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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.48
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 48
- sa vai mahā-bhāgavato mahātmā
- mahānubhāvo mahatāṁ mahiṣṭhaḥ
- pravṛddha-bhaktyā hy anubhāvitāśaye
- niveśya vaikuṇṭham imaṁ vihāsyati
saḥhe — he; vaicertainly — certainly; mahāthe topmost devotee-bhāgavataḥthe topmost devotee — the topmost devotee; mahāexpanded intelligence-ātmāexpanded intelligence — expanded intelligence; mahāexpanded influence-anubhāvaḥexpanded influence — expanded influence; mahatāmof the great souls — of the great souls; mahiṣṭhaḥthe greatest — the greatest; pravṛddhawell matured — well matured; bhaktyāby devotional service — by devotional service; hicertainly — certainly; anubhāvitabeing situated in the anubhāva stage of ecstasy — being situated in the anubhāva stage of ecstasy; āśayein the mind — in the mind; niveśyaentering — entering; vaikuṇṭhamin the spiritual sky — in the spiritual sky; imamthis (material world) — this (material world); vihāsyatiwill quit — will quit.
That topmost devotee of the Lord will have expanded intelligence and expanded influence and will be the greatest of the great souls. Due to matured devotional service, he will certainly be situated in transcendental ecstasy and will enter the spiritual sky after quitting this material world.
There are three stages of transcendental development in devotional service, which are technically called sthāyi-bhāva, anubhāva and mahābhāva. Continual perfect love of Godhead is called sthāyi-bhāva, and when it is performed in a particular type of transcendental relationship it is called anubhāva. But the stage of mahābhāva is visible amongst the personal pleasure potential energies of the Lord. It is understood that the grandson of Diti, namely Prahlāda Mahārāja, would constantly meditate on the Lord and reiterate His activities. Because he would constantly remain in meditation, he would easily transfer himself to the spiritual world after quitting his material body. Such meditation is still more conveniently performed by chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord. This is especially recommended in this age of Kali.