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Bhagavad Gita As It IsReferences to text BG 18.54 |
BG 18.54: One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments or desires to have anything. He is equally disposed toward every living entity. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me.
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| By the strength of scientific knowledge, one should be well situated in absolute realization and thus be able to extinguish all material desires. One should then give up the material body by blocking the air hole [through which stool is evacuated] with the heel of one’s foot and by lifting the life air from one place to another in the six primary places. The Lord in the Heart |
| SB 2.2.19 |
| Kindly clear up all these doubtful inquiries, because you are not only vastly learned in the Vedic literatures and self-realized in transcendence, but are also a great devotee of the Lord and are therefore as good as the Personality of Godhead. The Process of Creation |
| SB 2.4.10 |
| Therefore, through devotion, detachment and advancement in spiritual knowledge acquired through concentrated devotional service, one should contemplate that Supersoul as present in this very body although simultaneously apart from it. Fundamental Principles of Material Nature |
| SB 3.26.72 |
| Thus the yogÄ« can be in the self-realized position after conquering the insurmountable spell of mÄyÄ, who presents herself as both the cause and effect of this material manifestation and is therefore very difficult to understand. Kapila's Instructions on the Execution of Devotional Service |
| SB 3.28.44 |
| My dear Dhruva, if you feel that your sense of honor has been insulted, you still have no cause for dissatisfaction. This kind of dissatisfaction is another feature of the illusory energy; every living entity is controlled by his previous actions, and therefore there are different varieties of life for enjoying or suffering. Dhruva Maharaja Leaves Home for the Forest |
| SB 4.8.28 |
| Therefore, my dear Dhruva, please turn your attention to the Supreme Person, who is the infallible Brahman. Face the Supreme Personality of Godhead in your original position, and thus, by self-realization, you will find this material differentiation to be merely flickering. Svayambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Maharaja to Stop Fighting |
| SB 4.11.29 |
| By expansion of his knowledge of the Supreme Brahman, he had already attained liberation from the bondage of the body. This liberation is known as nirvÄṇa. He was situated in transcendental bliss, and he continued always in that blissful existence, which expanded more and more. This was possible for him by continual practice of bhakti-yoga, which is compared to fire because it burns away all dirty, material things. He was always situated in his constitutional position of self-realization, and he could not see anything else but the Supreme Lord and himself engaged in discharging devotional service. Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Maharaja |
| SB 4.13.8-9 |
| This King Pá¹›thu will meet Sanat-kumÄra, one of the four KumÄras, in the garden of his palace compound. The King will worship him with devotion and will be fortunate to receive instructions by which one can enjoy transcendental bliss. Praise of King Prithu by the Professional Reciters |
| SB 4.16.25 |
| My dear Lord, Your two lotus feet are so beautiful that they appear like two blossoming petals of the lotus flower which grows during the autumn season. Indeed, the nails of Your lotus feet emanate such a great effulgence that they immediately dissipate all the darkness in the heart of a conditioned soul. My dear Lord, kindly show me that form of Yours which always dissipates all kinds of darkness in the heart of a devotee. My dear Lord, You are the supreme spiritual master of everyone; therefore all conditioned souls covered with the darkness of ignorance can be enlightened by You as the spiritual master. Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva |
| SB 4.24.52 |
| In this way, King Purañjana was captivated by his nice wife and was thus cheated. Indeed, he became cheated in his whole existence in the material world. Even against that poor foolish King’s desire, he remained under the control of his wife, just like a pet animal that dances according to the order of its master. The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Puranjana |
| SB 4.25.62 |
| The PracetÄs went to the seashore in the west where the great liberated sage JÄjali was residing. After perfecting the spiritual knowledge by which one becomes equal toward all living entities, the PracetÄs became perfect in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Narada Instructs the Pracetas |
| SB 4.31.2 |
| As I have advised you, My dear sons, you should act accordingly. Be very careful. By these means you will be freed from the ignorance of the desire for fruitive activity, and the knot of bondage in the heart will be completely severed. For further advancement, you should also give up the means. That is, you should not become attached to the process of liberation itself. Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons |
| SB 5.5.14 |
| The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Ṛṣabhadeva, was fully aware of His true identity; therefore He was self-sufficient, and He did not desire external gratification. There was no need for Him to aspire for success, since He was complete in Himself. Those who unnecessarily engage in bodily conceptions and create an atmosphere of materialism are always ignorant of their real self-interest. Out of His causeless mercy, Lord Ṛṣabhadeva taught the self’s real identity and the goal of life. We therefore offer our respectful obeisances unto the Lord, who appeared as Lord Ṛṣabhadeva. The Activities of Lord Rishabhadeva |
| SB 5.6.19 |
