स्थूले निर्जितमात्मानं शनैः सूक्ष्मं धिया नयेदिति ॥३९॥
Å›rutvÄ sthÅ«laá¹ tathÄ sÅ«ká¹£maá¹
rūpaṠbhagavato yatiḥ
sthÅ«le nirjitam ÄtmÄnaá¹
Å›anaiḥ sÅ«ká¹£maá¹ dhiyÄ nayed iti
Å›rutvÄ - after hearing of (from the disciplic succession); sthÅ«lam - gross; tathÄ - as well as; sÅ«ká¹£mam - subtle; rÅ«pam - form; bhagavataḥ - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yatiḥ - a sannyÄsÄ« or devotee; sthÅ«le - the gross form; nirjitam - conquered; ÄtmÄnam - the mind; Å›anaiḥ - gradually; sÅ«ká¹£mam - the subtle. spiritual form of the Lord; dhiyÄ - by intelligence; nayet - one should lead it to; iti - thus.
One who is interested in liberation, who accepts the path of liberation and is not attracted to the path of conditional life, is called yati, or a devotee. Such a person should first control his mind by thinking of the virÄá¹-rÅ«pa, the gigantic universal form of the Lord, and then gradually think of the spiritual form of Kṛṣṇa [sac-cid-Änanda-vigraha] after hearing of both forms. Thus one’s mind is fixed in samÄdhi. By devotional service one can then realize the spiritual form of the Lord, which is the destination of devotees. Thus his life becomes successful.
It is said, mahat-sevÄá¹ dvÄram Ähur vimukteḥ: if one wants to progress on the path of liberation, he should associate with mahÄtmÄs, or liberated devotees, because in such association there is a full chance for hearing, describing and chanting about the name, form, qualities and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, all of which are described in ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam. On the path of bondage, one eternally undergoes the repetition of birth and death. One who desires liberation from such bondage should join the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and thus take advantage of the opportunity to hear ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam from devotees and also explain it to propagate Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
