Text 10] Remembrance of Lord Krsna 59

ingita-jiah—expert in psychic study; puru-praudhah—highly experienced;
eka—one; aramah—relaxation; ca—also; satvatah—devotees, or own men;
satvatam rsabham—head_ of the family; sarve—all; bhwta-avasam—all-
pervading; amamsata—could think.

TRANSLATION

The Yadus were all experienced devotees, learned and expert in psychic
study. Over and above this, they were always with the Lord in all kinds of
relaxations, and still they were able to know Him as the one Supreme who
dwells everywhere.

PURPORT

In the Vedas it is said that the Supreme Lord or the Paramatma cannot
be understood simply by the strength of one’s erudition or power of
mental speculation: nayam atma pravacanena labhyo/ na medhaya na
bahuna srutena. He can be known only by one who has the mercy of the
Lord. The Yadavas were all exceptionally learned and experienced, but in
spite of their knowing the Lord as the one who lives in everyone’s heart,
they could not understand that He is the original Personality of Godhead.
This lack of knowledge was not due to their insufficient erudition, but it
was due to their misfortune. In Vrndavana, however, the Lord was not even
known as the Paramatma because the residents of Vrndavana were pure
unconventional devotees of the Lord and could only think of Him as
their object of love. They did not know that He is the Personality of
Godhead. The Yadus or the residents of Dvaraka, however, could know
Lord Krsna as Vasudeva or the Supersoul living everywhere, but not as the
Supreme Lord. As scholars of the Vedas, they verified the Vedic hymns:
“eko devah. . .” “‘sarva-bhutadhivasah. ..”’ “antaryami...”’ and “‘ursninam
para-devata. . .”” The Yadus, therefore, accepted Lord Krsna as the Super-
soul incarnated in their family, and not more than that.

TEXT 10

Ras ATTA TIT 8 Aacacfean: |
araa old TaeRTEAPTATAAT ET 112 ol |

devasya mayaya sprsta
ye canyad asad asritah
bhramyate dhir na tad vakyair
atmany uptatmano harau
