SB 1.18.26 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 26
- Pratiruddha indriya prana mana buddhim uparatam
- Sthana trayat param praptam brahmabhutam avikriam.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Pratiruddha—restrained, Indriya—the sense organs, Prana—air of respiration, Mana—the mind, Buddhim—inteligence, Uparatam—inactive, Sthana—places, Trayat—from the three, Param—transcendental, Praptam—achieved, Brahmabhutam—qualitatively equal with the Supreme Absolute, Avikriam—unaffected.
TRANSLATION
The Muni's sense organs, air of breathing, mind and intelligence all were restrained from material activities and he got himself situated in the trance apart from the three (awakeness, dream and unconsciousness) having achieved transcendental position qualitatively equal with the Supreme Absolute.
PURPORT
It appears that the Muni in whose hermitage the King entered was in trance Yogic process. Transcendental position is attained by three processes namely the process of Jnana or theoretical knowledge of transcendence, the process of Yoga or factual realisation of trance by manipulation of the physiological and psychological functions of the body, and the most approved process of Bhakti-Yoga or the senses engaged in devotional service of the Lord. In the Bhagwat Geeta also we have the information of gradual development of perception, from matter to living entity. Our material mind and body develop from the living entity the soul and being influenced by the three qualities of matter we forget our real identity. The Jnana process theoretically speculates ascendingly about the reality of the soul. But Bhaktiyoga factually engages the spirit soul in factual activities. Perception of matter is to transcended still more subtler state of the senses. The senses are transcended to the subtler mind, and then to breathing activities gradually to intelligence and beyond the intelligence the living soul is realised by the mechanical activities of the Yoga system or practice of meditation restraining the senses, regulating the breathing system and application of intelligence to rise up to the transcendental position of living condition. This living condition of trance stops all material activities of the body and the King saw the Muni in that position. He also saw the Muni as follows.