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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 9]
Nondevotees cannot understand the contradictions present in the Supreme Lord or His devotees. Therefore in  Bhagavad-gītā  the Lord says,  bhaktyā mām abhijānāti : the transcendental pastimes can be understood through devotional service; to nondevotees they are inconceivable.  Acintyāḥ khalu ye bhāvā na tāṁs tarkeṇa yojayet : the Supreme Lord and His form, name, pastimes and paraphernalia are inconceivable to nondevotees, and one should not try to understand such realities simply by logical arguments. They will not bring one to the right conclusion about the Absolute Truth.
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समविषममतीनां मतमनुसरसि यथा रज्जुखप्दः सर्पादिधियाम् ॥ ३७ ॥
sama-viṣama-matīnāṁ matam anusarasi yathā rajju-khaṇḍaḥ sarpādi-dhiyām.
sama —equal or proper;  viṣama —and unequal or mistaken;  matīnāṁ —of those having intelligence;  matam —conclusion;  anusarasi —You follow;  yathā —just as;  rajju-khaṇḍaḥ —a piece of rope;  sarpa-ādi —a snake, etc.;  dhiyām —of those who perceive.
TRANSLATION
A rope causes fear for a bewildered person who considers it a snake, but not for a person with proper intelligence who knows it to be only a rope. Similarly, You, as the Supersoul in everyone's heart, inspire fear or fearlessness according to one's intelligence, but in You there is no duality.
PURPORT
In  Bhagavad-gītā  (4.11) the Lord says,  ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham : "As one surrenders unto Me, I reward him accordingly." The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the reservoir of everything, including all knowledge, all truth and all contradictions. The example cited herein is very appropriate. A rope is one truth, but some mistake it for a snake, whereas others know it to be a rope. Similarly, devotees who know the Supreme Personality of Godhead do