रूपस्य दृष्टस्मृतिसम्प्रमोषात् ।
य ईयते केवलया स्वसंस्थया
हंसाय तस्मै शुचिसद्मने नमः ॥२६॥
yadoparÄmo manaso nÄma-rÅ«pa-
rÅ«pasya dṛṣá¹a-smá¹›ti-sampramoá¹£Ät
ya Ä«yate kevalayÄ sva-saá¹sthayÄ
haá¹sÄya tasmai Å›uci-sadmane namaḥ
yadÄ - when in trance; uparÄmaḥ - complete cessation; manasaḥ - of the mind; nÄma-rÅ«pa - material names and forms; rÅ«pasya - of that by which they appear; dṛṣá¹a - of material vision; smá¹›ti - and of remembrance; sampramoá¹£Ät - due to the destruction; yaḥ - who (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); Ä«yate - is perceived; kevalayÄ - with spiritual; sva-saá¹sthayÄ - His own original form; haá¹sÄya - unto the supreme pure; tasmai - unto Him; Å›uci-sadmane - who is realized only in the pure state of spiritual existence; namaḥ - I offer my respectful obeisances.
When one’s consciousness is completely purified of the contamination of material existence, gross and subtle, without being agitated as in the working and dreaming states, and when the mind is not dissolved as in suṣupti, deep sleep, one comes to the platform of trance. Then one’s material vision and the memories of the mind, which manifests names and forms, are vanquished. Only in such a trance is the Supreme Personality of Godhead revealed. Thus let us offer our respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is seen in that uncontaminated, transcendental state.
There are two stages of God realization. One is called sujñeyam, or very easily understood (generally by mental speculation), and the other is called durjñeyam, understood only with difficulty. ParamÄtmÄ realization and Brahman realization are considered sujñeyam, but realization of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is durjñeyam. As described here, one attains the ultimate realization of the Personality of Godhead when one gives up the activities of the mind — thinking, feeling and willing — or, in other words, when mental speculation stops. This transcendental realization is above suá¹£upti, deep sleep. In our gross conditional stage we perceive things through material experience and remembrance, and in the subtle stage we perceive the world in dreams. The process of vision also involves remembrance and also exists in a subtle form. Above gross experience and dreams is suá¹£upti, deep sleep, and when one comes to the completely spiritual platform, transcending deep sleep, he attains trance, viÅ›uddha-sattva, or vasudeva-sattva, in which the Personality of Godhead is revealed.
Ataḥ Å›rÄ«-kṛṣṇa-nÄmÄdi na bhaved grÄhyam indriyaiḥ: as long as one is situated in duality, on the sensual platform, gross or subtle, realization of the original Personality of Godhead is impossible. Sevonmukhe hi jihvÄdau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ: but when one engages his senses in the service of the Lord — specifically, when one engages the tongue in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and tasting only Kṛṣṇa prasÄda with a spirit of service — the Supreme Personality of Godhead is revealed. This is indicated in this verse by the word Å›uci-sadmane. Åšuci means purified. By the spirit of rendering service with one’s senses, one’s entire existence becomes Å›uci-sadma, the platform of uncontaminated purity. Daká¹£a therefore offers his respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is revealed on the platform of Å›uci-sadma. In this regard ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« ṬhÄkura quotes the following prayer by Lord BrahmÄ from the ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (10.14.6): tathÄpi bhÅ«man mahimÄguṇasya te viboddhum arhaty amalÄntar-Ätmabhiḥ. “One whose heart has become completely purified, my Lord, can understand the transcendental qualities of Your Lordship and can understand the greatness of Your activities.â€
