Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 25
The Prayers of the Personified Vedas (Śruti-stuti) and the Indescribable Absolute
जनिमसत: सतो मृतिमुतात्मनि ये च भिदां विपणमृतं स्मरन्त्युपदिशन्ति त आरुपितै: । त्रिगुणमय: पुमानिति भिदा यदबोधकृता त्वयि न तत: परत्र स भवेदवबोधरसे ॥ २५ ॥
janim asataḥ sato mṛtim utātmani ye ca bhidāṁ vipaṇam ṛtaṁ smaranty upadiśanti ta ārupitaiḥ tri-guṇa-mayaḥ pumān iti bhidā yad abodha-kṛtā tvayi na tataḥ paratra sa bhaved avabodha-rase
Supposed authorities who declare that matter is the origin of existence, that the permanent qualities of the soul can be destroyed, that the self is compounded of separate aspects of spirit and matter, or that material transactions constitute reality — all such authorities base their teachings on mistaken ideas that hide the truth. The dualistic conception that the living entity is produced from the three modes of nature is simply a product of ignorance. Such a conception has no real basis in You, for You are transcendental to all illusion and always enjoy perfect, total awareness.
The true position of the Supreme Personality is a sublime mystery, as is also the dependent position of the jīva soul. Most thinkers are mistaken in one way or another about these truths, since there are countless varieties of false designation that can cover the soul and create illusion. Foolish conditioned souls submit to obvious delusions, but the illusory power of Māyā can easily subvert the intelligence of even the most sophisticated philosophers and mystics. Thus there are always divergent schools of thought propounding conflicting theories concerning basic principles of truth.
FAQs
It says that attributing birth to the unborn and death to the eternal self is an ignorant superimposition; when one realizes the Lord, such dualistic notions dissolve.
The personified Vedas speak, praising the Supreme Lord as the basis of true knowledge; these prayers clarify that liberation comes from realizing Him, not from mistaken identifications with material categories.
By noticing how identity and fear are built on assumptions (body-based birth/death, mood-based selfhood) and steadily practicing God-centered hearing, chanting, and contemplation until clearer realization replaces anxiety and confusion.