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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 3]
Lord by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.” (Bg. 18.55)
One can understand and see the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the process of devotional service, and not in any other way. Although Mahārāja Nābhi performed prescribed duties and sacrifices, it should still be considered that the Lord appeared before him not due to his sacrifices but because of his devotional service. It was for this reason that the Lord agreed to appear before him in His beautiful bodily features. As stated in  Brahma-saṁhitā  (5.30), the Supreme Lord in His original nature is very beautiful.  Veṇuṁ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣaṁ barhāvataṁsam asitāmbuda-sundarāṅgam : the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although blackish, is very, very beautiful.
TEXT 3
अथ ह तमाविष्कृतभुजयुगलद्वयं हिरण्मयं पुरुषविशेषं कपिशकौशेयाम्बरधरमुरसि विलसच्छ्रीवत्सललामं दरवरवनरुहवनमालाच्छ्रयमृतमणिगदादिमिरुपलक्षितं स्फुटकिरणप्रवरमुकुटकुण्डलकटक कटिम्ब्रहारकेयूरनूपुराघङ्गभूषणविभूषितम् - त्विक्सदस्यगृहपतयोऽधना इवोत्तमधनमुपलभ्य सबहुमानमर्हणेनावनतशीर्षाण उपतस्युः ॥ ३ ॥
atha ha tam āviṣkṛta-bhuja-yugala-dvayaṁ hiraṇmayaṁ puruṣa- viśeṣaṁ kapiśa-kauśeyāmbara-dharam urasi vilasac-chrīvatsa-lalāmaṁ daravara-vanaruha-vana-mālācchūry-amṛta-maṇi-gadādibhir upalakṣitaṁ sphuṭa-kiraṇa-pravara-mukuṭa-kuṇḍala-kaṭaka-kaṭi- sūtra-hāra-keyūra-nūpurādy-aṅga-bhūṣana-vibhūṣitam ṛtvik-sadasya- gṛha-patayo 'dhanā ivottama-dhanam upalabhya sabahu-mānam arhaṇenāvanata-śīrṣāṇa upatasthuḥ.
atha—thereafter; ha—certainly; tam—Him; āviṣkṛta-bhuja-yugala- dvayam—who manifested Himself with four arms; hiraṇmayam—very bright; puruṣa-viśeṣam—the topmost of all living beings, Puruṣottama; kapiśa-kauśeya-ambara-dharam—wearing a yellow silk garment; urasi—on the chest; vilasat—beautiful; śrīvatsa—called Śrīvatsa; lalāmam—possessing the mark; dara-vara—by a conchshell; vana- ruha—lotus flower; vana-mālā—garland of forest flowers; acchūri—