Text 35] Answers by Citing the Lord’s Version 319
premdiijana-cchurita-bhak ti-vilocanena
santahi sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti
yam §yamasundaram acintya-guna-svarit pam
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami. (Bs. 5.38)
“I worship the original Personality of Godhead, Govinda, whom the pure
devotees whose eyes are smeared with the ointment of love of Godhead
always observe within their hearts. This Govinda, the original Personality
of Godhead, is Syamasundara with all transcendental qualities.”
Therefore, although He is present in every atom, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead may not be visible to the dry speculators; still the
mystery is unfolded before the eyes of the pure devotees because their
eyes are anointed with love of Godhead. And this love of Godhead can be
attained only by the practice of transcendental loving service of the Lord,
and nothing else. The vision of the devotees is not ordinary: it is purified
by the process of devotional service. In other words, as the universal
elements are both within and without, similarly the Lord’s name, form,
quality, pastimes, entourage, etc., as they are described in the revealed
scriptures or as they are being performed in the Vaikunthalokas, far, far
beyond the material cosmic manifestation, are factually being televised in
the heart of the devotee. The man with a poor fund of knowledge cannot
understand, although by material science one can see things far away by
means of television. Factually, the spiritually developed person is able to
have the television of the kingdom of God always reflected within his
heart. That is the mystery of knowledge of the Personality of Godhead.
The Lord can award anyone and everyone liberation (mukti) from the
bondage of material existence, yet He rarely awards the privilege of love of
Godhead, as is confirmed by Narada, “‘mukti dadhati karhicit sma na
bhakti-yogam.” This transcendental devotional service of the Lord is so
wonderful that the occupation keeps the deserving devotee always rapt in
psychological activities, without any deviation from the absolute touch.
Thus love of Godhead, developed in the heart of the devotee, is a great
mystery. It was previously told by Brahmaji to Narada that the desires of
Brahmaji are never unfulfilled because he is always absorbed in the tran-
scendental loving service of the Lord; nor has he any desire in his heart
save and except the transcendental service of the Lord. That is the beauty
and mystery of the process of bhakti-yoga. As the Lord’s desire is in-
fallible, as He is acyuta, similarly the desires of the devotees in the tran-
scendental service of the Lord are also acyuta, infallible. It is very difficult,
however, for the layman to understand without knowledge of the mystery
