SB 4.22.41
TEXT 41
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TEXT
मैत्रेय उवाच
स एवं ब्रह्मपुत्रेण कुमारेणात्ममेधसा । दर्शितात्मगतिः सम्यक् प्रशस्योवाच तं नृपः ॥ ४१ ॥ maitreya uvaca
sa evam brahma-putrena
kumarenatma-medhasa
darsitatma-gatih samyak
prasasyovaca tam nrpah
maitreyah uvaca-the great sage Maitreya continued to say; sah-the King; evam-thus; brahma-putrena-by the son of Lord Brahma; kumarena-by one of the Kumaras; atma-medhasa-well versed in spiritual knowledge; darsita-being shown; atma-gatih-spiritual advancement; samyak-completely; prasasya-worshiping; uvaca-said; tam-unto him; nrpah-the King.
TRANSLATION
Being thus enlightened in complete spiritual knowledge by the son of Brahma-one of the Kumaras, who was complete in spiritual knowledge-the King worshiped them in the following words.
PURPORT
In this verse the word atma-medhasa is commented upon by Sripada Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, who says that atmani means unto Lord Krsna, paramatmani. Lord Krsna is Paramatma (isvarah paramah krsnah, Brahma-samhita 5.1); therefore one whose mind is acting fully in Krsna consciousness is called atma-medhah. This may be contrasted to the word grha-medhi, which refers to one whose brain is always engrossed with thoughts of material activities. The atma-medhah is always thinking of Krsna's activities in Krsna consciousness. Since Sanat-kumara, who was a son of Lord Brahma, was fully Krsna conscious, he could point out the path of spiritual advancement. The word atma-gatih refers to that path of activities by which one can make progress in understanding Krsna.
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