knowledge and ig-
norance, but the mode of ignorance is full of darkness. Therefore the
Supreme Personality of Godhead is beyond darkness and passion. He is
on the platform where goodness or knowledge is not disturbed by passion
and ignorance. This is called the vasudeva platform. It is on this platform
of vasudeva that Vasudeva, or Krsna, can appear. Thus Krsna appeared
on this planet as the son of Vasudeva. Because the Lord is situated
beyond the three modes of material nature, He is unseen by those who
are dominated by these three modes. One must therefore become dhira,
or undisturbed by the modes of material nature. The process of yoga may
be practiced by one who is free from the agitation of these modes.
Therefore yoga is defined in this way: yoga indriya-sarnyamah. As pre-
viously explained, we are disturbed by the indriyas, or senses. Moreover,
we are agitated by the three modes of material nature, which are imposed
upon us by the external energy. In conditional life, the living entity
moves turbulently in the whirlpool of birth and death, but when one is
situated on the transcendental platform of visuddha-sattva, pure good-
ness, he can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who sits on the
back of Garuda. Lord Brahma offers his respectful obeisances unto that

Supreme Lord.
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awe aatfatiaft arat
aH aa gaa I aa_|
ad faftararagd §=6oTta
ama qa ad away lll
