214 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 18

TEXT 36
Te aet ara faafaai
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yafea aa ada feat
mé feafda  aftaraa 381

yasya svaripam kavayo vipascito
gunesu darusv iva jata-vedasam

mithnanti mathna manasa didrksavo
gidham kriyarthair nama iritatmane

yasya—whose; sva-ripam—form; kavayah—the greatly learned
sages; vipascitah—expert in ascertaining the Absolute Truth; gunesu—
in the material manifestation, consisting of the three modes of nature;
daérusu—in wood; iva—like; jéta—manifested; vedasam—fire; mith-
nanti—stir; mathnéd—with a piece of wood used for producing fire;
manasad—by the mind; didrksavah—who are inquisitive; giidham—
hidden; kriyd-arthaih—by fruitive activities and their results;
namah—respectful obeisances; irita-dtmane—unto the Lord, who is
manifested.

TRANSLATION

By manipulating a fire-generating stick, great saints and sages
can bring forth the fire lying dormant within wood. In the same
way, O Lord, those expert in understanding the Absolute Truth
try to see You in everything—even in their own bodies. Yet you
remain concealed. You are not to be understood by indirect pro-
cesses involving mental or physical activities. Because You are self-
manifested, only when You see that a person is wholeheartedly
engaged in searching for You do You reveal Yourself. Therefore I
offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

PURPORT

The word kriyarthaih means “by performing ritualistic ceremonies to
satisfy the demigods.”” The word vipascitah is explained in the Taittiriya
