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Prayers by the Demigods
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TEXT 36
न नामरूपे गुणजन्मकर्मभि- निरूपितव्ये तव तस्य साक्षिणः । मनोवचोभ्यामनुमेयवर्त्मनो देव क्रियायां प्रतियन्त्यथापि हि ॥३६॥
na nāma-rūpe guṇa-janma-karmabhir nirūpitavye tava tasya sākṣiṇaḥ mano-vacobhyām anumeya-vartmano deva kriyāyām pratiyanty athāpi hi
na —not;  nāma-rūpe —the name and form;  guṇa —with attributes;  janma —appearance;  karmabhiḥ —activities or pastimes;  nirūpitavye —are not able to be ascertained;  tava —Your;  tasya —of Him;  sākṣiṇaḥ —who is the direct observer;  manaḥ —of the mind;  vacobhyām —words;  anumeya —hypothesis;  vartmanaḥ —the path;  deva —O Lord;  kriyāyām —in devotional activities;  pratiyanti —they realize;  atha api —still;  hi —indeed (You can be realized by the devotees).
TRANSLATION
O Lord, Your transcendental name and form are not ascertained by those who merely speculate on the path of imagination. Your name, form and attributes can be ascertained only through devotional service.
PURPORT
As stated in the  Padma Purāṇa :
ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ sevonmukhe hi jihvādau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ
“One cannot understand the transcendental nature of the name, form, quality and pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa through one’s materially contaminated