Text 27] Manifestation of Brahmā from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu
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PURPORT
The Lord fulfills the desires of everyone just as one desires. Pure devotees are interested in achieving the transcendental service of the Lord, which is nondifferent from Him. Therefore, the Lord is the only desire of the pure devotees, and devotional service is the only spotless process for achieving His favor. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī says in his  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  that pure devotional service is  jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam : pure devotional service is without any tinge of speculative knowledge and fruitive activities (B.R.S. 1.11). Such devotional service is able to award the pure devotee the highest result, namely direct association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa. According to the  Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad , the Lord showed one of the many thousands of petals of His lotus feet. It is said:  brāhmaṇo 'sāvanavaratam me dhyātaḥ stutaḥ parārdhānte so 'budhyata gopaveśo me purastāt āvirvabhūva . After penetrating for millions of years, Lord Brahmā could understand the transcendental form of the Lord as Śrī Kṛṣṇa, in the dress of a cowherd boy, and thus he recorded his experience in the  Brahma-saṁhitā  in the famous prayer,  govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi .
TEXT 27
मुखेन लोकार्तिहरसितेन
परिस्फुरत्कुण्डलमण्डितेन
शोणायितेनाधरबिम्बभासा
प्रत्यर्हयन्तं सुनसेन सुश्रा ॥२७॥
mukhena lokārti-hara-smitena
parisphurat-kuṇḍala-maṇḍitena
śoṇāyitenādhara-bimba-bhāsā
pratyarhayantam sunasena subhrvā
mukhena—by a gesture of the face; loka-arti-hara—vanquisher of distress of the devotees; smitena—by smiling; parisphurat—dazzling; kuṇḍala—earrings; maṇḍitena—decorated with; śoṇāyitena—acknowledging; adhara—lips; bimba—reflection; bhāsā—rays; pratyarhayantam—reciprocating; sunasena—by His pleasing nose; subhrvā—and pleasing eyebrows.
TRANSLATION
He also acknowledged the service of the devotees by His beautiful smile. The reflection of His face was so pleasing because it dazzled with the rays from His earrings and the beauty of His nose and eyebrows.