Bhagavatapurana 3.28.36
Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3.28.36
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3.28.36
hetutvam apy asati kartari duḥkhayor yat % svātman vidhatta upalabdha-parātma-kāṣṭhaḥ //
he who has attained the supreme limit of the self assigns even the causality of pleasure and pain, which belongs to the unreal agent, to its proper place [in the ego].
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dehaṃ ca taṃ na caramaḥ sthitam utthitaṃ vā $ siddho vipaśyati yato 'dhyagamat svarūpam &
And the perfected sage does not see this body, the last one, whether remaining or risen up, since he has realized his true nature—
37. Just as a person blind with intoxication cannot see whether his clothing is on or off, the wise man who has reached
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dehaṃ ca taṃ na caramaḥ sthitam utthitaṃ vā $ siddho vipaśyati yato 'dhyagamat svarūpam &
And the perfected sage does not see this body, the last one, whether remaining or risen up, since he has realized his true nature—
the aforesaid final stage ceases to perceive the body which comes and goes at the direction of Providence, as sitting or standing; for he has realised his self after escaping out of it (i.e. after subduing the influence of the body over self).
Translations (2)
- The Srimad Bhagavatam — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation