Text 41] The Activities of the Pracetas 1541
tad aharm bhakty-upahrtam
asnami prayatatmanah
“If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I
will accept it.” (Bg. 9.26) 7
Thus there are restrictions for the advanced Aryans. Although the Lord
Himself can eat anything and everything, He nonetheless restricts Himself
to vegetables, fruits, milk, and so on. This verse thus describes the activities
of those who claim to be Aryans.
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TATHCAMT CATSSEHAA TOA? (19 2A
manuh svayambhir bhagavan bhavas ca
ye ‘nye tapo-jiidna-visuddha-sattvah
adrsta-para api yan-mahimnah
stuvanty atho tvatma-samam grnimah
manuh—Svayambhuva Manu; svayam-bhiih—Lord Brahma; bhagavan—
the most powerful; bhavah—Lord Siva; ca—also; ye—who; anye—others;
tapah—by austerity; jiiana—by knowledge; visuddha—pure; sattvah—whose
existence; adrsta-parah—who cannot see the end; api—although; yat— Your;
mahimnah—of glories; stuvanti-they offer prayers; atho—therefore; tua—
unto You; dtma-samam—according to capacity; grnimah—we offered
prayers.
TRANSLATION
Dear Lord, even great yogis and mystics who are very much advanced by
virtue of austerities and knowledge and who have completely situated
themselves in pure existence, as well as great personalities like Manu, Lord
Brahmi and Lord Siva, cannot fully understand Your glories and potencies.
Nonetheless they have offered their prayers according to their own capaci-
ties. In the same way, we, although much lower than these personalities,
also offer our prayers according to our own capability.
