tam asmin pratyag-ātmānaṁ
tam asmin pratyag-ātmānaṁ
dhiyā yoga-pravṛttayā
bhaktyā viraktyā jñānena
vivicyātmani cintayet
One should ascertain and then contemplate the Supreme Lord within the body by unmotivated bhakti and knowledge, using the intelligence motivated by bhakti.
The goal of explaining the analysis of elements is given. One should contemplate the Supreme Lord), he who can be internally (pratyag) perceived, Paramātmā, in the body, which is a combination of cause and effect, or in the jīvātmā.
Thus ends the commentary on Twenty-sixth Chapter of the Third Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Twenty-seven
Kapila Describes Liberation
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śrī-bhagavān uvāca
prakṛti-stho 'pi puruṣo
nājyate prākṛtair guṇaiḥ
avikārād akartṛtvān
nirguṇatvāj jalārkavat
The Lord said: The jīva, though situated in prakṛti, is not affected by prakṛti’s guṇas, since it is without guṇas, not the doer and is devoid of change, like the sun’s rays on the surface of water.
In the Twenty-seventh Chapter, after discussing the method of jñāna mixed with bhakti and distinguishing prakṛti and puruṣa, the method for liberation is described. Kapila shows the difference of the jīva from prakṛti in order to present liberation by discriminating knowledge. Though the jīva is situated in prakṛti, it is not affected because it is not a doer and consequently unchanging, since it is without guṇas in deep sleep and during final devastation. It is like the rays of the sun on the water. The sun is not at all disturbed by the qualities of water. If the water quivers because of wind, the suns rays on the water also quiver. It is said:
jyotir yathaivodaka-pārthiveṣv adaḥ
samīra-vegānugataṁ vibhāvyate
evaṁ sva-māyā-raciteṣv asau pumān
guṇeṣu rāgānugato vimuhyati
When the luminaries in the sky, such as the moon, the sun and the stars, are reflected in liquids like oil or water, they appear to be of different shapes—sometimes round, sometimes long, and so on—because of the movements of the wind. Similarly, when the living entity, the soul, is absorbed in materialistic thoughts, he accepts various manifestations as his own identity because of ignorance. SB 10.1.43
Thus, when there is purification of the mind, the concept of self also becomes pure. The scriptures say that the mind is the cause of bondage and liberation.
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