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but by His causeless mercy He bestows the benediction of devotion upon His devotees, who can thus understand Krṣṇa as He is.  Bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ . No one within this universe can understand Krṣṇa in truth, but if one engages in devotional service one can understand Him perfectly well. This is also confirmed by the Lord in the Seventh Chapter of  Bhagavad-gītā  (7.1):
mayy āsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogam yuñjan mad-āśrayaḥ asaṁśayam samagram mām yathā jñāsyasi tac chrṇu
“Now, hear, O son of Pṛthā [Arjuna], how by practicing  yoga  in full consciousness of Me, with mind attached to Me, you can know Me in full, free from doubt.” Lord Krṣṇa Himself teaches how one can understand Him perfectly well, without a doubt. Not only the Pāṇḍavas but everyone who sincerely accepts the instructions of Krṣṇa can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is. After instructing Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja, Nārada Muni prays for the Lord’s blessings that He be pleased with everyone and that everyone become perfect in God consciousness and return home, back to Godhead.
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श्रीशुक उवाच
इति देवर्षिणा प्रोक्तं निशम्य भरतर्षभः ।
पूजयामास सुप्रीतः कृष्णं च प्रेमविह्वलः ॥७८॥
śrī-suka uvāca iti devarṣiṇā proktam niśamya bharatarṣabhaḥ pūjayām āsa suprītaḥ krṣṇam ca prema-vihvalaḥ
śrī-sukaḥ uvāca —Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;  iti —thus;  deva-rṣiṇā —by the great saint (Nārada Muni);  proktam —described;  niśamya —hearing;  bharata-rṣabhaḥ —the best of the descendants in Bharata Mahārāja’s dynasty, namely Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira;  pūjayām āsa —