SB 1.13.56 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 56
Dhawasta mayaguna udarko niruddha karanasayah Nibartita akhila ahara aste sthanur iva achalah Tasya antaraya maibabhuh samnasta akhila karmanah.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Dhawasta—being destroyed, mayaguna—the modes of material nature, Udarka—after effects, Niruddha—being suspended, Karanashayah—the senses and the mind, Nivartita—stopped, Akhila—all, Ahara—food for the senses, Sthanur—immovable, Iva—like, Ashalah—fixed up, Tasya—his, Antaraya—hindrances, Maib—neverlike that, Abhu—be, Samnasta—renounced, Akhila—all sorts, Karmanah—material duties.
TRANSLATION
He had now suspended all sense action even from the outside and was completely able of not being distributed by the interaction of the senses influenced by the modes of material nature. After renouncement of all sorts of material duties he is now fixed up as immovable and do not become the source of hindrances on the path.
PURPORT
Dhritarastra had attained by the Yogic process the stage of negation from all sorts of material reaction. The effects of material modes of nature drag the victim to indefatigable desires of enjoying the matter but they can be stopped from such false enjoyment by the Yogic process. Every sense is always busy in searching its food and thus the conditioned soul is embarassed from all sides without any chance of becoming steady in any pursuit. Maharaj Yudhisthira was advised by Narada not to distrub his uncle by attempting to bring him back at home. He was now beyond the attraction of anything material. The material modes of nature (the Gunas) have their different modes of activities but above the material modes of nature there is the spiritual mode also which is Absolute. Nriguna means without any reaction. The spiritual mode and its effect are identical therefore spiritual quality is distinguished from the material counterpart by the nomenclature 'Nirguna'. After complete suspension of the material modes of nature one is admitted in the spiritual sphere and action dictated by such spiritual mode is called devotional service or 'Bhakti! 'Bhakti' is therefore Nirguna attained by direct contact with the Absolute.