Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 40
The Fall of Purañjana and the Supersoul as the Eternal Friend
Purañjana-Upākhyāna Culmination
स व्यापकतयात्मानं व्यतिरिक्ततयात्मनि । विद्वान् स्वप्न इवामर्शसाक्षिणं विरराम ह ॥ ४० ॥
sa vyāpakatayātmānaṁ vyatiriktatayātmani vidvān svapna ivāmarśa- sākṣiṇaṁ virarāma ha
マラヤドヴァジャ王は、遍在するパラマートマーと、身体に局在する個我の魂とを識別し、完全な智に到達した。物質の身体は魂ではなく、魂こそ身体の証人であると悟り、夢から覚めるように迷妄を離れた。
The conditioned soul is often frustrated in trying to understand the distinctions between the material body, the Supersoul and the individual soul. There are two types of Māyāvādī philosophers: the followers of the Buddhist philosophy and the followers of the Śaṅkara philosophy. The followers of Buddha do not recognize that there is anything beyond the body. The followers of Śaṅkara conclude that there is no separate existence of the Paramātmā, the Supersoul; they believe that the individual soul is identical with the Paramātmā in the ultimate analysis. But the Vaiṣṇava philosopher, who is perfect in knowledge, knows that the body is made of the external energy and that the Supersoul, the Paramātmā, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is sitting with the individual soul and is distinct from him. As Lord Kṛṣṇa states in Bhagavad-gītā (13.3) :
FAQs
This verse teaches that the wise person realizes the Self is both all-pervading and distinct from the body-mind, and therefore stops identifying with mental impressions, treating them like a dream.
Because dream experiences feel real while they last, yet are false upon awakening; similarly, bodily and mental identifications dissolve when one awakens to the true Self.
Observe thoughts and emotions without clinging to them as 'me' or 'mine'; this reduces anxiety and attachment and supports steady devotion and inner freedom.