Shloka 55
Citraketu’s Detachment, Nārada’s Mantra, and the Darśana of Anantadeva
येन प्रसुप्त: पुरुष: स्वापं वेदात्मनस्तदा । सुखं च निर्गुणं ब्रह्म तमात्मानमवेहि माम् ॥ ५५ ॥
yena prasuptaḥ puruṣaḥ svāpaṁ vedātmanas tadā sukhaṁ ca nirguṇaṁ brahma tam ātmānam avehi mām
Durch Den, durch den der Schlafende seinen Traumzustand erkennt und die nirguṇa-Wonne jenseits der Sinne erfährt, erkenne Mich als das höchste Brahman, die allgegenwärtige Paramātmā.
When the living entity becomes free from false ego, he understands his superior position as a spirit soul, part and parcel of the pleasure potency of the Lord. Thus, due to Brahman, even while sleeping the living entity can enjoy. The Lord says, “That Brahman, that Paramātmā and that Bhagavān are I Myself.” This is noted by Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī in his Krama-sandarbha.
FAQs
This verse identifies the Lord Himself as nirguṇa Brahman—transcendent to material qualities—who is realized as the Supreme Self underlying all states of consciousness.
After granting Citraketu divine audience and instruction, the Lord teaches him the deepest identity of the Absolute—so Citraketu may fix his realization beyond material duality and progress in pure devotion.
By observing that awareness persists through changing states (waking, dream, sleep), one can detach from temporary identities and cultivate steady remembrance of the Lord as the inner Self.