One who has taken this conclusion, vāsudeva sarvam iti, sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ (BG 7.19). Mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛtim āśritāḥ, bhajanty ananya-manaso (BG 9.13). These are the formulas. So mahātmā means the fully surrendered soul unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. He is the first-class mahātmā. Sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ. Not ordinary mahātmā, but su-durlabhaḥ. And what are the signs? Mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛtim, bhajanty ananya-manaso. He has no other business except worshiping Kṛṣṇa, that's all. Mām ekam. In this way, if we find the opportunity, then there is possibility of mukti. Mahat-sevāṁ dvāram āhur vimukteḥ. And if we associate with the yoṣit saṅgi, those who are desirous of enjoying this material world under different pleas, you. . . if you associate with them, then you glide down to the darkest region of hellish condition of life.
In the next verses it is said, mahāntas te sama-cittāḥ. Then what is the symptoms of mahātmā? So He says, I mean to say, Ṛṣabhādeva says, sama-cittāḥ: equilibrium, not disturbed by material condition. Sama-cittāḥ, sama sarveṣu bhūteṣu. The same thing. Sama-cittāḥ praśāntā: peaceful. Praśāntā. Pra means prakṛsta rūpena, fully peaceful. And when one can become fully praśāntā, fully peaceful? When he has no more desire. Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam (Brs. 1.1.11), no more desire. Brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā (BG 18.54). Everything is described. So praśāntātmā. It is described in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, so long you will want something, there is no question of praśāntātmā. Want. So therefore Caitanya-caritāmṛta-kar says, bhukti mukti siddhi kāmi-sakali aśānta. Bhukti means karmīs. Karmīs means those who are working very hard to get some material benefit. They are called karmī. Either in this world or the next world or heavenly planet, there are different types of karmīs. So the bhukti . . . Bhukti means bhoga, sense enjoyment. They are called karmīs. So bhukti or mukti. Mukti means liberation, to get out of this material contamination. That is called mukti, sva-rūpena vyavasthitiḥ (SB 2.10.6). But just like the jñānīs, they want mukti, sāyujya mukti, to become one with the Supreme. So mukti. . . bhukti, mukti and siddhi. Siddhi means yogic perfection: aṇimā, laghimā, prāpti, eight kinds of yoga-siddhi. So the yogīs, the jñānīs and the karmīs, they want something. They want something. Therefore they are not praśāntā. As soon as. . . so long you'll want, you. . . there cannot be peacefulness. There is no. . . no question of peacefulness. Caitanya-caritam . . . Bhukti mukti siddhi kāmi-sakali aśānta, they are not praśāntā.