112 Sri Caitanya-caritamyta
nistham arhatha no vaktum
yayam hi brahma-vittamah
“O best of the brahmanas, please tell us of the position of Narayana, who is also
known as Brahman and Paramatma.”
sthity-udbhava-pralaya-hetur ahetur asya
yat svapna-jagara-susuptisu sad bahi§ ca
dehendriydasu-htdayani caranti yena
safijivitani tad avehi param narendra
“O King, know Him who is causeless and yet is the cause of creation, maintenance
and annihilation. He exists in the three states of consciousness—namely waking,
dreaming and deep sleep—as well as beyond them. He enlivens the body, the senses,
the breath of life, and the heart, and thus they move. Know Him to be supreme.”
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VE CAA ASAI CACY CHAS NN RC I
bhakti-yoge bhakta paya yanhara darsana
sairya yena savigraha dekhe deva-gana
SYNONYMS
bhakti-yoge—by devotional service; bhakta—the devotee; pdya— obtains; yanhara—
whose; darsana—sight; sairya—the sun-god; yena—like; sa-vigraha—with form; dekhe—
they see; deva-gana—the denizens of heaven.
TRANSLATION
Through their service, devotees see that Personality of Godhead, just as the
denizens of heaven see the personality of the sun.
PURPORT
The Supreme Personality of Godhead has His :ternal form, which cannot be seen
by material eyes or mental speculation. Only by transcendental devotional service
can one understand the transcendental form of the Lord. The comparison is made
here to the qualifications for viewing the personal features of the sun-god. The sun-
god is a person who, although not visible to our eyes, is seen from the higher planets
by the demigods, whose eyes are suitable for seeing through the glaring sunshine
that surrounds him. Every planet has its own atmosphere according to the influence
of the arrangement of material nature. It is therefore necessary to have a particular
type of bodily construction to reach a particular planet. The inhabitants of
