Text 27] Manifestation of Brahma from Garbhodakaéayi Visnu 325
PURPORT

The Lord fulfills the desires of everyone just as one desires. Pure
devotees are interested in achieving the transcendental service of the Lord,
which is nondifferent from Him. Therefore, the Lord is the only desire of
the pure devotees, and devotional service is the only spotless process for
achieving His favor. Srila Ripa Gosvami says in his Bhakti-rasdmrta-sindhu
that pure devotional service: is jidna-karmady-andvrtam: pure devotional
service is without any tinge of speculative knowledge and fruitive activities
(B.R.S. 1.11). Such devotional service is able to award the pure devotee
the highest result, namely direct association with the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, Lord Krsna. According to the Gopdla-tapani Upanisad, the
Lord showed one of the many thousands of petals of His lotus feet. It is
said: brahmano ’sdvanavaratarn me dhyatah stutah parardhante so’budhyata
gopaveso me purastat dvirvabhiiva. After penetrating for millions of years,
Lord Brahma could understand the transcendental form of the Lord as
Sri Krsna, in the dress of a cowherd boy, and thus he recorded his experi-
ence in the Brahma-samhita in the famous prayer, govindam ddi-purusarh
tam aharn bhajami.

TEXT 27
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mukhena lokarti-hara-smitena
parisphurat-kundala-manditena
Sona yitenadhara-bimba-bhasa
pratyarhayantam sunasena subhrva

mukhena—by a gesture of the face; loka-arti-hara—vanquisher of distress
of the devotees; smitena—by smiling; parisphurat—dazzling; kundala—
earrings; manditena—decorated with; sondyitena— acknowledging; adhara—
lips; bimba—reflection; bhasd— rays; pratyarhayantam—reciprocating; suna-
sena—by His pleasing nose; subhrva—and pleasing eyebrows.

TRANSLATION

He also acknowledged the service of the devotees by His beautiful smile.
The reflection of His face was so pleasing because it dazzled with the rays
from His earrings and the beauty of His nose and eyebrows.
