Text 140] The Lord’s Dancing at Ratha-yatra 183
tumi— vidagdha, krpamaya, janaha amara hrdaya,
more aiche kahite na yuydya
SYNONYMS
purve—previously; uddhava-dvare —through Uddhava; ebe—now; sdaksat—
directly; dmare—unto Me; yoga—mystic yogic meditation; jane —philosophical
speculation; kahila—You have said; upaya—the means; tumi—You; vidagdha—
very humorous; krpa4-maya—merciful; janaha—You know; amara—My; hrdaya—
mind; more—unto Me; aiche—in that way; kahite—to speak; na yuyaya—is not
at all befitting.
TRANSLATION
“My dear Krsna, formerly, when You were staying in Mathura, You sent
Uddhava to teach Me speculative knowledge and mystic yoga. Now You Your-
self are speaking the same thing, but My mind doesn’t accept it. There is no
place in My mind for jnana-yoga or dhyana-yoga. Although You know Me very
well, You are still instructing Me in jnana-yoga and dhyana-yoga. It is not right
for You to do so.’ ”’
PURPORT
The process of mystic yoga, the speculative method for searching out the
Supreme Absolute Truth, does not appeal to one who is always absorbed in
thoughts of Krsna. A devotee is not at all interested in speculative activities. In-
stead of cultivating speculative knowledge or practicing mystic yoga, a devotee
should worship the Deity in the temple and continuously engage in the Lord’s ser-
vice. Temple Deity worship is realized by the devotees to be the same as direct
service to the Lord. The Deity is known as arcd-vigraha or arcd-avatdra, an incarna-
tion of the Supreme Lord in the form of a material manifestation (brass, stone or
wood). Ultimately there is no difference between Krsna manifest in matter or
Krsna manifest in spirit because both are His energies. For Krsna, there is no dis-
tinction between matter and spirit. His manifestation in material form, therefore, is
as good as His original form, sac-cid-dnanda-vigraha. A devotee constantly
engaged in Deity worship according to the rules and regulations laid down in the
$astras and given by the spiritual master realizes gradually that he is in direct con-
tact with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus he loses all interest in so-
called meditation, yoga practice and mental speculation.
TEXT 140
fou sifp’ corm Cece, faacn wife aitrecs,
ay tfa, atfa sifpaica |
