Text 59] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1099

conditioned soul. Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura has sung that the devotees
of Lord Caitanya are so powerful that each one of them can deliver a
universe. In other words, it is the business of devotees to preach the glories
of the Lord and deliver all conditioned souls to the platform of suddha-
sattva, pure goodness. Here the word su-sattva means suddha-sattva, the
transcendental stage beyond material goodness. By his exemplary prayers,
Lord Siva teaches us that our best course is to take shelter of Lord Visnu
and His Vaisnava devotees.

TEXT 59
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na yasya cittam bahir-artha-vibhramarm
tamo-guhayam ca visuddham avisat
yad-bhaktiyoganugrhitam ajijasa

munir vicaste nanu tatra te gatim

na—never; yasya—whose; cittam—heart; bahih—external; artha—interest;
vibhramam—bewildered; tamah—darkness; guhayam—in the hole; ca—also;
visuddham—purified; dvisat—entered; yat—that; bhakti-yoga— devotional
service ;anugrhitam—being favored by;afijasa— happily; munih—the thought-
ful; vicaste—sees; nanu—however; tatra—there; te— Y our; gatim—activities.

TRANSLATION

The devotee whose heart has been completely cleansed by the process
of devotional service and who is favored by the Bhaktidevi does not
become bewildered by the external energy, which is just like a dark well.
Being completely cleansed of all material contamination in this way, a
devotee is able to understand very happily Your name, fame, form,
activities, etc.

PURPORT

As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam:
satam prasangan mama virya-samvido
bhavanti hrt-karna-rasayanah kathah
taj-josanad asv apavarga-vartmani
Sraddha ratir bhaktir anukramisyati
(Bhag. 3.25.25)
