1514 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 30

PURPORT

The word niriéipita, meaning “concluded,” is very significant in this
verse. No one has to conduct research work to find God or make progress
in spiritual knowledge. Everything is conclusively there in the Vedas.
Therefore the Lord says in Bhagavad-gita:

sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto
mattah smrtir jidnam apohanam ca
vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
veddnta-krd veda-vid eva caham

“I am seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowl-
edge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas, I am to be known; indeed, I am
the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.” (Bg. 15.15)

Understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the process
of the Vedas is perfect and conclusive. The Vedas state, atah sri-krsna-
nadmadi na bhaved grahyam indriyath: the transcendental names, forms,
qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of the Lord cannot be understood by
our blunt material senses. Sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuraty
adah: when a devotee engages his senses favorably in devotional service,
the Lord, through His causeless mercy, reveals Himself to the devotee.
This is the conclusive Vedic process. The Vedas also indicate that simply
by chanting the holy names of the Lord one can without a doubt become
spiritually advanced. We cannot approach the Supreme Personality of
Godhead by the speed of mind or words, but if we stick to devotional
service we can easily and quickly approach Him. In other words, the
Supreme Lord is attracted by devotional service, and He can approach us
more swiftly than we can approach Him with our mental speculation. The
Lord has stated that He is beyond the range of mental speculation and the
speed of thought, yet He can be approached easily by His causeless mercy.
Thus only by His causeless mercy can He be attained. Other methods will
not be effective.

TEXT 23

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