Text 4] Talks Between Narada and King Pracinabarhi 1375

‘No one can understand Krsna as He is by utilizing the blunt material
senses. However, the Lord reveals Himself to His devotees, being pleased
with them because of their transcendental loving service rendered unto
Him.”

Since the name, form, qualities and activities of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead Krsna cannot be understood by the material senses, He is also
called adhoksaja, meaning beyond sense perception. When the senses are
purified by devotional activity, the devotee understands everything about
the Lord by the Lord’s grace. In this verse the words pumbhir namabhir
vd kriyé-gunaih are especially significant because God, Krgna, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, has many names, activities and qualities, although
none of them are material. Despite the fact that all these names, activities
and pastimes are mentioned in the sastras and understood by the devotees,
the karmis (fruitive laborers) cannot understand them. Nor can the jianis
(mental speculators) understand them. Although there are thousands of
names of Lord Visnu, the karmis and jfidnis intermingle the names of the
Supreme Godhead with the names of demigods and human beings. Because
they cannot understand the actual name of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, they take for granted that any name can be accepted. They
believe that since the Absolute Truth is impersonal, they can call Him by
any name. Otherwise, they maintain, He has no name. This is not a fact.
Here it is clearly stated: ndmabhir vd kriya-gunaih. The Lord has specific
names such as Rama, Krsna, Govinda, Narayana, Vigsnu and Adhoksaja.
There are indeed many names, but the conditioned soul cannot understand

them.
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Te HIT FOU: HAA THAD |
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yada jighrksan purusah
kartsnyena prakrter gunan

nava-dvadram dvi-hastanghri
tatrdmanuta sadhv iti

yada—when; jighrksan—desiring to enjoy; purusah—the living entity;
kartsnyena—in total; prakrteh—of material nature; gunan—the modes;
nava-dvaram— having nine gates; dvi— two; hasta— hands; aighri—legs; tatra—
there; amanuta—he thought; sadhu—very good; iti— thus.
