Text 18] Kapila’s Instructions on Devotional Service 1191

apicya-darsanam—very beautiful to see; sasvat—eternal; sarva-loka—
by all the inhabitants of every planet; namah-krtam—worshipable; santam—
situated ; vayasi—in youth; kaisore—in boyhood; bhrtya—upon His devotees;
anugraha—to bestow blessings; kataram—eager.

TRANSLATION

The Lord is eternally very beautiful, and He is worshipable by all the
inhabitants of every planet. He is ever youthful and always eager to
bestow His blessing upon His devotees.

PURPORT

The word sarva-loka-namaskrtam means that He is worshipable by
everyone on every planet. There are innumerable planets in the material
world and innumerable planets in the spiritual world as well. On each
planet there are innumerable inhabitants who worship the Lord, for the
Lord is worshipable by all but the impersonalists. The Supreme Lord is
very beautiful. The word Sasvat is significant. It is not that He appears
beautiful to the devotees but is ultimately impersonal. Sasvat means ever-
existing. That beauty is not temporary. It is ever-existing—He is always
youthful. In the Brahma-sarmhita (Bs. 5.33) it is also stated: advaitam
acyutam anddim ananta-rupam ddyam purana-purusam nava-yauvanam ca.
The Original Person is one without a second, yet He never appears old; He
always appears as everfresh as a blooming youth.

The Lord’s facial expression always indicates that He is ready to show
favor and benediction to the devotees; for the nondevotees, however, He is
silent. As stated in Bhagavad-gita, although He acts equally to everyone
because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and because all living
entities are His sons, He is especially inclined to those engaged in devo-
tional service. The same fact is confirmed here: He is always anxious to
show favor to the devotees. Just as the devotees are always eager to render
service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, so the Lord is also very
eager to bestow benediction upon the pure devotees.

TEXT 18

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