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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.22.41
maitreya uvāca
kumārenātma-medhasā
SYNONYMS
maitreyah uvāca — the great sage Maitreya said; sah — the King; evam — thus; brahma-putrena — by the son of Lord Brahmā; kumārena — by one of the Kumāras; ātma-medhasā — well versed in spiritual knowledge; darśita — being shown; ātma-gatih — spiritual advancement; samyak — completely; praśasya — worshiping; uvāca — said; tam — unto him; nripah — the King.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya continued: Being thus enlightened in complete spiritual knowledge by the son of Brahmā — one of the Kumāras, who was complete in spiritual knowledge — the King worshiped them in the following words.
PURPORT
In this verse the word ātma-medhasā is commented upon by Śrīpāda Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura, who says that ātmani means "unto Lord Krishna, paramātmani." Lord Krishna is Paramātmā. Īśvarah paramah krishnah (Brahma-samhitā 5.1). Therefore one whose mind is acting fully in Krishna consciousness is called ātma-medhāh. This may be contrasted to the word griha-medhī, which refers to one whose brain is always engrossed with thoughts of material activities. The ātma-medhāh is always thinking of Krishna's activities in Krishna consciousness. Since Sanat-kumāra, who was a son of Lord Brahmā, was fully Krishna conscious, he could point out the path of spiritual advancement. The word ātma-gatih refers to that path of activities by which one can make progress in understanding Krishna.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness