Text 33] Conversation Between Manu and Kardama 839

temple. One should not think that he is worshiping a doll or statue of the
Lord, even if others consider it to be a statue. Because there is no potential
difference, one gets the same result by worshiping the statue of the Lord
or the Lord Himself. This is the science of Krsna consciousness.

TEXT 33

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maitreya uvdca
evam tam anubhasyatha
bhagavan pratyag-aksqjah
jagama bindusarasah
sarasvatya parisritat

maitreyah uvaca—the great sage Maitreya said; evam—thus; tam—to him;
anubhasya—having spoken; atha—then; bhagavan—the Lord; pratyak—
directly; aksa—by senses; jah—who is perceived; jagama—went away;
bindusarasah—from Lake _ Bindu-sarovara; sarasvatya—by the River
Sarasvati; parisritat—encircled.

TRANSLATION

Maitreya went on: Thus having spoken to Kardama Muni, the Lord, who
reveals Himself only when the senses are in Krsna consciousness, departed
from that lake called Bindu-sarovara, which was encircled by the River
Sarasvati.

PURPORT

One word in this verse is very significant. The Lord is stated here
to be pratyag-aksaja. He is imperceptible by material senses, but
still He can be seen. This appears to be contradictory. We have
material senses, but how can we see the Supreme Lord? He is called
adhoksaja, which means that He cannot be seen by the material senses.
Aksaja means knowledge perceived by material senses. Because the Lord is
not an object that can be understood by speculation with our material
senses, He is also called ajita; He will conquer, but no one can conquer Him.
What does it mean, then, that still He can be seen? It is explained that no
