Text 21] The Advent of Lord Krsna: Introduction 45

paurusim—received from the Supreme Person; me—from me; Srnuta—
just hear; amarah—O demigods; punah—again; vidhiyatam—execute;
dsu—immediately; tathd eva—just so; méd—do not; ciram—delay.

TRANSLATION

While in trance, Lord Brahma heard the words of Lord Visnu
vibrating in the sky. Thus he told the demigods: O demigods, hear
from me the order of Ksirodakasayi Visnu, the Supreme Person,
and execute it attentively without delay.

PURPORT

It appears that the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead can
be heard in trance by competent persons. Modern science gives us
telephones, by which one can hear sound vibrations from a distant place.
Similarly, although other persons cannot hear the words of Lord Visnu,
Lord Brahmi is able to hear the Lord’s words within himself. This is con-
firmed in the beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.1.1): tene brahma
hrdé ya Gdi-kavaye. Adi-kavi is Lord Brahmi. In the beginning of the
creation, Lord Brahma received the instructions of Vedic knowledge
from Lord Visnu through the medium of the heart (hrda). The same
principle is confirmed herewith. While Brahma was in trance, he was
able to hear the words of Ksirodakasayi Visnu, and he carried the Lord’s
message to the demigods. Similarly, in the beginning, Brahma first
received the Vedic knowledge from the Supreme Personality of Godhead
through the core of the heart. In both instances the same process was
used in transmitting the message to Lord Brahma. In other words, al-
though Lord Visnu was invisible even to Lord Brahma, Lord Brahma
could hear Lord Visnu’s words through the heart. The Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead is invisible even to Lord Brahma, yet He descends on
this earth and becomes visible to people in general. This is certainly an
act of His causeless mercy, but fools and nondevotees think that Krsna is
an ordinary historical person. Because they think that the Lord is an
ordinary person like them, they are described as midha (avajdnanti
marh midhah). The causeless mercy of the Supreme Personality of God-
head is neglected by such demoniac persons, who cannot understand the
instructions of Bhagavad-gitd and who therefore misinterpret them.
