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TEXT 26 mam ca yo 'vyabhicarena
SYNONYMS  mam--unto
Me; ca--also; yah--person; avyabhicarena--without
fail; bhakti-yogena--by devotional service; sevate--renders
service; sah--he; gunan--all the modes of material nature;
samatitya--transcending; etan--all this; brahma-bhuyaya--to
be elevated to the Brahman platform; kalpate--is considered.
TRANSLATION One who engages
in full devotional service, who does not fall down in any circumstance,
at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the level
of Brahman.
PURPORT This verse is
a reply to Arjuna's third question: What is the means of attaining to the
transcendental position? As explained before, the material world is acting
under the spell of the modes of material nature. One should not be disturbed
by the activities of the modes of nature; instead of putting his consciousness
into such activities, he may transfer his consciousness to Krsna activities.
Krsna activities are known as bhakti-yoga--always acting for Krsna.
This includes not only Krsna, but His different plenary expansions such
as Rama and Narayana. He has innumerable expansions. One who is engaged
in the service of any of the forms of Krsna, or of His plenary expansions,
is considered to be transcendentally situated. One should also note that
all the forms of Krsna are fully transcendental, blissful, full of knowledge
and eternal. Such personalities of Godhead are omnipotent and omniscient,
and they possess all transcendental qualities. So, if one engages himself
in the service of Krsna or His plenary expansions with unfailing determination,
although these modes of material nature are very difficult to overcome,
he can overcome them easily. This is already explained in the Seventh Chapter.
One who surrenders unto Krsna at once surmounts the influence of the modes
of material nature. To be in Krsna consciousness or in devotional service
means to acquire the equality of Krsna. The Lord says that His nature is
eternal, blissful and full of knowledge, and the living entities are part
and parcel of the Supreme, as gold particles are part of a gold mine. Thus
the living entity's spiritual position is as good as gold, as good as Krsna
in quality. The difference of individuality continues, otherwise there
is no question of bhakti-yoga. Bhakti-yoga means that the
Lord is there, the devotee is there and the activity of exchange of love
between the Lord and the devotee is there. Therefore the individuality
of two persons is present in the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the
individual person, otherwise there is no meaning to bhakti-yoga.
If one is not situated in the same transcendental position with the Lord,
one cannot serve the Supreme Lord. To be a personal assistant to a king,
one must acquire the qualifications. Thus the qualification is to become
Brahman, or freed from all material contamination. It is said in the Vedic
literature, brahmaiva san brahmapy eti. One can attain the Supreme
Brahman by becoming Brahman. This means that one must qualitatively become
one with Brahman. By attainment of Brahman, one does not lose his eternal
Brahman identity as individual soul.
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