24.36
’ittham-bhuta’-sabdera artha--purnanandamaya
yanra age brahmananda trna-praya haya
SYNONYMS
ittham-bhuta-sabdera artha—the meaning or import of the word ittham-bhuta; purna-ananda-maya—full of transcendental bliss; yanra age—in front of which; brahma-ananda—the transcendental bliss derived from impersonalism; trna-praya—just like straw; haya—is "The word ittham-bhuta is transcendentally exalted because it means ’full of transcendental bliss.’ Before this transcendental bliss, the bliss derived from merging into the existence of the Absolute (brahmananda) becomes like a piece of straw in comparison.