Canto 11, Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Verse 14 (SB 11.28.14)
SB 11.28.14 • मूल श्लोक

यथा ह्यप्रतिबुद्धस्य प्रस्वापो बह्वनर्थभृत् । स एव प्रतिबुद्धस्य न वै मोहाय कल्पते ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

yathā hy apratibuddhasya prasvāpo bahv-anartha-bhṛt sa eva pratibuddhasya na vai mohāya kalpate

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

yathā — as; hi — indeed; apratibuddhasya — for one who has not awakened; prasvāpaḥ — sleep; bahu — many; anartha — undesirable experiences; bhṛt — presenting; saḥ — that same dream; eva — indeed; pratibuddhasya — for one who has awakened; na — not; vai — certainly; mohāya — confusion; kalpate — generates.

Translation

“Although while dreaming a person experiences many undesirable things, upon awakening he is no longer confused by the dream experiences.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
Even a liberated soul must observe material objects while living in this world. But being awake to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he understands that sensory pains and pleasures, like dreams, are without substance. Thus the liberated soul is not bewildered by illusion.