आत्मानं ब्रह्म निर्वाणं प्रत्यस्तमितविग्रहम् । अवबोधरसैकात्म्यमानन्दमनुसन्ततम् ॥ ८ ॥ अव्यवच्छिन्नयोगाग्निदग्धकर्ममलाशय: । स्वरूपमवरुन्धानो नात्मनोऽन्यं तदैक्षत ॥ ९ ॥
atmanam brahma-nirvanam pratyastamita-vigraham avabodha-rasaikatmyam anandam anusantatam avyavacchinna-yogagni- dagdha-karma-malasayah svarupam avarundhano natmano ’nyam tadaiksata
- atmanam
- self
- brahma
- spirit
- nirvanam
- extinction of material existence
- pratyastamita
- ceased
- vigraham
- separation
- avabodha-rasa
- by the mellow of knowledge
- eka-atmyam
- oneness
- anandam
- bliss
- anusantatam
- expanded
- avyavacchinna
- continuous
- yoga
- by practice of yoga
- agni
- by the fire
- dagdha
- burned
- karma
- fruitive desires
- mala
- dirty
- asayah
- in his mind
- svarupam
- constitutional position
- avarundhanah
- realizing
- na
- not
- atmanah
- than the Supreme Soul
- anyam
- anything else
- tada
- then
- aiksata
- saw
By expansion of his knowledge of the Supreme Brahman, he had already attained liberation from the bondage of the body. This liberation is known as nirvana. He was situated in transcendental bliss, and he continued always in that blissful existence, which expanded more and more. This was possible for him by continual practice of bhakti-yoga, which is compared to fire because it burns away all dirty, material things. He was always situated in his constitutional position of self-realization, and he could not see anything else but the Supreme Lord and himself engaged in discharging devotional service.