Kunti Gained Liberation Through Unalloyed Devotion to the Transcendental Lord

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.15.33 — December 11, 1973, Los Angeles 731211SB-LOS ANGELES [29:24 Minutes] SB-01.15.33_731211SB-LOS ANGELES Pradyumna: Translation: "Kuntī, after overhearing Arjuna's telling of the end of the Yadu dynasty and disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa, engaged in the devotional service of the transcendental Personality of Godhead with full attention and thus gained release from the course of material existence." [SB ] 1.15.33 Prabhupāda: So Kṛṣṇa has got two kinds of existence: prakaṭa and aprakaṭa. Prakaṭa means when you see Kṛṣṇa personally. When Kṛṣṇa is present on this planet, everyone can see Kṛṣṇa. And actually, everyone saw.

But only the devotees could understand that "Here is the Supreme Personality of Godhead." So that is called prakaṭa, "physically present." And there is another phase, which is called aprakaṭa, "not physically present." But that does not mean Kṛṣṇa is dead, or God is dead. That does not mean. Prakaṭa or aprakaṭa, physically present or not present, it doesn't matter. So after all, He is adhokṣaja. This word is used, adhaḥ.

Adhaḥ means subdued. And akṣa, akṣa means eyes or senses. Akṣaja. Ja means generated.

So our senses are there—eyes, ears, hands, legs, nose, so many. Ten senses are there. So we are acquiring knowledge, generated. Knowledge is generated from the senses.

But so long our senses are materially contaminated, we do not get real knowledge. We have to acquire knowledge through the senses, but unless our senses are purified, we do not have real knowledge. So we cannot appreciate or understand God, His form, His name, His quality, His pastime, His entourage; nothing of them we can understand by our these present material senses. That is not possible.

Therefore His name is Adhokṣaja. Adhaḥ. Adhaḥ means cut down. You cannot approach the Supreme by your these blunt material senses.

That is not possible. Therefore His name is Adhokṣaja. Adhah-kṛta akṣaja-jñānaṁ yatra. The adhokṣaja... Jñāna means experimental knowledge.

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