| After many, many births, when the results of one’s pious activities mature, one gets an opportunity to associate with pure devotees. Then one is able to cut the knot of bondage to ignorance, which bound him because of varied fruitive activities. As a result of associating with devotees, one gradually renders service to Lord VÄsudeva, who is transcendental, free from attachment to the material world, beyond the mind and words, and independent of everything else. That bhakti-yoga, devotional service to Lord VÄsudeva, is the real path of liberation. A Description of the Island of Jambudvipa |
| SB 5.19.20 |
| If one is unhappy to see the distress of other living beings and happy to see their happiness, his religious principles are appreciated as imperishable by exalted persons who are considered pious and benevolent. The Battle Between the Demigods and Vritrasura |
| SB 6.10.9 |
| One who knows that the three qualities — goodness, passion and ignorance — are not qualities of the soul but qualities of material nature, and who knows that the pure soul is simply an observer of the actions and reactions of these qualities, should be understood to be a liberated person. He is not bound by these qualities. Vritrasura's Glorious Death |
| SB 6.12.15 |
| The living entity in the bodily conception of life is absorbed in the body, which is a combination of the physical elements, the five senses for gathering knowledge, and the five senses of action, along with the mind. Through the mind the living entity suffers three kinds of tribulations — adhibhautika, adhidaivika and adhyÄtmika. Therefore this body is a source of all miseries. The Saints Narada and Angira Instruct King Citraketu |
| SB 6.15.25 |
| The real problem of life is the repetition of birth and death, which is like a wheel rolling repeatedly up and down. This wheel, however, completely stops when one is in touch with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In other words, by the transcendental bliss realized from constant engagement in devotional service, one is completely liberated from material existence. All learned men know this. Therefore, my dear friends, O sons of the asuras, immediately begin meditating upon and worshiping the Supersoul within everyone’s heart. What Prahlada Learned in the Womb |
| SB 7.7.37 |
| A gá¹›hastha must associate again and again with saintly persons, and with great respect he must hear the nectar of the activities of the Supreme Lord and His incarnations as these activities are described in ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam and other PurÄṇas. Thus one should gradually become detached from affection for his wife and children, exactly like a man awakening from a dream. Ideal Family Life |
| SB 7.14.3-4 |
| When one’s consciousness is uncontaminated by material lusty desires, it becomes calm and peaceful in all activities, for one is situated in eternal blissful life. Once situated on that platform, one does not return to materialistic activities. Instructions for Civilized Human Beings |
| SB 7.15.35 |
| As long as one has to accept a material body, with its different parts and paraphernalia, which are not fully under one’s control, one must have the lotus feet of his superiors, namely his spiritual master and the spiritual master’s predecessors. By their mercy, one can sharpen the sword of knowledge, and with the power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s mercy one must then conquer the enemies mentioned above. In this way, the devotee should be able to merge into his own transcendental bliss, and then he may give up his body and resume his spiritual identity. Instructions for Civilized Human Beings |
| SB 7.15.45 |
| I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by whose illusory energy the jīva, who is part and parcel of God, forgets his real identity because of the bodily concept of life. I take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose glories are difficult to understand. Gajendra's Prayers of Surrender |
| SB 8.3.29 |
| Seeing the movements of time, those who are cognizant of the real truth neither rejoice nor lament for different circumstances. Therefore, because you are jubilant due to your victory, you should be considered not very learned. King Indra Annihilates the Demons |
| SB 8.11.8 |
| As chaste women bring their gentle husbands under control by service, the pure devotees, who are equal to everyone and completely attached to Me in the core of the heart, bring Me under their full control. Ambarisha Maharaja Offended by Durvasa Muni |
| SB 9.4.66 |
| 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. In other words, one is bewildered by mental concoctions because of agitation from the material modes of nature. The Advent of Lord Krishna: Introduction |
| SB 10.1.43 |
| When brÄhmaṇas are free from envy, untruthfulness, unnecessary pride, grudges, disturbance by the opulence of others, and false prestige, their blessings never go in vain. Considering this, Nanda MahÄrÄja soberly took Kṛṣṇa on his lap and invited such truthful brÄhmaṇas to perform a ritualistic ceremony according to the holy hymns of the SÄma Veda, Ṛg Veda and Yajur Veda. Then, while the hymns were being chanted, he bathed the child with water mixed with pure herbs, and after performing a fire ceremony, he sumptuously fed all the brÄhmaṇas with first-class grains and other food. The Killing of the Demon Trinavarta |
| SB 10.7.13-15 |
| Even while engaging his senses in contact with their objects, one who sees this whole world as the energy of Lord Viṣṇu is neither repelled nor elated. He is indeed the greatest among devotees. Maharaja Nimi Meets the Nine Yogendras |
| SB 11.2.48 |
| Now you should completely give up all attachment to your personal friends and relatives and fix your mind on Me. Thus being always conscious of Me, you should observe all things with equal vision and wander throughout the earth. Lord Krishna Instructs Uddhava |
| SB 11.7.6 |
| My dear Uddhava, if you are not able to free your mind from all material disturbance and thus absorb it completely on the spiritual platform, then perform all your activities as an offering to Me, without trying to enjoy the fruits. The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities |
| SB 11.11.22 |