3. The Most Intelligent Woman
tathā paramahamsānām munīnām amalātmanām bhakti-yoga-vidhānārtham katham paśyema hi striyaḥ
You Yourself descend to propagate the transcendental science of devotional service unto the hearts of the advanced transcendentalists and mental specula- tors, who are purified by being able to discriminate between matter and spirit. How, then, can we women know You perfectly?
— Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.20
Even the greatest philosophical speculators cannot have access to the region of the Lord. It is said in the  Upaniṣads  that the Supreme Truth, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, is beyond the range of the thinking power of the greatest philosopher. He is unknowable by great learning or by the greatest brain. He is knowable only by one who has His mercy. Others may go on thinking about Him for years together, yet He is unknowable. This very fact is corroborated by the Queen, who is playing
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