Shloka 82
Nārada Explains the Allegory of King Purañjana
Deha–Indriya–Manaḥ Mapping and the Remedy of Bhakti
तत्रैकाग्रमना धीरो गोविन्दचरणाम्बुजम् । विमुक्तसङ्गोऽनुभजन् भक्त्या तत्साम्यतामगात् ॥ ८२ ॥
tatraikāgra-manā dhīro govinda-caraṇāmbujam vimukta-saṅgo ’nubhajan bhaktyā tat-sāmyatām agāt
En Kapilāśrama, el firme Prācīnabarhi, con la mente concentrada, sirvió con bhakti los pies de loto de Govinda; libre de todo apego, alcanzó la liberación plena y una condición espiritual cualitativamente igual a la del Señor Supremo.
There is special significance in the words tat-sāmyatām agāt, which indicate that the King attained the position of possessing the same status or the same form as that of the Lord. This definitely proves that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is always a person. In His impersonal feature, He is the rays of His transcendental body. When a living entity attains spiritual perfection, he also attains the same type of body, known as sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha. This spiritual body never mixes with the material elements. Although in conditional life the living entity is surrounded by material elements (earth, water, fire, air, sky, mind, intelligence and ego), he remains always aloof from them. In other words, the living entity can be liberated from the material condition at any moment, provided that he wishes to do so. The material environment is called māyā. According to Kṛṣṇa:
FAQs
This verse states that by worshiping Govinda’s lotus feet with one-pointed devotion and freedom from attachment, a devotee attains the Lord’s sāmyatā—spiritual equality or parity, i.e., liberation and divine status.
Because attachment to material association scatters the mind and binds the soul; when one becomes vimukta-saṅga, devotion becomes steady and concentrated, enabling realization of the Lord’s lotus feet and liberation.
Choose a daily fixed practice centered on Govinda—such as japa, kīrtana, or reading Bhagavatam—reduce distracting attachments, and repeatedly bring the mind back to the Lord’s feet with sincerity.