TEXTS 2728
sa sannivasam suhrdam
prapayam iva gacchatam
vijnayesvara-tantranam
maya-viracitam prabhoh
sarvatra sangam utsrjya
svapnaupamyena bhargavi
krsne manah samavesya
vyadhunol lingam atmanah
SYNONYMS
saDevayani; sannivasamliving in the association; suhrdamof friends and relatives; prapayamin a place where water is supplied; ivalike; gacchatamof tourists on a program for going from one place to another; vijnayaunderstanding; isvara-tantranamunder the influence of the rigid laws of nature; maya-viracitamthe laws enforced by maya, the illusory energy; prabhohof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarvatraeverywhere in this material world; sangamassociation; utsrjyagiving up; svapna-aupamyenaby the analogy of a dream; bhargaviDevayani, the daughter of Sukracarya; krsneunto Lord Krsna; manahcomplete attention; samavesyafixing; vyadhunotgave up; lingamthe gross and subtle bodies; atmanahof the soul.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, Devayani, the daughter of Sukracarya, understood that the materialistic association of husband, friends and relatives is like the association in a hotel full of tourists. The relationships of society, friendship and love are created by the maya of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, exactly as in a dream. By the grace of Krsna, Devayani gave up her imaginary position in the material world. Completely fixing her mind upon Krsna, she achieved liberation from the gross and subtle bodies.
PURPORT
One should be convinced that he is a spirit soul, part and parcel of the Supreme Brahman, Krsna, but has somehow or other been entrapped by the material coverings of the gross and subtle bodies, consisting of earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego. One should know that the association of society, friendship, love, nationalism, religion and so on are nothing but creations of maya. Ones only business is to become Krsna conscious and render service unto Krsna as extensively as possible for a living being. In this way one is liberated from material bondage. By the grace of Krsna, Devayani attained this state through the instructions of her husband.

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