SB 1.6.27 (1962)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 27
Evam Krishnamateh brahman asaktyasya amalatmanah Kalah pradur abhut kale tadit soudamini yatha
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Evam—thus, Krishnamater—one who is fully absorbed in thinking of Krishna, Brahman—oh Vyasadeva, Na—not Asaktasya—of one who is attached, Amalatmah—of one who is completely free from all material dirts, Kalah—death, Pradurabhut—become visible, Kale—in the course of time, Tadit—lightening, Soudamini—illuminating, Yatha—as it is.
TRANSLATION
Thus oh Brahmin Vyasadeva, in due course of time I, who was fully absorbed in thinking Krishna and therefore had no material attachment having been completely freed from all material dirts, met with death exactly like the lightening and illumination occur simultaneously.
PURPORT
To be fully absorbed in the thought of Krishna means clearance of material dirts or hankerings. As a very rich man has no hankerings for small petty things so also a devotee of Lord Krishna who is guaranteed to pass on to the kingdom of God where life is eternal, fully cognisant and blissful,—has naturally no hankerings for petty material things which are dolls like shadow of the reality without any permanent value. That is the sign of spiritually enriched persons. And in due course of time when a pure devotee is completely prepared all of a sudden the change of body occurs which is commonly called death. And for the pure devotee such change takes place exactly like the lightening and illumination follows simultaneously. That is to say a devotee simultaneously changes his material body and developes a spiritual body by the Will of the Supreme. Even before death a pure devotee has no material affection on account of his body being spiritualised like the red hot iron acts like fire in contact with fire.