Adi-lila, Chapter 3 227

TEXT 111

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SSGA ATA AHAASTY i 9>5 ti

tvam bhakti-yoga-paribhavita-hrt-saroja

dsse Sruteksita-patho nanu nadtha pumsdm
yad yad dhiyd ta urugdya vibhadvayanti

tat tad’ vapuh pranayase sad-anugrahaya

SYNONYMS

tvam—You; bhakti-yoga—by devotional service; paribhdvita—saturated; hrt—of
the heart; saroje—on the lotus; asse—dwell; sruta—heard; /ksita—seen; pathah—whose
path ;nanu—certainly ; ndtha—O Lord; purhsam—by the devotees; yat yat— whatever;
dhiya—by the mind; te—they; uru-gdya—O Lord, who are glorified in excellent ways;
vibhadvayanti—contemplate upon; tat tat-that; vapuh—-form; pranayase—Y ou mani-
fest; sat—to Your devotees; anugrahdya—to show favor.

TRANSLATION

“O my Lord, You always dwell in the vision and hearing of Your pure devotees.
You also live in their lotuslike hearts, which are purified by devotional service. O
Lord, who are glorified by exalted prayers, You show special favor to Your
devotees by manifesting Yourself in the eternal forms in which they welcome You.”

PURPORT

This text from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.9.11) is a prayer by Lord Brahmi to the
Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna for His blessings in the work of creation.
Knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead can be understood from the
descriptions of the Vedic scriptures. For example, the Brahma-samhitd describes
that in the abode of Lord Krsna, which is made of cint@mani (touchstone), the Lord,
acting as a cowherd boy, is served by hundreds and thousands of goddesses of
fortune. Mayavadis think that the devotees have imagined the form of Krsna, but
the authentic Vedic scriptures have actually described Krsna and His various tran-
scendental forms.

The word Sruta in Sruteksita-pathah refers to the Vedas, and iksita indicates that
the way to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead is by proper study of
the Vedic scriptures. One cannot imagine something about God or His form. Such
imagination is not accepted by those who are serious about enlightenment. Here
Brahma says that one can know Krsna through the path of properly understanding
the Vedic texts. If by studying the form, name, qualities, pastimes and paraphernalia
