276 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 5
TRANSLATION
Thus he is the actual seer who worships, in the form of transcendental
sound representation, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, who
has no material form.
PURPORT

Our present senses are all made of material elements, and therefore they
are imperfect to realize the transcendental form of Lord Visnu. He is
therefore worshiped by sound representation via the transcendental method
of chanting. Anything which is beyond the scope of experience by our
imperfect senses can be realized fully by the sound representation. A
person transmitting sound from a far distant place can be factually
experienced. If this is materially possible, why not spiritually? This
experience is not a vague impersonal experience. But it is actually an
experience of the transcendental Personality of Godhead who possesses
the pure form of eternity, bliss and knowledge. In the Amarako§a Sanskrit
dictionary the word miirti carries import in twofold meanings, namely,
form and difficulty.

Therefore amirtikam is explained by Acarya Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti
Thakur as meaning without difficulty. The transcendental form of eternal
bliss and knowledge can be experienced by our original spiritual senses
which can be revived by chanting of the holy mantras or transcendental
sound representations. Such sound should be received from the trans-
parent agency of the bona fide spiritual master, and the chanting may be
practiced by the direction of the spiritual master. That will gradually lead
us nearer to the Lord. This method of worship is recommended in the
Pajicaratrika system, which is both recognized and authorized. The Pai-
caratrika system has the most authorized codes for transcendental devo-
tional service. Without the help of such codes, one cannot approach the
Lord, certainly not by dry philosophical speculation. The Paficaratrika
system is both practical and suitable for this age of quarrel. The Paji-
caratra is more important than the Vedanta for this modern age.

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