296 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 6
to rise up whenever we like. The sun rises out of his own accord; so also
the Lord is pleased to be present out of His causeless mercy. One should
simply await the opportune moment and go on discharging his prescribed
duty in devotional service of the Lord. Narada Muni thought that the Lord
could be seen again by the same mechanical process which was successful
in the first attempt, but in spite of his utmost endeavor he could not make
the second attempt successful again. The Lord is completely independent
of all obligations. He can simply be bound up by the tie of unalloyed devo-
tion. Nor is He visible or perceivable by our material senses. When He
pleases, being satisfied with the sincere attempt of devotional service
depending completely on the mercy of the Lord, then He may be seen out
of His own accord.
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THVT AA TAs TATA [Rol
evam yatantam viyane
mam ahdagocaro giram
gambhira-slaksnaya vaca
Sucah prasamayann iva
evam—thus; yatantam—one who is engaged in attempting; vijane—in
that lonely place; m@ém—unto me; aha—said; agocarah—beyond the range
of physical sound; giram—utterances; gambhira—grave; slaksnaya—pleasing
to hear; vaca—words; sucah—grief; prasamayan—mitigating; iva—like.
TRANSLATION
Seeing my attempts in that lonely place, the Personality of Godhead,
who is transcendental to all mundane description, spoke to me with gravity
and pleasing words, just to mitigate my grief.
PURPORT
In the Vedas it is said that God is beyond the approach of mundane
words and intelligence. And yet by His causeless mercy one can have
suitable senses to hear Him or to speak to Him. This is the Lord’s incon-
ceivable energy. One can hear Him upon whom His mercy is bestowed.
