Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 4
Devotion in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa and the Glory of Bhārata-varṣa
Rāmacandra & Nara-Nārāyaṇa; Rivers, Varṇāśrama, and Liberation
यत्तद्विशुद्धानुभवमात्रमेकं स्वतेजसा ध्वस्तगुणव्यवस्थम् । प्रत्यक्प्रशान्तं सुधियोपलम्भनं ह्यनामरूपं निरहं प्रपद्ये ॥ ४ ॥
yat tad viśuddhānubhava-mātram ekaṁ sva-tejasā dhvasta-guṇa-vyavastham pratyak praśāntaṁ sudhiyopalambhanaṁ hy anāma-rūpaṁ nirahaṁ prapadye
The Lord, whose pure form [sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha] is uncontaminated by the modes of material nature, can be perceived by pure consciousness. In the Vedānta He is described as being one without a second. Because of His spiritual potency, He is untouched by the contamination of material nature, and because He is not subjected to material vision, He is known as transcendental. He has no material activities, nor has He a material form or name. Only in pure consciousness, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, can one perceive the transcendental form of the Lord. Let us be firmly fixed at the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra, and let us offer our respectful obeisances unto those transcendental lotus feet.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, appears in various expansions, as stated in the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.39) :
FAQs
This verse describes the Supreme Reality as self-luminous pure consciousness that, by its own power, dispels the entire framework of material qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas), and is realized inwardly by the wise.
He emphasizes that the ultimate Truth is not a product of material designation; it is beyond material naming and shaping, and is approached through purified inner realization rather than external labels.
Cultivate inward stillness through regular sādhana—hearing sacred texts, meditation on the Self/Supreme, and reducing ego-driven reactions—so discernment becomes clear and peace arises from within rather than circumstances.