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[Canto 6, Ch. 4]
sun-god and Durgā. This is called  pañcopāsanā . Dakṣa, however, wanted to worship not an imaginary form, but the supreme form of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
In this regard, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura describes the difference between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and an ordinary living being. As pointed out in a previous verse,  sarvaṁ pumān veda guṇāṁś ca taj-jño na veda sarva-jñam anantam iḍe : the omnipotent Supreme Lord knows everything, but the living being does not actually know the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As Kṛṣṇa says in  Bhagavad-gītā , “I know everything, but no one knows Me.” This is the difference between the Supreme Lord and an ordinary living being. In a prayer in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , Queen Kuntī says, “My dear Lord, You exist inside and outside, yet no one can see You.”
The conditioned soul cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead by speculative knowledge or by imagination. One must therefore know the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He reveals Himself, but He cannot be understood by speculation. As stated in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (10.14.29):
athāpi te deva padāmbuja-dvaya- prasāda-leśānugṛhīta eva hi jānāti tattvaṁ bhagavan-mahimno na cānya eko 'pi ciraṁ vicinvan
“My Lord, if one is favored by even a slight trace of the mercy of Your lotus feet, he can understand the greatness of Your personality. But those who speculate to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead are unable to know You, even though they continue to study the  Vedas  for many years.”
This is the verdict of the  śāstra . An ordinary man may be a great philosopher and may speculate upon what the Absolute Truth is, what His form is and where He is existing, but he cannot understand these truths.  Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ : one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead only through devotional service. This is also explained by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself in  Bhagavad-gītā  (18.55).  Bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ : “One can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is only by devotional service.” Unintelligent persons want to