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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
SYNONYMS
teṣām —unto them;  satata-yuktānām —always engaged;  bhajatām —in devotional service;  prītipūrvakam —in loving ecstasy;  dadāmi —I give;  buddhi-yogam —real intelligence;  tam —that;  yena —by which;  mām —unto Me;  upayānti —come;  te —they.
TRANSLATION
“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.”
PURPORT
This verse of  Bhagavad-gītā  (10.10) clearly states how Govindadeva instructs His bona fide devotee. The Lord declares that by enlightenment in theistic knowledge He awards attachment for Him to those who constantly engage in His transcendental loving service. This awakening of divine consciousness enthralls a devotee, who thus relishes his eternal transcendental mellow. Such an awakening is awarded only to those convinced by devotional service about the transcendental nature of the Personality of Godhead. They know that the Supreme Truth, the all-spiritual and all-powerful person, is one without a second and has fully transcendental senses. He is the fountainhead of all emanations. Such pure devotees, always merged in knowledge of Kṛṣṇa and absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, exchange thoughts and realizations as great scientists exchange their views and discuss the results of their research in scientific academies. Such exchanges of thoughts in regard to Kṛṣṇa give pleasure to the Lord, who therefore favors such devotees with all enlightenment.
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যথা ব্রহ্মণে ভগবান্ স্বয়মুপদিষ্টাম্ভাবিতবান্ ॥ ৫০ ॥
yathā brahmaṇe bhagavān svayam upadiśyānubhāvitavān
SYNONYMS
yathā —just as;  brahmaṇe —unto Lord Brahmā;  bhagavān —the Supreme Lord;  svayam —Himself;  upadiśyā —having instructed;  anubhāvitavān —caused to perceive.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead [ svayam bhagavān ] taught Brahmā and made him self-realized.
PURPORT
The English maxim that God helps those who help themselves is also applicable in the transcendental realm. There are many instances in revealed scriptures of the