Text 28] The Harnsa-guhya Prayers 219
To understand Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one must
undergo severe penances and austerities, but since the path of devotional
service is perfect, by following this process one can very easily come to
the spiritual platform and understand the Lord. This, too, is confirmed in
Bhagavad-gité (18.55), wherein Krsna says:
bhaktyé mam abhianati
yavan yas casmi tattvatah
tato mam tattvato jndtva
visate tad-anantaram
‘One can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is only
by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of the
Supreme Lord by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.”
Thus although the subject matter is durvijieyam, extremely difficult
to understand, it becomes easy if one follows the prescribed method.
Coming in touch with the Supreme Personality of Godhead is possible
through pure devotional service, which begins with sravanam kirtanam
visnoh. In this regard, Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura quotes a
verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.8.5): pravistah karna-randhrena
svanam bhdva-saroruham. The process of hearing and chanting enters
the core of the heart, and in this way one becomes a pure devotee. By
continuing this process, one comes to the stage of transcendental love,
and then he appreciates the transcendental name, form, qualities and
pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In other words, a pure
devotee, by devotional service, is able to see the Supreme Personality of
Godhead despite many material impediments, which are all various en-
ergies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Easily making his way
through these impediments, a devotee comes directly in contact with the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. After all, the material impediments
described in these verses are but various energies of the Lord. When a
devotee is eager to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he prays to
the Lord:
ayi nanda-tanyja kinkaram
patitarn mam visame bhavambudhau
krpayda tava pdda-parnkaja-
sthita-dhiili-sadrsam vicintaya
