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there. All sins are dissolved in His presence. This Brahmaloka destroys all sin. By crossing this bridgeandattaining realizationof theLord, the blind attain sight, the afflicted become peaceful, and the sufferer gains relief. If one crosses this bridge, night becomes day. For this Brahmaloka is constantly illumined by pure consciousness. Aperson attains this Brahmaloka, the Lord, by being absorbed in the Lord. Such persons can then move freely anywhere. What is called yajïa is actually brahmacarya , or absorption in Brahman, for one who attains proper knowledge by absorption in Brahman, attains Brahman. What is called iñöha, or worship, is absorption in Brahman, for by worship with absorption in Brahman, one attains Brahman. What is called satträyaëa (a type of long sacrifice) is absorption in Brahman, for by this absorption one attains liberation, traëa , of the soul, sat . What is called mauna , or silence, is actually absorption in Brahman, for by absorption in Brahman and understanding the soul, one attains discernment or manana . What is called anäçakäyana , or severe fasting, is actually absorption in Brahman, for by absorption in Brahman and understanding the soul, one attains immortality ( anäçakäyana ). What is called araëyäyana , or study in the forest, is absorption in Brahman. For Ara and ÿya are two oceans in Brahmapura, in the third sky, beyond this world. In that Brahmaloka, there is a refreshing lake; a wish‑fulfilling açvattha tree, which yields soma ; and an invincible, oppulent, spiritual city of gold. 1 Those who discover these two oceans in Brahmaloka by absorption in Brahman become fixed in the spiritual world and are free, with no limitations of the material realm. 1. In this verse, the forest can be taken as Gokula Mahävana or Mäyäpur. The two oceans as Påthu‑kuëòa and the Ganges. The third sky is the spiritual sky beyond the gross and subtle material universe. The refreshing lake is the nectar of prema , and the açvattha tree shades the kértana hall at Çréväsäìgana. Lord Caitanya’s saìkértana‑yajña yields soma , and the invincible spiritual city of gold is Yogapétha.
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