तदा पुमान्मुक्तसमस्तबन्धन- स्तद्भावभावानुकृताशयाकृति: । निर्दग्धबीजानुशयो महीयसा भक्तिप्रयोगेण समेत्यधोक्षजम् ॥ ३६ ॥
tada puman mukta-samasta-bandhanas tad-bhava-bhavanukrtasayakrtih nirdagdha-bijanusayo mahiyasa bhakti-prayogena samety adhoksajam
- tada
- at that time
- puman
- the living entity
- mukta
- liberated
- samasta-bandhanah
- from all material obstacles on the path of devotional service
- tat-bhava
- of the situation of the Supreme Lord’s activities
- bhava
- by thinking
- anukrta
- made similar
- asaya-akrtih
- whose mind and body
- nirdagdha
- completely burned up
- bija
- the seed or original cause of material existence
- anusayah
- desire
- mahiyasa
- very powerful
- bhakti
- of devotional service
- prayogena
- by the application
- sameti
- achieves
- adhoksajam
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is beyond the reach of the material mind and knowledge
The devotee is then freed from all material contamination because he constantly thinks of the Lord’s pastimes and because his mind and body have been converted to spiritual qualities. Because of his intense devotional service, his ignorance, material consciousness and all kinds of material desires are completely burnt to ashes. This is the stage at which one can achieve the shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet.