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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 2, Ch. 4]
In the  sva-dhāma  of the Lord there is no need of sun, moon, or stars for illumination. Nor is there need of electricity, so what to speak of ignited lamps? On the other hand, it is because of those planets being self-illuminating that all effulgence has become possible, and whatever there is that is dazzling is due to the reflection of that  sva-dhāma .
One who is dazzled by the effulgence of the impersonal  brahmajyoti  cannot know the personal transcendence; therefore in the  Īśopaniṣad  it is prayed that the Lord shift His dazzling effulgence so that the devotee can see the real reality. It is spoken thus:
hiraṇmayena pātreṇa satyasyāpihitam mukham tat tvam pūṣann apāvṛṇu satya-dharmāya dṛṣṭaye.
“O Lord, You are the maintainer of everything both material and spiritual, and everything flourishes by Your mercy. Your devotional service, or  bhakti-yoga , is the actual principle of religion,  satya-dharma , and I am engaged in that service. So kindly protect me by showing Your real face. Please, therefore, remove the veil of Your  brahmajyoti  rays so that I can see Your form of eternal bliss and knowledge.”
TEXT 15
यत्कीर्तनं यत्स्मरणं यदीक्षणं यद्वन्दनं यच्छ्रवणं यदर्हणम् । लोकस्य सद्यो विधुनोति कन्मर्षं तस्मै सुभद्रश्रवसे नमो नमः ॥१५॥
yat-kīrtanam yat-smaraṇam yad-īkṣaṇam yad-vandanam yac-chravaṇam yad-arhaṇam lokasya sadyo vidhunoti kalmaṣam tasmai subhadra-śravase namo namaḥ
yat—whose; kīrtanam—glorification; yat—whose; smaraṇam—remembrances; yat—whose; īkṣaṇam—audience; yat—whose; vandanam—prayers; yat—whose; śravaṇam—hearing about; yat—whose; arhaṇam—worshiping; lokasya—of all people; sadyaḥ—forthwith; vidhunoti—specifically cleanses; kalmaṣam—effects of sins; tasmai—unto Him; subhadra—all-auspicious; śravase—one who is heard; namaḥ—by due obeisances; namaḥ—again and again.