320 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 7
apasyat purusam piirnam
mayam ca tad-apasrayam

bhak ti—devotional service: yogena—by the process of linking up; manasi
—upon the mind; samyak—perfectly; pranihite—engaged in and fixed up-
on; amale—without any matter; apasyat—saw; purusam—the Personality of
Godhead; pirnam—absolute; mayam—energy ; ca—also; tat—His; apasrayam
—under full control.

TRANSLATION
Thus he fixed his mind, perfectly engaging it by linking it in devotional
service [bhakti-yoga] without any tinge of materialism, and thus he saw
the Absolute Personality of Godhead along with His external energy, which
was under full control.
PURPORT

Perfect vision of the Absolute Truth is possible only by the linking
process of devotional service. This is also confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita.
One can perfectly realize the Absolute Truth Personality of Godhead only
by the process of devotional service, and one can enter into the kingdom
of God by such perfect knowledge. Imperfect realization of the Absolute
by the partial approach of the impersonal Brahman or localized Paramatma
does not permit anyone to enter into the kingdom of God. Sri Narada
advised Srila Vyasadeva to become absorbed in transcendental meditation
on the Personality of Godhead and His activities. Srila Vyasadeva did not
take notice of the effulgence of Brahman because that is not absolute
vision. The absolute vision is the Personality of Godhead, as it is confirmed
in the Bhagavad-gita: Vasudevah sarvam iti. In the Upanisads also it is
confirmed that Vasudeva, the Personality of Godhead, is covered by the
golden glowing hiranmayena patrena veil of impersonal Brahman, and when
that curtain is removed by the mercy of the Lord the real face of the
Absolute is seen. The Absolute is mentioned here as the purusa or person.
The Absolute Personality of Godhead is mentioned in so many Vedic
literatures, and in the Bhagavad-gita, the purusa is confirmed as the
eternal and original person. The Absolute Personality of Godhead is the
perfect person. The Supreme Person has manifold energies, out of which
the internal, external and marginal energies are specifically important. The
energy mentioned here is the external energy, as will be clear from the
