Text 18] Answers by Citing the Lord’s Version 485
powers to the yogis because of the yogis’ hankering after them, but to His
unalloyed devotces, who do not want anything from the Lord save and
except His transcendental service, the Lord is so pleased that He gives
Himself in exchange for unalloyed service.
TEXT 18
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vam Taras faa
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tad-darsanahlada-pariplutantaro
hrsyat-tanuh prema-bharasru-locanah
nanadma padambujam asya visva-srg
yat padramahamsyena pathadhigamyate
tat—by that audience of the Lord; darsana—audience; ahlada—joy;
paripluta— overwhelmed; antarah—within the heart; hrsyat—full in ecstasy;
tanuh—body ; prema-bhara—in full transcendental love; asru—tears; locanah
—in the eyes; nanadma—bowed down; padambujam—under the lotus feet;
asya—of the Lord; visva-srg—the creator of the universe; yat—which;
paramahamsyena—by the great liberated soul; patha—the path; adhigamyate
—is followed.
TRANSLATION
Lord Brahma, thus seeing the Personality of Godhead in His fullness,
became overwhelmed with joy within his heart, and thus in full transcen-
dental love and ecstasy, his eyes became full with tears of love. He thus
bowed down before the Lord. That is the way of highest perfection for
the living being [ paramahamsa]}.
PURPORT
In the beginning of the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is stated that this great
literature is meant for the paramahamsas. Param nirmatsarandm satam,
